Specifications

Nikon Z50II digital camera

Type
Type	Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
Lens mount	Nikon Z mount

Lens
Compatible lenses	Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses (mount adapter required; restrictions may apply)

Effective pixels
Effective pixels	20.9 million

Image sensor
Type	23.5 × 15.7 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon DX format)
Total pixels	21.51 million
Dust-reduction system	Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)

Storage
Image size (pixels)	[DX (24×16)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3712 (Large: 20.7 M) 4176 × 2784 (Medium: 11.6 M) 2784 × 1856 (Small: 5.2 M) [1:1 (16×16)] selected for image area: 3712 × 3712 (Large: 13.8 M) 2784 × 2784 (Medium: 7.8 M) 1856 × 1856 (Small: 3.4 M) [16:9 (24×14)] selected for image area: 5568 × 3128 (Large: 17.4 M) 4176 × 2344 (Medium: 9.8 M) 2784 × 1560 (Small: 4.3 M)
File format (image quality)	NEF (RAW): 14 bit; choose from lossless compression, high efficiencym, and high efficiency options JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression HEIF: Supports 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 NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats
Picture Control System	Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Flat Monochrome, Deep Tone Monochrome, Portrait, Rich Tone 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 Note: Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.
Media	SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards
File system	DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG‑A MIAF

Viewfinder
Viewfinder	1.0-cm/0.39-in., approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 13-level manual brightness controls
Frame coverage	Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification	Approx. 1.02× (50 mm lens at infinity, −1.0 m⁻¹)
Eyepoint	19.5 mm (−1.0 m⁻¹; from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)
Diopter adjustment	−3 – +3 m⁻¹
Eye sensor	Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Monitor
Monitor	8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 1040k-dot vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 13-level manual brightness controls

Shutter
Type	Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter
Speed	1/4000 – 30 s (choose from step sizes of 1/3, 1/2, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time
Flash sync speed	Flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of 1/250 or 1/200 s or slower (but note that the guide number drops at speeds of 1/200 to 1/250 s); sync speeds as fast as 1/4000 s are supported with auto FP high-speed sync

Release
Release mode	Single frame, continuous low-speed, continuous high-speed, continuous high-speed (extended), high-speed frame capture + with Pre-Release Capture, self-timer
Approximate frame advance rate*	Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 – 5 fps Continuous high-speed: Approx. 5.6 fps (when using silent mode and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: Approx. 9.7 fps) Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 11 fps (in silent mode: Approx. 15 fps) High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.
Self-timer	2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

Release

Release mode

Single frame, continuous low-speed, continuous high-speed, continuous high-speed (extended), high-speed frame capture + with Pre-Release Capture, self-timer

Approximate frame advance rate*

Continuous low-speed: Approx. 1 – 5 fps
Continuous high-speed: Approx. 5.6 fps (when using silent mode and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: Approx. 9.7 fps)
Continuous high-speed (extended): Approx. 11 fps (in silent mode: Approx. 15 fps)
High-speed frame capture + (C15): Approx. 15 fps
High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps

Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in-house tests.

Self-timer

2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1–9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

Exposure
Metering system	TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering mode	Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 8 or 6 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters circle with a diameter of approximately 3.5 mm centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering
Range*	−4 – +17 EV Figures are for ISO 100 equivalent and f/2.0 lens at 20 °C/68 °F
Mode	b: auto, P: programmed auto with flexible program, S: shutter-priority auto, A: aperture-priority auto, M: manual Scene modes: k portrait; l landscape; p child; m sports; n close up; o night portrait; r night landscape; s party/indoor; t beach/snow; d sunset; e dusk/dawn; f pet portrait; g candlelight; j blossom; z autumn colors; 0 food
Exposure compensation	−5 – +5 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)
Exposure lock	Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	ISO 100–51200 (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1 EV); can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Active D-Lighting	Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Multiple exposure	Add, average, lighten, darken
Other options	HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction, high-frequency flicker reduction

Autofocus
Type	Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist
Detection range*	−9 – +19 EV Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 equivalent and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.2
Lens servo	Autofocus: Single-servo AF (AF-S), continuous-servo AF (AF-C), AF mode auto-switch (AF-A, photo mode only), full-time AF (AF-F, video mode only), predictive focus tracking Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus points*	209 focus points (single-point AF), 231 focus points (auto-area AF) Number of focus points available in photo mode with DX selected for image area
AF-area mode	Pinpoint (available in photo mode only), single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only), wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)
Focus lock	Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF/AF-S) or by pressing the A (g) button

Flash
Built-in flash	Manual pop-up flash raised via flash pop-up control Guide Number: Approx. 7/22, 7/22 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
Charging time	Approx. 3 s
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
Flash mode	Fill flash, 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, flash off
Flash compensation	−3 – +1 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)
Flash-ready indicator	Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
Accessory shoe	ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)	i-TTL flash control, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP high-speed sync

White balance
White balance	Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (3 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500–10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all with fine-tuning

Bracketing
Bracketing	Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL

Other options for still photography
Other options for still photography	Vignette control, diffraction compensation, auto distortion control, skin softening, portrait impression balance, and interval-timer, and focus-shift photography

Video
Metering system	TTL metering using camera image sensor
Metering mode	Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted
Frame size (pixels) and frame rate	3840×2160 (4K UHD): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 1920 × 1080: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 1920 × 1080 slow-motion: 30p (×4)/25p (×4)/24p (×5) Note: Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.
File format	MOV, MP4
Video compression	H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)
Audio recording format	Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in MOV format) or AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)
Audio recording device	Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions
Exposure compensation	−3 – +3 EV (choose from step sizes of 1/3 and 1/2 EV)
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100–25600; choose from step sizes of 1/6, 1/3 and 1 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100–25600) available with selectable upper limit Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–25600 when HLG is selected for tone mode. Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3–2.0 and 800–25600 when N-Log is selected for tone mode. Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100–25600) with selectable upper limit Modes b, SCN: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100–25600)
Active D-Lighting	Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Other options	Time-lapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, REC lamp, N-Log and HDR (HLG) video, wave-form display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom (50%, 100%, 200%, and 400%), extended shutter speeds (modes S and M), option to view video recording info available via i menu, and Hi-Res Zoom

Playback
Playback	Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, filtered playback, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend

Playback

Playback

Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, filtered playback, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend

Interface
USB	Type C USB connector (SuperSpeed USB); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
HDMI output	Type D HDMI connector
External audio input	Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)
Audio output/remote cord	Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) MC-DC3 remote cord can be used. Auto switch between headphone and remote cord is available.

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Wi-Fi	Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas) Operating frequency: Asia, Africa (excluding the countries listed below), the Middle East (excluding the countries listed below), Guam, New Caledonia, and Tahiti: 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5745–5805 MHz Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and the Republic of the Congo: 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5320 MHz India: 2412–2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180–5825 MHz (5180–5700 MHz and 5745–5825 MHz) U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Fiji: 2412-2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180-5825 MHz (5180-5580 MHz, 5660-5700 MHz, and 5745-5825 MHz) Other countries in the Americas: 2412-2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180-5805 MHz (5180-5320 MHz and 5745-5805 MHz) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 4.6 dBm 5 GHz band: 5.3 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Bluetooth	Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz Maximum output power (EIRP): Bluetooth: −0.9 dBm Bluetooth Low Energy: −2.4 dBm

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth

Wi-Fi

Standards:
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico)
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas)
Operating frequency:
- Asia, Africa (excluding the countries listed below), the Middle East (excluding the countries listed below), Guam, New Caledonia, and Tahiti: 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5745–5805 MHz
- Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and the Republic of the Congo: 2412–2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180–5320 MHz
- India: 2412–2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180–5825 MHz (5180–5700 MHz and 5745–5825 MHz)
- U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and the Republic of Fiji: 2412-2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180-5825 MHz (5180-5580 MHz, 5660-5700 MHz, and 5745-5825 MHz)
- Other countries in the Americas: 2412-2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180-5805 MHz (5180-5320 MHz and 5745-5805 MHz)
Maximum output power (EIRP):
- 2.4 GHz band: 4.6 dBm
- 5 GHz band: 5.3 dBm
Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

Bluetooth

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0
Operating frequency:
- Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz
- Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP):
- Bluetooth: −0.9 dBm
- Bluetooth Low Energy: −2.4 dBm

Power source
Battery	One EN-EL25a rechargeable Li-ion battery* EN-EL25 batteries can also be used. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN-EL25a.
AC adapter	EH-8P AC adapters (available separately); supplied UC-E25 USB cable required

Tripod socket
Tripod socket	0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)

Dimensions/weight
Dimensions (W × H × D)	Approx. 127 × 96.8 × 66.5 mm/5 × 3.9 × 2.7 in.
Weight	Approx. 550 g (1 lb. 3.4 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 495 g/1 lb. 1.5 oz. (camera body only)

Operating environment
Temperature	0 °C–40 °C (+32 °F–104 °F)
Humidity	85% or less (no condensation)

Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards or guidelines.
All figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery.
Throughout this document, “DX format” is used in reference to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APS-C camera.
The sample images displayed on the camera and the images and illustrations in this document are for expository purposes only.
Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance and specifications of the hardware and software described in this document at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this document may contain.

EN-EL25a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Type	Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Rated capacity	7.6 V, 1250 mAh
Operating temperature	0 °C–40 °C (+32 °F–104 °F)
Dimensions (W × H × D)	Approx. 34 × 50.5 × 18 mm/1.4 × 2.0 × 0.8 in.
Weight	Approx. 54 g (2 oz)

Cautions: Disposing of data storage devices

Please note that deleting images or formatting memory cards or other data storage devices does not completely erase the original image data. Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software, potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data. Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user’s responsibility.
Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person, erase all data using commercial deletion software, or format the device and then completely refill it with images containing no private information (for example, pictures of empty sky). Care should be taken to avoid injury when physically destroying data storage devices.
Before discarding the camera or transferring ownership to another person, you should also use the [Reset all settings] item in the camera setup menu to delete network settings and other personal information.