Nikon Z Series MIRRORLESS CAMERA SYSTEM
SEE, THAT DIDN’T HURT A BIT, DID IT? NIKON proves it can build highly capable full-35mm format mirrorless cameras, and so presents Sony with its first direct competition. Nikon’s Z 6 lines up against the A7 III and the Z 7 takes on the A7R III. Here’s an overview of the shiny new Z mount system.
SENSORS: Both the Z 6 and Z 7 camera bodies have backside-illuminated (BSI) type CMOS sensors with an imaging area of 23.9x35.9 mm. As with its D-SLRs, Nikon is still calling this its ‘FX’ format. Neither have low-pass optical filters. The Z 7’s sensor has a total pixel count of 46.89 million and 45.7 million effective which delivers a maximum image size of 8256x5504 pixels. The Z 6 has a total pixel count of 25.28 million and 24.5 million effective. Images can also be captured in the ‘APS-C’ format which Nikon calls ‘DX’.
Nikon’s latest-generation ‘Expeed 6’ delivers enhanced sharpening and better noise
