Nikon Z8
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- Nikon Z
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 45.7 MP
- Released
- May 2023
- Launch price
- $3,999.95
Predecessor: Nikon D850
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 45.7 MP
- Largest image size
- 8,256 × 5,504 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 35.9 × 23.9 mm
- Sensor type
- BSI stacked CMOS
- ISO range
- 64 to 25,600
- Extended ISO range
- 32 to 102,400
- In-body stabilization
- Yes, up to 6 stops (CIPA)
Autofocus
- AF system
- Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
- AF points
- 493
- Subject detection
- People, Animals, Birds, Vehicles, Aircraft, Trains
- AF low-light limit
- -7 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- No
- Fastest shutter speed, electronic
- 1/32000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/250 s
- Burst rate, electronic
- 120 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note 8K UHD (7,680 × 4,320) 60 – N-RAW / ProRes RAW HQ; 30p in other codecs 4K UHD (3,840 × 2,160) 120 – Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 120 – - Internal RAW video
- Yes
- Internal bit depth
- 12-bit
- Log profile
- Yes
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (EVF)
- Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 million dots
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.8x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 2.1 million dots
- Screen type
- Tilting
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 144 × 118.5 × 83 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 910 g
- Body-only weight
- 820 g
- Weather sealing
- Yes
- Battery
- EN-EL15c
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CFexpress Type B / XQD, SD UHS-II
- Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- USB
- Type C USB (SuperSpeed USB) x1, USB Power Delivery connector x1
- HDMI
- Type A HDMI connector
- Microphone input
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm)
- Headphone output
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm)
Market and price
- Announced
- May 10, 2023
- Released
- May 2023
- Launch price
- $3,999.95 (US)
- Other names
- Z 8
Features stated by the manufacturer
- 10-bit heif
- Apple prores RAW
- Focus-shift photography
- Hi-res zoom
- Hlg video
- N-log video
- N-RAW
- Pixel-shift photography
- Portrait impression balance
- Pre-release capture
- Sensor shield
- Skin softening
- Starlight view
- Timecode
- Waveform display
Manufacturer data: onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com, nikonusa.com
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 144 × 118.5 × 83 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 910 g
- Weight, body only
- 820 g
Manufacturer data: onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com, nikonusa.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Nikon Z8 can be read from a photo (checked with NEF, JPEG files). Open the tool