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Nikon D4s vs Nikon D810

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Larger prints and more cropping detail: Nikon D810 (36.3).

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Specification Nikon D4s Nikon D810
General
Brand Nikon Nikon
Model D4s D810
Year 2014 2014
Body
Dimensions 160 x 156.5 x 90.5 mm 146 x 123 x 81.5 mm
Weight 1350 g 980 g
Sensor
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 36 x 23.9 mm 35.9 x 24 mm
Sensor resolution 4945 x 3275 7379 x 4919
Crop factor 1.0 1.0
Total megapixels 16.6 37.09
Effective megapixels 16.2 36.3
Image
Max. image resolution 4928 x 3280 7360 x 4912
ISO Auto, 100-25600 (expands to 50 - 409600) Auto, 64-12800 (expands to 51200)
Exposure & Shutter
Min. shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec
Max. shutter speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Metering Multi, Center-weighted, Spot Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Highlight-weighted
Exposure compensation ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps) ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
Aperture priority Yes Yes
Shutter priority Yes Yes
White balance presets 12.0 12.0
Video
Max. video mode 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
Display & Viewfinder
Screen size 3.2" 3.2"
Screen resolution 921,000 dots 1,228,800 dots
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Storage & Connectivity
Storage types XQD, Type I CompactFlash SD/SDHC/SDXC/Type I CompactFlash
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
Power
Battery EN-EL18a rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Lens & Focus
Digital zoom No —