Cameras with a vlogging twist are nothing new, and the new Nikon Z 30steps into the beginner-level ring pitted against the likes of the Sony ZV-E10 and the Panasonic G100. Let's not forget that most vloggers don't even bother buying a camera and use smartphones instead. To that crowd, the Z 30 promises better quality and creative versatility.
This is also the third Nikon mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor, after the Nikon Z 50 and Nikon Z fc. These three cameras have much in common, utilizing the same 20.9MP APS-C sensor and 4K 30p video-recording capability. All are capable of vlogging, so just what makes the Z 30 the vlogging camera?
Well, it's not the vlogging accessory kit that is available, which includes a microphone windshield, mini tripod, and Bluetooth remote control, along with the camera body and 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens. This kit works just fine with the Z 50 and Z fc too. No, we're talking physical differences, so let's unpack the Z 30's take on design and refresh on its performance and image quality capabilities.
Features
Most cameras these days shoot 4K video, but dig a little deeper and what's on offer does vary. For example, the Z 30's 4K 30p and HD 120p slow motion video is taken from the full width of the sensor, meaning there is no crop. Most other competing cameras incur a crop in 4K video.
A video without crop is especially handy for wide-angle shooters such as vloggers, who can use the full field of view of the lens. This is also helpful regarding the Z 30 because the widest native DX lens in Nikon's line-up is the 16-50mm zoom which, although decent, is not ultra-wide, with its 24-75mm equivalent focal length.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 20, 2022 من Amateur Photographer.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 20, 2022 من Amateur Photographer.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
APOY Inspiration
If youre planning to enter our Urban Life round, take note of these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers
Specs versus design
It’s a common ailment for a particular type of photographer to be obsessed by specifications.
Urban light
Rod Lawton demonstrates two editing techniques to intensify and dramatise the light in your urban life photography for striking scenes
New Fujifilm GFX100S II - affordable medium format
Fujifilm has unveiled a new, relatively affordable medium-format camera, the Fujifilm GFX100S II.
Northern souls
Two years after a major retrospective that was intended to be his swansong, Ian Beesley is back with a new exhibition for the fans who still want more.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
With a large sensor, four lenses and Leica backing, is this the best smartphone for photographers?
Fight club
How to capture the key moments when garden birds take to the air and go to war. Andrew Fusek Peters shares his set-up and techniques which are crucial to capture both flight and fight action
Canon finally opens up RF mount
SIGMA is releasing six APS-C lenses for Canon EOS RF mount, thus widening the choice of glass for Canon’s previously ‘closed’ RF system.
Tony Kemplen on the.Leidolf Lordomat
A camera made in Germany in the early 1950s and discovered at a charity shop
Stories from the heart
Kenyan fine art photographer Thandiwe Muriu has a gift that she was encouraged by her parents to explore from a young age.
