See also Best Full-Frame Lenses covered at Best Nikon Lenses. I program this button at MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > f  Controls > f3 Custom controls > (select red dot ● button or any other button you prefer to use) > press center button of rear controller > Choose image area > OK. Each card is formatted one at a time. The D780 is what you get when the Z6 and D750 have a baby; it's got the best features of both — except the D750's flash. I prefer what I get from my Nikons, with my Canons about as good. As this page is copyrighted and formally registered, it is unlawful to make copies, especially in the form of printouts for personal use. How to Use the D780's Auto White Balance Settings. Personally I'd use a bellows and 105mm f/4 short-mount lens (see it on a bellows) and a film strip copying adapter so I can zoom-in if I prefer, at full resolution. To see a level or virtual horizon display on the rear LCD, press the rear INFO button (the bottom button on the left) a few times until it displays. Manual exposures now settable to 15 minutes in Manual mode, hallelujah! ISO AUTO, range 100 - 51,200, Auto ISO slowest shutter speed 1/125. There is no indication of charge percentage while charging. Nasturtium, 9:17 AM, 07 February 2020. Gallery Set this at MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Monitor Brightness. The biggest help is when you use any of these links when you get anything. To 15 minutes in Manual mode, hallelujah! Which is best for you depends on what you want to do with it in the first place. New This D780 will be a worthy successor, better than it's mirrorless counterparts (nikon z6 but also Sony A7 III) for various reasons (battery life, lens compatibility and ergonomics for big hands). If it suddenly stops working, be sure to check this lock and move it from the L (lock) position and back to the ● (operate) position. Each button paradoxically can't be programmed to all the different options at MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > f Controls > f3 Custom controls; only some different functions program to each of the many buttons. (840 g) with battery and card; 26.7 oz. This is much better than average, but every sample is different. If I need a different shutter speed or aperture, I just turn the rear dial and it shifts them exactly as I'd do manually, but it does it much faster so I can spend my time taking better pictures rather than fiddling with settings manually. The D780 can correct for any or all of distortion, diffraction and falloff, any of which you may turn ON or OFF. This way when I accidentally delete a good image or format over a card before downloading it, I have the second card (card 2, the bottom one) with those images untouched. I usually shoot in the Quiet Continuous (QC) mode, which runs at 3 FPS and is very quiet. You will need to update your information in three places: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Image Comment and MENU > SETUP > Copyright information for both Artist and Copyright. Set -5 and you're much more likely to see the exposure properly in the dark, and more likely to make exposures that look great the next day. 29.265 oz. At the time of publication, some US retailers are offering $300 off the price of a new D780 with the trade-in of any digital camera. ISO AUTO, range 100 - 51,200, Auto ISO slowest shutter speed AUTO (or AUTO Slower with a VR lens). You'll need a Nikon 60mm f/2.8G Macro lens and ES-2 slide copying attachment #27192. a 55mm f/2.8 macro lens, PK-13 extension tube and Nikon ES-1 slide copying attachment. Before diving into the menu, it’s worth familiarizing yourself with the main buttons, switches, and dials on the Nikon D780. Here we are comparing two Nikon cameras cameras with different body types: Nikon D780, which was introduced in January 2020 is a Advanced DSLR camera with a 25.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Nikon Z6, which was introduced in August 2018 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 25.0MP Full frame sensor. The MH-25a charger is as idiotic as earlier Nikon chargers. bigger. It's made in Thailand of the usual combination of plastic and metal: Metal: Strap lugs, top cover, hot shoe, lens mount, back cover, LCD hinges, card door pivot shaft and ¼â€³ × 20 TPI tripod socket. Card are properly titled as "NIKON D780.". It's similar here, but notice how Natural Light Auto didn't make the twilight turn blue on the sandstone to the left; it left it neutral as it looked at the time. The brightest setting of +5 is great for use outdoors: it's bright but not washed out as in earlier cameras. These colors and images are exactly as they came out of my D780, no editing needed between shutter-click and publication: Sun Setting into the Sea, 5:23 PM, 06 February 2020. bigger. I enable the flicker shoot-through mode at MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU (camera icon) > Flicker reduction > Flicker reduction setting and Flicker reduction indicator both ON. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 250mm wide-open at f/5.6 at 1/1,000 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 14.9), exactly as shot. Nikon D780 (29.3 oz./830g with battery and one card, two SD slots, $2,297) and Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2 AI-s. bigger. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. Set the lever to AF for Autofocus, and to M for manual focus. (755g) stripped. I support my growing family through this website, as crazy as it might seem. If you haven't helped yet, please do, and consider helping me with a gift of $5.00. or feel free to download and use my virginal NCSET004.BIN from when I first got my new D780. Upon first glance, the Nikon D780 and Z6 appear to be very different cameras. It finds their eye or eyes, focuses and tracks them all around as they move of breathe. You don't need to do this, but it is good practice. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 52mm wide-open at f/4.5 hand-held at 1/13 of a second at Auto ISO 22,800 (LV 0.2), split-toned print. Set Auto ISO at MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU (camera icon) > ISO sensitivity settings > Auto ISO sensitivity control : ON. (The serial number on the box doesn't have to match, but if it doesn't it means you bought from a shady dealer who took cameras out of boxes and then resold them as new.). Canon 5D Mk 4: $1,200. This happens with all cameras and is an artifact of the noise reduction working harder as the ISO increases. I especially use fill flash in direct sunlight, where it softens and opens up shadows on faces. New By ISO 6,400 the mesh grill is mostly gone. Use the rear dial to select AUTO (1, 2 or 3 ) or AUTO ☀, with AUTO ☀ being Natural Light Auto. If you don't have this card, if the card doesn't say "www.nikonusa.com/register" or the serial number on the card doesn't match the one on your camera exactly, you got ripped off with a gray market version from another country. I don't use the LONG EXPOSURE NR (dark-frame subtraction) menu setting (MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU (camera icon) > Long exposure NR). Chris and Jordan seem to think so. If you want a camera that responds instantly to everything and has fast autofocus, get the D780 or D750. I still have to go into MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING (camera icon) > HDR (high dynamic range) to set parameters like smoothing (I prefer HIGH) and Exposure differential (I prefer AUTO). Real-world color rendition has nothing to do with color accuracy measured in a lab. The differences between ISOs is most visible at large magnifications. Nikon D780 vs D850. To save all of your camera settings to your card, press: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Save/load menu settings (at the bottom; not "Save user settings" at the top) > Save menu settings > OK. You can save that file to your computer and share it as you like. More about Picture Controls (for older cameras; follow the settings here for the D780). The AUTO0, AUTO1 and AUTO2 settings differ only in how low they will allow the camera's automatic Kelvin color temperature compensation to drop to compensate for tungsten light. This is why it's critical to buy only from an approved online source, since they ship from automated warehouses where no shifty salesmen or other customers ever getting to touch your new camera before it ships. By S. Dent, 01.06.20. Below you can see the D780 and D750 sensor size comparison. The Electronic Front Curtain is silent, so you won't hear the exposure start; there isn't even the tiny click we used to get with mirror lockup. There's an orange charge LED on the top left on the back marked "CHG.". If you wish to make a printout for personal use, you are granted one-time permission only if you PayPal me $5.00 per printout or part thereof. Home ), Still has full-aperture Matrix metering and focussing with AI manual focus lenses! Alle Rechte vorbehalten. At three- and four-digit ISOs the images from each of these three cameras are indistinguishable from each other. I'll get less if I stop and twiddle settings and zoom-into each and every shot played back, and more if all I do is shoot action sequences without ever looking at the LCD. This is very helpful if you get or borrow a second body, or if you send your camera out for repair, or just want to use all my settings and be done with it. Reviews The top dial's U1 and U2 modes do a great job of recalling most or all of the camera settings we've programmed into them. This charger is one of the things I like least about the D750. Nikon D780 24.5 MP Full Frame DSLR Camera (1618) - Accessory Bundle - with Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB Card + Additional ENEL15 Battery + Nikon Case + Cleaning Set + … Like all the other features in the D780, they are there because some people like them, but no one ever uses all the options. Cove at Dusk, 5:59 PM, 06 February 2020. No built-in Image Stabilization (no Nikon DSLR has this). Both cameras are equipped with a full frame sensor. 3.5mm Mic-in jack with plug-in power overrides built-in mic. This is set as a tweak inside any of the main picture controls. by cameraresources. In this typical shot under normal backlight, I had no on-camera flash so my little dog's face wound up being in shadow, with dark holes for eyes devoid of the life-giving catchlights usually given from a pop-up fill flash: No Flash: Sad Christmas Zoey Misses the Built-in Flash, 8:01 AM, 21 December 2016. Sony A6600, no flash, Sony E 18-135mm OSS at 108mm, f/5.6 at 1/200 at Auto ISO 1,250 (LV 9.0), Perfectly Clear v3.) The Natural Light Auto setting is expecting light from the sun, so it doesn't correct for tungsten at all and it stays very orange. Feel free to load them into your D780, but know that my D780 is programmed to add my name and contact information to the EXIF data of every photo. This is because when our eyes adapt to the dark, we tend to prefer images that are too dark on the LCD. If you mostly want to shoot video or Live View stills, get the less expensive Z6 which works better for video and Live View and adds a great electronic finder (the finders of the D750 and D780 turn black during Live View). If you often use stupid-high five-digit ISOs, get the Z6 or D780. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 56mm wide-open at f/4.5 hand-held at 1/30 at Auto ISO 4,000 (LV 3.9), exactly as shot. If you're in the USA and have a legal USA version, just phone Nikon at (800) NIKON-US and they'll walk you though whatever you need. Set this at MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU (camera icon) > ISO sensitivity settings > Auto ISO sensitivity control/Minimum shutter speed. Nine Balls, 6:19 PM, 06 February 2020. Set these, tap the shutter, the mirror goes up, and the picture takes 2 seconds later. I very much prefer how my pictures look from my Nikons over the colors I get from my Fujis and Sonys for the sorts of crazy things I shoot. No automatic brightness control for rear LCD. I got mine at B&H. (No Nikon Z camera can do this; the FTZ has no focus motor.). This is typical for Nikon DSLRs. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. At ISO 204,800 even the iron scrollwork is half gone. Hold the AF MODE Button and turn the front dial to select how the many AF Areas are used (single-point, group, auto select, 3D tracking, etc.). "Negative Digitizer" is for negatives, but for slides I'm unsure if there's a mode that optimizes the contrast so it doesn't build up as it can do if shot as a regular photo of a slide, or if you just skip this mode and snap the slide like a regular picture. AC adapters EH-5d, EH-5c or EH-5b and EP-B5 power connector. (The Z6, Z7 and Sony A7R Mk IV erase the contents of their memory modes when you recall from a card, making this feature nearly useless in those half-finished mirrorless fiascoes! Always flawless color; these next three, as the above, are the exact colors that come right out of my D780 as deliverable JPGs, no editing, no RAW files or other dilly-dallying to get between delivering my images and getting on to the next job: Red Wall and Lamp, 8:53 AM, 07 February 2020. Donate $2296.95 (9% less) 24.5 MP (87% less) Also has viewfinder 13% smaller D850 vs D780. About The D780 has a resolution of 24.3 megapixels, whereas the D850 provides 45.4 MP. Overall  Â Autofocus   Auto ISO   Auto White Balance, Color & Tone Rendition   Ergonomics   Finder   Flash, High ISOs   Lens Corrections  Â Mechanics, Power & Battery  Â Data  Â Clock Accuracy. Last I checked, they're open from 9AM ~ 8PM NYC time. I leave it at AUTO, and my D780 usually finds the right subject, eyes and faces all automatically. Nikon D780 (29.7 oz./840g with battery and card, two SD slots, $2,297) and 100% compatible Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2 AI-s. bigger. If my picture is too light, I'll try -0.7, and if too dark, +0.7. If shooting sports, I set 1/500 or 1/1,000 for Minimum Shutter Speed as that keeps runners and other sports action sharp. I never use the 16: 9 crop, but use whatever you want. While new home security cameras, $5 CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays and bottles of milk and drinking water are sealed and quite obvious if anyone's opened them, paradoxically Nikon doesn't bother sealing anything, so your only insurance is to buy only from a trusted online dealer. The AUTO2 "keep warm lighting colors" limits the camera's ability to correct for tungsten light, leaving indoor shots to look warmer (more orange). No longer works with ML-L3 infrared remote; instead use the MC-DC2 remote cord or Nikon's free app. More advanced model: Nikon D850 (2017-). Cost aside, I'd get this new D780 for its better low-light high-ISO performance and I'll just have to be sure my SB-400 is always on top. The SB-400 is still Nikon's best small flash, and easy to get if you know How to Win at eBay. If you want a combination of great video and Live-View capabilities and the superior autofocus of a DSLR for action along with superb ultra-ultra-high ISO performance, get this D780. Battery now rated 2,260 shots, up from 1,230 in the D750, but the lack of flash is one of the big reasons behind that. I'm a working artist, not some online tweaker, YouTuber or tech blogger. Unlike mirrorless, everything works instantly; there's no delay or waiting for anything. 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 23.976, 25 or 29.97 FPS. It also comes with the 24-120mm VR as a kit at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. Much more expensive than the D750 or Z6, but not necessarily better depending on your feature preferences. Art is not the duplication of reality; art is the expression of imagination. Ken. Both are DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras that are equipped with a full frame sensor. The most amazing new thing about my D780 is that I can photograph a sunset and the sky looks natural, with no weird colored rings in the sky around the sun. Nikon D780 vs Z6. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 82mm wide-open at f/5 hand-held at 1/50 of a second at Auto ISO 9,000 (LV 3.8). This is just me; your preferences and results will vary. Sun Setting into the Sea, 5:28 PM, 06 February 2020. Canon EOS-R: … Nikon D780 with 58mm Noct-NIKKOR f/1.2 AI-s. bigger. Fast autofocus for sports and action — worlds better than Nikon's mirrorless cameras. The D780 also works with the older EN-EL15 and EN-EL15a batteries, but they can't charge in-camera. What's new and how it compares Below are 600 × 450 pixel crops from a different part of the full images that vary in size to fit your browser window. I use AF-A mode, unless I know I'm shooting sports that session. Shoot in the AUTO AREA AF mode and the D780 will magically find faces and focus on the eyes — but if you don't set all this (or get it as part of my setup file), your D780 won't have any face recognition while shooting. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. I rarely change aperture or shutter speed or ISO directly. I set mine to ISO 51,200 because it looks fine if I need it. I got mine at B&H. The great news is that unlike any of the pathetically defective mirrorless cameras introduced recently with flawed software like the Nikon Z6, Z7 and Sony A7R Mk IV, saving and recalling the D780's settings to and from a card saves and recalls the contents of the U1 and U2 modes. By ISO 6,400 most of the detailed scrollwork between the clock numbers is gone. (If you take the chance of buying one overseas, be sure you have a receipt to prove you bought it overseas and be prepared to pay duty on it.). Tous droits réservés. It's like pianos: anyone can talk forever about how pianos are made, but to most ordinary players the subtle variations between different samples of a Steinway Model D are eclipsed by their own limitations in playing, but when you're a virtuoso even subtle differences become obvious to the seasoned master. The D780 just shoots, and the images look great in any light. By ISO 102,400 all the detail is gone from the clock face, leaving only the numbers. People start looking bad with too much saturation; just as often I leave it as 0. As seen at normal image sizes as I show below, the D780 pretty much makes the same images from ISO 50 to ISO 51,200. By default, the back dial moves back and forth picture by picture, while the front dial jumps ten images at a time. Nikon Z7: $1,400. See D780 Lens Compatibility as covered at my D780 review for specifics, and also see Nikon Lens Compatibility for a broader overview. That's why when you buy, or choose a Steinway for your tour as a Steinway Artist, you go to Steinway's Astoria factory and pick from among several samples of the same model which suits your style best. If you need to see everything through the viewfinder (menus, playback, focus magnifiers, etc. I buy only from these approved sources. Autofocus modes are set with the lever and little button near the bottom of the lens mount as shown above. You also can get it at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. For shooting sports and action, I set AF-C and either Auto AF-Area or 3D. The charger is clumsy, requires you slip the battery into the hole instead of popping it in from the top like most good chargers, is useless unless you also bring another cord and plug, and the light is Nikon's standard blink while charging and solid when done. If a gray market version saves you $1,000 it may be worth it, but for $200 or less I wouldn't risk having no warranty or support. Sunset Palms, 5:28 PM, 06 February 2020. I use VIVID for wild colors, and STANDARD for natural shots of people. If you just want to set up your D780 exactly as I have mine set, simply download and copy my NCSET004.BIN file to your computer. This is Nikon's first full-frame DSLR in over two years, and it feels so much better using a real camera for a change rather than the pokey mirrorless excuses that have come out since the D850 in 2017. I release my shutter slowly for sharp shots; I don't jab my shutter button. Easy. Both cameras offer a resolution of 24.3 megapixels. The D7500 is less expensive and has an internal flash. Reviews AF-A magically selects AF-S for photos of things that hold still and AF-C for things that move. This is why Nikon added Natural Light Auto: green plants in shade are often confused with fluorescent lights, and the usual AWB will try to remove what it thinks is too much green, making greens duller and everything else too magenta (purple). High ISOs do nothing to help here; the flash improves the quality of light rather than just the quantity. This is the slowest shutter speed to which the D780 will set itself before Auto ISO starts increasing ISO to ensure that it doesn't shoot at slower than this shutter speed to prevent blur. I got my D780 body at B&H. Likewise, the Format options only format one card at a time. No mention of the availability of a battery grip. Faster lenses won't look any brighter than they do at f/2. Nikon D780 Review. Search Ignore the darker corners; those are artifacts of the special camera I use to photograph the finder screen itself. The Nikon D780 is available now with an MSRP of $2,299.95 (the same price as the D750 in 2014), or as a kit with the AF-S 24-120mm F4G ED VR lens for $2,799.95. I leave it at AF, unless I'm doing something more serious like time exposures on a tripod — and even then, I'm usually on AF. The eyepiece is the smaller rectangular one, a Nikon standard for their smaller cameras for decades. Thanks! bigger or camera-original © JPG file. Standard Picture Control, +3 sharpening, ±0 Saturation. If you're such a clairvoyant photographer to be able to want the image at a different millisecond and would rather fix a dark or off-color image later to get the exact moment you wanted to capture, leave this off. Which of these is the best — for you — doesn't depend on anything technical like high ISOs or resolution. Combined with the effortless handling of a touch-operable LCD, the D780 lets you stay nimble, and seize every imaging opportunity. I got my D780 body at B&H. I set +3 for the most saturated colors of places and things. Now when you hit the center OK button, it zooms right in while playing in one click! Charges via USB-C, and comes with Nikon's usual dorky MH-25a charger. The AUTO0 "keep white" setting allows the camera to correct more fully under tungsten light to let indoor shots look whiter (less orange). Oddly they are not displayed in minutes, but instead as long numbers of seconds, up to 900 seconds. INFO and i buttons reversed (doesn't matter). Saves and recalls all camera settings to and from a memory card in slot 1, and these files can be saved and shared on your computer and I share mine online. VIVID Picture Control, +3 sharpening, ±3 Saturation. If money matters, this D7000 is still your best buy in 2014. They pay cash outright; you don't have to buy or trade unless you want to: Sony A7R Mk 4: $2,000. Nikon D780 with 58mm Noct-NIKKOR f/1.2 AI-s. bigger. As this page may have shown you, there are so many different things to set depending on what you're shooting that I'd be lost without these; I'd miss pictures if I had to reset this all manually from shot to shot. In this mode the D780 slightly delays the shutter by a few milliseconds if it needs to so it doesn't shoot during the instant the lighting is dark. I only turn it OFF to prevent accidental shutter releases when I put my D780 