Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
D780
Nikon
Announced:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 24.5 million Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor size
- Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 6048 x 4024
- ISO
- Auto, 100-51200 (expands to 50-204800)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 204800
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) Manufacturer ↗
- Number of focus points
- 51
- Number of cross-type focus points
- 15
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 900 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 12.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.7×
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,359,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC slots (UHS-II compatible)
- Battery description
- EN-EL15b lithium-ion battery & harger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 2260
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- Approx. 840 g/1 lb. 13.7 oz. with battery and SD memory card but without body cap; approx. 755 g/1 lb. 10.7 oz. (camera body only) Manufacturer ↗
- Dimensions
- 144 x 116 x 76 mm (5.67 x 4.57 x 2.99″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via wired, wireless or smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
Hands-on / preview
Cameralabs · Nikon D780 review – preview ↗
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
- DPReview product record ↗
- Nikon announcement ↗
- CameraDatabase specification catalogue (MIT) ↗
- Nikon specifications ↗
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →