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Typically the student discount does not work on refurbished, but it works on this camera and the other items in refurb store from Nikon. Making it £1571 vs £2699 for full price new. A good deal for refurb directly from the manufacturer. Cheaper than grey imports as well as used websites.
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Product Overview
Keep on stepping up with the Z6III creative powerhouse Exquisitely detailed 24.5 MP stills, 6K RAW video incamera, a bright highres EVF, 120 fps burst speeds, and precision AF features inherited from the Z8 and Z9. Combined with the flexibility of Z system lenses , this small fullframe camera is born to fuel your momentum.
Technical Specifications
Lens mount Nikon Z mount
Image sensor format
FX
Image sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
35.9 mm x 23.9 mm
Total pixels26.79 million
Dustreduction system Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data requires NX Studio
Effective pixels24.5 million
Image size pixelsFX 36 x 24 selected for image area
L 6048 x 4032 24.4 million
M 4528 x 3024 13.7 million
S 3024 x 2016 6.1 million
DX 24 x 16 selected for image area
L 3984 x 2656 10.6 million
M 2976 x 1992 5.9 million
S 1984 x 1328 2.6 million
11 24 x 24 selected for image area
L 4032 x 4032 16.3 million
M 3024 x 3024 9.1 million
S 2016 x 2016 4.1 million
169 36 x 20 selected for image area
L 6048 x 3400 20.6 million
M 4528 x 2544 11.5 million
S 3024 x 1696 5.1 million
File format image quality
NEF RAW 14 bit choose from lossless compression, high efficiency high, and high efficiency options
JPEG JPEGBaseline compliant with fine approx. 1 4, normal approx. 1 8, or basic approx. 1 16 compression sizepriority and optimalquality compression available
HEIF Supports fine approx. 1 4, normal approx. 1 8, or basic approx. 1 16 compression sizepriority and optimalquality compression available
NEF RAWJPEG Single photograph recorded in both NEF RAW and JPEG formats
NEF RAWHEIF Single photograph recorded in both NEF RAW and HEIF formats
Picture Control System Auto , Standard , Neutral , Vivid , Monochrome , Flat Monochrome , Deep Tone Monochrome , Portrait , Rich Tone Portrait , Landscape , Flat
Creative Picture Controls Dream, Morning, Pop, Sunday, Somber, Dramatic, Silence, Bleached, Melancholic, Pure, Denim, Toy, Sepia, Blue, Red, Pink, Charcoal, Graphite, Binary, Carbon selected Picture Control can be modified storage for Custom Picture Controls
Note Choice of Picture Controls is restricted to Standard, Monochrome, and Flat when HLG is selected for tone mode during still photography.
Media CFexpress Type B , XQD , SD , SDHC UHSII compliant , SDXC UHSII compliant
Dual card slot1 CFexpress card or XQD card and 1 Secure Digital SD card
Either card can be used for overflow or backup storage, for separate storage of NEF RAW and JPEG or HEIF pictures, or for storage of duplicate JPEG or HEIF pictures at different sizes and image qualities pictures can be copied between cards.
File system DCF 2.0, Exif 2.32, MPEGA MIAF
Viewfinder1.27cm0.5in. approx. 5760kdot UXGA OLED electronic viewfinder with color balance and auto and 19level manual brightness controls high framerate display available
Frame coverage Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Magnification Approx. 0.8x 50 mm lens at infinity, 1.0 m1
Eyepoint21 mm 1.0 m1 from rearmost surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens
Diopter adjustment4 to 2 m1
Eye sensor Automatically switches between monitor and viewfinder displays
Compatible lenses Z mount NIKKOR lenses
F mount NIKKOR lenses mount adapter required restrictions may apply
Shutter type Electronicallycontrolled verticaltravel focalplane mechanical shutter electronic frontcurtain shutter electronic shutter
Shutter speed¹₈₀₀₀ to 30 s choose from step sizes of ¹₃, ¹₂, and 1 EV, extendable to 900 s in mode M, bulb, time
When using an electronic shutter, the shutter speed can be set up to ¹₁₆₀₀₀ s.
Flash sync speed Flash synchronizes with shutter at speeds of ¹₂₀₀ s or slower faster sync speeds are supported with auto FP highspeed sync
When using an electronic shutter, flash synchronizes with the shutter at speeds of ¹₆₀ s or slower and auto FP highspeed sync cannot be used.
Release mode Single frame , continuous lowspeed , continuous highspeed , continuous highspeed extended , highspeed frame capture with PreRelease Capture , Selftimer
Approximate frame advance rate
Up to 120 fps
Continuous lowspeed Approx. 1 to 7 fps
Continuous high speed Approx. 8.1 fps when using the electronic shutter and image quality settings other than NEF RAW and NEF RAW approx. 16 fps
Continuous high speed extended Approx. 14 fps with electronic shutter Approx. 20 fps
Highspeed frame capture C30 Approx. 30 fps
Highspeed frame capture C60 Approx. 60 fps
Highspeed frame capture C120 Approx. 120 fps
Maximum frame advance rate as measured by inhouse tests.
Selftimer2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 s
Exposure Metering System
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Exposure Metering mode
Matrix metering
Centerweighted metering Weight of 75% given to 12 or 8 mm circle in center of frame or weighting can be based on average of entire frame
Spot metering Meters circle with a diameter of approximately 4 mm centered on selected focus point
Highlightweighted metering
Exposure Range
4 to 17 EV
Figures are for ISO 100 equivalent and f2.0 lens at 20 C68 F
Exposure Mode
AUTO auto, P programmed auto with flexible program, S shutterpriority auto, A aperturepriority auto, M manual
Exposure compensation5 to 5 EV choose from step sizes of ¹₃ and ¹₂ EV
Exposure lock Luminosity locked at detected value
ISO sensitivity Recommended Exposure IndexISO 100 to 64000 choose from step sizes of ¹₃ and 1 EV
can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.7, or 1 EV ISO 50 equivalent below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 1.7 EV ISO 204800 equivalent above ISO 64000 auto ISO sensitivity control available
Note ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 64000 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Active DLighting Auto, Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Multiple exposure Add, average, lighten, darken
Other options HDR overlay, photo mode flicker reduction, highfrequency flicker reduction
Autofocus system Hybrid phasedetectioncontrast AF with AF assist
Detection range10 to 19 EV
Measured in photo mode at ISO 100 equivalent and a temperature of 20 C68 F using singleservo AF AFS and a lens with a maximum aperture of f1.2
Lens servo Autofocus AF
Singleservo AF AFS , continuousservo AF AFC , fulltime AF AFF available only in video mode predictive focus tracking
Manual focus M
Electronic rangefinder can be used
Focus Point273 focus points singlepoint AF, 299 focus points autoarea AF
Number of focus points available in photo mode with FX selected for image area
AFarea mode Pinpoint available in photo mode only, singlepoint, dynamicarea S, M, and L available in photo mode only, widearea S, L, C1, and C2, and autoarea AF 3Dtracking available in photo mode only subjecttracking AF available in video mode only
Focus lock Focus can be locked by pressing shutterrelease button halfway singleservo AFAFS or by pressing the center of the subselector
Camera onboard VR
5axis image sensor shift
Lens onboard VR
Lens shift available with VR lenses
Flash control TTL iTTL flash control iTTL balanced fillflash is used with matrix, centerweighted, and highlightweighted metering, standard iTTL fillflash with spot metering
Flash modes Frontcurtain sync, slow sync, rearcurtain sync, redeye reduction, redeye reduction with slow sync, off
Flash compensation3 to 1 EV choose from step sizes of ¹₃ and ¹₂ EV
Flashready indicator Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged flashes as underexposure warning after flash is fired at full output
Accessory shoe ISO 518 hotshoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Nikon Creative Lighting System CLSiTTL flash control, radiocontrolled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, Color Information Communication, auto FP highspeed sync, unified flash control
White balance Auto 3 types, natural light auto, direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, incandescent, fluorescent 3 types, flash, choose color temperature 2500 to 10,000 K, preset manual up to 6 values can be stored, all with finetuning
Bracketing types Exposure andor flash, white balance, ADL
Other options for still photography
Vignette control, diffraction compensation, auto distortion control, skin softening, portrait impression balance, and intervaltimer, focusshift, and pixelshift photography
Video Metering system
TTL metering using camera image sensor
Video Metering mode
Matrix, centerweighted, or highlightweighted
Video Frame size pixels and frame rate
5376 x 3024 5.4K 60p50p30p25p24p
3840 x 2160 4K UHD 120p100p60p50p30p25p24p
1920 x 1080 240p200p120p100p60p50p30p25p24p
1920 x 1080 slowmotion 30p x425p x424p x5
Note Actual frame rates for 240p, 200p, 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 239.76, 200, 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.
