Nikon D800E vs Casio Exilim EX-Z800

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D800E and the Casio Exilim EX-Z800, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D800E was introduced in June 2012 and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 was introduced in August 2010. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D800E over Casio Exilim EX-Z800.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-Z800 over Nikon D800E.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D800E has a 3.2" screen with 921k dot resolution and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 has a 2.70" screen with 230k dot resolution. Both have Fixed screens.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D800E

Nikon D800E has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.70x magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-Z800.

Nikon D800E features a 36.3 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 24 mm and a total area of 861.6 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Casio Exilim EX-Z800 features a 14.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 50 - 3,200.

Nikon D800E is equipped with EXPEED 3 processor and can take pictures up to 7360 x 4912 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600 with 5:4, 3:2 aspect ratios. Casio Exilim EX-Z800 is equipped with Exilim Engine 5.0 processor and can take pictures up to 4320 x 3240 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4320 x 2880, 4320 x 2432, 3648, 2736, 2816 x 2112 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

No Low-Pass Filter on Nikon D800E

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Nikon D800E. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

Casio Exilim EX-Z800 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D800E comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 900 shots and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 comes with NP-120 battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D800E has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) and one for CompactFlash (Type I, compliant with UDMA). Casio Exilim EX-Z800 has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D800E has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D800E, and up to 1/2000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-Z800. Nikon D800E can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D800E has 51 (15 cross-type) focusing points and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 has . Nikon D800E has detection range from -2 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D800E ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D800E and ±2 range on Casio Exilim EX-Z800. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D800E and exposure bracketing on Casio Exilim EX-Z800.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D800E. Nikon D800E also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D800E.

Nikon D800E body has dimensions of 146 x 123 x 82 mm (5.75 x 4.84 x 3.23") and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 body has dimensions of 91 x 52 x 20 mm (3.58 x 2.05 x 0.79"). Nikon D800E weighs 1000 g (2.20 lb / 35.27 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-Z800 weighs 124 g (0.27 lb / 4.37 oz).

Nikon D800E

Casio Exilim EX-Z800

146 mm

123 mm

91 mm

52 mm

123 mm

52 mm