Nikon Z5II

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Nikon Z5II
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Overview
Maker Nikon
Type Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
Released3 April 2025;
4 months ago
 (2025-04-03)
Intro price$1,696.95
Lens
Lens mount Nikon Z-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor typeBSI-CMOS Sensor
Sensor size 35.9 mm × 23.9 mm Full Frame
(Nikon FX format)
Sensor maker Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Maximum resolution 6,048 × 4,032
(24.5 effective megapixels)
Film speed ISO 100–64000 (standard)
ISO 100–204800 (expandable)
Recording medium Two SDXC card slots
Focusing
FocusHybrid AF
Focus areas273 points
Exposure/metering
Exposure TTL exposure metering
Exposure modesProgrammed Auto [P] with flexible program;
Shutter-Priority Auto [S];
Aperture Priority Auto [A];
Manual [M]
Exposure metering TTL metering using camera image sensor; -4 to +17 EV, ISO 100
Flash
Flash No built-in flash
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter, Electronic front-curtain shutter, Electronic Shutter
Shutter speeds 900s/30s – 1/8000s, Bulb, Time, X
Continuous shooting 7.8fps / 14fps (expand)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder 0.5 inch Quad-VGA OLED EVF (3,690,000 'dots'), 3000 cd/m² (NITS)
Image processing
Image processor EXPEED 7
White balance Auto (3 variants), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 variants), flash, manual white point (2500K-10000K), preset manual
General
Video recording4K UHD at 30p/25p/24p, Full HD at 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
LCD screen3.2-inch variangle TFT LCD with touchscreen, 2.10 million dots
BatteryEN-EL15c (EN-EL15b/a usable with reduced battery life)
USB-PD rechargeable
AV port(s)USB-C,
HDMI Type-D,
3.5 mm stereo microphone jack,
3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
Data port(s) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac/Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0
Body featuresIn-Body Image Stabilization
Dimensions 134×100×72 mm (5.3×3.9×2.8 in)
Weight 620g (body only)
700g (includes battery)
Latest firmware 1.01 / 24 June 2025;52 days ago (24 June 2025) [1]
Made in Thailand
Chronology
Predecessor Nikon Z5

The Nikon Z5II is a full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Nikon. The camera was officially announced on April 3, 2025, at the price of US$1,696. It is an entry-level full-frame camera that uses Nikon's Z-mount system. It is the successor to the Nikon Z5 released in 2020, becoming the tenth full-frame Z-mount body and the fourteenth Z-mount camera body.

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Features

Improvements over the previous Z5 model include: [2] [3] [4]

Awards

The camera was awarded with the EISA Best Buy Camera 2025-2026 award. [5] [6]

Update history

VersionRelease dateNotes
1.02025-04-03
  • Initial firmware version
1.012025-06-24 [7]
  • Updated some guidance texts displayed on the camera when connecting to the Nikon Imaging Cloud service (the connection procedure itself remains unchanged).
  • Changed the camera name displayed when pairing with SnapBridge.
  • Changed the camera name displayed on USB-connected devices when [iPhone] was selected for [USB] in the [NETWORK MENU].
  • Renamed d13 [Display on during burst] in [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].

References

  1. "Nikon Z5II Firmware 1.01" . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. Hogan, Thom. "Nikon Introduces the Z5II, with Surprises" . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. Clark, Mitchell. "Nikon Z5II review in progress: what's beauty worth?" . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. Vaicenbacher, Libor. "Nikon Z5 II First Impressions" . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. "EISA BEST BUY CAMERA 2025-2026 Nikon Z5II". eisa.eu. Expert Imaging and Sound Association . Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  6. "EISA Awards 2025-2026". amateurphotographer.com. Amateur Photographer (Kelsey Media Ltd). Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  7. "Z5II Firmware 1.01". nikonimglib.com. Retrieved 2025-06-26.