People, animals, birds, vehicles. No other AF system can recognise so many subjects in a scene at once. The Z 9 can lock onto eyes no matter how small the subject is within the frame and recognise faces—even if they’re upside down!

The pitch. The sky. The track. The Z 9 follows subjects with ferocious precision. Our most advanced 3D-tracking system understands what you’re shooting and reacts instantly to changes in subject position, orientation, or velocity.

The world’s fastest sensor-scan rates and super-fast shutter speeds virtually do away with rolling-shutter distortion. Images won’t look warped. Straight lines will look straight.

Shoot without interruption. The deep, high-speed buffer won’t slow you down, and easily handles shooting at up to 120 fps. Dual slots accept fast CFexpress Type B cards that easily keep the buffer clear.

Adapt to the moment with fast, flexible framing. The large, responsive monitor tilts 90 degrees from a horizontal or vertical shooting position. You’re free to let the action lead, and nail extremely low or high angles with ease.

The Z 9 is 20% smaller than the D6 but it still handles beautifully on extended shoots. A deep grip allows a secure hold for horizontal and vertical shooting. Smart button placement enables two-handed operation when reviewing images.

Knocks. Drops. Surprises. The skeleton of the Z 9 is forged from magnesium alloy for the ultimate balance of strength and lightness. On an extended shoot? The camera maintains high electromagnetic-shielding and heat-emission performance.

A conductive coating creates a magnetic field that actively repels dust particles from the sensor. While a fluorine coating makes it simple to wipe dirt away.

A native ISO range of 64 to 25600 (expandable to 32-102400, equivalent) couples with an advanced noise-reduction algorithm—and in-camera flicker reduction. Nail exceptional results under the toughest lighting conditions.

Go all in on image quality without compromising transfer speeds. The Z 9 lets you work with a new high-efficiency RAW file format. Files retain the same level of detail as uncompressed RAW—at one-third of the standard RAW file size.

Seamlessly sync shutter release and send feeds between a master Z 9 and a series of remote cameras. You can also sync clock time—for quick review of critical moments in post, and perfect audio and video syncing at the destination server.

Connect a network cable and the Z 9 will transfer images directly to a PC or FTP server at unparalleled speeds. The camera’s wired LAN supports 1000BASE-T standard and all connection options can be controlled from a single menu tab.

Nikon’s N-RAW lets you use the full width of the Z 9 sensor to internally record ultra-high-resolution 8.3K (8256×4644) video.⁶ If you don’t need the wider format, you can record standard 8K DCI (8192×4320), or 8K UHD (7680×4320).

For maximum definition when filming in 4K, you can record incredibly sharp 4K/60p UHD footage oversampled from 8K.⁷ Get the best possible quality from the camera, without the need to store 8K files.

Expand your range to 12-bit in-camera recording with ProRes RAW HQ (up to 4K/60p) or Nikon’s new N-RAW format (up to 8K/60p and 4K/120p).⁶ You can also record at an 8-bit/10-bit depth in-camera using H.265 (HEVC), or 10-bit Apple ProRes 422 HQ.

The custom i-menu lets you display the main video settings simultaneously on the monitor. You can also confirm resolution and frame rate via the camera’s top screen.

You can extract consecutive high-resolution still frames from up to 10 seconds of 8K footage, and save them as individual JPEG files.⁸ Ideal if you need to deliver video footage and stills.

Hone your creative vision with the growing series of f/1.2 primes that begins with the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.2 S. Transcend limitations with the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct, the fastest NIKKOR lens ever.

When used with NIKKOR Z lenses with built-in VR, the Z 9 can offer up to 6 stops of image stabilisation in up to five directions (pitch, roll, yaw, X, and Y).⁹ Shoot handheld at slower shutter speeds without sacrificing sharpness.

Command single or multiple flashgun setups with ease. Nikon’s renowned lighting system lets you place up to three groups of remote Speedlights to creatively light shots with almost no interference from obstacles or ambient lighting.