Nikon Z5II Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

Expand your creative expression with full-frame quality, intelligent autofocus, custom color presets and a best-in-class viewfinder. Meet the mirrorless Nikon Z5IIa trustworthy companion that will evolve with you, at every step of your journey.

Product Highlight:

Intelligent Autofocus

Automatic detection of 9 subjects: people, birds, dogs, cats, cars, bicycles, motorcycles, trains and airplanes.

Incredible in Low Light

Class-leading autofocus detection down to -10EV and up to 7.5 stops of built-in image stabilization.

Bright, Immersive EVF

Sharp, detailed display6x brighter than competitor models.

Creative Color Presets

Fine-tune your signature look with built-in Picture Controls. Make your own and discover even more in the cloud.

Pro-levelPower

Full-frame 24.5MP BSI-CMOS sensor plus EXPEED 7 processing engine unlocks high-speed shooting up to 30fps.

Product Feature:

The full-frame difference.

The Z5IIs full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor is 50% larger than competitive APS-C models. That means it collects more light, so you can enjoy cleaner, more detailed images in all conditions. Plus, theres no crop factor with full-frame/FX format Nikkor Z lenses, so wide-angles stay genuinely wide.

Fast, intelligent autofocus.

Powered by Nikons unique deep learning-based AI technology and finely-tuned to give you great results in a huge range of shooting situations.

Effortless subject detection.

People, dogs, cats, birds and vehiclesthe Z5II can automatically detect and accurately track nine distinct subjects. Plus dedicated [Bird] and [Airplane] modes for even greater autofocus accuracy.

Incredible precision.

High-speed autofocus acquisition combines with amazing accuracy for sharp focus in all conditions, even when your subjects are tiny in the frame.

3D-tracking with subject detection.

Position the AF point over your subject, and the Z5II will automatically track to keep it in focus.

Smart focus.

In AF-A mode, the Z5II automatically detects subject movement and switches to tracking autofocus when necessary.

Performance thats a step ahead.

Keep up with the fastest actioneven before it happens.

Uncompromising speed.

Maximum frame rate of 14 frames per second in mechanical shutter mode and up to 30 frames per second (electronic shutter) with full autofocus.

Pre-Release Capture.

Sometimes you only recognize the decisive moment after it has passed. Capture the action before you fully press the shutter release buttonat up to 30 fpssaving shots that would otherwise have been missed.

New opportunities in low light.

Your creativity doesnt stop when the sun goes down, and neither does the Z5II. Keep on shooting even in almost complete darkness, with stunning high ISO image quality and a suite of features designed to unlock new creative possibilities in low light.

Focus confidently in low light.

Class-leading autofocus detection down to -10EV delivers accurate, reliable focus in dim and dark conditionsgreat for live performances, available light portraiture, astrophotography and more.

See in the dark.

Starlight View mode gives a clear view even in virtually complete darkness, helping you find the perfect composition for astrophotography.

Shake-free shooting.

Shake-free shooting. Leave your tripod at home thanks to built-in 5-axis Vibration Reduction, delivering up to 7.5 stops of image stabilization. Focus Point VR prioritizes stabilization on the active focus point.

Expanded ISO range.

With a standard ISO sensitivity range of 100-64,000 expandable to Hi 1.7 (ISO 204,800 equivalent), the Z5II can continue to capture detailed images even in ultra-low light.

Extended shutter speeds.

Enjoy shutter speeds as long as 900 seconds (15 minutes) in manual exposure mode. Perfect for extreme long-exposure nightscapes and star trails.

Warm Display Colors.

When shooting at night, the brightness of the LCD and EVF can be distracting, even turned all the way down. In Warm Display Colors mode the information display is switched from white to red to preserve your night vision.

Class-leading viewfinder experience.

Get a brighter, more accurate view with an electronic viewfinder youll love to look throughwhether youre at the beach, in the snow or out on the water.

Class-leading brightness.

At 3000 nits, the Z5IIs viewfinder is six times brighter than competitive models. Even in ultra-bright conditions where other finders lag behind, youll be able to enjoy an accurate real-time preview of exposure, white balance and Picture Controls.

Manual focus assist.

Use magnified live view with focus peaking for accurate manual focus, every time.

Customizable info display.

See key exposure settings at a glance, or hide shooting info for a cleaner, distraction-free view. Its your call.

Flexible hands-on screen.

Use the 3.2 inch 2100 k dot Vari-angle LCD to frame photos, video and selfies easily from any position. Use touch to set focus, adjust exposure settings and zoom in on photos.

Multifunction touch control.

Touch Fn turns the Z5IIs rear LCD screen into a large, touch-sensitive control. With your eye to the finder, adjust focus point, quickly select your subjects eyes, or toggle a framing grid or virtual horizon.

Create. Connect. Share.

Wireless remote control, cloud storage, curated color presets and more. Discover extra functionality when you connect your Z5II mirrorless camera to a compatible smart device or the cloud.

