Newcomer’s trouble: tangle Nikon Z 5 and Nikon Z 6, which value?

After years of reform and development, digital camera has officially entered the era of micro single, and various image manufacturers are scrambling to launch their own micro single products to occupy the market. As one of the leading leaders in the field of influence, Nikon is naturally not willing to lag behind. From the release of Nikon Z6 and z7 in 2018 to the launch of Nikon Z5 again this year, it launched a full frame non reflection camera, Nikon Z5. < / P > < p > as a new camera released in July 2020, Nikon Z5 naturally attracts the attention of many professional photographers and photographers. Many friends are also comparing Z5 with Z6 launched two years ago. It has to be said that these two non reflection cameras do have certain similarities, and both exist as Nikon’s own full frame micro single products. It is not surprising that they are compared 。 However, at this time, many “Xiaobai” friends who have just entered the pit began to tangle. They don’t know how to choose between the two products. Today, let’s make a good comparison between Nikon Z5 and Nikon Z6, which is more worthy of our purchase. < / P > < p > let’s talk about the differences in appearance. The brand-new Nikon Z5 and Nikon Z6 are not very different in appearance. Both cameras use 55mm large aperture z-bayonet, which can gather more light, so that the camera has higher performance and clearer image. In terms of body size, the size of Nikon Z5 is about 134×100.5×69.5mm, and that of Nikon Z6 is about 134×100.5×67.5mm. < / P > < p > in addition, Nikon Z5 increases the grip depth of the handle, improves the comfort of holding, and cancels the shoulder screen of Z6 and z7. The buttons and dials on the shoulder of the camera are concentrated on one side, and most functions can be operated by one hand. However, it may be because the handle has become thicker by 2mm. The weight of Nikon Z5 is only 5g heavier than that of Nikon Z6, which is 590g. As the first generation of Nikon’s full frame micro single camera, Nikon Z6 uses a single xqd card slot design, while the full frame micro Single Camera Nikon Z5 has added a dual SD card slot that consumers have wanted for a long time. The photos taken by users can be copied between two cards. The card in the second slot can be used as overflow or backup storage space, or store Nef and JPEG images respectively, Nikon Z5 phase For Nikon Z6, which uses a small number of single xqd card slot design, the storage performance has more advantages. < / P > < p > after finishing the appearance, let’s talk about the key points — the comparison of picture quality. There is no big difference between the two cameras in terms of pixels. Nikon Z5 uses an FX full frame sensor with an effective pixel of about 24.32 million, while Nikon Z6 uses an FX full frame sensor with an effective pixel of about 24.5 million. The size of Nikon Z5 and Nikon Z6 sensor is the same, about 35.9mmx23.9mm, but there is a slight difference in the high sensitivity between the two. < / P > < p > both Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z5 are equipped with expeed6 image processor. The ISO sensitivity range of these two cameras is 100-51200, and automatic ISO sensitivity control is available. < / P > < p > that is to say, Nikon Z6 can be extended to iso204800, while Nikon Z5 can be extended to iso102400, but there is not a big gap in actual shooting. When shooting, the ISO is generally maintained below 6400. Although today’s cameras have good high sensitivity, the amount of noise in the picture, the sharpness of the center and edge, and the degree of color restoration will be more “moving” when the ISO 6400 is above. I will not pull the ISO so high when I take photos, so the high sense of Nikon Z5 is in today’s full frame cameras Of course, Nikon Z6 is more powerful than Nikon Z5 in this respect. In terms of screen, Nikon Z5 uses about 1.04 million dots with a visual angle of about 170 ° and a picture coverage of about 100% folding touch screen, while Nikon Z6 uses about 2.1 million dots with a visual angle of about 170 ° and a picture coverage of about 100% folding touch screen. In terms of viewfinder, Nikon Z5 and Nikon Z6 are equipped with about 3.69 million quadvga OLED electronic viewfinders with color balance, automatic and 11 gear manual brightness control. < / P > < p > in terms of continuous shooting performance, the highest continuous shooting speed of Nikon Z5 is 4.5 frames / s, while that of Nikon Z6 is 12 frames / s. Nikon Z5 is slightly inferior to Nikon Z6. However, the continuous shooting speed of Nikon Z5 is also fully competent for the task of daily capture. Street shooting and light sports are quite suitable for shooting. As for the focusing system, the experience of the two systems is basically the same. Nikon Z5 and Nikon Z6 adopt larger 273 point compound auto focusing system, covering about 90% of the picture area, and can capture the shooting objects in different positions. I believe everyone has experienced Nikon’s focusing ability. When I used Nikon to shoot, I was amazed by their focusing system. I believe Nikon Z5 will not let you down. Compared with Z6, Nikon Z5 does not perform well in terms of high sensitivity and continuous shooting, but other performances are almost the same. At present, the price of Nikon Z5 in Jingdong’s official flagship store is more than 2000 yuan cheaper than that of Z6. We should know that we can buy half the original lens or a sub factory lens. As a new product, Nikon Z5 is slightly better than Nikon Z6 in terms of experience. Now the situation is very clear, Nikon Z6 has better performance than Nikon Z5, but the experience is a little bit worse, and it is a little bit more expensive than Nikon Z5. Generally speaking, the gap between the two is not big. How to choose depends on your own priorities.