Nikon Canada Inc. has announced the new Z50II, a compact, fully featured mirrorless camera that the company describes as a “lifestyle accessory for those that seek innovative creative features like film-inspired looks and easy sharing.”
The Z50II combines a range of fun, creativity-enhancing features with Nikon’s latest mirrorless technology. It’s a simple to use camera for shooting portraits, landscapes, nights out, and trips. As Nikon’s first APS-C / DX format camera to feature the EXPEED 7 processing engine, the same found in the pro-grade Nikon Z8 and Z9, it offers blazing fast and precise autofocus, fast frame rates up to 30 fps, superb low-light capabilities, advanced video features, and extensive control of colours. It has a 20.9MP APS-C/ DX format sensor.
“Whether you’re beginning a new creative chapter or even if you’re picking up a camera for the first time, the Z50II opens up a fresh path to self-expression,” says Amanda Mohammed, Director of Sales and Marketing at Nikon Canada. “Blending pro-level technology with a compact design, this camera is ready to accompany you wherever inspiration strikes.”
The Z50II is the first Nikon camera to feature a dedicated Picture Control button for imaginative film-inspired looks. In a single press, you can see in real-time the effects of up to 31 built-in colour presets, which instantly change the colour, tone, and feeling of the scene.
Imaging Recipes can also be directly downloaded to the camera as Cloud Picture Controls directly through the Nikon Imaging Cloud. These recipes are custom presets with changes to colour, brightness, hue and more, all developed by notable creators. You can also make your own Imaging Recipes and Flexible Picture Controls. Images can also be sent instantly to your own cloud-based storage using the Nikon Imaging Cloud, or easily share images to a phone with Nikon SnapBridge.
The Z50II’s EXPEED 7 processing engine delivers powerful performance. Advanced autofocus includes nine types of subject detection that quickly tracks and locks on to humans, pets, vehicles, and more. The system is user-friendly and precise, rapidly detecting and maintaining focus on a subject’s eyes, even as they move.
When in AUTO shooting mode, Nikon’s proprietary deep learning technology makes it possible for the camera to analyze and recognize the subject and scene, automatically optimizing autofocus, flash control, and exposure control values such as aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity settings.
You can record 4K videos, too, oversampled from 5.6K for rich and beautiful details. The camera records in various frame rates and resolutions up to 4K60p, delivering colourful and sharp video with high-quality audio. The Z50II makes it simple to capture high-quality video with a 3.2-inch vari-angle LCD, which helps to keep you and your subjects in frame. There’s also a video self-timer to begin recording and minimize time spent editing. The Product Review Mode focuses on objects in the foreground, helpful for products, cosmetics, fashion, and beauty reviewers.
The Z50II affords full flexibility with the recording of N-Log video that offers subtle and rich tonal gradation for higher-quality video recording with more exposure latitude for grading. It has other helpful video features like a tally lamp, waveform monitor, headphone jack, and a continuous record time of up to more than two hours.
Additional features include a bright electronic viewfinder at 1000 cd/m2 (nits); rapid photo burst shooting with up to 30 fps with electronic shutter, or up to 11 fps with the mechanical shutter; a Pre-Release Capture function capable of recording images buffered up to one second before the shutter-release button is fully pressed; excellent low light capability to produce sharp photos in minimal light with less grain; built-in flash; Hi-Res Zoom during video recording; and support for USB streaming (UVC/UAC).
The MC-DC3 is a remote cord compatible with the Z50II and later models equipped with a headphone/remote cord connector (3.5mm jack). The cord is approximately 3.1 feet length and is useful in minimizing the effects of camera shake when using a tripod to photograph starry skies and nighttime scenes, or with commercial (product) photography. It can also be used for remote photography to release the shutter at a distance from the camera. The shutter-release button can be locked in the fully pressed position for long exposures (bulb shooting) or held down for continuous shooting. It can also be held halfway down for shooting with less release time-lag.
The new Nikon Z50II will be available in late November 2024 for an MSRP of $1,249.95 for the body only or with a Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 lens for an MSRP of $1,449.95. The MC-DC3 Remote Cord is scheduled for release later in 2024, for an MSRP of $49.95.