Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Z6
Nikon
Announced:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 24.5 million Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor size
- 35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format) Manufacturer ↗
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 6048 x 4024
- ISO
- Auto, 100-51200 (expands to 50-204800)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 204800
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Nikon Z mount Manufacturer ↗
- Number of focus points
- 273
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
- Image stabilization notes
- 5-axis
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 12.0 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
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe)
- Timelapse recording
- Yes
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.8×
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,100,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- XQD card
- Battery description
- EN-EL15b lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 310
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- Approx. 675 g/1 lb 7.9 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g/1 lb 4.7 oz (camera body only) Manufacturer ↗
- Dimensions
- 134 x 101 x 68 mm (5.28 x 3.98 x 2.68″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (mini HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via MC-DC2 or smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
Hands-on / preview
Cameralabs · Nikon Z6 review so far ↗
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →