The Z5II brings the Z9 generation technology to the bottom of the full frame market.
- Sensor: 24.5mp full frame
- 35.9 x 23.9mm (FX)
- BSI (backside illumination) CMOS sensor
- light AA filter (one axis)
- 5-axis VR image stabilization (up to 7.5 stops CIPA)
- ISP: EXPEED7
- Mount: Nikon Z
- F-mount lens usage via optional FTZ adapter
- Images:
- Maximum size: 6048 x 4032 JPEG, 10-bit HEIF, or 14-bit NEF raw (3 types)
- Aspect ratios: 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- DX crop (1.5x) will produce 9mp images
- up to 14/15 fps continuous; 15 and 30 fps with pre-release capture (JPEG only)
- 180+ shot 14-bit Lossless Compressed raw buffer
- Pixel shift: up to 32 frames produce a 96mp image
- Video:
- 4K/60/50/30/25/24P (144 Mbps), all but 4K/60/50 are full frame (oversampled), 4K/60/50 are DX crop
- 1080P/120/100/60/50/25/24, also 30Px4, 25Px4, 25Px5, ? Mbps internal (?)
- H.264 (8-bit) or H.265 (10-bit 4:2:0) with stereo audio, MP4 or MOV container, N-Log
- 12-bit N-RAW at 4K/30P (however this is line skipped)
- HDMI clean output via connector at 10-bit 4.2.2 format for both HD and 4K, N-Log and HDR (HLG) support
- On camera stereo mic, microphone jack, headphone jack
- Shutter:
- mechanical 900 sec to 1/8000 sec, 200k rated shutter
- electronic 30 sec to 1/8000 sec
- bulb, time
- electronic front curtain option
- Exposure:
- matrix, center-weighted, spot metering, highlight-weighted metering
- -5 to +5EV exposure compensation
- 9 white balance settings (plus Auto and Custom), 2500-10,000K
- ISO 100-64000 (plus Auto, 50 low, 204800 boosts)
- Focus:
- 273-point phase detect (covers 96% of the frame) (-10EV to EV19 sensitivity)
- Area modes: pinpoint, single point, dynamic, zone (small, large, custom), automatic, 3D tracking
- Subject detection: human, animal, birds, vehicles
- Product Focus mode
- manual focus override, focus positioning thumb stick (or Direction pad), touch focus
- Rear Display: 3.2” touch LCD
- 2.1m dot TFT
- articulating, swings out to front, with swivel
- Viewfinder:
- 3.69m dot OLED EVF
- 0.8x magnification
- -4 to +2m diopter adjustment
- 21mm eye point
- Up to 3000 nits
- 60 Hz
- Flash:
- no built-in flash
- hot shoe, supports Nikon CLS (i-TTL)
- 1/200 flash sync
- red-eye reduction, slow sync, rear sync flash options
- Remote:
- optional MC-DC3 wired
- SnapBridge app
- Other Notable Features:
- WiFi 802.11ac (SnapBridge or Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility) (some regions may vary)
- Bluetooth 5 (SnapBridge)
- weather-sealed body
- antiflicker reduction
- USB-C (3.2)
- HDMI is type D connector
- UVC/UAC streaming
- Cards:
- two SD slot design
- UHS-II compatible
- Battery: EN-EL15C
- 330-380 images CIPA
- USB charging (MH-34 charger available separately)
- camera can be powered by USB (USB Power Delivery)
- Size:
- 5.3" (134mm) wide
- 4" (100.5mm) tall
- 2.9” (72mm) deep
- Weight: 24.7 ounces (700g) with battery card
- Colors: Black
- Price: (MSRP on launch; current price may vary)
- US$1699 body only, US$1999 with 24-50mm f/4-6.3 kit lens
- Current Firmware: version 1.10 (December 2025)
- Announced: Announced April 3, 2025
- Nikon's Marketing Slogan: Truly Together
- Nikon lenses for the Z5II
- Nikon's Web page for the Nikon Z5II
- Thom's Review of the Z5II
- Thom's Book for the Z5II