Nikon D800E vs Nikon D850

Below is a complete comparison of the Nikon D800E and Nikon D850, both Advanced DSLR cameras and both of them are offered by Nikon. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the D800E (36MP) and D850 (46MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (Full frame).

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The D800E was manufactured 6 years prior to the D850 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the D800E scores vs the D850 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D800E & Nikon D850. The entire galleries are available at Nikon D800E Gallery & Nikon D850 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Nikon D800E has got physical dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) while the Nikon D850 has proportions of 146mm x 124mm x 79mm (5.7" x 4.9" x 3.1") having a weight of 1015 grams (2.24 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the D800E versus the D850.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D800E and D850 is 54 and 54 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The photograph below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D800E and D850.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Nikon D850 to render greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older D800E will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.