OFFICIAL Nikon Z30 Hands-On pREVIEW: Not What I Expected!!!
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This is a PREVIEW of the Nikon Z30, a mirrorless camera that's lacking an EVF, that's designed to go after content creators and challenge Sony's ZV-e10 and Canon's M50 Mark II. How's the autofocus, how's the quality, will it get the job done? That's what I answer in this video.
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Is this a go or a no go???
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I'll watch and get back with you. Edit For what I do, no. If I were a creator I'd buy it. But it doesn't seem very professional, seems like something your aunt would bring on a field trip to take snapshots of everyone/thing. I find it easier to see everything that is going on through a viewfinder. Especially when it's very sunny and I can't hardly see the screen
no go. Although i should probably watch the video first.
Seen the video it's a no go if I'm buying it for my kid. I can get something much cheaper but if I was looking I mat get it
I'm getting this just to convert for infrared. this is like, perfect. A camera with full live view, Flippy screen, and the entire Nikon lens catalog. I think this camera has a lot of potential
Converting to infrared would really give me a nice excuse to get this 🤔 But then again I wouldn't mind a second Zfc in infrared either...
The video quality looks amazing. The 4K no crop and pretty much no limit recording time with the price tag make this camera ideal for me.
For both of us!
@@luhamay for all of us
For me too. About to purchase is now lol.
I got the body only in a bundle with a basic Manfrotto tripod and a shoulder bag for $450usd
@@amermeleitor where did you find it for $450?
Nikon hit it out of the park with this one. Good on them! Now if only they could release an updated Z6 with reliable Eye-AF, that would be great. I love my gen1 Z6, but I do depend on manually setting the focus point a little too much.
Diggin' it! Love my Z50 but I would definitely bring the Z30 around more since it definitely looks a lot more compact compared to the Z30 when I'm doing videos. I really like that they FINALLY made a camera for content creators. If it still has the same sensor as the Z50/Zfc, image quality is still definitely there. Thanks for the video!
I have z50 in my job (I work for a town and we use it to shoot all things we need, like festivals, buildings and shit), but I am really looking for camera for my ASMR channel. This looks really good for that. 🤔 Especially that 120 minutes record time.
I bought this camera last week for my roommate to shoot her content. I specifically bought it because of the flip screen, my D5300 has one and I think every camera should be so equipped. When I got it home and started playing with it I found it has a lot of features that my D780 has, we have had a lot of fun with the built in filters. She works as a go-go dancer and the girls at the club are booking shoots already. I definitely bought more camera than I bargained for. Thank you Nikon, you are giving people an affordable option to the crappy cameras on cell phones.
Dude this review is so awesome! I also really appreciate that you used it as your studio camera and took it around. Also nice that you labeled the R5 camera shots, it just helps so much comparing cameras. Thank you.
Wow the video looks good for the Z30. Looks like Nikon is here to really compete & can’t wait to see the new line of Z series
Id love to see this attached to the 800mm F/6.3 😂😂😂
And I'd **love** to watch you do a walk & talk vlog with this kit 🤠
1200mm F9 video rig?! Why not? 😆
@@drkskwlkr Its going to be a Nikon Creator's kit
@@victorlim5077 Tik Tokers are going to buy this kit asap
I can't imagine that
I’m a pro photographer, I shoot through the screen and not the viewfinder.
I don’t think I’m any less professional because of it, the opposite… I can see what happens near me and react for this.
Since I switched to shoot with the screen my pictures got better because I can also interact better with the people in front of the camera.
My shots are still steady and sharp.
Yeah, I'm not a pro, but the bigger the view screen, the easier the comp. Also, I shoot mountains and forests, and they are famously ambivalent towards a photographers stance...
This guy isnt a pro nor was he in the past - he's just a youtuber pretending to have some industry experience - he doesn't. Its perfectly acceptable to use the rear screen
See the viewfinder is more of a security check in both balance and taking on horrendous bright settings. If you slap on a 600 mm 2.8 prime for wildlife and need to be on the move constantly in the Amazon your gonna want to keep as steady as possible and hold the camera in a way that balances with your whole body in tough terrain.
@Mark Shirley - Fro is professional through and through. It is like saying that a guy is not a fro because of the gear he is using. Fro can teach many pros.
