Nikon Z5 mirrorless camera review

Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Nikon Z mount

• Z mount NIKKOR lenses

• F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter required; restrictions may apply

24.3 million

35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)

24.93 million

• NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed or compressed)

• 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

• NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

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

SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards, double card slots

1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls

Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

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

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1040k-dot tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls

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

1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, Bulb; Time; X200

S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), self-timer

• CL: Approx. 1 to 4 fps

• CH: 4.5 fps

TTL metering using camera image sensor

• Matrix

• Center-weighted

• Spot

• Highlight-weighted

-3 to 17 EV

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 or 1 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

-3 to +19 EV; -2 to +19 EV without low-light AF

273 focus points

Pinpoint AF (available in photo mode only), single-point AF and dynamic-area AF (available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S), wide-area AF (L), auto-area AF

5-axis image sensor shift

Lens shift (available with VR lenses)

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

Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off

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

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 with fine-tuning except choose color temperature

Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

• 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p

• 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

MOV, MP4

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM (for movies recorded in MOV format, AAC (for movies recorded in MP4 format)

Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

• M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit

• P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit

• Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)

Can be selected from extra high, high, normal, low or off

Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes

Type-C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

Type C HDMI connector

Built-in (can be used with accessories such as the MC-DC2 remote cord)

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

Available

Available

One EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery; EN-EL 15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can also be used; note, however, that fewer pictures may sometimes be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL15c

MB-N10 Battery Pack (available seperately); takes two EN-EL15c batteries (EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can be used in place of the EN-EL15c); note, however, that the number of pictures that can be taken on a single charge (i.e. battery endurance) will drop compared to the EN-EL15c

EH-7P Charging AC Adapter (available separately)

EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)

Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm/5.3 x 4.0 x 2.8 in.

Approx. 675 g/1 lb. 7.9 oz. with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 590 g/1 lb. 4.9 oz. (camera body only)

Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F); Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup, UC-E24 USB Cable, AN-DC19 Strap, BF-N1 Body Cap, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover