Nikon Z fc DX-format Mirrorless Digital Camera Body with NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Lens
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The Z fc mirrorless camera features a classic, tactile design fused with modern Z series technology. Equipped with a flip-out vlogger screen, this DX-format 4K UHD compact camera delivers big image quality for photos and videos.
Quality that Thrills
What sets the Z fc apart is the 20.9MP DX CMOS sensor paired with the EXPEED 6 engine and the light-gathering advantages of the wider Z mount. Together, they give you clean, professional-looking videos and stills, even in low light.
It All Starts With the Z Mount
The Z fc is designed around Nikon’s revolutionary Z mount, the widest lens mount of any comparable camera system. A wider mount means more light, and more light means more of everything good such as sharpness, contrast, accurate focus, low-light performance and image quality.
Freedom to Compose
Take a moment and appreciate the world around you from fresh perspectives. The Z fc employs a 3.0-in Vari-angle monitor, the first in a Z series camera. Effortlessly shoot vertical shots from low angles.
Set Your Sights
The Z fc’s sensor is practically covered in focus points - 87% coverage to be precise. That means wherever your subject is within the frame, a focus point is locked on. Compose the way you want.
Lock Eyes
Nikon’s intelligent Eye-Detection AF for video and stills quickly locks onto eyes - humans, dogs or cats and follows them. This is especially useful when you can’t be behind the camera, for first-person videos and selfies.
Get Your Shot. Whatever the Light
ISO sensitivity goes all the way up to ISO 51,200 (expandable to ISO 204,800) with superb sharpness, detail and clarity. Create after hours and in less-than-ideal lighting.
Get Creative in Camera
Add uniqueness to your videos and stills with 20 Creative Picture Controls, all visible in real-time while you shoot through the viewfinder or Vari-angle display. Now, filters are part of the vision rather than an afterthought.
Video Done Right
Comprehensive video, vlogging, and streaming capabilities. Record 4K Ultra HD video at 30p, 25p or 24p full pixel readout with no cropping. Combined with NIKKOR Z lenses, you’ll maximize the sensor’s resolution and produce videos with lifelike depth and clarity.
The Vlogger Monitor You’ve Been Waiting For
The Z fc’s Vari-angle display can face forward for easier vlogging and first-person recording. This activates self-portrait mode, bringing key camera controls to the monitor so you can conveniently touch and tap adjustments.
Live Streaming and Web Conferencing
Look your absolute best with the Z fc and a NIKKOR Z lens. Simply connect the camera to your computer with a USB Type-C cable (sold separately) it provides power too and compatible software like the free Nikon Webcam Utility. You’ll get sharpness, clarity and flattering depth of field unlike a typical webcam.
Autofocus. Automated.
The whole time you’re recording, the autofocus system is working, making precise adjustments to keep your subject in sharp focus. This means you can be the one in front of the camera, even streaming live, with total confidence in your footage.
Add an External Microphone
Capture high quality sound in-camera using the Z fc’s built-in stereo mic or a dedicated third-party external mic. The 3.5mm stereo mini-pin jack provides plug-in power. Monitor your audio levels on-screen, including a clipping indicator, and make gain adjustments in real-time.
Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR
The smallest DX format lens ever, now with a special edition silver finish to complement the classic look of the Z fc. So light, you’ll want to carry it everywhere. So stable, you can rely on it for steady videos and webcam streaming, and sharp street photography. This is your all-around lens for everyday shooting.
Imaging
| Maximum Resolution | 5568 x 3712 |
| Megapixels | 20.90 |
Exposure Control
| Continuous Shooting | 11 fps at full resolution |
Video
| Video Resolution | UHD 4K60 Video |
| Live Streaming | Yes |
| Recording Modes | UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) Full HD (1920 x 1080) |
Viewfinder
| Viewfinder Size | 0.39 |
Interface
| Wireless | Yes |
| Memory Card Slot | SDXC |
Physical
| Camera Series | Z Series |
| Camera Model | Nikon Z fc DX-format |
| Configuration | Core |
| Color | Silver |
Miscellaneous
| Lens Included | 16-50mm |
Lens
| Focal Length | 16-50mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/3.5-6.3 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/16 |
- DX-format
- (L) 5,568 x 3,712
- (M) 4,176 x 2,784
- (S) 2,784 x 1,856
- 1:1 (16 x 16)
- (L) 3,712 x 3,712
- (M) 2,784 x 2,784
- (S) 1,856 x 1,856
- 16:9 (24 x 24)
- (L) 5,568 x 3,128
- (M) 4,176 x 2,344
- (S) 2,784 x 1,560
- Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160:
- 3,840 x 2,160 Photographs taken during movie recording at other frame sizes: 1,920 x 1,080: 1,920 x 1,080
- NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit
- JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with 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
- DCF 2.0
- Exif 2.31
- Approx. 100% horizontal
- 100% vertical
- Auto
- Flat
- Landscape
- Monochrome
- Neutral
- Portrait
- Standard
- Vivid
- 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
- Add
- Average
- Lighten
- Darken
- ISO 100 - 51,200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
- Can also be set to approx. 1 or 2 EV (ISO 204,800 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
- Can be selected from:
- Auto
- Extra-High
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Off
- -4.5 to +19 EV (without low-light AF: -3 to +19 EV)
- Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 and a temperature of 20 °C/68 °F using single-servo AF (AF-S) and a lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.8
- Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); AF mode auto-switch (AF-A; available only in photo mode); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking
- Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used
- Pinpoint
- Single-Point
- Dynamic-area AF
- Wide-area AF (S)
- Wide-area AF (L)
- Wide-area AF (L-people)
- Wide-area AF (L-animals)
- Auto-area AF
- Auto-area AF (people)
- Auto-area AF (animals)
- Pinpoint and Dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only
- Front-curtain sync
- Rear-curtain sync
- Red-eye reduction
- Red-eye reduction with slow sync
- Slow sync
- Flash off
- Auto (3 types)
- Choose color temperature (2,500 K–10,000 K)
- Cloudy
- Direct sunlight
- Flash
- Fluorescent (3 types)
- Incandescent
- Natural light auto
- Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning
- Shade
- MOV
- MP4
- Linear PCM
- AAC
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps
- 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 120 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 100 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 30 fps x4
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 25 fps x4
- Full HD 1,920x1,080 slow-mo / 24 fps x5
- 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
- Quality selection available at all sizes except
- 3,840 x 2,160, 1,920 x 1,080 120p/100p, and 1,920 x 1,080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at high
- Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600)
- M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 25,600 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) available with selectable upper limit
- P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 25,600) with selectable upper limit
- Can be selected from:
- Extra High
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Off
- Auto Image Rotation
- Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar)
- Highlights
- Histogram Display
- Location Data Display
- Movie Playback
- Photo and/or Movie Slide Shows
- Photo Information
- Picture Rating
- Playback with Playback Zoom
- Playback Zoom Cropping
- Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac
- Operating frequency: 2412–2472 MHz (channel 13) and 5180–5700 MHz
- Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm
- Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK
- 300 shots (CIPA)
- Movies: Approx. 75 min. of movie recording
- Temperature: 32 to 104 degree-F (0 to 40 degree-C)
- Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)
- 0.66-feet (0.2m) at 24mm zoom position
- 0.76-feet (0.23m) at 35mm zoom position
- 0.82-feet (0.25m) at 16mm.zoom position
- 0.99-feet (0.3m) at 50mm zoom position
- Autofocus
- Manual
Nikon Z fc DX-format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)
Type
| Type | Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses |
| Lens mount | Nikon Z mount |
Image Sensor
| Effective pixels (Megapixels) | 20.9 million |
| Sensor size | 15.7 mm x 23.5 mm |
| Image sensor format | DX |
| Image sensor type | CMOS |
| Total pixels | 21.51 million |
| Dust-reduction system | Image Dust Off reference data (NX Studio software required) |
| Image area (pixels) |
File System
| File format still images | |
| Storage media | SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards |
| File system |
Viewfinder
| Viewfinder | 1.0-cm/0.39-in. approx. 2360k-dot (XGA) OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 7-level manual brightness controls |
| Viewfinder frame coverage | |
| Viewfinder magnification | Approx. 1.02x (50 mm lens at infinity, −1.0 m−1) |
| Viewfinder diopter adjustment | -3 to +3 m−1 |
Shutter
| Shutter type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter |
| Shutter speed | Using the main command dial: 1/4000 to 30 s (1/3 step, can be extended up to 900 s in mode M), Bulb, Time, X (Flash sync) |
| Flash sync speed | Up to: X=1/200 sec.; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 sec. or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported |
| Top continuous shooting speed at full resolution | 11 frames per second |
Exposure
| Exposure metering system | TTL metering using camera image sensor |
| Metering range | Matrix or center-weighted metering: -4 to +17 EV |
| Exposure compensation | –3 to +3 EV (–5 to +5 EV when the exposure compensation dial is set to [c]), Increment: 1/3 step. Available in modes P, S, A, M |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value |
| Picture control | |
| Multiple exposure |
Sensitivity
| ISO sensitivity | |
| Active D-lighting | |
Focus/Autofocus
| Autofocus system | Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist |
| Detection range | |
| Lens servo | |
| Focus point | 209 (single-point AF) |
| AF-area mode | |
| Focus lock | Yes |
| Vibration reduction | Lens shift using voice coilmotors (VCMs) |
Flash
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering |
| Flash sync modes | |
| Flash compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when 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, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, Auto FP High-Speed Sync, unified flash control |
White Balance
| White balance | |
| White balance bracketing | Yes |
Movie
| Movie metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
| Movie maximum recording Time | 29 minutes 59 seconds |
| Movie file format | |
| Movie audio recording format | |
| Movie | |
| Movie audio | Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity can be adjusted |
| Movie ISO | |
| Movie active D-lighting | |
| Time code | Yes |
| Movie e-VR | Yes |
| Movie HDMI output | Yes |
| Movie Focus peaking | Yes |
| Movie Highlight display (Zebras) | Yes |
| Time-Lapse movie | Yes |
| AF for movie | Yes |
Monitor
| Monitor size | 3.0 in. diagonal |
| Monitor resolution | 1040 dots |
| Monitor type | Vari-angle TFT |
Playback
| Playback functions |
Interface
| Wi-Fi functionality | |
| Smart Device App connectivity | SnapBridge |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Menus
| Supported languages | Spanish |
Power
| Battery / batteries | One EN-EL25 rechargeable Li-ion battery |
| Battery life (shots per charge) | |
| AC adapter | EH-7P Charging AC Adapter (available separately) |
| Battery charger | MH-32 Battery Charger |
Miscellaneous
| Tripod socket | 1/4 inch (ISO 1222) |
| Approx. dimensions (Width x Height x Depth) | 5.3 x 3.7 x 1.8 inch (134.5 x 93.5 x 43.5mm) |
| Approx. weight | 14.0 oz. (390 g) |
| Operating environment |
Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR Lens
| Mount type | Nikon Z Mount |
| Focal length range | 16 - 50mm |
| Zoom ratio | 3.1x |
| Maximum aperture | f/ 3.5-6.3 |
| Minimum aperture | f/ 16 |
| Format | DX |
| Maximum angle of view (DX-format) | 83° |
| Minimum angle of view (DX-format) | 31° 30' |
| Maximum reproduction ratio | 0.2x |
| Lens elements | 9 |
| Lens groups | 7 |
| VR (Vibration Reduction) image stabilization | Yes Dual detect optical VR lens shift using voice coilmotors (VCMs) |
| Diaphragm blades | 7 (rounded diaphragm opening) |
| ED glass elements | 1 |
| Aspherical elements | 4 |
| Super integrated coating | Yes |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Lens type | Zoom |
| AF actuator | STM (stepping motor) |
| Internal focusing | Yes |
| Minimum focus distance | |
| Focus mode | |
| Filter size | 46mm |
| Approx. Dimensions (Diameter x Length) | 2.8 in. (70 mm) x 1.3 in. (32 mm) Based on CIPA guidelines |
| Approx. Weight | 4.8 oz. (135 g) Based on CIPA guidelines |
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