Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit

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The Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit

More freedom to create-
Whether you're a pro or just starting out, the Nikon Z 6 Essential Movie Kit gives you the core tools you need to take your video content to the next level. With a base this strong and flexible, where you go next is anywhere you want.

Nikon Z 6. For movies-
The Nikon Z 6 offers ultra-high-quality video at any frame rate. It delivers exquisite 4K footage oversampled from 6K with full-pixel readout. In-camera five-axis optical Vibration Reduction works together with electronic VR for rock-steady shots. And Atomos open protocol is supported to enable seamless integration of the included Atomos Ninja V.¹

Atomos Ninja V-
Benefit from flexible monitoring and recording in edit-ready ProRes and DNxHR formats. Record in 4K 10-bit with N-log. Or simultaneously record uncompressed 8-bit 4K/UHD movie files to the memory card and the Atomos. A power adapter is included, as is a caddy for your hard drive.

NIKKOR lenses-
With the FTZ Mount Adapter attached to your Z 6 camera, you're free to use F-mount NIKKOR lenses. There''s no loss of image quality. Plus non-VR lenses will find new levels of sharpness with in-camera VR.

Cine lenses-
The Z 6 camera's wide Z mount, and short distance between mount and sensor, mean you can use a wide range of cine lenses. From your favourite prime to the zoom recommended in class. All you need is the right mount adapter.²

Camera cage-
This camera cage and top-mounting grip handle feature mounting holes in two sizes, and holes for locating ARRI-compatible extension blocks. The grip ensures steadier moving shots so you can sweep and track with ease.

Quick release-
Switch rapidly between shooting scenarios. The SmallRig camera cage boasts a built-in Manfrotto-compatible quick-release system, so you can transfer to and from tripods or monopods in seconds.

ROCK STEADY-
Mount your Atomos Ninja V to the camera cage with the Magic Arm clamp. Adjust the twin ballhead screw clamps for rock-steady monitoring at any angle. A central wingnut locks and releases the whole arm.

KEEP SHOOTING-
Never stop creating. 2x 5200 mAh batteries and a fast charger keep your Atomos running on even the longest shoot. An additional EN-EL15b battery ensures your Z 6 is always ready for the next take.

STAY CONNECTED-
Shoot worry-free thanks to the coiled HDMI cable, which keeps your rig tidy and minimises strain on connections. Supports high speed HDMI 2.0 for 4Kp60 ProRes and RAW high-frame-rate recordings.

Record ProRes RAW from camera RAW-
Do more with your video footage. The Nikon Z 6 can output a 12-bit RAW video stream straight from the camera to the included Atomos Ninja V.³ 4 The video stream is recorded as ProRes RAW,5 giving you maximum flexibility when grading, and extended detail in bright and dark areas.

Nikon Z 6 Technical Specifications:

Type- Mirrorless

Lens mount- Nikon Z mount

Effective angle of view- FX (full-frame)

Image sensor- CMOS, 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm

Dust-reduction system- Image Dust Off reference data (requires Capture NX-D); image sensor cleaning.

Effective pixels- 24.5 million

Storage file formats-

NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed); large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression).

TIFF (RGB).

JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; optimal quality compression available.

NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats.

Picture Control System-

Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, 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.

Card slot- 1 XQD card

File system- DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

Viewfinder- 1.27-cm/0.5-in. approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual brightness controls

Frame coverage- Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

Magnification- Approx. 0.8× (50 mm lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint- 21 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Dioptre adjustment- -4 to +2 m-1

Eye sensor- Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Compatible lenses- Z mount NIKKOR lenses. F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply.

Shutter type- Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter; electronic shutter.

Shutter speed- 1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X200

Flash sync speed- X=1/200 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/200 s or slower; Auto FP High-Speed sync supported

Release mode- Single frame, low-speed continuous, high-speed continuous, high-speed continuous (extended), self-timer

Frame advance rate- Up to 12 fps. Low-speed continuous: 1 to 5 fps. High-speed continuous: 5.5 fps. High-speed continuous (extended): 12 fps (14-bit NEF/RAW: 9 fps)

Self-timer- 2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s

Exposure metering- TTL exposure metering

Metering method-

Matrix metering.

Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm circle in center of frame; weighting can instead be based on average of entire frame
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Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point.
Highlight-weighted metering.

Metering range (ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)- -4 to +17 EV (ISO 100, f/2.0 lens, 20 °C/68 °F)

Exposure meter coupling- CPU

Mode- Auto; programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M); user settings (U1, U2, U3)

Exposure compensation- -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M

Exposure lock- Luminosity locked at detected value

ISO sensitivity- ISO 100 to 51200
Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200
auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting- Can be selected from Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off

Multiple exposure- Add, average, lighten, darken

Other options- HDR (high dynamic range), photo mode flicker reduction

Autofocus- 273 points (phase-detection, in single-point AF) / 90% coverage vertically & horizontally.

