Nikon Z7-Mirrorless Professional Camera
Press and photographers were invited to Zabee Studio at Al Quoz, Dubai UAE for the launch of full frame Nikon Z series cameras – Nikon Z7 and Z6.
Narendra Menon, Managing Director, Nikon Middle East FZE commented, “The Z series is a product of great research and thought. We wanted to create a product that would become an ally and work as diligently as our photographers do. Z series has been designed to give photographers an ease in operation with the finest that Nikon has to offer in camera technology.” The buyers of Z series will have an advantage with Nikon Premier Member program (NPM), getting a chance to explore the excellent optical output facilitated by the entire Z series. Narendra added, “Through NPM program the possessors of mirrorless Z series will be able to explore our finest engineering under the supervision of Nikon’s trained photographers at the photography excursions.”
On the launch, Marsel van Oosten, a renowned nature & wildlife photographer stated, “The Z7 is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. With a beefy grip and Nikon’s famous ergonomics, the camera feels familiar and well-balanced. It’s compact and lightweight, and the image quality rivals that of my DSLRs – and more: the new S-lenses offer an amazing edge to edge sharpness. For all my landscape trips or whenever space and weight come at a premium, the Z7 will be in my camera bag.”
On the launch, Stephen Segal, a celebrated fashion photographer said, “The new additions to Nikon’s already impressive lineup are a true testament to the company’s commitment to photographers and the pursuit of innovative relevant technology. As a traveling fashion and wedding photographer, it is imperative to have a camera that is versatile, lightweight, portable, durable, fast and has the quality to back it up. This range ticks off all those checkboxes. What more could you ask for.”
In the opening remarks, Ali Essa, personal photographer of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and owner of Za’abeel Studio said, “The mirrorless cameras are inherently more convenient owing to their size and weight. When we factor in Nikon’s cutting-edge engineering, we have a winner in our hands. Nikon gets the formula for convenience and quality with these additions. They will no doubt become the medium for great works of art.”
Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Camera
Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera is the latest addition to the Nikon series of professional cameras and the new camera comes with Z mount with CMOS type of sensor and FX image sensor format. The sensor size is 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm with 45.7 million pixels. It has ISO level 64 – 25600, it has 493 point AF system and can create 8K time-lapse movie.
A new EXPEED 6 image processing engine to get more clear pictures. Continuous shooting up to 9 frames per second (fps) in burst mode. Complete silent operation
It has a dimension of 134 x 100.5 x 67.5 mm and weighing approx 675 grams and can operate in 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation).
It shoots NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed), TIFF (RGB) JPEG images. For storage of images and videos, it uses XQD card drive. It has a movable viewfinder which is 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls and Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle. It has 5 axis image shift sensor and it can shoot 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD).
It has USB Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB), Type C HDMI connector, It has 3.5mm audio jack for input and output. It comes with IEEE 802.11 Wi-fi and 4.2 Bluetooth connective.
Nikon Z6 Mirrorless Camera
A modern compact body, providing superior high-sensitivity performance and impeccable video features of full frame video recording. The Z6 features 24.5 mega-pixels – ready to excel broad range of shooting scenarios even in low-light. It is a quick capture camera with a 12 framer per second (fps) in continuous running mode. It has 273 focus points covering 90 percent of the image area.
The Nikon Z6 body and features are similar to Z7 but there are some difference like the ISO and AF points and shooting 4K UHD instead of 8K.
With a dimension of 134 x 100.5 x 67.5 mm and weighing Approx. 675 grams Z6 mirrorless camera can also operate at 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation).
The new camera comes with Z mount with CMOS type of sensor and FX image sensor format. The sensor size is 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm with 24.5 million pixels. It has ISO level 100 – 51200, it has 273 point AF system and can create 4K UHD.
It shoots NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed), TIFF (RGB) JPEG images. For storage of images and videos, it uses XQD card drive. It has a movable viewfinder which is 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls and Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle. It has 5 axis image shift sensor and it can shoot 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD).
It has USB Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB), Type C HDMI connector, It has 3.5mm audio jack for input and output. It comes with IEEE 802.11 Wi-fi and 4.2 Bluetooth connective.
At the launch, Nikon team spoke about the Z7 camera as the camera is supposed to available in the market around 1st week of October.
Price of Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera
Nikon Z7 mirrorless Camera (Body) = AED12999 (Inclusive of VAT)
Nikon Z7 mirrorless Camera (Body) + Adaptor = AED 13699 (Inclusive of VAT)
Nikon Z7 mirrorless Camera (Body) + Adaptor + 24-70/F4 lens = AED 15999 (Inclusive of VAT)
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