Specifications#
- Brand
- Nikon
- Model
- D850
- Camera type
- DSLR
- Released
- 2017-01-01
- Lens mount
- Nikon F
- Sensor size
- 35.9 × 23.9 mm (Full frame (35 mm))
- Crop factor
- 1.00×
- Resolution
- 45.4 MP (8,256 × 5,504 px)
- Continuous shooting
- 7 fps
- Max video resolution
- 4K
- Weight
- 915 g (32.3 oz)
- Sensor
- 45.4 megapixels (8,256 × 5,504) Nikon FX format
- Sensor type
- CMOS BSI
- Viewfinder
- Optical, 100% frame coverage
- AF points / area
- 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 8)
- Metering
- TTL exposure metering using approximately 180K (180,000) pixels RGB sensor
- Exposure modes
- Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture-Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
- 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
- Flash
- No
- Battery
- EN-EL15a
- Dimensions
- 146 *
- Lens
- Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
- Predecessor
- Nikon D810
- Successor
- Nikon Z8
- Drive
- 7 frames/sec or 9 frames/sec with a battery grip, up to 51 frames (raw) in 14-bit lossless. 170 in 12-bit lossless
- Video
- 4K up to 30 fps; 1080p up to 60 fps
Specifications merged from Wikipedia, Wikidata, Lensfun and openMVG. Spot an error? Tell us.
Sensor size compared#
Focal length equivalents & field of view#
Multiply any focal length by 1.00 to get the full-frame field of view. Angles are for a rectilinear lens focused at infinity.
| Lens on this camera | Full-frame equivalent | Horizontal | Vertical | Diagonal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mm | 10 mm | 121.8° | 100.2° | 130.2° |
| 12 mm | 12 mm | 112.5° | 89.8° | 121.8° |
| 14 mm | 14 mm | 104.1° | 81.0° | 114.0° |
| 16 mm | 16 mm | 96.6° | 73.5° | 106.9° |
| 18 mm | 18 mm | 89.8° | 67.2° | 100.3° |
| 20 mm | 20 mm | 83.8° | 61.7° | 94.3° |
| 24 mm | 24 mm | 73.6° | 52.9° | 83.9° |
| 28 mm | 28 mm | 65.3° | 46.2° | 75.2° |
| 35 mm | 35 mm | 54.3° | 37.7° | 63.3° |
| 40 mm | 40 mm | 48.3° | 33.3° | 56.7° |
| 50 mm | 50 mm | 39.5° | 26.9° | 46.7° |
| 56 mm | 56 mm | 35.5° | 24.1° | 42.1° |
| 70 mm | 70 mm | 28.8° | 19.4° | 34.2° |
| 85 mm | 85 mm | 23.8° | 16.0° | 28.5° |
| 100 mm | 100 mm | 20.4° | 13.6° | 24.3° |
| 135 mm | 135 mm | 15.1° | 10.1° | 18.2° |
| 200 mm | 201 mm | 10.3° | 6.8° | 12.3° |
| 300 mm | 301 mm | 6.8° | 4.6° | 8.2° |
| 400 mm | 401 mm | 5.1° | 3.4° | 6.2° |
| 600 mm | 602 mm | 3.4° | 2.3° | 4.1° |
| 800 mm | 803 mm | 2.6° | 1.7° | 3.1° |
Depth of field table#
Total depth of field at each subject distance, using a circle of confusion of 29.9 µm (the 0.030 mm full-frame standard scaled by the crop factor). Detailed tables: 24 mm f/1.8, 24 mm f/2.8, 35 mm f/1.8, 35 mm f/2.8, 50 mm f/1.8, 50 mm f/2.8.
