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Nikon Z 9 & 3 new Z optics

With a 45.7MP full-frame sensor and blistering 120fps burst mode, this flagship mirrorless targets news and sports professionals, and goes on sale in November

The Big N fully revealed the Z 9 in October, so now we have the full specs to go with what we already knew – that it would pack a full-frame stacked CMOS sensor and have 8K video capability. With the ability to shoot 120fps bursts, the Z 9 has more firepower than the Canon R3 and the Sony A1, which both top out at 30fps, although when shooting at this frame rate, the Z 9 can only capture cropped images at 11MP. Other headline specs include a native ISO range of 64-25,600 (expandable to 32-102,400), Deep Learning AF, an electronic shutter, 16-bit raw images and 8K video at up to 60p. Nikon also announced three new lenses for its mirrorless Z mount:

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