The wait is finally over; after months of teasing, Nikon has officially released their new flagship mirrorless camera: the Nikon Z 9. This camera can capture footage in 8K at 30 frames per second and in 4K120p in H.265. If you’re looking for ultimate quality and ease of use, you can even record internally in ProRes 422HQ 10bit in 4K UHD at up to 60p. Let’s take a closer look at all the new features of this beast! We first talked about a new Nikon flagship mirrorless camera back in March 2021, with an official development confirmation made by the company. In the meantime, numerous rumors and leaks popped all over the Internet. The Z 9 is now officially out, and the least we can say is that this Full-Frame mirrorless camera looks promising! Nikon Z 9 sensor and image-processing engine Let’s start with the camera’s photo capabilities. The Nikon Z 9 sports a 45.7MP back-illuminated (BSI) stacked CMOS Full-Frame sensor, which is more than twice the resolution of its main competitor, the Canon EOS R3. According to Nikon, this newly developed sensor offers breakneck readout speeds that should help reduce rolling shutter. Also, the BSI design can create clean images even at high ISO settings. On the inside, the Z 9 features an EXPEED 7 image-processing engine. This new engine is 10x faster than the Nikon Z 7II that has an EXPEED 6 image-processing engine. Image credit: Nikon In a nutshell, the new sensor and EXPEED 7 engine combination...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 28 October, 2021