Sony A99 II vs Nikon D850

Nikon D850 advantages over Sony A99 II

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Less expensive
  $2497 vs $3198
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Fast startup
  ~0.20 vs 1.2 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  D850 test data on DxO Mark A99 II test data on DxO Mark
  2,660 vs 2,317 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  D850 test data on DxO Mark A99 II test data on DxO Mark
  14.8 vs 13.4 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  1840 vs 490 shots
  Capture more photos
• More cross-type AF points
  99 vs 15
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Higher-res screen
  590k vs 307k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More AF points
  153 vs 79
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  200 vs 61 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Bigger RAW buffer
  200 vs 25 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)