Nikon Interchangeable Lens Cameras | Mirrorless Cameras Only | Z50 II Digital Camera Body

AT A GLANCE

Easy Color Presets

Find your aesthetic with a choice of 31 built-in color profiles, all available at the press of a button.

Automatic. Effortless.

Intelligent automatic modes take the guesswork out of finding the right settings, including exposure and focus.

Go Beyond Your Phone

Deeper colors, less noise and greater detail for portraits, landscapes and more—even in low light.

Share in a Snap

Send photos and video to your smart device in seconds using the free Nikon SnapBridge app.

Carry-everywhere Convenience

Lightweight and compact enough to fit in a small bag.

Capture lifelike colors and incredible details from dawn to dusk thanks to a superior 20.9-megapixel DX format (APS-C) sensor several times larger than that of a typical smartphone. At the press of the Picture Control button, choose from 31 built-in presets designed to make your photos and videos stand out. Create and save your own Picture Control presets or download bespoke Cloud Picture Controls directly to your Z50II from Nikon Imaging Cloud. Play with results in real-time as you shoot, and open up a world of creative possibilities. Discover easy-to-use features including Skin Softening, Portrait ImpressionBalance and face + eye-detection autofocus for people and animals. Plus, authentic, beautifully-blurred backgrounds. Continue to enjoy amazing detail and sharp results after dark thanks to ultra-high maximum ISO sensitivity of 51,200 and sophisticated noise reduction. Get beautifully-balanced photos indoors and at night. Use Night Portrait mode to create natural-looking slow-shutter flash portraits. Shoot bursts as fast as 30 photos per second plus pro-level features including Pre-Release Capture1 and powerful multi-subject detection autofocus with 3D-tracking. All thanks to our most powerful processing engine ever.

Lens Mount  Nikon Z mount

Effective Pixels  20.9 million

Sensor Size  15.7 mm x 23.5 mm

Image Sensor Format  DX

Image Sensor Type  CMOS Sensor

Total Pixels  21.51 million

Dust-Reduction System  Yes

Dust-Off Reference Photo  Yes

Image Area (pixels) DX-format
  (L)5568 x 3712
 (M)4176 x 2784
 (S)2784 x 1856
  1:1 (16 x 16)
 (L)3712 x 3712
(M)2784 x 2784
(S)1856 x 1856
 1:1 (24 x 24)
(L)3712 x 3712
(M)2784 x 2784
(S)1856 x 1856
    16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)5568 x 3128
(M)4176 x 2344
(S)2784 x 1560
   16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)5568 x 3128
  (M)4176 x 2344
  (S)2784 x 1560

File Format Still Images

• NEF (RAW): 14 bit with lossless, 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

Storage Media

• SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)

Card Slot  One

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

Viewfinder Frame Coverage  Approx.Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Viewfinder Magnification  Approx.Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Viewfinder Eyepoint  19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment  -3 – +3 m-1

Eye Sensor  Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Depth-of-Field Control  Yes

Lens Compatibility at a Glance  Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

Compatible Lenses  Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

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

Shutter Speed  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 When using an electronic shutter, the shutter speed can be set up to 1/4000

Fastest Shutter Speed  1/4000 sec.

Slowest Shutter Speed  900 sec.

Flash Sync Speed  Up to: 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.

Bulb Shutter Setting  Yes

Shutter Release Modes  Single frame Continuous L Continuous H Continuous high-speed (extended) High-speed frame capture with Pre-Release Capture Self-timer

Exposure Metering System  TTL metering using camera image sensor

Metering Method  Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm 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 approximately 3.5 mm centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering

Metering Range  -4 to +17 EV (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)

Exposure Modes  Auto Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority auto (S) Aperture-priority auto (A) Manual (M)

Scene Modes  portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food

Exposure Compensation  −5 – +5 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄3 and ¹⁄2 EV)

Exposure Bracketing  Yes

Exposure Lock  Luminosity locked at detected value

Multiple Exposure  Add, average, lighten, darken

HDR Overlay  Yes

Photo mode flicker reduction  Yes

High-frequency flicker reduction  Yes

ISO Sensitivity ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 and 1 EV can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available Note:   ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity  100

Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity  51200

Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity  100

Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity  204800

Long Exposure Noise Reduction  Yes

High ISO Noise Reduction  Yes

Active D-Lighting  Can be selected from:
 Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Active D-Lighting Bracketing  Yes

Single-Point AF Mode  Yes

Dynamic AF Mode  Yes

Auto-Area AF Mode  Yes

Autofocus System  Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

Detection Range  −9 – +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/1.2

Focus Point  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

Focus Lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button

Focus Modes AF-S, AF-C, AF-F (video), MF

Built-in Flash  Yes

Flash Bracketing  Yes

Built-in Flash Distance  Yes

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  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

Flash Compensation  -3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄3 and ¹⁄2 EV)

Monitor Size  3.2 in. diagonal

Monitor Resolution  0.104 k dots

Monitor Type  Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD

Touchscreen  Yes

Monitor Angle of View  170°

Monitor Adjustments  Color balance 13-level manual brightness controls

Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator  Yes

Wi-Fi Functionality Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas) Operating frequency: U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico: 2412  to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5580 MHz, 5660 to 5700 MHz, and 5745 to 5825 MHz) Other countries in the Americas: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5805 MHz (5180 to 5320 MHz and 5745 to 5805 MHz) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 3.8 dBm 5 GHz band: 9.5 dBm Authentication: Open  system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Smart Device App Connectivity  SnapBridge

Wireless Connectivity  Yes

Wireless Transfer to PC  Yes

Bluetooth  Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz Maximum output power (EIRP): Bluetooth: −0.9 dBm Bluetooth Low Energy: −2.4 dBm

Battery / Batteries  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.

AC Adapter  EH-8P AC adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB cable required

Battery Charger  MH-32

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)  5 in.127 mm x 3.9 in.96.8 mm x 2.7 in.66.5 mm

Approx. Weight  17.46 oz.495 g

Nikon Z 50 II Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

• Nikon EN-EL25a Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
• Nikon UC-E25 USB Cable
• Nikon AN-DC29 Camera Strap
• Nikon BF-N1 Body Cap