Description
- All-in-one bundle: Everything creators, vloggers and streamers need to create high-quality video content, Nikon’s easy to use Z 30 mirrorless 4K camera and 16-50mm zoom lens with image stabilization, on-camera video microphone, tripod grip and Bluetooth remote control
- Pro-grade video quality: Crisp 4K resolution, autofocus with eye tracking for people and pets, beautifully blurred backgrounds, outstanding low-light performance and rock-steady image stabilization
- Vlogger essentials: Flip out touchscreen selfie monitor, dual-purpose tripod grip with removable Bluetooth remote control and high-quality Rode microphone with windscreen for outdoor recording
- Easy live streaming: Plug and play webcam operation, smooth Full HD 60p streaming over USB-C, 4K 30p streaming over HDMI and constant power over USB-C
- A kit that grows with you: Compatible with Nikon’s entire line of exceptional NIKKOR Z lenses, from fast primes to macro lenses, so you can expand your capabilities over time
Saul E. –
Ya la he usado para video de mi canal de Youtube y la calidad me ha dejado impresionado. Muy superior a lo que obtenía con el celular.
mi canal es Destinations Travel (La D con el avioncito). Los videos de Cozumel son con ésta cámara y ahí podrán notar la calidad en 4K 30fps.
Muy contento con la compra
BoraDori –
Pair it with the viltrox 13mm lens or the 16-50 kit lens and you’ll have a camera that can shoot high quality footage for a great price. Works as a webcam for meetings and is the perfect size to carry around and capture moments while traveling. Great auto focus and outstanding video quality. The colors look very crisp, so much so that you can have usable footage straight out the box without having to worry about color grading. Great for beginners.
Bradley Sanders –
My interest in camera began with my iPhone 11 few yrs back and upgraded to 14 pro but soon realized its limitations while vlogging as I’ve to settle for front camera instead of mighty rear camera. Z30 steps-up game significantly with more control on picture quality than a smartphone for video and Elgato facecam for streaming. Invest some time in learning the basics of picture composition (which’s same for all camera brands) since it’s a one-time investment to unleash full potential of this little Swiss army knife semi-pro camera. Youtube has very good tutorials on basics.
Drawbacks and easy fixes:
1) overheating while streaming: 4k overheats regardless of fps. Fortunately, 1080p 50fps is not overheating and can run as long as I need with Elgato 4k camlink. 1080p quality is fantastic ! Not missing 4k due to its crazy recording file sizes filling-up hard-drives quickly
2)no view-finder: don’t miss this as a one coming from smartphones generation
3)no audio monitor: same as above. Never needed one while vlogging thru smartphone as I test check my levels before shoot
4) crowded ports covering display: use left-angled micro HDMI and right-angled USB-c cable adapters
This cam’s lightweight, portability and low price overweighs these and any other limitations. Interestingly it has 11fps which’s higher than its pricier full-frame Z5 bro. Mainly using this for video & streaming.
UPDATED: after looking at raving reviews on Sony ZV-E10 + sigma 16mm lens, I gave it a try but had to return it back as:
1) Nikon colors are more realistic than Sony right out of cam. Each video needs post-process to get good colors on zv-e10
2) 4k 30p is not cropped on z30 which’s great for vlogging. enabling electronic-VR crops a bit on z30 but is still better than zv-e10’s always cropped 4k 30p
3) zv-e10 needs catalyst browser to fix vibration issues but z30 comes with decent VR built-in kit lens
4) z30 display got touch screen both for controls and auto-focus while zv-e10 is all buttons. This’s great in selfie mode when we can’t see back buttons. Latter feature lets me touch any object on screen to begin auto-focus on it. No issues with auto-focus so far.
5) sony+sigma setup feels bulky & heavy to hold for vlogging and bit more desk space for streaming compared to z30 with kit lens. You almost certainly feel need for gimbal with sony. z30 grip rocks !
6) HDMI and USB-c ports are way too crowded on zv-e10 than z30. If either one of micro-hdmi or usb-c plugs are big, you’re out of luck
7) tally light on z30 is killer feature! it even blinks when it gets hot or low-battery
8) nikon menu layout is lot intuitive and easier than sony
9) z30 comes weather sealed unlike zv-e10
11) audio quality on z30 is awesome
12) after all the above, paying $300+ more for outdated zv-e10+sigma lens combo didn’t make sense
Swami –
I would have given this 5 stars but didn’t because the battery life is horrible. It maybe lasts for 2 hours.
The second reason for only 4 stars is that it only allows you to connect to the computer with the cable that came with is. You can’t even connect with a high quality usb-c cable. Is there a firmware update that could fix this cable limitation?
Finally: if the camera is on it won’t charge the battery while plugged in. It apparently only charges when the camera is off. I could not even plug it into a USB cable and charge while recording, it just shut off the display and said shutter was turned off because the battery was dead. I had to stop recording and let it charge.
It would be nice if you could do 4k at 60 fps. But 1080p is good enough for YouTube.
I like it that the screen folds out to the side that way you can put it in a tripod and still see the screen. Overall I am happy with the video quality and get a good range with the zoom on the included lense.
Gail & Paul Wyndham –
Un cámara excelente por el precio. Me parece ideal si se va a usar como cámara B a otra que ya tengas. La intención del producto es clara, es una cámara compacta que está enfocada en el video. A considerar:
– Usa montura Z, lo cual te deja usar los lentes nuevos de Nikon y los anteriores a través de un adaptador.
– Los lentes de la montura Z son más caros que los anteriores.
– La mayoría de los lentes de la linea Z son para formato completo (Full Frame), esta cámara es Crop Frame, por lo que los lentes que uses van a experimentar cierto ‘recorte’ (un lente 50 mm pasa a un aprox 75mm) esto juega en tu favor o contra dependiendo si necesitas o no más acercamiento. La montura Z sí tiene lentes dedicados a Crop Frame , pero hay pocos.
– Graba video 4k SIN recorte. Esto es una gran ventaja, la mayoría de las cámaras de este rango de precio (incluso de mayor) al grabar 4k hacen cierto tipo de recorte.
– Tiene sistema de enfoque automático, detección de rostros, detección de ojos, etc, en modo video.
– Usa una batería EN-EL25, que comparte con la Z50, ZFC y por lo tanto puedes usar el cargador de batería que ya tengas de esas cámaras. No viene con cagador incluído, por lo que se carga por cable directo (sí incluye cable para cargar)
– A pesar de ser una construcción más económica (comparada con cámaras FullFrame) se siente de buena calidad.
– Sí puedes tomar FOTOS con esta cámara, tiene un muy buen sensor, pero lo que no tiene es VISOR. Es decir, solo puedes ‘ver’ a través de la pantalla lo cual puede o no ser un inconveniente para ti, pero, aunque no esté orientada para fotografía, te puede sacar de más de dos apuros si necesitas tomar fotos.
– La ranura de memoria SD se encuentra junto a la batería y está diseñada para memorias UHS-I, si tienes memorias UHS-II las puedes utilizar sin problema, pero la velocidad de escritura va a estar topada a las de las UHS-I. Si no tienes ninguna memoria las tarjetas SD UHS-I son más económicas.
En resumen, por el precio es una gran opción, pero tienes que tener en cuenta el uso que le darás y las capacidades de la cámara.
BoraDori –
Used Nikon D90 for a long time and decided to give this a try. I didn’t want to spend anywhere close to $1000 for camera body for a hobby and wanted something more compact to carry. You can use a most of F mount lens with the adapter from Nikon, which was one of the major selling point. Having the floppy screen was great, as it allowed me to position the camera in any direction/ vantage point that I couldn’t do with tilt or stuck-on monitor. This is same advantage over using the smart phone, plus you get much better picture quality.
Picture is great! No complaint there.
Need to get over the no view finder on the camera. Same with Sony ZV-E10. If you are more used to smart phone photo, no issues what so ever.
