Nikon Z5 FX Mirrorless Camera Body Only

The full picture.

Harness the entire view of expansive full frame lenses, and capture over 50% more image area than crop-sensor cameras. Z 5’s 24.3 MP full frame CMOS sensor produces intensively detailed images, lifelike 4K UHD video, ultra shallow depth-of-field and particularly clean low-light shots.

Super powered.

Z 5 is powered by Nikon’s fast, comprehensive EXPEED 6 image processing system. It’s the secret behind the camera’s sensational photo and video quality, autofocus performance, low-light capabilities, distortion control, image clarity, color reproduction and more.

The stability you crave.

Sharpness starts with stability, and Z 5 has one of the best in-camera image stabilization systems available. NIKKOR Z lenses activate 5-axis VR image stabilization—up to five stops* of stabilization in up to five directions: yaw, pitch, roll, X and Y. Compatible F-Mount NIKKOR lenses**—even those without built-in VR—activate 3-axis VR image stabilization. Great for stills, even better for video.

In the blink of an iris.

Freeze time with shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000 of a second—fast enough to capture moments invisible to the naked eye. When shooting with wide aperture settings for shallow depth-of-field and blurred backgrounds, that speed can also be used to control your shot’s brightness.

Right in any light.

Creativity doesn’t wait for perfect lighting, so neither does Z 5. Its ISO sensitivity goes all the way up to ISO 51,200 (expandable to ISO 102,400) with superb sharpness, detail and clarity. Keep shooting into the night, and bring a new mood to your style with the drama of low light.

Fully automatic. Totally manual.

Sometimes you need to just point and shoot. Other times you want to fine tune every little detail. Z 5 is up for either challenge, going from fully automatic to totally manual with the turn of a dial.

Go quiet.

In can’t miss moments—like weddings, speeches or performances—turn on Silent Mode and capture photo after photo without drawing any attention. This is also great for photographing pets and wildlife.

The eyes say it all.

Great portraits put focus on the eyes. Z 5’s powerful Eye-Detection Autofocus quickly finds your subject’s eyes—humans, cats and dogs alike—and puts them in sharp focus. It even follows them as they move behind objects in the frame.

Focus anywhere.

Z 5’s sensor is practically covered in focus points—273 of them, to be precise. That means wherever your subject is within the frame, there’s almost certainly a focus point locked on them.

Flash of genius.

Z 5 is compatible with Nikon’s Creative Lighting System. Fill in shadows, make subjects stand out, enhance natural light and add artistry with an optional external Nikon Speedlight flash.

Two for the road.

Z 5 includes dual UHS-II SD card slots. Use them together for overflow storage, automatic back up or separating file types like RAW and JPEG or stills and videos.

You see it. You get it.

See your shot clearly through Z 5’s outstanding electronic viewfinder. It activates when you put your eye to it, offering a high-resolution glare-free view of how your shot will actually look—exposure, ISO, white balance and Picture Controls are all visible in realtime.

Shift your focus.
Focus Shift Shooting Mode automatically takes a series of images (up to 300) while advancing the focus position in each shot. These images can then be stacked* into a single image with surreal depth of field—great for shooting jewelry, products, landscapes and still subjects.

*Requires third-party image-stacking software sold separately.

Your entry to video.

Z 5 records beautiful videos. Shoot 4K Ultra HD footage using all the advantages of mirrorless technology and the Z system’s high-performance optics.

• 231 point phase-detect autofocus
• 4K UHD/30p
• 1080/60p
• Optical VR image stabilization and electronic Vibration Reduction
• Creative Picture Controls
• Focus Peaking
• Capture stills while recording

Timelapse made easy.

Z 5 makes it easy to create beautiful timelapse movies. Set up Z 5 on a tripod or stable surface, compose your shot, set your time interval and number of shots and let the camera do the rest. You can simultaneously create your timelapse movie in-camera and save the full resolution stills. And for longer shoots, power Z 5 with the optional USB Type C cable and any compatible power bank.

Up your live stream.

Great content deserves a great-looking live stream. With the Z 5, you’ll get incredible sharpness, amazing clarity, and flattering depth of field when you use it with compatible webcam software and/or hardware (sold separately). Discover next-level quality when streaming on social, gaming, and web conference platforms.

