At first glance, fans might not notice a physical difference between the Nikon Z7 and the latest version, the Z7II. However, it is really inside where to two differ, where the enhancements make the Z7II a robust mirrorless camera and a worthy upgrade.

Inside the Nikon Z7 II boasts a 45 Megapixel BSI Sensor with shutter speeds as long as 900 seconds. It also has a myriad of creative options with the camera’s Creative 20 Picture Controls. The camera’s autofocus features a 493-point phase system with all the AF points on the image sensor itself. It also has Eye AF for both human and non-human subjects as well as a Wide AF autofocus when you need it.

Low light autofocus and performance have also been improved. The Z7 II is capable of -3EV focusing with F2.0 lens. The video recording performance has also gotten a boost with this camera, now users can record at 4k resolution/60 fps.

One complaint about the Z7 is its lack of card slots. The z7 II addresses this by adding another UHS-II SD card slot along with its CFExpress with XQD slot. Giving users plenty of space for their videos and photos.

A powerful mirrorless in Nikon’s lineup, the Z7 II is really something worth its price.

Product Features in Detail

45 Megapixel BSI Sensor with ISO 64
A camera that produces stunning images and high dynamic performance with its amazingly wide ISO range of 64-25,600. This powerful device is also capable of shooting up to 900 seconds of in-camera shutter speed. So if you are a big fan of long exposure shots, then this camera is just for you!

4k Video Recording Capabilities with up to 60fps
An amazing companion for videographers, this camera is capable of shooting at 4k resolutions at over 60 fps, a big step up from its predecessor. It is also capable of recording HDR (HLG) video when using an external recorder over HDMI.

Creative 20 Picture Controls
Unleash your creativity with the Z7 II’s 20 Creative Picture Controls. This feature gives you a myriad of exposure functionality which is done via the Retouch menu with various selectable layer modes. There is also a focus shift mode along with focus stacking features.

Great Battery life
With the camera’s sheer power, it is no surprise that there is some concern about battery life. Worry not, as the Z7 II is capable of about 420 shots when using the LCD and about 360 when using the EVF. This gives users enough juice for their shoots to last a long time without having to change battery packs.

Exceptional Low Light Performance
Shooting and recording during low-light situations is something that the Nikon Z7 II handles with ease. This camera has an impressive ISO range of 64-25,600 while having an AF sensitivity of up to an exceptional -3 EV.

Amazing Power and Speed
This camera boasts the latest EXPEED 6 image processor which gives significant performance improvements from its predecessor. The second extra processor allows an additional frame per second of continuous speed which gives it up to 10fps. Plus, all this processing power allows the camera further time reduction when it comes to displaying captured images.

Great Storage Options
The people of Nikon have heard users cry for more space! That is why this camera is outfitted with a second another UHS-II SD card slot along with its CFExpress with XQD slot. This is really a much-needed feature, given the relative size of captured images and videos.

Perfect for All-Around Shooting
Not much needs to be said about the Nikon Z7 II other than it’s great for all-around shooting. It’s amazing 45 Megapixel sensor ensures the clearest and sharpest photos around while its impressive low-light handling makes it perfect for indoor events and shoots. Fantastic autofocus technology (Eye AF) makes this perfect for sports and wildlife shooting scenarios. With an extended weather-sealed body, great battery life, and better storage options, this camera can handle any situation you throw at it.

Specification

Type	Mirrorless
Lens mount	Nikon Z mount
Effective angle of view	FX
Image sensor	CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
Total pixels	46.89 million
Dust-reduction system	Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)
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)5408 x 3600 (19.5 million), (M)4048 x 2696 (10.9 million), (S)2704 x 1800 (4.9 million), [5:4 (30 x 24)] selected for image area: (L)6880 x 5504 (37.9 million), (M)5152 x 4120 (21.2 million), (S)3440 x 2752 (9.5 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), Photographs taken while filming movies at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160, Photographs taken while filming movies at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080
Storage file formats	NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression), 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, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG 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
Storage 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 primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards.
File system	DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31
Viewfinder	1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls
Frame coverage	Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification	Approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-¹)
Eyepoint	21 mm (-1.0 m-¹; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment	-4 to +2 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 type	Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Shutter speed	1/8000 to 30 s, (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time x 200
Flash sync speed	X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; auto FP high-speed sync supported
Release mode	S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Continuous H (extended), Self-timer
Frame advance rate2	Up to 10 fps, Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 5 fps Continuous H: Approx. 5.5 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 5 fps) Continuous H (extended): Approx. 10 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: Approx. 9 fps)
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 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
Metering range3	-3 to +17 EV
Mode	Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual U1, U2 and U3: user settings modes
Exposure compensation	–5 to +5 EV, in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M
Exposure lock	Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity	ISO 64 to 25600, in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 32 equivalent) below ISO 64 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 102400 equivalent) above ISO 25600; auto ISO sensitivity control available (Recommended Exposure Index)
Active D-Lighting	Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Multiple exposure	Add, average, lighten, darken
Other options	HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction
Autofocus	Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Detection range4	-3 to +19 EV (with low-light AF: -4 to +19 EV)
Lens servo	Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus points5	493
AF-area mode	Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, and dynamic-area AF (available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); wide-area AF (L-people); wide-area AF (L-animals); auto-area AF; auto-area AF (people); auto-area AF (animals)
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 VR	5-axis image sensor shift
Lens 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 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M
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	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 (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature
Bracketing types	Exposure and/or flash, white balance, ADL
Movie - metering	TTL exposure metering using main image sensor, TTL metering using camera image sensor
Movie - metering method	Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Movie - frame size (pixels) and frame rate6	3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 60p (progressive)/50p/30p/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080 (slow-motion): 30p x4/25p x4/24p x5
Movie - file format	MOV, MP4
Movie - video compression	H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie - audio recording format	Linear PCM (for movies recorded in MOV format), AAC (for movies recorded in MP4 format)
Movie - audio recording device	Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
Movie - ISO sensitivity	M: Manual selection (ISO 64 to 25600; choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 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 P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 64 to 25600) (Recommended Exposure Index)
Movie - Active D-Lighting	Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Movie - Other options	Time-lapse movie recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, logarithmic (N-Log) and HDR (HLG) movie output
Monitor	8-cm (3.2–in.) diagonal; Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls; Approx. 2100k-dot
Playback	Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, and picture rating
USB	Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output	Type C 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)
Accessory terminal(s)	Built-in (can be used with MC-DC2 remote cords and other optional accessories)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards	IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency	2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power	5.2 dBm (2.4 GHz) 8.3 dBm (5 GHz)
Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security	Open system, WPA2-PSK
Bluetooth standards	Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2; Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth: –0.3 dBm; Bluetooth Low Energy: –1.8 dBm; Range (line of sight): Approximately 10 m (32 ft)⁷
Battery⁸	One EN-EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery
Battery pack	MB-N11 power battery pack and MB-N10 battery pack (available separately); each takes two EN-EL15c⁹ batteries
AC adapter	EH-7P charging AC adapter (supplied); EH-5d/EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately)
Tripod socket	1/4 in. (ISO 1222)
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm (5.3 x 4 x 2.8 in.)
Weight	Approx. 705 g (1 lb. 8.9 oz.), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 615 g/1 lb. 5.7 oz. (camera body only)
Operating environment - temperature	0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating environment - humidity	85% or less (no condensation)
Supplied accessories	BF-N1 Body Cap, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), 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-DC19 Strap, UC-E24 USB Cable, EH-7P Charging AC Adapter (supplied with a plug adapter attached in countries or regions where required; shape depends on country of sale), BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover

Warranty

This product comes with 12 Months Warranty from Nikon Australia. Our products are sourced from authorised Australian suppliers and therefore come with genuine Australian warranty. Camera Warehouse does not participate in 'Grey Market' or 'Parallel Import' activities.

In The Box

Nikon Z 7II Body Only, Nikon EN-EL15c Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery, Battery Charger, Charging AC Adapter, USB Cable, Hot Shoe Cover, Camera Strap, Cable Clip, Body Cap, Rubber Eyecup

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