One thing to remember, (for photo) there is no “focus is locked” beep sound when not using AF-S. Only AF-S mode will give you the green focus confirmation and beep sound.
Vs. Sony ZV-e10:
I really wanted to hold on to Z30, as there are definitely additional benefits/ease using the camera and picture quality is excellent. However, ultimately decided to return Z30 due to focus issue on video. For a camera that is being sold and designed more for video, I found focus issue very odd. It was better photo camera than being the video camera.
Pro vs. Sony ZV-E10:
No cropping on 4K.
Video stabilization is same as Sony, they both suck and will require work post production. However, no cropping on 4k helps with having less crop necessary at post production.
Ergonomic is much better. Beefy grip.
2 dials to control aperture and shutter speed + ISO button is by the shutter. Don’t have to go through menu to pick it. Sony has 2 dials too but not as easy to use. More clicks are needed.
Better picture quality. I found picture quality much better in Nikon.
Some weather sealing vs none in Sony.
2x FN button that you can assign desired setting.
Nikon lens adapter allows you to use F mount lenses. Huge plus. Autofocus works well when shooting photo. Your option for lens really opens up because of this. Only caveat is that new FTZ I and 2 adaptor add length and size to your set up. FTZ 2 adapter doesn’t give the hump on the bottom vs FTZ 1, but it’s like $270…look for a used one. Used FTZ 1 adapter can be found for around $170.
ISO/noise is definitely less in Nikon Z30 for both photo and video. How the Nikon takes care of the noise with higher ISO is amazing. In dark environment, even at F1.4 or 1.8, you do have to use higher ISO. I definitely find Nikon Z30 image to be cleaner than Sony.
Con vs. Sony ZV-E10:
People/face tracking is not always solid.
Shutter sound is somewhat “sad” or not pleasing.
No HDR recording.
Lens options are limited and more expensive due to less 3rd party making lenses for Nikon Z line.
Body+kit lens combo is slightly cheaper than Sony, but prime lenses will definitely cost more.
No zoom control on dial for zoom lenses.
Everything for Z30 was working great except when I realized many videos were not autofocusing on the person (in human eye/face tracking mode). Results were same for prime and zoom lenses, whether they were Nikon F lenses on the adapter or Nikon Z mount lenses. When camera or the person is not moving much, it’s fine. When person is moving or camera is moving (slowly) around the person, face and eye detection does happen, but focus is not on the person. It’s very odd.
Once the focused person is outside of the frame and then back, eye/face tracking sometimes does not work and when it does, focus is not on the person. Focus is stuck on the background. As a result, I don’t know if person is actually in focus. I tried it with 4 different lenses and same result. Very frustrating. I have to constantly focus point on the screen, which beats the purpose of the autofocus and also cause shakes on the video. Only solution was having the high F number to keep everything in the frame in focus. However, when subject moves slightly toward the camera, focus is gone on the subject, despite face/eye being tracked. Z30 has around 200+ focus point vs. ZV-E10 with 400+ points. Perhaps that is the issue? It’s worse in “darker” environment with eye/face tracking and focus. Red light keeps blinking, telling you that the focus is not happening.
If you are using the F lenses with adapter and hear the noise from lens trying to auto-focus, there is no way around this. You need to buy the Z adapter lens…no issue with noise. It’s dead quite.
I played with several different auto-focus options, sensitivity, speed, and block recovery….all lead to same problem. I really like this camera for photo, but can’t trust that videos. Sorry, will have to go back.
Gail & Paul Wyndham –
Ea muy práctica y ligera pero hay que cambiar de teleobjetivo
Pedro S. –
compre articulo nuevo y venia caja abierta
Cliente de Amazon –
Tengo dos comentarios que me están pasando mucho últimamente, 1 si la ocupo en video graba muy bien tiene buena estabilidad, solo que no dura la pila el tiempo que debe durar, despues de casi una hora de grabación se calienta y se apaga.
2 aún que trae un cable tipo C, no trae o creo no existe un cargador especial para esta cámara, y te indica que lo puedes cargar con otros aparatos y eso si es tardado.