Good News!!! According to the images above, leaked at the the Chinese presentation slides, the upcoming Nikon D850 will be announced on August 16th, next Wednesday! It is now listed at B&H and Adorama. From the specifications below, you can see Nikon D850 will be a “Baby D5″.
Below are the updated specifications of Nikon D850 (NikonRumors)
- 45.75MP full frame CMOS sensor.
- the same Autofocus system as Nikon D5
- better at low and high ISO compared to Canon full frame DSLR cameras and also better than Nikon D810
- improved SnapBridge
- Continuous shooting speed: 7 FPS (no grip), 9FPS, when using the MB-D18a battery grip
- 51-image buffer (14-bit raw)
- ISO 64-25600 (native)
- 0.75x magnification optical viewfinder–largest ever on FX
- all AF points AF in -3EV; center point -4
- Auto-focus-bracket mode–the camera can take up to 300 pictures, varying focus between from close-infinity. User can choose 10 levels of focus steps. Roughly 5 FPS, can be software stacked.
- Fully-silent electronic shutter mode in live view. No mechanical movement. Can also shoot up to 30FPS for an 8MP image using the electronic shutter.
- Very precise, small AF points. Display is 1/2 the length/width now
- Variable sized raw: small, medium, large
- Auto-Scene modes & improved white balance
- Improved silent shooting mode
- No EVF or hybrid viewfinder
- New: Improved LiveView split-screen display
- 3.2″, 2.36-million-dot rear touchscreen. Improved gestures
- No low-pass filter
- 153 point AF system, with 30% wider coverage than the D810
- Built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
- No built-in GPS
- No Built-in Flash
- Back illuminated buttons
- Joystick selector
- 8K Time-Lapse Video
- New: D850 LCD screen will have twice the resolution of the D810
- Touchscreen
- 4K UHD Video in FX format with no crop
- New: Slo-mo full HD 120fps video
- The memory card slots will be the same as in the D500: one SD and one XQD
- New: the SD slot will support UHS-II
- New: Improved battery life
- New Battery Pack
- Supports wireless trigger WT-7
- New: Lighter than the D810
- Price will 1,000 Euros over D810
- Tiltable LCD touchscreen just like Nikon D750 and D500
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