Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera with 24-70mm f/4 S Lens
Included with this kit is the versatile and powerful Z6 III with a 24-70mm f/4 S lens, perfect for both wide-angle and portrait photography.
Featuring an innovative partially-stacked sensor design, the Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera offers flagship-level upgrades for a mid-range model. Highlights include faster, more precise autofocus, professional 6K internal raw video, pre-capture at up to 120 fps, and a smooth, vibrant EVF. These enhancements make it an ideal, affordable choice for aspiring professionals seeking a versatile camera.
About the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Lens
Spanning wide-angle to portrait-length perspectives, the NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S offers a practical range of focal lengths. Its constant f/4 maximum aperture ensures consistent exposure across the zoom range and contributes to a more compact and lightweight design compared to f/2.8 zoom lenses. The optical design incorporates a unique aspherical extra-low dispersion element and three aspherical elements to minimize chromatic aberrations and distortions, resulting in sharp and clear images throughout the zoom range. Nano Crystal and Super Integrated Coatings are also employed to effectively reduce flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and color fidelity in bright and backlit conditions.
For enhanced functionality, a stepping motor enables fast, quiet, and precise autofocus performance, with full-time manual focus override suitable for both stills and video shooting. A programmable control ring allows intuitive adjustment of various camera and exposure settings. The lens features a retractable barrel design for a more compact form factor when not in use.
24-70mm S Lens Specifications:
Focal Length: 24 to 70mm
Maximum Aperture: f/4
Lens Mount: Nikon Z
Lens Format Coverage: Full-Frame
Focus Type: Autofocus
Image Stabilization: No
Filter Size: 72 mm (Front)
Maximum Aperture: f/4
Minimum Aperture: f/22
Lens Mount: Nikon Z
Lens Format Coverage: Full-Frame
Angle of View: 84° to 34° 20'
Minimum Focus Distance: 11.81" / 30 cm
Maximum Magnification: 0.3x
Optical Design: 14 Elements in 11 Groups
Diaphragm Blades: 7, Rounded
Focus Type: Autofocus
Image Stabilization: No
Filter Size: 72 mm (Front)
Dimensions (ø x L): 3.05 x 3.48" / 77.5 x 88.5 mm
Length at Maximum Extension: 5.44" / 138.2 mm
Weight: 1.1 lb / 500 g
Nikon 24.5MP Partially Stacked CMOS Sensor & EXPEED 7 Image Processor
The Z6 III is Nikon's first camera to feature a partially stacked sensor design, offering faster scans and readouts compared to its predecessor. This design reduces rolling shutter and noise levels at high ISOs and enables flagship-level features such as quicker autofocus, a smoother EVF, faster continuous shooting, and higher frame rates for video.
The EXPEED 7 processing engine, also found in the Z8 and Z9, provides speeds approximately 10x faster than the Z6 II. Combined with the new sensor design, it delivers rapid AF, high burst rates, a large buffer capacity, fluid video performance, and quick handling.
Key features include:
- Continuous shooting speeds of 20 fps in raw, 60 fps in full-frame JPEG, and 120 fps in DX crop JPEG, all with full AF/AE performance.
- A buffer capacity of over 1000 images with the electronic shutter, allowing approximately 50 seconds of continuous shooting.
- Pre-Release Capture at up to 120 fps, which records frames for up to a second before the shutter is fully pressed.
- An electronic shutter with a top speed of 1/16,000 sec for bright conditions with wide apertures.
- Reduced rolling shutter distortion, minimizing distortion for fast-moving subjects at shutter speeds up to 1/16,000 sec.
- AF calculations at 120 fps to keep up with fast continuous shooting.
Intelligent Ultra Fast Auto Focus
The Z6 III's EXPEED 7 processor, covering the full sensor area, unlocks Nikon's advanced 493-point phase-detection AF system for fast and accurate focusing. Enhanced by the high-speed Z interface and rapid sensor communication, this system enables AF readings at up to 120 fps.
Key features of the focusing system include:
- Low-light Performance: Starlight mode allows focusing down to -10 EV, ideal for astrophotography, concerts, and night scenes.
- High ISO Capability: With a native ISO of 64000, it excels in challenging lighting conditions.
- Backlit AF Function: Uses separate pixels on the sensor for overexposure during focusing, enhancing accuracy without affecting the final image.
- 3D Tracking AF: Originally from Nikon's DSLRs and debuting in mirrorless with the Z9, this mode locks onto fast, erratic subjects moving in all directions.
- Dynamic-Area AF Modes: Three modes with varying focus area sizes cater to a wide range of moving subjects.
Subject Detection, Deep Learning Technology & Stunning Portraits
The Z6 III utilizes advanced algorithms and deep learning technology from the Z9, including sophisticated subject detection. It can recognize various subjects such as humans, animals, airplanes, and bicycles. In Auto-Area AF mode, these subjects are automatically detected, focused on, and tracked, ensuring sharp focus as they move across the frame.
Eye-Detection AF has been enhanced for greater accuracy, effectively recognizing eyes regardless of their size within the frame. This feature can be combined with custom Wide-Area AF to accommodate different subject shapes and sizes.
Ideal for portraits, the Z6 III leverages the partially-stacked sensor's capabilities with advanced processing tools and functions:
- Portrait Mode: Enhances skin texture and provides a natural, rounded feel.
- Rich Tone Portrait Mode: Produces vivid results while preserving complexion details and highlights.
- Flat Monochrome Mode: Offers gentle gradations from highlights to shadows for soft monochrome portraits.
- Deep Tone Monochrome Mode: Emphasizes slightly darker tones from shadows to mid-tones, with brightness increasing rapidly from mid-tones to highlights.
- Skin Softening: Softens skin texture for up to three subjects per shot, retaining sharpness in eyes and hair.
- Manual and Auto White Balance: Improved manual white balance control and optimized Auto WB for human subjects.
For the best portrait results, pair the Z6 III with Nikon's portrait Z lenses, such as the 50mm f/1.2 S, 85mm f/1.2 S, or 135mm f/1.8 S Plena.
Pixel Shift
Create ultra-high resolution images up to approximately 96 megapixels using pixel shift technology. By slightly shifting the image sensor between 4 to 32 shots, users can merge these shots in NX Studio to produce a single image with enhanced resolution, texture, and color. This technique also reduces noise, moiré, and false colors. Pixel shift photography is ideal for archival work, landscapes, architecture, fine art, macro, and film digitizing, achieving optimal results with a tripod.
Professional Quality Video
Internal 6K60 and 4K 120 Recording
The Z6 III excels in video capabilities, matching the Z9 with a variety of resolutions and frame rates up to 6K. It supports 6K60p video recording with full pixel readout, and continuous shooting, and offers 4K and Full HD recording at various frame rates, including full-frame 4K at up to 120p and Full HD at 240p for slow-motion playback.
N-RAW and ProRes RAW Video
The Z6 III supports internal 12-bit raw recording up to 6K60p in the N-RAW format, along with internal ProRES RAW HQ. Raw recording provides greater tonal and color latitude, enhancing dynamic range for improved color grading and post-production flexibility. Nikon's N-RAW format offers smaller file sizes compared to other raw formats and the ability to create MP4 proxies for efficient previewing or transferring. N-RAW recording is available up to 6K60p, while ProRes RAW supports up to 6K30p.
ProRes and H.265 10-Bit Recording
The Z6 III also supports internal 10-bit recording with 4:2:2 sampling in ProRes 422 HQ and H.265 codecs, at 5.4K30p and 5.4K60p, respectively.
A Brighter Viewfinder & Four Axis Tilting LCD
The Z6 III features Nikon's brightest electronic viewfinder yet, boasting 4000 nits that are 33% brighter than the flagship Z9, ensuring clear subject details even in bright sunlight. With a resolution of 5,760,000 dots, it's Nikon's highest-resolution EVF to date, aiding autofocus by displaying subject recognition squares. The EVF supports dual-stream technology for blackout-free viewing during continuous shooting and offers a high fps mode for smoother, lifelike viewing at 120 fps. It also boasts a higher dynamic range and supports a DCI-P3 color gamut, a first for mirrorless cameras, enhancing color accuracy for true-to-life shots.
Similar to the Z9 and Z8, the Z6 III includes a unique 3.2" 2.1m-dot four-axis tilting touchscreen LCD. This screen supports shooting from high and low angles in both horizontal and vertical orientations with its four-way tilting design, ensuring easy viewing from various positions. The user interface automatically adjusts based on the camera's orientation for intuitive operation.
Body Features & Connectivity
The Z6 III features dual card slots—a CFexpress Type B slot and a UHS-II SD slot—providing versatile file storage options. The CFexpress slot supports data-intensive tasks such as 6K recording and high-speed burst shooting and also accommodates XQD memory cards. Meanwhile, the SD slot ensures compatibility with widely used storage formats.
For enhanced ergonomics during vertical shooting and extended battery life, consider pairing the Z6 III with the optional MB-N14 Power Battery Pack grip, offering up to 1.9x longer shooting capability.
Its compact and lightweight design makes the Z6 III ideal for rigging and gimbal use, while premium weather sealing safeguards against dust and moisture, enabling confident shooting in harsh conditions.
In-body Vibration Reduction now supports Synchro VR, providing up to 8 stops of image stabilization with compatible Z lenses.
The Z6 III offers extensive connectivity options to support diverse workflows:
- Direct-to-cloud connectivity with Nikon Imaging Cloud allows file transfer and access to Nikon's imaging recipes for creative color grading.
- Sync timecodes with Ultrasync Blue from Atmos for multi-camera production setups.
- Full-size HDMI port for video output to external recorders or monitors.
- 3.5mm headphone port and new line-in port for on-board audio monitoring and high-quality audio input.
- USB-C port for file transfers, tethering, power delivery, and battery charging.
- USB-C communication terminal supports USB-LAN connectivity with an optional adapter, enabling 1000BASE-T wired LAN for FTP file transfer.
- 10-pin port supports a wide range of accessories and remote connectivity.
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz) enable wireless file transfer, remote camera control via mobile devices, and integration with the NX Mobile Air app for efficient file management.