![]() ![]() But still, 10,000 ISO with 45 megapixels? Pretty amazing. At 12,800, noise starts becoming more visible to me (and noise is subjective, so your experience may be different). While I’ve used it at the upper limits, at this time I’m planning to shoot it up to 10,000. The camera’s range is 64 to 25,600 (plus “Hi” and “Lo” options). I’ve been very impressed with high ISO performance. I love the amount of customization possible with this new camera. Not two, but three big, beautiful function buttons. That gives me a quick and easy way to change those modes without taking the camera down from my eye or using my left hand to press the AF button on the side of the body.Īlso, with the built-in grip, Nikon has the usual White Balance and Quality buttons there, like on the D3/4/5/6, so I don’t need to add them to the “i” menu. I also program the red video record button to let me change AF Area modes on the fly and have reversed how the Main and Sub-control dials work with AF so I can switch Area modes with the thumb dial (instead of the default front dial). Fn3 lets me quickly switch from FX and DX (45MP to 21MP), and Fn 4 (the “Protect” button on the back) opens “My Menu” (one of my favorite features of Nikon cameras for many years now). Fn2 is programmed to open Auto ISO so I can make quick changes to those settings. That lets me check what I’ve just shot without taking the camera away from my eye. With the Z9, there are three function buttons on the front, (one more than the Z 6/7), plus a fourth on the back and more programmable buttons with lots of options.įor now, I’ve set Fn1 to Playback (and a second press zooms the image to 100%). Designed and implemented properly, they let an experienced photographer make changes quickly, without diving into menus. Nikon Z9, Manual exposure, Flash white balance, ISO 200, 1/160 at f/5, Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G lens with FTZ adapter. However, with the Z9’s new autofocus system, I never had to worry that the near eye wouldn’t be sharp – it always showed me a tiny white box right on the eye. As far as image quality goes, I could have easily done this advertising shoot with any of my other Nikon bodies, from the D610 through the Z 6 II. I know I still have a lot to learn about the camera, especially with the autofocus options, but here’s what I’ve discovered so far. Then two days ago I was at a nearby wildlife refuge, photographing eagles. Last week I used it for an all-day studio shoot, with models, for a local company’s advertising campaign. Okay, now for my experiences with the camera. From 3200 ISO on up, the Adobe software results in MUCH more noise than what the Nikon JPEG or NEF processed in Nikon’s NX studio gives you. At right is that same image, but a NEF opened with Adobe Camera RAW. If you really want to see what the camera can do, try the free NX Studio, or shoot JPEG.Īt left is the untouched JPEG (processed in-camera) of a 20,000 ISO image from the Z9. Thus, you shouldn’t use third-party software to judge the quality of Z9 NEF files at this time. And if you checked Adobe’s release notes about Z9 support, there’s an asterisk with the Z9 entry, and this: “Preliminary support means that the image quality and RAW format support for the given camera model is not yet finalized and may be updated in a future release.” However, the result at high ISOs was really poor. I tried it too, and indeed, Adobe could open a Z9 NEF file. So when I heard people saying they were using Adobe to open Z9 files, I was surprised (some reviews were even based on those results). The manufacturer will release an update to their own software at the same time they release a new camera ( Nikon’s NX Studio, in this case), but it takes time for other companies to do the same. Since Adobe (or really, any third-party software company) isn’t a part of any of the major camera companies, they have to wait for each new camera to be released before they can start decoding that production camera’s new RAW format and developing an update to address processing it. A majority of serious photographers use Adobe software to process their images. ![]()
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