Nikon Z5
Real Sensor Data
- Brand
- Nikon
- Sensor Format
- Full Frame
- Resolution
- 24.3 MP
- Pixel Pitch
- 5.96 microns
- Circle of Confusion
- 0.0288 mm
- Crop Factor
- 1.00x
- Announced
- 2020
Launched in 2020, the Z5 was Nikon's first genuinely entry-level full-frame mirrorless body, carrying a 24.3-megapixel sensor and stripping back several features from the Z6 (no 4K/60p video, a slower continuous shooting rate) to hit a meaningfully lower price point for photographers wanting full-frame image quality on a tighter budget.
Nikon Z5 sensor specs
- Sensor
- Full Frame
- Resolution
- 24.3 MP
- Pixel dimensions
- 6,037 × 4,025 px
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Pixel pitch
- 5.96 µm
- Crop factor
- 1.00x
- Circle of confusion
- 0.0288 mm
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The Z5 also uses a single card-slot pairing of SD and a second SD slot rather than the faster CFexpress format found on Nikon's higher-tier bodies, a real, deliberate cost-saving choice consistent with its entry-level full-frame positioning.
Nikon also gave the Z5 genuine weather sealing matching its higher-tier Z6 sibling, a real build-quality commitment despite the Z5's clearly entry-level price positioning within the full-frame lineup.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What did Nikon strip out of the Z5 to hit its lower price?
Mainly video specification (no 4K/60p) and continuous shooting speed compared to the Z6-series, rather than anything affecting the sensor's core resolution, pixel pitch or depth-of-field math covered on this page.
Is the Nikon Z5 a good entry point into full-frame photography?
Its sensor delivers genuine full-frame depth-of-field, low-light and dynamic-range characteristics identical in this site's math to every pricier full-frame body — the tradeoffs versus the Z6-series are in video specification, continuous shooting speed and autofocus sophistication, not core sensor image quality.