Product Overview
- 24.5MP FX-Format BSI CMOS Sensor
- Dual EXPEED 6 Image Processors
- ISO 100 to 51,200 (expandable to 204,800)
- 273-pt AF System with improved low light detection
- Eye Detection AF in stills and video and new focusing modes
- 14fps with AE/AF and 124 shot image buffer
- 4K 60p Firmware update coming in February 2021
- External recording options: HLG, 10bit NLOG and RAW video
- Dual CF Express / SD Card slots
- In Body 5-axis VR stabilization
- New Optional MB-N11 Battery grip with vertical controls
- Firmware updates via Snapbridge
- USB Powering and Charging
- Nikkor Z 24-70mm F4 S Lens
Massive Upgrades for a Mid-Range Monster
Sporting a new and inspired partially-stacked sensor design, the Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera unlocks a number of flagship-level upgrades for this mid-range camera, including faster and more precise autofocus, professional-level 6K internal raw video, pre-capture at up to 120 fps, and a smooth, bright, colorful EVF. Taken together, these upgrades make this mirrorless monster an ideal choice for aspiring professionals in search of an all-around, affordable camera.
Newly Designed Sensor and Flagship Processing
24.5MP Partially-Stacked CMOS Sensor
The Z6 III is Nikon's first camera to to feature a partially stacked sensor design for faster scans and readouts than its predecessor, as well as reducing rolling shutter. Additionally, this sensor design unlocks many of the flagship-level features in the camera, like faster autofocus, a smoother EVF experience, faster continuous shooting speeds, and higher frame rates when shooting video.
EXPEED 7 Image Processor
Complementing the sensor is the EXPEED 7 processing engine, found in the top-of-the-line Z8 and Z9 mirrorless cameras an which offers speeds approximately 10x faster than the Z6II. This engine works in conjunction with the partially-stacked sensor design to realize impressively fast AF speeds, burst shooting rates, a high buffer capacity, fluid video performance, and quick all-around handling.
- Top continuous shooting speeds of 20 fps when shooting in raw, up to 60 fps when shooting in full-frame JPEG, and 120 fps when shooting JPEGs using a DX crop, with all rates supporting full AF/AE performance.
- Able to buffer over 1000 images in a burst when using the electronic shutter, meaning image sequences can be recorded for approximately 50 seconds continuously.
- Pre-Release Capture at up to 120 fps helps make decisive moment shots easier by recording frames in a burst for up to a second prior to actually releasing the shutter. When this feature is activated, burst shooting will commence when the shutter is half-pressed and the buffer will retain up to 4 seconds' worth of frames after fully pressing the shutter.
- Electronic shutter affords a top shutter speed of 1/16,000 sec for working in the brightest conditions with wider apertures.
- Partially-stacked sensor design reduces rolling shutter distortion so fast-moving subjects, like a golf club, tennis racket, or baseball bat, do not appear distorted when working with shutter speeds up to 1/16,000 sec.
- AF calculations are done at a 120 fps rate to keep up with fast continuous shooting speeds.
Specifications:
| Type | |
| Type of camera | Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
| Lens mount | Nikon Z mount |
| Lens | |
| Compatible lenses | Z mount NIKKOR lenses |
| F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply) | |
| Effective pixels | |
| Effective pixels | 24.5 million |
| Image sensor | |
| Image sensor | 35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format) |
| Total pixels | 25.28 million |
| Storage | |
| File format | NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed) |
| JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available | |
| NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats | |
| Picture Control system | Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, 20 Creative Picture Controls; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Media | CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD (Secure Digital), and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| Dual card slots | Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards. |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) |
| Monitor | |
| Monitor type | 8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2100k-dot tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
| Speed | 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 and 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M, bulb, time, X200 |
| Release | |
| Release modes | Single frame, continuous L, continuous H, continuous H (extended), self-timer |
| Approximate frame advance rate | Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 5 fps |
| Continuous H: Approx. 5.5 fps | |
| Continuous H (extended): Approx. 14 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 10 fps) | |
| Exposure | |
| Metering system | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
| Metering modes | Matrix metering |
| Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame | |
| Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point | |
| Highlight-weighted metering | |
| Metering range | -4 to +17 EV |
| (ISO 100, f/2.0, 20°C/68°F) | |
| ISO sensitivity | ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available |
| (Recommended Exposure Index) | |
| Active D-Lighting | Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off (available in both photo and movie modes) |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
| Detection range (in photo mode, AF-S, ISO 100, f/2.0, 20°C/68°F) | -4.5 to +19 EV (-6 to +19 EV with low-light AF) |
| Focus points (in photo mode, FX format, single-point AF) | 273 points |
| AF-area modes | Pinpoint AF, single-point and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in 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) |
| VR | |
| Camera on-board VR | 5-axis image sensor shift |
| Lens on-board VR | Lens shift (available with VR lenses) |
| Flash | |
| 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 | Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off |
| Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) | i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, color information communication, auto FP high-speed sync, unified flash control |
| White balance | |
| White balance | Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature |
| Bracketing | |
| Bracketing types | Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL |
| Movie | |
| Metering modes | Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted |
| Frame size (pixels) | 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p |
| and frame rate | 1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p |
| 1920 x 1080 (slow-mo); 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 | |
| File format | MOV, MP4 |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM, AAC |
| Audio recording device | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit |
| P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit | |
| Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200) | |
| Other options | Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, logarithmic (N-Log) and HDR (HLG) movie output |
| Interface | |
| USB | Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
| HDMI output | Type C HDMI connector |
| Accessory terminal | Built-in (can be used with MC-DC2 Remote Cords and other optional accessories) |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
| Audio output | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter) |
| Wi-Fi/Bluetooth | |
| Wi-Fi | Available |
| Bluetooth | Available |
| Power source | |
| Battery | One EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery; EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that the EH-7P charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15c/EN-EL15b batteries only |
| Battery pack | MB-N11 Power Battery Pack and MB-N10 Battery Pack (available separately); each takes two EN-EL15c batteries; EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can be used in place of the EN-EL15c. The number of pictures that can be taken on a single charge (i.e., battery endurance) will however drop compared to the EN-EL15c |
| Charging AC adapter | EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately) |
| AC adapter | EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter (requires EP-5B power connector, which is available separately) |
| Dimensions/weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm/5.3 x 4.0 x 2.8 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 705 g/1 lb 8.9 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 615 g/1 lb 5.7 oz (camera body only) |
| Operating environment | |
| Operating environment | Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; humidity: 85% or less (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories | |
| Supplied accessories | EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup, UC-E24 USB Cable, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, AN-DC19 Strap, BF-N1 Body Cap, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover |
| (may differ by country or area) | |
| XQD is a trademark of Sony Corporation. | |
| CFexpress is a trademark of the CFA. | |
| The SD, SDHC and SDXC logos are trademarks of the SD-3C, LLC. | |
| HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. | |
| Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance®. | |
| The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Nikon is under license. | |
| Other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies | |
Trade-ins are welcome!
