Nikon Z50 Mark II Creator Kit

Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Nikon Z mount

• Z mount NIKKOR lenses

• F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)

20.9 million

23.5 × 15.7 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format)

21.51 million

Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)

• [DX (24 × 16)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3712 (Large: 20.7 M), 4176 × 2784 (Medium: 11.6 M), 2784 × 1856 (Small: 5.2 M)

• [1:1 (16 × 16)] selected for image area: 3712 × 3712 (Large: 13.8 M), 2784 × 2784 (Medium: 7.8 M), 1856 × 1856 (Small: 3.4 M)

• [16:9 (24 × 14)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3128 (Large: 17.4 M), 4176 × 2344 (Medium: 9.8 M), 2784 × 1560 (Small: 4.3 M)

• NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiency★, and high efficiency options

• JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression

• HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression

• NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

• NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats

Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Flat Monochrome, Deep Tone Monochrome, Portrait, Rich Tone 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.

SD (Secure Digital), and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG-A MIAF

1.0-cm/0.39-in., approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls

Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Approx. 1.02 × (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m^-1)

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1040k-dot vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 13-level manual brightness controls

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter

1/4000 to 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time

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 1/4000 s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync

Single frame, continuous low-speed, continuous high-speed, continuous high-speed (extended), high-speed frame capture + with Pre-Release Capture, self-timer

• Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 5 fps

• Continuous high-speed: Approx. 5.6 fps (when using silent mode and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: approx. 9.7 fps)

• Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 11 fps (in silent mode: Approx. 15 fps)

• High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps

• High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps

*Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.

TTL metering using camera image sensor

• Matrix metering

• Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 or 6-mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame

• Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approx. 3.5 mm centered on selected focus point

• Highlight-weighted metering

-4 to +17 EV

ISO 100 to 51200 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
*Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Add, average, lighten, darken

HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction, high-frequency flicker reduction

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

-9 to +19 EV

209 focus points (single-point AF), 231 focus points (auto-area AF)
*Number of focus points available in photo mode with DX selected for image area.

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)

Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control
Guide Number: Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Approx. 3 s

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

Fill flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync + red-eye, rear-curtain sync, auto, auto + red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync + red-eye, flash off

i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync

Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning

Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

• 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p

• 1920 × 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p

• 1920 × 1080 slow-motion: 30p (×4)/25p (×4)/24p (×5)

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.

MOV, MP4

H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)

Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) or AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)

Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions

Range: -3 to +3 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 or 1/2 EV)

• Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit
  Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode. ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3 to 2.0 and 800 to 25600 when N-Log is selected for tone mode.

• Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit

• Modes Auto, SCN: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)

Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, REC lamp, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, 200%, and 400%), extended shutter speeds (modes S and M), option to view video recording info available via i menu, and Hi-Res Zoom

Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

Type D HDMI connector

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

• Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)

• MC-DC3 Remote Cord can be used.

* Auto switch between headphone and remote cord is available.

Available

Available

One EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
*EN-EL25 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL25a.

EH-8P AC Adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB Cable required

0.635 cm; 1/4 in., ISO 1222

Approx. 127 × 96.8 × 66.5mm/5 × 3.9 × 2.7 in.

Approx. 550 g/1 lb. 3.4 oz. with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 495 g/1 lb. 1.5 oz. (camera body only)

Temperature: 0°C to 40°C (+32°F to 104°F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, AN-DC29 Strap, UC-E25 USB Cable, BF-N1 Body Cap