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The Nikon Z9 is a heavy, bulky, chonkey-ass mirrorless camera with a new full-frame 45.7MP Stacked CMOS sensor and an Expeed 7 Image Processor. It can shoot RAW photos at 20FPS for over 1000 frames (assuming you are using a fast enough card), and the video specs put flagship specs from Sony’s A1 and Canon’s R5 to shame. But at nearly three pounds and $5,500 Nikon made a camera for professionals who need the best camera money can buy regardless of how much it weighs. It’s not for everyone, but it has finally put Nikon in the race for best mirrorless camera. #nikon #photography #technology
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@TheVerge Год назад

What other camera brand do we think will surprise us with a beastly camera in 2023??

@VikTheGreat360 Год назад

Super excited for the next Panasonic lineup.

@hut640 Год назад

Sony A1 II

@_briantravis Год назад

I really hope Nikon can bring out another banger professional camera in a more compact body with a lower price and slightly lighter specs in a Z8. As long as it has almost everything as the Z9, and the full AF performance, it could be a hit!

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@_briantravis It would be great if this turns out that way (hope for CP+ in Feb!)

@VikTheGreat360 Год назад

@@_briantravis YES! I am super excited for the Z8! I know it's super unrealistic, but I would love to see Nikon make a gamble on a Box style modular cinema camera body like the Panasonic B series. Nikon color science is just absolutely brilliant. It seems like the final summit for NRAW, as long as RED don't sue the living daylights out of it. lol.

@gonzalofunesb983 Год назад

Hey there! Awesome video! I'm a Z9 user, and I've never had problems focusing in low light, Nikon Z9 has a unique option called "Starlight View", when activated, the camera basically sees in darkness! You can find it in (Firmware 3.01) the "Custom Settings Menu" > "d Shooting/Display" > option "d10 Starlight View (photo Lv)", great feature to use!🌠⭐

@kustoo Год назад

"Bless your soul" said by everyone that has to transcode footage.

@gingersmedia Год назад

I transcode 200-300 GBs of footage once per week for work, it is indeed "bless your soul" LOL. Thank God for high core count modern CPUs

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

By the way: the production of this video is great. Perfect angles, point of views, lighting and mixture of different scenes makes it very enjoyable to watch.

@CMC5961 Год назад

The "awful" shutter sound which the reviewer described sounds like music to my ears - it's close to the wonderful shutter sound from my Leica IIIb, perfect shutter sound!

@adamevans1989 Год назад

Nikon F2 shutter sound or riot!

@mikeblack_pw Год назад

Nice review. But not entirely objective. The faux shutter sound is great. To be able to use shutter sounds of older cameras would be great too. But, what you’re hearing is shutter plus flappy mirror. Re: record button…. In video mode you can program the shutter release button to start and stop video. And you can program video record button as a zoom-to-check-critical-focus. It is heavier than other cameras but it’s not heavy in absolute terms. If you’re using this day in day out you quickly get used to it. And everything rise feels like a toy.

@dakotaxu4792 Месяц назад

I bought the Nikon S9 a while back because of this very specific video and I’m so happy with it. I recently also bought the Leica 50mm f0.95 Noctilux for the Z9 and the focus peaking and magnification features make manual focus very very easy. It is the most reliable camera I have ever used. It is the most customizable camera I have ever used too. The fact that I am able to put a lens on it that I have dreamed of for years, the Leica Noctilux 50mm f0.95 and be able to use it is the cherry on top

@joeprotege Год назад

I love Becca, she's does great reviews and her personality is so great.

@kumarsajal8400 Год назад

Yeah. But the video is about the camera, not Becca

@DukeMcMuscles Год назад

@@kumarsajal8400 shut up

@alexcortez3007 Год назад

@@kumarsajal8400 No. It’s 100% about Becca!

@ahmedawad563 Год назад

I love my Z9 too. Makes me want to go out all the time. Glad you liked it too.

@eddiecarrascojr Год назад

This camera is a beast. Glad Nikon is getting the worthy and glowing reviews.

