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Nikon’s affordable full-framer
A newmember of the Z series family has been unveiled, plus a short and light zoom lens tomatch
ikon has introduced a new entry-level full-frame camera to the Nikon Z mirrorless family, the
£1719/$1696 Z 5, which comes in a kit with a highly portable new Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 lens to match. It’s the shortest and lightest full-frame mirrorless zoom lens to fit the Z series. Sitting below the Nikon Z 7 and Z 6, the Nikon Z 5 shoots 4K movies with its full-frame 24.3-megapixel CMOS sensor. It has Nikon’s 273-point Hybrid AF system with eye detection for humans and animals, the same 36.9 million dot EVF as the Z 6 and Z 7 and dual UHS-II SD card slots. The camera can also be powered via USB 2.0 – ideal for long time-lapse sequences. The camera has a five-axis vibration reduction, and its magnesium-alloy body is sealed to keep dust and moisture out. There is a tilting touchscreen offering touch control to focus and shoot, and it has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity for remote monitoring and camera control. The new Nikkor Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 is a compact, retractable design that uses 52mm filters, ED glass and aspherical lens elements to minimise distortion throughout the zoom range and there is a customisable control ring for aperture control, exposure compensation or ISO adjustments. The minimum focus is 35cm/13.8in throughout the zoom range, and the lens is said to have quiet focusing and reduced focus breathing to make it more suitable for video use.
“The camera has a five-axis vibration reduction, and its magnesium-alloy body is sealed ”
USE YOUR NIKON AS AWEBCAM
There are also firmware updates for the APS-C Nikon Z 50 mirrorless and full-frame Z 7 and Nikon Z 6 mirrorless cams. The Z 50 update includes the addition of animal detection AF support and improved subject tracking, as well as support for the new 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters, which is also in the update for the full-frame cameras. nikon.com
Manymirrorless and digital SLR cameras from Nikon will be able to be used as webcams thanks to a newversion ofWebcam Utility software, compatible withWindows computers only. Nikon users simply need to install the Beta version of theWebcam Utility software to a PC and connect the compatible Nikon camera body via a USB cable. It is compatible with Z 7, Z 6, Z 5 and Z 50 mirrorless cameras, plus D6, D850, D780, D500, D7500 and D5600 DSLRs.
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