Nikon Z9 First Impressions Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ค. 2024
- The Z9 may be Nikon's most important camera in a decade. In our Nikon Z9 first impressions review we'll tell you everything you need to know about this exciting mirrorless camera.
See full resolution Nikon Z9 sample photos from this episode:
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0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Sample photos
1:30 - Design and handling
3:08 - Battery
3:36 - Media
3:55 - Flash photography
4:47 - Displays
6:34 - Sensor
8:13 - More samples!
9:04 - Raw compression
9:40 - Buffer
11:04 - 3D Tracking
12:31 - Flicker control
13:50 - Battery life
14:21 - Autofocus performance
16:50 - Final impressions
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Nikon is back in the game! For my needs.. its the best camera there is today.
Out of the channels posting Z9 vids I chose yours to watch first. More reputable information than some others 👍🏼
Me too.
100% agreed
Same here!
Dp review is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ditto.
I’m not a Nikon shooter and will probably not buy this one. But I’m super excited that Nikon finally seems to catching up. Huge cred to Nikon. It’s a beast and I take my hat off! Congrats to all the Nikon shooters 🙂
Catching up? They've overtaken!
@@bencollins7684 lol by what metric?
@@taylorhickman84 They may not have overtaken but have definitely caught up. There are really big improvements to autofocus and video features here. Releasing the first purely electronic shutter camera to work is a pretty big leap in itself. A bit like when the D90 introduced video to DSLRs.
@@bencollins7684 Hardly….this camera is evolutionary not revolutionary….this should have happened years ago. They need to apply the new tech to they’re other camera lines fast as very few will buy this one. They’re on they’re way to being a viable company again…good to see
Well said.
I can't believe it, competent Nikon marketing! First time ever!
Totally agree with you!
It's second time ever brother, don't forget the D3 Moment😌♥️📸
@@BeaverFernandez good point. And there was a cool old video about a flagship film camera and it's speed too.
But yes, rare enough to be noteworthy.
Tracking the two athletic sprinters is cool and all but it remains to be seen if it can track a Jordan Drake at full speed
Saving that for the full review.
@@thatjordandrake need to see the eye AF tracking when you’re in the fetal position as well!!
So good to see Nikon alive and well. Cut my teeth on a Nikon F2. Like a lot of folks, went to Sony when they came out with the A7, but still a Nikon fanboy at heart.
Huge congrats to Nikon for pulling this off. Very impressive camera and I look forward to more reviews.
video and picture quality looks out of this world!
Impressed and really happy this worked out as expected.
This is the best looking video so far on DP review. Colors looked very pleasing, dynamic range looked amazing and highlight roll off was so smooth. Most of that could be due to cloud coverage but it looked great.
It's such a great pleasure to see the high end mirrorless market heats up! High end camera is always a good indication of what the rest of the lineup looks like and this looks very promising😀
You guys and Kai-my top go-to guys, I can’t stomach fro nor that asinine couple-thanks for timely vid drop. You guys rock!
I love that just "that asinine couple" is enough for everyone to know exactly who you're talking about.
@@dragonnyxx Edutainment drama shills the lot of them. Glad to have DPReview!
Fhkk the Northrups but you should actually see Fros first look. Nikon shut him up and he owned up to it.
Agree 100% Fro and dummy couple are worthless, they jump to the platform with the latest release, hey look I'm Sony, hey look, I'm Canon, hey look no one cares, and no professionals jump platform every year.
@@jamesryan1939 this really is the perfect response man.
Many thanks for the great review here and in all the other vids too.
Best channel when it comes to reviewing anything photography equipment. Been a fan for a long long time. Greetings from Down Under!
Thanks for a superb overview and pointing out strengths and potential issues in a professional unbiased manner! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
GO NIKON!! 😁 I always appreciate your honest, neutral reviews. As a Nikon shooter, I’m really excited about the improvements they have made. I don’t mind the slightly heavier weight because I like the balance it give me when using heavier lenses. Nikon is showing that they are still in the game with this competitive camera and I could not be happier!👍🏽
Still rocking a D810, mainly because most mirrorless features don't impress me enough to sacrifice the body/buttons/heft/natural view finder etc. But, this is the first mirrorless that impresses me, I hope they make the next Z7 body a bit heftier with a few more buttons, remove the shutter as well and in one or two years I might upgrade when all the stars have aligned. Until then, I am still in love with my D810.
Thanks Chris!! Can't wait for the full review!!
Finally someone thought about protecting sensor from dust during change of the lens.
Sony and Canon have had that feature for a while...
@@youknowwho9247 a lot of people don't use their feature because it's slow and can take several seconds to close the shutter, which is too long if you just need to change a lens quickly during a shoot
@@youknowwho9247 Sony and canon use actual shutter. It’s slow and shutter is delicate.
@@youknowwho9247 True, but the Z9 only uses the shutter only for protection. Sony and Canon still need to use these for their mechanical shutter which means they're very delicate. So I'm guessing the Z9 protection shutter is more robust since it doesn't need to function as a mechanical shutter. Regardless, good to see Nikon offering this feature.
@@mluu83 I'm not sure how robust the sensor cover needs to be. Nobody changes lenses work the camera facing up in a hailstorm. It's pretty much just about keeping dust off. Don't think there's a need for anything heavy duty.
was waiting for this one. Thanks for the presentation!
Just had a flashback! One of the reasons I purchased the D5500 was from Chris Nichol's review from The Camera Store :D. Great review, excited!
Ordered... NPS Priority purchase... I knew the videos would roll out today! Nice review, thanks as always!!!
The ability to swap and switch batteries from the D5 is helpful to me. I was curious about those much higher shutter speeds they listed? well past the normal 1/8000 of a second and up to 1/30,000 of a second? Anyone test that out yet? The quiet shutter is perfect for the quiet environments I find myself in where the shutter noise has worked against me in the past. Looking forward to it. The cards are pretty pricy too but should last many years. You synced your flash at 1/200, are you saying that the Nikon cls doesn't provide high-speed sync with this? I hope that's not the case :)
Never did i think my bee keeper following and camera following would intertwine, but here we are! Lol
Well done! Now you can brag « hey I have the biggest and heaviest mirrorless camera around » !
@@Maxime-ho9iv and you can get the keyboard warrior award for being an ass..
I also ordered one, and am happy it weighs less than my D5 though I've never complained about the weight of it. They weigh a lot for a reason..
@@FrederickDunn In Jared Polin's preview video he states that the highest shutter speed is 1/32000.
Wow Nikon, I'm impressed! This camera looks amazing. Thanks for posting this video and providing real time camera shooting examples. 🔊💯📷✔🔥🔥😎
Thanks, very balanced and detailed pre-review, appreciated!
Last year, after testing several hi-res cameras I switched to the Z7II for my fashion and beauty portraits. Next to my H6D. The Z glass is phenomenal and the raw files are hands-down the best in terms of tonality, dynamic range and color accuracy. Only the S1R came close. It’s great to see this Z9 being a such a leap forward, even though it is not a camera I need in my workflow.
maybe the Z7 III will then be the next thing, having the expeed 7 processor of the z9 inside
I always love your honest and to the point direct reviews
Thank you
"honest" :)))
You guys have done an amazing review! A great camera from Nikon!
I like the look of the video overall. I'll go back over it later and look in more detail, but the colours in particular have a very nice look. The gradations also have a nice smoothness.
@Chris really loving the discussion of easily changing settings in the heat of the moment at 15:50, including a workaround and how that takes up the only menu slot at the very top. I'd like to see this discussed for every review going forward, including common switches for event photography, such as between (1) auto ISO aperture priority for ambient light (2) base ISO full manual for flash (3) shutter angle priority for video (potentially including built-in ND). How many button presses for each switch? If we start to measure it, manufacturers will start to improve it.
Thanks Chris - best reviews you two guys! I only wished for a better light with these photos...
Great review. Thanks for the objective view you aim for.
Thank you very much, Chris. It was a very nice review.
The return of the king!
This will be an exciting machine!
Nikon is about to rise!
Great video guys! So much detail and information for a pre-production camera. Love to see cycling used as an AF test. I shoot bike racing and the different disciplines are such a challenge for autofocusing with small-ish subjects clustered together, fast movement, tons of colour, and indoor velodromes have awful fluorescent lights. Canon R6 was a wise investment!
Outstanding review. Thanks.
I'm so excited for this camera!
So glad to see this win for Nikon. They needed a win and we need this as competitors need to step up their game.
I may have missed something, but I feel like this is a lesser camera than the R5
Ya I agree with taylor, the A1 and R3 are still better for sure. Nikon is doing better, but still not beating the competition!
A win? What!?
Did you see how much this camera weight? This feels like going backward.
@@taylorhickman84 Z9 is definally better than R5....
@@qiyuxuan9437 how so?
this looks really great I am pleased to see this performance
For the algorithm. Great review. Directly from sunburned to tanned, impressive!
I would have to say I love the quality of the video…I know you normally use a Panasonic for video, but this Nikon looks great
Very cool ! Order placed. Thank you !
Promising first look for Nikon. Their mirror less cameras have been very good imo. I currently run Sony but really like the Nikon bodies, the way they feel, the tech (af, colors, sensors) are keeping up and the images are impressive.
Best review here and Nikon has finally made a camera to talk about
More on flash usage! Especially HSS! That is the bread and butter for anyone as a working photographer that this is aimed at. So great to see Nikon finally having a great camera and catching up and surpass the other’s!
"so great to see Nikon finally have a great camera"... Mate.. their cameras have always been the best. Full stop.
@@newforce5699 why bad sale?
@@hunglemed Because Sony and Canon have dominated the marketing and advertising sectors, and have set themselves out to destroy the competition Nikon. Easy question to answer 😂
@@newforce5699 There is no reason to be absolutest. The Z6/7/II are not to the level of Sony or Canon. I didn't like shooting with those at all. Canon's were the same but the R5/6 are really good now. I have shot Sony for the last few years (along with a D800) and the Sony still better than both. The Z9 Looks like it will give it a run for the money although it is late to the game. I have always loved the files from Nikon the best but always loved shooting with Canon's Glass options better once you get out of the trinitys. Canon's flash system is a bit more evolved/refined but Nikon is right there as well. Sony's AF is amazing and everything else is "good enough" but the system with all the 3rd party support, shared accesories between bodies and the afordable glass, just takes the pie right now. We won't see a Z9 for 6months+ and the trickle down bodies for at least a year. My gear will be replaced before then. Unfortunatly that means Sony for now.
As a wedding photographer that sure beat a D3s and D4 to the ground, seems like I'd be going back to full body. Twin Z9 for sure, also the new adapter seems slimmer too.
What a killer camera! Can't wait to get my hands on this one.
You guys are the BEST!
Excellent very well balanced Review. Kudos guys.
Top drawer video many thanks guys 👍
I'm glad Nikon is catching up.
Watching this it's fun to know that I'm still a Nikon fan.
But I'm afraid for small travel and hobby photographers like me, Fuji has me.
But I'm open to change as they fill out the range of cameras.
Thanks for the great video.
Greetings from Thailand. You have me thinking about Nikon now. Great video.
Great informative video, and thanks for giving your body to science for our benefit on that velodrome track 😅
So, we're finally at the point where the camera's only flaw is its different opinion on subject that's suppose to be in focus! Right?
BRAVO NIKON! Marvelous!
There's nothing like being thorough. Even if I am not interested in the latest videos hardware, I can still appreciate the presentation. Keep clickin' boys.
The colors 😍
Best looking video so far..
The real deal guys well done excellent review !
Great video thanks Chris😊👍
Wow...so happy to see such a beast... I'm a Nikon Fan boy ✨🔥
Nice review as always. Can you comment on the lack of RAW output file format from early Z models, and how it is implemented in Z9?
Video looks awesome. Part due to a great camera, part due to Jordan, I assume :)
Obviously you people are under enormous pressure to give tons of accurate information on a tight schedule - who wants to be the last to post, even if it's only by seconds. Awesome to see that you still have aesthetically most pleasing scenes. Like Jordan with the 2 sportives followed by Chris. Or Chris with the cyclists, from below @15mm and the cyclists like silhouettes!
Great preview; look forward to the eventual deep dive. I can only hope 3D Tracking migrates down to future Z models. But please, Nikon don't forgo SD just yet.
being lucky enough to have shot one of these cameras already.. I agree it was extremely impressive and redefines the flagship tier at that price point. As far as the buffer goes we uses Pro Grade Cobalt cards which we didnt run into that shorter buffer issue at all to be honest. As memory progresses itll just keep getting faster and cheaper which is great
Seth I trust your opinion.
If you can do the test on your channel and to clarify this situation.
@@OkwyUgonweze check Ricci channel he just did an in depth video on it. Any camera will bottle neck with slower cards and cf express b will jsut keep getting faster and cheaper as we go along
Impressive picture box!
Very cool! Nice job on the video. :) Hopefully Nikon back ports some of the software/firmware advancements of this down to the Z7/Z6/Z5.
the nikon colors really make Chris look amazing!
Another silver award from DPReview :) .
Man the colours coming out of the Z cameras are gorgeous. With the new 40mm and their f4 zooms, I'm seriously tempted to switch up from MFT in the coming years - amazing results at not much more size at all.
I'm on MFT too, for me MFT is good but I already tested the limits on AF and ISO that's the main reason that I want to switch to Nikon or maybe Canon.. 😅 the iq, dynamic range, evf and controls on my G9 are more than great, the prices on lens are unbeatable, but as I said before, when it comes to low light, af and iso...
Having shot on Olympus MFT cameras before switching to Nikon, today was the first time in almost 2 years that I thought my Z7 felt like an Olympus (and I mean that as a compliment). It just so happens that today was also the day I picked up my 40mm from the store!
No disrespect to MFT, I still love what they stand for, but with the 40mm on Z7, it was a similar experience with all the advantages Nikon offers.
@@Kolegu I feel you. I'm using a G85/G80 since about two years ago when I switched from Fuji (X-T1), and before then a D600. I love this camera and my lenses for it, but I do wish I had more dynamic range at non-base ISOs and more ways to get bokeh other than putting on a portrait prime. My go-to is the 17 1.8 due to its size and it doesn't isolate quite well enough, plus I just love 40mm. My 12-40 2.8 takes amazing shots but sometimes you'd just want something a little bit more shallow without having to swap to primes, and the Z f4 kit prime would do nicely for me there together with the extra pixels to crop on a Z6 - add to that the 40 as my favourite FL and an actual f2 in terms of bokeh and I'm a really happy camper for 99.98% of everything I shoot. If they bring out a 70-200 f4 with the kind of compact design that Canon have shown with some of their R glass, it'd be my perfect system all in all, no questions asked. AF is something I'd like improved but is honestly perfectly good for me 99% of the time on Panasonic already, though I don't need AF-C almost ever.
I jumped from the MFT ship a few months back , my guess is that once lower priced bodies arrive - full frame will dominate the entry level markets and wipe the floor with smaller sensor models
@@RAKITHA9 good point, Canon RP is least expensive right? then Sony a7C, Panasonic S5 & Nikon Z5
Great video. very aducating, thanks. I wonder How well does the Z9 do with high iso files. is it possible to shoot in 6400 iso or higher and still get clean enough resolts?
I do like that Canadians say zed not zee. Keep up the good work
I'm pretty sure everybody say Zed except the USA ... as usual
@@JetBen555 Where I live we say "Sætt".
Most people don't speak a variation of English, so Zed is unusual too.
But they do say Nai-kawn and not Nick-on as the Japanese, who named it, say it. :) Either ways, Its good Nikon has come out with the Z9. Glad for them.
Everything is looking good so far for this camera.. Cheers to them. I'm not a Nikon user but if i was I'd be all about it..
It’s the D3 moment again! Totally pumped!
I love the general look of the z glass. Now we have an impressing tool to feed. Nikon wow. As a fuji shooter you have my attention
with the wide z mount, the really designed it for a long lasting future.
Exceptional review. No Jokes, BS, and bolstering like some other reviewer that I will not name. Just professionalism and facts. Keep up the good work.
i like the colors most of all your videos!
Hi Chris. Are you going to review the Tamron 35-150mm f2-2.8?
That seems like a great camera-thing! ;)
Thank you for saying "ZED"!
I may not shoot Nikon anymore, but I’m so glad this camera came out. I’m sure they’ll listen to the critiques and tweak them to make the Z9 even better than what the preproduction is now.
What a machine.
Just as I am seeing it, the Sandisk 128Gb card isn't fast by any means, it's actually one of the slowest cards of that type that I have tested. With many card brands, the versions with less than 512Gb are MUCH slower than the rated speed, so you should get a lot more raw files with a different card.
Exactly. What they've tested is an uncommon combo, who would buy an expensive camera like that and then cheap out on cards? It's like buying an iPhone Max then don't bother with any paid apps.
@@OnTheLeftHandSide I have an iPhone 11pro max and I’ve never paid for an app
Really wish they would have tested the buffer with a prograde cobalt card, until someone does we won't know what the buffer is with compressed raw.
@@leomckillop1077 granger did and he got 20,000 shots in a row. More than you’d really need in any of the formats probably.
@@hautehussey granger got 1,869 shots in compressed raw efficient, not lossless compressed raw. Supposedly compressed raw efficient is 1/3 the file size of lossless compressed raw
Ahh, you're killing me at 11:21 with how you're using the Z9 as an arm rest!
There’s some confusion apparently about the refresh rate of the viewfinder. Kai and Polin are both saying it’s 120 Hz. Not having it in my hand I can’t say for sure. It makes sense that the viewfinder ought to be able to refresh as quickly as it can shoot continuously at 11MP. I also doubt that it matters very much in practice, but I’d like to see some more clarity about that number.
Yeah I heard the same thing. 120Hz refresh. It would be much smoother for tracking faster subject. It’s not as important for portrait, but it’ll give a smoother feel that DSLR shooters will appreciate with the actual real-time flow of the OVF.
Hopefully they'll have a correction video if wrong.
lag is more important
@@vispolonia2670 And negligible in modern cameras.
So we have confirmed with Nikon and the refresh rate is indeed as we stated. I'm not sure where the others got that value from. It's still a very good EVF to use though, and I found it very effective.
One of the things that has impressed me with Nikon with the z series is the firmware updates. They are really supporting this new series. I hope my z6 II gets some of the society's for tracking from the z9. It also gives us a glimpse of what might be in the next z6 and z7. Will they have a stacked sensor and be mirrorless as well? I would also be interested in a crop sensor version that might replace the d500.
the processor speed of the z6/7 II is not fast enough to have these focusing algorithms working. that was the problem from beginning of switching to mirrorless. they underestimated the needs of "serial" processing speed for object detection and focusing compared to image processing that can be easy speed up by parallel processing.
the z9 is the first camera from nikon that has an expeed processor that fulfills that needs. and now it works brilliant.
i expect that to trickle down to a z6/7 III at the end of next year.
for the z6/7 II there is not much room for improvement because the processing speed of the expeed 6 is too low.
@@stefanweilhartner4415 I'm not expecting an update that does it the exact focusing algorithms of the z9 but I do think we will see some improvements. Remember, the z6 II and z7 II has 2 processors unlike all other cameras. They have more room than you think. I'm not expecting all the different object tracking the z9 has but I would like for the overlay to be better and maybe pick up the subject further away than it does. I do think we will see improvements soon.
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great Job, Chris and Jordan! I WANT this beautiful beast, but unfortunately is it out of my price range :(
I really hope that the Z9's processor makes it into future generations of the Z6/7 lines. I don't need a heavy sports camera, but even doing portraiture, my first gen Z6 gives me the middle finger if I want to capture an actiony photo where the model is moving around.
Chris you had me purchase my Sony A7RIII at The Camera Store and I thank you big time however should I be looking at the Nikon Z9 next?
Cool camera. I look forward to some of that technology trickling down to the Z6III and Z7III.
Or z8
Great overview team. Thanks for always being fair and not clickbaity.
I hope this channel single handedly makes "noct" an actual unit of measurement.
I try to use NOCTs as much as I can.
How has the battery worked? How many photos have you been able to take with one? Is it compatible with the D4 batteries?
Thanks for the review.
King comes back!
What king..?
Ordered 😃
Quick question about your comment on the difficulty of quickly turning off subject detection. I thought it would be possible to push the "focus mode" button on the front left of the camera and quickly spin the dial to turn off subject tracking. Or does that button only allow quick setting of focus area modes?
Insane!
We all have our nit picks, and for me it’s going to come down to how much its iso performance is better than the kings: D3s/Z6 (not the number on the pamphlet, how do the images actually look!) and 2nd I need it to have a lot of customizable features for those Fn buttons… the options that were in menus for the pro digital cameras like D6 menu are all useless to me. Things I need quickly (er go a Fn button) are a single metering change, speed changes, white balance changes, single autofocus modes, and things like that. Id set Fn buttons to immediate shoot in spot meter (not a submenu, hold fn and you are shooting in spot!), or single autofocus point, things that I need immediately. While D8xx and Z6/7 can do this, all the “pro” bodies omitted these function choices… And all the Fn buttons need to have all the options, no partial lists!
High efficiency RAW, can preserve image quality similar to RAW, but a 1/3 size.
I am hearing conflicting specs on the EFV refresh rate between yours and other reviews, most are saying 120. I would also say I enjoy both of your reviews very much, although not a video shooter and Jordan often loses me with his in depth knowledge of video I still enjoy the approach you both take.
Thank you.
Does the EVF refresh rate speed up while you are focusing?
I've noticed my Z6 EVF does that.
Any observations on how's the 25 MP RAW lossless compressed in terms of buffering? I'd normally ask about the quality too, but I understand you can't talk about that yet.