The camera also shoots 12fps burst, and the wider buffer now means that the level of intuitiveness is great on the Nikon Z6. Even in these situations, what I particularly like is how the Nikon Z6 manages to hold its composure in terms of colours, details and noise levels.
On overall terms, however, the impact of banding and invariance-based lack of dynamic range in low light will really not bother you in your everyday shooting roster. The banding is particularly evident upon micro-inspection, in shadow areas that fall right next to high brightness areas. That said, there is a tendency of banding that the Nikon Z6 exhibits in high contrast photographs converted from RAW, or even in low light. In fact, in low or tricky lighting conditions (such as in nightclubs), the Nikon Z6 produces a respectable range of details, colours and accuracy of tone, and provides enough range for you to blow up the shadows by at least some margin. There are far fewer shots that produce harsh noise, and the noise reduction does not introduce soft edges to the extent that it did. However, it is important to note that the compromise is not too heavy, and in certain conditions, the trade-off is worth the gain in overall noise refinement.
#Nikon z6 iso#
As a result, the camera exhibits ISO invariance, the adverse effect of which is compromised dynamic range and overall details. In low light conditions, results shot at upward of ISO 800 are managed in terms of overall brightness in a frame by the image processor. To cope with low light conditions, Nikon has equipped the Z6 with dual gain pixels, which in common parlance means that the Nikon Z6 exhibits two levels of native ISOs.
#Nikon z6 skin#
The overall performance has an impact on skin tones as well, and while we did notice a slight tinge of warmth on most skin tones, the same can well be the impact of saturation level.
Nikon has improved in this area in leaps and bounds, and the Nikon Z6 succeeds in preserving a decent level of textures and colour tones even in low light conditions. One big factor to talk about here is low light photography.