Digital Photographer - UK (2020-05)

FEATURES

It hasa well-considered

featuresetthatshould

keepmostenthusiast

photographershappy

BUILDQUALITY

It’snottank-like,but

theZ 50feelswellbuilt,

andit’snicetoknowit’s

weather-sealed

QUALITYOF

RESULTS

TheZ 50canberelied

upontoproducehigh-

qualityimagesin a wide

rangeofsituations

HANDLING

A coupleofquibbles

aside,theZ 50handles

wellandhasanexcellent

controlarrangement

VALUEFORMONEY

Atunder£1,000/$1,000

withthekitlens,theZ 50

is goodvalue,especially

forNikonDSLRusers

Megapixels (effective)
20.9
Max resolution
5,568 x 3,712
Sensor information
APS-C (23.5 x 15.7mm)
CMOS
Shutter speed
30-1/4000sec, Bulb
and Time
ISO sensitivity
100-51,200, expandable
to 204,800
Exposure modes
Auto, Program, Shutter
priority, Aperture Priority,
Manual, Scene, Special
Effect, U1 andU2
Metering options
Matrix, Center-weighted,
Spot, Highlight-weighted
Flash modes
Fill, red-eye reduction, slow
sync, slow sync + red-eye,
rear-curtain sync, auto,
auto + red-eye reduction,
auto slow sync, auto slow
sync + red-eye, flashoff
Connectivity
USB, HDMI, 3.5mm mic,
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Weight
450g with battery and
memory card
Dimensions
126.5 x 93.5 x 60mm
Batteries
Rechargeable EN-EL25
Li-ion battery
Storage
SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I
LCD
Tilting 3.2-inch,
1.04 million-dot LCD
Viewfinder:
0.39-inch, 2.36 million-
dot OLED

NikonZ 50

It’sonlytheflip-downscreen

thatpreventstheZ 50from

achievinga 5/5scoreoverall.

It’sa delightfulcamerathat’s

smallwithoutbeingfiddly,

andit’sa solidperformer.

Overall

100%

NOJOYSTICK

Unfortunatelythere’snojoystickforsetting

theAFpointwhiletheviewfinderis inuse

NATURALVIEW

Theviewfindercanbesettoshowthe

impactofcamerasettings

AE-L/AF-L

Thislocksthefocusandexposure,orit can

becustomisedforbackbuttonfocusing

I MENU

Thisbuttonactivatesa customisable

menuwithupto 12 parameters

1 2

3 4

1 2 3 4

The Z 50 can be relied upon to produce high-

quality images in a wide range of situations

NIKON Z 50