![]() The Nikon Z7 II now has twin card slots one for SD/SDHC/SDHC UHS-II cards and one for CFexpress type B/XQD cards. See also Nikon Z7 II vs Z7 (opens in new tab) Build and handling As well as sharpening up the overall performance of autofocus, the Z7 II now includes human or animal eye/face detection in Wide area AF modes and improved focusing in low light that sees the Z7 II now able to focus down to -3EV (compared to the Z7’s -2EV).Įlsewhere though, the specification of the Z7 II remains identical to the Z7. ![]() Rather than developing a new AF system, the Z7 II utilizes the same 493-point AF system that was enjoyed by the Z7, but the extra EXPEED 6 processor has allowed Nikon to make some improvements here as well. One area that was often singled out with the original Z7 was its reliance on a single XQD card slot, but the Z7 II now benefits from dual card slots with the welcome addition of a UHS-II SD card slot that sits alongs the XQD/CFexpress Type B socket. It's a welcome improvement, but it still lags behind rivals like Sony’s A7R IV (opens in new tab) that can muster up to 670 shots on a charge. While the Z7’s battery life was officially rated at an underwhelming 330 shots, the Z7 II uses a higher capacity version of the battery, with the new EN-EL15c now able to deliver 420 shots per charge with the LCD, and 360 shots through the viewfinder. Speaking of power, the Z7 II gets a new, uprated battery. (Image credit: Phil Hall) (opens in new tab) In the base of the Nikon Z7 II is a newly uprated EN-EL15c battery which now offers 420 shots on a charge. However, with the mirrorless landscape changing in the last two years with a selection of new rivals, do the changes made to the Z7 II offer enough to put it ahead of the competition? Externally at least the only giveaway that you’re dealing with the newer camera is the new Nikon Z 7II badge. Instead the company has listened to feedback and looked to iron-out the weaknesses of the original, tweaking and refining to arrive at the Z7 II. We’re big fans of the original Nikon Z7 (opens in new tab) and as the name suggests, Nikon hasn’t started from the ground up with the Z7 II. Nikon Z 7II at Amazon for $2,596.95 (opens in new tab).Costing significantly less than the pro-orientated Z7 II, the Z6 II is marketed as more of an all-rounder. Sitting alongside the Z7 II is Nikon’s more enthusiast-orientated full-frame mirrorless camera, the 24.5-megapixel Nikon Z6 II (opens in new tab). Best mirrorless cameras (opens in new tab).Best professional cameras (opens in new tab).Nikon mirrorless cameras (opens in new tab).
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