Side by Side Comparison Nikon D5100 vs. Nikon D5200 vs. Nikon D800 vs. Nikon D800E vs. Nikon D4: Digital Photography Review

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Basic Information

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Price

MSRP

Body type

Body material

Sensor

Max resolution

Other resolutions

Image ratio w:h

Effective pixels

Sensor photo detectors

Sensor size

Sensor type

Processor

Color space

Color filter array

Image

ISO

Boosted ISO (minimum)

Boosted ISO (maximum)

White balance presets

Custom white balance

Image stabilization

Uncompressed format

JPEG quality levels

File format

Optics & Focus

Autofocus

Autofocus assist lamp

Digital zoom

Manual focus

Number of focus points

Lens mount

Focal length multiplier

Screen / viewfinder

Articulated LCD

Screen size

Screen dots

Touch screen

Screen type

Live view

Viewfinder type

Viewfinder coverage

Viewfinder magnification

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed

Maximum shutter speed

Aperture priority

Shutter priority

Manual exposure mode

Subject / scene modes

Exposure modes

Scene modes

Built-in flash

Flash range

External flash

Flash modes

Flash X sync speed

Drive modes

Continuous drive

Self-timer

Metering modes

Exposure compensation

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

Videography features

Resolutions

Format

Videography notes

Microphone

Speaker

Storage

Storage types

Storage included

Connectivity

USB

HDMI

Microphone port

Headphone port

Wireless

Wireless notes

Remote control

Physical

Environmentally sealed

Battery

Battery description

Weight (inc. batteries)

Dimensions

Other features

Orientation sensor

Timelapse recording

GPS

GPS notes


$699.00 - $1,198.00	$698.00 - $1,040.00	$2,996.95	Check prices	Check prices
76% Silver Award Read review ... Apr 26, 2011	79% Silver Award Read review ... May 16, 2013	82% Gold Award Read review ... Jun 11, 2012	84% Gold Award Read review ... Jun 11, 2012
Apr 5, 2011	Nov 6, 2012	Feb 7, 2012	Feb 7, 2012	Jan 6, 2012

	With 18-55mm VR lens: Eu: €920 UK: £820	US: $2999.95 UK: £2599.99 EU: €2829	US: $3,299.95 UK: £2689.99 EU: €3171	US: $5999.95, UK: £4799.99

Compact SLR	Compact SLR	Mid-size SLR	Mid-size SLR	Large SLR
		Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy

4928 x 3264	6000 x 4000	7360 x 4912	7360 x 4912	4928 x 3280
3696 x 2448, 2464 x 1632	4496 x 3000, 2992 x 2000	6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600	6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600	4096 x 2720, 4096 x 3280, 3696 x 2456, 3200 x 2128, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2464 x 1640, 2400 x 1592, 2048 x 1360, 2048 x 1640, 1600 x 1064
3:2	3:2	5:4, 3:2	5:4, 3:2	5:4, 3:2
16 megapixels	24 megapixels	36 megapixels	36 megapixels	16 megapixels
	25 megapixels	37 megapixels	37 megapixels	17 megapixels
APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm)	APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)	Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm)	Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm)	Full frame (36 x 23.9 mm)
CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Expeed 2	Expeed 3	Expeed 3	Expeed 3	Expeed 3
	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB
		Primary Color Filter	Primary Color Filter	RGB Color Filter Array

Auto, 100- 6400 (plus 12800, 25600 with boost)	Auto, 100 - 6400 (25600 with boost)	100 - 6400 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (50 - 25600 with boost)	100 - 6400 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (50 - 25600 with boost)	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (204800 with boost)
		50	50	50
25600	25600	25600	25600	204800
12	12	12	12	12
Yes (5)	Yes (5)	Yes (5)	Yes (5)	Yes (4)
No	No	No	No	No
RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW
Fine, Normal, Basic	Fine, Normal, Basic	Fine, Normal, Basic	Fine, Normal, Basic
		NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed TIFF (RGB) JPEG	NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed TIFF (RGB) JPEG	NEF (12-bit or 14-bit, compressed or lossless compressed RAW) NEF + JPEG TIFF JPEG

Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Live View
	Yes	Yes	Yes
No	No	No	No	No
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	39	51	51	51
Nikon F	Nikon F	Nikon F	Nikon F	Nikon F
1.5×	1.5×	1×	1×	1×

Fully articulated	Fully articulated	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
3″	3″	3.2″	3.2″	3.2″
921,000	921,000	921,000	921,000	921,000
No	No	No	No	No
TFT LCD monitor	TFT LCD monitor	TFT Color LCD with 170 degrees wide-viewing angle	TFT Color LCD with 170 degrees wide-viewing angle	TFT color LCD with brightness control
Yes (With contrast-detect AF, face detection and subject tracking)	Yes (With contrast-detect AF, face detection and subject tracking)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Optical (pentamirror)	Optical (pentamirror)	Optical (pentaprism)	Optical (pentaprism)	Optical (pentaprism)
95%	95%	100%	100%	100%
0.78× (0.52× 35mm equiv.)	0.78× (0.52× 35mm equiv.)	0.7×	0.7×	0.7×

30 sec	30 sec	30 sec	30 sec	30 sec
1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	No	No
	Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority (S) Aperture priority (A) Manual (M)	Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority (S) Aperture priority (A) Manual (M)	Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority (S) Aperture priority (A) Manual (M)	Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority (S) Aperture-priority (A) Manual (M)
	Auto Portrait Child Close up Night Portrait Party/indoor Pet Portrait Color Sketch
Yes (Pop-up)	Yes (Pop-up)	Yes (pop-up)	Yes (pop-up)	No
12.00 m (at ISO 100)	12.00 m (at ISO 100)	12.00 m (at ISO 100)	12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Yes (Hot-shoe)	Yes (Hot-shoe)	Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector)	Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector)	Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector)
Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain, High-speed sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain, High-speed sync	Auto, On, Off, Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync
	1/200 sec	1/250 sec	1/250 sec	1/250 sec
	Single frame Continuous Self-timer 2s Delayed remote Quick-response remote Quiet shutter release	S (single frame) CL (continuous low speed) CH (continuous high speed) Q (quiet shutter-release) MUP (mirror up) Self-timer	S (single frame) CL (continuous low speed) CH (continuous high speed) Q (quiet shutter-release) MUP (mirror up) Self-timer	Single frame Continuous low speed Continuous high speed Quiet shutter-release Self-timer Mirror up
4.0 fps	5.0 fps	4.0 fps	4.0 fps	11.0 fps
Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)	Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)	Yes (2 to 20 sec, 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 sec)	Yes (2 to 20 sec, 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 sec)	Yes (2-20 seconds, 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 seconds)
Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Average Spot	Multi Center-weighted Average Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	(2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	(2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	(2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV steps)
Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)	Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)	Yes (2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3)	Yes (2 to 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3)	Yes (2-9 frames in steps of 1, 2, or 3)

1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30, 25, 24 fps), 640 x 424 (30, 25 fps)	1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 424 (30, 25 fps)	1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps)	1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps)	1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 424 (30, 25 fps)
MPEG-4	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264
	1920 x 1080, 60i (59.94 fields/s)/ 50i (50 fields/s), high/normal 1920 x 1080, 30 p (progressive)/25p/24p, high/normal
Mono	Stereo	Mono	Mono	Mono
Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono

SD/SDHC/SDXC	SD/SDHC/SDXC	Compact Flash (Type I), SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I compliant	Compact Flash (Type I), SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I compliant	CompactFlash, XQD
		None	None	None

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Yes (Mini Type C)	Yes (Mini Type C)	Yes (Mini Type C)	Yes (Mini Type C)	Yes (Type C )
Yes	Yes
No	No
Eye-Fi Connected	Optional			Optional
				via WT-5, WT-5A
Yes (Optional ML-L3)	Yes (Optional ML-L3 or WR-R10)	Yes (Optional, wired or wireless )	Yes (Optional, wired or wireless )	Yes (via ten-pin remote terminal)

No	No	Yes (Water and dust resistant)	Yes (Water and dust resistant)	Yes (Water and dust resistant)
Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack
Lithium-Ion EN-EL14 rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion EN-EL14 rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion EN-EL15 rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion EN-EL15 rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion EN-EL18 rechargeable battery & charger
560 g (1.23 lb / 19.75 oz)	555 g (1.22 lb / 19.58 oz)	1000 g (2.20 lb / 35.27 oz)	1000 g (2.20 lb / 35.27 oz)	1340 g (2.95 lb / 47.27 oz)
128 x 97 x 79 mm (5.04 x 3.82 x 3.11″)	129 x 98 x 78 mm (5.08 x 3.86 x 3.07″)	146 x 123 x 82 mm (5.75 x 4.84 x 3.23″)	146 x 123 x 82 mm (5.75 x 4.84 x 3.23″)	160 x 157 x 91 mm (6.3 x 6.18 x 3.58″)

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Playback speed 24x to 36000x )
Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
GP-1	GP-1	GP-1	GP-1	GP-1 or GPS device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires optional MC-35 GPS adapter cord and cable with D-sub 9-pin connector)