@cortoclic Год назад

3:09 love the nails who the one is holding the shutter haha

@CLARKEIMAGERY Год назад

Try focus tracking with starlight mode turned on.

@jaughnekow Год назад

Nikon cameras are underrated.

@forkintherode8236 Год назад

Very nice review Becca. I'm enjoying my Z9. I switched my video recording start to the shutter button. Thanks

@nirajgandhi5921 Год назад

My favorite camera ever!

@pablomax9376 Год назад

I am just glad she stopped saying "buds" all the time.

@RejeRush Год назад

Happy to see Nikon get some love!

@marcusbeasley3212 Год назад

The Z9 is one of my favorite cameras to use, glad to see you loved it.

@Meuchlor Год назад

I like the Sound tbh 😀

@lesliegraham8478 Год назад

Wow! Well done!

@industryrule-4080 Год назад

Re: low light autofocus, at least in situations where one would be using a flash, Sony isn’t great either. I’ve used the A9II and A1 at parties in dark event spaces and both struggle getting focus. I’ve had to resort to using the small LED light on the Profoto A10.

@jeffj3creative Год назад

The A7IV is pretty amazing in low light, you might need to trade in for that one.

@impatrickt Год назад

Becca still the best to do it here.

@SooksVI Год назад

Any RAW footage you take, whether it's N-RAW or ProRes RAW will not be as sharp out of the box as 10bit. Remember, RAW footage is unprocessed; you'll have to add any additional sharpening in post. Great video!

@hp6r Год назад

I love the attention to the detail of using the actual camera shutter sound, it's something maybe only few people can get. I do remember D80 and D90 sounding very nice, hopefully that can be made with the Z line as you said! :D

@HenryMullins Год назад

I have been waiting a long time for Becca to review a Nikon.

@silvere36 Год назад

Try using starlight mode in low light for better autofocus

@maybejensen Год назад

Would be nice with some Fuji videos

@petercher6150 Год назад

Becca's reviews are great! Excellent sample photos too. Can tell there was a lot time spent actually using the camera.

@qtrfoil Год назад

Incredibly well done, Becca, thanks!

@terrywbreedlove Год назад

Z9 needs the sound of my Hasselblad 503. Come you know you want it

@TheDka1 Год назад

This is an excellent review, thank you.

@harryburnett7086 Год назад

New update does have shutter noises

@N0N0111 Год назад

Is that smiley doodle real?

@msinc Год назад

It’s not NYkon, it’s NIkon. Japanese brand, Japanese phonetics.

@DonEvans1 Год назад

Go Becca!

@bmozumder Год назад

Love my Z9 and love that you love it as well. I use it mostly for video. If you're doing video, the MC-10 remote handle is a must have. Attach it to your shoulder rig or gimbal, and it becomes a natural extension of the camera. Incredibly useful. Also, NRAW is worth moving to DaVinci Resolve over. It's an incredibly complicated workflow to initially learn, but you can use it to make 8K60P Dolby Vision HDR videos that's quite stunning on an HDR display. I wish it could do 240P/480P Raw videos for slow motion. It also needs a tally light in front, as well as wireless mic input built in. Also the lenses needs to be power-zoom, and the MC-10 updated to support zoom control as well.

@toddhildebrand Год назад

A friend of mine would call that bird chirp shutter sound.....a first world problem. But I agree, for what that beast costs it should have selectable shutter sounds :)

@borisgalos6967 Год назад

It does. There are two pitches and three volumes.

@Jupiter2ignite Год назад

Great review! Hell I'm still loving my D700 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

I have a D600 but don't use it that much anymore after buying the Z 5.

@jdelarosa89 Год назад

I hear only great things about the d700. I think I may look for one used.

@Jupiter2ignite Год назад

@@jdelarosa89 you definitely should. There's just something about that sensor.

@manilamartin1001 Год назад

I like the z9, but I now that Panasonic can focus, Nikon feels behind in video assist tech. I hope it keeps catching up. Think canon C70 or Sony fx6 or Panasonic S1h.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

Nikon is a new player in the video market but they have done their homework very well.

