Sony A99 II has a
42.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor. On the other hand, Nikon D850 has a
46.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor.
Another similarity between these two cameras is that both Nikon D850 and Sony A99 II sensors lack anti-alias (Low-Pass) filters. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the A99 II and D850 sensor size comparison.
Sony A99 II and Nikon D850 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Sony A99 II and Nikon D850 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D850 has a better overall score of 100, 8 points higher compared to A99 II's score of 92.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A99 II |
92 |
25.4 bits |
13.4 Evs |
2317 ISO |
Nikon D850 |
100 |
26.4 bits |
14.8 Evs |
2660 ISO |