Nikon’s announcement of the much-anticipated Z 9 could be upon us with the manufacturer expected to confirm the resolution of its brand new stacked sensor that is promised to shoot 8K video.
Nikon Rumors reports that an announcement is due with the official unveiling coming on October 13. Nikon has confirmed that there will be a new stacked sensor combined with a new processor that will allow this flagship camera to shoot 8K video. Rumors suggest that the camera will be 45 megapixels and have a reduced resolution shooting mode that will allow bursts of stills at up to 120 frames per second. The Z 9 is said to have been in use at the Olympics, albeit, unlike Canon, with Nikon ensuring that the EXIF data was removed before images appeared online.
Nikon has been following a pattern of pre-pre-release announcements in recent years, perhaps to ensure confidence in a system that is slightly behind that of Canon. The Z 9 will seek to level the playing field somewhat and the rumored specifications are impressive. Mooted features include car, animal, and people autofocus tracking, and the new camera is expected to incorporate a pair of CFExpress memory card slots. At present, shipping is slated for November or December but manufacturers have been dogged by supply chain difficulties over the last year and a half, and it’s not been unusual for Nikon to unveil a product and that announce that demand has exceeded production, rendering it unavailable for several months.
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Expecting disappointment on the video front. I hope I'm wrong.
No. Not at all. Barely mustered the will to write this.
Sounds like a great camera. Hope the AF will be good to capture all those 120fps in sharp focus. Now they probably need to update their long teles to match this camera.
R1 needs to come out, with HIGH resolution. Like minimum 50mp. Or higher if it they are gonna be in the 8k or 10k price point.
If Canon doesn't make a high rez option with the R1 I'm jumping ship to medium format. After over 10 years of ignoring Canon shooters there is just no hope them listening any longer.
It's beyond frustrating. Cuz it's not exactly cheap to switch systems as a professional shooter. But at this point Canon pretty much thinks resolution doesn't matter. Probably listens to Ken Rockwell. How many decades can they push 20'ish MP flagships and not get old. I guess a long time.
Until it hurts their bottom line they will likely never change. And I don't expect even the R1 to have the resolution Canon shooters have been wanting for well over decade. I hope I'm wrong, but I have been shooting since the film days. So I doubt it.