Product Comparison: Nikon Z5 vs Nikon Z6

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Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

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Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera

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General Specifications

Brand

Nikon

Model

Origin

China

About the Product

Harness the entire view of expansive full frame lenses, and capture over 50% more image area than crop-sensor cameras. Z 5’s 24.3 MP full frame CMOS sensor produces intensively detailed images, lifelike 4K UHD video, ultra shallow depth-of-field and particularly clean low-light shots.

With the world’s widest full-frame lens mount, the agile Z 6 mirrorless camera can capture light as never before. The wide 55 mm mount diameter means your Z series camera takes in more light. Just 16 mm between the mount and the camera’s full-frame image sensor means more of that light reaches the sensor.

Key Specs

Sensor Resolution

24.3 MP

24.5 MP

Sensor Type

CMOS

Lens

Body

Viewfinder

0.5" OLED Viewfinder (3690K dots)

Sensor Resolution

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

Size & Weight

Height

4 in.

Width

5.3 in.

Depth

2.8 in.

2.7 in.

Weight

20.9 oz.

20.7 oz.

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

It is small, compact, and very dense with features and top-of-the-line specifications.
Size and weight is life changing for travel.
Bought this camera for the size and have loved the image quality.
Love this camera. Size is great. Image quality great.
The size is adequate for travelling.

Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera

Camera is great, compact form.
Lightweight body. Great camera.
It's compact, sharp, simple, just felt right to use.
Camera is a nice compact unit.
Much lighter weight than d800.

Imaging

ISO Settings

100 - 51200

Burst Mode

Yes

Low Light/High Sensitivity

Yes

Face Detection

Yes

Image File Format(s)

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG, TIFF (RGB)

Low Light/High Sensitivity
Face Detection

What customers say about "Imaging"

Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

Picture quality is excellent.
The images are so sharp and clean.
The image quality is quite good.
Great quality images. Durable. Highly recommend this product.
The AF is superb, the image quality is great.

Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera

Excellent video recording capabilities.
It handles low light better than my old camera.
The image quality is fantastic. This is a great camera for low light.
The images are fine and the auto focus has performed very well.
Continuous Autofocus tracking sometimes loses the subject.

Display

Display Type

LCD

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen Size

3.2 in.

Screen Resolution

1040000 dots

2100000 dots

Vari-angle Display

Yes

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

What customers say about "Display"

Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

Much better and higher resolution electronic viewfinder (EVF) than the Sony A7iii.
Great screen resolution.
The screen is perfectly visible in the sun.
The ability to tilt the screen is excellent.
The touch screen is responsive and easy to use.

Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera

Responsive touch screen.
Best viewfinder so far. It's bright, clear, and so much easier to manually focus with.
Color depth and accuracy on the back screen is gorgeous!
No flip-around screen for selfies or vlogging, like the EOS R.
Viewfinder lags when shooting fast.

Features

Water Resistant

Shock Resistant

Panorama Mode

Yes

Shooting Modes

Auto, Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Scene Selection

Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program, Manual, Scene Selection

White Balance Modes

Auto, Color Temperature, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Natural light auto, Shade, Custom

Auto, Color Temperature, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset manual, Shade

Shutter Speeds

30 - 1/8000

Water Resistant
Panorama Mode

What customers say about "Features"

Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

Very happy with the performance. Great photo camera.
Good battery life with a EN-EL15c battery.
The interface is quite intuitive and easy to navigate.
Images, videos are very good. Great features.
A superb number of different shooting modes.

Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera

Ergonomics, controls and Fn customization.
It feels perfect in my hand. Great features.
The superior ergonomics, lighter weight, and equal or better performance make it a no brainer.
The image quality is absolutely top notch.
The sensor and dynamic range combine to produce stunning images.

Connectivity

PictBridge Enabled

Yes

NFC Enabled

Integrated GPS

Yes

Output(s)

USB, HDMI, Microphone Jack, Headphone Jack

HDMI, Microphone Jack, Headphone Jack, USB

Number Of Memory Card Slots

Nikon Z5

Nikon Z6

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Nikon Z5 Body Mirrorless Camera

It has two card slots.
Dual SD cards is fantastic.
Has headphone and microphone ports.
The dual SD card feature is perfect for long periods of time away from an upload point.
Excellent number of connections.

Nikon Z6 Body Mirrorless Camera