away in a case or wrap it in a towel where the shutter might get hit by accident. I find my D780 matches the colors and tones I get from all my other modern Nikons introduced since 2007. Set this at MENU > PHOTO SHOOTING MENU (camera icon) > ISO sensitivity settings > Auto ISO sensitivity control/Maximum sensitivity. Click any for the camera-original © LARGE FINE JPG files: Click any for the camera-original © LARGE FINE JPG files (about 15 MB each). If this is my biggest complaint, this is a very good camera! The D780 isn't smart enough to be able to do this in-camera. The D780 is a traditional-looking DSLR with Nikon’s standard control layout, while the Z6 is a smaller and more streamlined mirrorless camera with a number of new design cues. I'd also get it at Adorama, at Amazon or at Crutchfield, or used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. By ISO 25,600 the minute marks are mostly gone. It has a green LED backlight if you twist the power lever to the ☀ position. Nikon MH-25a charger, included with Nikon D780. When I do this their thumbnails also appear much bigger in my sorting program, speeding my workflow. enlarge. ), need to see playback in direct sunlight or are only shooting video, get the Z6, because it's the only one with an electronic viewfinder. The data is backlit with white LEDs, and the flash bolt is orange. Set this at MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > d Shooting/display > d10 Framing grid display > ON. Adorama is paying the following pricesto buy these cameras, used. AUTO AF-AREA MODE usually works wonders picking the right AF areas all by itself, or you can use the rear controller manually, but you can't use a finger on the rear LCD while looking through the viewfinder to select them as is common today on mirrorless. Night Stairs, 5:54 PM PM, 06 February 2020. I ignore all the other AF area mode settings like group, d9 and etc. To restore your D780 to those settings, or to use the settings of anyone else who's shared this file with you, either use your card with your settings or a card to which you've copied an NCSET004.BIN file from anywhere to the root card directory (not in any folder), put it in slot 1 (it doesn't work from slot 2) then press: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Save/load menu settings > Load menu settings > OK. How‑To $1399.00 (78% less) 26.2 … These are just snapshots made in less than an hour of fooling around; my real work is in my Gallery. Tous droits réservés. If my subject holds still, I set AUTO, which sets the minimum shutter speed to 1/focal length. Focus stacking, or "Focus Shift Shooting," snaps a sequence of raw files with different focus distances. The laser-cut matte screen is optimized for lenses of f/2. It also comes with the 24-120mm VR as a kit for $2,797 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. Multiple Exposures, even with non-consecutive frames. They all look the same in daylight and under most conditions. Negative Digitizer is a selection in MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > f Controls > f2 Customize i menu. Modern cameras rarely need this. Search It also prevents shots with pale yellows or oranges from being presumed to be under tungsten and made to look too blue. Now, set the top left dial to M (Manual exposure) mode, and you simply select whatever time you need up to 15 minutes (900 seconds) with the rear dial. I always format a card when I put it in my D780 because it lowers the risk of any problems from anything that may have been corrupted while the card was out of the camera, or if the card was formatted for a different camera. Much better than I had expected, the D780 is still fully compatible with manual focus lenses. I get better results faster and easier with my iPhone. The Nikon D780 and the Nikon D850 are two digital cameras that were officially introduced, respectively, in January 2020 and July 2017. It also comes with the 24-120mm VR as a kit for $2,797 at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. (No Nikon Z camera can do this; the FTZ is very limited.). Slow-motion: 1,920 × 1,080 at 23.976 (1/5), 25p (1/4) or 29.97p (1/4). Fill flash improves the light and therefore the picture; I don't use flash in pitch dark as the only source of light; that went away with film. I'm pickier about color than almost anyone; I see things most people don't. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 78mm wide-open at f/5 hand-held at 1/40 at Auto ISO 5,000 (LV 4.3), exactly as shot. bigger. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 44mm at f/16 hand-held at 1/50 at Auto ISO 110 (LV 13.5), exactly as shot in square-crop mode. The D780 has an optional front-curtain electronic shutter mode to eliminate vibration at MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > d Shooting/display > d5 Electronic front-curtain shutter. Also see How to Shoot Sequences with Flash and How to Shoot Sports. If you use the Exposure Delay and Electronic Front Curtain tricks above, remember that the Exposure Delay means your Time exposure doesn't start until 2 seconds after you press the shutter. Nikon D780 has external dimensions of 144 x 116 x 76 mm (5.67 x 4.57 x 2.99″) and weighs 840 g (1.85 lb / 29.63 oz) (including batteries). The successor to Nikon's D750, one of their more successful full frame camera bodies, is here in the form of the D780 and here is what you need to know. Because the "P" is silent!). ISO 50  ～  204,800 in pull and push modes. I only force 3D if I have to select an area manually. There are three of the usual AWB settings: AUTO0, AUTO1 and AUTO2, and a new Natural Light Auto setting. I often use the as-shot crop modes, and select them with a function button. Use regular AUTO1 most of the time, and especially under artificial light, and consider using Natural Light Auto in under natural light. I wouldn't buy the Z6; it's a pain to use and too slow to respond (I use my iPhone for video, not a large camera like this). Set to the same Picture Controls, the results seem to match, and I love these results. TIME mode that keeps the shutter open until you press the shutter button again. So long as your lens is updated to AI, every Nikon SLR and DSLR lens made since 1959 is compatible, complete with Color Matrix Metering if you enter its focal length and maximum aperture at MENU > SETUP > Non-CPU Lens Data. I prefer to use AUTO AF Area select, so long as it usually finds the correct subject and tracks it. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. This trick saves everything, including what's in the U1 and U2 memories, to a card so you can save it all to your computer or share it over the internet. Edinburgh. Focus Stacking: the D780 will save a set of raw files at different focused distances, but you have to try to composite all these later in your computer. March 2020   Better Pictures   Nikon Reviews   Nikon Lenses   Nikon Flash   All Reviews. To use Focus Peaking for stills and for movies, which highlights in-focus areas with a bright color during Live-View only during manual focus, set: MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > d Shooting/display > d11 Peaking highlights > Peaking Level (set to 1, 2 or 3) and select a color (Red, Yellow, Blue or White). This is how I've shot all the product photos on this page. Touch screen works great for entering text and data and working menus, much better than Sony. If you shift the program with the rear dial, it resets when you turn the power off and on again. With a flash the face lights up, which you want to do to make the person, animal or pet stand out from the background, and the little dots of light reflected in the eyes make the subject look alive. If you find this page as helpful as a book you might have had to buy or a workshop you may have had to take, feel free to help me continue helping everyone. With Flash: Happy Zoey and Her Carrots, 7:19 AM, 30 November 2019. One of my favorite features of my D780 is that I can save almost everything we just set above to the U1 and to the U2 dial settings. Nikon D780 Lens Mount showing focus-motor screwdriver and aperture-ring feeler. The D780 is a creator's dream come true. The D780 is another really high quality, solid release from Nikon, that unfortunately doesn't get its due, at least in online commentary. I charge via USB-C, or you can use the included external charger. I got mine at B&H. It also comes with the 24-120mm VR as a kit at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield. This usually increases perceived highlight detail, and can lead to clipped highlights if you have too much subject contrast, as in the case of the window reflection in the glass of the clock face. Does it manage to do both well? On the other hand, Nikon D750 has a 24.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 4 processor. Other than the omission of built-in flash, the D780 has the usual excellent flash control we expect from all Nikons. To save your settings, first set everything about your camera however you like it (as I've explained above), then press: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Save user settings > Save to U1 (or U2) > Save settings > OK. It costs you nothing, and is this site's, and thus my family's, biggest source of support. (829.7 g) with battery and one card, actual measured weight. Less fiddling while shooting means more paying attention to what's actually in your picture, which results in better pictures. Which of these three you prefer depends on how warm you want indoor shots to look. Nikon D780, Nikon 28-300mm VR at 98mm at f/8 hand-held at 1/25 of a second at Auto ISO 250 (LV 9.3), as shot. Ken. To set exposure compensation, which makes the next pictures you take darker or lighter, hold the +/- button (near the shutter button) as you spin the rear dial. Great news is that manual exposures of 60 seconds or longer are counted-down on the top LCD! Over time this model will grow on consumers as people realize its inherent value, but that's been true of most of Nikon's recent releases, including it's Z series. Nikon D780 Full Review by Ken Rockwell Single lets me pick just one sensor, and 3D lets me pick one sensor and then the camera moves it around the finder to track the subject. The lens mounting index is on the side of the camera, not up on the front near the mount where we could see it better. There is now a bogus "NC_FLLST.DAT" file in the DCIM folder along with your images. AI (1977-1981), AI-s (1981-today) and AI converted (1959-1976) lenses give you A and M exposure modes and, if you tell the D780 what lens you're using at MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Non-CPU Lens Data, you get full Color Matrix metering. bigger. While Nikon has made hundreds of different models of lenses, almost all of which work great on the D780, the only lens I use is my 28-300mm VR, which does everything and is super-sharp as you can see at my Nikon D780 Sample Images and my 28-300mm VR Sample Images. This file is new as of 04 March 2020. The D500 has a resolution of 20.7 megapixels, whereas the D780 provides 24.3 MP. Nikon D780 (29.7 oz./840g with battery and card, two SD slots, $2,297) and 100% compatible Noct-NIKKOR 58mm f/1.2 AI-s. bigger. Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF (viewfinder photography), unified … By ISO 3,200 the lines between the bricks in the back of the fireplace are starting to disappear. Sunset in the Window with Mysterious Human Figure, 6:04 PM, 06 February 2020. If you've gotten your gear through one of my links or helped otherwise, you're family. Be sure to read all my articles at How to Take Better pictures, especially the classics like F. A  R. T. and What Makes a Great Photo. The finder is great. Sadly there is no automatic control as in almost every other modern camera, TV and iPhone. All mirrorless attempts at this easy function today have failed: the Nikon Z6, Z7 and Sony A7R Mk IV all forget and reset their shooting memories when you recall settings from a card! If I had to reset these by had every time I walked into my studio or back out in the world, I'd forget half of them and blow the first shots I made each time. These are 600 × 450 pixel crops that vary in size to fit your browser window. The old way is to press: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Format memory card > choose one of them > OK. the easier way is to hold both buttons marked with a [ FORMAT ] icon (that's the Trash and ISO buttons) for a few seconds at the same time, use the front or rear dial to select which card you want to format, and then hold both buttons again. Fill flash is a critical part of almost all people, animal and pet pictures made indoors and out, where it gives catchlights in the eyes, makes faces stand out and softens shadows so we can see our subjects and make them look much, much better. Actual View Through Nikon D780 Finder. ISO 102,400 (Hi 1.0) gets a little blotchier or noisy, and ISO 204,800 (Hi 2.0) gets blotchier and grainier, but still quite usable if I need it for normal-sized images. 29.330 oz. No news here; this is excellent. I hate having to wait for my camera to respond to my commands; I need a camera that serves me, not one that expects me to wait for it and expend my time, effort and concentration working around its defective firmware that's always updating. Digital cameras used to lack the highlight dynamic range needed to show smooth sky colors around the sun, and now my images look glorious! Workshops What we see at these crazy-high magnifications is that fine details go away as the ISO increases. It works in the Mirror Up mode, but we no longer use that mode because it requires buying a cable release and the Exposure Delay Mode I explain next doesn't. Green, Red and Blue, 6:13 PM, 06 February 2020. I set mine for places and for people so I can swap between shooting landscapes or photographing people in the blink of an eye. The flash is only useful for still shots; for video it doesn't do anything. I'd also get it at Adorama, at Amazon or at Crutchfield, or used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. Depending on what I shoot, I might set either U1 or U2 to any of these: ISO AUTO, range 100 - 51,200, Auto ISO slowest shutter speed1/500 (or 1/1,000). Nikon D850: $1,700. Spanish Tile in Paradise, 12:02 PM, 11 February 2020. Camera Obscura & World of Illusions Museum. You often have to hit OK after making a menu selection, especially when selecting playback display options. These only save to and recall from card 1. (Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom? In the USA, be sure your box has a "US" after "D780 BK" above the UPC code. Even at ISO 100 there is slightly less detail in the mesh fireplace grill. Manual exposures settable to 15 minutes in Manual mode, hallelujah! bigger, full resolution 20MP file or camera-original © JPG file. Press the little unlock button and turn the dial to P. This lets the camera pick the same apertures and shutter speeds I would have, but it does it for me faster so I can concentrate on what really matters: what's in my picture. It only shoots at slower than this speed when it's shooting at the highest ISO just programmed above and the light gets even darker. I only select a single sensor if the AUTO function isn't auto-selecting the AF sensors I need, which is rare. The left-side connector covers are crappy; just rubbery flaps that tend to fall off unless you carefully press each one back in after opening it; there is no door. Auto White Balance works great. These places always have the best prices and service, which is why I've used them since before this website existed. Venus Setting over the Sea, 6:09 PM, 06 February 2020. Just like packages of ice cream that kids open, lick and put back in store freezer sections or mouthwash that's been gargled and put it back on the store shelf, there is no way to know if anyone else has been fiddling with your camera or lens, swapping parts and accessories, or even if it's a dropped, returned, damaged or used lens or camera. Autofocus is fast and sure in any light. Once you get this all set you also can turn Auto ISO on and off by holding the ISO button on the top near the shutter button and turning the front dial. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. When I shoot square I don't have to worry about turning my camera for vertical or horizontal; I just shoot away and my editor or I can crop them later to any shape we like. If and only if my D780 can't figure out the correct AF zone to use on its own, I'll use S (single) AF Area mode in AF-S, or 3D in AF-C. Looking for a Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D780 comparison? They'll look great as we're shooting them in the dark, but the next day when we look at them under normal conditions, we'll ask ourselves "what were we thinking; these are way too dark!" This 100% all-content website's biggest source of support is when you use those or any of these links to approved sources when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. I rarely need to select anything other than AUTO 1 or NATURAL. Even wandering around in the dark my D780 just grabs focus immediately and shoots. Ideally, you wouldn’t even have to open the menu except on rare occasions – instead, you’ll set as much as possible using these external controls to speed up the process. instantly. Buy only from the approved sources I use myself for the best prices, service, return policies and selection. 