NIKON Z50 FULL FRAME MANUAL

We've been shooting with the Z50 for a while and have plenty of real-world shots to show you how the camera performs. We found a lot to like about the Z50 but it has some very capable rivals in better-established systems. The Z50's video looks good and it's one of the easiest cameras to shoot both stills and video with. The Z50's AF system is pretty effective, but is a little fiddly compared with its peers. It still looks pretty good against the competition. The Z50 is based around an updated version of the 20.2MP sensor we fist saw in the D500. Reviews editor Carey Rose spent a couple of hours shooting with a near-final Nikon Z50. We take a look at the new camera and how it operates. We take a look at what it offers and how it squares up to its rivals. The Z50 is Nikon's first APS-C mirrorless camera. The adapter is not included in any of the kits announced so far. The Z50 is compatible with the FTZ mount adapter, allowing it to use F-mount DSLR lenses. Adding the 16-50mm zoom takes the price to $1000 and a two-lens kit with both DX zooms takes the list price to $1350. The Z50 will be available for sale from November, with an MSRP of $860, body-only.

Bluetooth-enabled Wi-Fi (via Snapbridge app).

Single UHS-I SD card slot in battery compartment.

Rear touchscreen tilts up by 90° or down by 180°.

Up to 11 fps shooting with AE/AF, 5 fps with live view.

The company says the camera is designed to attract a generation of users who don't consider themselves to be photographers.Īlongside the camera, Nikon has announced two lenses designed for this sensor size: a 16-50mm F3.5-6.3 collapsible standard zoom and a 50-250mm F4.5-6.3 telephoto zoom - both with built-in image stabilization (which Nikon calls Vibration Reduction). In the end, you have to try both and choose the one you like using.The Nikon Z50 is a 20.9MP mirrorless camera: the first time the company has put an (unstabilized) APS-C sensor behind its new, larger 'Z' lens mount.

But if you want a strong, hefty camera that balances well with big lenses and can shoot all day on a single charge, can the Z50 really compete with the D7500? The D7500 cannot compete with the size, weight and continuous shooting speed of the Nikon Z50: fact. The real deciding factor is which type of camera you prefer to use. In this respect, the Nikon Z 50 and D7500 are quite closely matched. So our verdict is not just based on specifications. Sometimes it’s worth accepting a bigger camera to get a better shooting experience. It has an optical viewfinder, which many prefer, and a far better battery life. The D7500 is bigger, heftier, balances better with bigger lenses and has a far wider ‘native’ lens choice. It is, as mirrorless fans would have it, the future.īut hold on a minute. It drops ‘old’ DSLR technology in favor of a more compact, modern, digital viewing system. So the Nikon Z50 is smaller, lighter, faster and – for now – cheaper than the older D7500. The danger is in assuming you can easily measure everything that matters and that we all like the same thing. On that basis alone, the new Nikon Z50 is superior to the older Nikon D7500 DSLR in just about every way. It’s become increasingly popular to judge cameras on the measuring tape and the numbers. (Image credit: Nikon) Nikon Z50 vs Nikon D7500: the verdict If it gets close to the D7500’s buffer capacity, that makes the Z50 the winner if it doesn’t, it’s a black mark and the D7500 gets it.

NIKON Z50 FULL FRAME MANUAL

We have not yet been able to find out the Z50’s buffer capacity, and probably won’t until the official manual is released. That’s very good for a camera in this class, especially for Raw capture. The D7500 has a buffer capacity of 50-100 Raw files (depending on the bit depth/compression setting) or 100 JPEGs. This governs the number of frames the camera can capture before it starts slowing down. But the frame rate is only part of the equation – the buffer capacity is just as important and perhaps more so. Nikon was no doubt carefully positioning the D7500 against the more expensive D500 and its 10fps continuous shooting speed. Compared to other brands, the Z5 is neither cheap nor expensive. One of the Nikon Z50’s headline selling points is its ability to maintain a continuous shooting speed of 11fps, whereas the D7500 lags a little behind at 8fps – though that’s still pretty fast for a mid-range DSLR. The Z5 is a very good entry-level full frame camera, but its relatively high launch price may just persuade some potential purchasers that it’s worth forking out the relatively little extra for the Z6. 8fps, 50-100 Raw (depending on bit depth/compression), 100 JPEGs

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