Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Compared to the Nikon D850

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Specifications	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV	Nikon D850

Year Introduced	2016	2018
Megapixels	30.4	45.7
Total Pixels	31.7	46.9
Sensor Size	36.0 x 24.0mm	35.9 x 23.9mm
Pixel Dimensions	6720 x 4480	8256 x 5504
Pixel Size	5.36µm	4.35µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/8.6	f/7.0
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)
Sensor Stabilization	N	N
Lens Mount	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E	Nikon F
FOVCF	1.0x	1.0x
Image Processor	DIGIC 6+	EXPEED 5

Autofocus
Type	TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with Dual Pixel & AF-dedicated sensor	Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection and fine-tuning
Points	61 Point / max of 41 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 and 61 points / 21 cross-type AF points at f/8 The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.	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
Working Range	EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)	EV-4 to EV 20 (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
Point Selection	Automatic selection: All 61 point AF (based on EOS iTR AF setting) Manual selection: Single point AF (selectable points 61, 15, 9 or cross type only points selectable) Manual selection: Single point Spot AF Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right) Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points Manual selection: Zone AF (all AF points divided into 9 focusing zones) Manual selection: Large Zone AF (all AF points divided into 3 focusing zones) AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting	9, 25, 72, or 153 point Dynamic-area AF Auto-area AF Single-point AF 3D-tracking Group-area AF
Microadjustment	Manual: Enter adjustment +/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for zoom lenses) Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 40 lenses individually Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number	Yes
Touch & Drag AF
Eye Detection AF
Focus Bracketing/Stacking

Exposure Control
Metering Modes	Approx. 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor, 252-zone metering. EOS Intelligent Subject Analysis system (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) (3) Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 1.3% viewfinder at center) AF point-linked spot metering not provided (4) Center weighted average metering	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) 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 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
Metering Range	EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)	-3 - 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering) 2 - 20 EV (spot metering) 0 - 20 EV (Highlight-weighted metering) @ ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F
Exposure Comp	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).	±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV
AEB	+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments	2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV
Light Flicker Mode
Intervalometer
ISO Sensitivity	Auto 100-32000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400	ISO 64 - 25,600 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 102,400 equivalent) above ISO 25,600; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Shutter Speed	30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)	30 sec. to 1/8000 in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250

Viewfinder
Type	Pentaprism	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.71x	Approx. 0.75x
Eyepoint	Approx. 21mm	Approx. 17mm
Information	AF information: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+), JPEG/RAW indicator, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer. Composition information: Grid, Electronic level Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance	Roll indicator AF Area Brackets Framing Grid Focus Points Pitch Indicator Flicker Detection Focus Indicator Metering AE Lock Shutter Speed Lock Shutter Speed AF Mode Aperture Lock Aperture (f-number and number of stops)
DOF Preview	Yes, with Depth of Field preview button	Yes (via Pv button)

LCD
Type	Touch screen 3.2" (8.10cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1620K dots	3.2" (8cm), approx. 2359k-dot (XGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD
Coating	Anti-reflection and Anti-smudge. Reinforced glass incorporated
Brightness Adj	Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels Color Tone Adjustment: 4 settings	Adjustable to one of five levels
Display Options	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level (4) Custom Quick Control Screen	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level

Flash
Built-in GN	N/A (ISO 100, meters)	N/A (ISO 100, meters)
Built-in Coverage	N/A	N/A
Built-in Recycle Time	N/A	N/A
Modes	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual	Front-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off
X-Sync	1/200sec	1/250sec
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3EV in 1/3 increments with EX series Speedlites	- 3.0 EV – +1 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
External Flash Comp	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support	Nikon Speedlight

Shooting
Shooting Modes	Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb and Custom (x3)	Aperture-Priority (A), Manual (M), Programmed auto with flexible program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Picture Styles	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)	Auto, Flat, Landscape, Monochrome, Neutral, Portrait, Standard, Vivid
Image Processing	Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction (during/after still photo shooting, during Video only) - Distortion correction, Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) - 45 cropping sizes selectable, from 11% to 95% (diagonal) - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure 4K Frame Grab	D-Lighting Distortion Control Filter Effects Image Overlay Monochrome NEF (RAW) Processing Perspective Control Red-Eye Correction Resize Side-by-Side Comparison Straighten Trim Trim Movie
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes	Single, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Silent Continuous, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)	Continuous low-speed [CL] mode, Continuous high-speed [CH] mode, Mirror-up [Mup] mode, Quiet Shutter Release, Quiet Continuous Release, Self-timer Mode, Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous Shooting	Max. Approx. 7fps. with full AF / AE tracking, speed maintained for up to unlimited number of JPEGs or 21 RAW images Max. 4.3fps in Live View mode with AF Tracking	Max approx. 9 frames per second with EN-EL18b Battery inserted in a MB-D18 Power Pack; up to 7 frames per second with alternate power source
Shutter Lag	58ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A

