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| Category: | Digital SLRs |
| Product: | Nikon D600 |
| Price: | £1,340.00 |
Nikon D600 vs D800 DSLR Comparison - We compare the Nikon D600 Full Frame DSLR vs the Nikon D800 Full Frame DSLR.
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The D600 has a full frame 24.3-megapixel FX-format sensor in a weatherproof body, like the D800, but the camera is smaller and 150g lighter. This will be welcomed by those who would prefer full frame but cannot be doing with the heavy weight.
There's no CF card option, but that's less of a disadvantage for most these days.
The top shutter speed is 1/4000sec so the D800 has the edge with a 1/8000sec speed, but in reality how often do you shoot at that speed?
The key difference is resolution. The sensor on the D800 is a whopping 36 megapixels whereas this one is 24 megapixels. For the pro shooting billboards those extra pixels will make all the difference, but for most photographers 24mp is more than enough.
Pros shooting action may also find the 51 focus points of the D800 allows them more accurate focusing.
At the time of writing the D600 is about £400 less than the D800 so if you're up for saving your cash most of you won't be disappointed.
Top view of Nikon D600 (left) and Nikon D800 (right), photos to scale.
Rear view of Nikon D600 (left) and Nikon D800 (right), photos to scale.
Comparison Table
| Nikon D600 | Nikon D800 | ||
| Manufacturer | Nikon | Nikon | |
| Lens | |||
| Effective Magnification | 1x | 1x | |
| Image Sensor | |||
| CCD pixels | 24.3Mp (Megapixels) | 36.3Mp (Megapixels) | |
| Pixels (W) | 6016 | 7360 | |
| Pixels (H) | 4016 | 4912 | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | |
| Sensor Size | Full Frame | Full Frame | |
| Sensor Size (width) | 35.9mm | 36.5mm | |
| Sensor Size (height) | 24mm | 24mm | |
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| LCD Monitor | |||
| LCD Monitor | 3.2in | 3.2in | |
| Screen resolution | 921,000 dots | 910,000 dots | |
| Touch Screen | No | No | |
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| Exposure Control | |||
| Shutter speeds shortest | 1/4000sec | 1/8000sec | |
| Shutter speeds longest | 30sec | 30sec | |
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| ISO sensitivity | 50 - 25600 | 50 - 25600 | |
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| Exposure Comp | +/-5 | +/-5 | |
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| Continuous shooting | 5.5fps | 4fps | |
| Video | |||
| Movie mode | Yes | Yes | |
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| Video FPS | 60, 30p, 25p and 24p | 50,30,24 | |
| Stereo Sound | No | Yes | |
| Optical Zoom with Video | Yes | Yes | |
| Other Features | |||
| Image Stabilisation | No | No | |
| Interface | |||
| HDMI | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB 2 | USB 3 | |
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| Power Source | |||
| Battery Type | EN-EL15 | AA, EN-EL15, EN-EL18 and EP-B5 | |
| CIPA Rating | 900 | 900 | |
| Box Contents | |||
| Box Contents | EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-25 battery charger, BS-1 accessory shoe cover, DK-21 rubber eyecup, BM-14 monitor cover, BF-1B body cap, DK-5 eyepiece cap, AN-DC8 strap, UC-E15 USB cable, ViewNX 2 CD | EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion battery with terminal cover, MH-25 battery charger (AC wall adapter supplied only in countries or regions where required), Strap (AN-DC6 for D800, AN-DC6E for D800E), UC-E14 USB cable, USB cable clip, BF-1B body cap, BS-1 Captu | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Weight | 850g | 1000g | |
| Width | 141mm | 146mm | |
| Height | 113mm | 123mm | |
| Depth | 82mm | 81.5mm | |
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Comments
Quote: Pros shooting action may also find the 51 focus points of the D00 allows them more accurate focusing.
Should that be D800?
With such an important side-by-side comparison it is surprising and disappointing that this review doesn't show these two cameras accurately scaled for size. viz "top view of D600 (left) and D800 (right) not to scale."
It seems strange that with all the technology on hand today that the two cameras could not be scaled the same? The result is that if the reader doesn't understand the quoted text, that they may think the D600 is actually larger than the D800!
So, at a £400 price saving, the D600 is worth the saving. BUT, you can pick up a D800 UK stock model for under £2100 now, and the D600 is still £1955. Would YOU buy the D600? Only 1/200 x-sync speed compared to 1/320 on the D800? That makes a heck of difference when using studio and flash lights. True, the D600 has got some welcome changes, that we could hope appear on future Nikons, but I cannot be convinced a saving of less than £150 is worth it. So I picked up a D800, which after a bit of haggling, I got for under £2000 for cash. Tell me I was wrong.
Very disappointed with the price of the D600. After all the hype of the past few months about the D600 being a cheap intro into the FX market - the price of €2299 (euros in Ireland) for body only is far from cheap. I have a good old reliable D90 should I wait for the D400? Does anybody know when the D400 is being launched and what the spec is? or is there going to be a D400 at all?
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