Unleash your creative potential with Nikon's latest compact, feature-rich mirrorless camera, the Nikon Z50 II! Capture breathtaking photos and videos effortlessly with this ideal lifestyle accessory for those who crave innovative creative tools like imaginative aesthetics, seamless sharing, vibrant colours, and the liberty to capture the essence of fleeting moments. The Nikon Z50 II is an intuitive yet powerful camera that merges a comprehensive range of creativity-enhancing features with the exceptional performance of Nikon’s cutting-edge mirrorless technology. As Nikon’s inaugural APS-C/DX format camera equipped with the same robust EXPEED 7 processing engine also found in the professional-grade Nikon Z8 and Z9, it is now simpler than ever to achieve immersive image quality, lightning-fast and precise autofocus, rapid frame rates up to 30fps, remarkable low-light performance, advanced video capabilities, and extensive colour control.
The new Nikon Z50 II introduces a dedicated Picture Control button for the first time in a Nikon camera, unlocking fresh possibilities for expressive colour with inventive film-inspired aesthetics for both stills and videos. With just a single press, users can view real-time effects from up to 31 built-in colour presets, which instantly alter the colour, tone, and mood of the scene, fostering boundless creativity and experimentation. Additionally, Imaging Recipes can be directly downloaded to the camera as Cloud Picture Controls via the Nikon Imaging Cloud. These recipes are custom presets with adjustments to colour, brightness, hue, and more, crafted by renowned creators. Users can also create their own Imaging Recipes and Flexible Picture Controls, paving the way for limitless creative exploration.
At the core of the Z50 II is the EXPEED 7 processing engine, delivering astonishingly powerful performance in a compact form that fits right in your pocket. It features advanced autofocus with nine types of subject detection, swiftly tracking and locking onto humans, pets, vehicles, and more. The system is user-friendly and highly accurate, quickly identifying and maintaining razor-sharp focus on a subject’s eyes, even in motion. The Z50 II is exceptionally intelligent thanks to Nikon’s proprietary deep learning technology. In AUTO shooting mode, the camera can analyze and recognize the subject and scene, automatically optimizing autofocus, flash control, and exposure settings such as aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity.
Empowering a diverse range of content creators, the Z50 II produces stunning videos with 4K footage oversampled from 5.6K for rich, detailed visuals. The camera supports various frame rates and resolutions up to 4K60p, delivering colourful and sharp video with high-quality audio. Its 3.2” vari-angle LCD screen ensures that you and your subjects remain perfectly framed, allowing users to focus on capturing superior-quality videos. The Z50 II also includes a Product Review Mode, which emphasizes objects in the foreground, making it an excellent tool for product, cosmetics, fashion, and beauty reviewers.
For those aspiring to elevate their production quality, N-Log video offers full flexibility, providing subtle and rich tonal gradation for high-quality video recording with more exposure latitude for grading. Additionally, it includes other valuable video features such as a tally lamp, waveform monitor, headphone jack, and a continuous recording time exceeding two hours.
Key Features of the Nikon Z50 II:
- 20.9-megapixel APS-C/ DX format sensor lets you capture high-quality photos and videos, with gorgeous colours and amazing low-light ability.
- The dedicated Picture Control button allows for one-touch access to inspiring colour presets, Imaging Recipes and custom Flexible Picture Controls, all in real-time.
- EXPEED 7 image processing engine gives users access to powerful features and performance, including an advanced AF system with subject detection and 3D Tracking.
- Bright electronic viewfinder at 1000 cd/m2 (nits), is roughly twice as bright as the one built into the Nikon Z50, allowing users to easily check focus and compose, even on the brightest of days.
- Rapid photo burst shooting with up to 30 fps with electronic shutter, or up to 11 fps with the mechanical shutter.
- Features a Pre-Release Capture function capable of recording images buffered up to one second before the shutter-release button is fully pressed.
- Excellent low light capability produces sharp photos in minimal light with less grain thanks to a wide ISO range from 100–512002.
- Features made for all types of video content creators, such as N-LOG recording, product review mode, waveform monitor, microphone and headphone jacks.
- The built-in flash is useful in backlit situations as a fill-flash, or for dark surroundings.
- Hi-Res Zoom3 during video recording, which allows users to zoom in on their subject with no loss in image quality, even when using a prime lens.
- An illuminated REC lamp (tally light) notifies the user and the subject when video recording is in progress.
- Support for USB streaming (UVC/UAC) allows plug-and-play connectivity for online meetings and live video streaming by simply connecting the camera to a computer or smartphone.
- It is equipped with a large and clear 3.2-inch vari-angle monitor with a touch screen for intuitive operation and recording yourself and others.
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