Nikon D70 vs Nikon D810

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon D70 vs Nikon D810, both Advanced DSLR cameras and both are built by Nikon. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the D70 (6MP) and D810 (36MP) and the D70 (APS-C) and D810 (Full frame) have totally different sensor size.

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The D70 was manufactured 11 years before the D810 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the D70 grades against the D810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D70 and Nikon D810. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon D70 Gallery and Nikon D810 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon D70 comes with outside dimensions of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs) while the Nikon D810 has proportions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 980 grams (2.16 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the D70 against the D810.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the D70 and D810 is 61 and 54 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by researching specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D70 and D810.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The D70 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Nikon D810 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 30MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged D70 will be behind in sensor innovation.