- Same 24.5mp full frame stabilized sensor as Nikon ZF
- Latest Expeed 7 -Processor delivers a series of performance improvements
- Prize than Z5 at the launch that costs £ 1,599 only
Nikon has revealed the successor to his Z5 Entry-Level Full-Frame Mirror-Free Camera: The Powerful-and More expensive-Z5 II.
It’s probably on Tide-24MP Z5 was launched by 2020 and started looking a little dated, especially for high-speed photography and video.
Nikon has pushed the boat out with the Z5 II second general model delivers several performance-based improvements and inherits a number of flagship functions, including excellent autofocus skills.
These improvements reflect how the Nikon Z50 II improved on the Z50 – it was a decent if not radical upgrade.
However, the rubbing is that the Z5 II feels expensive for an input level model and is close to stepping on the toes of Nikon’s middle-class models; So much, in fact, that it could represent an upgrade from the Z6 II the previous version of Nikon’s middle-class model, since updated by the Z6 III.
So the question is, the Z5 II steps out of its course, or is it a perfectly balanced offer?
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Too much camera?
In the five years since the launch, the Nikon Z5 steadily has fallen in price and is available for much less than $ 1,000 / £ 1,000. It feels like a sensible price tag for beginners and enthusiasts, considering their first full -frame camera.
The Z5 is also surprisingly well made for an input level model, which means it is excellent value for still-focused users. By 2025, however, the camera’s specifications are somewhat modest, especially if you shoot action and video. In Step Z5 II.
For £ 1,599 only body or £ 1,859 with the 24-50 mm lens, Z5 II, costs approx. 10% more than Z5 when launched in 2020, but it is effective the double price of a Z5 now in 2025. In some regions, the Z5 II is also available in a kit with 24-70mm f/4 lens (£ 2,129) or with 24-200 objective (£ 2,299). I update this page with us and Australia pricing when I get it.
What do you get for the money? A camera with the same 24.5MP resolution as the Z5, albeit in a refined sensor identical to the one in Nikon ZF, with Nikon’s best image stabilization ever, now assessed up to 7.5V.
There is also Nikon’s latest, Snappere Expeed 7 processor that delivers significantly faster burst-shooting speeds: 14fps continuous high and 30fps in a high-speed framework+ mode, complete with up to a second of pre-catching when you half press the shutter button.
The autofocus system with phase detection with 3D tracking is also Nikon’s best version, as found in the flagship Z8 and Z9 models, with topic-up part for nine types, including humans, birds, dogs, cats, cars and aircraft.
Nikon says the Z5 II’s autofocus can detect distant and small items that take as little as 3% of the frame, plus it is the most sensitive focus yet, rated up to -10ev, which means it is able to acquire focus in almost dark.
Video recording is also much improved compared to the Z5. We now get 4K 30P video with Nikon’s N-Raw and N-Log color profiles plus 4K 60p video, albeit with a picture area. N-Raw video can be recorded directly on a memory card, which is a first for Nikon-Z5 II has Twin SD UHS-II-Slots.
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It is not only the performance that has received a lift – the Z5 II handling is also improving. Its weather-sealed body is similar to the Z6 IIIs, including a 3.2-inch 2.1 m-prick touch screen, which is now the vari-angular type, which means what can be turned out to the side of the camera and turned for selfies. 3.69 M-dot EVF is also three times brighter, rated at 3,000 nits for the Z5S 1,000 nits.
And as on the Z50 II, there is a picture control button that users can choose the color profile they like, including recipes that can be downloaded from Nikon’s image processing cloud and / or custom created.
Generally, it is a significant update without rocking the boat, even if the requested price pushes it slightly. That said, we don’t work too much because Nikon has a history of shutting down his cameras faster and strongly than rivals.
The fact that the Z5 II addresses the three Z6 III upgrades I wanted as a Z6 II user is the Superimpressive Nikon’s Z5 series raised the straight bar for entry-level performance.
We are currently performing an in -depth review of the Nikon Z5 II and we will soon share our experiences.
