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Nikon Z8 : Specifications and Opinions

The Nikon Z8 is a mirrorless camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 45.7 megapixels manufactured from 2023. The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 32 - 102400 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 20 FPS x 1000 RAW, 30 FPS x 1000 JPEG. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 3370 €;

105 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10

Sensor
Format	Fullframe, 36 x 24 mm (image ratio 3:2, crop factor 1.0x in comparison with FF)
Resolution	45.7 megapixel (pixel pitch 4.36 μm)
Sensor type	CMOS Stacked (sensor readout: 1/270)
ISO sensitivities	32 - 102400
File formats	JPEG, RAW
Esposure
Shutter speeds	900" - 1/32000
Exp. compensation	+/- 5 stops at 1/3 steps
Exp. modes	M, S, A, P
Metering modes	Multi-Area, Semi-Spot, Spot
Features
Mount	Nikon Z (click here to view all compatible lenses)
Stabilization	Yes
Continuos shooting (with autofocus)	20 FPS x 1000 RAW, 30 FPS x 1000 JPEG
Pre-Burst	Yes
Live View	Yes
Video mode	8K (7680x4320p) @ 30 FPS
WiFi	Yes
GPS	No
USB	USB-C (3.2)
USB Charging	Yes
Computing Features
ND Long Exposure	No
Pixel Shift	Partial, it requires computer software to merge the photos (180 megapixel)
Focus Stacking	Partial, it requires computer software to merge the photos
Startrail/Composite mode	No
Astrotracer	No
Camera body and built
Touchscreen	Yes
LCD	3.2″, 2.1 Mdots, 1024 x 680 pixels, partially articulating
Viewfinder	Electronic, coverage 100%, 0.80x
Viewfinder resolution	1280 x 960 px
Flash	No
Storage	CFExpress Type B
Storage, Slot 2	SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II)
Shutter	Electronic
Battery	Nikon EN-EL15c, 16.00 Wh
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	910 g
Dimensions	144 x 119 x 83 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Negroponte

sent on April 27, 2025

Pros: Autofocus-tracking, burst, robustness

Cons: files, overheating, heaviness, exaggerated battery consumption, price

Opinion: I decided to have my say, after about 8 months of use as an advanced amateur, mainly birdlife. I started with higher expectations perhaps because, reading around, I let myself be influenced a little too much. I am of the opinion that the strengths do not need to be emphasized too much, they are there where before there was nothing similar at Nikon. Instead, I would like to talk about the cons, especially with regard to the quality of the files I get, in comparison with the Nikon D810 that I have had for many years and which rivals the Z8 with its head, often surpassing it. I don't like the feature of the Z8 files because I find in them an excess of digital processing and in the meticulous details you can see a plasticky effect that is not present in the D810 files. The setting I use in editing is the same, I haven't substantially changed my workflow, I use the same lens and often, for the type of photos I take, I have to do very strong crops: the result with the Z8 files is less natural than the one obtainable with the D810. I repeat, I find an excess of digital processing that disturbs me. And I don't think it's my impression at all. Regarding overheating. I am very disappointed that, despite using a professional CF Express type B card such as the SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB, 1700 MB/s read and 1200 MB/s write, shooting with a burst of 15 photos per second, in a climate with a temperature of 26-30 °C, the camera quickly overheats, obviously preventing me from being able to manage the situation as needed (being in the middle of nature, on the trail of an elusive animal and then losing the opportunity to take various photos, is simply unacceptable for a camera that labels itself as professional). If I then think of shooting a high-definition video, the overheating is almost immediate. Does it seem like a professional machine thing? Obviously this will force me to try other memory cards that are perhaps more compatible. But from a flagship, we should not expect this. Along with overheating, the enormous consumption of batteries is also felt strongly. It's not good, even if there are those who say it's normal, I don't think so. A professional-grade machine must guarantee a minimum autonomy much higher than that of the Z8. Regarding the heaviness, at the debut of mirrorless it was said that they would be more compact and lighter due to the absence of the mirror and the implementation of electronics and even the lenses would have the same characteristics. From what I see, Sony is respecting, at least for the camera bodies, this concept. Nikon, with the Z8, seems to me anchored to a DSRL concept rather than mirrorless. The price is excessive for the general quality of the Z8 and for its important flaws, first of all I would say the overheating, then the consumption of batteries and for me the quality of the files compared to the D810. What can I say? I'm happy with the autofocus, although to be honest, it sometimes jams and makes you feel like you're not at all at the top of your game. My conclusion, I emphasize mine, is that the Z8 does not have the characteristics of a professional camera, since it greatly limits the field of action due to the problems indicated and therefore the price is also far above its performance.

Eliad

sent on January 23, 2025

Pros: Traking - Robustness and compactness

Cons: No mechanical shutter - File quality - Batteries that wear out immediately - Unwatchable viewfinder

Opinion: A great camera for what it costs, solid, compact, fast, has a good autofocus, too bad for the unwatchable viewfinder for a camera of this level, it has a very low resolution and internally very small. Another flaw the files that come out are not up to the 850, too bad for the pre capture only in jpeg ... for the rest nothing to say,

Jacopoxx13

sent on November 25, 2024

Pros: MAF and tracking, performance, file quality, no mechanical shutter

Cons: Unfortunately it uses 2 types of SD cards and CF express, on an almost flagship you don't understand the choice.

Opinion:

Gioal

sent on October 28, 2024

Pros: autofocus, silence, excellent file quality, excellent performance

Cons: To say autonomy at this point is pleonastic. It is like saying that an electric car has less autonomy than a diesel or a petrol car. It's a problem with mirrorless.

Opinion: Coming, among other things, from Nikon D 850, an exceptional camera that not surprisingly beat the competition, I must say that, despite a certain mistrust I had, I did not notice great differences, with the positive note of silence and autofocus and, of course, the negative of autonomy. Rather it seems to me to be at risk of breaking the battery door when you extract it by tearing it out by mounting the battery pack, wasn't a button better?

Lupaccio58

sent on October 04, 2024

Pros: Many, and all together allow it to be Nikon's only Z-series prosumer

Cons: Just as many, and they are the ones that certainly do not allow it to be called a flagship

Opinion: I arrive last to spend a few words on this excellent ML and this for two reasons: first of all I love to try a car well before getting an idea, I don't write about it the day after bringing it home. And then I really didn't need the Z8, I already have Zf and Z9 of which I am very satisfied, I bought it for lack of purchase syndrome and for a lot, a lot of curiosity, and now I come to describe what are my (very questionable) opinions. I will not dwell on the merits of this beautiful ML, they have been well described (sometimes with excessive emphasis) by all those who preceded me. I summarize by saying only that it is an excellent prosumer dedicated - in my opinion - to super amateurs, to those aesthetes who really compose a photo as if they were painting a picture, the Z8 supports them in their art and returns files of great value, sometimes unparalleled. It is more difficult to define it as a camera for light rides, in addition to being heavy it is not really ergonomic. And weight and bulk tend to spread by adding the optics which, if you want to make sense of the considerable outlay for the Z8, should be an S series if not even super S. In short, a nice brick for a light exit, but let's move on, can we consider it a camera for work? I would tend to exclude ceremonies and events where the use of flash is not allowed: mathematics is not an opinion and physics is inescapable, with such a dense sensor you can't go up with ISO without paying a pledge, you want to be good-mouthed, I personally don't use it above 3,200. And as paradoxical as it is, with the Z9 (which should have the same sensor) I work easily at 6,400 ISO, mysteries of electronics! In addition, the Z8 is definitely greedy for energy, it is a fact, those who had decided to work on it should never go around with less than three original batteries. In short, let's say that for work - remaining on the Z system - the Z6 III is definitely unreachable. Let's go on again, can we say that the Z8 is ideal for sports and photographic hunting? Well, from a performance point of view she really doesn't lack skills but... Here too some notes must be made. Those who work handheld with medium-long and heavy lenses know how to give the right value to ergonomics, and understand very well that holding them in your hand for half a day with a Z8 is not exactly the same as doing it with a Z9! And again: as you know, unlike the Z9, the body of ours is not completely made of magnesium alloy, much of it is made of polycarbonate, it follows that with the long sequences the heat of the CFexpress does not disperse, the machine heats up like freshly made toast and consequently goes first into alarm and then into block. To close, it remains to talk about memory cards, and let's say right away that having used two different formats was bullshit! The CFexpress has a write speed N times higher than an SDXC so, imagining to set the camera to the fastest shutter rate and the second card in backup mode, how do you think an SD can keep up with a CFexpress without slowing down the shutter rate itself? Ok, enough I'll stop here, I've already earned the curses of the many owners who optimistically define the Z8 as a "flagship". So I won't talk about the two USB-C outputs and how bizarre it is that only one can be used to charge the battery from the outside, nor about other small flaws. All the above critical issues do not prevent me from using this camera with extreme satisfaction, when I am in the mood I load my f 1.2 or the Plena on it and (despite my decidedly mediocre skills) I enjoy like a monkey! But please let's go slowly, as per Nikon tradition there is only one, and the current one is certainly not the Z8 ...

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Mundari Boys .......

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Shadows and Highlights

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HI RES 24.0 MP

In the chaos of the city

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HI RES 42.4 MP

A pheasant in the garden

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Portrait

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A clean landscape

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