@jserenity Год назад

Again, no one talks about the flimsy USB-C connection

@Jawad.1 Год назад

Sony A1 II, Nikon Z9 ii, or Canon R1; waiting for these cameras within the next year timeline P.S. Nikon Z1 could be a Medium Format camera, imo..!

@matthewfarag Год назад

SONY A1 vs. NIKON Z8? ...who wins??? (Photo and Video)

@Tmk969 Год назад

turn off apply settings to live view when in complete dark, you will see how AF works

@rayamatsoleman3985 Год назад

always looking out for Becca's camera reviews

@mikeabc5355 Год назад

No question Z9 does have some great features but it also has some very substantial disappointments. Nikon did not incorporate the higher megapixel sensor that is available, Canon managed to produce 8-stop in-camera image stabilization and Sony 9-stop but the best Nikon could do is 6 stops. :( Nikon could have gone to 16-bit raw dept but it did not. All in all, Nikon refuses to lead it always remains distant 3rd or 4th but demands top $ for its products.

@daultonvenglar9905 Год назад

Okay be real, this is for photojournalists and sports photographers and nobody else. To say “this is for professional photographers” is too wide of a net to cast.

@clubsobri Год назад

It's a cool camera. Nikon is my second favorite camera brand after Sony. All they need to do is fix the shutter sound :)

@user-hv7ky5fj2y Год назад

Thanks for watching and commenting text the telegram above you have won a prize🏅🏅🥇…..

@dozabear181 Год назад

Prime example of not knowing your gear.

@donaldstuckey9096 Год назад

Great review, but I'm not sure I could get with a camera that is very limited on dynamic range. I've gotten used to being able to really push my raw files and editing.

@bmozumder Год назад

It's not a limited dynamic range. The tone mapping was just shifted so there's more shadow range and less highlight range.

@b-jaiavenue5265 Год назад

@@bmozumder can you explain this further. I have z9 and I’m struggling with the noise in low light

@mrheng562 Год назад

Have you seen the Panasonic S5ii? I’m excited to see what they bring out with the higher end line up. :)

@markshirley01 Год назад

Im a Nikon hybrid shooter, but the S5II will probably be my next camera.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@markshirley01 And switching systems is that easy with all the native lenses, flashes and accessories? You have to relearn entirely different camera operations and ergonomics? Good luck with that. And of course good luck rebuying all the stuff if available at all.

@middletonrobert99 Год назад

I’m a Nikon/Panasonic S5 shooter. It really isn’t that difficult to switch and the S5 and lenses are cheaper than Nikon especially since that have partnership with Leica and Sigma and you can use an adapter to mount E mount lenses. I use my Z7ii for Photos and the S5 mostly for video. I can’t wait until the S5iiX comes out in May. I wish I had a Z9!

@markshirley01 Год назад

@@middletonrobert99 yeah a Z9 pretty much does everything well. Hopefully the Z8 will be a mini version

@DRGBTL23 Год назад

Wth is going on with that nail?

@thb5505 Год назад

I usually like her videos, but its gonna be hard to take this review seriously when she starts by asking for a new shutter sound(!) for the first minute and a half.... This camera is for pros that will probably clic away during that.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

I think professionals are knowing already that this camera exists. They're more educated than the average consumer. I think she made that for entertaining purpose and the fact that the Z 9 is the only shutterless camera is pretty special in the flagship range compared to all competitors.

@thb5505 Год назад

@@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas your comment is far from any point I was trying to make, but sure.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@thb5505 This is rather a consumer-oriented review. If you look what they produce on this channel it becomes clear.

@t-money561 Год назад

I don’t think Nikon allowed to change the shutter sound without first asking Sony for permission to modify the alpha development kit. Sony might charge a price that is outside Nikons budget.

