Nikon Z 30 with NIKKOR Z 16-50mm VR
Product Highlights
- The lightest and most compact Z series camera
- 4K UHD video with 100% angle of view
- 20 types of Creative Picture Controls
- Slow motion video with Full HD/120p
- High ISO & FPS For Stills
Regular price: $1,309.00
FREE with Purchase*:
- Nikon EN-EL25 Battery
- Nikon ML-L7 Bluetooth Remote Controller
- SmallRig Wind Muff
- SmallRig Tripod
*to be redeemed from Nikon Experience Hub by 7 May 2024.
Purchase-with-Purchase:
- Nikon Mount Adapter FTZ II at $149 (U.P. $429), only at Nikon Experience Hub
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Compact Content Creation.
Do More With Less Camera.
Get in the creative zone and seize the moment with the Z 30 – the lightest and most compact Z series camera to date1. Handy in size and weighing just 350g, this is the mirrorless model built for spontaneity and surprise.
A Window For Your World.
The Z 30 is made for your inner videographer. Hit record with ease whenever inspiration strikes. Excite the ears of your audience with premium sound quality from dual microphones.
From teasers to reels to stories to streams, this is where heroes of content are born.
Let's Get Cinematic.
Capture higher quality video with the Z 30 thanks to its sensor that is 14x bigger than your phone's.
Personalised Performance.
Customise the dial and buttons for instant access to your unique creative process. You’re just a click or a turn away to make your content the most authentic extension of you.
Twist And Touch.
No angle or position is out of reach or focus with the 7.5cm (3-inch) touch-sensitive vari-angle LCD monitor. Look up and out, explore what lies below, or flip into selfie mode.
Lights. Your Camera. Action.
Ultimate Creative Control.
Capture your content the way it was meant to be seen with the Z 30’s signature Creative Picture Controls. Choose from 20 real-time filters that add emotion to your frame and eliminate the need for post-processing. Breathtaking looks include Pink, Morning, Melancholic, and Sunday.
Switch Between The Best Of Both Worlds.
Where Movement Meets The Moment.
Time, On Your Side.
Enjoy up to 125 mins of continuous video. Eliminate the extra work of piecing together multiple short recordings and switch to long-form videos to save time and effort.
Snap. Edit. Share.
SnapBridge
Shoot remotely and admire the results via your smart phone's screen. Get your content online in an instant, directly from your camera. Or connect and transfer it straight to your device and share to your heart’s desire.
NX Studio
With Nikon’s signature post-production software, you can view, process and edit your stills and video anytime, anywhere. For free.
Webcam Utility
Free software that transforms your Z 30 into a portable livestreaming hub. Harness high-resolution video and amaze your followers with real-time content.
What's in the box?
- 1 x Nikon Z 30 Camera Body
- 1 x NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR
- 1 x BF-N1 Body Cap
- 1 x EN-EL25 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
- 1 x AN-DC25 Camera Strap
- 1 x UC-E24 USB Cable
- 1 x LC-46B 46mm Snap-On Front Lens Cap
- 1 x LF-N1 Rear Lens Cap
- Lens Mount
- Nikon Z mount
- Sensor
SENSOR SIZE
23.5 mm x 15.7 mm
IMAGE SENSOR TYPE
CMOS
TOTAL PIXELS
21.51 million
DUST-REDUCTION SYSTEM
Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required)
IMAGE AREA (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)
EFFECTIVE PIXELS (MEGAPIXELS)
20.9 million
IMAGE SENSOR FORMAT
APS-C size/DX-format
- File Type
FILE FORMAT STILL IMAGES
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with 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
PICTURE CONTROL
Auto , Standard , Neutral , Vivid , Monochrome , 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
FILE SYSTEM
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31
STORAGE MEDIA
SD (Secure Digital) Memory card
CARD SLOT
Single Slot
- Viewfinder
- Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)
- Shutter
SHUTTER TYPE
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
FRAME ADVANCE RATE
Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
SHUTTER RELEASE MODES
Single frame Low-speed continuous High-speed continuous (extended) Self-timer
FLASH SYNC SPEED
Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/200 s or slower; supported with auto FP high-speed sync
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING OPTIONS
Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps
SELF-TIMER
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
SLOWEST SHUTTER SPEED
30 sec
FASTEST SHUTTER SPEED
1/4000 sec.