Camera to smartphone.

Use the free SnapBridge app to transfer photos and short video clips from the Z5II to your compatibble phone or tablet wirelessly, and use your device as a wireless remote control with live view.

Camera to cloud.

Nikon Imaging Cloud is a complimentary cloud service that expands the capabilities of your Z5II. Browse a selection of curated Imaging Recipes (Picture Controls). Automatically upload image files to your preferred cloud storage sites.6 Keep your camera up to date with firmware updates sent directly from the cloud.

Feed your creativity.

Get high-quality results quickly, in-camera, with a suite of easy-to-use features including one-touch access to more than 30 expressive color presetsand even more in the cloud.

Find your aesthetic.

Choose from a selection of built-in color presets or create your own using Nikons free NX Studio software. Save your own custom Picture Controls to the Z5II and switch between them in a snap using the dedicated Picture Control button.

Explore a world of new looks.

Discover fresh styles and inspiring insights from contributing creators, and download their Picture Control presets directly to your camera from the Nikon Imaging Cloud.

Portraits that impress.

The Z5II enhances your portraiture with features like Skin Softening, Portrait Impression Balance and face + eye-detection, leaving you free to focus on posing and framing.

Impactful video.

Discover a suite of tools for content creation of all kinds, from high-resolution 4K/60p capture8 and 12-bit N-RAW recording in-camera, to professional-looking product reviews and high-quality streaming.

Shake-free footage.

Use built-in Vibration Reduction and electronic stabilization to reduce shake during handheld filming.

Product Review Mode.

Shooting a product video? The Z5II will seamlessly switch focus between you and any objects you hold up to the camera. You can even customize the size of the active AF area.

Upgrade your streaming.

Connect to a computer or smart device via the UVC/UAC-compliant USB port, and the Z5II transforms into a high-quality webcam for live streaming.

Color grading ready.

Expand editing flexibility in post-production and explore a selection of free professional LUTs for N-Log, developed with Hollywood camera manufacturer RED.

5x slow-motion.

Capture Full HD video at 120p for up to 5x slow-motion in-camera.

Zoom in with any lens.

Use the native 4K resolution of the Z5IIs sensor to zoom up to 2X in-camera during Full HD shooting, without any loss of quality.

A lens lineup as broad as your imagination.

Expand your Z5IIs capabilities with more than 45 advanced Nikkor Z mirrorless primes, zooms and teleconverters as well as hundreds of F mount (DSLR) lenses, compatible using the optional FTZ II mount adapter.

Product Specification:

Effective Pixels24.5 million

Sensor Size23.9 mm x 35.9 mm

Image Sensor Format

Storage MediaSD (Secure Digital), SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (SDHC and SDXC memory cards are UHSII compliant)

ISO SensitivityISO 100 to 64000 in steps of 1/3 and 1 EV, Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1 or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 64000; auto ISO sensitivity control available; Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 40064000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Monitor Sizein. diagonal

Monitor TypeVari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD

Battery / BatteriesEN-EL15c

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)5.3 in.134 mm x 4 in.100.5 mm x 2.9 in.72 mm

Approx. Weight24.7 oz.620 g

Type

Type

Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Lens Mount

Nikon Z mount

Image Sensor

Effective Pixels

24.5 million

Sensor Size

23.9 mm x 35.9 mm

Image Sensor Format

FX

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

25.28 million

Dust-Reduction System

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)

Dust-Off Reference Photo

Yes

Image Area (pixels)

FX-format

(L)6048 x 4032

(M)4528 x 3024

(S)3024 x 2016

DX-format

(L)3984 x 2656

(M)2976 x 1992

(S)1984 x 1328

1:1 (24 x 24)

(L)4032 x 4032

(M)3024 x 3024

(S)2016 x 2016

16:9 (36 x 20)

(L)6048 x 3400

(M)4528 x 2544

(S)3024 x 1696

File System

File Format Still Images

NEF (RAW): 14 bit with lossless, high-efficiency*, and high efficiency options; 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; HEIF: Supports 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; NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats

Storage Media

SD (Secure Digital), SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (SDHC and SDXC memory cards are UHSII compliant)

Card Slot

2 slots (SD and SD)

File System

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEGA MIAF

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 18-level manual brightness controls

Viewfinder Frame Coverage

Approx.Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Viewfinder Magnification

Approx.Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m -1)

Viewfinder Eyepoint

21mm (-1.0 m-1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment

4 +2 m1

Eye Sensor

Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Lens

Depth-of-Field Control

Yes

Lens Compatibility at a Glance***

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

Compatible Lenses

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

Shutter

Shutter Type

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter

Shutter Speed

8000 30 s (choose from step sizes of , , and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time. When using an electronic shutter, the shutter speed can be set up to 8000s.

Fastest Shutter Speed

1/8000 (mechanical shutter), 1/2000 (electronic shutter) sec.

Slowest Shutter Speed

900 seconds sec.

