Nikon polishes up another great full-frame camera with the new D810.

I have been a Pro photographer for 40 years and the Nikon D810 has the all the quality of meduim format. The facial recognition feature and the quiet shutter operation has dramatic improved function. The 5 to 7 frames per second also increases use for sport photographers.

If you're looking for top-of-the-line photography performance and image results in all types of shooting conditions in a variety of image formats, the Nikon D810 DSLR camera is going to fit your needs very well.

One outing with the new Nikon D810 pro digital SLR convinced me that this camera is not only thoughtfully designed, a good fit, and easy to work with right out of the box, but that it's also a solid performer that's beautifully crafted. It has looks, smarts, and savvy, without being pretentious.

The Nikon D810 was announced on June 26, 2014 replacing the D800 and D800E models. Its release followed on-going reports of focus alignment problems with the D800/D800E, which emerged within a couple of months of their release.

Nikon's D800 and D800E caused great excitement when they were first announced in February 2012 largely because of their groundbreaking 36 million pixel count. These two full-frame DSLR cameras are identical apart from the fact that the D800E's sensor has a weaker anti-aliasing (AA) or optical...

The D810 is an outstanding pro-level DSLR with the highest resolution on the market, extremely impressive autofocus capability, a long battery life, a fast processing engine, and a wide range of other features for both stills and video.

The Nikon D810 is a slam-dunk Editors' Choice. Our only serious knock is the price – $5,000 total if you add quality glass – which is serious money and places the DSLR in rarefied company. We can easily see pros and imaging artists taking the plunge.

Superb stills – as rich as 35mm film; High-quality Full HD movies; Excellent build and feel

Expensive; Heavy; bulky; No built-in Wi-Fi

It may not have every trendy feature under the sun, but there's no arguing with the Nikon D810's superb performance and image quality.

Superb image quality and dynamic range; Great handling and control; Super-fast focusing

No 4K video; Missing a few extra features; Not a huge improvement over D800E

The D810 is an outstanding pro-level DSLR with the highest resolution on the market, extremely impressive autofocus capability, a long battery life, a fast processing engine, and a wide range of other features for both stills and video.