Nikon D5200 vs Nikon D810

Here is a comprehensive overview of the Nikon D5200 and Nikon D810, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are offered by Nikon. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the D5200 (24MP) and D810 (36MP) and the D5200 (APS-C) and D810 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The D5200 was manufactured 13 months prior to the D810 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D5200 being a Compact SLR camera and the Nikon D810 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the D5200 matches up vs the D810 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D5200 & Nikon D810. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon D5200 Gallery & Nikon D810 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D5200 enjoys exterior measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 3.1") and a weight of 555 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Nikon D810 has dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 980 grams (2.16 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the D5200 vs the D810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D5200 and D810 is 66 and 54 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching technical specs. The photograph underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the D5200 and D810.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D5200 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Nikon D810 will result in extra detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older D5200 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.