Nikon D50 vs Nikon D780

Below is a comprehensive review of the Nikon D50 versus Nikon D780, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras and they are both sold by Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the D50 (6MP) and D780 (25MP) and the D50 (APS-C) and D780 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The D50 was manufactured 15 years before the D780 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the D50 matches up versus the D780 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D50 & Nikon D780. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon D50 Gallery & Nikon D780 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D50 comes with exterior measurements of 133mm x 102mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) and the Nikon D780 has dimensions of 144mm x 116mm x 76mm (5.7" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 840 grams (1.85 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the D50 compared to the D780.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D50 and D780 is 64 and 57 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the D50 and D780.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D50 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Nikon D780 will give more detail due to its extra 19MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older D50 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.