| Focal | Aperture | 50.0 cm | 1.00 m | 2.00 m | 3.00 m | 5.00 m | 10.0 m | Hyperfocal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 mm | f/1.8 | 5.3 cm | 22.0 cm | 92.5 cm | 2.23 m | 7.98 m | ∞ | 9.01 m |
| 22 mm | f/2.8 | 8.3 cm | 34.8 cm | 1.55 m | 4.21 m | 33.3 m | ∞ | 5.80 m |
| 22 mm | f/4 | 12.0 cm | 51.3 cm | 2.57 m | 9.63 m | ∞ | ∞ | 4.07 m |
| 22 mm | f/8 | 25.0 cm | 1.26 m | 88.6 m | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ | 2.05 m |
| 43 mm | f/1.8 | 1.3 cm | 5.6 cm | 22.9 cm | 52.0 cm | 1.47 m | 6.33 m | 34.4 m |
| 43 mm | f/2.8 | 2.1 cm | 8.7 cm | 35.7 cm | 81.8 cm | 2.36 m | 11.3 m | 22.1 m |
| 43 mm | f/4 | 3.0 cm | 12.4 cm | 51.5 cm | 1.19 m | 3.57 m | 22.0 m | 15.5 m |
| 43 mm | f/8 | 5.9 cm | 25.1 cm | 1.08 m | 2.69 m | 10.9 m | ∞ | 7.77 m |
| 73 mm | f/1.8 | 0.4 cm | 1.9 cm | 7.8 cm | 17.8 cm | 49.9 cm | 2.03 m | 99.1 m |
| 73 mm | f/2.8 | 0.7 cm | 2.9 cm | 12.1 cm | 27.7 cm | 77.9 cm | 3.20 m | 63.7 m |
| 73 mm | f/4 | 1.0 cm | 4.2 cm | 17.3 cm | 39.6 cm | 1.12 m | 4.69 m | 44.6 m |
| 73 mm | f/8 | 1.9 cm | 8.3 cm | 34.9 cm | 80.2 cm | 2.33 m | 11.1 m | 22.3 m |
| 120 mm | f/1.8 | 0.1 cm | 0.7 cm | 2.8 cm | 6.5 cm | 18.2 cm | 74.0 cm | 268 m |
| 120 mm | f/2.8 | 0.2 cm | 1.0 cm | 4.4 cm | 10.1 cm | 28.4 cm | 1.15 m | 172 m |
| 120 mm | f/4 | 0.3 cm | 1.5 cm | 6.2 cm | 14.4 cm | 40.6 cm | 1.65 m | 121 m |
| 120 mm | f/8 | 0.6 cm | 2.9 cm | 12.5 cm | 28.8 cm | 81.6 cm | 3.37 m | 60.3 m |
Equivalent aperture#
Exposure is identical at the same f-number on any format; equivalence only describes depth of field and total light.
Diffraction & pixel pitch#
With 4.35 µm pixels, diffraction starts to soften pixel-level detail around f/6.5. For maximum sharpness keep landscapes between f/3.6 and f/6; stopping down further trades detail for depth of field.
| Aperture | Airy disk diameter | Spread over | At 100% view |
|---|---|---|---|
| f/2.8 | 3.8 µm | 0.9 px | sharp |
| f/4 | 5.4 µm | 1.2 px | sharp |
| f/5.6 | 7.5 µm | 1.7 px | sharp |
| f/8 | 10.7 µm | 2.5 px | slight softening |
| f/11 | 14.8 µm | 3.4 px | visibly soft |
| f/16 | 21.5 µm | 4.9 px | visibly soft |
| f/22 | 29.5 µm | 6.8 px | visibly soft |
Maximum print sizes#
At 45.4 MP the Nikon D850 produces 8,256 × 5,504 pixel images. See the 45 megapixel guide or the print size calculator.
| Resolution | Typical use | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 DPI | Photo-lab quality | 27.5 × 18.3 in | 70 × 47 cm |
| 240 DPI | Fine-art inkjet | 34.4 × 22.9 in | 87 × 58 cm |
| 200 DPI | Wall print | 41.3 × 27.5 in | 105 × 70 cm |
| 150 DPI | Poster, viewed from 1 m+ | 55.0 × 36.7 in | 140 × 93 cm |
Night-sky exposure limits#
Longest exposure before stars trail. The NPF rule accounts for pixel pitch and is stricter than the classic 500 rule — use it for pin-sharp stars on high-resolution sensors.
