Technical Details Nikon Z7

Mirrorless System Camera

Nikon Z Mount

FX (Full Frame)

CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm

46.89 million

Reference image for dust removal function (Software Capture NX-D required), image sensor cleaning

45.7 million pixels

FX format (36 x 24): (L) 8256 x 5504 (45.4 million), (M) 6192 x 4128 (25.6 million), (S) 4128 x 2752 (11.4 million)
DX format (24 x 16): (L) 5408 x 3600 (19.5 million), (M) 4048 x 2696 (10.9 million), (S) 2704 x 1800 (4.9 million)
5: 4 format (30 x 24): (L) 6880 x 5504 (37.9 million), (M) 5152 x 4120 (21.2 million), (S) 3440 x 2752 (9.5 million)
1:1 format (24 x 24): (L) 5504 x 5504 (30.3 million), (M) 4128 x 4128 (17.0 million), (S) 2752 x 2752 (7.6 million)
Aspect ratio 16:9 (36 x 20): (L) 8256 x 4640 (38.3 million), (M) 6192 x 3480 (21.5 million), (S) 4128 x 2320 (9.6 million)
Photos taken during a movie recording with an image size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160
Photos taken with different image sizes during a video recording: 1920 x 1080

NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (losslessly compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); sizes L, M, and S available (M and S images are recorded with a color depth of 12 bit and lossless compression)
TIFF (RGB)
JPEG: JPEG baseline compression: "Fine" (compression approx. 1:4), "Normal" (compression approx. 1:8) or "Basic" (compression approx. 1:16), "Optimal image quality" setting selectable
NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Dual file format (images are saved in both NEF (RAW) format and JPEG format)

"Automatic", "Standard", "Neutral", "Brilliant", "Monochrome", "Portrait", "Landscape", "Balanced"
Creative Picture Control configurations ("Dream," "Morning," "Pop," "Sunday," "Gloomy," "Dramatic," "Still," "Faded," "Melancholic," "Pure," "Jeans," "Toy," "Sepia," "Blue," "Red," "Pink," "Charcoal," "Graphite," "Binary," "Soot"), certain Picture Control configurations can be customized, memory for custom Picture Control configurations

1 XQD card

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

1.27 cm (0.5-inch) OLED viewfinder monitor with approximately 3.69 million pixels (Quad VGA), color matching, as well as automatic and 11-step manual brightness control

approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

approx. 0.8x (50 mm lens, focus set to infinity and -1.0 dpt)

21 mm (at –1.0 dpt, from the center of the eyepiece lens surface)

–4 to +2 dpt

Automatic switching between monitor and viewfinder

NIKKOR lenses with Z mount NIKKOR lenses with F mount when using a bayonet adapter, functional limitations possible

Electronically controlled, vertically running mechanical focal-plane shutter, shutter with electronic first curtain, electronic shutter

1/8000 s to 30 s (step size: 1/3 or 1/2 EV), long exposure (B), long exposure (T), X200

X=1/200 s, the flash is synchronized with a shutter speed of 1/200 s or longer, supports automatic FP high-speed sync

Single shot, slow continuous shooting, fast continuous shooting, fast continuous shooting (extended), self-timer

Up to 9 frames/s continuous shooting slow: 1 to 5 frames/s continuous shooting fast: 5.5 frames/s (14-bit NEF/RAW: 5 frames/s) continuous shooting fast (extended): 9 frames/s (14-bit NEF/RAW: 8 frames/s), measured according to Nikon's specified test conditions

Lead time of 2, 5, 10, or 20 s; capture of 1 to 9 images at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

TTL exposure metering

Matrix measurement
Center-weighted metering: Metering center with a weighting of 75% in a 12 mm circle in the center of the image field, optionally integral metering with uniform weighting over the entire image field
Spot metering: Exposure metering in a circular area (diameter: approx. 4 mm, corresponding to an image field coverage of 1.5%) at the position of the selected focus measurement field
Light-Emphasized Measurement

–3 to +17 LW (ISO 100, lens with aperture 1:2.0, 20 °C)

Electronic aperture transmission

Automatic, program automatic (P) with program shift, aperture priority (S), shutter priority (A), manual exposure control (M), user settings (U1, U2, U3)

–5 to +5 LW, step size 1/3 or 1/2 LW, available in modes P, S, A, and M

Saving the measured image brightness

ISO 64 to 25,600, step size: 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Values of approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (equivalent to ISO 32) can also be set below ISO 64, or approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (equivalent to ISO 102,400) above ISO 25,600; ISO auto mode available

Automatic, Extra Strong, Reinforced, Normal, Moderate, Off

Add, Average, Lighten, Darken

HDR (High Dynamic Range), flicker reduction in photography

493 measuring fields (phase detection, for single field control)/90% coverage vertical and horizontal
Hybrid AF (Phase and Contrast Detection) with Focus Assistant

