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Top DSLR Cameras for Portrait Photography

Here we have listed the Top 20 DSLR Cameras for Portrait Photography. Pentax 645Z is at the top of our list, followed by Sony A99 II and Pentax K-1 II.

#1 Pentax 645Z

51 MP | Medium format CMOS Sensor
Pentax 645AF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #46
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #7

Pentax 645Z

Imaging 100
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily 91
Landscape
PROs: Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 51.0MP Sensor | 204.800 Max ISO | 27 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 1550g | Slow Continuous Shooting: 3.0fps |

#2 Sony A99 II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #29
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #1

Sony Alpha A99 II

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports 91
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 42.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 849g | Low Battery Life: 490 shots |

#3 Pentax K-1 II

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF4 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #43
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #6

Pentax K-1 Mark II

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 92
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 95
Sports
Daily 90
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 819.200 Max ISO | 33 Focus Points |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 1010g |

#4 Pentax K-1

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #39
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #4

Pentax K-1

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 94
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 204.800 Max ISO |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 1010g |

#5 Sony A99

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #74
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #17

Sony SLT-A99

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 90
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 92
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | GPS | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 19 Focus Points |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 812g |

#6 Canon 5DS

51 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Canon EF Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #107
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #29

Canon EOS 5DS

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 51.0MP Sensor | 61 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 1.040kdots LCD | 1/8000s Shutter |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 930g |

#7 Canon 5DS R

51 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Canon EF Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #109
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #30

Canon EOS 5DS R

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 51.0MP Sensor | 61 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 1.040kdots LCD | 1/8000s Shutter |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 930g |

#8 Nikon D850

46 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #28
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2

Nikon D850

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 95
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Articulating Screen | 3840 x 2160 Video | Touch Screen | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 46.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO |
CONs: No Image Stabilization | Heavy Body: 1015g |

#9 Pentax K-70

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #97
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #26

Pentax K-70

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 102.400 Max ISO |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 688g | Low Battery Life: 410 shots |

#10 Nikon D800

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #83
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #21

Nikon D800

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 51 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 921kdots LCD | 1/8000s Shutter |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 900g |

#11 Nikon D800E

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #81
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #16

Nikon D800E

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 51 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 921kdots LCD | 1/8000s Shutter |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 900g |

#12 Pentax KP

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #126
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #37

Pentax KP

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 819.200 Max ISO |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 703g | Low Battery Life: 390 shots |

#13 Pentax K-3

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #92
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #25

Pentax K-3

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 51.200 Max ISO | 27 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 800g |

#14 Pentax 645D

40 MP | Medium format CCD Sensor
Pentax 645AF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #352
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #111

Pentax 645D

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | 40.0MP Sensor | 11 Focus Points | 921kdots LCD | 800 shots Battery Life | Good Low Light ISO - 1262 | 3D Shooting Capability | Panorama Shooting |
CONs: Max Sensitivity only ISO 1.600 | No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Full HD Video |

#15 Sony A77 II

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #80
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #18

Sony SLT-A77 II

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 25.600 Max ISO | 79 Focus Points |
CONs: No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 647g | Low Battery Life: 480 shots |

#16 Nikon D810

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #61
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #13

Nikon D810

Imaging
Features
Value for Money 91
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 12.800 Max ISO | 51 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 1.229kdots LCD |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 980g |

#17 Sony A77

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #127
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #40

Sony SLT-A77

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | GPS | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 16.000 Max ISO | 19 Focus Points |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 732g | Low Battery Life: 470 shots |

#18 Sony A65

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #149
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #42

Sony SLT-A65

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Image Stabilization | Articulating Screen | 1920 x 1080 Video | Electronic Built-in Viewfinder | GPS | Face Detection | 24.0MP Sensor | 12.800 Max ISO | 15 Focus Points | 921kdots LCD |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 622g | No Environmental Sealing |

#19 Pentax K-3 III

26 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #86
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #20

Pentax K-3 Mark III

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi | Image Stabilization | 3840 x 2160 Video | Touch Screen | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 26.0MP Sensor | 1.600.000 Max ISO |
CONs: No Articulating Screen | Heavy Body: 820g |

#20 Nikon D810A

36 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #71
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #15

Nikon D810A

Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video | Environmental Sealing | Timelapse Recording | Optical Built-in Viewfinder | Face Detection | 36.0MP Sensor | 12.800 Max ISO | 51 Focus Points | Large 3.20" Screen | 1.229kdots LCD |
CONs: No Wireless Connection | No Image Stabilization | No Articulating Screen | No Touch Screen | Heavy Body: 880g |

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