Nikon Z 30 Camera Body
Creators, meet the camera you’ve been looking for. The Z 30 is packed with the features you need, like a front-facing screen, crisp 4K video, crystal-clear audio and worry-free autofocus. Designed to inspire your best work with easy operation, smart connectivity and convenience.
Go beyond your smartphone and bring your vlogging ideas to life with next-level image quality to make your content shine. Small, capable, and super-simple to use, the Z 30 opens up your space to create with more light, more power, more versatility. This mirrorless camera is built for creators with stories to share.
Show more. Tell more. From product unboxings to reviews, recipes, and how-tos. From music to cooking, from travel to parkour. Whatever you’re into, when you have the ability to shoot professional-looking video, you’ll give your followers more. The Z 30 lets you create footage with the clarity, depth of field, and clear sound you’d expect from top-class vloggers and streamers.
Be unmissable in 4K
From 4K UHD (30p) video to timelapse movies and smooth slow motion in Full HD (120p)—the Z 30 uses the full width of its large sensor to give you 100% field of view (approx.). Framing yourself and your subject is easy.
No reason to stop
You can record up to 125 minutes of uninterrupted video footage⁵, giving you plenty of space for long takes or continuous shooting. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, plus Nikon’s SnapBridge app, let you upload content from anywhere.
Crisp, clear sound
Capture great-sounding audio via the sensitive built-in stereo mic—or an external mic. The audio menu gives options for recording your voice, or ambient sound like music and city streets. There’s a wind-noise reduction function, too.
Step up to quality that thrills
At home, in a studio, or on the road. The Z 30’s imaging power will let you pre-record or stream the most vibrant vlogs you’ve ever made—and keep your photo feeds engaging with richly detailed stills. This is your chance to step up to content that pops straight from the camera.
More light, more wow!
The camera’s ultra-wide Z mount lets its large DX-format 20.9 MP CMOS sensor gather so much more light than a smartphone. Video and photos, you get the kind of rich detail a phone can’t give you. Inside or out—day or night.
Inspired by night
Video and photos shot in low light look clean and professional. Shoot all the way up to ISO 25600 for video, and ISO 51200 (expandable) for stills. Keep shooting into the night with the same fast, accurate AF you rely on during the day.
Intuitive creative control
Go low. Get high. Go wide. The Z 30’s 3-inch vari-angle touchscreen monitor, uncluttered displays, and well-thought-out controls let you catch any kind of shot with ease. If you’re recording vlogs and snapping photos, the camera lets you save separate settings for video and stills, then switch between them as needed. No need to stop and re-configure your settings each time.
Comfortable and steady
Pick up the Z 30 and your hand just—fits. A feat of engineering on such a small camera, the deep grip allows stable handheld shooting, even at arm’s length. Plus, Nikon’s e-VR helps keep video footage looking nice and steady.
Made to vlog handheld
If you turn the vari-angle monitor to face forwards, the camera instantly activates self-portrait mode and clears the screen for an unobstructed view. You can use the conveniently positioned record button to take snapshots or shoot video.
Ready for action
No matter the shooting angle, the video-record button on top of the camera body is always right where you want it. A clear red border around the display confirms you’re in video mode. A red light on the front confirms you’re recording.
Customisable controls
You get plenty of ways to customise controls and adjust settings. You can assign favourite menu items to the instantly accessible i-Menu and save frequently used settings to the camera’s Fn buttons—or to the U1/U2/U3 positions on the mode dial.
Dare to go there
Tricky lighting. Fast action. Quiet environments. Video or photos, the Z 30 is packed with advanced automatic functions that make it easy for you to exert creative control—and you can use Silent Photography mode to shoot oh-so-quietly. From the ideas you know how to realise to the ones you haven’t even tried yet—get the results you want without breaking a sweat.
Confident focusing
Shooting action or yourself while on the move? Video AF mode employs full-time AF to take the work out of focusing. The camera will stay locked on to your subject—no matter what they do, or how often you change composition on the fly.
Follow the eyes
Available for stills and video, Eye- and Animal-Detection AF modes quickly lock on to the eyes of people, or those of cats and dogs. The camera stays sharply focused on your subject’s eyes, even if they turn away and look back again.
Perfect exposure
Confidently shoot in any lighting situation without learning complicated settings. When shooting in Auto mode, you can quickly and easily adjust the camera’s exposure compensation so your subject or your face always appear well lit.
Exciting stills
For photos, a fast continuous shooting speed of 11 fps with full AF/AE lets you nail the shots to make your feed stand out. From city streets to the skate park: you’ll capture Insta-perfect stills in the midst of the action.
Create like a pro
The Z 30 is compatible with a wide range of high-performance interchangeable lenses—and with all the accessories you need to create content you and your followers will love. Bring your ideas into the light—and grow your kit as you grow your skills.
Find lenses to love
Whether you stream from a tight indoor space or vlog outdoors, there’s a Nikon lens that’s right for the shoot. You can use all NIKKOR Z lenses, or attach Nikon’s optional Mount Adapter FTZ II and use Nikon DSLR F-mount lenses.
Easily adapt your set-up
Got a favourite mic? The Z 30 is compatible with popular third-party vlogging accessories as well as a range of Nikon accessories. Whether you want to keep your set-up lean and simple or expand your kit—you’re covered.
Go hand-held or hands-free
Operating your camera from a distance or filming yourself? You can use the Nikon ML-L7 remote as a handheld control for the Z 30. Or you can attach the remote to a SmallRig tripod grip, and comfortably control the camera via the grip.
