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Nikon Z30 Kit (Z DX 16-50mm F/3.5-6.3 VR)
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Nikon Z30 Kit (Z DX 16-50mm F/3.5-6.3 VR)
£927.69 £603.00
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Marcie Faucher (verified owner) –
March 2023 Style Name: Z 30 KIT DX 16-50 mm 1:3.5-6.3 VR Pattern Name: Single I bought this camera solely for blogging …. It’s great….defo buy if this is what you are wanting to do 4 people found this helpful
Targetgrrrl (verified owner) –
I’ve been using Nikon equipment for over 50 years and this one does not disappoint. I had no experience with mirrorless cameras, but this seems to work just fine for my needs. It does quality stills and pretty good video, though it tends to be a little less smooth when moving than I’d like. I’ve read a lot of criticisms of the camera, but for less than a grand, this kit does the job well. Things I’d like to see: an easier wifi hookup with it. Shifting photos by wifi with the camera is pretty much unworkable. It’d be nice to bet a battery charger with it, but like so many other suggestions I’ve read, just add more money and you can get where you want to go. On the other hand, this camera as-is came in just where I wanted in price and it really doesn’t disappoint. 4 people found this helpful
David Lettington (verified owner) –
I bought this as a potential upgrade over the slightly cheaper ZV1 Sony Compact I am currently using. My first Nikon Z30 seemed to have a lot of background hiss noise on sound recording, I returned that and this one seems better. I love the Sony ZV1 but in low light it is not fantastic due to the fact it has a 1 inch sensor. I had a Panasonic G9 before that, which was great but a big and bulky camera. The Sony ZV1 has been easier to transport around on vacation and does a decent job of image quality. In the past I had owned some first generation APS-C sensor cameras (bigger sensor than ZV1 and my Panasonic G9) which always took great photographs but were not video cameras. The release of this Nikon Z30 passed me by, but I recently caught a review on YouTube and was incredibly impressed with the image quality. I did wonder about a few things- it has no in body image stabilisation and would that make it difficult to get smooth footage? Would it be too large given I liked the compactness of the ZV1? However when the price dropped £60 I decided I need to give it a try. Wow, I love it. First the sensor. This APS-C sensor in the Z30 is 1.5x crop compared to a full frame (normally large and expensive cameras much bigger than this). But the APS-C sensor in the Z30 is much bigger than than the one in the Sony ZV1. It is also an incredibly good sensor at high ISO which is sensitivity, the higher the ISO, the more light is captured but usually more grain- this sensor manages to use high ISO with very low grain. This means photography in low light, even with the maximum aperture (the hole in the lens, the lower the number the more it opens and allows in more light) on the kit lens being a relatively slow F3.5, it still manages to capture good images in very low light with no flash needed. Same for video. The sensor is the same as in the more expensive Nikon Z50 and is a proven winner. The stabilisation isn’t in the body on the Z30 but is in the lens and actually seems fine. Comparing it with the Sony, which is very small and the inbuilt stabilisation is limited, I’d say it’s about the same so no worries there. As to size and weight comparison. The Sony is tiny. But really you need the quite large and heavy Ulanzi wide angle stick on lens on the Sony due to the native lens not being wide enough. Probably a base plate too as the tripod mount otherwise blocks the battery door. That means with that lens on, the Sony is about the same weight as the Z30. Also the lens with the Ulanzi on the ZV1 sticks out the same distance as when the Z30 kit lens. The Nikon has a larger grip, but because it doesn’t extend out as far as the collapsed lens this makes little difference to pocketability. The Nikon is about half a centimetre taller than the Sony if you put the necessary base plate on the Sony. What does this mean as to pocketability? Well you can get the bare bones Sony in a jeans pocket, but with the Ulanzi lens you cant. It can then go in say a cargo short or jacket pocket. So can the Nikon. So despite being bigger, the Nikon and Sony have about equal pocketability once you put the Ulanzi lens on. The Nikon is a small camera, just not as small as the Sony. The advantage of the slightly bigger form factor is ergonomics and useability. The grip is very good on the Nikon and non existent on the Sony (leading to a good after market in add on grips). So handling the Nikon is much better. However, the slightly larger form factor also means more usability. The Sony frustrates the heck out of me because it has no dials, and you have to do everything via extremely complex menus. I sometimes felt you needed to be a rocket scientist to operate that camera (my age probably). The Nikon has not only better menus but a big dial to select modes, and you can, for example, save slow motion settings to U1 and just turn the dial to that- whereas in the Sony you would be delving into menus. Screen is better on the Nikon in that it is a full touch screen. Both articulate. The image quality on the Nikon blows the excellent Sony out of the water. Take video in well lit conditions and there’s probably not a huge difference albeit even then the Nikon will look better. But be out on an evening, or indoors and the Nikon shines on video compared to the Sony. With photographs there’s no real comparison, the Nikon performs substantially better, as you’d expect from a substantially larger sensor. Sound from the inbuilt mic is great on both. Colour science I prefer on the Nikon, literally there is no need to alter anything. Go on YouTube and see for yourself. The Sony isn’t as good out of camera in my opinion. You can just leave the Nikon and on full auto and get stellar video and photos- you may need to do more tweaking on the Sony. The Sony has the best autofocus of any camera, at any price probably. The Nikon though is well up to the job, I have not noticed any issue at all, and it blows my Panasonic G9 out of the water. However, I suspect the Sony has the edge in challenging conditions. Battery is another advantage, with the Nikon battery being bigger, it lasts roughly twice as long as the Sony. No charger with the Nikon but you can charge with USB C. Use a fast charger and it will charge in about 90 mins. The Sony has the old fashioned micro USB. The Sony has a built in ND filter which is basically a built in sunglasses which means that in brighter light you can keep low apertures to maintain background blur and lower shutter speeds for more cinematic footage. You’d have to buy one and screw it onto the Nikon. The built in ND on the Sony is brilliant. The lenses have similar focal ranges, but the Sony doesn’t go wide enough (hence stick on lens accessory) but the Nikon kit lens does. The kit lens is excellent although it makes a bit of a strange sound when focusing in photos only. Of course, you can get other lenses too for the Nikon, but this one is the one to have for a compact set up. So overall, whilst I love the Sony ZV1 it cannot compete in multiple areas with the Nikon, mainly image quality and useability. The Nikon is a bit larger, but still manageable and for me the slightly larger form factor is more than compensated for by the brilliant low light abilities and image quality as well as having more dials and buttons. 29 people found this helpful
Gary Dyer –
Great vid showing photography doesn’t need to cost a fortune. I was close to buying the Ricoh GR III but was put off by stories of dust issues – I think I was drawn in by the hype to be honest. In the end I bought a Nikon Z30 as a travel camera & it’s a great piece of kit which produces good images – my other camera is a Nikon so everything was familiar. I have the kit zoom fitted but if I opted for the 24mm or 26mm it would not be dissimilar to the GR. The camera is well built and small enough for a large pocket or small bag. It’s an easy camera to use straight out of the box but is also very sophisticated if you want to use the advanced settings. Of course the lack of a viewfinder can make framing a subject or seeing the onscreen display difficult in bright conditions but this can be mitigated by increasing the display brightness. Battery life is decent and the focus settings are excellent – face detection, tracking etc. I have taken some good shots with this little camera – the stock kit zoom is perfectly matched to the body. 3 people found this helpful