Background

The Nikon D850 is a digital single-lens reflex camera with a 45.7 megapixel Back-Illuminated (BSI) CMOS Sensor. It is a last DSLR camera Nikon has made, and was released August 24, 2017.

Technical Specifications

• Type: Single-Lens Reflex Digital Camera

• Lens Mount: Nikon F-mount bayonet mount

• Lens Compatibility: AI, AI-s, AF, AF-D, AF-S, AF-P

• Sensor:

  • 45.7 megapixel (8256 x 5504 px)

  • Full-Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) CMOS Back-Illuminated (BSI) Sensor

  • No Optical low-pass Filter

• Shutter:

  • Electronically Controlled Vertical-Travel Focal-Plane mechanical shutter

  • Electronic front-curtain shutter available in Quiet, Quiet-Continuous, and Mirror-Up release mode

  • Shutter Speed:

    • 1/8000 to 30s in 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV steps

    • Bulb, Time, and X250 release modes

  • Flash Sync to 1/250s, Auto FP High-Speed available

  • Up to 7 fps supported

• Exposure:

  • 180k px TTL exposure metering RGB sensor

  • Metering Modes:

    • Centre-weighted (8, 15, or 20mm)

    • Matrix

    • Spot (4 mm)

    • Highlight-Weighed (With some lenses)

  • Metering Range: -3 to 20 EV (Matrix & Centre-weighed)

  • Exposure Modes:

    • Manual

    • Aperture-Priority

    • Shutter-Priority

    • Programmed Auto with flexible program

  • Exposure Compensation: ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

• ISO: 64 - 25600 Native, Expanded Low 1 (32) to High 2 (102,400)

• Focusing

  • Detection Range: -4 to +20 EV

  • Focus Modes: Singe-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Manual Focus (MF)

  • AF-Area Mode:

    • 9, 25, 72, or 153 point Dynamic-area AF

    • Auto-area AF

    • Single-point AF

    • 3D-tracking

    • Group-area AF

• Flash: External (Hot-Shoe and PC flash cable socket), CLS Supported

• Storage:

  • Media:

    • 1x SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported) Slot

    • 1x XQD slot (CF Express Type B supported with firmware update)

  • File Formats:

    • JPEG

    • NEF (RAW) - 12 or 14 bit

    • TIFF (RGB)

• Viewfinder:

  • Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder,

  • 100% coverage, 0.75x magnification

  • -3 to +1 Diopter Adjustment

  • Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII with AF area brackets (grid lines can be displayed) Focusing Screen

• Movie:

  • TTL exposure using main image sensor

  • File Formats: MOV, MP4

  • Resolution:

    • 4K UHD (3840x2160): 30, 25, 24 fps

    • Full HD (1920x1080): 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 fps, 120-fps Slow-motion

    • HD (1028x720): 60, 50 fps

  • Audio:

    • Built-in Stereo Microphone

    • External Microphone input

    • Monitor headset out

• Rear Monitor: 3.2" Tilting TFT LCD, 2,359,000 dots, Touchscreen

• Connectivity:

  • USB 3.0 Micro-B

  • HDMI Type C Output

  • 10-pin remote terminal

  • Wi-Fi Connectivity (IEEE 802.11g)

  • Bluetooth v4.1 Connectivity

• Battery: EN-EL18a Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery pack

• Weight: 915g (Camera body only)

Additional Information

• Nikon Canada page

• Nikon D850 Wikipedia Page