see also:

• timeline of Nikon F camera system
• Nikon D610 full frame dSLR
• Nikon D810 dSLR
• Canon 5D Mark IV dSLR

• announced Sept 2014 at $2299 body only
• compared to the cheaper Nikon D610 full frame dSLR:
  • AF works much better in low light
  • AF now can detect closest eye automatically D610 does not detect faces at all for AF
  • more AF points
  • more metering points
  • better LCD and now tilts
  • WiFi
• compared to the more expensive Nikon D810 dSLR:
  • shutter only 1/4000th sec not 1/8000th sec
  • 24mp not 36mp
  • faster burst rate at 6.5fps (D810 is only 5fps)
  • AF now can detect closest eye automatically
  • not as quiet but is lighter
  • has U1 and U2 preset options and less confusing than the D810's four plus four more settings banks which can be accidentally reset
  • flash sync only 1/200th sec (D810 is 1/250th)
  • dual SD slots instead of CF + SD as on D810

• 24mp full frame dSLR, 14 bit RAW
• partially weathersealed
• 51AF points (15 cross type) all crammed in the centre and only the centre 9 points work at f/8
• ISO 100-12,800 (50 ~ 51,200 extended)
• shutter 1/4,000 ~ 30 seconds and Bulb and rated at 150,000 cycles
• flash sync 1/200th sec
• 6.5fps burst
• quiet mode: single or 3fps
• optical viewfinder 100% coverage, 0.7x magnification, 21mm eye point with one axis level display
• 91,000 pixel RGB 3-D matrix III metering
• built-in flash GN 12m at ISO 100
• 1080HD cropped 16:9 12-24Mbps 24,25,30p video - so it is very basic quality
• mono mic and stereo input and headphone jacks
• 3.2,“ 1.2K dot tilting non-touch LCD
• dual SD card slots - SDXC UHS-I.
• 1230 shot battery
• WiFi in some models
• 141 x 113 x 82mm (5.6” x 4.5“ x 3.1”)
• 836g with battery (29.5oz)
• $US2299

• dpreview.com's review
• Ken Rockwell's review