Oh that plus when you hold it to your eye you can't do minor adjustments as you could with holding it away from your body and using your arm to giving it that much better composition.
Thanks Jared! Nice review! I'm getting this for the flip out screen. Love my Z9 but does not have flip out screen for vlogging so I'll use the money saved from not getting the A1 and get the Z30. I also get a free vlogging camera, extra body, and ability to use my FF Z lenses is a plus.. .love Nikon!
I just bought this to replace my ZV1. Not much bigger (my ZV1 has the necessary Ulanzi stick on lens and cage), it weighs the same, and the image quality is absolutely fantastic. The stabilisation is fine also with the kit lens on. The low light performance on this camera is awesome. I also take a lot of stills and this is a brilliant stills camera. I don’t need an EVF. The camera performs amazingly well on the auto setting as well straight out of camera. I also was not expecting the autofocus to be as good as Sony but it’s not far off and no issues there either. It’s just been reduced in price and if you are in the market for a small form factor camera, perhaps for travel, it is really hard to beat now.
I woud like to know how is the battery life by standard picture taking over the day somewhere on holiday
@@anjakatinic4297 I haven’t tried pushing it to its limit in that scenario but if you see the video I did on my channel reviewing it, I was out with it for 4 hours, and of course took more, and it had a half battery left. I think I read somewhere it will take more photos than publicised - maybe about 300.
The battery will last twice as long if not more compared to a ZV1 say. Again I did a comparison.
Thank you so much for answering my questions and taking time.
TicTok and Wayne’s World references? You’re truly a man for all the people! 😁
I’m blown away by Nikon’s design team.
Oh wow. Nikon was my first DSLR and Jared’s tutorial trained me to use it years ago. lol I switched to Fuji a few years ago - which I do love, but wow. Nikon is killing it lately. Feeling like I want to go back to my first love. 💕
D90 was my first DSLR and first DSLR that can do video. Now I have Z9, my first flagship camera D6+D850 with free built-in Red camera.. Lol.
THE Z30 IS REALLY SHARP AND CRISPY
Nikon really needs a 10mm-xx for the Z system if they are going after "content creators". The tally light is nice touch though.
Just got home from work and this is the first thing i see, stoked to watch this video Right now, hopefully it lives up to what I had hoped for!
Your right Jared, Great Hair. Oh , and good job Nikon, A great new camera !!!
am I the only one who think this is looking better than the usual videos recording with canon on the Fro studio?
Gotta admit...those were some awesome parkour skills. 😆
A new Tic Tok star is born! Look at those moves! Good review.
I wish they would make a viewfinder that slots into the flash socket.
Seems such simple solution.
And even make an optical viewfinder with transferable lenses and a projected frame for zooms.
yeah it's Nikon❤❤ waiting for Z8 to show up..
I hope there will be a Z70 or Z90 in the not so far future 🤞🤞🤞
A z70 with ibis and 3D Tracking would be the dream for wildlife users.
I think we'll see one in due course after the Z9 tech trickles down to the FF bodies. Perhaps alongside the 200-600mm
@Tiel Master yea something like z70 with ibis would be perfect 🙏
As Nikon shooter for years, in my opinion it's a perfect camera to mount it on gimbal, plus tiltable screen which is plus one, fast in autofocus, phenomenal image quality, for the price it has lots of benefits, I'm looking forward to invest in one.
oddly enough Fro danced like my 60 year old uncle during our reunion :D
seems pretty nice for casual street photography, I would say... It's so compact that it is almost pocketable, depending on the lenses you have attached. I know phones can do a pretty decent job in this case, but it's still attractive in my opinion.
I don't think I've laughed that hard in a while. Extremely unexpected but immensely appreciated. Parkour!
I couldn't tell it was a different camera until you mentioned it. That really surprised me.
How do you know it‘s a good video? Zero interest in this camera and still having the time of my life watching
Great video J&S. I really like the video auto-focus from Nikon Z cameras. I think this camera will serve its intended audience well.
Not having a viewfinder was a great decision for a camera in this class, allowing a better form factor to fit in small bags and large pockets. More likely for people to carry around and still have similar experience to a phone but with better ergo. A great step forward in appealing to beginners.
