Nikon Z8

Technical Specification
Type
Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

Lens Mount
Nikon Z mount

Image Sensor
FX, CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm

Total pixels
52.37 million

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

Effective pixels
45.7 million

Image size (pixels)
[FX (36 x 24)] selected for image area:

(L) 8256 x 5504 ( 45.4 million)

(M) 6192 x 4128 ( 25.6 million)

(S) 4128 x 2752 ( 11.4 million)

[DX (24 x 16)] selected for image area:

(L) 5392 x 3592 ( 19.4 million)

(M) 4032 x 2688 ( 10.8 million)

(S) 2688 x 1792 ( 4.8 million)

[1:1 (24 x 24)] selected for image area:

(L) 5504 x 5504 ( 30.3 million)

(M) 4128 x 4128 ( 17.0 million)

(S) 2752 x 2752 ( 7.6 million)

[16:9 (36 x 20)] selected for image area:

(L) 8256 x 4640 ( 38.3 million)

(M) 6192 x 3480 ( 21.5 million)

(S) 4128 x 2320 ( 9.6 million)

File formats
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; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available

HEIF: Supports 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

NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats

Picture Control System
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
Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.

Media
CFexpress (Type B) , XQD , SD , SDHC (UHS-II compliant) , SDXC (UHS-II compliant)

Dual card slot
1 CFexpress card or XQD card and 1 Secure Digital (SD) card
Either card can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG or HEIF pictures, or for storage of duplicate JPEG or HEIF pictures at different sizes and image qualities; pictures can be copied between cards.

File system
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG‑A MIAF

Viewfinder
1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance, auto and 18-level manual brightness controls, and support for high frame rates

Viewfinder Frame Coverage
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Viewfinder Magnification
Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

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

Diopter adjustment
-4 - +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
Electronic shutter with shutter sound and sensor shield

Shutter speed
1/32000 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 1/8000 s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync

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

Approximate frame advance rate

Up to 120 fps

Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 to 10 fps
Continuous high-speed: Approx. 10 to 20 fps
High-speed frame capture (C30): Approx. 30 fps
High-speed frame capture (C60): Approx. 60 fps
High-speed frame capture (C120): Approx. 120 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

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Metering method

Matrix metering
Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 or 8 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 4 mm centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted metering

Metering Range

-3 to +17 EV
Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F

Exposure Modes
P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual

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 64 to 25600 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Active D-Lighting
Auto, Extra high 2, Extra high 1, 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
-7 to +19 EV (-9 to +19 EV with starlight view)

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/1.2

Lens servo
Autofocus (AF):
Single-servo AF (AF-S) , Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode)

; predictive focus tracking

Manual focus (M):

Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus point
493

Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and FX 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 center of the sub-selector

Camera on-board VR

5-axis image sensor shift

Lens on-board VR

Lens shift (available with VR lenses)

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

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

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 (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
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

Video Metering system

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Metering mode

Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

Frame size (pixels) and frame rate

7680 x 4320 (8K UHD): 30p (progressive)/25p/24p
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
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.

Frame size (pixels) and frame rate

8256 x 4644: 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
5392 x 3032: 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
4128 x 2322: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
3840 x 2160: 120p/100p/60p/50p
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

NEV , MOV , MP4

Video compression
N-RAW (12 bit) , Apple ProRes RAW HQ (12 bit) , Apple ProRes 422 HQ (10 bit) , 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 NEV or MOV format) , AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)

Audio recording device

Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

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 64 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit
Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit
Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

Video Active D-Lighting

Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Other options (video)

Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, and 200%), extended shutter speeds (mode M), and dual-format (proxy-video) recording for RAW video; extended oversampling available; option to view video recording info available via i menu; Hi-Res Zoom

Monitor size

8 -cm ( 3.2 –in.) diagonal

Monitor Type

vertically and horizontally tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 15-level manual brightness controls

Monitor resolution

Approx. 2100 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, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, filtered playback, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend

USB
Type C USB connectors
USB data connector (SuperSpeed USB) x1
USB Power Delivery connector x1

HDMI output
Type A HDMI connector
Audio input
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)

Ten-pin remote terminal
Built-in (can be used with MC-30A/MC-36A remote cords and other optional accessories)

Wi-Fi "NIJ"

Standards:
IEEE802.11b/g/n/a/ac

Operating frequency:
2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 13), 5180 to 5700 MHz

Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 1.4 dBm
5 GHz band (5180 to 5320 MHz): 10.8 dBm
5 GHz band (5500 to 5700 MHz): 7.8 dBm

Authentication:
Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Wi-Fi "NICS"

Standards:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
Operating frequency:
2412 to 2472MHz (channel 13), 5150 to 5350 MHz and 5725 to 5850 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 1.4 dBm
5 GHz band (5180 to 5320 MHz): 10.8 dBm
5 GHz band (5500 to 5825 MHz): 7.8 dBm
Authentication:
Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Wi-Fi "NIKC"

Standards:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac

Operating frequency:
2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 13), 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5700MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz)

Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 1.4 dBm
5 GHz band (5180 to 5320 MHz): 10.8 dBm
5 GHz band (5500 to 5825 MHz): 7.8 dBm

Authentication:
Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Wi-Fi

Standards:
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Africa, the Middle East (other than Israel), Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Bolivia)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (other countries in the Asia, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Fiji, U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas)
Operating frequency:
Europe (excluding the countries listed below), Israel, and Turkey: 2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5700 MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz)
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
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)
U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5240 MHz, 5500 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 5240 MHz and 5745 to 5805 MHz)
Asia (other than Turkey, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India), and New Caledonia: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5745 to 5805 MHz
India: 2412 to 2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5320 MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz)
Africa, the Middle East (other than Israel), Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Bolivia: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11)
Maximum output power (EIRP):
2.4 GHz band: 1.4 dBm
5 GHz band (5180 to 5320 MHz): 10.8 dBm
5 GHz band (5500 to 5825 MHz): 7.8 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: -4.1 dBm
Bluetooth Low Energy: -5.6 dBm

Battery
One EN‑EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery *

* EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN‑EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN‑EL15c. EH‑7P charging AC adapters and EH‑8P AC adapters can be used to charge EN‑EL15c and EN‑EL15b batteries only.

Battery pack

MB-N12 power battery packs (available separately) taking two EN‑EL15c * batteries
* EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN‑EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN‑EL15c.

AC adapter
EH‑7P charging AC adapters (available separately)
EH‑8P AC adapters; requires UC‑E25 USB cable (available separately)
EH‑5d, EH‑5c, and EH‑5b AC adapters; requires EP‑5B power connector (available separately)

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

Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 144 x 118.5 x 83 mm ( 5.7 x 4.7 x 3.3 in.)

Weight
Approx. 910 g

( 2 lb. 0.1 oz. )

with battery and memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover; approx. 820 g/1 lb. 13 oz. (camera body only)

Operating Environment
Temperature: -10 °C to 40 °C (+14 °F to 104 °F)
Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

Supplied accessories
BS‑1 accessory shoe cover (comes attached to camera), DK‑33 rubber eyecup (comes attached to camera), BF‑N1 body cap, EN‑EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery with terminal cover, MH‑25a battery charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), HDMI/USB cable clip, AN‑DC26 strap, UC‑E24 USB cable

Note

Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines.
All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery.
Throughout this document, “FX format” and “FX” are used in reference to an angle of view equivalent to that of a 35 mm format (“full frame”) camera and “DX format” and “DX” to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APS-C camera.