OFFICIAL Nikon Z30 Hands-On pREVIEW: Not What I Expected!!!
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This is a PREVIEW of the Nikon Z30, a mirrorless camera that's lacking an EVF, that's designed to go after content creators and challenge Sony's ZV-e10 and Canon's M50 Mark II. How's the autofocus, how's the quality, will it get the job done? That's what I answer in this video.
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Is this a go or a no go???
@fadlydsp
2 жыл бұрын
googogogogogo
@KoidelCoyote
2 жыл бұрын
i love you FROOOO
@bojudkins3311
2 жыл бұрын
I'll watch and get back with you. Edit For what I do, no. If I were a creator I'd buy it. But it doesn't seem very professional, seems like something your aunt would bring on a field trip to take snapshots of everyone/thing. I find it easier to see everything that is going on through a viewfinder. Especially when it's very sunny and I can't hardly see the screen
@gorbshal2598
2 жыл бұрын
no go. Although i should probably watch the video first.
@ROGUE5DRONEWORKS
2 жыл бұрын
Seen the video it's a no go if I'm buying it for my kid. I can get something much cheaper but if I was looking I mat get it
I'm getting this just to convert for infrared. this is like, perfect. A camera with full live view, Flippy screen, and the entire Nikon lens catalog. I think this camera has a lot of potential
@TheDeltaMoo
2 жыл бұрын
Converting to infrared would really give me a nice excuse to get this 🤔 But then again I wouldn't mind a second Zfc in infrared either...
Dude this review is so awesome! I also really appreciate that you used it as your studio camera and took it around. Also nice that you labeled the R5 camera shots, it just helps so much comparing cameras. Thank you.
Just got home from work and this is the first thing i see, stoked to watch this video Right now, hopefully it lives up to what I had hoped for!
Nikon hit it out of the park with this one. Good on them! Now if only they could release an updated Z6 with reliable Eye-AF, that would be great. I love my gen1 Z6, but I do depend on manually setting the focus point a little too much.
So funny and serious information sharing at the same time. Thank you.
You’re a complete boss! Best photography tech channel with hands on footage/opinions I’ve found! I’m new to photography and I’m struggling finding a mirrorless camera to get started with but your videos are certainly helping! Would love some recommendations for beginner mirrorless cameras if possible!
You are always fun to watch!
The video quality looks amazing. The 4K no crop and pretty much no limit recording time with the price tag make this camera ideal for me.
@luhamay
2 жыл бұрын
For both of us!
@dominiquebantasan6200
2 жыл бұрын
@@luhamay for all of us
@Oasisrealtygroup
Жыл бұрын
For me too. About to purchase is now lol.
@amermeleitor
Жыл бұрын
I got the body only in a bundle with a basic Manfrotto tripod and a shoulder bag for $450usd
@444xhhh
Жыл бұрын
@@amermeleitor where did you find it for $450?
The flow of your Fro looks amazing! You go Tic Tok famous guy!
Diggin' it! Love my Z50 but I would definitely bring the Z30 around more since it definitely looks a lot more compact compared to the Z30 when I'm doing videos. I really like that they FINALLY made a camera for content creators. If it still has the same sensor as the Z50/Zfc, image quality is still definitely there. Thanks for the video!
@1Redsaphir1
2 жыл бұрын
I have z50 in my job (I work for a town and we use it to shoot all things we need, like festivals, buildings and shit), but I am really looking for camera for my ASMR channel. This looks really good for that. 🤔 Especially that 120 minutes record time.
Great video thank you - my new Z30 arrived this week and will be starting to get to grips with it - my first mirrorless camera and amazed on the size and weight compared to my D7500!
Awesome review! Your preview is way better than the other guys.
Thanks Jared! Nice review! I'm getting this for the flip out screen. Love my Z9 but does not have flip out screen for vlogging so I'll use the money saved from not getting the A1 and get the Z30. I also get a free vlogging camera, extra body, and ability to use my FF Z lenses is a plus.. .love Nikon!
Always thank u for super fast sharing
Thanks for comparing cameras, and showing which is recording. Great review.
