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Nikon Z 9 Goes All Electronic To Gain Speed

a bit about Nikon’s Z-mount flagship before the wraps came off officially, but one big surprise is the absence of a traditional mechanical shutter. The adoption of a stacked-type BSI CMOS sensor, with what’s claimed to be the world’s fastest image scan rate, has enabled the reduction of rolling shutter distortion to the point that it’s virtually eliminated. In the words of Nikon, this “equals that of a mechanical shutter”. Additionally, of course, the electronic shutter has no mechanical wear-and-tear, which is an important consideration in a sports camera that quickly accumulates a very high shot rate. The speed range

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