Video Frame size pixels and frame rate RAW video
6048 x 3402 60p50p30p25p24p
4032 x 2268 60p50p30p25p24p
3984 x 2240 120p100p60p50p30p25p24p
Note Actual frame rates for 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively.
Video File format
NEV, MOV, MP4
Video compression NRAW 12 bit, Apple ProRes RAW HQ 12 bit, Apple ProRes 422 HQ 10 bit, H.265HEVC 8 bit10 bit, H.264AVC 8 bit
Audio recording format
Linear PCM 48 KHz, 24 bit, for videos recorded in NEV or MOV format , AAC 48 KHz, 16 bit, for videos recorded in MP4 format
Audio recording device
Builtin stereo or external microphone can be used external audio devices can be used via line input, audio input sensitivity adjustable attenuator, frequency response, and wind noise reduction functions
Exposure compensation3 to 3 EV choose from step sizes of ¹₃ and ¹₂ EV
ISO sensitivity Recommended Exposure IndexMode M Manual selection ISO 100 to 51200 choose from step sizes of ¹₆, ¹₃ and 1 EV with additional options available equivalent to approximately 0.3, 0.7, 1, or 2 EV ISO 204800 equivalent above ISO 51200 auto ISO sensitivity control ISO 100 to Hi 2.0 available with selectable upper limit
Note ISO sensitivity is limited to 400 to 51200 when HLG is selected for tone mode.
Note ISO sensitivity is limited to Lo 0.3 to 2.0 and 800 to 51200 when NLog is selected for tone mode.
Modes P, S, A Auto ISO sensitivity control ISO 100 to Hi 2.0 with selectable upper limit
AUTO mode Auto ISO sensitivity control ISO 100 to 51200
Active DLighting Extra high, High, Normal, Low, and Off
Other options for video recording
Timelapse video recording, electronic vibration reduction, time codes, NLog and HDR HLG video, waveform display, red REC frame indicator, video recording display zoom 50%, 100%, and 200%, extended shutter speeds modes S and M, and dualformat proxyvideo recording for RAW video option to view video recording info available via i menu HiRes Zoom
Monitor size
8 cm 3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor type
Variangle TFT touchsensitive LCD with 170 viewing angle, approximately 100% frame coverage, and color balance and 15level manual brightness controls
Monitor resolution
Approx. 2100 kdot
Playback Fullframe and thumbnail up to 4, 9, or 72 pictures playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, video playback, slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto picture rotation, picture rating, voice memo recording and playback, IPTC information embedding and display, filtered playback, skip to first shot in series, series playback, save consecutive frames, and motion blend
USB connector
Type C SuperSpeed USB connector connection to builtin USB ports is recommended
HDMI output connector
Type A HDMI connector
External audio input
Stereo minipin jack 3.5 mm diameter plugin power and line input supported
Audio output Stereo minipin jack 3.5 mm diameter
Accessory terminal Builtin can be used with MCDC2 remote cords and other optional accessories
WiFi NIJ
Standards
IEEE802.11bgnaac
Operating frequency
2412 to 2472 MHz channel 13 and 5180 to 5700 MHz
Maximum output power EIRP
2.4 GHz band 3.8 dBm
5 GHz band 9.5 dBm
Authentication
Open system, WPA2PSK, WPA3SAE
WiFi NICS
Standards
IEEE 802.11bgnaac
Operating frequency
2412 to 2472 MHz channel 13 and 5150 to 5850 MHz 5150 to 5350 MHz and 5725 to 5850 MHz
Maximum output power EIRP
2.4 GHz band 3.8 dBm
5 GHz band 9.5 dBm
Authentication
Open system, WPA2PSK, WPA3SAE
WiFi NIKC
Standards
IEEE 802.11bgnaac
Operating frequency
2412 to 2472 MHz channel 13 and 5180 to 5825 MHz 5180 to 5700 MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz
Maximum output power EIRP
2.4 GHz band 3.8 dBm
5 GHz band 9.5 dBm
Authentication
Open system, WPA2PSK, WPA3SAE
WiFi
Standards
IEEE 802.11bgnaac Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
IEEE 802.11bgna The Americas, other than U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
Operating frequency
Europe other than Ukraine, Israel, Turkey and India 2412 to 2472 MHz channel 13 and 5180 to 5825 MHz 5180 to 5700 MHz and 5745 to 5825 MHz
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, the Republic of Congo, and Ukraine 2412 to 2462 MHz channel 11 and 5180 to 5320 MHz
Africa other than Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and the Republic of Congo, Asia other than Turkey, and the Middle East other than Israel 2412 to 2462 MHz channel 11 and 5745 to 5805 MHz
U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Fiji, and Papua New Guinea 2412 to 2462 MHz channel 11 and 5180 to 5825 MHz 5180 to 5580 MHz, 5660 to 5700 MHz, and 5745 to 5825 MHz
Other countries in the Americas 2412 to 2462 MHz channel 11 and 5180 to 5805 MHz 5180 to 5320 MHz and 5745 to 5805 MHz
Maximum output power EIRP
2.4 GHz band 3.8 dBm
5 GHz band 9.5 dBm
Authentication
Open system, WPA2PSK, WPA3SAE
Bluetooth
Communication protocols
Bluetooth Specification version 5.0
Operating frequency
Bluetooth 2402 to 2480 MHz
Bluetooth Low Energy 2402 to 2480 MHz
Maximum output power EIRP
Bluetooth 1.7 dBm
Bluetooth Low Energy 3.2 dBm
BatteryOne ENEL15c rechargeable Liion battery
ENEL15b and ENEL15a batteries can be used in place of the ENEL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the ENEL15c. EH8P AC adapters can be used to charge ENEL15c and ENEL15b batteries only.
Battery packMBN14 power battery packs available separately taking two ENEL15c batteries
ENEL15b and ENEL15a batteries can be used in place of the ENEL15c. Note, however, that fewer pictures can be taken on a single charge than with the ENEL15c.
AC adapterEH8P AC adapters available separately supplied UCE25 USB cable required
EH5d, EH5c, and EH5b AC adapters requires EP5B power connector available separately
Tripod socket0.635 cm ¹₄ in., ISO 1222
Dimensions W x H x DApprox. 138.5 x 101.5 x 74 mm 5.5 x 4 x 3 in.
Weight Approx. 760 g
1 lb. 10.9 oz.
with battery and memory card but without body cap and accessory shoe cover approx. 670 g1 lb. 7.7 oz. camera body only
Operating Environment Temperature 10 C to 40 C 14 F to 104 F
Humidity 85% or less no condensation
Supplied accessoriesBS1 Accessory Shoe Cover comes attached to camera, DK29 Rubber Eyecup comes attached to camera, BFN1 Body Cap, ENEL15c Rechargeable Liion Battery with terminal cover, HDMIUSB Cable Clip, ANDC26 Strap, UCE25 USB Cable
Note
Unless otherwise stated, all measurements are performed in conformity with Camera and Imaging Products Association CIPA standards or guidelines.
All figures are for a camera with a fullycharged battery.
Throughout this document, FX format and FX are used in reference to an angle of view equivalent to that of a 35 mm format full frame camera and DX format and DX to an angle of view equivalent to that of an APSC camera.
The sample images displayed on the camera and the images and illustrations in this document are for expository purposes only.
Nikon reserves the right to change the appearance, specifications, and performance of the product described in this document at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this document may contain.
