Nikon Z6II mirrorless camera review

Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Nikon Z mount

• Z mount NIKKOR lenses

• F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)

24.5 million

35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format)

25.28 million

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

• 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, 20 Creative Picture Controls; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls

CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD (Secure Digital), and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.

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. 2100k-dot tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 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 and 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M, bulb, time, X200

Single frame, continuous L, continuous H, continuous H (extended), self-timer

• Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 5 fps

• Continuous H: Approx. 5.5 fps

• Continuous H (extended): Approx. 14 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 10 fps)

TTL metering using camera image sensor

• Matrix metering

• Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame

• Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

• Highlight-weighted metering

-4 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, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off (available in both photo and movie modes)

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

-4.5 to +19 EV (-6 to +19 EV with low-light AF)

273 points

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

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, flash, white balance and ADL

Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted

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

• 1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

• 1920 x 1080 (slow-mo); 30p x4, 25p x4, 24p x5

Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively

MOV, MP4

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM, AAC

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

• M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 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

• P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit

• Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200)

Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, logarithmic (N-Log) and HDR (HLG) movie output

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

Type C HDMI connector

Built-in (can be used with MC-DC2 Remote Cords and other optional accessories)

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-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that the EH-7P charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15c/EN-EL15b batteries only

MB-N11 Power Battery Pack and MB-N10 Battery Pack (available separately); each takes two EN-EL15c batteries; EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can be used in place of the EN-EL15c. The number of pictures that can be taken on a single charge (i.e., battery endurance) will however 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, which is available separately)

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

Approx. 705 g/1 lb 8.9 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 615 g/1 lb 5.7 oz (camera body only)

Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 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, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC19 Strap, BF-N1 Body Cap, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover