DSLR Camera Price History and Feature Comparison

Canon 5D Mark IV
30 MP Full-Frame
7 frames per second continuous shooting
4k video at 24p and 30p
1080p video up to 60p
Dual CF & SD Card Slots
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Price: $3,500 on 11/3/16

Canon 5Ds
50 MP Full-Frame
1080p video up to 30 fps
5 frames per second continuous shooting
Dual CF & SD Card Slots
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Price: $3,500 on 11/3/16
Model R version without the Low Pass Filter is $3,700.

Canon 5D Mark III
22 MP Full-Frame
1080p video up to 30 fps
6 frames per second continuous shooting
Dual CF & SD Card Slots
3.2" LCD
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Price: $2,500 on 11/3/16

Canon 6D
20 MP Full-Frame
1080p video up to 30 fps
4.5 frames per second continuous shooting
3.0" LCD
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Price: $1,500 on 11/3/16

Nikon D810 is the first Canon/Nikon Nikon DSLR to shoot a1080p at 60 frames per second

Nikon's soon to be released D810 will be the first DSLR camera from Nikon or Canon to offer 1080p shooting at 60fps.  B&H has the camera available for pre-order at $3,297.  The D800 currently sells new for about $3,000.

There are already three Panasonic DSLR cameras that can shoot 1080p video @60fps, so why is the Nikon D810 camera an important update?  It signals that Nikon & Canon are adding useful and competitive video features to their DSLR cameras.  Canon and Nikon still dominate the DSLR market, and if they want to continue bringing video shooters into their fold, the video recording features need to match what Panasonic and Black Magic are offering with their cameras.

The Panasonic GH2, GH3, and GH4 are great cameras and do have advantages over Canon and Nikon DSLRs for video, but at this time it's not a smart purchase unless you want to invest an additional $2,000 in a new camera system.

Why I would not invest in Panasonic GH series cameras right now:

• I already own all Canon equipment, so it does not make sense to buy a new camera system with lenses and batteries I cannot use on my existing Canon 6D DSLR.
• They lack full-frame sensors and I'm also a photographer. I upgraded to the Canon 6D because of the full-frame sensor size.  All of the Panasonic DSLRs that shoot 1080 at 60fps, but their sensors are even smaller than the crop-size Nikon and Canon cameras.

The Four Thirds sensor size is noticeably smaller than the Nikon and Canon crop size sensors.

More information on the Nikon D810:

Nikon D810 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nikon D810 Digital SLR 1542 Camera Body - Review Nikon D810 at B&H Photo