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Nikon D850 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFXFull frameFull frameFXFX
Sensor size1.42 in1.42 in1.42 in1.41 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors13.0 Mpx26.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx45.75 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
N/A
Max resolution4256 x 2832 px6048 x 4032 px4928 x 3280 px5588 x 3712 px8256 x 5504 px
Other resolutions
  • 3184x2120
  • 2128x1416
  • 5056x4032
  • 4544x3024
  • 3968x2640
  • 3792x3024
  • 3024x2016
  • 2976x1976
  • 2528x2016
  • 1984x1320
  • 4096x2720
  • 4096x3280
  • 3696x2456
  • 3200x2128
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2464x1640
  • 2400x1592
  • 2048x1360
  • 2048x1640
  • 1600x1064
N/A
N/A
ProcessorExpeedExpeedExpeed 4Expeed 5
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 50
  • 100
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 200
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2250
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 4000
  • 5000
  • 6400
  • 8000
  • 10000
  • 12500
  • 12800
  • 16000
  • 20000
  • 25000
  • 25600
  • 32000
  • 40000
  • 50000
  • 51200
  • 80000
  • 102400
  • 64
  • 25600
ISO minimum10010020010064
ISO maximum2560064002560010240025600
Boosted ISO minimum100505050
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum2560064004096003280000
N/A
Maximum image resolution4256 x 2832 px6048 x 4032 px4928 x 3280 px5568 x 3712 px8256 x 5504 px
White balance presets12121212
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Sunny
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • TIF
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernononono
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNo
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW + TIFFRAW + TIFFRAW
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 5:4

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon AF-S
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)nonoLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
N/A
N/A
Auto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1x1x1x1x
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points515151153
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)515151153153
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
51
N/A
99
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
Maximum aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
Filter diameter
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.03 in

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnonononoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD
Screen dots92200092000092100023590002360000
Touch screennononoyesyes
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicOpticalOptical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.7 x0.7 x0.7 x0.72 x0.75 x
Eye relief0.71 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Separate info displayyesyesyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
3 - 13 - 1
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
N/A
Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures22222
Exposure compensation plus5555
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesnonono
N/A
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Normal
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
i-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
External flashyesyesyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive11.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps14.0 fps
N/A
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer optionscustomcustomcustom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
Speed (JPEG)9.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps12.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)9.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps12.0 fps7.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
AE EV steps
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
AE frames
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
WB Bracketing
N/A
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
nonono
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Scene modes
N/A
N/A
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene

Videography features

Video recordingnonoyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedNot supportedFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Maximum resolution
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
N/A
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
Supported video file formats
N/A
N/A
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
MOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
70.0 min.

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemnonoyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight43.74 oz43.03 oz41.62 oz43.74 oz32.28 oz
Width6.28 in6.28 in6.3 in6.3 in5.75 in
Height6.18 in6.18 in6.16 in6.24 in4.88 in
Depth3.44 in3.44 in3.56 in3.62 in3.09 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • CF Type II
  • MicroDrive
  • CF
  • CF Type II
  • MicroDrive
  • CF
  • XQD
  • CF
  • XQD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
Memory slots22222
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • UDMA
  • Compact Flash
  • XQD
  • Dual Compact Flash
  • dual XQD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • XQD
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yesyesyesyes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)43004400302037801840
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
11
N/A
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Y
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
2500.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
10.8 V
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyesyes
USB version2.02.02.03.13.1
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnonononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonononoyes
Firewirenonononono
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yesyesyesyes
HDMI connector type
N/A
N/A
Mini
N/A
Mini
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless
N/A
N/A
OptionalOptional
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
N/A
noyes
USB port
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
GPSnono
N/A
noyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
N/A
Date imprintingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyesyes
Image editing modesTrimming
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
N/A
Languages support
N/A
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
N/A
N/A
Multi
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 in1.0 in

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