Canon 60Da vs Nikon D810

The following is a extensive overview of the Canon 60Da and Nikon D810, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the 60Da (18MP) and D810 (36MP) and the 60Da (APS-C) and D810 (Full frame) offer different sensor sizing.

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The 60Da was launched 3 years earlier than the D810 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the 60Da matches up against the D810 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 60Da and Nikon D810. The complete galleries are available at Canon 60Da Gallery and Nikon D810 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon 60Da enjoys outer measurements of 145mm x 106mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) and the Nikon D810 has proportions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") and a weight of 980 grams (2.16 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the 60Da against the D810.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 60Da and D810 is 59 and 54 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The pic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 60Da and D810.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 60Da featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Nikon D810 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 18MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged 60Da is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.