Nikon Z 50 DX-Format Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
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Tiny has never been a bigger deal. Meet the Z series mirrorless camera for the rest of us. Insanely small. Tough. Dead simple to use. Connected to your phone. Ready to transform you into a pro-caliber creator. Your followers won’t know what hit ’em.
Creativity Comes Full Circle
Z 50 is designed around Nikon’s revolutionary Z mount, the widest lens mount of any comparable camera system. A wider mount means more light, and more light means more of everything good—sharpness, contrast, focusing speed, low light performance and image quality.
It’s Your Story. Tell It Beautifully.
4K Ultra HD and time-lapse, 1080p slow-motion, filters, effects and much more. Edit videos on the fly: Shoot a clip, trim it right in the camera, send it to your phone and post it without missing a beat.
Life in Slow Motion
Turn an ordinary moment into an epic 120 FPS slow motion 1080p Full HD video, great for bending time, speed ramping and more.
Little but Fierce
Slim, sleek, rugged design for every adventure. Z 50 delivers the award-winning performance of Z series in the smallest interchangeable lens DX-format camera ever.
Have Camera, Will Travel
Z 50’s strong, durable magnesium alloy construction makes it tough enough to take just about anywhere without fear.
Works with Your Smartphone
Your ’gram is going to love it: From camera to your followers in a snap. Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth make sharing easy. Install Nikon’s SnapBridge app, and your Apple or Android-powered phone becomes a powerful accessory for Z 50. Easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to your phone, and even use your phone as a remote monitor to to see what Z 50 sees, adjust camera settings, take pictures and record video.
Shines in Low Light
With a 20.9MP DX CMOS sensor, a robust EXPEED 6 engine and the light-gathering advantages of the wider Z mount, photos and videos shot in low light look clean and professional.
See for Your Selfie
Flip down the LCD screen to activate Self Portrait Mode—perfect for taking selfies and for vlogging.
Eye Catching in So Many Ways
When shooting photos, Z 50’s outstanding autofocus system can lock onto your subject’s eye and keep focus there, even when they’re in motion, for beautifully focused portraits.
Creative Filters and Effects
Get creative with unique mood-setting filters and effects. Z 50 includes 20 high quality Creative Picture Controls and 10 Special Effects, all of which can be previewed in real-time and applied to both photos and videos.
Silence Is Golden
When you need to be a fly on the wall—capturing intimate moments, candid portraits, wildlife, music and more—turn on Silent Photography Mode and shoot in complete silence.
Chic Ergonomic
Form and function in complete harmony with comfortable viewing, smart controls and a high-end feel. Electronic Viewfinder is slightly extended for a more comfortable glare-free fit against your eye. Extreme attention was paid to the placement of each button and dial for comfortable, efficient handling. You can feel the quality. Well balanced, deep grip, magnesium alloy construction...sturdy in every way.
What a Viewfinder
Feast your eyes on Z 50’s stunning high-resolution Electronic Viewfinder (EVF). It activates when you bring the camera to your eye, and it shows you exactly how your photos and videos will look—preview Creative Picture Modes, filters, effects and camera settings in real time.
A Touch of Genius
Swipe through photos and videos, touch to focus, navigate camera menus as easily as using a smartphone with Z 50’s large high-resolution touchscreen.
One Size Fits All
Your lens collection can grow with your creative aspirations. Z 50 works with all the cutting-edge NIKKOR Z lenses and approx. 360 compatible DSLR lenses (with optional Mount Adapter FTZ).
Imaging
| Lens Mount | Nikon Z-Mount |
| Maximum Resolution | 5,568 x 3,712 |
Exposure Control
| Continuous Shooting | Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps |
Video
| Video Resolution | Ultra HD 4K |
| Live Streaming | Not Available |
| Recording Modes | 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 30 fps x4 Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 25 fps x4 Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 24 fps x5 |
Viewfinder
| Viewfinder Size | 0.39-inch |
Interface
| Wireless | Bluetooth/Wi-Fi |
| Memory Card Slot | Micro SDHC |
Physical
| Camera Series | Z Series |
| Camera Model | Nikon Z 50 |
| Configuration | Core |
| Color | Black |
| Maximum Tilt Angle | Not Available |
Miscellaneous
| Lens Included | Body Only |
Lens
| Minimum Aperture | Not Available |
| Focus Range | Not Available |
- DX-format
- (L) 5,568 x 3,712
- (M) 4,176 x 2,784
- (S) 2,784 x 1,856
- 1:1 (16 x 16)
- (L) 3,712 x 3,712
- (M) 2,784 x 2,784
- (S) 1,856 x 1,856
- 16:9 (24 x 24)
- (L) 5,568 x 3,128
- (M) 4,176 x 2,344
- (S) 2,784 x 1,560
- Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160
- Photographs taken during movie recording at other frame sizes: 1,920 x 1,080: 1,920 x 1,080
- NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit
- JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression
- NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
- DCF 2.0
- Exif 2.31
- PictBridge
- Approx. 100% horizontal
- 100% vertical
- Z mount NIKKOR lenses
- F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply
- Z mount NIKKOR lenses
- F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply
- Single frame
- Low-speed continuous
- High-speed continuous (extended)
- Self-timer
- Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps
- High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps
- High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
- Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps
- High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps
- High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
- Timer duration electronically controlled
- Matrix metering
- Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame
- Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
- Highlight-weighted metering
- Highlight-weighted metering: -4 to +17 EV
- (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 C/68 F)
- Auto
- Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
- Shutter-priority auto (S)
- Aperture-priority auto (A)
- Manual (M)
- User settings (U1, U2, U3)
- Autumn Colors
- Beach / Snow
- Blossom
- Candlelight
- Child
- Close-up
- Dusk/Dawn
- Food
- Landscape
- Night Landscape
- Night Portrait
- Party/Indoor
- Pet Portrait
- Portrait
- Sports
- Sunset
- Special Effect Modes: night vision; super vivid; pop; photo illustration; toy camera effect; miniature effect; selective color; silhouette; high key; low key
- Auto
- Flat
- Landscape
- Monochrome
- Neutral
- Portrait
- Standard
- Vivid
- 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
- ISO 100 - 51,200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
- Can also be set to approx. 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204,800 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
- Can be selected from:
- Auto
- Extra High
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Off
- -2 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)
- Detection range (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 C/68 F)
- Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking
- Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
- Pinpoint
- Single-Point
- Dynamic-area AF
- Wide-area AF (S)
- Wide-area AF (L)
- Auto-area AF
- *Pinpoint and Dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only
- Pinpoint
- Single-point
- Dynamic-area AF
- Wide-area AF (S)
- Wide-area AF (L)
- Auto-area AF
- *Pinpoint and Dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only
- synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
- Fill flash
- Rear-curtain sync
- Red-eye reduction
- Red-eye reduction with slow sync
- Slow sync
- Auto
- Auto with red-eye reduction
- Auto slow sync
- Auto slow sync with red-eye reduction
- Flash off
- Photography Live View Mode
- Movie Live View Mode
- MOV
- MP4
- Linear PCM
- AAC
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 30 fps x4
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 25 fps x4
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 24 fps 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
- Quality selection available except at sizes of 3,840 x 2,160, 1,920 x 1,080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-motion or when U or 6 is selected in q mode, in which case quality is fixed at m (high)
- M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) available with selectable upper limit
- P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) with selectable upper limit AUTO, SCN, EFCT (excluding Night Portrait): Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600)
- Night Portrait: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 4)
- Can be selected from:
- Extra high
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Off
- Tilting TFT
- Touch-Sensitive LCD
- approximately 100% frame coverage
- Auto Image Rotation
- Cropping
- Full-frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images)
- Highlights
- Histogram Display
- Location Data Display
- Movie Playback
- Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows
- Photo Information
- Picture Rating
- Playback with Playback Zoom
- Playback Zoom
- Slide Shows
- Distortion Control
- D-Lighting
- Image Overlay
- NEF (RAW) Processing
- Perspective Control
- Quick Retouch
- Red-eye Correction
- Resize
- Side-by-Side Comparison
- Straighten
- Trim
- Trim Movie
- Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
- Operating frequency: 2412–2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180–5700 MHz
- Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm
- Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Bulgarian
- Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Marathi
- Norwegian
- Persian
- Polish
- Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
- 300 shots (CIPA)
- Movies: Approx. 75 min. of movie recording
- Temperature: 32 to 104 F (0 to 40 C)
- Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)
Nikon Z 50 DX-Format Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
Type
| Type | Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
| Lens Mount | Nikon Z mount |
Image Sensor
| Effective Pixels (Megapixels) | 20.9 million |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm |
| Image Sensor Format | DX |
| Image Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 21.51 million |
| Dust-Reduction System | Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D); image sensor cleaning |
| Dust-Off Reference Photo | Yes |
| Image Area (pixels) | |
File System
| File Format Still Images | |
| Storage Media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Card Slot | 1 slot |
| File System | |
Viewfinder
| Viewfinder | 0.39-in. approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 7-level manual brightness controls |
| Viewfinder Frame Coverage | |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, −1.0 m−1) |
| Viewfinder Eyepoint | 20 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment | -3 to +3 m−1 |
| Eye Sensor | Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays |
Lens
| Depth-of-Field Control | Yes |
| Lens Compatibility at a Glance | |
| Compatible Lenses | |
Shutter
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time |
| Fastest Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec. |
| Slowest Shutter Speed | 30 sec. |
| Flash Sync Speed | Up to: X=1/200 sec.; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported |
| Bulb Shutter Setting | Yes |
| Shutter Release Modes | |
| Frame Advance Rate | |
| Continuous Shooting Options | |
| Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution | 11 frames per second |
| Self-Timer | 2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec. |
Exposure
| Exposure Metering System | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
| Metering Method | |
| Metering Range | |
| Exposure Meter Coupling | CPU |
| Exposure Modes | |
| Scene Modes | |
| Exposure Compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, M, SCENE and EFFECT modes |
| Exposure Bracketing | 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1 EV |
| Exposure Lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
| Picture Control | |
Sensitivity
| ISO Sensitivity | |
| Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 100 |
| Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity | 51,200 |
| Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity | 100 |
| Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity | 204,800 |
| High ISO Noise Reduction | Yes |
| Active D-Lighting | |
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 | |
| Lens Servo | |
| Focus Point | 209 (single-point AF) |
| AF-area Mode | |
| Focus Lock | Yes |
| Focus Modes | |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points | 209 |
| Vibration Reduction | Lens shift using VCM (VCMs) |
| Autofocus Fine Tune | Yes |
Flash
| Built-in Flash | Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control Guide Number: Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 C/68 F) |
| X-Sync Speed | 1/200 sec. |
| Top FP High Speed Sync | Up to: 1/4000 sec. |
| Flash Control | 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 |
| Flash Sync Modes | |
| Flash Compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in P, S, A, M, and SCN modes |
| Flash-ready Indicator | Lights when built-in flash or 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, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync |
White Balance
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes |
Live View
| Live View Shooting | |
Movie
| Movie Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Movie Maximum Recording Time | 29 minutes 59 seconds |
| Movie File Format | |
| Movie Video Compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Movie Audio Recording Format | |
| Movie | |
| Movie Audio | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity can be adjusted |
| Movie ISO | |
| Movie Active D-Lighting | |
| Movie e-VR (electronic vibration reduction) | Yes |
| Movie HDMI Output | Yes |
| Movie Focus Peaking | Yes |
| Movie Highlight Display (Zebras) | Yes |
| Time-Lapse Movie | Yes |
| AF for Movie | Yes |
Monitor
| Monitor Size | 3.2 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Resolution | 1,040,000 dots |
| Monitor Type | |
| Monitor Angle of View | 170-degree viewing angle |
| Monitor Adjustments | 11-level manual brightness controls |
| Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator | Yes |
Playback
| Playback Functions | |
| In-Camera Image Editing | |
| Image Comment | Yes |
Interface
| Interface | Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended; Type D HDMI connector; Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Wi-Fi Functionality | |
| Smart Device App Connectivity | SnapBridge |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Menus
| Total Custom Settings | 42 |
| My Menu | Yes |
| Recent Settings | Yes |
| Supported Languages | |
| Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings | Yes |
| World Time Setting | Yes |
Power
| Battery / Batteries | One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) | |
| AC Adapter | EH-73P charging AC Adapter |
| Battery Charger | MH-32 Battery Charger |
Miscellaneous
| Tripod Socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
| Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth) | 5.0 in. (126.5 mm) x 3.7 in. (93.5 mm) x 2.4 in. (60 mm) |
| Approx. Weight (camera body only) | 14.0 oz. (395 g) |
| Operating Environment | |
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