The shorter lens has 4.5 stops of stabilization, with the telephoto offering five stopes. The Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR is the kit lens paired with the Z 50 body, while the new Nikkor DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR is a compact zoom that’s part of the two lens kit. While the Z 50 is missing the stabilization in the body itself, the new DX Z lenses are not. The touchscreen controls, including pinch-to-zoom, help adjust settings, review images and use the in-camera editing tools. While the Z 50 doesn’t use the secondary LCD screen at the top that the Z 6 and Z 7 has, the 3.2-inch LCD screen flips down 180 degrees for selfies and vlogging. The magnesium alloy body also includes some weather sealing. Nikon says that the camera doesn’t ditch good ergonomics, however, with a good size grip and similar control scheme to the Z 6. Size is one of the reasons Nikon opted to leave out the in-body stabilization system found on the Z 6 and Z 7. Smaller than the Z 6, the Z 50 weighs 14 ounces with a 2.4-inch thick body. The in-camera editing tools mix with the camera’s compact size for a design that Nikon says is ideal for travel. That mix of in-camera editing and wireless transfers, Nikon says, allows more users to leave the laptop behind when traveling.
The camera’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth extends beyond the usual JPEG transfers, with the ability to send RAW files as well as video clips using Nikon Snapbridge. The camera’s list of video features also includes 120 fps slow motion, time-lapses, an interval timer, and a stereo mic jack. The Z 50 tackles more video features than Nikon’s crop sensor DSLRs, with in-camera editing tools that also extend to video.
That makes it Nikon’s first crop sensor camera with eye detection autofocus.Īn Expeed 6 processor gives the Z 50 a top burst speed of 11 fps and a maximum ISO of 51,200, along with 4K video at up to 30 fps. The camera also houses the Eye-Detection Autofocus that arrived on the Z 6 and Z 7 after the initial launch through a firmware update. The Z 50 sensor uses a hybrid phase-detection autofocus with 209 points covering about 87% of the frame horizontally and 85% vertically. Because of the crop factor, Nikon says those full-frame Z lenses produce even sharper results, but a pair of crop sensor mirrorless lenses are also launching with the Z 50 - the Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR and the Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR. Like Nikon’s crop sensor and full-frame cameras can both use F-mount lenses, the Nikon Z 50 can use existing Z-mount lenses. The Nikon Z 50 houses a 20.9-megapixel APS-C sensor, a new sensor that’s inspired by the D500 DSLR. The crop sensor camera brings some new perks over the full-frame Z 6 and Z 7, like a compact size and lower price point, but lacks others, including image stabilization. A compact mirrorless with in-camera editing to leave the laptop behind, Nikon calls the Z 50 a “little but fierce” travel camera. The Nikon Z mount is going to crop - on Thursday, October 10, Nikon unveiled its first APS-C mirrorless camera, the Nikon Z 50. There is no guarantee this app will run on all devices.
Z 9, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 5, Z fc, Z 50, Z 7, Z 6ĬOOLPIX W150, A1000, A900, A300, B700, B600, B500, P950, P1000, W100, W300Ĭompatible devices are those capable of acquiring location information and those that support BLE (iPhone® 5S and later, iPad® 5th Generation and later, iPhone X or later).
Images downloaded to the smart device with version 1.x will no longer be displayed in the Gallery after you upgrade to version 2, but can be viewed in the “Photos” app provided with the smart device. The Nikon SnapBridge application must be installed on the device before it can be used with this camera.Īndroid 6.0, 6.0.1 or later, 7.0 or later, 8.0 or later, 9.0 or later, 10Ī device with Bluetooth 4.0 or later (i.e., a device that supports Bluetooth Smart Ready/Low Energy) is required.
This camera’s built-in Wi-Fi ® capability can only be used with a compatible iPhone ®, iPad ®, and/or iPod touch ® or smart devices running on the Android ™ operating system.