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Nikon D800 36.3MP DSLR Camera vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera

Nikon D800 36.3MP DSLR Camera vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Nikon D800 36.3MP DSLR Camera	Canon EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	36.3 MP	22.3 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3.2 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	No
general
Brand	Nikon	Canon
Model	D800 36.3MP DSLR Camera	EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	D800	EOS 5D Mark III
Model Number	D800	EOS 5D Mark III
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body Only	Body Only
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	36.3 MP	22.3 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	123 x 146 x 81.5 mm	116.4 x 152 x 76.4 mm
Weight	1000 GM	950 GM
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	Type C, Mini HDMI	Mini HDMI
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	23.5 x 15.6 mm	22.3 x 14.9 mm
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 6400	ISO 100 - 12800
Maximum ISO	-	12800 ISO
lens features
Lens Mount	Nikon F mount	Canon EF Mount
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Color Filter	-	Primary RGB Color Filter
Other Lens Features	-	Canon EF Compatible Lenses, Depth-of-field Preview
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder	Eye-level Pentaprism
focus features
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
White Balancing	Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual can be stored, Color Temperature 2500 K - 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning	Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature Setting, White Balance Correction, and White Balance Bracketing, Flash Color Temperature Information Transmission Enabled
Metering Modes	-	Evaluative Metering with the Image Sensor
Other Focus Features	-	Manual focusing 5x, 10x Magnification, Closest Focusing Distance 0.45m, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x
shutter features
Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Yes, 1-4 fps Continuous Low-speed Mode, 4 fps Continuous high-speed	Yes, 6 fps High Speed, 3 fps Low Speed, 3 fps Silent Mode
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	-
External Flash	Yes	Yes
Flash Modes	Front Curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
Other Flash Features	-	Compatible Speedlites EX-series Speedlites, External Speedlite Control, PC Terminal,
image features
Image Format	NEF RAW, JPEG, NEF RAW JPEG, DCF 2.0, DPOF, EXIF 2.3	JPEG, RAW, RAW JPEG, DCF
display features
Display Size	3.2 inch	3.2 inch
Touch Screen	-	No
Other Display Features	-	Movie Playback, Image Rotate Playback, Slide Show, Image Protect, Copying Images, Maximum Magnification 0.23x
connectivity features
Wifi	No	No
storage and power features
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
audio and video features
Video Resolution	7,360	1920 x 1080
Video Format	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4	MOV, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
exposure features
Exposure Compensation	-	3 EV in Increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
Other Exposure Features	-	Exposure Control Autoexposure, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE
modes and functions features
Shooting Modes	-	Auto, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual, Custom x3, HDR Shooting, Live Mode, Face Detection Live Mode Contrast Detection, Quick Mode Phase-difference Detection, Shooting Modes Ratio 32, 43, 169, 11

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