Product Description
Nikon Z6 II Mirrorless Digital Camera Body
- A powerful 24.5-megapixel sensor
- Strong 5-axis in-camera Vibration Reduction
- A wide 100-51200 ISO sensitivity range
- Shoots up to 14 frames per second
- Wide and accurate 273 Autofocus points
- Hybrid phase-detect/contrast AF with AF assist
- Low-light AF accurate from -6 to +19 EV
- Full-pixel readout with broad dynamic range
- Output 10-bit depth directly to recorder via HDMI
- Captures truly stunning 4K UHD 30p video footage
More speed, more versatility, more performance
The Nikon Z 6II is an updated take on the all-rounder mirrorless camera designed for high-end photo and video applications. Despite the wealth of upgrades, the Z 6II retains its familiar form factor and prized image quality to benefit working multimedia image-makers.
Second Generation Z
Improving upon their initial efforts, Nikon has revised the Z 6 platform to offer more speed, faster processing, and greater versatility without sacrificing the beloved qualities of the original camera.
Dual EXPEED 6
Dual EXPEED 6 image processors offer increased buffer performance, a faster 14 fps continuous shooting rate, and noticeably reduced blackout times in the viewfinder. Updated autofocus now includes Eye and Face Detection for both humans and animals in the Wide-Area AF mode, for both photo and video recording.
Timed long exposure shooting is now possible for up to 15 minutes without the need of an external remote. Dual memory card slots offer more flexible file storage capabilities; one CFexpress Type B and one SD UHS-II slot. USB Type-C port permits in-camera charging or continuous power for on-the-go charging or extended shooting times.
The rotation direction of the focus ring on lenses can be switched to suit one's familiarity. Support for HDR (HLG) mode when recording externally gives instant HDR-suitable video files for immediate playback. N-Log is also available for enhanced control during post-production and grading.
Updated creative shooting modes include Multiple Exposure, 20 different Picture Control settings, and in-camera Timelapse recording. There is also a Focus Shift mode for recording up to 300 sequential frames with the focus position shifted between exposures for focus stacking applications.
24.5MP FX-Format BSI CMOS Sensor and Dual EXPEED 6 Processors
A 24.5MP BSI CMOS sensor is used for all-around shooting, impressive low-light quality, and fast readout speeds to benefit continuous shooting, movies, and time-lapse recording. The back-illuminated design of the sensor affords noticeably clean high-sensitivity output for reduced noise when working at high ISO values, up to a native ISO 51200, as well as vivid and smooth quality at sensitivities as low as ISO 100.
UHD 4K Video Recording
Utilizing the sensor and processor attributes for more than just still imagery, the Z 6II is also a more-than-capable multimedia camera. UHD 4K video recording is possible with full pixel readout up to 30p and Full HD 1080p video recording is also supported at up to 120p for slow motion playback. Video files can be saved to the in-camera memory cards or as an uncompressed file to an optional external recorder via HDMI out.
Audio recording can be handled using the built-in stereo microphone or an optional external mic can be added via the 3.5mm stereo jack for greater control over quality, and live monitoring is possible via the headphone jack.
273-Point Phase-Detect AF System
Located on the sensor is an array of 273 phase-detect autofocus points covering 90% of the image area both vertically and horizontally. This provides fast and accurate focusing for both stills and video and with a wide coverage area, subject tracking will work out to near the edges of the frame. Hybrid AF is available for video, which will automatically switch between phase- and contrast-detect systems to provide smooth focus during shooting.
Vibration Reduction
In-body 5-axis sensor-shift Vibration Reduction compensates for up to 5 stops of camera shake regardless of the Z-type lens being used
A large 3.2" 2.1m-dot LCD tilting screen is available for bright, clear, and vivid image playback and live view shooting.
A 3.6m-dot OLED electronic finder is present for comfortable eye-level viewing. It has a high 0.80x magnification and guarantees a sharp, clear image.
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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 |
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