Detection range- -2 to +19 EV (-4 to +19 EV with low-light AF)

Lens servo-

Autofocus (AF):
Single-servo AF (AF-S), Continuous-servo AF (AF-C), full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking.

Manual focus (M):
Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus points- 273 (single-point AF)

AF-area mode- Pinpoint, single-point, and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF

Focus lock- Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

Camera VR- 5-axis image sensor shift

Lens VR- Lens shift (available with VR lenses)

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 modes- Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off

Flash compensation- -3 to +1 EV in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV available in modes P, S, A, and M

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- 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- Auto (3 types), natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), flash, choose color temperature (2500 K to 10,000 K), preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored), all except choose color temperature with fine-tuning

Bracketing types- Exposure, Flash, White balance, ADL

Movie - metering- TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Movie - metering method- Matrix, center-weighted, or highlight-weighted

Movie - frame size (pixels) and frame rate-

3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p.
1920 x 1080; 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p.
1920×1080 (slow-mo); 30p ×4, 25p ×4, 24p ×5.
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 3840 x 2160, 1920 x 1080 120p/100p, and 1920 x 1080 slow-mo, when quality is fixed at high.

Movie - file format- MOV , MP4

Movie - video compression- H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Movie - audio recording format- Linear PCM , AAC

Movie - audio recording device- Built-in stereo or external microphone with attenuator option; sensitivity adjustable

Movie - ISO sensitivity-

Auto: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200).
P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2) with selectable upper limit.
M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200.

Movie - Active D-Lighting- Can be selected from Same as photo settings, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, or Off

Movie - Other options- Time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, movie log output (N-Log)

Monitor- 8 -cm ( 3.2 -in.) diagonal. Tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 11-level manual brightness controls. Approx. 2100 k-dot.

Playback- Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating, and auto image rotation.

USB- Type C connector (SuperSpeed USB). Connection to built-in USB port is recommended.

HDMI output- Type C HDMI connector

Audio input- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter)

Accessory terminal(s)- Can be used with MC-DC2 and other optional accessories

Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) standards- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac

Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) operating frequency- 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5320 MHz

Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) maximum output power- 2.4 GHz band: 7.0 dBm. 5 GHz band: 12.1 dBm

Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) security- Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) range (line of sight)- Approximately 10 m (32 ft) without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

Bluetooth standards- Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.2
Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402 to 2480 MHz. Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402 to 2480 MHz
Maximum output power (EIRP): Bluetooth: 1.9 dBm. Bluetooth Low Energy: 0.4 dBm

Supported languages- Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, Greek, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic

Battery- One EN-EL15b rechargeable Li-ion battery; EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 can also be used, but note that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge and that charging AC adapter can be used to charge EN-EL15b batteries only

AC adapter- EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter (requires EP-5B power connector, which is available separately)

Tripod socket- 1/4-in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions (W x H x D)- Approx. 134 x 100.5 x 67.5 mm ( 5.3 x 4 x 2.7 in.)

Weight- Approx. 675 g (1 lb. 7.9 oz.) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 585 g/1 lb. 4.7 oz. (camera body only)

Operating environment - temperature- 0 °C to 40 °C (+32 °F to 104 °F)

Operating environment - humidity- 85% or less (no condensation)

Supplied accessories (Nikon Z 6 Body):

BF-N1 Body Cap, DK-29 Rubber Eyecup (comes attached to camera), EN-EL15b Rechargeable Li-ion, Battery with terminal cover, MH-25a Battery Charger (comes with either an AC wall adapter or power cable of a type and shape that varies with the country or region of sale), AN-DC19 Strap, HDMI/USB Cable Clip, UC-E24 USB Cable, BS-1 Accessory Shoe Cover.

Total pixels- 25.28 million

Image size (pixels)-

FX (36x24) image area
(L) 6048 x 4024 ( 24.3 million), (M) 4528 x 3016 ( 13.7 million), (S) 3024 x 2016 ( 6.1 million).
DX (24x16) image area
(L) 3936 x 2624 ( 10.3 million), (M) 2944 x 1968 ( 5.8 million), (S) 1968 x 1312 ( 2.6 million).
1 : 1 (24x24) image area
(L) 4016 x 4016 ( 16.1 million), (M) 3008 x 3008 ( 9.0 million), (S) 2000 x 2000 ( 4.0 million).
16 : 9 (36x20) image area
(L) 6048 x 3400 ( 20.6 million), (M) 4528 x 2544 ( 11.5 million),(S) 3024 x 1696 ( 5.1 million).
Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160
Photographs taken during movie recording at other frame sizes: 1920 x 1080

Nikon Z 6 supplied with 1 year Nikon UK warranty.

This ultimate essential kit for the independent filmmaker features the Nikon Z 6 full-frame mirrorless camera, the FTZ Mount Adapter, Atomos Ninja V, SmallRig quick-release camera cage, and various accessories. Take your video content to the next level.