Super Creative

With the introduction of the Z30, Nikon has created an extremely-easy-to-operate camera for vloggers, videographers, beginners, and especially those who want the simplicity of a smartphone, but with an image quality that is much superior to what you could expect from smartphones.

- Rohinton Mehta

Nikon Z30

Inside the Box

• Camera body
• Battery (EN-EL 25)
• Camera strap
• User’s Manual
• USB cable (UC-E24)
• Body cap (BF-N1)

The Z30 is available in four options: Z 30 body alone; Z30 body + the 16-50 mm f/3.5-6.3VR lens; Z30 + 16-50 VR and 55-200 mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens and Z30 + 18-140 mm lens. We received the Z30 body with the 16-50 mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens. Let’s see how it fares on our test bench…

Design & Build Quality

The Z30 is a compact, lightweight, APS-C sensor interchangeable lens mirrorless camera from the house of Nikon. This is the third APS-C model in the Z series, the first two being the Z50 and the Z FC. The Z30 uses a magnesium alloy chassis while the exterior appears to be made from engineering plastic, and feels good for the purpose it is designed. The body mount is made from metal but the lens mount is made of plastic. The camera is made in Thailand.

Camera: Nikon Z 30 Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec Focal Length: 16.0 mm ISO: 200

Key Features

The Nikon Z30 is a 20.9 megapixel Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Camera utilizing an APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) CMOS imaging sensor and a Nikon Z-mount. The camera body design is very simple.