Nikon announces the Z8 mirrorless camera. The device has a full frame CMOS sensor with a resolution of 45.7 MP. The camera is similar to the Nikon Z9 in terms of functionality, but has a smaller body. The Z8 will be available from the end of May 2023 for €4,599.

Nikon Z8 It is a system camera without a mechanical shutter and is equipped with a 45.7 MP full-frame CMOS sensor. This sensor is also used in the more expensive Z9 model. The Z8 can shoot twenty pictures per second in a burst in raw format. In jpeg format, this becomes 30fps. When the resolution is cropped to 11MP, the Z8 can capture up to 120fps at once with a maximum of 1,000 frames consecutively in the buffer.

The camera contains an Expeed 7 processor and uses artificial intelligence to recognize people, animals, and vehicles. The camera also offers head, face and eye detection for precise focus. Shutter speed ranges from 1/32000 to 30 seconds. In manual mode, the shutter speed can be increased to 900 seconds. The ISO value ranges from 64 to 25,600, except for Hybrid Log Gamma, the minimum ISO value is 400. The Z8 has 493 single-point AF points.

For photographers who like to capture HDR images, the Z8 can also capture images in 10-bit high-efficiency image file format as well as raw and jpeg formats. Nikon adopted the viewfinder from the Z9 in the Z8. It has a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels. Since the camera uses a stacked sensor, the Z8, according to Nikon, should have almost nothing rolling shutterShow bias.

For video, the Nikon mirrorless camera can record in 8K at 60fps and 4K at 120fps in N-Raw, a compressed 12-bit RAW codec. Moreover, the Z8 supports video recording in H.264, H.265, ProRes RAW HQ, and ProRes 422 HQ format. To reduce heat generation, the maximum recording time is an hour and a half.

The Z8 has two card slots, one for UHS II cards and the other for CFexpress Type B cards. The Z8 also has two USB-C connections through which the battery can be charged and data transferred. In addition, the Z8 has a full-size HDMI connection, two 3.5mm connections for headphone use, and an external microphone. The Z8 also has a watertight seal. According to Nikon, the battery life should be good for 700 shots on a single charge. Including the battery, the device weighs 910 grams. In terms of connectivity, the Nikon features Bluetooth 5 and 802.11ac Wi-Fi.

The Z8 will be available from the end of May 2023 for €4,599. my choice battery gripMB-N12, will be available from the end of May 2023 and will cost 399 euros.