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N ikon’s first camera made in Cinema line and the lightest all-in-one full-frame cinema camera to date. Built for filmmakers and creators, the ZR weighs in at just 540g and targets Sony’s ageing FX3, as well as the new Canon EOS R50. At £2199/$2197, it undercuts all of them and will be the entry-level model in the range. Although its specifications are anything but low end, including three distinct types of internal Raw codecs. At its heart is a 6K semi-stacked, 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor with dual base ISO of 800 and 6400, borrowed from the Nikon Z 6III but reworked by Red’s engineers. The result is a wider, 15+ stops of dynamic range with fast readout speeds that minimise rolling shutter. The ZR records internally at up to collaboration with its subsidiary company Red is the new ZR, the first complete camera in the Z 6K/60p, with options from cinematic 24p to 240fps extreme slow-motion in 2K. It can shoot 4K in 120p, but this has a 1.5 crop. All other frame rates are uncropped. A range of recording formats are supported, including Nikon’s first implementation of Red’s 12-bit R3D NE codec, which allows ZR footage to match Red camera systems in post. It can record 12-bit Raw in Apple ProRes Raw and Nikon NRAW formats, as well as 10-bit ProRes or 8-bit H.264/265 files, to save space and time in post-production. It can also shoot stills to the same level as the Z 6III. Unlike rivals from Sony and now Canon, instead of offering lots of 1/4in-20 mounting holes for accessories, the ZR is made to be used without extras. It has a
Nikon and Red reveal ZR cinema cam Look out Sony FX3 and Canon EOS C50, as Nikon and Red unveil a 6K cinema camera with Red colour science plus 32-bit float audio
“The ZR records internally at up to 6K/60p, with options from 24p to 240fps in 2K”
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