1191. LV +2 ~ +20 (no lens specified) in Spot and Highlight-weighted. If these are about 6" (15cm) wide on your screen, the complete images would print at 40 × 60" (1 × 1.5 meters) at this same extreme magnification. We test out Nikon's newest addition to the DSLR family, their D780. To see a level in the finder, press MENU > CUSTOM SETTING MENU (pencil icon) > f Controls > f3 Custom controls > select a control button you'd like to use for the level > and then select "Viewfinder Virtual Horizon.". If I set 5 FPS or faster I often get two shots by the time I remove my finger. Since I change this all the time I set my red dot ● button (near the shutter release) so I can hold it and turn the rear dial to change the Image Area. Bad news is that the LCD illuminator turns off so you can't see these unless you bring a small flashlight or are shooting long exposures in good light. Cropped from Nikon Z50 with flash, Nikon Z 16-50mm DX VR at 35mm wide-open at f/5.3 hand-held at 1/15 of a second at Auto ISO 640 (LV 6.0), Perfectly Clear. The D780 offers a great combination of mirrorless video and Live-View capabilities and the superior autofocus of a DSLR for action. In the D780, the most detail is at ISO 50, and becomes softer at every higher ISO. It costs you nothing, and is this site's, and thus my family's, biggest source of support. ), Still autofocuses with all AF and AF-D lenses made since 1986! I can't vouch for ads below. With my D780, it just goes and I get work done, instead of waiting in quiet desperation for firmware fixes that never come. Auto ISO programs the camera to set ISO automatically based on lighting and your lenses. Color rendition is how pictures look in the real world. The other second-card options are Overflow (records to card 2 if card 1 gets full) or recording RAW to card 1 (top) and JPG to card 2 (bottom). Explicit details at Nikon Lens Compatibility. The D780 costs more because it has the features of both mirrorless and a DSLR in the same camera, and because it's new and not yet discounted like the D750 is today. I set 3 FPS because I can get off one shot and remove my finger in time to get just one shot, or hold it to get several. I use AF-A and AUTO Area Select, which usually just locks as soon as focused, but will track if something just happens to be moving. I use -5 for outdoor night shooting and astronomy. You also can get it at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. Often I want to shoot square images. AUTO AF-AREA MODE usually works wonders picking the right AF areas all by itself, or you can use the rear controller manually to pick them in the other AF AREA modes, but you can't use a finger on the rear LCD while looking through the viewfinder to select them as is common today on mirrorless. At ISO 204,800 even the numbers and hands are starting to disappear. HDR mode: This is where I turn the HDR mode on and off. Properly saves and recalls almost all shooting settings in its U1 and U2 modes. I would put the Minimum Shutter Speed setting for Auto ISO in my My Menu, but the D780 won't let us do that. These are set on the bottom ring of the top left dial. Hint: If you don't want to read all this and prefer to download my own settings and shoot that way, skip to the bottom to My Own Camera Settings File. If snapping people, I set 1/125 for Minimum Shutter Speed as that keeps them sharp. This was not a regular tungsten light; it was a tungsten light deeply dimmed so it was about 1,500 K or less— and the D850 in its Keep White mode still did exactly that! $2,797 with the 24-120mm VR as a kit at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H and at Crutchfield. Once shot, you have to process these in your computer using whatever software you prefer to composite them into a single image that has everything in focus. Gallery Always be sure to check your box, warranty card and serial numbers while you can still return it, or just don't buy from unapproved sources or at retail so you'll be able to have your camera serviced and get free updated firmware as needed. If you screw up or hate my settings, you can reset your camera at: MENU > SETUP MENU (wrench icon) > Reset all settings. Nikon D850 has a 46.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor. The biggest help is when you use any of these links when you get anything. Nikon D850's sensor provides 22MP more than Nikon D750's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. Set up your My Menu menu at MENU > MY MENU (checkmark icon) > Add items. Lenses for the 40-year-old prehistoric F3AF. Manually-set white balance to a gray card and your strobe setup. Nikon was able to integrate a lot of the technology from the mirrorless Z6 camera into the D780, which brings a whole new level of live view shooting, thanks to its hybrid autofocus system. I'd also get it at Adorama, at Amazon or at Crutchfield. In any sort of reasonable light, all of these take the same pictures. Nikon D780 has a 25.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 6 processor. Most people prefer the default AUTO1 setting. As this page is copyrighted and formally registered, it is unlawful to make copies, especially in the form of printouts for personal use. This matters when you shoot multiple cameras (or this camera and an iPhone) and then sort all the images based on capture time to compare the similar views of each scene. bigger or camera-original © JPG file. It's easy to enter my copyright text data (name, address, phone) using the touch screen. Books Find out where the D780 wins! I recommend them all personally. This is a big reason Ansel Adams so loved his HASSELBLAD: no rotating the camera and he always could crop to whatever shape he needed later. My iPhone focuses better and faster, has rock-like stabilization even hand-held (no gimbals needed) and has far better ability to capture highlights and shadows than any interchangeable lens camera I've ever tried; the physics of the iPhone's camera and the brilliance inside its firmware give it many advantages over larger cameras.