Best Camera for Professional Photography
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Camera Intro - Launched Wt. Approx oz(gm) #AF Spots Cards # of Card Slots Mega-pixel FPS Max Viewfinder Video Res Max Highest Frame Rate @1080 Highest Frame Rate @4K Average Price Screen Size inch Touchscreen LCD Movement Check Price Camera In Body Image Stablization ISO Range Standard Flash Sync Shutter Speeds Intervalometer for Stills Multi Sizes of Raw Compressed & Uncompressed Raw Average Price Estimate ISO Range Extended Still File formats Footage File Formats Pop Up Flash EVF Pixel Count (millions) Rear LCD Pixel Count (millions) Connections AV Connections Camera Nikon D850 2017/08 32.3 (916) 153 XQD / SD 2 45.7 7 Optical 4K 60 30 3300 3.2 Y Tilt Check Price Nikon D850 No 64-25,600 1/250 30 sec-1/8000 Y Y Y $3300 32-102,400 Jpeg, Tiff, Raw MP4, MOV No None 2.36 10-Pin, X-Sync, USB 3 Phones, Mic, HDMI-C Nikon D850 Nikon Z7 2018/09 20.7 (585) 493 XQD 1 45.7 9 EVF 4K 120 30 3400 3.2 Y Tilt Check Price Nikon Z7 Y 64-25,600 1/200 30 sec-1/8000 Y Y Y $3400 32-102,400 Jpeg, Tiff, Raw MP4, MOV No 3.69 2.10 10-Pin, USB-C, Stereo Mini-Jack, HDMI-C Nikon Z7 Nikon Z6 2018/11 20.7 (585) 273 XQD 1 24.5 12 EVF 4K 120 30 2000 3.2 Y Tilt Check Price Nikon Z6 Y 100-51,200 1/200 30 sec-1/8000 Y Y Y $2000 50-204,800 Jpeg, Tiff, Raw MP4, MOV No 3.69 2.10 10-Pin, USB-C, Stereo Mini-Jack, HDMI-C Nikon Z6 Canon 5Dsr 2015/06 29.8 (845) 61 CF / SD 2 50.6 5 Optical HD 30 NA 3700 3.2 No NO Check Price Canon 5Dsr No 100-6400 1/200 30 sec-1/8000 Y No No $3900 50-12,800 Jpeg, Raw MPEG4, MOV No None 1.04 USB-3 Mic, HDMI-C Canon 5Dsr Canon EOS R 2018/10 20.5 (580) 5655 SD 1 30.3 8 EVF 4K 30 60 2300 3.2 Y Vari-Angle Check Price Canon EOS R No 100-40000 1/200 30 sec-1/8000 No Y Y $2300 50-102,400 Jpeg, Raw MP4, MPEG4 No 3.69 2.10 ES-3,USB-C 3.1, Phones, Mic, HDMI-C Canon EOS R Sony A7r III 2017/10 23.2 (657) 399 SD 2 42.4 10 EVF 4K 120 30 2800 3.0 Y Tilt Check Price Sony A7r III Y 100-32000 1/250 30 sec-1/8000 No Y Un Only $3000 50-102,400 Jpeg, Raw XAVC S, AVCHD, No 3.69 1.44 USB 3.1, USB-C Phones, Mic,HDMI-D Sony A7r III Sony A7 III 2018/02 22.8 (650) 693 SD 2 24.2 10 EVF 4K 120 30 2000 3.0 Y Tilt Check Price Sony A7 III Y 100-51200 1/250 30 sec-1/8000 No No Un Only $2000 50-204,800 Jpeg, Raw XAVC S, AVCHD, No 2.36 0.92 USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-C Phones, Mic, HDMI-D Sony A7 III Nikon D750 2014/09 26.5 (750) 51 SD 2 24.1 6.5 Optical HD 60 NA 1400 3.2 No Tilt Check Price Nikon D750 No 100-12,800 1/200 30 sec-1/4000 Y No Y $2000 50-51,200 Jpeg, Tiff, Raw MOV Y None 1.23 USB 2 Phones, Mic, HDMI C Nikon D750 Canon 5D Mark IV 2016/09 28.2 (800) 61 CF / SD 2 30.4 7 Optical 4K 60 30 2800 3.2 Y NO Check Price Canon 5D Mark IV No 100-32000 1/200 30 sec-1/8000 Y Y No $3500 50-102,400 Jpeg, Raw MJPEG, MOV, MP4, No None 1.62 USB 3 Stereo Mini-Jack, Mic, HDMI-C, Canon 5D Mark IV
| Camera | Intro - Launched | Wt. Approx oz(gm) | #AF Spots | Cards | # of Card Slots | Mega-pixel | FPS Max | Viewfinder | Video Res Max | Highest Frame Rate @1080 | Highest Frame Rate @4K | Average Price | Screen Size inch | Touchscreen | LCD Movement | Check Price | Camera | In Body Image Stablization | ISO Range Standard | Flash Sync | Shutter Speeds | Intervalometer for Stills | Multi Sizes of Raw | Compressed & Uncompressed Raw | Average Price Estimate | ISO Range Extended | Still File formats | Footage File Formats | Pop Up Flash | EVF Pixel Count (millions) | Rear LCD Pixel Count (millions) | Connections | AV Connections | Camera |
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| Nikon D850 | 2017/08 | 32.3 (916) | 153 | XQD / SD | 2 | 45.7 | 7 | Optical | 4K | 60 | 30 | 3300 | 3.2 | Y | Tilt | Check Price | Nikon D850 | No | 64-25,600 | 1/250 | 30 sec-1/8000 | Y | Y | Y | $3300 | 32-102,400 | Jpeg, Tiff, Raw | MP4, MOV | No | None | 2.36 | 10-Pin, X-Sync, USB 3 | Phones, Mic, HDMI-C | Nikon D850 |
| Nikon Z7 | 2018/09 | 20.7 (585) | 493 | XQD | 1 | 45.7 | 9 | EVF | 4K | 120 | 30 | 3400 | 3.2 | Y | Tilt | Check Price | Nikon Z7 | Y | 64-25,600 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/8000 | Y | Y | Y | $3400 | 32-102,400 | Jpeg, Tiff, Raw | MP4, MOV | No | 3.69 | 2.10 | 10-Pin, USB-C, | Stereo Mini-Jack, HDMI-C | Nikon Z7 |