Props to Nikon for the new camera
what about a screw mount on its side to film vertical without the need for an L bracket? that would've been smart
Edit: one more thing Jared... i don't feel quiet the same as you when speaking about shooting stills from the screen instead of the evf. You can cover a lot more angles holding the camera away from you (and change faster from one to another), and you can check the composition in other ways allowing you to be more creative. Pie Jirsa sometimes relies on that and you wouldn't say he seems amateurish. Just give it a thought and try it out, you may be surprised
The best argument for an EVF for stills is blocking ambient light. Sure, you can get a lot of angles, but it's not fun making educated guesses through glare on sunny days.
High / low angles are generally the only time I'll shoot with the display screen (and I shoot low quite a lot). Personally I see things a lot more clearly in the EVF, and I'm more focused mentally. I think Jared's mainly referring to shooting with the screen most of the time at normal angles - it's just not a good look in front of clients generally speaking. And with certain subjects / environments it's a huge disadvantage (sports and wildlife action for example). Interesting topic to discuss and really, no right or wrong here.
@@tr_murf4399 who said anything about shooting through the lcd under sunlight? Besides, i'm not gonna let a potentially good high angle photo escape from an oportunity just because "it's not fun making educated guesses". Just take more shots the same way you do when panning, no big deal
@@csc-photo ye i'm with you, no right or wrong. And, of course, the evf is way better to check what you're doing, but there's places it can't bring you. It's not that usefull when in need for high and low angles, discreetness, complicated positions (like in macro, for instance), etc. And yes, no one would find more usefull to use the lcd when using a tele for sports and wildlife.
I'm JUST saying... don't rant about it, consider it might be more usefull than you think, and please try it in situations you would'nt think it'd work because you may surprise yourself
@@csc-photo oh, and about looking stupid... how professional do i look flexing knees, head crouched, all myself hidding behind a tiny camera as if i was about to shoot a rifle, when i only pretend to take a photo any phone could match? like "wtf this guy's doin??" You can't afford to look ridiculous too xD
How is this camera compared to the canon R7/R10
Thank you for an unbiased preview, for once. Keep it up!
Oh sweet back handed compliment for once. Why don’t you just say it “usually you’re biased and I hate your opinions, this time I agree with you bedside you said nice things that didn’t hurt my feelings”
I too thought it was a very fair and honest review...perfect addition for a Z50/Zfc shooter who is also a budding or experienced content creator.
You’re a complete boss! Best photography tech channel with hands on footage/opinions I’ve found!
I’m new to photography and I’m struggling finding a mirrorless camera to get started with but your videos are certainly helping!
Would love some recommendations for beginner mirrorless cameras if possible!
I am glad this was released. I may have my companion to my Z50. (:
Thank you Jared. Keep da fro!
I found it interesting you criticized the grip being on the "wrong" side for a vlogging camera but guy put it on a grip handle when he used it. Which is what you would expect a clogger to do. This might be my next camera
Fro knows fro-toe!!
Thanks, been using the Z 50 and Z Fc for my channel, can't wait to have the Z 30 into the arsenal.
I was waiting for the sniff test and the wind tunnel test. 😂, cool pocket camera it looks.
Video looks great! Impressive. Eye -Af looks great on this video.
Great video thank you - my new Z30 arrived this week and will be starting to get to grips with it - my first mirrorless camera and amazed on the size and weight compared to my D7500!
Ok, Why are you skating with a goalie mask on? I also like the EVF, I don't like shooting with the screen. That is one think that is confusing. If the lens in a DX lens 16-50mm, then why is it actually 24-75mm. I understand that if it is FX lens, then there is conversion, but why is there a conversion with DX lens? If I put the DX lens on Full Frame Nikon camera, then the Z camera with adjust to DX format. I upgraded my DSLR APC-S to a Z full frame camera.
all lenses put on a Nikon DX camera will have a 1.5X crop factor. so 16-50mm DX lens on DX camera will be 24-75mm full frame equivalent focal length. and 16-35mm FX lens on DX camera will be 24-52mm full frame equivalent focal length.
putting a 16-50 DX lens on a full frame camera will also automatically give the 1.5 crop to 24-75. but putting a full frame FX lens like 16-35mm on a full frame camera has no crop by default so you get the original 16-35mm, unless you purposely switch the full frame camera to DX APS-C mode which will become 24-52mm by using only the center of the sensor (good for simulating telephoto by cropping)
@@Damon_Mah Damon thanks for getting back to me. I understand what you are stay that it is equivalent to 24-75mm. My only question is why call it 16-50mm, when the equivalent is 24-75mm. I read that before about other cameras and lenses, but I don't why they make a DX lens, when it isn't actually the real focal length. Maybe it is the price. It seem you can put a full frame (FX) lens on the same and get the same results, and make 100% sense. But not for a DX lens. Maybe it is just me.