TOP CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED AT FULL RESOLUTION
11 frames per second
- Exposure
EXPOSURE METERING
TTL metering using camera image sensor
EXPOSURE LOCK
Luminosity locked at detected value
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
Range: –5 to +5 EV, Increment: 1/3 step
METERING RANGE
-4 to +17 EV * Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F
METERING METHOD
Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
- Sensitivity
ISO SENSITIVITY
ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 EV ; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 102400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 204800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available
SINGLE-POINT AF MODE
Yes
ACTIVE D-LIGHTING
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
HIGHEST EXPANDED ISO SENSITIVITY
204800
HIGHEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY
51200
LOWEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY
100
- Focus
FOCUS POINT
209
X-SYNC SPEED
1/200 sec. synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported
AF-AREA MODE
Pinpoint AF (photo mode only), single-point AF, dynamic-area AF (photo mode only), wide-area AF (S), wide-area AF (L), wide-area AF (L-people), wide-area AF (L-animals), auto-area AF, auto-area AF (people), auto-area AF (animals)
LENS SERVO
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S) , Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode) , full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode) , predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
DETECTION RANGE
-4.5 to +19 EV * Without low-light AF: -3 to +19 EV * Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.8
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF
MAXIMUM AUTOFOCUS AREAS/POINTS
209
FEATURES
4K UHD, WiFi, Bluetooth
- Flash
FLASH COMPENSATION
-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M
FLASH-READY INDICATOR
Lights when 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
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
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 K–10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature
- Movie Format
MOVIE
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive)/25p/24p 1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 1920 x 1080 slow-motion: 30p (x4)/25p (x4)/24p (x5) * 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 * Quality selection (normal/high) available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-motion, when quality is fixed at high
MOVIE METERING
TTL metering using camera image sensor
MOVIE ACTIVE D-LIGHTING
Can be selected from: Same as photo settings Extra high High Normal Low Off
MOVIE ISO
M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; step size of 1/3 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)
MOVIE AUDIO
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
MOVIE AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT
Linear PCM , AAC
MOVIE VIDEO COMPRESSION
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
MOVIE FILE FORMAT
MOV , MP4
MOVIE MAXIMUM RECORDING TIME
125 minutes* *Recording may stop before 125 minutes, depending on battery life and camera’s internal temperature.
- Lcd Monitor
MONITOR SIZE
7.5-cm (3.0–in.) diagonal
MONITOR RESOLUTION
Approx. 1040 k-dot
MONITOR TYPE
Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD
MONITOR ANGLE OF VIEW
170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage
MONITOR ADJUSTMENTS
11-level manual brightness controls
- Playback
"Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) Playback with Playback Zoom Playback Zoom Cropping Movie Playback Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows Histogram Display Highlights Photo Information Location Data Display Auto Image Rotation Picture Rating"
- Interfaces
INTERFACE
Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB) ; connection to built-in USB port is recommended ; Type D HDMI connector ; Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
WI-FI FUNCTIONALITY
Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 4.5 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
- Power
BATTERY / BATTERIES
One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery
BATTERY CHARGER
EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately)
- Dimensions
WEIGHT (G) (BODY ONLY)*1
Approx. 405 g ( 14.3 oz. ) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 350 g/12.4 oz. (camera body only)
LENGTH X HEIGHT X WIDTH (MM) (BODY ONLY)*
Approx. 128 x 73.5 x 59.5 mm ( 5.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 in.)
TRIPOD SOCKET
0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)