Hands On With the New Nikon Z 9 Mirrorless Camera

The Nikon Z 9 is finally here, and it takes square aim at Canon's and Sony's top cameras, giving Nikon shooters a powerful body suitable for a wide range of professional applications. This great hands-on video takes a look at the new camera and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. 

Coming to you from The Camera Store TV,  this awesome hands-on video takes a look at the new Nikon Z 9 mirrorless camera. The Z 9 is the company's most powerful camera yet, coming with a range of features:

  • 45.7-megapixel stacked BSI sensor
  • ISO range: 64-25,600
  • 20 fps raw continuous shooting speed
  • 30 fps JPEG continuous shooting speed
  • 120 fps shooting speed at 11-megapixel resolution
  • Greater than 1,000-image buffer
  • Fully electronic shutter
  • Shutter speed as fast as 1/32,000 s
  • Low rolling shutter
  • 493-Point phase-detection AF system with Deep Learning Technology
  • 8K video at up to 30 fps 
  • 4K video at up to 120 fps
  • ProRes and H.265 10-bit internal recording
  • Four-axis tilting touchscreen
  • Dual CFexpress Type B card slots
  • Dust- and moisture-resistant construction
  • In-body vibration reduction with up to six stops of compensation
  • Backlit buttons

Despite its impressive feature set, the Z 9 is priced very competitively at $5,496 price, keeping a lot of pressure on Canon and Sony. Check out the video above for the full rundown. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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