Canon announces a compact RF mount movie cameraEOS C50Afterwards, Nikon also announced the launch of a new movie camera Nikon ZR under the Z CINEMA brand. In addition to emphasizing the efficiency of shooting and framing with a compact body, it also introduced theNETRelated color techniques.
The Nikon ZR targets the market of small-scale teams or individual creators, positioning itself as semi-professional in specifications. However, it incorporates RED's professional color technology and workflow, supports RED's R3D RAW format, and can be used with RED film cameras for multi-camera simultaneous shooting.
The Nikon ZR itself weighs only 630 grams, and its body is quite compact. It also has a waterproof and dustproof design, making it more convenient to carry and can be used in various environments and climates.
In terms of specifications, the Nikon ZR is equipped with a partially stacked 6-megapixel CMOS sensor, the same level as the Nikon Z2450 III. It supports fast readout and 12-bit 6K 59.94p N-RAW and Full HD 239.76p shooting formats. It also has a design that suppresses shutter rolling distortion and 15 stops of dynamic range. It is equipped with the EXPEED 7 image processor used in Nikon Z series cameras, which can recognize subjects through deep learning. The shooting function also includes a movie video mode, and the Picture Control can be set to CineBias_RED to enhance the cinematic shooting experience.
The Nikon ZR features 5-axis image stabilization, achieving 7.5 stops of center-mounted stabilization and 6 stops of edge-mounted stabilization during video recording. It also includes electronic image stabilization. However, unlike professional cameras with active cooling, the Nikon ZR lacks this feature, relying primarily on passive cooling. The back of the camera houses a 4-inch, 307 million-pixel flip-up touchscreen LCD with 100% DCI-P3 color gamut.
In addition, the Nikon ZR body is equipped with three sets of microphones, supports 3-bit floating-point recording, and uses Nokia's OZO Audio reception technology, which can be set to five directional reception modes. The top hot shoe supports a digital interface that is compatible with new accessories, and the storage media is through a dual card slot design of CFexpress B and micro SD.
Nikon ZR將於2025年10月下旬正式推出，建議售價約為30萬日圓，換算為新台幣約6萬元左右，大致上與Sony推出的ZV-E1採新台幣6.4萬元相近價位。
