The Nikon D850 is available online or in-store at selected LCE branches (Southampton Civic Centre Road, Guildford, London Strand, Bath, Bristol Broadmead, Derby, Exeter, Leamington, Lincoln Silver Street, Manchester, Oxford, Plymouth, Reading and Worcester.) Buy online or in-store.
With the D850 Nikon gives full-frame photographers the ultimate combination of resolution, speed, and light sensitivity. From the studio to the remotest locations on earth, this FX-format D-SLR doesn't just perform—it takes excellence to a whole new level.
Whether you are shooting commercial sports, nature, weddings, fashion or movies, the D850 gives photographers working in intensely competitive fields the creative flexibility they need to excel. The fast, ultra-high-resolution FX-format sensor uses 45.7 megapixels of effective resolution to deliver 45.4 MP files. New gapless on-chip lens architecture enables exceptional detail and incredible dynamic range. Frame rates are boosted to up to 9 fps when using the optional MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack. Moviemakers can now record full-frame movies at 4K with no crop factor, which opens up the possibilities when shooting with Nikon''s fast prime lenses. And 4K timelapse movies can be recorded in-camera.
Other new features that enable greater flexibility include the option to shoot RAW size Large, Medium, or Small. Silent Photography mode enables ultra-sharp ultra-high-resolution shooting with no shutter noise. Pinpoint AF mode is available in Live View for precise macro shooting. And this is the first D-SLR ever to boast an in-camera focus-stacking mode for exceptionally sharp images with vast depth of field.
Summary of main features
Resolution: 45.7 megapixels of effective resolution. Richly detailed 45.4 MP files. Back-illuminated FX-format CMOS sensor with no optical low-pass filter.
Speed: shoot at 7 fps. Or shoot full-resolution images at 9 fps when using the optional MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack (with the EN-EL18B battery inserted).
Light sensitivity: the powerful EXPEED 5 image processor delivers exceptionally clean images across the ISO range of 64-25600, extendable from 32 to 102400 (equivalent). The full ISO range is available for 4K video shooting too.
Precision: the same phenomenal 153-point AF system as the flagship D5 offers sensitivity down to -4 EV at the central point (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F). Metering down to -3 EV enables precise automatic exposures even when the only light is the light of the moon.
4K video with no crop factor: record full-frame 4K/UHD movies at 30p, with no crop-factor limitations. Shoot more than three hours using the MB-D18 Multi-Power Battery Pack.
In-camera 4K timelapse: film 4K timelapse movies in-camera, and harness the D850''s 45.7 effective megapixels to create spectacular 8K timelapse movies in post.
RAW flexibility: shoot 45.4 MP RAW size Large, 25.6 MP RAW size Medium, or 11.4 MP RAW size Small (both Medium and Small are 12-bit lossless compressed).
Any environment: extensive weather sealing readies the D850 for harsh environments. The same full-button illumination seen on Nikon''s D5 ensures easy handling under the blanket of night.
Fast storage media: a dual card slot unit enables use of a UHS-II SD card and an XQD card—the fastest combination possible.
Type of camera: 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: 45.7 million
Image sensor: 35.9 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor
Total pixels: 46.57 million
Dust-reduction system: Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software
required)
Image size (pixels) • FX (36×24) image area: 8256 × 5504 (L: 45.4 million), 6192 × 4128 (M: 25.5 million),
4128 × 2752 (S: 11.3 million) • 1.2× (30×20) image area: 6880 × 4584 (L: 31.5 million),
5152 × 3432 (M: 17.6 million), 3440 × 2288 (S: 7.8 million) • DX (24×16) image area:
5408 × 3600 (L: 19.4 million), 4048 × 2696 (M: 10.9 million), 2704 × 1800 (S: 4.8 million)
• 5 : 4 (30×24) image area: 6880 × 5504 (L: 37.8 million), 5152 × 4120 (M: 21.2 million),
3440 × 2752 (S: 9.4 million) • 1 : 1 (24×24) image area: 5504 × 5504 (L: 30.2 million),
4128 × 4128 (M: 17.0 million), 2752 × 2752 (S: 7.5 million) • FX-format photographs taken
during movie recording: 8256 × 4640 (L: 38.3 million), 6192 × 3480 (M: 21.5 million),
4128 × 2320 (S: 9.5 million) • DX-format photographs taken during movie recording:
5408 × 3040 (L: 16.4 million), 4048 × 2272 (M: 9.1 million), 2704 × 1520 (S: 4.1 million)
File format • NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed); large,
medium and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of
12 bits using lossless compression) • TIFF (RGB) • JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with
fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8) or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; optimal
quality compression available • NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both
NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control System Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture
Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
Storage 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 Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage • FX (36×24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical • 1.2× (30×20): Approx. 97%
horizontal and 97% vertical • DX (24×16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
• 5:4 (30×24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical • 1:1 (24×24): Approx. 97%
horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.75× (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
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 (24×16) 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 shutterrelease
and mirror up release modes
Shutter 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 modes S (single frame), Cl (continuous low speed), Ch (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutterrelease),
Qc (quiet continuous shutter-release), E (self-timer), Mup (mirror up)
Approximate frame • With an EN-EL18b battery inserted in an MB-D18 battery pack
advance rate Cl: 1 to 8 fps, Ch: 9 fps, Qc: 3 fps
• Other power sources
Cl: 1 to 6 fps, Ch: 7 fps, Qc: 3 fps
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
Exposure metering modes • Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E and D lenses); color matrix metering
III (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user
provides lens data • Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center
of frame; diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15 or 20 mm, or weighting can be
based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle) • Spot: Meters
4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus
point when non-CPU lens is used) • Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E and
D lenses
Metering range • Matrix or center-weighted metering: -3 to 20 EV • Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F) • Highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
Exposure meter coupling Combined CPU and AI
Exposure 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 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
(Recommended Exposure Index) 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
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
AF detection range -4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Lens servo • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus
tracking automatically activated according to subject status • Manual focus (M):
Electronic rangefinder can be used
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 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 highlightweighted
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 i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced
System (CLS) 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 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 types Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL
Live view modes C (photo live view), 1 (movie live view)
Live view lens servo • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) • Manual focus (M)
Live view AF-area modes Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, pinpoint AF, subject-tracking AF
Live view 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
Movie metering modes Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels) • 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p • 1920 × 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p,
and frame rate 24p • 1280 × 720; 60p, 50p • 1920 × 1080 (slow-mo); 30p ×4, 25p ×4, 24p ×5
Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 and 23.976 fps
respectively; quality selection available at all sizes except 3840 × 2160 (when quality is fixed at
H) and 1920 × 1080 slow-mo (when quality is fixed at "normal")
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
Movie ISO sensitivity • Exposure modes P, S and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with
(Recommended Exposure Index) selectable upper limit • Exposure mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2)
available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3,
1/2 or 1 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2
EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600
Movie Active D-Lighting Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off
Maximum movie recording length 29 min. 59 s
Other movie options Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction
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 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
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 • Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g • Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz
(channels 1 to 11) • Maximum output power: 8.5 dBm (EIRP) • Authentication: Open
system, WPA2-PSK
Bluetooth • Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 • Operating
frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth), 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth Low Energy)
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 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
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 Rechargeable
Li-ion Battery (available separately), one EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion
Battery or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries; a BL-5 Battery Chamber Cover
is required when using EN-EL18b/EN-EL18a batteries
AC adapter EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)
Tripod socket 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W × H × D) Approx. 146 × 124 × 78.5 mm/5.8 × 4.9 × 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 Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, DK-17F Fluorine-
(may differ by country or area) Coated Finder Eyepiece, UC-E22 USB Cable, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC18 Strap,
BF-1B Body Cap
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Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR AF-S G Zoom:
Compact and versatile 5x zoom lens designed for use with Nikon FX-format SLRs. Boasts high optical performance, constant f/4 aperture and versatile 24-120mm focal range. Nikon's second-generation Vibration Reduction system delivers outstandingly sharp images, even in low light, and Nano Crystal coat greatly reduces the effects of ghosting and flare. Offers great value for serious photographers on a budget.
High-performance 5x zoom lens.
Versatile 24-120mm focal range with constant f/4 aperture.
Vibration Reduction II (VR II) stabilization system with Normal and Active modes. Lets you use shutter speeds that are up to 4 stops slower.
Nano Crystal coat reduces ghost and flare.
SWM (Silent Wave Motor) for fast, quiet and accurate autofocus.
Rubber mount seal.
Compact and affordable alternative to professional lenses.
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