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Nikon D850 - 5.0 / 5
Nikon D850 review: High resolution and high-speed
- 45.4-million-pixel CMOS sensor 19.4-million-pixel DX crop mode Expeed 5 processor 7fps burst/ 9fps with grip
Nikon D850 review: Autofocus
- Phase-detection AF 153 point array (inc. 99 cross-type) AF fine tuning
Nikon D850 review: Features
- Wireless always-on Bluetooth connection In-camera Focus Shift mode 4K/8K timelapse
Nikon D850 review: Build & handling
- 915g body-only, 146 x 124 x 78.5mm 1840-shot single battery life Redesigned body with button illuminations Silent electronic shutter Twin card slot: one XQD, one SD (UHS-II) 3.2in, 2.36k-dot tilt-angle touchscreen LCD Pentaprism viewfinder with 100% coverage and 0.75x magnification
Nikon D850 review: Video
- 4K video at 30fps (with no sensor crop) 1080p at 60fps Focus peaking and digital stabilisation (at 1080p) Slow-motion mode up to 120fps at 1080p Microphone/headphone ports 4K 4:2:2 8-bit HDMI out to external recorder
Nikon D850 review: Image quality
- 45.4-million-pixel full-frame sensor Nikon’s first back-illuminated sensor design for DSLRs No optical low-pass filter (OLPF) 19.4-million-pixel DX crop mode ISO 64 to 25,600 expanded to ISO 32 to 102,400 180k pixel RBG metering sensor, 3D colour matrix metering III
To recap
Right now, it’s hard to think of a better camera than the Nikon D850. It’s a photographers’ camera. And a clear contender for camera of the year.
