Express yourself with gorgeous image quality, film-inspired looks, intelligent auto modes and easy sharing with the Z50II. Plus, powerful features inherited from our pro mirrorless models including multi subject-recognition autofocus, high-speed shooting and 4K UHD video. Discover an easy-to-use interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with some serious capabilities.
Go beyond your phone
Capture lifelike colors and incredible details from dawn to dusk thanks to a superior 20.9-megapixel DX format (APS-C size) sensor several times larger than that of a typical smartphone, but still lightweight and compact enough to fit in a small bag.
Find your aesthetic
At the press of the Picture Control button, choose from 31 built-in color presets designed to make your photos and videos stand out. Create and save your own Picture Control presets or download bespoke Cloud Picture Controls directly to your Z50II from Nikon Imaging Cloud. Play with results in real-time as you shoot and open up a world of creative possibilities.
Focus with confidence
People, dogs, cats, birds and vehicles—the Z50II can automatically detect and accurately track nine distinct subjects. Plus dedicated bird and airplane modes for even greater autofocus accuracy.
Tell stories with video
Capture the scene with incredible quality and detail with 4K UHD/60p, in-camera 120p slow-motion in Full HD, built-in electronic VR and product review mode.
Built-in Flash
Get beautifully balanced photos indoors and at night. Use Night Portrait mode to create natural-looking slow-shutter flash portraits.
Share in a snap
Send photos and short video clips to your smart device in seconds using the free Nikon SnapBridge app.
Overview:
One-touch access to Imaging Recipes and Picture Controls color filters with a new dedicated Picture Control button.
High-performance AF of 9 different subject types inherited from the Z9 and Z8.
An immersive high-luminance EVF for a distraction-free shooting experience.
Pre-Release Capture at up to 30 fps allows capture up to 1 sec before fully pressing the shutter release button.
Flexible in-camera video recording options such as 5.6K oversampled 4K 10-bit H.265 N-Log.
Full HD/120p for flexibility to create 4x slow-motion videos in 10-bit H.265.
Various advantageous video features, including Product review mode, Hi-Res Zoom, and N-Log/HLG support.
Enhanced camera responsiveness in Auto shooting mode thanks to Nikon's unique AI deep learning technology.
Seamless switching between portrait and landscape shooting with an adaptive vertical UI display for stills.
Nikon Imaging Cloud enables image transfer without the need for a computer and offers download of Imaging Recipes.
Features:
20.9MP DX-Format CMOS Sensor
ISO 100-51200
EXPEED 7 Image Processor
Subject detection for 9 subject types
Up to 30 fps & Pre-Release Capture
4K UHD/60p (Crop) / Full HD/120p
Vari-angle monitor
Compatible With:
Lenses:
Nikon Z-Mount NIKKOR lenses
Nikon F-Mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)
In The Box:
1x Nikon Z50II Mirrorless Camera 1x EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery 1x UC-E25 USB Cable 1x AN-DC29 Strap 1x BF-N1 Body Cap 1x Nikon 1 Year Limited Warranty
Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Lens mount
Nikon Z mount
Lens:
Compatible lenses
Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)
Effective pixels:
Effective pixels
20.9 million
Image sensor:
Type
23.5 × 15.7 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format)
Total pixels
21.51 million
Dust-reduction system
Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)
Storage:
Image size (pixels)
[DX (24 × 16)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3712 (Large: 20.7 M), 4176 × 2784 (Medium: 11.6 M), 2784 × 1856 (Small: 5.2 M)
[1:1 (16 × 16)] selected for image area: 3712 × 3712 (Large: 13.8 M), 2784 × 2784 (Medium: 7.8 M), 1856 × 1856 (Small: 3.4 M)
[16:9 (24 × 14)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3128 (Large: 17.4 M), 4176 × 2344 (Medium: 9.8 M), 2784 × 1560 (Small: 4.3 M)
File format (image quality)
NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiency★, and high efficiency options
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
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
Picture Control system
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.
Media
SD (Secure Digital), and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
File system
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG-A MIAF
Viewfinder:
Viewfinder
1.0-cm/0.39-in., approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls
Frame coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification
Approx. 1.02 × (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)
Monitor:
Monitor
8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1040k-dot vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 13-level manual brightness controls
1/4000 to 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time
Flash sync speed
Flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of 1/250 or 1/200 s or slower (but note that the guide number drops at speeds of 1/200 to 1/250 s); sync speeds as fast as 1/4000 s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync
Release:
Release modes
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
Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 5 fps
Continuous high-speed: Approx. 5.6 fps (when using silent mode and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: approx. 9.7 fps)
*Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.
Exposure:
Metering system
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering modes
Matrix metering
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 or 6-mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame
Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approx. 3.5 mm centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted metering
Metering range (ISO 100 equivalent, f/2.0 lens, 20°C/68°F)
-4 to +17 EV
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
ISO 100 to 51200 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available *Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Detection range (in photo mode, AF-S, ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.2 lens, 20°C/68°F)
-9 to +19 EV
Focus points
209 focus points (single-point AF), 231 focus points (auto-area AF) *Number of focus points available in photo mode with DX selected for image area.
AF-area modes
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)
Flash:
Built-in flash
Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control Guide Number: Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Charging time
Approx. 3 s
Flash control
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
Flash modes
Fill flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync + red-eye, rear-curtain sync, auto, auto + red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync + red-eye, flash off
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync
White balance:
White balance
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
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.
File format
MOV, MP4
Video compression
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) or AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)
Audio recording device
Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions
Exposure compensation
Range: -3 to +3 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 or 1/2 EV)
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode. ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3 to 2.0 and 800 to 25600 when N-Log is selected for tone mode.
Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit
Modes Auto, SCN: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)
Other options
Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, REC lamp, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, 200%, and 400%), extended shutter speeds (modes S and M), option to view video recording info available via i menu, and Hi-Res Zoom
Interface:
USB
Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output
Type D HDMI connector
External audio input
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio output/remote cord
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
MC-DC3 Remote Cord can be used.
* Auto switch between headphone and remote cord is available.
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth:
Wi-Fi
Available
Bluetooth
Available
Power source:
Battery
One EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery *EN-EL25 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL25a.
AC adapter
EH-8P AC Adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB Cable required
Tripod socket:
Tripod socket
0.635 cm; 1/4 in., ISO 1222
Dimensions/weight:
Dimensions (W × H × D)
Approx. 127 × 96.8 × 66.5mm/5 × 3.9 × 2.7 in.
Weight
Approx. 550 g/1 lb. 3.4 oz. with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 495 g/1 lb. 1.5 oz. (camera body only)
Operating environment:
Operating environment
Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (+32°F to 104°F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories:
Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area)
EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, AN-DC29 Strap, UC-E25 USB Cable, BF-N1 Body Cap
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