Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Nikon Z mount
FX, CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
25.28 million
Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)
24.5 million
| [FX (36 x 24)] selected for image area: |
NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiency (high), and high efficiency options
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available
HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available
NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats
Auto , Standard , Neutral , Vivid , Monochrome , Flat Monochrome , Deep Tone Monochrome , Portrait , Rich Tone Portrait , Landscape , Flat
Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.
SD , SDHC (UHS-II compliant) , SDXC (UHS-II compliant) , microSD (micro Secure Digital) , microSDHC (UHS-I compliant) , microSDXC (UHS-I compliant)
1 Secure Digital (SD) card and 1 micro Secure Digital (SD) card
Either card can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG or HEIF pictures, or for storage of duplicate JPEG or HEIF pictures at different sizes and image qualities; pictures can be copied between cards.
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG-A MIAF
1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
21 mm (-1.0 m-1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
-4 to +2 m-1
Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays
Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Accessible via shutter speed dial: ¹⁄???? to 4 s in steps of 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X (flash sync)
Accessible via main command dial: ¹⁄???? to 30 s in steps of ¹⁄? EV (extendable to 900 s in mode M), Bulb, Time, X (flash sync)
X= ¹⁄??? s; flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of ¹⁄??? s or slower; faster sync speeds are supported with auto FP high-speed sync
Single frame , continuous low-speed , continuous high-speed , Continuous high-speed (extended) , high-speed frame capture with Pre-Release Capture , Self-timer
Approximate frame advance rate
Up to 30 fps
Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 7 fps
Continuous high-speed: Approx. 7.8 fps
Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 14 fps
High-speed frame capture (C30): Approx. 30 fps
Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
Exposure Metering
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering method
Matrix metering
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 or 8 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame
Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approximately 4 mm centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted metering
Metering Range
-4 to +17 EV
Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F
mode
AUTO: auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual
-3 to +3 EV (-5 to +5 EV when exposure compensation dial is rotated to C) in steps of ¹⁄? EV
Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO 100 to 64000 (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄? and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 64000; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 64000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Add, average, lighten, darken
HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
-10 to +19 EV
Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2
Autofocus (AF):
Single-servo AF (AF-S) , continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode)
; predictive focus tracking
Manual focus (M):
Electronic rangefinder can be used
273
Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and FX selected for image area
Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only), wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the AE/AF lock (Protect) button
Camera on-board VR
5-axis image sensor shift
Lens on-board VR
Lens shift (available with VR lenses)
TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering
Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off
-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV
Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync
Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning
Exposure and/or flash , white balance , ADL
Other options for still photography
Vignette control, diffraction compensation, auto distortion control, skin softening, portrait impression balance, and interval-timer, focus-shift, and pixel-shift photography
Video Metering system
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering mode
Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
Note: Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.
Video File format
MOV , MP4
H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit) , H.264/AVC (8 bit)
Audio recording format
Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) , AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)
Audio recording device
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
-3 to +3 EV in steps of ¹⁄? EV
Video ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200; choose from step sizes of 1/6 , ¹⁄?, and 1 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit
Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit
AUTO mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200)
Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, and 200%), and extended shutter speeds (modes S and M); option to view video recording info available via i menu
8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal
Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 15-level manual brightness controls
Approx. 2100 k-dot
Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, filtered playback, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend
Type C SuperSpeed USB connector; connection to built-in USB ports is recommended
Type D HDMI connector
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
WiFi
Standards:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
Operating frequency:
2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 6.1 dBm
5 GHz band: 9.4 dBm
Authentication:
Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Bluetooth
Communication protocols:
Bluetooth Specification version 5.0
Operating frequency:
Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP):
Bluetooth: 0.6 dBm
Bluetooth Low Energy: -0.9 dBm
One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery
EN-EL15b and EN-EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN-EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL15c. EH-8P AC adapters can be used to charge EN-EL15c and EN-EL15b batteries only.
EH-7P charging AC adapters (available separately), EH-8P AC adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB cable required
0.635 cm (¹⁄? in., ISO 1222)
Approx. 144 x 103 x 49 mm ( 5.7 x 4.1 x 2 in.)
Approx. 710 g
( 1 lb. 9.1 oz. )
with battery and memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 630 g / 1 lb. 6.3 oz. (camera body only)
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover (comes attached to camera), DK-33 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), BF-N1 Body Cap, EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with Terminal Cover, AN-DC27 Strap, UC-E25 USB Cable