Nikon Z 30 (Body Only)

Released August 5, 2022

Nikon Z 30 (Body Only)

Key specifications
  • Front-facing touchscreen
  • Crisp 4K video
  • Crystal-clear audio and worry-free autofocus
Available Colors
Pricing

High Level

Features and Full Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS

LENS MOUNT

Nikon Z mount

PICTURE ANGLE

APS-C Size / DX-Format

IMAGE SENSOR

SENSOR SIZE

23.5 mm x 15.7 mm

IMAGE SENSOR TYPE

CMOS

TOTAL PIXELS

21.51 million

DUST-REDUCTION SYSTEM

Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required)

EFFECTIVE PIXELS (MEGAPIXELS)

20.9 million

IMAGE SENSOR FORMAT

APS-C size/DX-format

FILE SYSTEM

FILE FORMAT STILL IMAGES

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

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

FILE SYSTEM

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31

STORAGE MEDIA

SD (Secure Digital) Memory card

CARD SLOT

Single Slot

VIEWFINDER

LENS COMPATIBILITY AT A GLANCE***

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

SHUTTER

SHUTTER TYPE

Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter

FRAME ADVANCE RATE

Low-speed continuous: 1-4 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 5 fps High-speed continuous (extended): 11 fps

SHUTTER RELEASE MODES

Single frame Low-speed continuous High-speed continuous (extended) Self-timer

TOP CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED AT FULL RESOLUTION

11 frames per second

EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE METERING

TTL metering using camera image sensor

EXPOSURE LOCK

Luminosity locked at detected value

EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

Range: –5 to +5 EV, Increment: 1/3 step

METERING RANGE

-4 to +17 EV * Figures are for ISO 100 and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F

METERING METHOD

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

SENSITIVITY

ISO SENSITIVITY

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

HIGHEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY

51200

LOWEST STANDARD ISO SENSITIVITY

100

FOCUS / AUTOFOCUS

FOCUS POINT

209

AF-AREA MODE

Pinpoint AF (photo mode only), single-point AF, dynamic-area AF (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)

LENS SERVO

Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S) , Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) , AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode) , full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode) , predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF

MAXIMUM AUTOFOCUS AREAS/POINTS

209

FEATURES

4K UHD, WiFi, Bluetooth

FLASH

FLASH COMPENSATION

-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M

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

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–10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature

MOVIE

MOVIE ISO

M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; step size 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)

MOVIE AUDIO

Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

MOVIE AUDIO RECORDING FORMAT

Linear PCM , AAC

MOVIE FILE FORMAT

MOV , MP4

MOVIE MAXIMUM RECORDING TIME

125 min

MONITOR

MONITOR SIZE

7.5-cm (3.0–in.) diagonal

MONITOR RESOLUTION

Approx. 1040 k-dot

MONITOR TYPE

Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD

INTERFACE

INTERFACE

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

POWER

BATTERY / BATTERIES

One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery

BATTERY CHARGER

EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately)

OTHERS

WEIGHT (G) (BODY ONLY)*

Approx. 405 g ( 14.3 oz. ) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 350 g/12.4 oz. (camera body only)

LENGTH X HEIGHT X WIDTH (MM) (BODY ONLY)*

Approx. 128 x 73.5 x 59.5 mm ( 5.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 in.)

TRIPOD SOCKET

0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)

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