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Nikon D800 Alternatives

The D800 comes in at #18 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras. Here is a brief recap of the D800.

36MP Full frame 900 grams ISO 6,400
Nikon D800 front thumbnailportrait83street60sports74travel66landscape79vlogging30
Portability
54
Imaging
73
Features
80
Overall
75
2 card slots
built-in flash
builtin Top LCD display
great megapixels (36 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames/s)
screen does not articulate

Here are some of the competitors to the Nikon D800 sorted by their overall score. You can easily read a complete review of every camera or a comparison with the Nikon D800 by using the urls at the bottom of every camera card. You can also press on the symbol to see a visual comparison or follow this link to see them all side by side.

#1 Sony A99 II
42MP Full frame 849 grams ISO 25,600
Sony Alpha A99 II front thumbnailportrait86street76sports82travel70landscape82vlogging78
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
92
Overall
83
2 card slots
builtin Top LCD display
does not have anti aliasing filter
great ISO range (25,600)
not so great battery pack (490 CIPA)
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#2 Nikon D780
25MP Full frame 840 grams ISO 51,200
Nikon D780 front thumbnailportrait86street71sports82travel71landscape81vlogging32
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
89
Overall
81
2 card slots
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
great battery pack (2,260 CIPA)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
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#3 Canon 6D MII
26MP Full frame 765 grams ISO 40,000
Canon EOS 6D Mark II front thumbnailportrait85street77sports87travel78landscape85vlogging78
Portability
59
Imaging
75
Features
92
Overall
81
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
great battery pack (1,200 CIPA)
great ISO range (40,000)
missing headphone support
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#4 Canon 90D
33MP APS-C 701 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 90D front thumbnailportrait83street72sports80travel78landscape80vlogging71
Portability
60
Imaging
73
Features
93
Overall
81
built-in flash
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
great battery pack (1,300 CIPA)
lack of image stabilization
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#5 Nikon D850
46MP Full frame 1015 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D850 front thumbnailportrait86street66sports82travel65landscape82vlogging30
Portability
54
Imaging
78
Features
87
Overall
81
2 card slots
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
does not have anti aliasing filter
display isn't selfie friendly
heavier than competition in class (1,015g)
lack of image stabilization
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#6 Pentax K-1 II
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 819,200
Pentax K-1 Mark II front thumbnailportrait86street70sports77travel53landscape82vlogging32
Portability
55
Imaging
78
Features
82
Overall
79
2 card slots
builtin Top LCD display
does not have anti aliasing filter
great ISO range (819,200)
display isn't selfie friendly
heavier than competition in class (1,010g)
not so great battery pack (670 CIPA)
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.4 frames/s)
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#7 Canon 5D MIV
30MP Full frame 890 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV front thumbnailportrait85street65sports80travel67landscape80vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
85
Overall
79
2 card slots
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
great ISO range (25,600)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
screen does not articulate
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#8 Pentax K-1
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax K-1 front thumbnailportrait85street70sports76travel53landscape81vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
82
Overall
78
2 card slots
builtin Top LCD display
does not have anti aliasing filter
great ISO range (204,800)
display isn't selfie friendly
heavier than competition in class (1,010g)
not so great battery pack (760 CIPA)
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.4 frames/s)
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#9 Pentax K-3 III
26MP APS-C 820 grams ISO 1,600,000
Pentax K-3 Mark III front thumbnailportrait83street71sports79travel64landscape80vlogging35
Portability
58
Imaging
72
Features
86
Overall
77
2 card slots
built-in touchscreen
builtin Top LCD display
does not have anti aliasing filter
display isn't selfie friendly
not so great battery pack (800 CIPA)
screen does not articulate
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