Awesome review! Your preview is way better than the other guys.
A cheaper Z50, with the screen and USB-C from Z fc, and no recording limit? I was dreaming for a camera like this! No IBIS, unfortunately, but that's ok to me. Bring It on, Nikon!
I'm happy to see Nikon launching new products, even if it's something I would not buy. There does, however, seem to be a market for this product and I'm hoping Nikon captures enough of it to make it worth its while.
Did I see dust on the sensor when you were in the park? Pretty tempted with this little camera too.
I already have a Z6 but want somit smaller and lighter for travel photos and vids. Would this be a good choice
Fro Knows Ski Dancing!
So funny and serious information sharing at the same time. Thank you.
Nikon is killing it! All hail the King!
Tally light, long record times, usb-c PD?... my Canon R6 is sad.
This is great for vlogging right? I’m considering getting this for that.
Jared,I HIGHly Recommend you try out the samsung nx300.For it’s age,this camera blew my mind
8:00 yeah that's TikTok
There were a lot of TH-camrs who got into better quality production using the GH5, so this might be a good upgrade if they’re looking for something better.
Fro what is the camera that is recording the back of the z30. That was a killer dof.
You are always fun to watch!
Nice...now I hope Nikon makes a much more inexpensive camera in their z series that I can actually buy...Z10 maybe 🙂
Camera seems awesome. I own the 35 and the 14-30, so just spending $709 on the body doesn't sound bad what so ever. I wonder how it would do as a webcam style camera? I currently use the z6ii with elgatos camlink.
9:45 About the the lens for vlogging Nikon had a 12-28mm DX wide-angle zoom lens on their road map for about a year now. My assumption is that lens will be released same time as the Z30 because this will be marketed as vlogging first content creator camera for all social medias. My hope is they will offer the standard zoom or the wide angle zoom in a kit and hopefully it will have vr as well be the go to vlogging set up for Nikon shooter's. So keep your ears open Nikon shooter's this mirrorless world is expanding for us.
The video footage actually held up pretty well, really not bad for that price range.
“I can do virtual kick flips better than anyone else. No one virtual kick flips like I do. I mean no body” - Donald Polin
Oh wow I didn’t even know there was a Z30 coming out, I wonder what else will be coming out next year
Better follow some other youtubers than Jared for the Nikon stuff. z30 was expected for more than a month now^^
@@dicekolev5360 one month is nothing! The world has been going mad in the meantime, it's easy to miss a camera release
@@simonmaduxx6777 There is no camera release man, today is the camera announcement but what I said was that they are talking about z30 for month and more already. The camera release will be in July/August/who knows. The world have ever been mad, not sure what's the connection...
@@dicekolev5360 it wasn't the most serious comment. More like hey, sometimes you just miss news(rumors?) because life. That's all I got sorry bro I'm tired LOL
it’s orderable today from all the usual retailers. Nikon press release says available mid-July
The flow of your Fro looks amazing! You go Tic Tok famous guy!
good callout on EVF and IBS. new to cameras and thinking a nice camera would be an upgrade from a smartphone, so the marketing info on the sensors was interesting. thanks for the video- very helpful.
Thanks for comparing cameras, and showing which is recording. Great review.
Hahahaha your dance was awesome! I just bought this camera. I'm excited for it to arrive. Thank you.
My biggest problem with Nikon has always been the autofocus, and I was thinking of moving to Sony but for the apsc range, but Nikon just released the z30 and it just got me in trouble.
I use the Nikon Z6ii after the upgrade I can tell you I see a big difference with the AF and eye detector and it’s really good. Is it A1 or Z9 good? No but you get your shots
all new camera have good autofocus, youtuber and vloggers have tohave something to talk about so they will always compare as if one is terrible and the other is superior. think about it like this. before eye autofocus became a thing photographers and film makers were getting beautiful clear pics and video, today it just simplyfied. dont wreck your brain over who has the most pin point af, keep your money in your pocket and get a good camera and go work it. it the person behind the camera that makes the difference. theres ppl that will pick up an old camera with half the features and create content like a hall of fame pro. with out autofocus.
