Nikon D850

Nikon D850
A Nikon D850 camera with attached optional MB-D18 battery grip
Overview
TypeDigital single-lens reflex
Released24 August 2017
Lens
LensInterchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor45.4 megapixels (8,256 × 5,504) Nikon FX format
Sensor typeCMOS BSI
Sensor size35.9 mm x 23.9 mm , 4.35 μm pixel size
Film speed64–25,600 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (down to 32 and up to 102,400 as expansion)
Recording mediumDual Card slots: One XQD slot and the second slot supporting SD/SDHC/SDXC
Focusing
Focus modesSingle-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), manual (M)
Focus areasMulti-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 modesProgrammed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Exposure meteringTTL exposure metering using approximately 180K (180,000) pixels RGB sensor
Flash
FlashNo
Shutter
ShutterElectronically 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 range30 s – 1/8000 s, bulb
Continuous shooting7 frames/sec or 9 frames/sec with a battery grip, up to 51 frames (raw) in 14-bit lossless. 170 in 12-bit lossless
Viewfinder
ViewfinderOptical, 100% frame coverage
General
Video recording4K up to 30 fps
1080p up to 60 fps
LCD screen3.2-inch tilting TFT LCD with 2.359 million dots with touchscreen
BatteryEN-EL15a
Dimensions146×124×78.5 mm (5.75×4.88×3.09 in)
Weight915 grams (2.017 lb) (body only)
1,005 grams (2.216 lb) (including battery)
Latest firmware1.31 / 25 April 2024 (25 April 2024)
Made inThailand
Chronology
PredecessorNikon D810
SuccessorNikon Z 8

The Nikon D850 is a professional-grade full-frame digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced on July 25, 2017 (the 100th anniversary of Nikon's founding), launched on August 24, 2017, and first shipped on September 8, 2017. Nikon announced it could not fill the preorders on August 28, 2017 and filled less than 10% of preorders on the first shipping day. It is the successor to the Nikon D810.

The D850 is the first Nikon DSLR featuring a back-illuminated image sensor claiming overall a one-stop image quality (image noise) improvement. This camera was the first full frame DSLR achieving 100 points at Dxomark. The D850 also won Camera of the Year for 2017 at Imaging Resource.