Nikon Z50 II Body

{Description}20.9MP APS-C sensor
Twin control dials
Full-width 4K video up to 30p (60p with crop)
3D-tracking autofocus and subject recognition for nine subject types
Up to 11fps mechanical, with up to 1 second pre-release capture
Fully articulated 3.2" touchscreen
Single UHS-II SD card slot in battery compartment
2.36M dot EVF with brightness up to 1000nits


{Specification}
Type
Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Lens mount
Nikon Z mount

Image sensor format

DX

Image sensor type

CMOS

Sensor size

23.5 mm x 15.7 mm

Total pixels
21.51 million

Dust-reduction system
Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)

Effective pixels
20.9 million

Image size (pixels)
[DX (24x16)] selected for image area:
(L) 5568 x 3712 ( 20.7 million)
(M) 4176 x 2784 ( 11.6 million)
(S) 2784 x 1856 ( 5.2 million)
[1:1 (16x16)] selected for image area:
(L) 3712 x 3712 ( 13.8 million)
(M) 2784 x 2784 ( 7.8 million)
(S) 1856 x 1856 ( 3.4 million)
[16:9 (24x14)] selected for image area:
(L) 5568 x 3128 ( 17.4 million)
(M) 4176 x 2344 ( 9.8 million)
(S) 2784 x 1560 ( 4.3 million)

File format (image quality)

NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiency (high), and high efficiency options
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression
NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats

Picture Control System
Auto , Standard , Neutral , Vivid , Monochrome , Flat Monochrome , Deep Tone Monochrome , Portrait , Rich Tone Portrait , Landscape , Flat
Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for Custom Picture Controls
* Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.

Media
SD, SDHC (UHS-II compliant), SDXC (UHS-II compliant)

Card slot
1 Secure Digital (SD) card

File system
DCF 2.0
Exif 2.32
MPEG-A MIAF

Viewfinder
1.0-cm/0.39-in., approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls

Frame coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Magnification
Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint
19.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Diopter adjustment
-3 - +3 m-1

Eye sensor
Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Compatible lenses
Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)

Shutter type
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter

Shutter speed
1/4000 to 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time

Flash sync speed
Flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of 1/250 or 1/200 s or slower (but note that the guide number drops at speeds of 1/200 to 1/250 s); sync speeds as fast as 1/4000 s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync

Release mode
Single frame, continuous low-speed, continuous high-speed, continuous high-speed (extended), high-speed frame capture + with Pre-Release Capture, Self-timer

Approximate frame advance rate*

Up to 30 fps
Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 5 fps
Continuous high-speed: Approx. 5.6 fps (when using silent mode and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: Approx. 9.7 fps)
Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 11 fps (in silent mode: Approx. 15 fps)
High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps
High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps
* Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.

Self-timer
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

Exposure Metering System

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Exposure Metering mode

Matrix metering
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 or 6 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame
Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approximately 3.5 mm centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted metering

Exposure Range*

-4 to +17 EV
* Figures are for ISO 100 equivalent and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F

Exposure Mode

Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual
Scene modes: portrait; landscape; child; sports; close up; night portrait; night landscape; party/indoor; beach/snow; sunset; dusk/dawn; pet portrait; candlelight; blossom; autumn colors; food

Exposure compensation
-5 to +5 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)

Exposure lock
Luminosity locked at detected value

ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)
ISO 100 to 51200 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
* Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Active D-Lighting
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Multiple exposure
Add, average, lighten, darken

Other options
HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction, high-frequency flicker reduction

Autofocus system
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

Detection range*

-9 to +19 EV
* Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 equivalent and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2

Lens servo
Autofocus (AF):
Single-servo AF (AF-S) , continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , AF mode auto-switch (AF-A, photo mode only) , full-time AF (AF-F, video mode only) , predictive focus tracking
Manual focus (M):
Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus point*

209 focus points (single-point AF), 231 focus points (auto-area AF)
* Number of focus points available in photo mode with DX selected for image area

AF-area mode
Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only), wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)

Focus lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button

Built-in flash
Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control

Charging time
Approx. 3 s

Guide number
Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)

Flash control
TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering

Flash modes
Fill flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync + red-eye, rear-curtain sync, auto, auto + red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync + red-eye, flash off

Flash compensation
-3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)

Flash-ready indicator
Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output

Accessory shoe
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync

White balance
Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning

Bracketing types
Exposure and/or flash, white balance, ADL

Other options for still photography

Vignette control, diffraction compensation, auto distortion control, skin softening, portrait impression balance, and interval-timer, and focus-shift photography

Video Metering system

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Video Metering mode

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

Video Frame size (pixels) and frame rate

3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
1920 x 1080 slow-motion: 30p (x4)/25p (x4)/24p (x5)
Note: Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.

Video File format

MOV, MP4

Video compression
H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)

Audio recording format

Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) , AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)

Audio recording device

Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions

Video Exposure compensation

-3 to +3 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)

Video ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit
* Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
* Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3 to 2.0 and 800 to 25600 when N-Log is selected for tone mode.
Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit
Modes Auto, SCN: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)

Video Active D-Lighting

Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Other options
Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, REC lamp, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, 200%, and 400%), extended shutter speeds (modes S and M), option to view video recording info available via i menu, and Hi-Res Zoom

Monitor size

8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal

Monitor Type

Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 13-level manual brightness controls

Monitor resolution

Approx. 1040 k-dot

Playback
Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, filtered playback, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend

USB connector

Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

HDMI output connector

Type D HDMI connector

External audio input

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output/remote cord

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)
MC-DC3 Remote Cord can be used.
* Auto switch between headphone and remote cord is available.

Wi-Fi

Standards:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas)
Operating frequency:
Asia, Africa (excluding the countries listed below), the Middle East (excluding the countries listed below), Guam, New Caledonia, and Tahiti: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5745 to 5805 MHz
Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and the Republic of the Congo: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
India: 2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5700 MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz)
U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Fiji: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5580 MHz, 5660 to 5700 MHz, and 5745 to 5825 MHz)
Other countries in the Americas: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5805 MHz (5180 to 5320 MHz and 5745 to 5805 MHz)
Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 4.6 dBm
5 GHz band: 5.3 dBm
Authentication:
Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Bluetooth

Communication protocols:
Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0
Operating frequency:
Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP):
Bluetooth: -0.9 dBm
Bluetooth Low Energy: -2.4 dBm

Battery
One EN-EL25a rechargeable Li-ion battery*
* EN-EL25 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL25a.

AC adapter
EH-8P AC adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB cable required

Tripod socket
0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)

Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 127 x 96.8 x 66.5 mm (5 x 3.9 x 2.7 in.)

Weight
Approx. 550 g
( 1 lb. 3.4 oz. )
with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 495 g/1 lb. 1.5 oz. (camera body only)

Operating Environment
Temperature: 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

Supplied accessories
BF-N1 Body Cap, EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, AN-DC29 Strap, UC-E25 USB Cable