Nikon SKU: 1641 | Helix SKU: NK1641
The full picture.
Harness the entire view of expansive full frame lenses, and capture over 50% more image area than crop-sensor cameras. Z 5’s 24.3 MP full frame CMOS sensor produces intensively detailed images, lifelike 4K UHD video, ultra shallow depth-of-field and particularly clean low-light shots.
Super powered.Z 5 is powered by Nikon’s fast, comprehensive EXPEED 6 image processing system. It’s the secret behind the camera’s sensational photo and video quality, autofocus performance, low-light capabilities, distortion control, image clarity, color reproduction and more.
The stability you crave.Sharpness starts with stability, and Z 5 has one of the best in-camera image stabilization systems available. NIKKOR Z lenses activate 5-axis VR image stabilization—up to five stops* of stabilization in up to five directions: yaw, pitch, roll, X and Y. Compatible F-Mount NIKKOR lenses**—even those without built-in VR—activate 3-axis VR image stabilization. Great for stills, even better for video.
In the blink of an iris.Freeze time with shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000 of a second—fast enough to capture moments invisible to the naked eye. When shooting with wide aperture settings for shallow depth-of-field and blurred backgrounds, that speed can also be used to control your shot’s brightness.
Right in any light.Creativity doesn’t wait for perfect lighting, so neither does Z 5. Its ISO sensitivity goes all the way up to ISO 51,200 (expandable to ISO 102,400) with superb sharpness, detail and clarity. Keep shooting into the night, and bring a new mood to your style with the drama of low light.
Fully automatic. Totally manual.Sometimes you need to just point and shoot. Other times you want to fine tune every little detail. Z 5 is up for either challenge, going from fully automatic to totally manual with the turn of a dial.
Go quiet.In can’t miss moments—like weddings, speeches or performances—turn on Silent Mode and capture photo after photo without drawing any attention. This is also great for photographing pets and wildlife.
The eyes say it all.Great portraits put focus on the eyes. Z 5’s powerful Eye-Detection Autofocus quickly finds your subject’s eyes—humans, cats and dogs alike—and puts them in sharp focus. It even follows them as they move behind objects in the frame.
Focus anywhere.Z 5’s sensor is practically covered in focus points—273 of them, to be precise. That means wherever your subject is within the frame, there’s almost certainly a focus point locked on them.
Flash of genius.
Z 5 is compatible with Nikon’s Creative Lighting System. Fill in shadows, make subjects stand out, enhance natural light and add artistry with an optional external Nikon Speedlight flash.
Two for the road.Z 5 includes dual UHS-II SD card slots. Use them together for overflow storage, automatic back up or separating file types like RAW and JPEG or stills and videos.
You see it. You get it.See your shot clearly through Z 5’s outstanding electronic viewfinder. It activates when you put your eye to it, offering a high-resolution glare-free view of how your shot will actually look—exposure, ISO, white balance and Picture Controls are all visible in realtime.
Shift your focus.*Requires third-party image-stacking software sold separately.
Your entry to video.Z 5 records beautiful videos. Shoot 4K Ultra HD footage using all the advantages of mirrorless technology and the Z system’s high-performance optics.
Z 5 makes it easy to create beautiful timelapse movies. Set up Z 5 on a tripod or stable surface, compose your shot, set your time interval and number of shots and let the camera do the rest. You can simultaneously create your timelapse movie in-camera and save the full resolution stills. And for longer shoots, power Z 5 with the optional USB Type C cable and any compatible power bank.
Up your live stream.Great content deserves a great-looking live stream. With the Z 5, you’ll get incredible sharpness, amazing clarity, and flattering depth of field when you use it with compatible webcam software and/or hardware (sold separately). Discover next-level quality when streaming on social, gaming, and web conference platforms.
Type | Digital mirrorless camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
Lens Mount | Nikon Z Mount |
Effective Pixels (Megapixels) | 24.3 Million |
Sensor Size | 35.9mm x 23.9mm |
Image Sensor Format | FX |
Image Sensor Type | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 24.93 Million |
Dust-Reduction System | Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D); image sensor cleaning |
Image Area (pixels) |
FX-Format: (L) 6,016 x 4,016 | (M) 4,512 x 3,008 | (S) 3,008 x 2,008. DX-Format: (L) 3,936 x 2,624 | (M) 2,944 x 1,968 | (S) 1,968 x 1,312. 1:1 Format: (L) 4,016 x 4,016 | (M) 3,008 x 3,008 | (S) 2,000 x 2,000. 16:9 Format: (L) 6,016 x 3,384 | (M) 4,512 x 2,536 | (S) 3,008 x 1,688. Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160. Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 1,920 x 1,080: 1,920 x 1,080 |
File System
File Format Still Images |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed or compressed) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
Storage Media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
File System | DCF 2.0 | Exif 2.31 |
Viewfinder
Viewfinder | 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls |
Viewfinder Frame Coverage |
Approx. 100% horizontal 100% vertical |
Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m -1) |
Viewfinder Eye Point | 21mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment | -4 to +2 m−1 |
Eye Sensor | Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays |
Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
Shutter Speed | 1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X200 |
Flash Sync Speed | Up to: X=1/200 sec.; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported |
Exposure
Exposure Metering System | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
Metering Range | Matrix or center-weighted metering: -3 to +17 EV |
Exposure Compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M |
Exposure Lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
Picture Control |
Auto Flat Landscape Monochrome Neutral Portrait Standard Vivid 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 |
Sensitivity
ISO Sensitivity |
SO 100 - 51,200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 EV (ISO 102,400 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from: Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off |
Active D-Lighitng Bracketing | Yes |
Focus/Autofocus
Autofocus System | Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
Detection Range |
-3 to +19 EV (without low-light AF: -2 to +19 EV) 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/2.0 |
Lens Servo |
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
Focus Point | 273 (single-point AF) |
AF-Area Mode |
Pinpoint Single-Point Dynamic-area AF Wide-area AF (S) Wide-area AF (L) Auto-area AF |
Focus Lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing center of sub-selector |
Vibration Reduction | 5-axis image sensor shift, 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 Sync Modes |
Front-curtain sync Rear-curtain sync Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync Off |
Flash Compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M |
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 | 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) Choose color temperature (2,500 K–10,000 K) Cloudy Direct sunlight Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Natural light auto Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning Shade |
White Balance Bracketing | Yes |
Movie
Movie Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
Movie Maximum Recording Time | 29 minutes 59 seconds |
Movie File Format |
MOV MP4 |
Movie Audio Recording Format |
Linear PCM AAC |
Movie |
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively Quality selection available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160 when quality is fixed at high |
Movie Audio | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity can be adjusted |
Movie ISO |
Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) with selectable upper limit |
Movie Active D-Lighting |
Can be selected from: Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off |
Time Code |
Yes Drop frame |
Movie e-VR | Yes |
Movie HDMI Output |
Yes Start/Stop supported |
Movie Focus Peaking | Yes |
Movie Highlight Display (Zebras) | Yes |
Time-Lapse Movie | Up to 4K UHD; Silent mode option |
AF for Movie | AF Speed and AF Tracking Sensitivity can be adjusted |
Monitor
Monitor Size | 3.2in Diagonal |
Monitor Resolution | 1,010,000 Dots |
Monitor Type | Tilting TFT, Touch-Sensitive LCD |
Playback Functions |
Auto Image Rotation Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) Highlights Histogram Display Location Data Display Movie Playback Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows Photo Information Picture Rating Playback with Playback Zoom Playback Zoom Cropping |
Interface
Wi-Fi Functionality |
Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5825 MHz (U.S.A., Canada, Mexico) 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5805 MHz (other countries in the Americas) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.4 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.2 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK |
Smart Device App Connectivity | SnapBridge |
Bluetooth |
Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz Approximately 10 m (32 ft.) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles |
GPS | Via the SnapBridge app |
Menus
Supported Languages |
English French Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish |
Power
Battery / Power |
One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL15c. The EH-7P charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15c/EN-EL15b batteries only. |
Battery Life |
[Viewfinder only]: Approx. 390 shots [Monitor only]: Approx. 470 shots Movies: [Viewfinder only]: Approx. 115 min. of movie recording [Monitor only]: Approx. 120 min. of movie recording |
AC Adapter |
EH-7P Charging AC Adapter EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter (requires EP-5B power connector, available separately) |
Battery Charger | MH-25A Battery Charger |
Miscellaneous
Tripod Socket | 1/4 in. (ISO 1222) |
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth | 5.3in (134mm) x 4.0in (100.5mm) x 2.8in (69.5mm) |
Approx. Weight | 20.9ox (590g) |
Operating Environment |
Temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation) |
Z 5 Body Only
NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR