Nikon introduces Z8 mirrorless camera in India. The company says the new camera delivers the cutting-edge performance of the flagship Nikon Z9 in a compact and portable package. This camera is aimed at both photographers and videographers.
Nikon Z8 price in India
The Nikon Z8 price in India is set at Rs 3,43,995 and it will be available for purchase at the end of May.
Features of Nikon Z8
The Nikon Z8 is capable of recording in a variety of video formats, including 12-bit N-RAW, ProRes RAW, 10-bit Apple ProRes 422 HQ, and 8-bit-H265 SDR. Customers can create 4K UHD/60p, 50p, and 30p high-resolution videos sampled from 8K.
For those requiring higher frame rates, 4K 120p is also available for more flexible moviemaking. Quality can be improved with 8.3K/60p (N-RAW format only) or 8K UHD/30p. The Nikon Z8 can record up to 125 minutes at 4K UHD/60p and up to 90 minutes at 8K UHD/30p, the company says.
The Nikon Z8 comes with a Pre-Release Capture feature. When using High-Speed Frame Capture+, users can record up to 1 second before the shutter button is fully pressed, or up to 4 seconds after the shutter button is fully pressed.
The camera’s autofocus feature automatically detects approximately 3% of the human face size in the frame. He says subject detection also works in 3D tracking, autofocus (AF), or 20 types of custom wide-area AF (12 types in video).
The camera also comes with an airplane mode in the AF subject detection menu that makes it easy to focus on the intended aircraft regardless of magnification (size).
When it comes to portraits, the Nikon Z8 features skin softening, which automatically detects human faces and softens skin, while keeping eyes and hair sharp. Other features include the Portrait Print Balance effect, which enhances in-camera portraits by adjusting color and brightness.
There’s improved Auto White Balance (AWB) performance to reduce color casts, and Live View Finder shows subject movement in real time without blurring. It weighs around 910g and is said to be shock resistant and withstand temperatures as low as -10 degrees Celsius.
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