Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Z50
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20.9 million Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor size
- 23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format) Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5568 x 3712
- ISO
- Auto, 100-51200 (expands to 204,800)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 204800
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon Z mount Manufacturer ↗
- Number of focus points
- 209
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 11.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 1.02× (0.68× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 1,040,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-II supported)
- Battery description
- EN-EL25 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 320
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- Approx. 450 g (15.9 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 395 g/14 oz. (camera body only) Manufacturer ↗
- Dimensions
- 127 x 94 x 60 mm (5 x 3.7 x 2.36″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
Hands-on / preview
Cameralabs · Nikon Z50 review – preview ↗
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →