Nikon has officially announced the Nikon D850 DSLR, a 45.7 MP camera that will be shipping in September. Priced at $3,296.95, the D850 sits above the D810 and below the D5 in Nikon’s FX line.
Features:
- 45.7MP BSI CMOS sensor
- 7 fps continuous shooting with AE/AF (9 with battery grip and EN-EL18b battery)
- 153-point AF system linked to 180,000-pixel metering system
- UHD 4K video capture at up to 30p from full sensor width
- 1080 video at up to 120p, recorded as roughly 1/4 or 1/5th speed slow-mo
- 1 XQD slot and 1 UHS II-compliant SD slot
- Battery life rated at 1840 shots
- 3.2″ tilting touchscreen with 2.36M-dot (1024×768 pixel) LCD
- Illuminated controls
- SnapBridge full-time Bluetooth LE connection system with Wi-Fi
- Advanced time-lapse options (including in-camera 4K video creation)
US prices start at $3,296.95
Specs:
| Price | |
|---|---|
| MSRP | $3299 |
| Body type | |
| Body type | Mid-size SLR |
| Body material | Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor | |
| Max resolution | 8256 x 5504 |
| Image ratio w:h | 1:1, 5:4, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels | 46 megapixels |
| Sensor photo detectors | 47 megapixels |
| Sensor size | Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) |
| Sensor type | BSI-CMOS |
| Processor | Expeed 5 |
| Color space | sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| Color filter array | Primary color filter |
| Image | |
| ISO | Auto, 64-25600 (expands to 32-102400) |
| Boosted ISO (minimum) | 32 |
| Boosted ISO (maximum) | 102400 |
| White balance presets | 14 |
| Custom white balance | Yes (6 slots) |
| Image stabilization | No |
| Uncompressed format | RAW + TIFF |
| JPEG quality levels | Fine, normal, basic |
| File format |
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| Optics & Focus | |
| Autofocus |
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| Autofocus assist lamp | No |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Number of focus points | 151 |
| Lens mount | Nikon F |
| Focal length multiplier | 1× |
| Screen / viewfinder | |
| Articulated LCD | Tilting |
| Screen size | 3.2″ |
| Screen dots | 2,359,000 |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Screen type | TFT LCD |
| Live view | Yes |
| Viewfinder type | Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.75× |
| Photography features | |
| Minimum shutter speed | 30 sec |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/8000 sec |
| Exposure modes |
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| Built-in flash | No |
| External flash | Yes (via hot shoe or flash sync port) |
| Flash modes | Front-curtain sync (normal), Rear-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync |
| Flash X sync speed | 1/250 sec |
| Drive modes |
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| Continuous drive | 9.0 fps |
| Self-timer | Yes (2, 5, 10, 20 secs) |
| Metering modes |
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| Exposure compensation | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps) |
| AE Bracketing | ±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps) |
| WB Bracketing | Yes (2-9 exposures in 1, 2, or 3EV increments) |
| Videography features | |
| Format | MPEG-4 |
| Modes |
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| Microphone | Stereo |
| Speaker | Mono |
| Storage | |
| Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported) + XQD |
| Connectivity | |
| USB | USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) |
| HDMI | Yes (mini HDMI) |
| Microphone port | Yes |
| Headphone port | Yes |
| Wireless | Built-In |
| Wireless notes | 802.11b/g + NFC + Bluetooth 4.1 LE |
| Remote control | Yes (wired, wireless, smartphone) |
| Physical | |
| Environmentally sealed | Yes |
| Battery | Battery Pack |
| Battery description | EN-EL15a lithium-ion battery & charger |
| Battery Life (CIPA) | 1840 |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 1015 g (2.24 lb / 35.80 oz) |
| Dimensions | 146 x 124 x 79 mm (5.75 x 4.88 x 3.11″) |
| Other features | |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Timelapse recording | Yes (4K or 8K movies) |
| GPS | None |










