The Nikon Z6II is a high-end (at the time of release)
full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
A mirrorless camera (sometimes referred to as a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) or digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM)) is a digital camera which, in contrast to DSLRs, does not use a mirror in order to ensure that the image ...
(MILC) produced by
Nikon
(, ; ) is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer. Nikon's products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and equipment related to S ...
and is the successor to the
Nikon Z6
The Nikon Z6 is a full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced on August 23, 2018, to be released in November. Nikon began shipping the Z6 to retailers on November 16, 2018. This was the ...
. The camera was officially announced on October 14, 2020 alongside the
Nikon Z7II, and became available for purchase on November 5.
Features
The most notable upgrade over the Nikon Z6 is the inclusion of a second memory card slot. The Z6II features an
SD card
Secure Digital (SD) is a proprietary, non-volatile, flash memory card format developed by the SD Association (SDA). Owing to their compact size, SD cards have been widely adopted in a variety of portable consumer electronics, including dig ...
slot and a
CFexpress
CFexpress is a standard for removable media memory card, cards by the CompactFlash Association (CFA). The standard uses the NVM Express protocol over a PCI Express, PCIe interface. 3 different form factors are available, with 1 to 4 PCI-E lanes ...
/
XQD card
The XQD card is a memory card format primarily developed for flash memory cards. It uses PCI Express as a data transfer interface.
The format is targeted at high-definition camcorders and high-resolution digital cameras. It offers target r ...
slot. The camera features dual EXPEED 6 image processing engines, a first for Nikon cameras. This improves autofocus performance and enables 4K video recording at 60 fps. The frame rate for photos was increased from 12 fps to 14 fps with a larger memory buffer, but 14 fps can only be used in 12-bit RAW and single-point autofocus. The autofocus system has been vastly improved with more advanced eye detection. Lastly, in video recording, the camera can now record 4K "Ultra HD" footage at 60p in DX-crop mode.
The Z6II features the same
back-illuminated full-frame 24.5-megapixel CMOS sensor as the Z6.
See also
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Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount (stylised as \mathbb) is an interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, mirrorless digital cameras. In late 2018, Nikon released two cameras that use this mount, the Fu ...
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Nikon Z6
The Nikon Z6 is a full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced on August 23, 2018, to be released in November. Nikon began shipping the Z6 to retailers on November 16, 2018. This was the ...
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Nikon Z6III
The Nikon Z6III is a mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera produced by Nikon. The camera was announced on June 17, 2024.
Features
Image sensor
The Z6III features a 24.5-megapixel, partially stacked CMOS sensor, which enables the camera to ...
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Nikon Z7
The Nikon Z7 is a 45.7 megapixel full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced on August 23, 2018, for release in September 2018. It was the first camera to use Nikon's new Z-mount syste ...
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Nikon Z7II
References
External links
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Cameras introduced in 2020
Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras