Witness the next stage in evolution for high-resolution photography. The D850 doesn't simply surpass the incredible image quality of the D810, with 45.7 effective megapixels and ISO sensitivity from 64-25600. It pairs these with a new level of versatile and uncompromising performance, including continuous shooting speeds of 7 fps (up to 9 fps with the optional MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack*1) and the 153-point AF system used in the flagship D5. It's the first Nikon FX-format D-SLR camera to offer full-frame 4K UHD video, while time-lapse shooters can create high-resolution sequences even under extremely low light. From landscape to commercial sports, wedding and fashion photography, as well as multimedia shooting, the D850 lets you create astounding images that meet the strictest professional requirements.
| Type of camera | |
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| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) |
| Effective angle of view | Nikon FX format |
| Effective pixels | |
| Effective pixels | 45.7 million |
| Image sensor | |
| Image sensor | 35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor |
| Total pixels | 46.89 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
| Storage | |
| Image size (pixels) |
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| File format |
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| Picture Control system | Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | XQD and SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Dual card slots | Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards |
| File system | DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder |
| Frame coverage |
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| Magnification | Approx. 0.75x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Eyepoint | 17 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -3 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed) |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return |
| Depth-of-field preview | Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes) |
| Lens aperture | Instant return, electronically controlled |
| Lens | |
| Compatible lenses | Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), and DX lenses [using DX (24x16) image area], AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports 15 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, of which 9 points are available for selection) |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in quiet shutter-release, quiet continuous shutter-release and mirror up release modes |
| Speed | 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, time, X250 |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower; auto FP high-speed sync supported |
| Release | |
| Release modes | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up) |
| Approximate frame advance rate |
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| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s |
| Exposure | |
| Metering system | TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels |
| Metering modes |
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| Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) |
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| Exposure meter coupling | Combined CPU and AI |
| Modes | Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M) |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| Focus | |
| Autofocus | Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross-type sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection |
| Detection range | -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Lens servo |
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| Focus point | 153 focus points, of which 55 or 15 are available for selection |
| AF-area modes | Single-point AF, 9-, 25-, 72- or 153-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector |
| Flash | |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash modes | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output |
| Accessory shoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) | i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, color information communication, auto FP high-speed sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF, unified flash control |
| Sync terminal | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread |
| White balance | |
| White balance | Auto (3 types), natural light auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy,shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), all with fine-tuning |
| Bracketing | |
| Bracketing types | Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL |
| Live view | |
| Modes | Photo live view, movie live view |
| Lens servo |
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| AF-area modes | Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, pinpoint AF, subject-tracking AF |
| Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) |
| Movie | |
| Metering system | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Metering modes | Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted |
| Frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
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| File format | MOV, MP4 |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM, AAC |
| Audio recording device | Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off |
| Maximum recording length | 29 min. 59 s |
| Other options | Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2359k-dot (XGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and manual monitor brightness control |
| Playback | |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating and auto image rotation |
| Interface | |
| USB | SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
| Ten-pin remote terminal | Can be used to connect optional MC-30A/MC-36A Remote Cord, ML-3 Modulite Remote Control Set, WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 Wireless Remote Adapter) or WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller, GP-1/GP-1A GPS Unit |
| Wireless/Bluetooth | |
| Wireless |
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| Bluetooth |
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| Range (line of sight) | Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
| Supported languages | |
| Supported languages | Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
| Power source | |
| Battery | One EN-EL15a/EN-EL15* Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
| Battery pack | Optional MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack with one EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a/EN-EL18* Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (available separately), one EN-EL15a/EN-EL15* Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries; an MH-26a/MH-26 Battery Charger and BL-5 Battery Chamber Cover (both available separately) are required when using EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a/EN-EL18* batteries |
| AC adapter | EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions/weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 146 x 124 x 78.5 mm/5.8 x 4.9 x 3.1 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 1005 g/2 lb 3.5 oz with battery and XQD memory card but without body cap; approx. 915 g/2 lb 0.3 oz (camera body only) |
| Operating environment | |
| Operating environment | Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Accessories | |
| Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area) | EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, DK-17F Fluorine-Coated Finder Eyepiece, UC-E22 USB Cable, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC18 Strap, BF-1B Body Cap |
* Fewer pictures/shorter movies can be taken on a single charge with an EN-EL18 than an EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a, or with an EN-EL15 than an EN-EL15a.
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