Nikon Z6 III Body Only

Nikon Z mount

24.5 million

35.9 mm x 23.9 mm

26.79 million

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (requires NX Studio)

Yes

FX-format
(L)(L) 6048 x 4032 (large)
(M)(M) 4528 x 3024 (medium)
(S)(S) 3024 x 2016 (small)
DX-format
(L)(L) 3984 x 2656 (large)
(M)(M) 2976 x 1992 (medium)
(S)(S) 1984 x 1328 (small)
1:1 (16 x 16)
(L)(L) 4032 x 4032 (large)
(M)(M) 3024 x 3024 (medium)
(S)(S) 2016 x 2016 (small)
1:1 (24 x 24)
(L)(L) 4032 x 4032 (large)
(M)(M) 3024 x 3024 (medium)
(S)(S) 2016 x 2016 (small)
16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)(L) 6048 x 3400 (large)
(M)(M) 4528 x 2544 (medium)
(S)(S) 3024 x 1696 (small)
16:9 (36 x 20)
(L)(L) 6048 x 3400 (large)
(M)(M) 4528 x 2544 (medium)
(S)(S) 3024 x 1696 (small)

Partially Stacked CMOS Sensor

NEF (RAW): 14 bit with lossless, high-efficiency*, and high efficiency options JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available HEIF: Supports fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8), or basic (approx. 1 : 16) compression; size-priority and optimal-quality compression available NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats NEF (RAW)+HEIF: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and HEIF formats

CFexpress (Type B), XQD, SD (Secure Digital), and UHS?II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

2 slots (1 CFexpress/XQD and 1 SD)

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEG?A MIAF

1.27-cm/0.5-in. UXGA OLED electronic viewfinder with approx. 5760k-dots, color balance, auto and 19-level manual brightness controls, and support for high frame rates

Approx.Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

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

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

−4 – +2 m−1

Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays

Yes

Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

Z mount NIKKOR lenses F mount NIKKOR lenses with mount adapter; restrictions may apply

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

¹⁄???? – 30 s (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄?, ¹⁄?, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M), bulb, time When using an electronic shutter, the shutter speed can be set up to ¹⁄??,??? s.

Mechanical shutter: 1/8000; Electronic shutter: 1/16000 sec.

900 sec. sec.

Up to: 1/200 second

Yes

Single frame Continuous L Continuous H Continuous high-speed (extended) High-speed frame capture with Pre-Release Capture Self-timer

Continuous L: Approx 1-7 fps Continuous high speed: Approx. 8.1 fps (when using the electronic shutter and image quality settings other than NEF (RAW) and NEF (RAW) +: approx. 16 fps) Continuous high speed (extended): Approx. 14 fps (with electronic shutter: Approx. 20 fps) High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps High-speed frame capture + (C60): Approx. 60 fps High-speed frame capture + (C120): Approx. 120 fps Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in house tests

Continuous L: 1-7 fps Continuous H: 1-8.1 fps (up to 16 fps with electronic shutter) Continuous H extended: 1-14 fps (up to 20 fps with electronic shutter) High-speed frame capture + (C30): Approx. 30 fps High-speed frame capture + (C60): Approx. 60 fps High-speed frame capture + (C120): Approx. 120 fps Maximum frame advance rate as measured by in house tests

2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1-9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.
Timer duration electronically controlled

Yes

20 frames per second with RAW at Full Resolution 30 frames per second with JPEG at Full Resolution 60 frames per second with JPEG at Full Resolution 120 frames per second with JPEG at 11 Megapixels

TTL metering using camera image sensor

Matrix metering Center-weighted metering: Weight of 75% given to 12 mm or 8 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame Spot metering: Meters 4 mm circle centered on selected focus point Highlight-weighted metering

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

Auto Programmed auto with flexible program (P) Shutter-priority auto (S) Aperture-priority auto (A) Manual (M)

'−5 – +5 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄? and ¹⁄? EV)

Yes

Luminosity locked at detected value

Flexible Picture Control, Rich Tone Portrait, Deep Tone Monchrome, Flat Monochrome, Storage for custom Picture Controls, Selected Picture Control can be modified, Vivid, Standard, Portrait, Neutral, Monochrome, 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), Auto

Add, average, lighten, darken

Yes

Yes

Yes

ISO 100 to 64000 in steps of 1/3 and 1 EV Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1 or 1.7 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 64000; auto ISO sensitivity control available Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400–64000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.

100

64000

50

204800

Yes

Yes

Can be selected from:
Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF with AF assist

'−8 – +19 EV (−10 – +19 EV with starlight view) 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/1.2

Autofocus (AF) Single-servo AF (AF-S) Continuous-servo AF (AF-C) Full-time AF (AF-F) available only in video mode) Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

273 focus points (single-point AF) 299 focus points (auto-area AF) Number of focus points available in photo mode with FX selected for image area

Pinpoint Single-point Dynamic-area (S) Dynamic-area (M) Dynamic-area (L) Wide-area AF (S) Wide-area AF (L) Wide-area AF (C1) Wide-area AF (C2) Auto-area AF 3D-tracking Subject-tracking AF Pinpoint (available in photo mode only) Single-point, dynamic-area (S, M, and L; available in photo mode only) wide-area (S, L, C1, and C2), and auto-area AF; 3D-tracking (available in photo mode only); Subject-tracking AF (available in video mode only)

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

AF-S, AF-C, AF-F (video), MF

299

Lens shift (available with VR lenses)

Yes

Yes

Yes

1/200 sec.

Up to:1/8000 sec.

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

Front-curtain sync Rear-curtain sync Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync Off

'-3 to +1 EV (choose from step sizes of ¹⁄? and ¹⁄? EV)

Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

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

No

1/200 second

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 with fine-tuning Shade

Yes Exposure and/or flash, white balance, and ADL

Yes

TTL metering using camera image sensor

2 hours 5 minutes

NEV MOV MP4

N-RAW (12 bit), Apple ProRes RAW HQ (12 bit), Apple ProRes 422 HQ (10 bit), H.265/HEVC (8 bit/10 bit), H.264/AVC (8 bit)

Linear PCM (48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in NEV or MOV format), AAC (48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format)

6048 x 3402: 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 4032 x 2268: 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 3984 x 2240: 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p Note: 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.

5376 x 3024 (5.4K): 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD): 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 1920 x 1080: 240p/200p/120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p 1920 x 1080 (slow-motion): 30p x4/25p x4/24p x5 Note: Actual frame rates for 240p, 200p, 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 239.76, 200, 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Built-in stereo or external microphone can be used; external audio devices can be used via line input, audio input sensitivity adjustable; attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions

Mode M: Manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200; choose from step sizes of ¹⁄?, ¹⁄? and 1 EV); with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV (ISO 204800 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) available with selectable upper limit Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode. Note: ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3 to 2.0 and 800 to 51200 when N-Log is selected for tone mode. Modes P, S, A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 2.0) with selectable upper limit AUTO mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 51200)

Can be selected from:
Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3.2 in. diagonal

2100 k dots

Vari-angle TFT touch-sensitive LCD

Yes

170° viewing angle

Color balance 15-level manual brightness controls

Yes

Full-frame and thumbnail (up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures) playback with playback zoom playback zoom cropping histogram display highlights video playback photo information location data display auto picture rotation picture rating voice memo input and playback IPTC information embedding and display Slide shows Filtered playback Skip to first shot in series Series playback Save consecutive frames Motion blend photo information

RAW processing Trim Resize D-Lighting Straighten Distortion Control Perspective Control Monochrome

Yes

Yes

USB: Type C SuperSpeed USB connector HDMI: Type A HDMI connector Audio Input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter; plug-in power and line input supported) Audio Output: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) Accessory terminal: Built-in

No

Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a (other countries in the Americas) Operating frequency: U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5825 MHz (5180 to 5580 MHz, 5660 to 5700 MHz, and 5745 to 5825 MHz) Other countries in the Americas: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channel 11) and 5180 to 5805 MHz (5180 to 5320 MHz and 5745 to 5805 MHz) Maximum output power (EIRP): 2.4 GHz band: 3.8 dBm 5 GHz band: 9.5 dBm Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE

SnapBridge

Yes

Yes

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0 Operating frequency: Bluetooth: 2402–2480 MHz Bluetooth Low Energy: 2402–2480 MHz Maximum output power (EIRP): Bluetooth: -1.7 dBm Bluetooth Low Energy: -3.2 dBm

Yes

English, Spanish, French, Portugese

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

English, Spanish, French, Portugese

Yes

Yes

One EN?EL15c rechargeable Li-ion battery * * EN?EL15b and EN?EL15a batteries can be used in place of the EN?EL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the EN?EL15c. EH?8P AC adapters can be used to charge EN?EL15c and EN?EL15b batteries only. EH?7P charging AC adapters and (available separately) EH?8P Charging AC adapter (available separately); requires UC?E25 USB cable (supplied with camera) MH-34 Battery Charger (available separately)

Photo Mode (Single Frame): Number of Shots • [Viewfinder only] selected for monitor mode with: [ON] selected for [Energy saving (photo mode)] in the setup menu: Approx. 380 shots - [Viewfinder only] selected for monitor mode with: [OFF] selected for [Energy saving (photo mode)] in the setup menu: Approx. 360 shots • [Monitor only] selected for monitor mode with: [ON] selected for [Energy saving (photo mode)] in the setup menu: Approx. 410 shots - [Monitor only] selected for monitor mode with: [OFF] selected for [Energy saving (photo mode)] in the setup menu: Approx. 390 shots Video Mode: Length of Footage: • [Viewfinder only] selected for monitor mode: Approx. 100 minutes • [Monitor only] selected for monitor mode: Approx. 100 minutes
Movies:Yes
Photo Mode: Number of Shots
true
Movie Mode: Length of Footage
Yes

EH?7P charging AC adapter (available separately) EH?8P AC charging adapter (available separately); requires UC?E25 USB cable (supplied with camera) EH?5d, EH?5c, and EH?5b AC adapters; requires EP?5B power connector (available separately)

MH-25A, MH-34

0.635 cm (1/4 in., ISO 1222)

5.5 in. (138.5 mm) x 4 in. (101.5 mm) x 3 in. (74 mm)

23.7 oz. (670 g)

Temperature: -14 °C to 40 °C (+14 °F to 104 °F) Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)