Nikon D850
Overview | |
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Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
Lens | |
Lens | Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount |
Sensor/medium | |
Sensor | Nikon FX format, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm BSI CMOS |
Sensor maker | Nikon[1] |
Maximum resolution | 8,256 × 5,504 (45.4 M pixels sensor) |
Film speed | 64–25,600 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (down to 32 and up to 102,400 as expansion) |
Recording medium | Dual Card slots: One XQD slot and the second slot supporting SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Focusing | |
Focus modes | Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), manual (M) |
Focus areas | Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection and fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8)) |
Exposure/metering | |
Exposure modes | Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M] |
Exposure metering | TTL exposure metering using approximately 180K (180,000) pixels RGB sensor |
Flash | |
Flash | No |
Shutter | |
Shutter | 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 |
Shutter speed range | 30 s – 1/8000 s, bulb |
Continuous shooting | 7 frame/s / 9 frames/s with battery grip, up to 51 frames (raw) in 14-bit lossless. 170 in 12-bit lossless |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | Optical, 100% frame coverage |
General | |
LCD screen | 3.2-inch tilting TFT LCD with 2.359 million dots with touchscreen |
Battery | EN-EL15a |
Weight | 915 grams (2.017 lb) body only |
Made in | Thailand |
The Nikon D850 is a professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) produced by Nikon.[2] The camera was officially announced on July 25, 2017 (the 100th anniversary of Nikon's founding), launched on August 24, 2017, and first shipped in early September 2017.[3]
The D850 is the first Nikon DSLR featuring a back-illuminated image sensor claiming overall a one-stop image quality (image noise) improvement.[1] It will be the successor to the Nikon D810.
Features
- Nikon FX format 45.7 megapixel back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor
- 4K UHD video in 30p, 25p, and 24p uncropped in MOV or MP4 encoding and simultaneously uncompressed (HDMI 2.0). New focus peaking aid.[4]
- Slow motion video with up to 120 frames-per-second (fps) in 1080p
- Electronic image stabilization (vibration reduction, VR) in 1080p DX format video. This has shown a strong effect in practice.[5]
- New viewfinder with 100% frame coverage and 0.75× magnification
- Nikon EXPEED5 image processor
- Active D-Lighting (five levels) for the first time also in video
- 180K pixel RGB metering system.
- D-Lighting, Distortion Control, Filter Effects, Image Overlay, Monochrome, NEF (raw), Processing, Perspective Control, Red-Eye Correction, Resize, Side-by-Side Comparison, Straighten, Trim, Trim Movie
- Multi-CAM 20K autofocus module with TTL phase detection and 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. Autofocus sensor joystick selector.
- Focus-shift mode (stacking) with special macro mode to shoot a sequence of up to 300 frames[1]
- Live view mode with new Pinpoint autofocus[4]
- Silent Photography mode in live view with up to 6 fps
- 8K resolution or 4k Ultra HD silent timelapse video / intervalometer controlled mode up to 9999 frames
- Built-in image sensor cleaning
- 7 fps continuous shooting for up to 51 raw images (14-bit lossless raw). Buffer jumps to 170 shots in 12-bit lossless raw. Can shoot 9 frames/s with optional battery grip.
- 3.2 inch 2.359-million dot tilting LCD touchscreen
- ISO 64-25600, selectable in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2-stop increments. ISO expansion increases the range to 32-102500.
- No Built-in flash, but wireless radio flash control (like the Nikon D5 and Nikon D500) allows control of external flash like a built-in flash.
- Selectable in-camera ISO noise reduction applied in post-processing
- Film negative scanner with optional ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter
- File formats include JPEG, TIFF, NEF (Nikon's raw image format compressed and lossless compressed), and JPEG+NEF (JPEG size/quality selectable)
- New fast batch processing of many NEF (raw) images
- Dual memory card slot - XQD slot and SD / SDHC/ SDXC. SD slot is UHS-II compliant
- Wi-fi and Bluetooth Low Energy
- Button illumination
- Magnesium alloy body with weather sealing
Reception
The Verge and Fstoppers have compared the Nikon D850 favourably to the Canon 5D Mark IV.[6][7] A wildlife photography needs (autofocus, noise, speed) review favours the D850 compared to other Nikons with special regard to the new viewfinder.[8]
Comparisons with the Nikon D810 or Nikon D800E show significant image noise improvement.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ a b c Nikon D850 Review Imaging Resource
- ^ "Development Of Digital SLR Camera Nikon D850". Nikon. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Nikon D850 is a Salvo Against Sony and Canon". News Ledge. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ a b Nikon D850 hands-on Trusted reviews
- ^ Nikon D850 Electronic VR Alex Ortega
- ^ "Nikon's new D850 has 45.7 megapixels and enough features to tempt Canon shooters". The Verge. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ "Why the Nikon D850 Could Make the Canon 5D Mark IV Obsolete". Fstoppers. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
- ^ Nikon D850 review. The best wildlife photography camera ever made Richard Peters Photography
- ^ Test Nikon D850
- ^ Nikon D850 ISO test
- ^ Nikon D850 vs. D800E high ISO comparison Borut Furlan