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Type |
Mirrorless |
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Lens mount |
Nikon Z mount |
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Image sensor |
DX, CMOS, 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm |
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Total pixels |
21.51 million |
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Dust-reduction system |
Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required) |
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Effective pixels |
20.9 million |
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Image size (pixels) |
[DX (24x16)] selected for image area: (L)5568 x 3712 (20.7 million), (M)4176 x 2784 (11.6 million), (S)2784 x 1856 (5.2 million); [1:1 (16x16)] selected for image area: (L)3712 x 3712 (13.8 million), (M)2784 x 2784 (7.8 million), (S)1856 x 1856 (3.4 million); [16:9 (24x14)] selected for image area: (L)5568 x 3128 (17.4 million), (M)4176 x 2344 (9.8 million), (S)2784 x 1560 (4.3 million); Photographs taken while recording videos at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160; Photographs taken while recording videos at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080 |
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Storage file formats |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression, NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
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Picture Control System |
Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat, Creative Picture Controls (Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon); selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
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Storage media |
SD, SDHC (UHS-I compliant), SDXC (UHS-I compliant) |
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Card slot |
1 Secure Digital (SD) card |
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File system |
DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31 |
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Compatible lenses |
Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply) |
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Shutter type |
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
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Shutter speed |
1/4000to, 30s, (step sizes of 1/3 EV), bulb, time |
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Flash sync speed |
Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/200 s or slower; supported with auto FP high-speed sync |
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Release mode |
S (single frame), CL (continuous low-speed), CH (continuous high-speed), Continuous H (extended), Self-timer |
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Frame advance rate1 |
Up to 11 fps, Continuous L: Approx. 1 to 4 fps, Continuous H: Approx. 5 fps, Continuous H (extended): Approx. 11 fps |
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Self-timer |
2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s |
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Exposure metering |
TTL metering using camera image sensor |
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Metering method |
Matrix metering, Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame, Spot metering: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point, Highlight-weighted metering |
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Metering range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F) |
-4 to +17 EV |
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Mode |
Auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual U1, U2 and U3: user settings modes |
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Exposure compensation |
Range: –5 to +5 EV, Increment: 1/3 step |
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Exposure lock |
Luminosity locked at detected value |
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ISO sensitivity |
ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 EV; can also be set to approx. 1 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 102400 equivalent) or to approx. 2 EV above ISO 51200 (ISO 204800 equivalent); auto ISO sensitivity control available (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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Active D-Lighting |
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
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Multiple exposure |
Add, average, lighten, darken |
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Other options |
HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction |
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Autofocus |
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF |
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Detection range |
-4.5 to +19 EV2, Without low-light AF: -3 to +19 EV |
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Lens servo |
Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in video mode), predictive focus tracking, Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used |
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Focus points |
209, Number of focus points available in photo mode with single-point AF selected for AF-area mode and DX selected for image area |
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AF-area mode |
Pinpoint AF (photo mode only), single-point AF, dynamic-area AF (photo mode only), wide-area AF (S), wide-area AF (L), wide-area AF (L-people), wide-area AF (L-animals), auto-area AF, auto-area AF (people), auto-area AF (animals) |
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Focus lock |
Press the AE-L/AF-L button or press shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) |
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Flash control |
TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash with spot metering |
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Flash modes |
Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, off |
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Flash compensation |
-3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV, available in modes P, S, A, and M |
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Flash-ready indicator |
Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output |
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Accessory shoe |
ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock |
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Nikon Creative Lighting System |
i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync |
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White balance |
Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K–10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning except choose color temperature |
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Bracketing types |
Exposure and/or flash, white balance, ADL |
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Movie - metering |
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor, TTL metering using camera image sensor |
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Movie - metering |
Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted |
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Movie - frame size (pixels) and frame rate3 4 |
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 30p (progressive)/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 1920 x 1080 slow-motion: 30p (x4)/25p (x4)/24p (x5) |
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Movie - file format |
MOV, MP4 |
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Movie - video compression |
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
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Movie - audio recording format |
Linear PCM (for videos recorded in MOV format), AAC (for videos recorded in MP4 format) |
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Movie - audio recording device |
Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable |
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Movie - exposure compensation |
Range: –3 to +3 EV, Increment: 1/3 step |
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Movie - ISO sensitivity |
M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25600; step size of 1/3 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) available with selectable upper limit P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) with selectable upper limit, Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25600) (Recommended Exposure Index) |
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Movie - Active D-Lighting |
Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off |
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Movie - Other options |
Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, with REC lamp |
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Monitor |
7.5-cm (3.0–in.) diagonal, vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls, Approx. 1040k-dot |
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Playback |
Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, photo and/or video slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, and picture rating |
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USB |
Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended |
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HDMI output |
Type D HDMI connector |
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Audio input |
Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported) |
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Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards |
IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
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Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency |
2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) |
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Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power |
2.4 GHz band: 4.5 dBm |
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Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security |
Open system, WPA2-PSK |
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Bluetooth standards |
Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2, Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz, Bluetooth: –1.0 dBm, Bluetooth Low Energy: –2.5 dBm |
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Battery |
One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery |
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AC adapter |
EH-7P charging AC adapter (available separately) |
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Tripod socket |
0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222) |
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Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 128 x 73.5 x 59.5 mm (5.1 x 2.9 x 2.4 in.) |
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Weight |
Approx. 405 g (14.3 oz.), with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 350 g/12.4 oz. (camera body only) |
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Operating environment - temperature |
0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F) |
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Operating environment - humidity |
85% or less (no condensation) |
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Supplied accessories |
BF-N1 Body Cap、EN-EL25 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, AN-DC25 Strap, UC-E24 USB Cable |
