Nikon Z Z30 Black 2023
Type mirrorless
Sensor 20.9MP aps-c
AF Points 209 pts
Burst 11 fps
Video 4K @30fps
Weight 350 g
69 Overall Score
Price $534
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong connectivity (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong sensor (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average build (14th percentile)
- Below average stabilization (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 73 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Sensor
| Type | CMOS |
| Size | aps-c |
| Megapixels | 20.9 MP |
| ISO Range | 100 |
| Processor | EXPEED 6 |
Autofocus
| AF Points | 209 |
| AF Type | Photo, VideoPhase Detection: 209 |
| Eye AF | Yes |
| Animal AF | Yes |
| Subject Detection | Yes |
Shooting
| Burst (Mechanical) | 11 |
| Max Shutter | 1/4000 |
| Electronic Shutter | Yes |
Video
| Max Resolution | 4K |
| 4K FPS | 30 |
| 1080p FPS | 120 |
| 10-bit | No |
| Log Profile | No |
| RAW Video | No |
| Codec | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
Display & EVF
| Screen Size | 3" |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Articulating | Yes |
| EVF Resolution | 1.04 M dots |
Build
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| Battery Life | 330 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB | USB-C |
| HDMI | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Hot Shoe | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Nikon Z Z30 | Sony Alpha a7R IIIA | OM System OM-1 | Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III | Fujifilm X-H1 | Panasonic LUMIX S S5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | 20.9MP aps-c | 42.4MP full-frame | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds | 24.3MP aps-c | 24.2MP full-frame |
| AF Points | 209 | 399 | 1053 | 121 | 325 | 225 |
| Burst FPS | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 100 | 7 |
| Video | 4K @30fps | 4K @30fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @30fps | 4K @30fps | 4K @60fps |
| IBIS | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 350 | 657 | 511 | 580 | 998 | 630 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | EVF | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikon Z Z30 | 82.8 | 77.2 | 14.3 | 73.8 | 61.4 | 85.7 | 89.9 | 85.4 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 34.2 |
| Sony Alpha a7R IIIA Compare | 88.3 | 93.6 | 95.4 | 69.8 | 72.7 | 68.1 | 95.5 | 99.9 | 94.3 | 93.1 | 86.8 |
| OM System OM-1 Compare | 95.3 | 97.5 | 83.8 | 93.9 | 84.4 | 46.8 | 95 | 85.4 | 86.4 | 82.3 | 86.8 |
| Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Compare | 81.3 | 84.7 | 93.7 | 90.4 | 68.7 | 46.8 | 92.8 | 85.4 | 94.3 | 99.9 | 96.5 |
| Fujifilm X-H1 Compare | 82.7 | 93.6 | 98.4 | 95.9 | 68.7 | 93.1 | 46 | 85.4 | 68.4 | 84.3 | 91.8 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S5 Compare | 83.2 | 84.7 | 95 | 80.5 | 84.4 | 54.6 | 93.3 | 85.4 | 94.3 | 93.1 | 86.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Usage Scores
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