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D850: 8256 × 5504 Shoot time-lapse movie data without release noise, mechanical vibration or mechanical wear —
Silent interval timer photography

When shooting time-lapse sequences outdoors for hours at night, you can focus on your shooting without worrying about shutter release noise
D810: 7360 × 4912
or mechanical wear. The D850 addresses both of these issues with its silent interval timer photography function* in live view mode, which
drives the shutter electronically. The result is a silent shutter release that inflicts no stress on the mechanical drive. It also prevents mechanical
vibrations that might cause image blur, meaning you’ll maximize the potential of the camera’s 45.7 megapixels. The silent interval timer function
8K UHD: 7680 × 4320 lets you shoot up to 9,999 frames.

* In P and S modes, aperture drive sound occurs.
Note: Rolling shutter distortion may occur during silent photography.
For internal image processing, the interval needs to be set more than 2 seconds longer than the shutter speed.

An easy way of shooting time-lapse sequences of starry night skies — Advanced new technology to extend
low-light metering range

Capturing overnight star movement is a popular application of time-lapse videos, and the D850 makes it even easier. The exposure smoothing
4K UHD: 3840 × 2160 function, Nikon’s unique feature, which reduces subtle exposure variance between frames in interval timer shooting, is further improved for
the D850. Now it extends exposure metering capability beyond -3 EV* and lets you shoot starry night skies using aperture-priority auto mode
1
when employed with silent interval timer shooting mode* . Photographers can now enjoy shooting star movements from midnight until dawn,
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when brightness changes significantly, in one continuous interval-timer sequence. This is impossible with manual exposure and opens up new
opportunities to delight and impress.
*1 ISO 100, f/1.4 lens and 20°C/68°F.
*2 Also available with silent time-lapse and silent focus shift photography.

Extended low-light metering range

Spectacular 8K time-lapse
movie creation — 45-megapixel Backside illumination CMOS sensor Conventional CMOS sensor D850
images delivered by a new Micro lens Micro lens
Nikon FX-format, backside Color filter Color filter
Circuitry
Photodiode
illumination CMOS sensor Circuitry Photodiode
The D850 takes your time-lapse movies into a new realm with its
Nikon FX-format CMOS image sensor. Harnessing the vast pixel
count of 45 megapixels (8256 × 5504 pixels) with the high resolving
power of NIKKOR lenses, the camera’s interval timer mode allows
you to capture over 8K-size images with exquisite detail for time-
lapse movie creation*. The 45 megapixels also allow greater leeway
in creating sharper 4K video by down-conversion, or adding pan and
zoom effects within the frame in post-production using a computer to Optical filter without Image sensor Optical filter with Image sensor D810

inject more dynamism into the finished piece. Thanks to the greater low-pass filter layer low-pass filter layer
light-gathering efficiency of the backside illumination CMOS sensor Because the D850’s image sensor is designed without an optical low-pass filter (OLPF),
structure, together with the advanced image processing of EXPEED 5, the light arrives at the sensor directly, delivering higher resolution.
the D850 achieves a wider ISO sensitivity range from ISO 64-25600
(expandable to ISO 32 equivalent and to ISO 102400 equivalent). The MTF chart
resulting images feature low noise while maintaining detail even in
the high ISO range. With the D850, you can create truly amazing time- Without OLPF Time elapsed
With OLPF
lapse movies.
MTF
* Requires third-party software.
Thanks to the exposure metering capability beyond -3 EV, you can rely on the camera’s AE to capture changes in the sky after sunset and into the night, even stars gradually appearing.

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• This is a conceptual graphic of an f/5.6 aberration-free lens.

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