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picture control presets alter photos and videos in camera, and free access to Nikon Imaging Cloud enables exclusive Imaging Recipes and colour presets directly in camera. The Z 50II has a native ISO up to 51,200 for stills and 25,600 for video. The camera also offers 4K/30p footage oversampled from 5.6K or 4K/60p in crop mode, a 3.2-inch, vari-angle touchscreen, intelligent AF, electronic vibration reduction, plus sockets for an external stereo mic and headphones.
recognise and focus on nine different subject types and intelligently track even fast, unpredictable subject movement. It’s the first Nikon Z camera to include a product review mode, ideal for vloggers who want to smoothly shift focus to the items they’re showing in the foreground of a shot. It’s also the first Z camera to include a video self-timer that allows a delay before recording starts. A single cable connects the camera directly to smart devices for simple live streaming. To change the look of footage,
The new crop-sensor Z 50II is Nikon’s latest mirrorless camera aimed at budding content creators who want to step up from a smartphone to make video, vlogs and live streams. It also has some interesting technology that could be useful for more experienced filmmakers who want a budget camera body, as it costs just £849/$907. The compact Z 50II uses the same Expeed 7 image processor that powers the flagship Z 9 camera. It uses this computing power to automatically
NIKON JOINS THE CINEMA CLUB Nikon has announced the development of its first real cinema lens, the Nikkor Z 28- 135mm f/4 PZ. It’s a standard-zoom, full- frame optic compatible with the Z mount system on its mirrorless. However, it’s not a fully manual cine lens – it’s a hybrid standard zoom with a powerzoom feature. Nikon says it’s for efficient recording on documentaries and location work done by a solo videographer or small crew. No price or availability has yet been revealed. That lens was released in May 2015, so Nikon is close to a decade behind. What’s unusual is that Nikon doesn’t currently offer any cinema cameras that would suit a lens like this, but since the brand now owns cine pioneer Red, this could pave the way for a Nikon-branded cinema camera using Red know-how. It could also signal Red changing its Komodo
and V-Raptor series over to the Nikon Z lens mount; currently these cameras come with a Canon RF mount, which isn’t ideal. Nikon and Red have made no further announcements on potential link-ups in terms of new products. nikon.co.uk
The lens is strikingly similar to Sony’s FE PZ 28-135mm f/4 G OSS full-frame powerzoom lens that was initially paired up with Sony’s FS7 cinema camera and on subsequent FX6 and FX9 full-frame cams.
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