Sensor

36MP FX (35.9 x 24.0 mm) CMOS. 7,360 × 4,912 pixels (L), 5,520 × 3,680 (M), 3,680 × 2,456 (S).

Sensor cleaner.

14-bit linear ADC, 16-bit data pipelines, same as the D3X.

Crop modes

Professional 5:4 (30.0 x 24.0 mm). 6,144 × 4,912 (L), 4,608 × 3,680 (M), 3,072 × 2,456 (S).

1.2x Canon emulation (30.0 x 19.9 mm), as if anyone cares. 6,144 × 4,080 (L), 4,608 × 3,056 (M), 3,072 × 2,040 (S)

DX (23.4 x 15.6 mm): 15.4 MP. 4,800 × 3,200 (L), 3,600 × 2,400 (M), 2,400 × 1,600 (S).

ISO

100 ~ 6,400, expandable to 50 (LO-1) to ISO 25,600 (HI+2).

AF

51 points (only 15 are cross-type, and 9 will work even at f/8).

Same CAM3500-FX sensor as D3X.

Fine-tuning, if you have slight errors with certain lenses.

Finder

100% coverage.

0.70x magnification with 50mm lens, same as D3X.

17mm eyepoint.

Electronic Level

Yes, electronic virtual horizon with roll and pitch, better than the D3X.

Meter

91,000-pixel 3D Color Matrix Meter III with Advanced Scene Recognition and Face Recognition Systems. The funny thing is that it still uses only a 30,000-image reference database, the same as the Matrix meter of the 1980s!

i-TTL flash metering for use with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 and SB-400.

4mm Spot and 8, 12, 15 or 20mm-diameter center-weighted.

Meter coupling: AI or CPU.

In-camera High Dynamic Range (HDR) capture.

Built-in Flash

Controls wireless flash.

GN 39/12 (Feet/meters at ISO 100).

Shutter

1/8,000 ~ 30 seconds in full, half or third-stops.

Bulb.

Flash Sync: 1/250.

Carbon fiber and Kevlar, tested to 200,000 cycles.

Frame Rates

4 FPS FX.

5 FPS DX.

(6 FPS in DX with MB-D12 battery grip.)

Live View

Two modes, with a rear selector lever.

23x zoom electronic loupe.

Video

FX or DX gates.

1080/29.97p.

1080/23.976p.

1080/25p.

720/59.94p.

720/50p.

720/29.97p.

720/25p.

Time-lapse mode from 1 FPS down to about one frame every half-hour.

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

Up to 29:59 minutes per clip at normal quality.

Live, uncompressed 1080 HD signal directly from the HDMI port (8 bit, 4:2:2).

Audio

Built-in mono mic.

3.5mm stereo mic jack.

20-step manual recording gain control.

30-step manual output gain control.

3.5mm headphone jack.

Linear PCM recording.

File Formats

JPG, TIFF, NEF, or NEF+JPG.

NEF in 12- or 14-bit with no, lossy or lossless compression.

JPG in BASIC, NORMAL or FINE, Size or Quality-based.

LCD

Exquisite 3.2,” 921,000 dots.

Tempered glass cover.

Auto brightness control.

Data Communication

USB 3.0, micro-B connector.

HDMI, type-C connector.

10-pin remote.

Storage

One CF card to UDMA-7 and one SD card to SDXC / UHS-1.

Power

EN-EL15 (same as D7000).

Rated 900 shots.

Size

4.8 x 5.7 × 3.2 inches HWD.

123 × 146 x 81.5 millimeters HWD.

Weight

35.3 oz. (1,000g or 2 lb., 3.3 oz.) with battery and SD card.

31.7 oz. (900g or 1 lb., 15.7 oz.) stripped.

Price (USA)

$2,999.95

($3,299.95, D800E).

Included

EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

MH-25 Battery Charger

DK-17 Eyepiece

UC-E14 USB Cable

USB Cable Clip

Camera Strap

BM-12 LCD Monitor Cover

BF-1B Body Cap

BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover

ViewNX 2 CD-ROM

Introduced

07 February 2012.

Promised

Late March 2012.

(early April 2012, D800E)