Nikon D810 (single machine)

  The appearance has been adjusted, and the larger area of skin feels good

First, let's look at the new camera The appearance of, Nikon D810 In appearance and D800 / D800E It is very similar. It is also Nikon's streamline line design. The "round and rolling" design makes a sharp difference between the D810 and the previous D700. From the front, except that the handle D810 is very similar to the D800, the biggest change is that the logo of the fuselage is changed to D810.

The overall appearance style of D810 is similar to that of D800

 
On the side of the fuselage, the fuselage skin added to the memory card compartment is a highlight

Compared with the D800, the D810 has a larger screen size, and the additional i key is more convenient to operate

On the back of the fuselage, we can see that the display screen of the D810 is a circle larger, because the new machine has replaced the 3.2-inch 1.299 million pixel WRGB display screen. When white pixels are added, the camera screen has a better visual effect in sunny days D7100 As we have seen above, it is perfectly reasonable to apply it to more advanced airframes.

Camera handle adopts a new design

D810's bayonet does not support non Ai lenses like Df

In addition, the shape of the handle has slightly changed, and the overall radian design D4S It is very similar, which also reflects Nikon's emphasis on the ergonomic design of the fuselage. On the other hand, the design of the lens bayonet is the same as that of the D800. The retractable aperture coupling lever on the Df is not used, so it is a small pity that Nikon's non Ai lens cannot be used directly.

The increase of handle skin improves the grip of the camera

Small red hook featured on Nikon fuselage

FX logo of Nikon full frame camera

The skin coverage area of the handle area has been greatly improved, and the storage card compartment cover also has a layer of rubber skin, so the palm area will have better comfort when holding it, and the problem of oiling the D800 compartment cover after long-term use has also been avoided, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. In addition, the skin area of the thumb area on the back of the camera has also been improved, giving the camera a good grip comfort. It can be said that the D810 is definitely the best model in Nikon's product line for holding comfort, except for the D4S (the D4S has vertical handle and body size advantages).

  The details of key position change are more convenient to operate

Now let's take a look Nikon D810 Detail design changes, although new camera The overall appearance has not changed much, but many key positions and key designs have been adjusted to better meet users' daily use needs. We can see that the depth of field preview and Fn custom key on the front of the camera body have become round, which makes the overall design of the camera more unified and easier to use.

The BKT key position on the left shoulder has changed

BKT key changed to the side of the fuselage

At the left shoulder of the fuselage, the original position of the BKT key was replaced by the metering mode conversion key, while the BKT key was changed to the lower part of the flash on key. The author believes that this design is very reasonable. Nikon has always taken the two handed control mode as its original design intention. It can be easily operated by changing the metering mode switch key to the left side of the fuselage. The metering mode is indeed used more frequently than the surrounding exposure, so this design is more reasonable.

The direction locking key paddle is shortened

On the back of the fuselage, we saw that the length of the original direction locking paddle was reduced, which also made room for adding an i key. This button is in the D7100 It has been seen on the fuselage for more convenient and faster understanding and adjustment of fuselage parameters. This is a very practical function in daily use.

The information displayed on the shoulder screen is very complete

After shortening the paddle, the left side of the fuselage can accommodate the next i key

Edges and corners added at the top of the handle make it easier to identify key positions

  The expansion interface fully meets the needs of professional studio photography

As a quasi professional SLR camera ， D810 It needs to adapt to the needs of more professional photographers. Therefore, we also see that the D810 has a very rich interface to meet the needs of expansion. From the front of the body, the flash synchronization terminal, accessory terminal and audio input are all available. As more and more users pay attention to the video capture function of cameras, the existence of audio input interface is very important.

Classic flash synchronization and accessory dual interface design

D810 integrates microphone and headphone monitoring interfaces into one block

To be sure, D810 gave up before D800 The upper headphone monitoring interface and microphone interface are designed separately, but the design of combining the two together is adopted, which is more convenient to use. When the external connection is expanded, the data cable layout is more clear and reasonable.

USB 3.0 data interface

HDMI interface

At the same time, the new camera changes the original design of data interface hatch integration into three sub covers. This design can better ensure the tightness of the fuselage and the safety of the equipment (compared with the exposure of other interfaces after opening the hatch cover, this design can effectively reduce the probability of dangerous conditions in extreme environments).

USB3.0 cable interface has special fastener to ensure wire safety

In addition, in accessories, Nikon D810 also provides two special fasteners for USB3.0 interface and HDMI interface. After installing the two components, it can effectively improve the stability and security of the camera when it is extended to use in extreme environments through data lines, and effectively prevent the possibility of interface fracture. These small designs in detail are very considerate.

