Nikon D810A vs Sony NEX-C3

Lets look a little more closely at the Nikon D810A and Sony NEX-C3, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the D810A (36MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the D810A (Full frame) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The D810A was manufactured 3 years after the NEX-C3 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon D810A being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the D810A scores versus the NEX-C3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D810A & Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon D810A Gallery & Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon D810A provides outer dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 880 grams (1.94 lbs) and the Sony NEX-C3 has measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the D810A and the NEX-C3.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the D810A and NEX-C3 is 55 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by going over specifications. The picture below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the D810A and NEX-C3.

Plainly, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The D810A because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon D810A will offer you more detail due to its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger D810A should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.