Nikon’s Z50 is a mirrorless DX format camera with a Z mount lens

Early this morning Nikon announced the compact and lightweight Z50 mirrorless camera. It’s the first mirrorless DX format camera in Nikon’s lineup. The Z50 is built around a 20.9 megapixel BSI CMOS APS-C sensor with on-sensor phase detection. There’s no in-body image stabilization, but at 0.87 lbs the camera is significantly smaller than either the Z6 or Z7.

Here is what else we know about it:

• Downward tilting 3.2 inch touchscreen
• 2.36 million dot OLED EVF
• Can shoot 11fps with continuous auto-focus
• UHD 4K video capabilities at 24p or 30p
• 120 fps available in Full HD resolution
• Eye detection AF
• 209 point Hybrid AF points across the frame
• Single SD card
• Micro USB charging port
• Pop-up flash
• Mic input for video recording
• New EN-EL25 battery provides 300 shots per charge
• Built in WiFI and Bluetooth for easy sharing

Nikon also announced two new kit lenses for the Z50: the Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm F3.5-6.3 VR and the Z DX 50-250mm F4.5-6.3 VR. Both lenses have a built-in control ring and offer some image stabilization: the 16-50mm has 4.5 stops, while the longer zoom has 5 stops.