@rickchoi7805 Год назад

Its KNEE-KON ugh

@tor2919 Год назад

In the US it is and always will be Nyecon. I think it’s charming

@jameslenney Год назад

Shutter sounds aside, every camera needs a mechanical. You lost me at electronic only, particularly for something that large.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

This is a stacked CMOS sensor which has insane read out speed on the sensor that can easily replace a mechanical shutter. You should do your homework before being blinded by prejudice.

@MichaelRichards983 Год назад

Shutters are for old school users who don't understand modern sensors.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@MichaelRichards983 Plus they can fail and break over time. I don't know about any mechanical shutter that can handle 120 frames per second liike the Z 9 is able to perform.

@jameslenney Год назад

@@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas so, no rolling shutter anymore?

@jameslenney Год назад

@@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas I know it makes the lenses more costly, but with leaf shutters it’s not that big a deal unless you’re a jobbing professional shooting over a hundred a day. Shutters are also better than they used to be.

@ared2720 Год назад

😘

@borisgalos6967 Год назад

The Z 9 came out toward the end of 2021. It's now January 2023 and you're reviewing it as a "new" camera? Seriously?

@livejames9374 Год назад

It takes about a year to really become really familiar with all the features of complicated cameras like this. Much better and more thorough than the flood of reviews on announcement day.

@borisgalos6967 Год назад

@@livejames9374 But the reviewer had it only a couple of months which means they waited nearly a year to start the review.

@vuyomsibi9067 Год назад

First Like And Comment 😎

@Supashoppa69 Год назад

Stopped watching as soon as the word ‘sick’ was used. Embarrassing!

@atxrich Год назад

Always enjoy Becca’s reviews. I’ve owned Nikon cameras since the D40. The ergonomics are always great. I have 2 Nikon Z cameras and they’ve been great for everyday use. What I want is all of the AF goodness of the Z9 in a slightly smaller, prosumer body. A Z8 or Z6/Z7 III maybe?

@Crushenator500 Год назад

I started with a D40 too, great camera :). My grandfather handed a film F2 down to me and I had a lot of fun with that thing. I got myself an F4 too which is a beast. These days I mostly shoot a Ricoh GR2 and a Sony A7ii (when I'm not just using my phone of course).

@Weredawg Год назад

D40 was my first as well, currently using a D5500 now

@malooly Год назад

your wish has been granted.

@BalazsBezeczky Год назад

I'm so happy Nikon is finally getting some attention from the big tech sites. They provide excellent value cameras with feature sets that rival or better most Sonys and Canons. The Z9 is a fantastic piece of kit!

@taylorshockley2210 Год назад

The z9 is there only good mirrorless camera they need to take some features from the z9 and shove them in there other mirrorless cameras

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@taylorshockley2210 Exactly, there are still many Nikon DSLR shooters ready to jump into Nikon mirrorless if this happens.

@utopian666 Год назад

@@taylorshockley2210 nah.

@BenHowlandPhoto Год назад

There was a lull in coverage because the D750 was the last notable product Nikon released before the Z9

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

@@BenHowlandPhoto But the D850 is still the best DSLR that was ever made.

@knowingpeople Год назад

I was doing the same thing as you, shooting in H.265 while waiting for Adobe Premiere to accept the Nikon raw files (NEV). I decided to try Davinci Resolve and found that it was actually better and more fun to use. You might want to try it as well, but keep in mind there was a slight learning curve at the beginning.

@MikeIantosca Год назад

No, you are wrong and petty regarding the shutter sound. For us event/wedding shooters, the point is to have a silent shutter so that we can fire away - even high FPS, in total silence during sensitive moments like in the middle of a ceremony - and also for other folks that shoot things like wildlife, but you missed the opportunity to extoll the virtue of the silent shutter and the sounds that do exist that are ideal for many of the events we shoot - and you go on and on about something that has NO EFFECT on anyone's photography or image quality, and worse, you missed the in-viewfinder option that visually confirms when you've tripped the shutter - do you even know about that feature? Great production quality of your video - but your message was seriously marred by your petty attention to the shutter sound early on and many will simply not watch the rest of your video as it destroys your credibility.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

This camera is heavier than others because it can record 8K 60p video for hours even in the hot afternoon sun of Africa without ever having a shutdown due to overheating issues like this has been the case with other cameras (hello Canon R5...).. On such affected cameras you have to wait 30 minutes after shutdown until you can continue to use it which makes any professional work impossible.

