Nikon D800 vs Sony A77 II

Lets take a closer look at the Nikon D800 and Sony A77 II, both Advanced DSLR cameras by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the D800 (36MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the D800 (Full frame) and A77 II (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The D800 was unveiled 23 months prior to the A77 II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short highlight of how the D800 matches up versus the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D800 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The full galleries are available at Nikon D800 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Nikon D800 comes with outer dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) whilst the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the D800 versus the A77 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D800 and A77 II is 54 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The visual here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the D800 and A77 II.

All in all, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D800 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Nikon D800 will render greater detail having an extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older D800 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.