Live View
FrameRate	29.97 fps	60 fps
Focusing	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone - Single, FlexiZone - Multi), available with all EF lenses and Touch shutter	Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected), Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Pinpoint AF, Subject-tracking AF
Metering	Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor (315-zone) Partial metering (approx. 6.3% of Live View screen) Spot metering (approx. 2.7% of Live View screen) Center-weighted average metering Active metering timer can be changed	TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Display Options	4 levels available through INFO. button: No information, Basic shooting information, Advanced shooting information and Advanced shooting information with Histogram Multiple Exposure status also available in Multiple Exposure mode

File Information
Still ImageType	JPEG: 3 compression options RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW and Dual Pixel RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition) Complies with Exif 2.30 and Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 Complies with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1	Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 EXIF 2.31 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
Image Size	JPEG: 3:2 ratio (L) 6720x4480, (M1) 4464x2976, (S1) 3360x2240 , (S2) 1696x1280 , (S3) 640x480 4:3 ratio (L) 5952x4480, (M1) 3968x2976, (S1) 2976x2240 , (S2) 1920x1280 , (S3) 720x480 16:9 ratio (L) 6720x3776, (M1) 4464x2512, (S1) 3360x1888 , (S2) 1920x1080 , (S3) 720x408 1:1 ratio (L) 4480x4480, (M1) 2976x2976, (S1) 2240x2240 , (S2) 1280x1280 , (S3) 480x480 RAW: (RAW) 6720x4480, (M-RAW) 5040x3360, (S-RAW) 3360x2240	FX-format: (L) 8,256 x 5,504, (M) 6,192 x 4,128, (S) 4,128 x 2,752 1:2 format: (L) 6,880 x 4,584, (M) 5,152 x 3,432, (S) 3,440 x 2,288 5:4 format: (L) 6,880 x 5,504, (M) 5,152 x 4,120, (S) 3,440 x 2,752 1:1 format: (L) 5,504 x 5,504, (M)4,128 x 4,128, (S)2,752 x 2,752 DX-format: (L) 5,408 x 3,600, (M) 4,048 x 2,696, (S) 2,704 x 1,800 FX-format photographs taken during movie recording: (L) 8,256 x 4,640, (M) 6,192 x 3,480, (S) 4,128 x 2,320 DX-format photographs taken during movie recording: (L) 5,408 x 3,040, (M) 4,048 x 2,272, (S) 2,704 x 1,520
Movie Type	MOV Video: 4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 - Motion JPEG (internal recording only), Full HD, HD - MPEG4 AVC / H.264 variable (average) bit rate, Audio: Linear PCM MP4 Video: Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 - MPEG4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC	MOV/MP4, H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding, Linear PCM AAC Stereo Audio
Movie Size	4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) Motion JPEG Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR ( 29.97, 25 fps) inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter frame HD (16:9) 1280 x 720 (119.9, 100 fps) intra frame	4K UHD 3,840 x 2,160 - 30/25/24 fps Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 - 60/50/30/25/24 fps HD 1,280 x 720 - 60/50 fps Slow-motion: Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 30p/25p/24p 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 3,840 x 2,160 (when quality is fixed at high) and 1,920 x 1,080 slow-motion (when quality is fixed at normal)
Movie Length	4K and Full HD - Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT CF card	29 minutes 59 seconds Each movie will be recorded across up to 8 files of up to 4 GB each.

Other Information
Wireless Features	Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC	Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
GPS	Built-in	via optional GP-1/GP-1A
Custom Functions	17 Custom Functions with 46 settings	55 Custom Settings
LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes	Yes
Sound Memo	No	No

Interface
Computer Interface	SuperSpeed USB 3.0	SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector)
Other Interface	HDMI mini out (Type C, HDMI-CEC compatible), External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), N3-type terminal (remote control terminal)	Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Headphone Connector 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

Memory
Memory Type	CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible) (Incompatible with Type II and Microdrive); SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-I	XQD, Secure Digital (SDHC/SDXC UHS-II compliant)

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6	EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Battery Life	Approx. 900 shots (at 23°C) Approx. 850 (at 0°C)	Approx. 1,840 shots
Power Supply Battery Chargers	Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), Battery charger LC-E6, AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6	MH-25a

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium alloy and carbon fiber
Shutter Durability Rating	150,000	200,000
Operating Environment	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less	0–40 °C (32–104 °F), less than 85% humidity
Dimensions Inches	5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99" (150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9mm)	5.7 x 4.9 x 3.1" (146.0 x 124.0 x 78.5mm)
CIPA Weight	31.4 oz (890g)	32.3 oz (915g)

Accessories
Viewfinder	Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C	DK-19 Rubber Eyecup, DK-17C Diopter-Adjustment Viewfinder, DK-17M Magnifying Eyepiece, DG-2 Eyepiece Magnifier (requires DK-18 adapter), DK-14/DK-17A Antifog Finder, DK17F Fluorine-Coated Finder, DR-5/DR-4 Right-Angle Viewing Attachment
Wireless File Transmitter	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7B	Built-in
Compatible Lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses	AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E, and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses), DX lenses, AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only).
Battery Grip	BG-E20 Buy ►	MB-D18 Buy ►
Remote	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 and Speedlite 600EX-II-RT	MC-30A/ MC-36A
Other	Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100

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