@samvance649 Год назад

A Becca Video is always awesome

@iPhonedo Год назад

What a great video! Z9 is a beast. I enjoyed every moment with it when I had it for review.

@TheVerge Год назад

Thanks, Faruk! it was nice meeting you at CES this year! - Vjeran

@iPhonedo Год назад

@@TheVerge It was so nice to meet you too! Hope to see you again soon! (found you on insta :))

@OjoConOscar Год назад

What happened between the Demand between RED and NIKON?

@QuietOC Год назад

I am glad you called out Sony for their uncomfortable bodies.

@daniellove162 Год назад

I’ve NEVER been bothered by Sony bodies, however I get dopamine hits when I hold my Canon R5. No Sony dopamine.

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO 5 месяцев назад

The designs of the 5D series Cannon DSLRs are superior than for all the non professional Cannon Mirrorless cameras, as Cannon Mirrorless cameras are linear with hard edges, unlike the 5D series DSLRs which had beautiful curves; if the Cannon design team had a brain they would have continued with the 5D series body designs by incorporating this great design into their Mirrorless models.

@Azeemmerchant Год назад

Nikon colors are so beautiful 😍🤌🏼

@tosin.junaid Год назад

I’m a Z9 user, amazing camera

@steveowalk37 Год назад

im glad they didnt put a front facing screen on it, and i really hope they dont add it in the next one. this camera isnt for vloggers, its for people working behind the camera, professionals.

@jpdj2715 Год назад

The Z 9 was developed under total NDA in collaboration with a French press agency that has some 150 photo journalists working for them - and for these people robustness and reliability are most important. Which harks back to Nikon "owning" 80% of that market segment worldwide around 1980. And NASA choosing Nikon for manned flights (they took Hasselblad to land on the moon, not Nikon). As to the size and its speed, note that the entire camera body is designed as heat-sink for the heat that can develop in the processor, the sensor and the memory cards. As to AF speed, my hypothesis is that the voltage of the Z 9's battery allows to run the AF motors in lenses faster - in sync with the very fast image processing side of AF. The EN-EL18 battery series as in the Z 9 are at ~10V (*) rather than the ~7V of the EN-EL15 series in the Z 6/7(ii) and combined with higher milli.Amp.hours, the "18" batteries have 2 times the Watt.hour energy of the "15". (*) The tilde ~ in this case means "about".

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

I don't think it's the battery but rather the processing power of the Expeed 7 unit in the Z 9 camera that has 10 times more processing power than the Expeed 6 in previous camera models.

@Ritalie Год назад

What men want: As many buttons, dials and knobs as possible. I'm already in love with the camera after you pointed out how many unnecessary buttons and functions it has. Really, it is a huge selling point.

@eu6enelee Год назад

Wow the footage of this video is so good!! Even the talking head parts. Can't believe it was on Nlog! I thought for sure when I started watching it was on the FX3 or something like that. Glad Nikon is doing well. Hopefully the z8 or z6 & z7iii's update with similar specs as the z9!

@suhasbn44 Год назад

The first 1:40 minutes is why I love watching Becca Farsace. The research that has gone into it 🤓🔬

@ak_hoops Год назад

FACTS

@Rentalhunters 11 месяцев назад

You made me want to puchase the Z9 nikon

@MrWillJS Год назад

I LOVE N-RAW in DaVinci works perfectly in DR 18 .... I've abandoned Prores Raw The z9 is my main camera for a year now.... And I am still loving it

@JoacimSchwartz Год назад

I was thinking of getting the ProresRAW output on the orignal Z6 when it was announced, but Adobe has not, almost 3 years after the announcement, given fully support for the format and I will most likely switch over to Davinci for future projects, regardless of cameras and file formats.

@MrWillJS Год назад

@@JoacimSchwartz I switched to DR about 4 years and LOVE it..... I've saved thousands of dollars on Adobe Subscription fees and apple product prices

@MrWillJS Год назад

@@joacimschwartz3589 Hi highly recommend getting the black magic video assist for the z6 It's way way better than the prores I have both and i'm telling you that my b-raw that comes at a z6 is beautiful

@VikTheGreat360 Год назад

Pray for NRAW and their battle with RED, the greatest patent trolls on the planet.

@markshirley01 Год назад

I've been with Nikon for 11 years now, Im buying a new camera before the end of my financial year in April. I hope Nikon bring out a Z8/Z6II with Z9 auto focus, if not Ive decided to buy a Panasonic S5II.

@JRD876 Год назад

Nice video fam

@hautehussey Год назад

No, no, no. The shutter sound is well designed. You absolutely don’t want an offensive or standout sound for the shutter. People shoot a lot of wildlife with this camera and don’t want to alert the animals. But it’s still nice to be able to have shutter sounds on.

@avinashekka512 Год назад

Do some reviews from FujiFilm System!! Love to see that too.

@dn275 Год назад

Fantastic review. I always enjoy Becca’s reviews. I wish I had the fortune to play with this camera!

@MrModikoe Год назад

The R3 is not as good as the Z9??

@livejames9374 Год назад

No, it is not.

@jorgepinogarciadelasbayonas Год назад

The real question was: Is the Canon R5 still overheating? 🤣

@MichaelRichards983 Год назад

I have both and it is NOT as good.

@MrModikoe Год назад

Jared Polin happens to think differently 🤔

@MichaelRichards983 Год назад

@@MrModikoe Have you noticed that Jared's photography is absolutely terrible? Lol

@franktse131 Год назад

Now I made the decision to purchase this beast 😂😂😂THX

@SPNCEmusic 10 месяцев назад

One of the best cameras I've ever owned.

@pipo9970 Год назад

i absolutely loved the bird picture at 8:57 !!

@Patahl Год назад

I have the Z6ii and I love it. Super shots 😊

@stkuj Год назад

Maybe a FART shutter sound would be good!

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Год назад

A Rhino fart sound should be loud enough

@dakotaxu4792 Год назад

I wanted this camera so bad but didn’t buy it because of the pathetic shutter sound. Until they fix that to sound like a real mechanical shutter I’m not interested. I heard that they did so in an update, but I haven’t found one on display at a camera store that has the updated sound. Yep, that’s the real reason why I won’t buy the camera. On the other hand, the reason why I won’t buy the Canon EOS R3 is because of it’s low resolution, after waiting so long for that camera to come out. I don’t know why camera manufacturers come out with such great cameras but overlook important factors that matter to photographers

@Addladdadd Год назад

Im not even into Cameras, but the quality n delivery from becca made me watch it

@hitmanhart22 Год назад

I'm surprised....I have been using the Z9 for a year and it's amazing in low light situations. Nothing compared to it.

@VHS-Tech Год назад

Love her passion for cameras

@ahmadshams2981 Год назад

Favorite tech reviewer at the verge now that dieter is gone Awesome video

@IDaumI Год назад

I like that shutter sound. It sounds like my Leica M2 shutter. Maybe that's what all cloth shutter sounds like?

@gustavodecairesanhaia8330 Год назад

It’s just amazing and relaxing to watch Becca’s videos, she’s just awesome.

@checkmatefurries286 Год назад

I see Becca. I click on the video and like. Its a simple concept.

@massdave2 Год назад

Re video start/stop problem: Just set the main shutter button to video start, and it's solved. That lets you use the video start for some other usefull function. As to the shutter soundd, it'a absolutely fine with me. Quiet enough not to disturb birds, loud enough to hear easily. What I DON'T want is to hear a DSLR shutter sound go off...

@LoudFlashmedia Год назад

I wish it was 5500$ in Canada! Its 7000$ here! Totally agree with the shutter sound, sounds like a slice of white noise. Terrible! Should be easy to record your own, like have it say "Cheese!".