Product Description
Introducing the Nikon Z7 II Mirrorless Digital Camera - Body Only: Redefining Professional Imaging
Elevating the standard of professional mirrorless photography, the Nikon Z7 II stands as a testament to innovation and excellence. Boasting a host of enhancements over its predecessor, this second-generation marvel is engineered to meet the exacting demands of modern image-makers.
Key Features:
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Enhanced Dual EXPEED 6 Image Processors: Revolutionising image processing capabilities, ensuring enhanced buffer performance and reduced blackout times.
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Refined Autofocus System: Featuring Eye, Face, and Animal Detection across both stills and video modes, with 493 autofocus points covering a wide area.
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Unparalleled Image Quality: Equipped with a formidable 45.7-megapixel sensor, delivering breathtaking image quality and exceptional detail rendition.
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Dynamic Video Capabilities: Capturing cinematic 4K UHD 60p video footage, with the option to output 10-bit depth directly to an external recorder via HDMI.
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Robust and Ergonomic Design: Magnesium alloy chassis, dust, and weather-resistant, with an ergonomic grip and anti-slip material for comfortable handling.
Performance and Innovation:
At its core, the Z7 II is driven by dual EXPEED 6 image processors, revolutionising image processing capabilities. This technological leap translates to enhanced buffer performance, allowing for a blistering 10 frames per second continuous shooting rate and reduced blackout times in the viewfinder, ensuring you never miss a crucial moment.
Refined Autofocus:
The Z7 II's autofocus system has undergone a significant upgrade, now featuring Eye, Face, and Animal Detection across both stills and video modes. With an impressive 493 autofocus points covering a wide area, and hybrid phase-detect/contrast AF with AF assist, achieving tack-sharp focus has never been easier. Even in low-light conditions, the autofocus remains accurate from -6 to +19 EV, ensuring crisp results in any environment.
Unparalleled Image Quality:
Equipped with a formidable 45.7-megapixel sensor, the Z7 II delivers breathtaking image quality and exceptional detail rendition. Its back-illuminated design ensures clean, noise-free output even at high ISO settings, while the wide ISO sensitivity range of 64-25600 empowers photographers to capture stunning shots in any lighting scenario.
Dynamic Video Capabilities:
Not content with still photography alone, the Z7 II excels in the realm of videography. With the ability to capture truly cinematic 4K UHD 60p video footage, it offers filmmakers unparalleled creative freedom. Moreover, the option to output 10-bit depth directly to an external recorder via HDMI ensures maximum flexibility in post-production.
Enhanced Ergonomics:
Designed with the photographer in mind, the Z7 II boasts a robust magnesium alloy chassis that is both dust and weather-resistant, allowing for confident shooting in challenging conditions. The ergonomic grip and anti-slip material ensure comfortable handling during extended shooting sessions, while the intuitive joystick facilitates seamless settings and focus point selection.
Versatile Connectivity:
With dual memory card slots supporting CFexpress/XQD and UHS-II SD formats, the Z7 II offers unmatched flexibility in file storage. Additionally, the inclusion of a USB Type-C port enables convenient in-camera charging or continuous power, ideal for on-the-go shooting or extended sessions.
In Conclusion:
In summary, the Nikon Z7 II represents the pinnacle of mirrorless camera technology, combining unrivalled performance, versatility, and reliability in a sleek and ergonomic package. Whether capturing stills or shooting video, this formidable tool empowers photographers and videographers to push the boundaries of their creativity and achieve their vision with precision and confidence.
