Nikon Zr is coming

[ND64]

1 hour ago, Jahleh said:

it only works if you copy the clips straight from CFExpress to some Finder folder, then rename them, and after that import them to Resolve

It would be funny if turns out RED and Nikon couldn't push Davinci developers to address the issue with nraw rendering and decided to fix it themselves by a metadata trick. 

[Jahleh]

11 hours ago, ND64 said:

It would be funny if turns out RED and Nikon couldn't push Davinci developers to address the issue with nraw rendering and decided to fix it themselves by a metadata trick. 

Really funny indeed, it seems with long takes the only way to trim and save only important parts of footage is through Resolve’s Media management. Tried to rename clips to R3D first in CFExpress, but exporting trimmed parts from Resolve did not work. 
Compared one old clip and other than R3D’s chroma NR there was not much difference to NEV. Have to test this more with clips that are saved straight from card as NEV. 

[ND64]

Phil Holland comment 

[BTM_Pix]

Tascam handle will be available in October.

Details here 

https://www.tascam.eu/en/messg-2025-09_ca-xlr2d-n
 

[KnightsFan]

Yeah I was looking at the images posted back when I first mentioned the XLR inputs. It was obviously the XLR2D, but it clearly wasn't the analog one since it didn't have the battery pack underneath. I wonder if Tascam is updating it to have dual ADC and 32 bit float, or if it's the one they already have for Canon and Fuji?

[BTM_Pix]

23 minutes ago, KnightsFan said:

I wonder if Tascam is updating it to have dual ADC and 32 bit float, or if it's the one they already have for Canon and Fuji?

I misread the press release as it says full details will be released in October rather than the actual product being released in October so I’m guessing confirmation won’t come until then about that.

[BTM_Pix]

Nikon’s Japan site showing official release date there of 24th of October.

That tax inclusive price of ¥299,200 is taking the value for money to another level really isn’t it 😂

 

 

 

[ND64]

5 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

That tax inclusive price of ¥299,200 is taking the value for money to another level really isn’t it

You have to keep what you save to buy CFe cards 😉

[toxotis70]

is there any advantage if you have Z6 III ?

More detail or better dynamic range with red raw instead prores/nraw  raw etc ?

[Ilkka Nissila]

2 hours ago, toxotis70 said:

is there any advantage if you have Z6 III ?

More detail or better dynamic range with red raw instead prores/nraw  raw etc ?

32-bit float audio in the in-camera mic as well as analog input. Digital microphone interface in the hot shoe, will be utilized by Nikon's own microphone (no cables) and TASCAM's audio adapter. Larger and brighter display. Future V-mount battery compatibility. More codecs, and presumably solved the flickering problem (since it's not mentioned in early evaluations and this camera's video first nature, I would expect they solved it). 130 grams lighter than the Z6III.  LUT upload into camera for viewing. 

 

Drawbacks compared to Z6III: no EVF, no mechanical shutter, second card is micro-SD rather than SD. 

[Emanuel]

https://www.techradar.com/cameras/camera-accessories/the-nikon-zr-is-already-great-but-this-smallrig-accessory-turns-it-into-the-ultimate-run-and-gun-video-camera

HERE for ZR review.

[Jahleh]

6 hours ago, Ilkka Nissila said:

32-bit float audio in the in-camera mic as well as analog input. Digital microphone interface in the hot shoe, will be utilized by Nikon's own microphone (no cables) and TASCAM's audio adapter. Larger and brighter display. Future V-mount battery compatibility. More codecs, and presumably solved the flickering problem (since it's not mentioned in early evaluations and this camera's video first nature, I would expect they solved it). 130 grams lighter than the Z6III.  LUT upload into camera for viewing. 

 

Drawbacks compared to Z6III: no EVF, no mechanical shutter, second card is micro-SD rather than SD. 

After playing more with NEV to R3D converted Z6iii clips I prefer the Resolve’s NRaw Camera Raw panel controls, especially for adjusting WB, exposure, highlights and shadows.
In Red Raw panel your options are a bit more limited. Chroma NR tab is nice and could be the reason why ZR DR is said to be better, at least it cleans the raised shadows a bit without touching Resolve’s other NR controls. 
 

Tried also to shoot from the hip by using Z6iii’s LCD to mimick shooting with ZR. Hard to imagine how big a difference a 4 inch screen could make compared to 3.2. I guess I am just an EVF shooter, as on my first Canon 550D back in 2010 I had EVF loupe attached,which magnified the LCD 2x and gave additional contact point. But it’s nice Nikon users have now more options to choose from. 

[ND64]

If you ask why they don't add another hole to make it more secure on tripod, here is your answer. Its bottom of Z6iii. There is no room for another one lol

[stephen]

Good test and comparison with Sony FX3. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCBg8Tsc7Xw

 

[toxotis70]

19 hours ago, Ilkka Nissila said:

32-bit float audio in the in-camera mic as well as analog input. Digital microphone interface in the hot shoe, will be utilized by Nikon's own microphone (no cables) and TASCAM's audio adapter. Larger and brighter display. Future V-mount battery compatibility. More codecs, and presumably solved the flickering problem (since it's not mentioned in early evaluations and this camera's video first nature, I would expect they solved it). 130 grams lighter than the Z6III.  LUT upload into camera for viewing. 

 

Drawbacks compared to Z6III: no EVF, no mechanical shutter, second card is micro-SD rather than SD. 

the only thing i am interested is detail and dynamic range...

[ND64]

1 hour ago, stephen said:

Good test and comparison with Sony FX3. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCBg8Tsc7Xw

 

Why they're using the word "switching" so much? Why should anyone switch? You just add the camera to the rest of your gears if it works for you well. Especially with such an adaptable mount. 

BTW, he used BH filter to count the lenses, which is like this:

But if you select only full frame lenses, and only AF ones, and exclude lens kits (like same lenses with bundled ND filter or something), you get this:

 

[stephen]

7 minutes ago, ND64 said:

Why they're using the word "switching" so much? Why should anyone switch? You just add the camera to the rest of your gears if it works for you well. Especially with such an adaptable mount. 

Agree. My point is that we can see for the first time FX3 and Zr image side by side. Nikon Zr image when R3D codec is used looks good. 

[zerocool22]

This looks like a great camera to me. Too bad the ibis isnt as great as the lumix camera's. But looks better then fx3, has a better screen, takes better stills. Never had an nikon before. So might end up buying one. The big monitor sounds like a win, as it makes so much difference in the process of enjoying making video's. External monitors are somewhat a drag.

[ND64]

Mediastorm's review of ZR got 1.4m views in China

[mtol]

The only real drawbacks I see are the card slots being crammed in the battery door and the lack of EVF, lack of open gate. The interference between the screen and the headphone jack would be a minor drawback as well. Otherwise, it looks like an exceptional value stacked up against everything else that's out there.

The 4" screen really reduces the need for an external monitor and I would like to see other manufacturers follow and the 32bit audio removes on more manual adjustment from the shooter's slate. I'd love to see these things integrated into another body with a slightly more professional build, and then I could be swayed to move over to Nikon. Maybe if the XLR adapter ends up working with the Z6 III that would be the move.

It's also a little shameful that Lumix wasn't able to build a camera with this same sensor that doesn't overheat. I wonder how that came to be.