- Finally Nikon mirrorless cameras!
Well not their first mirrorless camera but we don't
talk about their last one.
But this camera will divide opinion is it the
Nikon "zed", or the Nikon "zee"?
Nikon Z, Nikon Z, yeah.
Nevertheless it is a cool name, it sounds
like some kind of Japanese cartoon, Z.
(swords slashing)
Now let's look at the body.
The body, it looks good! I mean, from photos on the web
at first I thought it doesn't, it looks weird.
It looks like it got a grip that's too big
here a viewfinder that's too small, on the web.
But in real life it actually looks good and
every single bit, every single element on this camera
screams Nikon to you, it's not mistaken, it's Nikon.
Of course, because it's a Nikon.
Now this is S (laughs).
Now this is Z6 and Z7.
The body is exactly the same.
Now these two are still pre-production models
so I can't take any photos or videos today,
or else I would shoot this video with the Z6.
Now the grip looks huge on the photo on the web,
or even now, but I can tell that it's really comfortable.
It just feels so good, it is metal, it's solid
but when you pick it up it's secure,
big grip and all the rubberized bits.
It's just really comfortable to hold and really secure.
You feel so confident holding this.
See how less space on the left side?
The pushed the lens to left side so that you
can have a bigger grip on the side
without make the body big.
When you pick it up it just feels premium
because it's a full metal body, rugged magnesium alloy body
and it's weather-sealed to the same degree to D850
and it's actually quite light.
I think it's comparable to my a7SII.
We have to check out this huge Z mount, it's huge.
It don't just look huge on this small body,
it's just huge.
So different from the Z6 and Z7 obviously the resolution.
25 megapixel, 45 megapixel, yes.
As you can imagine the lower megapixels
can't one do fast burst.
12 FPS compared to 9 FPS on the Z7.
But then to achieve the fast shutter speed you have
to have the AF and AE lock... oops! single point.
Oh, I love this direct access.
(shutter clicking)
Oo, that's pretty good, that feels nice.
(shutter clicking)
If you have AFC or you want to have
the exposure change during the burst,
it will slow down to 5.5 FPS.
It's a little bit disappointing.
Really comfortable to grip especially this thumb rest
on the side, a huge thumb rest.
I always like this on/off button, just by your index finger.
Not like another camera that's on the back
or on the other side.
Obviously in front you've got this dial
and then another one on your thumb.
Just logical to have this button on the side,
to customise the EVF
Now on top, this is nice.
An OLED display on the top
that always show you your settings.
Now this brightness would automatically adjust
according to ambient light.
When it's dark it's darker and when it's light it's lighter.
Or you can also customise it.
A tilt screen just like the D500.
Now this "I" menu, you can customise it, all of them
and you can use touch screen.
Just like the other Nikon camera you change to
video mode from here.
Now this camera only accepts XQD card
and a lot of people talk about,
"oo, it only supports one card".
Yeah, that's a fact, it only supports one card
but while this is only the first full frame mirrorless
I do like this door.
Look at that, it's like, it just screams quality.
And now finally you can charge it with USB.
You can charge your battery with USB.
Actually it's kind of backwards compatible,
this is almost the same battery as the D850
but the older D850 battery you can use it on this camera
but you can't charge it with USB.
And on the front just beside the lens you've
got two function buttons.
Of course you can customise it
and it's so convenient to reach, like that.
Let's look at the video mode, of course it supports
4K 30p or 1080 120p.
Both of them use the full width of sensor with Z6...
...it's oversample as well
Picture control, let's see what we've got here.
I love that it's got the setting that says,
"same as photo settings".
Well, I don't really want that,
but when I see that I know that you can have them separate.
That's the most important thing.
It can also do HDMI output with 8, 10 bit and N-Log.
This is the first full frame camera that output 10 bit
and N-Log profile.
The lens, this is a 24-70f4 lens.
On the web it looks like it's a plastic lens.
In fact it's metal and it feels really good.
Funny that it's a retractable lens.
This kind of retractable design usually only appear
on a full frame camera but in fact,
it's a really good idea for full frame cameras
to full frame lenses, to adapt this idea that it retracts.
What's more it's got in body 5-axis IS
which also supports a lot of VR lenses
It's got it own adaptor that you can use F-mount lenses
like the latest 500mm F5.6.
This is tiny, I can tell you that.
It doesn't look that small on photo, on the web,
but this is the size and weight of a 70-200mm.
Fully support this.
Oh the balance is great!
The balance is exactly here.
That is pretty quick, there's a little bit of hunting
but not bad.
VR: normal
Wow this is pretty stable.
Okay this is all for today.
For now, to be honest, I think the spec on paper
sounds a little bit not as impressive
on some aspect of the spec
but after all this is just the first full frame mirrorless
and it's already pretty good.
Still it has the Nikon colour, it has the Nikon fan base.
And for a mirrorless camera
it is the best handling mirrorless camera ever.
So this is Z6 and Z7,
maybe there will be an entry level camera,
Z5 or something like that?
Can't wait, can't wait.
(upbeat music)