| Nikon Z6 | 2018/11 | 20.7 (585) | 273 | XQD | 1 | 24.5 | 12 | EVF | 4K | 120 | 30 | 2000 | 3.2 | Y | Tilt | Check Price | Nikon Z6 | Y | 100-51,200 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/8000 | Y | Y | Y | $2000 | 50-204,800 | Jpeg, Tiff, Raw | MP4, MOV | No | 3.69 | 2.10 | 10-Pin, USB-C, | Stereo Mini-Jack, HDMI-C | Nikon Z6 |
| Canon 5Dsr | 2015/06 | 29.8 (845) | 61 | CF / SD | 2 | 50.6 | 5 | Optical | HD | 30 | NA | 3700 | 3.2 | No | NO | Check Price | Canon 5Dsr | No | 100-6400 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/8000 | Y | No | No | $3900 | 50-12,800 | Jpeg, Raw | MPEG4, MOV | No | None | 1.04 | USB-3 | Mic, HDMI-C | Canon 5Dsr |
| Canon EOS R | 2018/10 | 20.5 (580) | 5655 | SD | 1 | 30.3 | 8 | EVF | 4K | 30 | 60 | 2300 | 3.2 | Y | Vari-Angle | Check Price | Canon EOS R | No | 100-40000 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/8000 | No | Y | Y | $2300 | 50-102,400 | Jpeg, Raw | MP4, MPEG4 | No | 3.69 | 2.10 | ES-3,USB-C 3.1, | Phones, Mic, HDMI-C | Canon EOS R |
| Sony A7r III | 2017/10 | 23.2 (657) | 399 | SD | 2 | 42.4 | 10 | EVF | 4K | 120 | 30 | 2800 | 3.0 | Y | Tilt | Check Price | Sony A7r III | Y | 100-32000 | 1/250 | 30 sec-1/8000 | No | Y | Un Only | $3000 | 50-102,400 | Jpeg, Raw | XAVC S, AVCHD, | No | 3.69 | 1.44 | USB 3.1, USB-C | Phones, Mic,HDMI-D | Sony A7r III |
| Sony A7 III | 2018/02 | 22.8 (650) | 693 | SD | 2 | 24.2 | 10 | EVF | 4K | 120 | 30 | 2000 | 3.0 | Y | Tilt | Check Price | Sony A7 III | Y | 100-51200 | 1/250 | 30 sec-1/8000 | No | No | Un Only | $2000 | 50-204,800 | Jpeg, Raw | XAVC S, AVCHD, | No | 2.36 | 0.92 | USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-C | Phones, Mic, HDMI-D | Sony A7 III |
| Nikon D750 | 2014/09 | 26.5 (750) | 51 | SD | 2 | 24.1 | 6.5 | Optical | HD | 60 | NA | 1400 | 3.2 | No | Tilt | Check Price | Nikon D750 | No | 100-12,800 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/4000 | Y | No | Y | $2000 | 50-51,200 | Jpeg, Tiff, Raw | MOV | Y | None | 1.23 | USB 2 | Phones, Mic, HDMI C | Nikon D750 |
| Canon 5D Mark IV | 2016/09 | 28.2 (800) | 61 | CF / SD | 2 | 30.4 | 7 | Optical | 4K | 60 | 30 | 2800 | 3.2 | Y | NO | Check Price | Canon 5D Mark IV | No | 100-32000 | 1/200 | 30 sec-1/8000 | Y | Y | No | $3500 | 50-102,400 | Jpeg, Raw | MJPEG, MOV, MP4, | No | None | 1.62 | USB 3 | Stereo Mini-Jack, Mic, HDMI-C, | Canon 5D Mark IV |
The Nikon Z6 is the newest entry and the Nikon D750 is the oldest. Sony, Canon and Nikon are represented with fine detail. You may be interested in comparing the cameras based on the size of the sensor in pixels or the weight of the camera or the different plugs to attach video accessories. It’s all here. Click in a column heading and instantly the column will rearrange the entries based on your column of choice. The sort has positioned your choice column with the highest number at the top. The table changes to your wishes. Click again and the lowest number is at the top. Try the number of AF spots….click that column……and you’ll see the camera model with over 5000 spots for focusing.
They're All the Same
Not quite. Same in 6 areas anyway. They’re all full frame. And they have a Hot Shoe for adding light or video accessories. They have shutter speeds that include B for Bulb. GPS is working it’s way into being standard on these but some are only making it available by borrowing location info from your cell phone. GPS is being held back until more specific information is available. Some type of custom menu is the last of common features. Use this, as the growing number of menu items on todays cameras grow; but, the most needed adjustments are now gathered for your use, quickly. For me, I’m able to access the details of my Auto ISO and other quick adjustments and make changes on short notice by way of a custom menu, My Menu on my Nikon. It’s a must have for me. Take your time with all the information and enjoy Best Camera for Professional Photography.
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BUT WAIT! You left out the Canon 6D……I was so wanting to see how the D5 Nikon campares to these listed….why no Fujifilm?
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