Nikon D850 vs Nikon D3400 - comparison



Comparison Overview - Nikon D850 vs Nikon D3400

Key Feature- Nikon D850

Key Feature- Nikon D3400

Sensor : 45.7 MP, CMOS, FX, 35.9 x 23.9 mm Sensor : 24.2 MP, CMOS, APS-C, 23.50 x 15.60 mm
ISO : 64 - 25600, Extended - 102400 ISO : 100 - 12800, Extended - 25600
Shutterspeed : 30 - 8000 Shutterspeed : 30 - 4000
Display : 3.2 Inch, 2359000 dots Display : 3.0 Inch, 921600 dots

Reason to Buy Nikon D850 over Nikon D3400

Announced on
Nikon D850September 2017
Nikon D3400 August 2016
Image Sensor Size
Nikon D850CMOS, FX - 35.9 x 23.9 mm
Nikon D3400 CMOS, APS-C - 23.50 x 15.60 mm
Megapixels
Nikon D85045.7 MP
Nikon D3400 24.2 MP
Native ISO Min
Nikon D85064
Nikon D3400 100
Native ISO Max
Nikon D85025600
Nikon D3400 12800
Shutter Speed Max
Nikon D8501/8000
Nikon D3400 1/4000
Continuous Shooting
Nikon D8507 fps
Nikon D3400 5 fps
Battery Life
Nikon D8501840 shots
Nikon D3400 1200 shots

Reason to Buy Nikon D3400 over Nikon D850

Weight
Nikon D3400395 grams (body only)
Nikon D850 915 grams (body only)
Price
Nikon D340029100 .RS
Nikon D850 243990 .RS

Common features in Nikon D3400 and Nikon D850

Shutter Speed Min
Nikon D85030
Nikon D3400 30

Compare Specification - Nikon D850 vs Nikon D3400

D850 D3400
Announced On 2017-09-15 2016-08-17
Image Sensor CMOS, FX CMOS, APS-C
Image Sensor Size 35.9 x 23.9 mm 23.50 x 15.60 mm
Megapixels 45.7 MP 24.2 MP
ISO Sensitivity 64 - 25600 100 - 12800
Extended ISO 102400 25600
Dust Reduction System/Sensor Cleaning Yes No
Processing Engine EXPEED 5 EXPEED 4
Image Size
8256 x 5504(L)
6192 x 4128(M)
4128 x 2752(S)
8256 x 5504(RAW)
6000 x 4000
Display 3.2 Inches 3.0 Inches
Display Resolution 2359000 dots 921600 dots
Touch Screen Yes No
Flips Out Screen Yes No
Dimension 146 x 124 x 78.5 mm 124 x 98 x 76 mm
Weight 915 grams(body only 395 grams(body only
Lens Mount Nikon F Nikon F
FocusModes
  • Single-servo AF (AF-S)
  • full-time-servo AF (AF-F)
  • Manual focus (M)
  • Face-priority AF
  • Wide-area AF
  • Normal-area AF
  • pinpoint AF
  • Subject-tracking AF
  • Auto AF-S/AF-C
  • selection (AF-A)
  • Continuous-servo (AF-C)
  • Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only
  • Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only
  • D-Movie only Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder
  • Normal area available in Live View and D-Movie only
  • Predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status
  • Single-servo AF (AF-S)
  • Wide area available in Live View and D-Movie only
Built In Focus Motor Yes No
ViewFinderType Eye-level pentamirror Eye-level Pentamirror Single-Lens Reflex viewfinder
Metering Method 3D color matrix metering, Spot metering, center-weighted Center-weighted, Metrix, Spot
Video Recording Format MOV(MPEG-4, H.264), MP4 NOV(MPEG-4, H.264)
Audio Recording Format Linear PCM, AAC PCM
Recording Size And Frame Rate
  • 3840x2160 (30p/25p)
  • 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
  • 1280x720 (60p/50p)
  • 1920x1080 (120p/100p)
  • 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
  • 1280x720 (60p/50p)
  • 640x424 (30p/25p)
Panorama No
Built In HDR No
Scene Modes
  • Auto
  • Auto [Flash Off]
  • Child
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night Portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Special Effects Modes
Image Stabilization No No
Supports RAW Yes Yes
GPS No No
Remote Control Yes Yes
Battery 1840 shots 1200 shots
Continuous Shooting 7 fps 5 fps
Auto focus Yes Yes
AF Points 153 11
Cross Type Focus Points 99 1
Shutter Speed Max 1/8000 1/4000
Shutter Speed Min 30 30
Built In Flash No Yes
Flash Synch Speed 250 200
Storage 2, XQD / SD / SDHC / SDXC 1 Slot, SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB Micro USB v3.0 Micro USB v2.0
HDMI Output Type-C Mini HDMI
Wi-fi Yes No
DXOMark Scores
DxO Overall Score 100 93
DxO Color Depth 26.4 24.8
DxO Dynamic Range 14.8 14.5
DxO Low Light ISO 2660 2956

More about - Nikon D850

 

