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Nikon D850 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFXFull-frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full-frame
Sensor size1.41 in1.4 in1.41 in1.41 in
Effective pixels45.75 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx42.0 Mpx
Max resolution8256 x 5504 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
Processor
N/A
BIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ X
Sensor photo detectors
N/A
N/A
N/A
44.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9

Image

ISO
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 50
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 102400
ISO minimum645010050
ISO maximum2560020480025600102400
Maximum image resolution8256 x 5504 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • ARW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
HDRyes
N/A
no
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
yesno
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
50
N/A
50
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
204800
N/A
102400
Image stabilizer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
White balance presets
N/A
N/A
N/A
10
Custom white balance
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sensor-shift
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
5-axis
Uncompressed format
N/A
N/A
N/A
RAW

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon AF-SSony E
  • Sony FE
  • Canon EF
  • Sony E
Sony A
Optical zoom5.0 x
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.0 x0.78 x1.0 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture436
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture436
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
LampFlash
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
Only lenses with AF-motor
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)153
N/A
693
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyOpticalBuilt-inBuilt-in
Filter diameter3.03 in3.03 in
N/A
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)99
N/A
2579
Digital zoom
N/A
8.0 x
N/A
8.0 x
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points
N/A
693
N/A
399
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier
N/A
N/A
N/A
1x
Manual focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in2.95 in3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots2360000
N/A
14400001228800
Touch screenyesyesnono
Live viewyesyes
N/A
yes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.75 x0.78 x0.78 x0.78 x
Separate info displayyes
N/A
noyes
Flip-out screennononoyes
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.51 in0.5 in0.51 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359296.0 px
N/A
2359296.0 px
Dioptre correction
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-4 - 3
N/A
-4 - 3
Eye relief
N/A
0.91 in
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Number of exposures2
N/A
3
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
1/250s1/250s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Normal
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoePC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
TTLTTL
Manual settingsyes
N/A
yesyes
Speed (RAW)7.0 fps
N/A
20.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
N/A
Scene modes
N/A
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timer
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
N/A
20.0 fps12.0 fps
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priority
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Aperture priority
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus
N/A
N/A
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Built-in flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
External flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Continuous drive
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 fps
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • M4V
  • XAVC-I
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Video recording limit70.0 min.125.0 min.195.0 min.135.0 min.
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10803840 x 21601920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoMono
Built-in speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formats
N/A
  • AC3
  • LPCM
N/A
  • AAC
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • MP4
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Stereo
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mono

Design

Body typeSLRMILCMILCSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyes
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Weight32.28 oz22.93 oz23.74 oz27.16 oz
Width5.75 in5.1 in5.0 in5.61 in
Height4.88 in2.9 in3.76 in4.1 in
Depth3.09 in3.76 in2.48 in3.0 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory slots2222
Storage types
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • XQD
N/A
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC[UHS I]/MS Duo slots
Camera file system
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1840610650490
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
3.5 h
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of batteries supported
N/A
11
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
2280.0 mAh1600.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicroMicroMicro
USB portyesyes
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USB BUSB Type-CMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB version3.13.12.02.0
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
PictBridgeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
NFCnoyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.14.1
Firewireno
N/A
nono
Microphone port
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless
N/A
N/A
N/A
Built-In
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Remote control
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

GPSyesnonono
Languages supportMulti
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyes
N/A
yesyes
Tripod thread1.0 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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