Nikon formally unveils the 45.7-megapixel Z9 with 8K video and 20 fps burst speeds | Engadget-MyCyberBase

Nikon has formally unveiled its new flagship mirrorless digicam, the $5,500, 45.7-megapixel Z9 with 8K 30p video and as much as 20 fps RAW burst taking pictures speeds. It is Nikon’s first digicam to make use of a stacked sensor with inbuilt reminiscence that permits for extraordinarily speedy readout speeds. Actually, Nikon is so assured within the digital shutter that it has deserted the mechanical shutter solely, so the Z9 is the primary high-end skilled digicam with out one.

With that high-speed sensor (which has the similar megapixel rely because the Z7 II), the Z9 lets in a flash sync of as much as 1/2 hundredth of a 2nd, which looks as if the quickest sync pace ever for an digital shutter. That are supposed to additionally make it very proof against rolling shutter, which is the most important if the digicam is for use for sports activities or motion pictures. 

The speedier sensor lets in JPEG burst taking pictures at as much as 30 fps, or RAW pictures at 20 fps. If you are prepared to drop right down to 11 megapixels, you’ll be able to shoot pictures at an astounding 120 fps. As with different stacked sensor cameras, the Nikon Z has a lot advanced buffering, letting you seize as much as 1,000 frames without delay with both JPEG or the brand new HE (excessive potency) RAW compression algorithms. 

Nikon’s autofocus (AF) device could also be all-new, and makes much more intensive use of AI algorithms. Just like Canon’s EOS R3, it could now monitor a variety of topics, together with the eyes, faces and our bodies of other folks, together with canines, cats and birds, planes, trains, bike and bicycles. And in contrast to different AI cameras, there is no wish to inform it what you are taking pictures — the digicam will determine that out in the event you set it to “Auto” (or, you’ll be able to set the topic kind manually). It additionally gives a “3-D monitoring” device just like you’ll be able to to find on Nikon’s DSLRs. All of this falls into line with the Z9’s function as a sports activities/motion/natural world pictures digicam.

Nikon has additionally advanced its in-body stabilization device (which it calls “vibration aid” or VR). Now, it could mix in-body and lens stabilization device for steadier video or fewer blurry pictures. This will likely handiest be to be had with a number of lenses first of all, on the other hand, specifically the Nikkor Z 70-200m F/2.8, Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR and freshly introduced Z 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VR S. 

Video efficiency is similarly spectacular. The Z3 will have the ability to seize 8K at 30p at release, together with oversampled 4K 30p from an 8K seize that are meant to be extremely sharp. If you do not thoughts pixel binning or line skipping, it is going to additionally have the ability to seize 4K at as much as 120 fps.

Initially, you are able to seize those codecs at as much as 10-bit with H.264 or H.265 lengthy GOP formats. On most sensible of that, Nikon is providing the very helpful choice of shooting video with ProRes 422 HQ compression, which is way more straightforward to edit immediately out of the digicam. 

Issues gets much more attention-grabbing afterward, regardless that. Nikon plans to introduce a long term firmware replace that can allow 12-bit 8K 60fps seize in a brand new, proprietary N-RAW layout or the use of Apple ProRes RAW HQ seize at 4K/60p. Nikon guarantees that you are able to seize the oversampled 4K/30p for greater than two hours at “customary” temperatures. 

The Z9 has a big pro-style physique with controls about the place you’ll be expecting them, as opposed to a repositioned play button and AF button close to the entrance. It makes use of twin CFexpress Sort B slots (backward appropriate with XQD) for optimum efficiency for video and burst pictures. The brand new massive, EN-EL18d battery is rated for as much as 740 photographs in step with fee with the LCD, or 700 photographs with the EVF enabled.

It has a three.69 million dot OLED viewfinder with only a 60 fps refresh price, however Nikon stated that it all the time delivers that pace and not downgrades it. It makes use of a multi-direction rear LCD and no longer a fully-articulating display screen, however you’ll be able to tilt t he display screen as much as face your self.

With the Z9, Nikon has taken one of the crucial highest facets of Canon’s EOS R3 and the Sony A1 and married them right into a unmarried, massive physique. It falls a bit of wanting the ones fashions in relation to taking pictures pace, and the digital viewfinder is not too spectacular on paper. Alternatively, Nikon turns out to have vaulted forward of each Sony and Canon in relation to video specifications, however we will have to attend and notice if video autofocus is as much as snuff. The Nikon Z9 will arrive by way of the top of the 12 months in the United States for $5,500 for the physique handiest.