| Announced: | 28 Oct 2021 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 46Mp |
| Sensor Type: | Full frame Stacked CMOS |
| ISO: | 64-25600 |
| Weight: | 1340g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 149 x 150 x 91 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Electronic |
| Screen Type: | 3.2" Tilting |
| Video Resolutions: | 7680 x 4320 |

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The Nikon Z9 is a mirrorless camera launched on 28/10/2021.
Technically speaking, the Nikon Z9 ranks in the best 10% of its category (and in the best 97 of all cameras in our database) scoring 74 overall. The Nikon Z9 weights 1340 gr and spans 149 x 150 x 91 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.
Going into details, the Nikon Z9 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Z9 is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon Z9 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 4099.0 GBP and 4135.0 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.
Overall, Nikon Z9 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
Stacked CMOS
Sensor Size
Full frame
Sensor Dimensions
35.9 x 23.9 mm
Sensor Area
858.01 mm2
Sensor Resolution
46 Mp
Max Image Resolution
8256 x 5504
Max Native ISO
25600
Min Native ISO
64
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Nikon Z
Number of Lenses
29
Focal Length Multiplier
1
Screen Type
Tilting
Screen Size
3.2"
Screen Resolution
2089Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution
3686000.0
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.8x
Min Shutter Speed
900s
Max Shutter Speed
-
Continuous Shooting
30fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
1/200s
Flash Modes
Front-curtain sync Rear-curtain sync Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync Off
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
493
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
7680 x 4320 @ 30p MOV H.265 Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 25p MOV H.265 Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 120p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 120p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 120p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 100p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 100p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 100p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 50p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 25p MOV H.264 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p MOV ProRes Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p MOV H.265 Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p MOV H.264 L
Max Video Resolution
7680x4320
Video Formats
H.264 H.265
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
1340g
Physical Dimensions
149 x 150 x 91 mm
Battery Life
740
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
EN-EL18d
Self Timer
Yes
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
Dual CFexpress Type B slots
Storage Slots
2
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