Z9 - Damned impressive by the specs...

Dangerspouse

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Any idea if Nikon put in their version of the "Eye Input AF" that the Canon R3 has? That seems like a really cool feature that could help with fast moving subjects.
 

hark

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For anyone who is on Facebook, take a look at this public video taken by someone with a pre-production Nikon Z9. He doesn't call it eye detection yet it seems to respond that way.

Here is his quote that was written with the video:

Pretty amazing to experience. AF Scene Detection that allows artists to be more flexible and creative. The video was captured through an Atomos NINJA from my pre-production @Nikon Z 9 while making images of this Oyster Catcher. © Michael Corrado 2021 for Nikon.

https://www.facebook.com/CorradoPhotography/videos/929652927981655
 

Dangerspouse

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I have to admit, I'm not seeing any mention anywhere of the Z9 having the eye focus ability of the Canon R3 (including in the video clip posted here). And just to be clear, in case I wasn't previously, I don't mean an autofocus system that finds the eye of a subject, and tracks it. I mean the camera scans the photographer's eye to see what he/she is looking at in the EVF, and focuses on that. So if there were a line of 3 birds and you looked at the middle one it would focus on that bird, then you glance to a bird on either side and the focus shifts there.

The closest I could online was in the dpreview write up, which notes that Nikon's DSLR "3D Tracking" system has now finally been transported to the Z line - something that appears the video clip in the previous post here is demonstrating.

Not that I'm in a position to buy the thing (I have no more kidneys to sell). It's just a curiosity thing :)
 

hark

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I have to admit, I'm not seeing any mention anywhere of the Z9 having the eye focus ability of the Canon R3 (including in the video clip posted here). And just to be clear, in case I wasn't previously, I don't mean an autofocus system that finds the eye of a subject, and tracks it. I mean the camera scans the photographer's eye to see what he/she is looking at in the EVF, and focuses on that. So if there were a line of 3 birds and you looked at the middle one it would focus on that bird, then you glance to a bird on either side and the focus shifts there.

The closest I could online was in the dpreview write up, which notes that Nikon's DSLR "3D Tracking" system has now finally been transported to the Z line - something that appears the video clip in the previous post here is demonstrating.

Not that I'm in a position to buy the thing (I have no more kidneys to sell). It's just a curiosity thing :)

Ahh...I for one misunderstood. But I'm not all that familiar with the advances Canon has made. Let's hope Nikon continues to bridge the gap with their cameras' capabilities.
 

Chris@sabor

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It seems there is a lot to like about the Z9 but, a couple things seem below par...

The EVF resolution is only 3.69 million dots. Canon and Sony's flagships are much higher res.
The EVF refresh rate is only 60 times per second vs many other cameras that are 120.
I saw reports that the buffer is nowhere near the claim. some reports of 40-70 frames before buffering. After owning and loving the D500 this is just unacceptable for a sports camera.

It seems Nikon finally really applied themselves to video. That's great news but not if it is at the expense of stills.

It seem a huge leap forward and hopefully in a year these improvement make to more affordable models. Unfortunately for me, I murdered my D500 and need a new camera. I'm going with the R5.
 

Woodyg3

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It seems there is a lot to like about the Z9 but, a couple things seem below par...

The EVF resolution is only 3.69 million dots. Canon and Sony's flagships are much higher res.
The EVF refresh rate is only 60 times per second vs many other cameras that are 120.
I saw reports that the buffer is nowhere near the claim. some reports of 40-70 frames before buffering. After owning and loving the D500 this is just unacceptable for a sports camera.

It seems Nikon finally really applied themselves to video. That's great news but not if it is at the expense of stills.

It seem a huge leap forward and hopefully in a year these improvement make to more affordable models. Unfortunately for me, I murdered my D500 and need a new camera. I'm going with the R5.

According to reports, the buffer is much larger provided you use a fast card, and people who have used the new body say the EVF is brighter and has virtually no lag. I guess we'll have to wait until more people have used the Z9 in real life situations before we really know.

RE Buffer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YND5oacJBl4
 
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TL Robinson

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Merry Christmas to me.... :p

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