Flash Sync Speed

Up to: 1/200th sec.

Bulb Shutter Setting

Yes

Shutter Release Modes

Single frame, Continuous L, Continuous H, Continuous high-speed (extended), High-speed frame capture with Pre-Release Capture, Self-timer

Approx. Frame Advance Rate

Continuous L: Approx 1-7 fps, Continuous high-speed: [Mechanical shutter]) Approx. 9.4 fps. (when the shutter type is set to [Electronic front-curtain shutter]) Approx. 10 fps (when silent mode is set to [ON]). Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 14 fps, Approx. 15 fps (when silent mode is set to [ON]), High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps, High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps, Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in house tests Continuous high-speed and Continuous high-speed (extended) specs using an image quality setting other than NEF (RAW) or NEF (RAW) + JPG.

Continuous Shooting Options

Continuous L: 1-7 fps, Continuous H: 1-8.1 fps (up to 16 fps with electronic shutter), Continuous H extended: 14 fps (up to 20 fps with electronic shutter), High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps, High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps, Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in house tests

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution

30 frames per second

Self-Timer

2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.

Timer duration electronically controlled

Silent Shooting

Yes

Top Continuous Shooting Speeds

30 frames per second with JPEG at full resolution

Exposure

Exposure Metering System

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Metering Method

Matrix metering, Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm or 8 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame, Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle centered on selected focus point, Highlight-weighted metering

Metering Range

-4 to +17 EV (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 C/68 F)

Exposure Modes

Auto, Programmed auto with flexible program (P), Shutter-priority auto (S), Aperture-priority auto (A), Manual (M)

Exposure Compensation

5 +5 EV (choose from step sizes of and EV)

Exposure Bracketing

Yes

Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value

Picture Control

Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Flat Monochrome, Deep Tone Monochrome, Portrait, Rich Tone 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, Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.

Multiple Exposure

Add, average, lighten, darken

HDR Overlay

Yes

High-frequency flicker reduction

Yes

Sensitivity

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 100 to 64000 in steps of 1/3 and 1 EV, Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1 or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 64000; auto ISO sensitivity control available; Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 40064000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity

100

Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity

64000

Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity

50

Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options

204800

Long Exposure Noise Reduction

Yes

High ISO Noise Reduction

Yes

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from:

Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Active D-Lighting Bracketing

Yes

Focus/Autofocus

Single-Point AF Mode

Yes

Dynamic AF Mode

Yes

Auto-Area AF Mode

Yes

Autofocus System

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

Detection Range

’10 +19 EV. Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 C/68 F using single-servo AF (AFS) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2

Lens Servo

Autofocus (AF), Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), Full-time AF (AF-A) available only in photo mode), Full-time AF (AF-F) available only in video mode), Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus Point

273 focus points (single-point AF), 299 focus points (auto-area AF), Number of focus points available in photo mode with FX selected for image area

AF-Area Mode

Pinpoint, Single-point, Dynamic-area (S), Dynamic-area (M), Dynamic-area (L), Wide-area AF (S), Wide-area AF (L), Wide-area AF (C1), Wide-area AF (C2), Auto-area AF, 3D-tracking, Subject-tracking AF, Pinpoint (available in photo mode only); Single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only); wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); Subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)

Focus Lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AFS) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

Focus Modes

AF-S, AF-C, AF-A (photo), AF-F (video), MF

Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

299

Vibration Reduction

5-axis image sensor shift, lens shift (available with VR lenses)

Autofocus Fine Tune

Yes

Flash

Flash Bracketing

Yes

X-Sync Speed

1/200th sec. sec.

Top FP High Speed Sync

Up to:Up to 1/8000 sec. sec.

Flash Control

TTL: iTTL flash control; iTTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard iTTL fill-flash with spot metering

Flash Sync Modes

Front-curtain sync, Rear-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync, Off

Flash Compensation

‘-3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of and EV)

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, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync

Flash Sync Terminal

No

White Balance

White Balance

Auto (3 types), Choose color temperature (2,500 K10,000 K), Cloudy, Direct sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (3 types), Incandescent, Natural light auto, Shade, Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning

White Balance Bracketing

Yes

Movie

Movie Metering

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Movie Maximum Recording Time

2 hours 5 minutes

Movie File Format

NEV, MOV, MP4

Movie Video Compression

N-RAW (12 bit), H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)

Movie Audio Recording Format

Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in NEV or MOV format), AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)

Movie Frame size (pixels) and frame rate (RAW Video)

FX: 4032 2268: 30p/25p/24p. DX: 4032 x 2268: 3984 2240: 30p/25p/24p. 3984 x 2240: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p. Note: Actual frame rates for 30p, 25p, and 24p are 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.

4K Ultra High Definition (UHD)

Yes

Full HD Movies (1080p)

Yes

Slow Motion Video

Yes

Movie Audio

Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions

Movie ISO

Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200; choose from step sizes of , and 1 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 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. Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode. Note: ISO sensitivity is li