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| Type | Mirrorless |
| Lens mount | Nikon Z mount |
| Image sensor | FX, CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm |
| Total pixels | 25.28 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required) |
| Effective pixels | 24.5 million |
| Image size (pixels) | [FX (36 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)6048 x 4024 (24.3 million), (M)4528 x 3016 (13.7 million), (S)3024 x 2016 (6.1 million), [DX (24 x 16)] selected for image area: (L)3936 x 2624 (10.3 million), (M)2944 x 1968 (5.8 million), (S)1968 x 1312 (2.6 million), [1:1 (24 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)4016 x 4016 (16.1 million), (M)3008 x 3008 (9.0 million), (S)2000 x 2000 (4.0 million), [16:9 (36 x 20)] selected for image area: (L)6048 x 3400 (20.6 million), (M)4528 x 2544 (11.5 million), (S)3024 x 1696 (5.1 million), Photographs taken while filming movies at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160, Photographs taken while filming movies at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080 |
| Storage file formats | NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression), 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, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
| Picture Control System | Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, 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 |
| Storage media | CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant) |
| Dual card slot | 1 CFexpress card or XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card, Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards. |
| File system | DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31 |
| Viewfinder | 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-¹) |
| Eyepoint | 21 mm (-1.0 m-¹; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | -4 to +2 m-¹ |
| Eye sensor | Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays |
| Compatible lenses | Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply) |
| Shutter type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
| Shutter speed | 1/8000 to 30 s, (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time, X200 |
| Flash sync speed | X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; auto FP high-speed sync supported |
| Release mode | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Continuous H (extended), Self-timer |
| Frame advance rate | Up to 14 fps, Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 5 fps, Continuous H: Approx. 5.5 fps, Continuous H (extended): Approx. 14 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 10 fps) |
| Self-timer | 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 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering |
| Metering range | -4 to +17 EV |
| Mode | Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual U1, U2 and U3: user settings modes |
| Exposure compensation | –5 to +5 EV, in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
| ISO sensitivity | ISO 100 to 51200, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available (Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Active D-Lighting | Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
| Multiple exposure | Add, average, lighten, darken |
| Other options | HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction |
| Autofocus | Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
| Detection range | -4.5 to +19 EV (with low-light AF: -6 to +19 EV) |
| Lens servo | Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M) Electronic rangefinder can be used |
| Focus points | 273 |
| AF-area mode | Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, and dynamic-area AF (available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); wide-area AF (L-people); wide-area AF (L-animals); auto-area AF; auto-area AF (people); auto-area AF (animals) |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector |
| Camera VR | 5-axis image sensor shift |
| Lens VR | Lens shift (available with VR lenses) |
| 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 | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output |
| Accessory shoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System | i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync, unified flash control |
| White balance | Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature |
| Bracketing types | Exposure and/or flash, white balance, ADL |
| Movie - metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor, TTL metering using camera image sensor |
| Movie - metering method | Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
| Movie - frame size (pixels) and frame rate | 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive)/25p/24p, 60p available after firmware update (free of charge, expected February 2021), 1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080 (slow-motion): 30p x4/25p x4/24p x5 |
| Movie - file format | MOV, MP4 |
| Movie - video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Movie - audio recording format | Linear PCM (for movies recorded in MOV format), AAC (for movies recorded in MP4 format) |
| Movie - audio recording device | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable |
| Movie - ISO sensitivity | M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200; choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 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 P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200) (Recommended Exposure Index) |
| Movie - Active D-Lighting | Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
| Movie - Other options | Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, logarithmic (N-Log) and HDR (HLG) movie output |
| Monitor | 8-cm (3.2–in.) diagonal; Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls; Approx. 2100k-dot |
| Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, and picture rating |
| USB | Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
| Accessory terminal(s) | Built-in (can be used with MC-DC2 remote cords and other optional accessories) |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards | IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency | 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power | 5.2 dBm (2.4 GHz), 8.3 dBm (5 GHz) |
| Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security | Open system, WPA2-PSK |
| Bluetooth standards | Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2; Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth: –0.3 dBm; Bluetooth Low Energy: –1.8 dBm; Range (line of sight): approximately 10 m (32 ft)⁹ |
| Battery | One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| Battery pack | MB-N11 power battery packs and MB-N10 battery packs (available separately); each takes two EN-EL15c¹¹ batteries |
| AC adapter | EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately); EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm (5.3 x 4 x 2.8 in.) |
| Weight | Approx. 705 g (1 lb. 8.9 oz.), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 615 g/1 lb. 5.7 oz. (camera body only) |
| Operating environment - temperature | 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) |
| Operating environment - humidity | 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories | BF-N1 Body Cap, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC19 Strap, UC-E24 USB Cable, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover |
