Nikon Z 6 camera body

Overview

• Nikon FX-format, backside illumination CMOS sensor featuring 24.5 effective megapixels and focal-plane phase-detection AF pixels, while achieving ISO 100-51200
• EXPEED 6 provides sharper stills and videos, while effectively reducing noise
• Picture Control System featuring mid-range sharpening parameter and 20 additional Creative Picture Control options
• 273-point^*1 hybrid AF system offering accurate focus across 90% of the frame
• Approx. 3690k-dot Quad-VGA EVF with Nikon’s superior optical and image-processing technology, providing a clear and comfortable view
• Up to approx. 12 fps^*2 makes it possible to capture fleeting moments
• Sharp, beautiful full-frame 4K UHD/30p with full-pixel readout
• N-Log utilizes the extensive color depth range in 10-bit HDMI output, recording richer gradation information for more effective color grading
• Image sensor shift, in-camera VR that achieves an effect equivalent to a shutter speed up to approx. 5.0 stops^*3 faster, compensating vibration in five directions
  • *1In FX format with single-point AF.
  • *2When using 12-bit RAW, JPEG or TIFF in high-speed continuous shooting (extended). AE is fixed at the first frame.
  • *3Based on CIPA Standards. This value is achieved when NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S is attached, with zoom set at the maximum telephoto position.

  • Specifications

    Type of camera

    Type	Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
    Lens mount	Nikon Z mount

    Lens

    Compatible lenses	Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

    Effective pixels

    Effective pixels	24.5 million

    Image sensor

    Image sensor	35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)
    Total pixels	25.28 million
    Dust-reduction system	Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D), image sensor cleaning

    Storage

    Image size(pixels)	FX (36×24) image area: 6048 x 4024 (L: 24.3 million), 4528 x 3016 (M: 13.7 million), 3024 x 2016 (S: 6.1 million) DX (24×16) image area: 3936 x 2624 (L: 10.3 million), 2944 x 1968 (M: 5.8 million), 1968 x 1312 (S: 2.6 million) 1 : 1 (24×24) image area: 4016 x 4016 (L: 16.1 million), 3008 x 3008 (M: 9.0 million), 2000 x 2000 (S: 4.0 million) 16 : 9 (36×20) image area: 6048 x 3400 (L: 20.6 million), 4528 x 2544 (M: 11.5 million), 3024 x 1696 (S: 5.1 million) Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 Photographs taken during movie recording at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080
    File format	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) TIFF (RGB) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8) or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; 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
    Media	XQD and CFexpress* memory cards * Type B CFexpress cards manufactured by Sony Corp., ProGrade Digital Inc. and Lexar® only. Operation is not guaranteed with cards from other manufacturers (as of February 2020).
    File system	DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

    Viewfinder

    Electronic viewfinder	1.27-cm/0.5-in., approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED 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

    Shutter

    Type	Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
    Speed	1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, 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

    Release modes	Single frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, high-speed continuous (extended), self-timer
    Approximate maximum frame advance rate (measured under Nikon-specified test conditions)	Low-speed continuous: 1 to 5 fps High-speed continuous: 5.5 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 12 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 9 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 system	TTL metering using camera image sensor
    Metering modes	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: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
    Range (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20°C/68°F)	-4 to 17 EV
    Modes	Auto; programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); user settings (U1, U2, U3)
    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 (Recommended Exposure Index)	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
    Active D-Lighting	Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off
    Multiple exposure	Add, average, lighten, darken
    Other options	HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction

    Focus

    Autofocus	Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
    Detection range (in photo mode, AF-S, ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20°C/68°F)	-2 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)
    Lens servo	Autofocus (AF): 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 (in photo mode, FX format, single-point AF)	273 (single-point AF)
    AF-area modes	Pinpoint, single-point and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF
    Focus lock	Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing center of sub-selector

    Vibration reduction (VR)

    Camera VR	5-axis image sensor shift
    Lens VR	Lens shift (available with VR lenses)

    Flash

    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, slow rear-curtain sync, off
    Flash compensation	-3 to +1 EV in increments 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 (CLS)	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

    White balance	Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning

    Bracketing

    Bracketing types	Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL

    Movie

    Metering system	TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
    Metering modes	Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted
    Frame size (pixels) and frame rate	3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080 (slow-mo); 30p x4, 25p x4, 24p x5 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; quality selection available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at ★ (high) The following frame sizes, image areas and frame rates are available with RAW video recording: 3840 × 2160 FX; 30p, 25p, 24p 3840 × 2160 DX; 30p, 25p, 24p 1920 × 1080 FX; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1920 × 1080 DX; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p
    File format	MOV, MP4
    Video compression	H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
    Audio recording format	Linear PCM, AAC
    Audio recording device	Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
    ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200) P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200
    Active D-Lighting	Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off
    Maximum movie recording length	29 min. 59 s
    Other movie options	Time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, movie log output (N-Log), RAW output (paid service)

    Monitor

    Monitor	8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2100k-dot tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx.100% frame coverage, color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls

    Playback

    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, picture rating and auto image rotation

    Interface

    USB	Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
    HDMI output	Type C HDMI connector
    Accessory terminal	Can be used with MC-DC2 and other optional accessories
    Audio input	Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
    Audio output	Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

    Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

    Wireless (may differ by country or area)	Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462/2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 11/13) and 5180 to 5825/5180 to 5805/5180 to 5320/5745 to 5805/5180 to 5700 MHz Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.4 dBm, 5 GHz band: 12.2/9.2 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
    Bluetooth	Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2 Operating frequency: 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth), 2402 to 2480 MHz (Bluetooth Low Energy) Maximum output power (EIRP): 1.9 dBm (Bluetooth), 0.4 dBm (Bluetooth Low Energy)
    Range (line of sight)	Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

    Power source

    Battery	One EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion Battery; EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15b batteries only
    Charging AC adapter	EH-7P Charging AC Adapter
    AC adapter	EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter (requires EP-5B Power Connector, which is available separately)

    Tripod socket

    Tripod socket	1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

    Dimensions/weight

    Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 67.5 mm/5.3 x 4 x 2.7 in.
    Weight	Approx. 675 g/1 lb 7.9 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g/1 lb 4.7 oz (camera body only)

    Operating environment

    Operating environment	Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

    Supplied accessories

    Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area)	EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E24 USB Cable, AN-DC19 Strap, BF-N1 Body Cap, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover

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