Z 30 | Mirrorless Cameras | Nikon Consumer

APS-C size
20.9 megapixels
ISO 100-51200
EXPEED 6
Eye-/Animal-DetectionAF
Vari-angle monitor
125-min. recording
REC lamp
Touchscreen
4K UHD/30p
Creative Picture Controls
Self-portrait mode
SnapBridge
Webcam Utility

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Overview

High video quality attainable thanks to the APS-C size/DX-format image sensor, EXPEED 6 image-processing engine and NIKKOR Z lenses.
Standard sensitivity range of ISO 100-51200*¹ allows you to shoot beautiful video and stills without noise, even indoors or at night.
Eye-/Animal-Detection AF for both videos and stills keeps your subjects in focus even when they are moving.
Versatile vari-angle touch-sensitive monitor allows you to shoot from various angles such as selfie, low-angle, high-angle and waist positions.
Up to 125 minutes*² of continuous video recording.
Smallest and lightest mirrorless camera in the Z series*³.
Design optimized for video shooting, including REC lamp, video-record button, ergonomic grip and button layout — ideal for content creation.
Features like 4K UHD/30p, Creative Picture Controls, slow motion and time-lapse expand your creativity.
Content creator-friendly applications and software such as SnapBridge and NX Studio's Movie Editor and Webcam Utility are available.

*1Standard sensitivity of up to ISO 25600 is available for video recording.
*2In Full HD/24p/25p at 25°C/77°F. The camera's ability to always achieve the full 125 minutes is dependent on conditions like battery life or the camera's internal temperature. Approx. 35 minutes of recording time is available in 4K UHD.
*3As of June 29, 2022.

Specifications

Type

Type of camera	Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Lens mount	Nikon Z mount

Lens

Compatible lenses	Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)

Effective pixels

Effective pixels	20.9 million

Image sensor

Type	23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format)
Total pixels	21.51 million
Dust-reduction system	Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required)

Storage

Image size (pixels)	[DX (24 x 16)] selected for image area: 5568 x 3712 (Large: 20.7 M), 4176 x 2784 (Medium: 11.6 M), 2784 x 1856 (Small: 5.2 M) [1:1 (16 x 16)] selected for image area: 3712 x 3712 (Large: 13.8 M), 2784 x 2784 (Medium: 7.8 M), 1856 x 1856 (Small: 3.4 M) [16:9 (24 x 14)] selected for image area: 5568 x 3128 (Large: 17.4 M), 4176 x 2344 (Medium: 9.8 M), 2784 x 1560 (Small: 4.3 M) Photographs taken while recording videos at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 Photographs taken while recording videos at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080
File format (image quality)	NEF (RAW): 12 or 14-bit JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx.1:8), or basic (approx.1:16) compression 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
Media	SD (Secure Digital), and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

Monitor

Monitor	7.5-cm/3.0-in. approx. 1040k-dot vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls

Shutter

Type	Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Speed	1/4000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 EV, bulb, time
Flash sync speed	Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/200 s or slower; supported with auto FP high-speed sync

Release

Release modes	Single frame, continuous L, continuous H, continuous H (extended), Self-timer
Approximate frame advance rate	Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 4 fps Continuous H: Approx. 5 fps Continuous H (extended): Approx. 11 fps *Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.
Self-timer	2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

Release modes

Single frame, continuous L, continuous H, continuous H (extended), Self-timer

Approximate frame advance rate

Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 4 fps
Continuous H: Approx. 5 fps
Continuous H (extended): Approx. 11 fps

*Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.

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 system	TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering modes	Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
Range (ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20°C/68°F)	-4 to +17 EV
Modes	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	Range: -5 to +5 EV, Increment: 1/3 steps
Exposure lock	Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 EV; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 102400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 204800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available
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

Type	Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF
Detection range (in photo mode, AF-S, ISO 100, f/1.8 lens at 20°C/68°F)	-4.5 to +19 EV (-3 to +19 EV without low-light AF)
Lens servo	Autofocus: Single-servo AF (AF-S), continuous-servo AF (AF-C), AF mode auto-switch (AF-A, photo mode only), full-time AF (AF-F, video mode only), predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus points (in photo mode, single-point AF, DX format)	209 focus points
AF-area modes	Pinpoint AF; single-point AF; dynamic-area AF; 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); pinpoint AF and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only

Flash

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
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)	i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync

White balance

White balance	Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature

Bracketing

Bracketing types	Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL

Video

Metering system	TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering modes	Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate	3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p 1920 x 1080 slow-motion; 30p (x4), 25p (x4), 24p (x5) Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively
File format	MOV, MP4
Video compression	H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio recording format	Linear PCM (for videos recorded in MOV format) or AAC (for videos recorded in MP4 format)
Audio recording device	Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable
Exposure compensation	Range: -3 to +3 EV, Increment: 1/3 steps
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600 in steps of 1/3 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600)
Active D-Lighting	Same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low, and off
Other options	Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, with REC lamp

Interface

USB	Type-C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output	Type-D HDMI connector
Audio input	Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

Wi-Fi	Available
Bluetooth	Available

Power source

Battery	One EN-EL25 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Charging AC adapter	EH-7P Charging AC Adapter (available separately)

Dimensions/weight

Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 128 x 73.5 x 59.5 mm/5.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 in.
Weight	Approx. 405 g/14.3 oz. with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 350 g/12.4 oz. (camera body only)

Operating environment

Operating environment	Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F; Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

Supplied accessories

Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area)	EN-EL25 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, AN-DC25 Strap, BF-N1 Body Cap, UC-E24 USB Cable

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