Type Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens mount Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)
Effective angle of view Nikon FX format
Image sensor format FX
Image sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
Total pixels 46.89 million
Dust-reduction system Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)
Effective pixels 45.7 million
Image size (pixels) FX (36x24) image area (L) 8256 x 5504 ( 45.4 million) (M) 6192 x 4128 ( 25.5 million) (S) 4128 x 2752 ( 11.3 million) 1.2x (30x20) image area (L) 6880 x 4584 ( 31.5 million) (M) 5152 x 3432 ( 17.6 million) (S) 3440 x 2288 ( 7.8 million) DX (24x16) image area (L) 5408 x 3600 ( 19.4 million) (M) 4048 x 2696 ( 10.9 million) (S) 2704 x 1800 ( 4.8 million) 5 : 4 (30x24) image area (L) 6880 x 5504 ( 37.8 million) (M) 5152 x 4120 ( 21.2 million) (S) 3440 x 2752 ( 9.4 million) 1 : 1 (24x24) image area (L) 5504 x 5504 ( 30.2 million) (M) 4128 x 4128 ( 17.0 million) (S) 2752 x 2752 ( 7.5 million) FX-format photographs taken during movie recording (L) 8256 x 4640 ( 38.3 million) (M) 6192 x 3480 ( 21.5 million) (S) 4128 x 2320 ( 9.5 million) DX-format photographs taken during movie recording (L) 5408 x 3040 ( 16.4 million) (M) 4048 x 2272 ( 9.1 million) (S) 2704 x 1520 ( 4.1 million)
File format NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression) TIFF (RGB) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; optimal quality compression available NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Picture Control system Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat ; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
Media XQD, SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)
Card slot 1 XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.
File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge
Viewfinder Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder
Frame coverage FX (36x24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical 1.2x (30x20): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical DX (24x16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical 5:4 (30x24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical 1:1 (24x24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.75 x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m(*1))
Eyepoint 17 mm (–1.0 m(*1); from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment -3 to +1 m(*1)
Focusing screen Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed)
Reflex mirror Quick return
Depth-of-field preview Yes Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes)
Lens aperture Instant return, electronically controlled
Compatible lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), and DX lenses (using DX 24 x 16 image area), AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only). IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used. The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports 15 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, of which 9 points are available for selection).
Type 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
Speed 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, bulb, time, X250
Flash sync speed X= 1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
Modes S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up)
Approximate frame advance rate Up to 9 fps With an EN-EL18b battery inserted in an MB-D18 battery pack CL: 1 to 8 fps CH: 9 fps QC: 3 fps Other power sources CL: 1 to 6 fps CH: 7 fps QC: 3 fps
Self-timer 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
Metering system TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels
Metering mode Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E, and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame. Diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15, or 20 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 12-mm circle) Spot: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used) Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses
Range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) Matrix or center-weighted metering: –3 to +20 EV Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV Highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV
Exposure meter coupling CPU, AI
Mode Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)
Exposure compensation –5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Autofocus system Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross-type sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection
Detection range –4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Lens servo Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) ; predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus point 153 153 focus points, of which 55 or 15 are available for selection
AF-area mode Single-point AF, 9-, 25-, 72-, or 153- point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector
Control TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering
Mode Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off
Flash compensation –3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV
Flash-ready indicator Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output
Accessory shoe ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF, unified flash control
Sync terminal ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread
White balance Auto (3 types), natural light auto, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), all with fine-tuning.
Bracketing types Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL
Modes Photo live view, Movie live view
Lens servo Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (M)
AF-area mode Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, pinpoint AF, Subject-tracking AF
Autofocus Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
Metering system TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Metering mode Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p 1920 x 1080 (slow-mo); 30p x4, 25p x4, 24p x5 Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively; quality selection available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160 (when quality is fixed at "high") and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo (when quality is fixed at “normal”)
File format MOV, MP4
Video compression H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio recording format Linear PCM, AAC
Audio recording device Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) Exposure modes P, S, and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit Exposure mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600
Active D-Lighting Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off
Other options Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction
Monitor size 8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal
Monitor type tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and manual monitor brightness control
Monitor resolution Approx. 2359 k-dot (XGA)
Playback Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating, and auto image rotation
USB connector SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output connector Type C HDMI connector
Audio input Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio output Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
Ten-pin remote terminal Can be used to connect optional MC-30A/MC-36A remote cords, ML-3 modulite remote control sets, WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 adapter) or WR-1 wireless remote controllers, or GP-1/GP-1A GPS units
Wi-Fi Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11) Maximum output power: 8.5 dBm (EIRP) Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
Bluetooth Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Range (line of sight) Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
Supported languages Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Battery One EN-EL15a rechargeable Li-ion battery
Battery pack Optional MB-D18 multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL18b Li-ion battery (available separately), one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15a Li-ion battery, or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries. A BL-5 battery-chamber cover is required when using EN-EL18b batteries.
AC adapter EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)
Tripod socket 1/4–in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 146 x 124 x 78.5 mm ( 5.8 x 4.9 x 3.1 in.)
Weight Approx. 1005 g ( 2 lb. 3.5 oz. ) with battery and XQD memory card but without body cap; approx. 915 g/2 lb. 0.3 oz. (camera body only)
Operating environment Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories BF-1B body cap, EN-EL15a rechargeable Li-ion battery with terminal cover, MH-25a battery charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), HDMI/USB cable clip, UC-E22 USB cable, AN-DC18 strap