The viewfinder has its own built-in cover that can be closed to avoid light leakage when the eyes leave the viewfinder window

The D810 viewfinder also has its own built-in top cover to ensure that the photographer's eyes will not leak light when leaving the viewfinder window. In addition, the data display in the camera viewfinder is changed to an OLED display, which is more bright and clearer. When shooting in the daytime or in many strong light environments, the display effect is better, so that the photographer can better understand the parameter settings of the fuselage.

  ·Product appearance: minor improvement

First, let's take a look at the main appearance of Nikon D810: the front design style of this product basically follows that of Nikon D800/D800E, which has several diverging linear designs in the tough shape, which is different from the tough shape of D3/D700. Nikon D810 adopts Nikon F bayonet with a long history, and is equipped with a body focusing motor to support AF lens without a lens motor to realize auto focusing function.

The overall design style of Nikon D810 is tough, but it also contains some streamlined design

Nikon D810 is equipped with many function keys on the back of the body, which ensures strong control. Compared with D800/D800E, D810 adds an "i" key on the right side of the LCD screen, which can be pressed to modify some commonly used parameters.

A new "i" button is added on the right side of Nikon D810 back LCD screen

This product is covered with a large area of rubber on the right side of the body, and even the storage card compartment cover is covered with rubber, which increases the grip feel.

The storage card compartment cover is covered with rubber, which increases the grip feel

The port compartment covers of MIC, USB3.0 and HDMI ports are designed for the interface part on the left side of the Nikon D810 fuselage. In addition, there are many function keys on the right side of the body, including flash pop-up, BKT surround exposure, flash compensation, focusing mode and other keys, which are also the consistent features of Nikon high-end digital cameras.

Port compartment covers designed separately according to functions

As the symbol of Nikon's high-end digital SLR camera, the D810 is not equipped with a shooting mode dial at the left shoulder of the set-top, but integrates the shortcut keys of picture quality, white balance, metering mode, ISO sensitivity, and shutter release mode dial.

D810 is fully equipped with the key layout design of Nikon high-end digital SLR camera

From the nameplate on the bottom of the fuselage, we can see that the origin of Nikon D810 fuselage is Thailand. In actual use, we found that the D810 made in Thailand is not significantly different from the D800/D800E made in Japan in workmanship.

Nikon D810 is produced in Thailand

In addition, the bottom of the fuselage is also covered with a large area of rubber material to protect the fuselage from being scratched after installing the quick mounting plate. From the product picture above, we can see that the overall workmanship of Nikon D810 is quite excellent.

  ·Product details: top SLR camera controllability

As a high-end full frame digital SLR camera, Nikon D810 has relatively strong controllability. The function keys all over the body also facilitate the photographer to quickly adjust parameters. Now let's introduce the detailed design of this product to you to experience its powerful control design. The focusing coupling lever located at the outer ring of the lens bayonet on the front of the Nikon D810 does not adopt the foldable design like Df, so it cannot be compatible with non Ai lenses, and is not as compatible as Df in terms of lens compatibility.

Nikon D810 is equipped with a non foldable focusing coupling lever, which is not compatible with non Ai lenses

Nikon D810 is equipped with two function keys on the left side of the fuselage bayonet, namely Pv depth of field preview key and Fn custom function key. The functions of these two keys can be defined in the menu according to the user's habits.

The left side of the bayonet is equipped with two function keys that can define contents

The previous D800/D800E BKT surround exposure button at the left shoulder has been moved to the left side of the D810 fuselage. In addition, the font of the nameplate of the fuselage model is also changed from the italics to the conventional design.

The BKT surrounding exposure button at the left shoulder of the front work is set on the left side of the fuselage

The metal surface of Nikon D810 set-top hot shoe port is sanded to further improve the feel.

The metal surface of Nikon D810 set-top hot shoe port is sanded

This product's optical viewfinder field of view is 100%, and the magnification is 0.7 times, which is at a high level. Nikon D810 optical viewfinder eyepiece is large in size, and the viewfinder is also bright, and the body has its own viewfinder eyepiece closing lever.

The optical viewfinder is bright and has a large magnification

This product is equipped with four function buttons on the left shoulder. The photographer can press and hold any function button, and quickly modify the parameters in combination with the front and rear wheels. The original BKT surrounding exposure button at the left shoulder of the D800/D800E fuselage is moved to the left side of the fuselage, where it has been changed to the metering mode button.

The original BKT surrounding exposure button has been changed to the metering mode button

Nikon D810 adds an "i" button on the right side of the LCD screen on the back of the machine. After the photographer presses the button, he can modify some commonly used parameters on the LCD screen.

Nikon D810 adds an "i" button on the right side of the back LCD screen

Nikon D810 further improves the controllability on the basis of its relatively excellent controllability and rich function keys. The BKT function button that we do not use very much is placed on the left side of the fuselage, while the original position is changed to the metering mode button. This improvement further conforms to the usage habits of most photographers, and improves the controllability without increasing keys as much as possible.