| Focal length | 500 rule | NPF f/1.8 | NPF f/2.8 | NPF f/4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 mm (14 mm eq.) | 35.6 s | 13.8 s | 16.3 s | 19.3 s |
| 20 mm (20 mm eq.) | 24.9 s | 9.7 s | 11.4 s | 13.5 s |
| 24 mm (24 mm eq.) | 20.8 s | 8.1 s | 9.5 s | 11.3 s |
| 35 mm (35 mm eq.) | 14.2 s | 5.5 s | 6.5 s | 7.7 s |
| 50 mm (50 mm eq.) | 10.0 s | 3.9 s | 4.6 s | 5.4 s |
Handheld shutter speed guide#
The reciprocal rule uses the equivalent focal length. High-resolution sensors may need one stop faster than this for pixel-sharp results.
| Focal length | No stabilisation (1/equiv. focal) | With 3-stop IS | With 5-stop IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 mm | 1/25 s | 0.3 s | 1.3 s |
| 50 mm | 1/50 s | 1/6 s | 0.6 s |
| 100 mm | 1/100 s | 1/13 s | 0.3 s |
| 199 mm | 1/200 s | 1/25 s | 1/6 s |
Lenses for the Nikon D850#
Native Nikon F lenses in our database (319 total). Also adaptable: T-mount (T2), M42 screw mount, Deckel (DKL), Tamron Adaptall, M39 / LTM (Leica thread).
- Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye CS 8 mm
- Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS 10 mm
- Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D 12 mm
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye ED AS NCS 12 mm
- Samyang 14mm f/2.8 AE ED AS IF UMC 14 mm
- Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 14 mm
- Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM | A 14 mm
- Laowa 15mm F/4 Wide Angle Macro 15 mm
- Samyang 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS 16 mm
- Samyang 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC 20 mm
- Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC 24 mm
- Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC 24 mm
- Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A 24 mm
- Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 28 mm
- Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 40 mm
- Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro 60 mm
- Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | S 70–200 mm
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 IF UMC Aspherical 85 mm
- Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C 100–400 mm
- Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C +1.4x ext. 100–400 mm
- Sigma 105 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art 105 mm
- Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC 135 mm
- Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 EX DC HSM circular fisheye 4.5 mm
- Nikon Nikkor AI-S 6mm f/2.8 Fisheye 6 mm
- Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM 8–16 mm
- Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG circular fisheye 8 mm
- Nikon Nikkor AF-P 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6G DX VR 10–20 mm
- Nikon Nikkor AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G DX ED 10–24 mm
- Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM 10–20 mm
- Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC 10–20 mm
- Sigma 10mm f/2.8 EX DC Fisheye HSM 10 mm
- Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD 10–24 mm
- Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) 10–24 mm
- Nikon Nikkor AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX ED Fisheye 10.5 mm
- Tamron SP AF 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) 11–18 mm
- Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX 11–16 mm
Similar cameras#
Other Full frame (35 mm) cameras from around the same time.
- Canon EOS R 2018
- Ricoh Pentax K-1 2016
- Canon EOS RP 2019
- Sigma fp 2019
- Sony α7R IV 2019
- Leica SL (Typ 601) 2015
- Sony α7R II 2015
- Sony α7S II 2015
- Canon EOS 6D Mark II 2017
- Leica M10-D 2018
- Sony α7 III 2018
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV 2016
Frequently asked questions#
What is the crop factor of the Nikon D850?
The Nikon D850 has a crop factor of 1.00× relative to 35 mm full frame (diagonal 43.1 mm vs 43.3 mm).
What size is the Nikon D850 sensor?
35.9 × 23.9 mm (Full frame (35 mm)), an area of 858 mm² — 99% of full frame.
Is the Nikon D850 full frame?
Yes — its sensor is the same 36 × 24 mm size as 35 mm film.
How many megapixels does the Nikon D850 have?
45.4 megapixels (8,256 × 5,504 pixels), enough for a 28 × 18 inch print at 300 DPI.
What lens mount does the Nikon D850 use?
The Nikon D850 uses the Nikon F (flange distance 46.50 mm).
How long can I expose the night sky with the Nikon D850?
With a 20 mm lens (20 mm equivalent) the 500 rule gives 25 s and the stricter NPF rule at f/2.8 gives 11 s.
Sources & licences#
- Wikipedia: Nikon D850 — CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q37933342 — CC0
- Lensfun camera database — CC BY-SA 3.0
- openMVG sensor width database — MPL-2.0
Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources