Nikon Z50
Nikon Z50 with Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5–6.3 VR | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Nikon |
| Type | Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera |
| Production | 2019-10-10 through 2024-11-8 (5 years 1 month) |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Nikon Z-mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor type | CMOS sensor |
| Sensor size | 23.5 mm × 15.7 mm APS-C (Nikon DX format) |
| Maximum resolution | 5,568 × 3,712 (20.9 effective megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO 100–51200 (standard) ISO 100–204800 (expandable) |
| Recording medium | 1 × SD (UHS-I) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Hybrid AF |
| Focus areas | 209 points |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | TTL exposure metering |
| Exposure modes |
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| Exposure metering | TTL exposure metering |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in: internal guidenumber 7 Hot shoe |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter, Electronic front-curtain shutter |
| Shutter speeds | 30s – 1/4000s |
| Continuous shooting | 5 fps / 11 fps (expand) |
| Image processing | |
| Image processor | EXPEED 6 |
| General | |
| Video recording | 4K UHD at 30p/25p/24p, Full HD at 120p/100p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p |
| LCD screen | 3.2-inch tilting TFT LCD with touchscreen, 1.04 million dots |
| Battery | EN-EL25 EN-EL25a (requires FW update) |
| AV port(s) | USB Micro-B, HDMI Type-D |
| Data port(s) | IEEE 802.11b/g/n/a/ac/Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy |
| Dimensions | 126.5×93.5×60 mm (4.98×3.68×2.36 in) |
| Weight | 395 g (14 oz) (body only) 450g (including battery) |
| Latest firmware | 2.60 / 23 April 2025 |
| Made in | Thailand |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Nikon Zfc Nikon Z30 Nikon Z50II |
The Z50 is an upper entry-level APS-C mirrorless camera (1.5x APS crop) announced by Nikon on October 10, 2019. It is Nikon's first Z-mount crop sensor camera body. With its introduction, Nikon also announced two crop-sensor Z-mount lenses, the Nikkor Z DX 16-50 mm f/3.5–6.3 VR and the Nikkor Z DX 50-250 mm f/4.5–6.3 VR. It is the third Z-mount camera body after the Nikon Z7 and Nikon Z6. The camera yields an effective 20.9-megapixel still image and 4K video (up to 30 fps and 30 minutes time limit per clip).
It does not include built-in sensor cleaning, nor is IBIS present, although Vibration Reduction on some Nikkor and third-party lenses is provided. It is the only Nikon Z camera body that does not have in-camera USB-C charging.
The Nikon Z50 was succeeded by the Nikon Z50II in November 2024, with Nikon announcing that the Z50 was discontinued on 8 November 2024.
When launched, Nikon used a two word marketing slogan: “The Collaborator.