Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera

• 45.7MP FX-Format Stacked CMOS Sensor
• EXPEED 7 Image Processor
• 8.3K 60p N-RAW, 4.1K 60p ProRes RAW
• 8K30p and 4K120p Video, 10-Bit Internal
• Up to 20 fps Raw, 30 fps JPEG Shooting
• 493-Point AF, AI-Based Subject Detection
• Blackout-Free Real Live Viewfinder
• 3.2" 4-Axis Tilting Touchscreen LCD
• Vertical Grip, 2x CFexpress Type B Slots
• 5 GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS

Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera: Unstoppable
Delivering speed, image quality, and connectivity, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera is a professional-grade camera characterized by its newly developed sensor, advanced AF performance, and high-resolution 8K video recording. Their first mirrorless flagship camera, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera stands out as a camera that appeals to photographers and filmmakers working across a wide variety of applications.

Stacked Sensor and Powerful Processing Engine
45.7MP Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
The core of the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera is the newly developed FX-format 45.7MP BSI stacked CMOS sensor. Its stacked design offers fast readout speeds and helps to reduce rolling shutter, and the BSI design contributes to impressive clarity and minimal noise when working at higher sensitivities. At 45.7MP, it's also a high-resolution chip that benefits landscape, portraiture, and other detail-oriented genres, as well as enables recording video at resolutions up to 8K. The full-frame BSI design is known for exquisite color and detail rendering, too, and this sensor offers a native ISO 64-25600 range, that can be expanded to ISO 32-102400.

EXPEED 7 Image Processor
Complementing the sensor is an advanced processing engine, the EXPEED 7, which offers speeds approximately 10x faster than a Z 7II. This engine works in conjunction with the stacked sensor design in the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera to realize impressively fast AF speeds, burst shooting rates, a high buffer capacity, fluid video performance, and quick all-around handling.

Top continuous shooting speeds of 20 fps when shooting in raw, 30 fps when shooting in JPEG, and an impressive 120 fps shooting rate when recording 11MP stills, with all rates supporting full AF/AE performance with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. Able to buffer over 1000 raw images in a burst, meaning raw image sequences can be recorded for approximately 50 seconds continuously. Also, during playback, you can skip to the first shot of a given burst to expedite the on-camera review process with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera Pre-Release Capture
Pre-Release Capture helps make decisive moment shots easier by recording frames in a burst for up to a second prior to actually releasing the shutter. When this feature is activated, burst shooting will commence when the shutter is half-pressed and the buffer will retain up to a second's worth of frames prior to fully pressing the shutter with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Sample Photo
The electronic shutter of the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera affords a top shutter speed of 1/32,000 sec for working in the brightest conditions with wider apertures. The stacked sensor design in the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera reduces rolling shutter distortion so fast-moving subjects, like a golf club, tennis racket, or baseball bat, do not appear distorted when working with shutter speeds up to 1/32,000 sec. AF calculations are done at a 120 fps rate to keep up with fast continuous shooting speeds with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera Motion Burst
A new High Efficiency RAW file format in the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera maintains image quality akin to uncompressed raw files but with file sizes approximately 30% smaller for faster reading/writing to the memory card. The Motion Blend Retouch feature of the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera can be used to produce an in-camera composite that depicts a series of subject movements within a single frame. Added with Firmware 2.0, an enhanced Long Exposure display includes a live exposure timer on the rear LCD, along with the ability to dim the viewfinder to better preserve your night-adjusted vision with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Electronic Shutter-Only Design
Relying on the speed and stacked design of the sensor, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera completely forgoes a mechanical shutter and uses just an electronic shutter for all capture modes. The speed of the sensor in the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera enables recording at up to 1/32,000 sec and the stacked structure reduces motion distortion for accurate depiction of fast-moving subjects, like golf clubs, baseball bats, and automobiles. Also, despite the absence of a mechanical shutter, flash sync up to 1/200 sec. is still supported as well as high speed sync functions with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

By removing the mechanical shutter, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera can also operate completely silently and there is no worry over mechanical shutter wear or breakdown. A shutter release sound can be added for awareness when a photo is being taken, and the volume can be adjusted to suit different working scenarios with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Fast and Intelligent AF
493-Point Phase-Detection AF
Covering the full sensor area, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera uses a 493-point phase-detection AF system to realize fast and accurate focusing performance. This system is benefitted by the high-speed communication of the Z interface along with the speed of the sensor that enables AF readings to occur at up to 120 fps. This focusing system also supports working in low-light conditions with a Starlight mode that permits focusing down to -8.5 EV to greatly benefit astrophotography, concert, and other nighttime shooting applications with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Sample Photo
Subject Detection with Deep Learning Technology in the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera utilizes a new algorithm and deep learning technology, automatic Subject Detection can now recognize nine distinct subject types, ranging from humans to animals to airplanes to bicycles. When working in Auto-Area AF, these subjects will automatically be detected, focused on, and tracked to ensure sharp focus when the subject is moving across the frame with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. Eye-Detection AF, specifically, has been tuned for improved accuracy and refined recognition of eyes in the scene regardless of how small or large they are within the image frame with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera Custom Wide Area Modes
The Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera also sees the debut of the 3D Tracking mode in a Nikon mirrorless camera. This popular focusing mode from Nikon's DSLRs pairs with subject detection to lock onto fast, erratically moving subjects that move parallel and perpendicular to the camera. Additionally, there are three Dynamic-Area AF modes, with a range of focus area sizes, for capturing a broad variety of moving subject types with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Firmware 2.0 has also introduced 20 types of custom Wide-Area AF selection patterns, 12 of which are supported during video recording, for more precise AF and subject detection within a given area of the frame with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

8K and 4K Video Recording
Up to 8K Recording Supported
Matching the high-end photo attributes, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera is Nikon's most capable video camera as well, with a variety of resolutions and frame rates available up to 8K. Using full pixel readout, UHD 8K 30p video can be recorded with continuous shooting possible for approximately 2 hours 5 minutes with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Full-frame 4K recording is available, too, up to 120p for slow-motion playback. Using an 8K area, oversampled UHD 4K recording is possible at up to 60p for increased sharpness and detail with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. Also, high-resolution frame grabs can be recorded in camera from 8K and 4K videos, for producing 33MP or 11MP stills, respectively with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

Internal N-RAW and ProRes RAW Video
Added with Firmware 2.0, the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera is capable of internal 12-bit raw recording at up to 8.3K 60p in the N-RAW format, as well as support for ProRes RAW recording. Raw recording offers greater tonal and color latitude and can improve dynamic range, benefitting color grading needs and post-production flexibility with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

N-RAW is Nikon's own raw recording format that offers impressively small file sizes compared to other raw formats as well as the ability to create MP4 proxies for more efficient previewing or transferring with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. N-RAW recording is available at up to 8.3K at 60p or 24p; 4.1K at up to 120p; 5.3K at up to 60p with a 1.5x crop; and 3.8K at 120p with a 2.3x crop with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. ProRes RAW recording is also available at up to 4.1K and 60p with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.

ProRes and H.265 10-Bit Internal Recording
Internal recording with 10-bit color and 4:2:2 sampling is possible in the ProRes 422 HQ and H.265 codecs, and H.264 and 4:2:0 color can be used depending on workflow needs with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. For more latitude when color grading in post, there is also a 10-bit N-Log setting as well as a Flat color profile with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera. Additionally, HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) can be used for creating HDR-ready content straight from the camera with the Nikon Z9 Mirrorless Camera.