I read that you can livestream from the camera? Did you go over it on the video or did i miss it?
It folds!
Your presets are pretty much weed strain names. That’s awesome.
dope content bro i have z30 i love it thanks
if i wanted to try this camera for stills, would it be a good camera for lowlight action photography? or would the z50 be a better choice?
Mate I love your mojo and humour, thanks for the tips, finally stepped up from iPhone and GoPro to this puppy 👍 love from Oz
Adding the Small Rig to the Z30 is a great upgrade.. I've had my Z30 since it came out and love it for vlogging but my trusy old Canon 70D still gets the nod for stills.
A branch from nikon contacted us to shoot and review this camera , I can't wait after seeing this ( the best part they ask us to keep it )
I would use this definitely for a premium webcam personally because I'm not a fan of the current market including the larger sensor Elgato Facecam. This might hit the spot for me albeit at a $700+ price point.
I'm wondering what the price will be for the Z10 though 😕
I'm actually thinking about getting the body, shooting mainly with a z50 currently and that may be a great addition.
I’m super new to photography so this might be a dumb question, but could you buy a view finder to put on this?
Not a dumb question, imo. I don't know why when camera companies do make an EVF to attach via the hot shoe it costs a ridiculous amount of $.
I am in doubt whether to take the Z30 or the R50, what do you recommend? Did you feel the lack of AVF on the Z30? Thank you
Shout out to your podcast. It's really, really, really good lately! Please keep at it! It's in my rotation as I'm doing my daily photography walks and hikes!
No crop 4K, Long record time, eye AF, Flip Screen, Tally light, Real Z mount lenses, USB Power, and webcam streaming, for the demographic this is aimed at, its gonna sell like hotcakes.
how does it compare to R10?
Looks cool. How did you get f1.07/8 on the 50mm f1.2?
Awesome job, very thorough
The tiktok dance earns the like and subscription. Congratz :P
Charging while shooting video.... Take notes Sony! Probably the biggest annoyance of my a7ii. Battery life is abysmal and you can't charge and shoot at the same time (unless you buy some dodgy 3rd party adapter things...). Eye tracking seems very solid as well. Looks like they make a very good camera for the money.
recent sony cameras can charge whilst recording, like the a7c and zve10 and the higher end cameras.
Comparing this Nikon with 4 year old Sony and Canon camera is not fair.
Best for street. If nikon upgrade this cam with full frame, detachable evf, and second back screen like xpro3. W will ditch my z50 for it, and even i ditch my plan to get z6-3 or z6-2 later lol
The colors look much better in the canon! Did you color grade either?
I have no idea about cameras and what to use, but I wanna be a TH-camr so I would use this
You should definitely be a TikTok star. First video: spoof "Can't Touch This"!
My money don’t jiggle it folds. 😂 If that wasn’t already stuck in my head.
I bought the Z50 few weeks ago and now they released the Z30. I wanted the Z30 because it's smaller but I shoot more people than shoot myself so Z50 is okay. :D
“Do you want me? I want me…” - Clerks (went over 98% of heads😂)
Odd how Nikon didn’t announce the 12-28 DX lens they have on the roadmap. Figure this would be the perfect time to announce that kinda lens.
Unless there's a Z90 round the corner and they announce the 12-28 then?! 🤔
That should be a 10-22. The difference between 10 and 11mm is noticeable, so starting at 12mm is even that much more so. Yes it goes to 24, but the point is to get wide. And that better have VC.
Note this comment is from a person who has used a crop 10-22 for a decade and a 11-22 for roughly 2 years.
There's the Viltrox 13mm f1.4 coming for Z mount. Their Indiegogo ends in 20 hours so I imagine the official release is also very soon
@@simonmaduxx6777 they might make a 10-20mm eventually to update the F mount version into a Z mount counterpart but I don’t see it happening soon.
I find it odd how most of their full frame glass doesn’t have VR
it’s because all the Nikon Z full frame cameras have IBIS
Always thank u for super fast sharing