 Type

Type	Digital mirrorless camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Lens Mount	Nikon Z Mount

Image Sensor

Effective Pixels (Megapixels)	24.3 Million
Sensor Size	35.9mm x 23.9mm
Image Sensor Format	FX
Image Sensor Type	CMOS
Total Pixels	24.93 Million
Dust-Reduction System	Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D); image sensor cleaning
Image Area (pixels)	FX-Format: (L) 6,016 x 4,016 | (M) 4,512 x 3,008 | (S) 3,008 x 2,008. DX-Format: (L) 3,936 x 2,624 | (M) 2,944 x 1,968 | (S) 1,968 x 1,312. 1:1 Format: (L) 4,016 x 4,016 | (M) 3,008 x 3,008 | (S) 2,000 x 2,000. 16:9 Format: (L) 6,016 x 3,384 | (M) 4,512 x 2,536 | (S) 3,008 x 1,688. Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160. Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 1,920 x 1,080: 1,920 x 1,080

File System

File Format Still Images	NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed or compressed) 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
Storage Media	SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
File System	DCF 2.0 | Exif 2.31

Viewfinder

Viewfinder	1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls
Viewfinder Frame Coverage	Approx. 100% horizontal 100% vertical
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m -1)
Viewfinder Eye Point	21mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment	-4 to +2 m−1
Eye Sensor	Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Shutter

Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Shutter Speed	1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X200
Flash Sync Speed	Up to:  X=1/200 sec.; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported

Exposure

Exposure Metering System	TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering Range	Matrix or center-weighted metering: -3 to +17 EV
Exposure Compensation	-5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M
Exposure Lock	Luminosity locked at detected value
Picture Control	Auto Flat Landscape Monochrome Neutral Portrait Standard Vivid 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

Sensitivity

ISO Sensitivity	SO 100 - 51,200 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 EV (ISO 102,400 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Active D-Lighting	Can be selected from:  Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off
Active D-Lighitng Bracketing	Yes

 

Focus/Autofocus

Autofocus System	Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Detection Range	-3 to +19 EV (without low-light AF: -2 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/2.0
Lens Servo	Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus Point	273 (single-point AF)
AF-Area Mode	Pinpoint Single-Point Dynamic-area AF Wide-area AF (S) Wide-area AF (L) Auto-area AF
Focus Lock	Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing center of sub-selector
Vibration Reduction	5-axis image sensor shift, 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 Sync Modes	Front-curtain sync Rear-curtain sync Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync Off
Flash Compensation	-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 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
Nikon Creative Lighting System	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) Choose color temperature (2,500 K–10,000 K) Cloudy Direct sunlight Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Natural light auto Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning Shade
White Balance Bracketing	Yes

 

Movie

Movie Metering	TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Maximum Recording Time	29 minutes 59 seconds
Movie File Format	MOV MP4
Movie Audio Recording Format	Linear PCM AAC
Movie	4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively Quality selection available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160 when quality is fixed at high
Movie Audio	Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity can be adjusted
Movie ISO	Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) with selectable upper limit
Movie Active D-Lighting	Can be selected from: Auto Extra High High Normal Low Off
Time Code	Yes Drop frame
Movie e-VR	Yes
Movie HDMI Output	Yes Start/Stop supported
Movie Focus Peaking	Yes
Movie Highlight Display (Zebras)	Yes
Time-Lapse Movie	Up to 4K UHD; Silent mode option
AF for Movie	AF Speed and AF Tracking Sensitivity can be adjusted

 

Monitor

Monitor Size	3.2in Diagonal
Monitor Resolution	1,010,000 Dots
Monitor Type	Tilting TFT, Touch-Sensitive LCD

 Playback

Playback Functions

Auto Image Rotation Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) Highlights Histogram Display Location Data Display Movie Playback Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows Photo Information Picture Rating Playback with Playback Zoom Playback Zoom Cropping

 

Interface

Wi-Fi Functionality	Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5825 MHz (U.S.A., Canada, Mexico) 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5805 MHz (other countries in the Americas) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.4 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.2 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
Smart Device App Connectivity	SnapBridge
Bluetooth	Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz Approximately 10 m (32 ft.) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles
GPS	Via the SnapBridge app

Menus

Supported Languages

English French Portuguese (Brazil) Spanish

 

Power

Battery / Power	One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL15c. The EH-7P charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15c/EN-EL15b batteries only.
Battery Life	[Viewfinder only]: Approx. 390 shots [Monitor only]: Approx. 470 shots Movies: [Viewfinder only]: Approx. 115 min. of movie recording [Monitor only]: Approx. 120 min. of movie recording
AC Adapter	EH-7P Charging AC Adapter EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC Adapter (requires EP-5B power connector, available separately)
Battery Charger	MH-25A Battery Charger

 

Miscellaneous

Tripod Socket	1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth	5.3in (134mm) x 4.0in (100.5mm) x 2.8in (69.5mm)
Approx. Weight	20.9ox (590g)
Operating Environment	Temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)

What's Included

Z 5 Body Only

• EN-EL15c Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• MH-25a Battery Charger
• UC-E24 USB Cable
• BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cap
• AN-DC19 Camera Strap
• BF-N1 Body Cap
• DK-29 Rubber Eyecup