–1 to +19 EV (–4 to +19 EV with "Low Light Autofocus")

Autofocus (AF):
Single autofocus (AF-S), continuous autofocus (AF-C), permanent AF (AF-F, only available in movie mode), predictive focus tracking
Manual focusing (M):
Focus adjustment with electronic adjustment aid can be used

493 (Single field control)

Needle tip metering area, single-area control and dynamic metering area control (needle tip metering area and dynamic metering area control only in photo mode), large metering area (S), large metering area (L), automatic metering area control

Locking the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway (single autofocus) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

Sensor-Shift VR (image stabilizer with movable image sensor; 5-axis shake compensation)

Image stabilizer with movable lens group (with VR lenses)

TTL: i-TTL flash control, i-TTL fill-flash for matrix metering, center-weighted metering and highlight-weighted metering, i-TTL standard fill-flash for spot metering

Synchronization to the first curtain, long-term synchronization, synchronization to the second curtain, reduction of red-eye effect, long-term synchronization with reduction of red-eye effect, long-term synchronization to the second curtain, off

–3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, available for the exposure modes P, S, A, and M

Lights up as soon as the optional flash unit is fully charged, blinks after a full-power flash release to warn of underexposure

Standard socket (ISO 518) with synchronization and data contacts as well as locking hole

i-TTL flash control, Advanced Wireless Lighting with radio signal, Advanced Wireless Lighting with optical signal, modeling light, flash exposure lock, color temperature transmission, automatic FP high-speed sync, built-in flash unit control

Automatic (3 options), Auto daylight, direct sunlight, cloudy sky, shade, artificial light, fluorescent lamp (7 options), flash, select color temperature (2500 to 10,000 K), custom measurement (up to six values can be saved), all except "select color temperature" with fine adjustment

Exposure, flash exposure, white balance, ADL

TTL exposure metering with main image sensor

Matrix measurement, center-weighted or highlight-weighted measurement

3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p
1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p
1920×1080 (slow motion); 30p × 4, 25p × 4, 24p × 5
Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p: 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 frames/s; quality selection available for all sizes except 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow motion (quality fixed at "High")

MOV, MP4

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Linear PCM, AAC

Integrated stereo microphone or external microphone with attenuation option, sensitivity adjustable

Automatik: ISO automatic (ISO 64 to 25,600)
P, S, A: ISO automatic (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit
M: ISO automatic (ISO 64 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit, manual selection (ISO 64 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV), additional settings corresponding to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 or 2 EV (equivalent to ISO 102,400) above ISO 25,600

Options »According to photo settings«, »Extra strong«, »Enhanced«, »Normal«, »Moderate«, »Off«

Time-lapse films, electronic image stabilizer, time codes, film log output (N-Log)

Tiltable TFT touchscreen LCD with a screen diagonal of 8 cm (3.2 inches) and approximately 2.1 million pixels, 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% screen coverage, color matching, as well as 11-level manual brightness control and 11-level manual brightness control

Single image playback and image index (4, 9, or 72 images), playback with zoomed section, section copy, movie playback, slideshow for photos and/or videos, histogram display, highlight display, image information, position data display, image rating, and automatic image rotation

Type-C socket (SuperSpeed USB); direct connection with integrated USB port recommended

HDMI connection (Type C)

3.5 mm jack socket (stereo; with power supply)

3.5 mm jack socket (stereo)

For use with the MC-DC2 and other optional accessories 

IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac

2412 to 2462 MHz (Channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz

2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm

Authentication: Open System, WPA2-PSK

approx. 10 m (without interference; range depends on signal strength and any obstacles present)

Communication Protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2
Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz; Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz

Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic

A lithium-ion battery of type EN-EL15b; batteries of type EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but the number of shots per charge will be lower. The AC adapter with battery charging function can only be used to charge EN-EL15b batteries.

Power adapter EH-5c/EH-5b; requires the battery holder EP-5B (sold separately)

1/4 inch (ISO 1222)

approx. 100.5 x 134 x 67.5 mm

approx. 675 g with battery and memory card, but without housing cover; camera body only approx. 585 g

0 °C to 40 °C

up to 85% (non-condensing)

Body cap BF-N1, rubber eyepiece DK-29 (attached to the camera upon delivery), lithium-ion battery EN-EL15b with battery cover, battery charger MH-25a (with power plug adapter or power cable, different versions in shape and type depending on the country or region of sale), carrying strap AN-DC19, power adapter EH-7P with battery charging function (different versions depending on the country/region of delivery; a power plug adapter is included if necessary), HDMI/USB cable clip, USB cable UC-E24, accessory shoe cover BS-1