For comparison, I recently got 554 25-second exposures out of a relatively new battery in the D750 (with live view and playback disabled) when shooting the Lyrid meteor shower. When used with the D780, the EN-EL15b lithium-ion battery is rated for an impressive 2,260 shots per charge without live view enabled, or 360 with live view. It also accommodates the UHS-II standard, enabling fast write speeds for video and multi-shot sequences. The former supports both overflow recording and simultaneous recording on both cards for peace of mind. The D780 sports dual SD memory card slots like the D750, rather than the single XQD slot of the Z-system cameras. It would be nice if the screen had an articulating arm as it is, the tilt screen is of limited usefulness in the vertical orientation, but is great for working from high and especially low angles in the horizontal orientation. The 3.2-inch, 2.36m-dot LCD is also a touch screen that functions well for intuitive control over playback and menu navigation, as well as touch control over autofocus and shutter functions. Similar to its predecessor, the D780 features a tilting screen. The camera features a 24.5-megapixel FX-Format BSI CMOS sensor and EXPEED 6 Processor, which is reported to be the same sensor as that of the Z 6––with one slight modification. This image has been processed in Photoshop for effect. I’ll also be discussing the various features and functions as they relate to night photography in general. In this article, I’ll evaluate the camera based on image quality at high ISOs in extreme low-light situations, for long exposures, and also in mixed artificial low-light situations typically found in urban areas at night. If you are a wedding, wildlife or sports photographer, or someone who shoots a lot of video, then my review may be of limited usefulness to you. This rundown of the D780 is not intended to be a general review for everyone considering a new camera, but is rather tailored to the needs of the night photographer. But there is one subtle difference that makes the image quality of the D780 ever so slightly better than that of the Z 6, especially for night photography in extreme low light. It’s widely reported that the Z 6 and D780 share the same sensor, and the comparative images I’ve shot indeed look very similar. That means you can’t turn on subject tracking.Then I recently had the chance to work with the newly released Nikon D780, courtesy of B&H Photo. The Z7 II can shoot 10 fps, though it’s just with a single autofocus point. Also, it seems the Z6 II is culpable of shooting 12 fps with subject tracking on. It could only handle 5.5 fps with continuous autofocus. That’s a huge improvement over the original Z6. Now, the Z6 II is capable of 14 fps for 12-bit RAWs and continuous AF with a single point. Those features are coming in February 2021. Additionally, both models output 10-bit N-Log or HDR (HLG) footage with ProRes RAW and Blackmagic RAW supported.
As for the Z7 II, it has a 1.08 times crop on 4K 60p video and uses the full sensor width for 4K at 30 fps. However, the Z6’s 4K 60 fps video is cropped to an APS-C size and oversampled video 4K 30p uses the camera’s entire sensor width. Specifically, both cameras now are capable of shooting 4K videos at 60 frames per second-fps. While the new models retain a lot of features and specs, they do improve on the originals. The Z6 II houses a 24-megapixel sensor, while the Z7 II sports a 5.6-megapixel sensor. Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II support 4K 60p videoīoth of the cameras retain the same sensors and bodies as their previous counterparts. Naturally, the successors are called the Z6 II and Z7 II. Nikon announced the follow-ups to its first two full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Z6 and Z7.