Awesome job, very thorough
Hahahaha your dance was awesome! I just bought this camera. I'm excited for it to arrive. Thank you.
Id love to see this attached to the 800mm F/6.3 😂😂😂
@drkskwlkr
2 жыл бұрын
And I'd **love** to watch you do a walk & talk vlog with this kit 🤠
@victorlim5077
2 жыл бұрын
1200mm F9 video rig?! Why not? 😆
@pranjalsharma479
2 жыл бұрын
@@drkskwlkr Its going to be a Nikon Creator's kit
@pranjalsharma479
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorlim5077 Tik Tokers are going to buy this kit asap
@muhammadiqbalhansari4322
2 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine that
Thanks, been using the Z 50 and Z Fc for my channel, can't wait to have the Z 30 into the arsenal.
Great video J&S. I really like the video auto-focus from Nikon Z cameras. I think this camera will serve its intended audience well.
Mate I love your mojo and humour, thanks for the tips, finally stepped up from iPhone and GoPro to this puppy 👍 love from Oz
Wow the video looks good for the Z30. Looks like Nikon is here to really compete & can’t wait to see the new line of Z series
good callout on EVF and IBS. new to cameras and thinking a nice camera would be an upgrade from a smartphone, so the marketing info on the sensors was interesting. thanks for the video- very helpful.
Thanks. I learned alot in a fun way
I am glad this was released. I may have my companion to my Z50. (: Thank you Jared. Keep da fro!
this video/review is awesome... its informative and hilarious... thank you sir
Your right Jared, Great Hair. Oh , and good job Nikon, A great new camera !!!
I couldn't tell it was a different camera until you mentioned it. That really surprised me.
TicTok and Wayne’s World references? You’re truly a man for all the people! 😁
Love your analysis and comments 🙏❤️
I was waiting for the sniff test and the wind tunnel test. 😂, cool pocket camera it looks.
Video looks great! Impressive. Eye -Af looks great on this video.
A new Tic Tok star is born! Look at those moves! Good review.
Gotta admit...those were some awesome parkour skills. 😆
I love your sarcasm. That is why I subbed 😂
I bought this camera last week for my roommate to shoot her content. I specifically bought it because of the flip screen, my D5300 has one and I think every camera should be so equipped. When I got it home and started playing with it I found it has a lot of features that my D780 has, we have had a lot of fun with the built in filters. She works as a go-go dancer and the girls at the club are booking shoots already. I definitely bought more camera than I bargained for. Thank you Nikon, you are giving people an affordable option to the crappy cameras on cell phones.
I’m blown away by Nikon’s design team.
I wish they would make a viewfinder that slots into the flash socket. Seems such simple solution. And even make an optical viewfinder with transferable lenses and a projected frame for zooms.
Your funniest video in a while!!
I don't think I've laughed that hard in a while. Extremely unexpected but immensely appreciated. Parkour!
Nikon is killing it! All hail the King!
seems pretty nice for casual street photography, I would say... It's so compact that it is almost pocketable, depending on the lenses you have attached. I know phones can do a pretty decent job in this case, but it's still attractive in my opinion.
Did I see dust on the sensor when you were in the park? Pretty tempted with this little camera too.
Thank you for an unbiased preview, for once. Keep it up!
@froknowsphoto
2 жыл бұрын
Oh sweet back handed compliment for once. Why don’t you just say it “usually you’re biased and I hate your opinions, this time I agree with you bedside you said nice things that didn’t hurt my feelings”
@chrisguli2865
2 жыл бұрын
I too thought it was a very fair and honest review...perfect addition for a Z50/Zfc shooter who is also a budding or experienced content creator.
Fro Knows Ski Dancing!
Props to Nikon for the new camera
oddly enough Fro danced like my 60 year old uncle during our reunion :D
I'm actually thinking about getting the body, shooting mainly with a z50 currently and that may be a great addition.
Oh wow. Nikon was my first DSLR and Jared’s tutorial trained me to use it years ago. lol I switched to Fuji a few years ago - which I do love, but wow. Nikon is killing it lately. Feeling like I want to go back to my first love. 💕
@rizzabarcarse
2 жыл бұрын
D90 was my first DSLR and first DSLR that can do video. Now I have Z9, my first flagship camera D6+D850 with free built-in Red camera.. Lol.
if i wanted to try this camera for stills, would it be a good camera for lowlight action photography? or would the z50 be a better choice?
yeah it's Nikon❤❤ waiting for Z8 to show up..
Looks cool. How did you get f1.07/8 on the 50mm f1.2?
Nikon really needs a 10mm-xx for the Z system if they are going after "content creators". The tally light is nice touch though.
The video footage actually held up pretty well, really not bad for that price range.
Great video...enjoyed it a lot. Anyone else getting an odd low frequency faintly thumping bass pulse, noticed it especially toward the end of the vid?
Was there a chance to test the "digital e-VR image stabilization" that Nikon adverts in the specs?
Jared,I HIGHly Recommend you try out the samsung nx300.For it’s age,this camera blew my mind
is there any dynamic zoom (called in Panasonic, also called clear image zoom in Sony) and digital zoom? Can we extend the power zoom lens to limit using the control on lens follow by extending the camera built in zoom function using the camera control system?
I’m a pro photographer, I shoot through the screen and not the viewfinder. I don’t think I’m any less professional because of it, the opposite… I can see what happens near me and react for this. Since I switched to shoot with the screen my pictures got better because I can also interact better with the people in front of the camera. My shots are still steady and sharp.
@journeytoaphotograph
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm not a pro, but the bigger the view screen, the easier the comp. Also, I shoot mountains and forests, and they are famously ambivalent towards a photographers stance...
@markshirley01
2 жыл бұрын
This guy isnt a pro nor was he in the past - he's just a youtuber pretending to have some industry experience - he doesn't. Its perfectly acceptable to use the rear screen
@camerapunk4109
Жыл бұрын
See the viewfinder is more of a security check in both balance and taking on horrendous bright settings. If you slap on a 600 mm 2.8 prime for wildlife and need to be on the move constantly in the Amazon your gonna want to keep as steady as possible and hold the camera in a way that balances with your whole body in tough terrain.
@ibdaramy7261
Жыл бұрын
@Mark Shirley - Fro is professional through and through. It is like saying that a guy is not a fro because of the gear he is using. Fro can teach many pros.
@MrWiseinheart
Жыл бұрын
Oh that plus when you hold it to your eye you can't do minor adjustments as you could with holding it away from your body and using your arm to giving it that much better composition.
This is a perfect travel camera; I'm used to holding a iphone in front of me to take images and video / now I can use amazing Z lens with it... awesome
As Nikon shooter for years, in my opinion it's a perfect camera to mount it on gimbal, plus tiltable screen which is plus one, fast in autofocus, phenomenal image quality, for the price it has lots of benefits, I'm looking forward to invest in one.
I read that you can livestream from the camera? Did you go over it on the video or did i miss it?
thanks jared your video is amazing, i want to ask something, with z30, which, white balance and picture profile when you run with z30, and is still ok with no gimbal when shooting with z30, thank you bro
Shout out to your podcast. It's really, really, really good lately! Please keep at it! It's in my rotation as I'm doing my daily photography walks and hikes!
Nice repackage of the zfc/z50. Nice review
Thank you now i will go for z30
Did you film this with the kit lens in the studio? If not, which lens did you use?
Can i use Sigma 24-70mm f/2,8 DG OS HSM for this camera? thanks for the answer
I already have a Z6 but want somit smaller and lighter for travel photos and vids. Would this be a good choice
ive been looking at this camera for a couple months now. im likely pulling the trigger this summer. QUESTION..My office is a 14x14 room. Will the 16mm give me enough room to get my full body in there? I workout and do videos and also play drums. So just need to make sure its going to have me covered?..Thanks for the help.
Fro what is the camera that is recording the back of the z30. That was a killer dof.
I would use this definitely for a premium webcam personally because I'm not a fan of the current market including the larger sensor Elgato Facecam. This might hit the spot for me albeit at a $700+ price point. I'm wondering what the price will be for the Z10 though 😕
Excellent!
9:45 About the the lens for vlogging Nikon had a 12-28mm DX wide-angle zoom lens on their road map for about a year now. My assumption is that lens will be released same time as the Z30 because this will be marketed as vlogging first content creator camera for all social medias. My hope is they will offer the standard zoom or the wide angle zoom in a kit and hopefully it will have vr as well be the go to vlogging set up for Nikon shooter's. So keep your ears open Nikon shooter's this mirrorless world is expanding for us.
I am in doubt whether to take the Z30 or the R50, what do you recommend? Did you feel the lack of AVF on the Z30? Thank you
Thank you!
I just bought this to replace my ZV1. Not much bigger (my ZV1 has the necessary Ulanzi stick on lens and cage), it weighs the same, and the image quality is absolutely fantastic. The stabilisation is fine also with the kit lens on. The low light performance on this camera is awesome. I also take a lot of stills and this is a brilliant stills camera. I don’t need an EVF. The camera performs amazingly well on the auto setting as well straight out of camera. I also was not expecting the autofocus to be as good as Sony but it’s not far off and no issues there either. It’s just been reduced in price and if you are in the market for a small form factor camera, perhaps for travel, it is really hard to beat now.
@anjakatinic4297
Жыл бұрын
I woud like to know how is the battery life by standard picture taking over the day somewhere on holiday
@wakeywarrior
Жыл бұрын
@@anjakatinic4297 I haven’t tried pushing it to its limit in that scenario but if you see the video I did on my channel reviewing it, I was out with it for 4 hours, and of course took more, and it had a half battery left. I think I read somewhere it will take more photos than publicised - maybe about 300. The battery will last twice as long if not more compared to a ZV1 say. Again I did a comparison.
@anjakatinic4297
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for answering my questions and taking time.
What’s the setup with the Sennheiser wireless system on top of the cameras? What’s the routing? Thank you!!
Lol at that z50 flip down screen!
Hi there , I’m not much of a vlogger so what Nikon would you recommend for still photos ?
What's the video crop factor in 1080p 30 frames ? For nikon z30
Are there any indicators on a new cropped Nikon with IBIS any time soon? My z50 is in the shop (for the dumb LCD cable design) and I’m wondering if i should pay the $$$ to fix it or consider switching systems if IBIS won’t be here for a few more years. Any ideas?
Fro knows fro-toe!!
A cheaper Z50, with the screen and USB-C from Z fc, and no recording limit? I was dreaming for a camera like this! No IBIS, unfortunately, but that's ok to me. Bring It on, Nikon!
So, I finally came around to watch this review and the only thing I didn't get an answer to was, what lens do you use on that studio R5? When we see the cameras from behind, like at 13:36, the Canon says 1/50 shutter speed and F1.0 7/8 (I guess) is the aperture. What is up with that?
Hey Fro my good man…… can I ask how you get on with the prograf 1000 A2 printer please Sir????? Is it oodlesy good or just meh??? Trying to decide between these and a prograf pro 300 A3+ jobber Thanks for any advice
THE Z30 IS REALLY SHARP AND CRISPY
Adding the Small Rig to the Z30 is a great upgrade.. I've had my Z30 since it came out and love it for vlogging but my trusy old Canon 70D still gets the nod for stills.
Camera seems awesome. I own the 35 and the 14-30, so just spending $709 on the body doesn't sound bad what so ever. I wonder how it would do as a webcam style camera? I currently use the z6ii with elgatos camlink.
What monitor are you using with the Mac Mini? Thanks
Great review but is there are rolling shutter in this camera?
What's the highest ISO you can go with this camera before it develops grain in the video?
Hey Jared would you say this is a great camera starter? I want to start vlogging
Looks like improved autofocus this is good, They need to catch up for sure
@livejames9374
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like same good af to me.
This is great for vlogging right? I’m considering getting this for that.
I was just wondering why do I have to rotate video in phone, thanks for confirming that tagging point
Hi guys could you please give me the best suggestion for between Canon & Nikon currently I using Canon EOS 50D and I would like to upgrade to full frame camera but I have confused that I should go for Canon or Nikon and also I only have the limited budget too,,,,
am I the only one who think this is looking better than the usual videos recording with canon on the Fro studio?
noice to review this before anyone else