Nikon Z8 Housing + SanDisk CFexpress Card Type B 320GB

Nikon Z8

An exciting sequel to the Nikon Z9 and a creative successor to the D850

The Z8 impresses with its blend of outstanding performance and compact design. Weighing just 910g, the body of the Z8 is 30% smaller than the Z9 and 15% smaller than the D850. This makes the camera the ideal choice for creatives looking for either a lighter camera for hands-free shooting or a full-frame camera that is balanced on any rig, including most gimbals

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Z8 - versatile powerhouse for photo and film

The Nikon Z8 is a powerful tool for photography and filming. With its 45.7 megapixel photo resolution and 8.3K native film resolution, it opens up countless creative possibilities.

Highest image quality thanks to stacked CMOS sensor and EXPEED 7 processor

The Z8 is equipped with a multi-layer (stacked) CMOS sensor and the EXPEED 7 processor, which are also used in the Z9. This guarantees outstanding image quality straight from the camera that meets the highest professional standards.

Flexibility for every workflow

Thanks to its outstanding image quality, the Nikon Z8 offers creatives maximum flexibility to adapt to any workflow,

with a wide range of frame rates and codecs available to capture movies. These include in-camera 12-bit RAW for movies at up to 8.3K/60p or 4.1K/120p. Photographers can choose from a range of file formats and continuous shooting speeds, including an astonishing 120 frames per second. There are further options for creating HDR content. The camera can shoot 10-bit HEIF photos and 10-bit HLG movies in addition to raw files.

Despite the smaller and lighter body, the reliability of the Nikon Z8 is retained. The camera is equipped with professional weather sealing and has the same cold tolerance as Nikon's top models, the D6 and Z9, ensuring reliable performance even in low temperatures.

Nikon's Z8 - the first mirrorless camera with two USB-C ports Nikon

has launched the Z8, its first mirrorless camera to be equipped with two USB-C ports.

The perfect complement - NIKKOR Z lenses and partner accessories

The Z8 is compatible with a wide range of NIKKOR Z lenses to suit every budget and creative idea. Partner accessories such as gimbals and microphones can also be easily used with the camera, opening up additional possibilities for creative image and movie capture.

• Movie: Shoots pristine 8K or 4K movies and has numerous space- and time-saving features. Users can record 12-bit RAW footage in-camera and choose to work with the professional Apple ProRes RAW HQ codec (up to 4.1k 60p) or the highly efficient N-RAW codec from Nikon (up to 8.3k/60p), which requires half the memory in comparison.
• Internal 8.3K N-RAW or 4.1K ProRes RAW HQ recordings create in-camera Full HD proxy files.
• Photos: Captures excellent photos with 45.7 megapixels and high dynamic range. The Z8 offers flexible continuous shooting speeds without viewfinder blackout of up to 120 frames per second with full AF/AE.
• With the special portrait functions, photographers can fine-tune color tone and brightness or add the finishing touches to portrait and fashion shots with the finely adjustable skin softening function
• .45.7 megapixel stacked CMOS full-frame sensor: Developed by Nikon to deliver extremely high image quality.
• Achieves the world's fastest scanning speed, which in combination with the electronic shutter virtually eliminates rolling shutter distortion
• .EXPEED 7: Supports lightning-fast focusing, smooth movie recording at high resolutions and high continuous shooting speeds of the camera.
• Completes complex AF and AE calculations with unprecedented speed and processes dual-stream data separately from the stacked image sensor.
• Deep Learning AF: Precision detection and tracking for people, dogs, cats, birds, cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trains and airplanes. Scene recognition and autofocus work with up to -9 EV for movies and photos. The eyes remain in focus, even if the subject is moving quickly and is upside down.
• Faces are in focus even in strong backlighting
• . Real-time viewfinder and tilting monitor: Smooth viewfinder without blackout thanks to dual-stream technology.
• Bright, tilting touchscreen monitor with four axes
• . HDR-capable: 10-bit HEIF photos and 10-bit HLG film.
• Content is instantly visible on HDR screens, no editing required.
• Dual USB-C ports and dual memory card slot: Separate USB ports for power and communication for fast transfers while charging.
• Dual memory card slot (CF Express / SD memory cards) for flexible shooting and storage.
• Handling: Deep, comfortable grip. Separate display surfaces for film and photos.
• Menus are rotated for vertical shooting.
• Lightweight and robust: Weighs only approx. 910 g, and the heavy-duty weather protection prevents the ingress of dust, dirt and moisture. The same cold tolerance as the Nikon top-of-the-range D6 and Z9 models means you can work reliably in temperatures as low as -10°C.
• Optional vertical battery grip: Nikon's new MB-N12 multifunctional grip can be used as a grip for portrait or landscape shooting, or as a counterweight for telephoto lenses as well as for extended all-day shooting. It holds two EN-EL15c batteries.