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Nikon has officially announced the Nikon Z5, and as rumored it’s a 24.3MP full-frame camera that sits between the Z50 and Z6, possesses dual memory card slots, and comes with a brand-new kit lens.
While the Z5 possesses a sensor with a similar pixel count to the 24.5MP affair on the Nikon Z6, it’s actually new and non-back-illuminated - and, of course, it exceeds the 20.9MP APS-C sensor in the Nikon Z50 in size as well as in the number of megapixels.
Although the sensor may be different, the Z5 takes many cues from the Z6, such as the 273-point hybrid AF system (which incorporates animal AF), five-axis in-body image stabilisation, a sensitivity range of ISO100-51200, and 3690k-dot electronic viewfinder. It also possesses weather sealing on par with its elder sibling, and can be used as a webcam.
After that the differences start to come into play - and the biggest is that the Z5 features dual UHS-II SD card slots, becoming the first Z-mount camera to do so. This is somewhat peculiar, as many professionals haven’t switched to the top-of-the-range Z7 because they require dual cards, and it’s unusual for the entry-level model in the line to be the only camera that has them.