NIKON Z 8 + NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

This device provides everything you want from an FX hybrid camera. High image quality, precision, versatility - and a compact, lightweight body. From video to still images. From commissions to your own exciting projects. Don't just create. Have fun.

The Z 8 brings the feature set of the Z 9 into a body that is 30% smaller than the Z 9 and 15% smaller than the D850. A stacked CMOS image sensor with 45 million pixels and impressive dynamic range. Phenomenal autofocus system with deep learning and highly reliable subject and eye detection. Live view finder with lag-free preview for dropout-free images and 4-axis tilting monitor. Video, still images or both. You have full freedom to be innovative while the Z 8 reliably captures every frame.

Impressive agility for video and still images

New ideas, tight budgets, fast delivery of results. Small or large equipment. No matter how or where you create, the Z 8's versatility will always keep your projects moving. Record impressive 8K or 4K video straight from the camera at a multitude of frame rates, including slow motion. Capture exceptional images with 45.7 million pixels even when shooting only under starlight. There are separate display interfaces for video and still images, and the menu automatically rotates to the correct orientation when working in portrait orientation.

Technical specification:

• Type: Digital camera with interchangeable lenses
• Lens Mount: Nikon Z Mount
• Image Sensor: FX-format CMOS sensor, 35.9mm x 23.9mm
• Total Pixels: 52.37 million
• Effective Pixels: 45.7 million

Image Sizes (in pixels):

• FX (36×24):

  • Large: 8,256 × 5,504
  • Medium: 6,192 × 4,128
  • Small: 4,128 × 2,752

• DX (24×16):

  • Large: 5,392 × 3,592
  • Medium: 4,032 × 2,688
  • Small: 2,688 × 1,792

• 1:1 (36×24):

  • Large: 5,504 × 5,504
  • Medium: 4,128 × 4,128
  • Small: 2,752 × 2,752

• 16:9 (36×20):

  • Large: 8,256 × 4,640
  • Medium: 6,192 × 3,480
  • Small: 4,128 × 2,320

File Formats:

• NEF (RAW): 14-bit
• JPEG: Standard, Fine, Normal, Basic
• HEIF: Fine, Normal, Basic
• NEF (RAW) + JPEG
• NEF (RAW) + HEIF

Picture Control System:

• Automatic, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat
• Creative Picture Controls

Memory Media:

• CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD, SDHC (UHS-II supported), SDXC (UHS-II supported)
• Dual memory card slots

Viewfinder:

• 0.5-inch OLED electronic viewfinder with approximately 3,690,000 pixels (Quad VGA)
• Approx. 100% frame coverage

Shutter:

• Electronic shutter with shutter sound and image sensor cover
• Shutter Speed: 1/32,000 to 30s, Bulb, Time

Continuous Shooting Speed:

• Max. 120 fps
• Slow Continuous: Approx. 1 to 10 fps
• High-speed Continuous: Approx. 10 to 20 fps
• High-speed Continuous (C30): Approx. 30 fps
• High-speed Continuous (C60): Approx. 60 fps
• High-speed Continuous (C120): Approx. 120 fps

Exposure Metering:

• TTL exposure metering using camera image sensor
• Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot metering

ISO Sensitivity:

• ISO 64 to 25,600 (expandable to ISO 32 to 102,400)

Autofocus System:

• Hybrid AF with phase-detection/contrast-detect AF and AF assist light
• 493 focus points

Video Recording:

• Formats: NEV, MOV, MP4
• Compression: N-RAW, Apple ProRes RAW HQ, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, H.265/HEVC, H.264/AVC

Monitor:

• 3.2-inch tilting touchscreen TFT LCD
• Resolution: Approx. 2,100,000 pixels

Connectivity:

• USB Type-C, HDMI Type A, stereo mini jack (microphone and headphone), 10-pin remote control terminal

Wireless Connectivity:

• Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n/a/ac, Bluetooth 4.2