Specifications
Nikon Z 8 Digital Camera
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Type | Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
Lens mount | Nikon Z mount |
Lens | |
Compatible lenses |
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Effective pixels | |
Effective pixels | 45.7 million |
Image sensor | |
Type | 35.9 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (full-frame/FX-format) |
Total pixels | 52.37 million |
Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio) |
Storage | |
Image size (pixels) |
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File format (image quality) |
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Storage | |
Picture Control System | Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, 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 Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography. |
Media | CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD (Secure Digital), and UHS‑II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
Dual card slots | Either card can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG or HEIF pictures, or for storage of duplicate JPEG or HEIF pictures at different sizes and image qualities; pictures can be copied between cards. |
File system | DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG‑A MIAF |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance, auto and 18-level manual brightness controls, and support for high frame rates |
Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
Magnification | Approx. 0.8× (50 mm lens at infinity, −1.0 m−1) |
Eyepoint | 23 mm (−1.0 m−1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
Diopter adjustment | −4 – +3 m−1 |
Eye sensor | Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays |
Monitor | |
Monitor | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2100k-dot vertically and horizontally tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 15-level manual brightness controls |
Shutter | |
Type | Electronic shutter with shutter sound and sensor shield |
Speed | ¹⁄₃₂₀₀₀ – 30 s (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃, ¹⁄₂, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time |
Flash sync speed | Flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of ¹⁄₂₅₀ or ¹⁄₂₀₀ s or slower (but note that the guide number drops at speeds of ¹⁄₂₀₀ to ¹⁄₂₅₀ s); sync speeds as fast as ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync |
Release | |
Release mode | Single frame, continuous low-speed, continuous high-speed, high-speed frame capture + with Pre-Release Capture, self-timer |
Approximate frame advance rate * |
Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests. |
Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
Exposure | |
Metering system | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
Metering mode |
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Range * | −3 – +17 EV Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F |
Mode | P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual |
Exposure compensation | −5 – +5 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃ and ¹⁄₂ EV) |
Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 64–25600 (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃ and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode. |
Active D‑Lighting | Auto, Extra high 2, Extra high 1, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
Multiple exposure | Add, average, lighten, darken |
Other options | HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction, high-frequency flicker reduction |
Autofocus | |
Type | Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
Detection range * | −7 – +19 EV (−9 – +19 EV with starlight view) Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF‑S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2 |
Lens servo |
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Focus points * | 493 focus points Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and FX selected for image area |
AF-area mode | Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only), wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only) |
Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF‑S) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector |
Vibration reduction (VR) | |
Camera on-board VR | 5-axis image sensor shift |
Lens on-board VR | Lens shift (available with VR lenses) |
Flash | |
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 mode | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off |
Flash compensation | −3 – +1 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃ and ¹⁄₂ EV) |
Flash-ready indicator | Lights when 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, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync, unified flash control |
White balance | |
White balance | Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500–10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning |
Bracketing | |
Bracketing | Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL |
Video | |
Metering system | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
Metering mode | Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate |
Note: 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. |
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate (RAW video) |
Note: 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. |
File format | NEV, MOV, MP4 |
Video compression | N-RAW (12 bit), Apple ProRes RAW HQ (12 bit), Apple ProRes 422 HQ (10 bit), H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit) |
Audio recording format | Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in NEV or MOV format) or AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format) |
Audio recording device | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable |
Exposure compensation | −3 – +3 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄₃ and ¹⁄₂ EV) |
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) |
Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode. |
Video | |
Active D‑Lighting | Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
Other options | Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, and 200%), extended shutter speeds (mode M), and dual-format (proxy-video) recording for RAW video; extended oversampling available; option to view video recording info available via i menu; Hi-Res Zoom |
Playback | |
Playback | Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, filtered playback, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend |
Interface | |
USB | Type C USB connectors
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HDMI output | Type A HDMI connector |
Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
Ten-pin remote terminal | Built-in (can be used with MC-30A/MC-36A remote cords and other optional accessories) |
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth | |
Wi-Fi |
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Wi-Fi/Bluetooth | |
Bluetooth |
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Power source | |
Battery | One EN‑EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery * EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN‑EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN‑EL15c. EH‑7P charging AC adapters and EH‑8P AC adapters can be used to charge EN‑EL15c and EN‑EL15b batteries only. |
Battery pack | MB-N12 power battery packs (available separately) taking two EN‑EL15c * batteries EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN‑EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN‑EL15c. |
AC adapter |
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Tripod socket | |
Tripod socket | 0.635 cm (¹⁄₄ in., ISO 1222) |
Dimensions/weight | |
Dimensions (W × H × D) | Approx. 144 × 118.5 × 83 mm/5.7 × 4.7 × 3.3 in. |
Weight | Approx. 910 g (2 lb. 0.1 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 820 g/1 lb. 13 oz. (camera body only) |
Operating environment | |
Temperature | −10 °C– 40 °C (+14 °F – 104 °F) |
Humidity | 85% or less (no condensation) |
- Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines.
- All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery.
- Throughout this document, “FX format” and “FX” are used in reference to an angle of view equivalent to that of a 35 mm format (“full frame”) camera and “DX format” and “DX” to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APS-C camera.
- The sample images displayed on the camera and the images and illustrations in this document are for expository purposes only.
- Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance and specifications of the hardware and software described in this document at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this document may contain.
MH‑25a Battery Charger
Rated input | AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.23–0.12 A |
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Charging output | DC 8.4 V/1.2 A |
Supported batteries | EN‑EL15c, EN‑EL15b, and EN‑EL15a rechargeable Li-ion batteries |
Charging time * | Approx. 2 hours and 35 minutes Time required to charge battery at an ambient temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) when no charge remains |
Operating temperature | 0°C– 40 °C (+32 °F – 104 °F) |
Dimensions (W × H × D) | Approx. 95 × 33.5 × 71 mm/3.8 × 1.4 × 2.8 in., excluding projections |
Length of power cable | Approx. 1.5 m (4.9 ft), if supplied |
Weight | Approx. 115 g (4.1 oz), excluding power cable and AC wall adapter |
The symbols on this product represent the following:
m AC, p DC, q Class II equipment (the construction of the product is double-insulated)
EN‑EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Type | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
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Rated capacity | 7.0 V, 2280 mAh |
Operating temperature | −10 °C–40 °C (+14 °F–104 °F) with Z 8 |
Dimensions (W × H × D) | Approx. 40 × 56 × 20.5 mm/1.6 × 2.3 × 0.9 in. |
Weight | Approx. 80 g (2.9 oz), excluding terminal cover |
Cautions: Disposing of Data Storage Devices
Please note that deleting pictures or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does not completely erase the original image data. Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software, potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data. Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user’s responsibility.
Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person, erase all data using commercial deletion software, or format the device and then completely refill it with pictures containing no private information (for example, pictures of empty sky). Care should be taken to avoid injury when physically destroying data storage devices.
Before discarding the camera or transferring ownership to another person, you should also use the [Reset all settings] item in the camera setup menu to delete network settings and other personal information.