Nikon D70 vs Nikon D850

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D70 compared with D850

	NikonD70	NikonD850
Overview
Released
Released	March 2004	September 2017
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	DSLR	DSLR
Sensor format
Sensor format	APS-C	Full frame
Sensor type
Sensor type	CCD	Backside-illuminated CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	23.7 × 15.6 mm	35.9 × 23.9 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	6.1 MP	45.7 MP
Largest image
Largest image	3008 × 2000	8256 × 5504
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	200–1600	64–25600
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	6.24 million total pixels; Image Dust Off reference data for software correction	46.89 million total pixels; no optical low-pass filter; sensor cleaning and image-dust-off reference data. UK effective resolution rounded to 45.7 MP; Japan specifies 45.75 million, distinct from the 45.44-million-pixel largest file.
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG, compressed 12-bit NEF RAW and RAW plus Basic JPEG	12/14-bit NEF RAW with lossless compression, compression or no compression; medium/small RAW fixed at 12-bit lossless; JPEG, RGB TIFF and RAW plus JPEG
ISO detail
ISO detail	–	Expandable to equivalent ISO 32–102400; Auto ISO available
Image processor
Image processor	–	EXPEED 5
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Nikon F mount	Nikon F mount
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	3 fps	9 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	DX angle of view approximately 1.5× FX focal length; AF coupling supports compatible screw-drive lenses. Non-CPU AI lenses permit manual exposure without metering	Compatible F-mount lenses include G/E/D, other supported AF, P and AI non-CPU lenses with restrictions; DX lenses use a cropped image area. Non-AI, IX and F3AF lenses unsupported.
Autofocus
Autofocus	Multi-CAM 900 phase detection with five areas; AF-S and AF-C; single-area, dynamic-area and closest-subject modes	Viewfinder Multi-CAM 20K phase detection with 153 points, 99 cross-type and 55 user-selectable; 15 support f/8. Live view uses contrast detection with face, wide, normal, pinpoint and tracking modes. Review references to a Multi-CAM 3500 module are incorrect.
Shutter
Shutter	Combined mechanical and CCD electronic shutter; 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb and Time; flash sync 1/500 second	1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb and Time; mechanical focal-plane and electronic front-curtain options; flash sync 1/250 second with compatible Auto FP support; electronic silent live-view modes
Burst detail
Burst detail	Approximately 3 fps; DPReview measures four RAW frames before the initial rate slows, with longer JPEG bursts depending on card and quality	Main 9 fps requires optional MB-D18 grip, EN-EL18b battery and BL-5 cover; body with EN-EL15-series battery reaches 7 fps. Full-resolution silent Mode 1 reaches 6 fps. Brief silent Mode 2 reaches 30 fps for at most three seconds with fixed focus/exposure and 3600 × 2400 DX JPEG Normal files; this restricted mode is not the headline continuous rate.
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Optical VR depends on the attached lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation	No sensor-shift stabilisation; optical VR depends on the attached lens. Electronic movie vibration reduction available with mode restrictions.
Flash
Flash	Pop-up i-TTL flash; guide number approximately 15 at ISO 200 in metres, 17 at full manual output; commander mode for compatible remote Speedlights	No built-in flash; ISO 518 hot shoe, ISO 519 sync terminal and compatible external i-TTL Speedlights
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	P/S/A/M, auto and scenes; 1005-pixel RGB metering; ±5 EV compensation	P/S/A/M; ±5 EV compensation; 180K-pixel RGB metering sensor, unlike Photography Blog's erroneous 91K-pixel narrative
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	1.8″	3.2″
Screen dots
Screen dots	130,000	2,359,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	–	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	No	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Fixed TFT; maker rounds the resolution to approximately 130000 dots. DPReview quotes 134000	Tilting TFT, approximately 100% coverage and 170° viewing angle; maker US announcement specifies 2359K dots, Japan rounds to approximately 2.36 million; dots count subpixels
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	Pentamirror, approximately 95% coverage and 0.75× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity; 18 mm eyepoint; selectable grid	Pentaprism, approximately 100% FX coverage, 0.75× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity, 17 mm eyepoint and −3 to +1 dioptre adjustment
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	400 photographs	1840 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	595 g (better)	915 g
Release detail
Release detail	Nikon Japan records 19 March 2004; main retains the month without assigning the Japanese day to every region	Announced on 24 August 2017 after a July development announcement; Nikon US states September availability and Nikon Japan specified 8 September. Main retains September because the exact first UK retail day is unconfirmed.
Recording media
Recording media	CompactFlash Type I/II and Microdrive	Current maker specification supports CFexpress Type B/XQD plus UHS-II SD/SDHC/SDXC; overflow, backup, RAW/JPEG separation and card copying. Launch specification had XQD plus SD.
Ports
Ports	USB 2.0 Full-Speed, 12 Mbps rather than Hi-Speed; analogue NTSC/PAL output; optional EH-5 AC adapter input	USB 3.0 Micro-B, mini HDMI Type C, 3.5 mm microphone and headphone sockets, 10-pin remote terminal and flash-sync socket; Ethernet requires the optional WT-7 transmitter
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	–	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 4.1; SnapBridge
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	EN-EL3; approximately 400 photographs in the manual's single-frame test with flash on alternate exposures, not labelled CIPA. A separate continuous test claims approximately 2000; supplied MS-D70 holder accepts three CR2 batteries	EN-EL15a/15b; maker CIPA claim approximately 1840 shots using the camera's own EN-EL15-series battery, not requiring the D5 battery as UK marketing prose could suggest. EN-EL15c may be supplied. Optional MB-D18 supports EN-EL18b, EN-EL15-series or eight AA cells.
Charging
Charging	External MH-18 charger	External MH-25a charger; optional EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5B power connector
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 140 × 111 × 78 mm	Approximately 146 × 124 × 78.5 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 595 g excluding battery, card, body cap and monitor cover	Approximately 915 g body only or 1005 g including battery and XQD card, excluding body cap
Materials
Materials	–	Weather-sealed construction; maker operating range 0–40°C
In the box
In the box	–	EN-EL15-series battery, MH-25a charger, HDMI/USB cable clip, UC-E22 USB cable, AN-DC18 strap, BF-1B body cap and DK-17F eyepiece; battery revision may vary
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	–	3840 × 2160 at 29.97 fps
Video detail
Video detail	Still-image camera without movie recording or live view	Full-width FX or DX UHD 3840 × 2160 at 29.97/25/23.976p; Full HD up to 59.94p and cropped silent slow-motion capture at 100/119.88 fps played at 25/29.97/23.976p. H.264 MOV/MP4; recording limit 29 minutes 59 seconds. In-camera 4K time-lapse; 8K time-lapse requires still-frame assembly in external software.
Audio
Audio	–	Built-in stereo microphones, external 3.5 mm microphone input and headphone monitoring; PCM or AAC depending on file format; slow motion has no audio