A Wedding Filmmaker's Review Of The Nikon Z6iii - Affordable 6K Raw Video Camera!
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The Nikon Z6 iii is a truly fantastic full frame camera that takes everything great from the Z8 and Z9 like internal 6K raw recording, and great auto focus, and puts it into a smaller and more affordable body that has a flip out screen! Here's my full review of the Z6 iii for wedding filmmakers!
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0:00 Film weddings? This review is for you!
1:48 Body & Build Quality
2:37 The flip out screen!
3:21 Dual memory card issue
5:22 Video Quality & Resolution
7:40 Weird recording time issue
8:56 Battery life is solid
9:50 IMPRESSIVE overheating performance!
13:20 Autofocus is great
13:48 Lowlight performance and dual ISO
14:46 IBIS quality
15:15 Audio improvements
16:13 LUT support
17:09 Dynamic range & N-LOG
17:46 This camera is fantastic!
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My wallet simply isn't getting a break this year, is it?
This is the first camera I kinda want... In a long time
Added to cart lol
Same. Doing more video since you're my hero.
We just need it to record video to both card slots! How can we make enough noise for them to add this feature??
@@3akoscielskiimo dual recording is overrated
@@BryanKeithPhoto It's not overrated when a card gets corrupted and you lose your entire wedding. I've had a CF Express Type B card fail before. Luckily it was for photo only so I had the SD card as a backup.
I'm so waiting on this release!
i think after my 2 Canons R5C and my 2 LUMIX S5IIX i dont need anymore cams but i still loving your videos ,
You can change your setup with 4x z6iii = same lenses, same color etc and 4 great equivalent cameras = better workflow 😂
and still flex with it
I shoot with a Zf, and the Z6iii seems like a pretty on-par/above-par companion camera to go with it. I do think the habit of making the dual slots different formats is very weird (the Zf records SD and microSD). I've never had LUTs in-camera, so I'm fairly used to going without, but it would be a really nice addition!
All I need from Nikon now is to give the Zf a firmware update for half-press to zoom out :'D
I've used the Sony A1 and A74 at 4k 60 and they overheat. A1 overheart after 10 minutes or so. A74 overheat while I'm shooting 1080p. Give me the Nikon please
Whit 10steps of dynamic range i think not
@@francis2339 Watch Nikon z9 lab test review on Cine5d. Look particularly at the lattitude test vs every other Sony prior to the Burano. Nikon z9, solid 8 stops that can go to 9. All other Sony sensor based cameras between 7 and eight. Nikon has a problem from their very contrasty Nikon Nlog.
I own an A7iv and it has only overheated one single time in 3 years, and it was shooting xavcs-i 4k for over an hour, handheld in the summer on a hot day… also out of all the test videos on yt showing that the a1 doesn’t overheat… I’m gonna believe them over you lol..
You dont have to use or even like Sony, but at at least be honest about the fact that they are extremely capable, well-made cameras.
or Panasonic
@@RustyShackleford9000 I largely agree, but I genuinely believe that Sony has a problem with software or quality control. I owned an A7IV and was incredibly disappointed by its thermal performance too (even with the thermal limit set to high). I had it in a large church with decent air circulation on a tripod during a summer day recording a ceremony at 4k 24p, and it overheated approximately an hour in. Mine wasn’t so bad that it overheated doing 1080p, but it definitely made the camera unusable for long-form content. I’m happy that you got lucky with your A7IV, but after wielding two A6300s, an A7SIII, and the A7IV over the years, it seems like getting a camera with solid thermal performance is a genuine gamble with Sony. The only one that didn’t have problems was the A7SIII (thank God, that thing is the messiah of video cameras).
18:17 to me that’s the most exciting part is the kind of cameras are gonna be able to produce in the future - just imagine a RED camera with Nikon auto focus. Wow. The insane picture quality of Nikon. The future is bright.
I'd love to hear how you shot weddings with non dual slotted cameras for years. Did you back up to a laptop or just use large cards and checked them constantly prior to the wedding shoot?
these greens look gorgeous
raw baby
Awesome review as always! my question is do you think it can be used as a b cam to Black magic?
Quick Q: Was the file recorded after the cam switched off being too hot? I did several Z8 tests and it kept shutting off quickly and the files were not even recorded. Sent it back and was aiming at the Z9 since. Until.... [Great review - tnx]
Was the Z6III in normal or sport mode, when doing the IBIS test?
Now we're seeing the results of the Nikon x RED Acquisition
Not yet. This was deep in R&D when the deal went through. The first “RED” Nikon camera may be the Z5 II, Z50 II, and any other bodies after we see a Z7 III, if we see one.
lol not at all.
@@RemyOrtiz z50ii with 4k60 raw would slaughter a6700's sales
This camera was produced over a year ago.
Doesn't Nikon have very little lenses for its crop sensors cameras?@@JJARCHIE
It’s CFexpress odds of a CFe card failing is pretty slim, those are essentially M2 SSDs
What is the Picture control you can upload to Z6III from NX Studio, is that not a Lut?
2 hours and 5 minutes record time? Remember until recently you had a 30 minute limit. 2 hr 5 minutes is way long enough for anything I’ve ever recorded. I’ve been a photographer since 1981. Of course I’ve been a digital shooter since the early 2000’s. I shoot a ton every week. I’ve never had a card go bad. If that’s the major reason for not going with a camera that only shoots video to a single camera, so be it. I’m very comfortable shooting to a single card or SSD. There are plenty of things that can go wrong when shooting video. Mine has never been a memory card.
I think it's important to consider that the different levels of warnings MAY do different levels of damage to the camera in the long run. Think dried heat sink paste etc. So while these figures ARE excellent, one wouldn't want to drive the camera into the red on a regular basis. Also choosing the memory card with the lowest heat generation (Delkin Black for example), will be beneficial for long term reliability.
Is there the same timecode (bluesync/atomos) implementation as in the Z8/Z9?
Thank God ,
Finally we have a competitor.
Greetings from SONY
Camera looks really good! Thank you for this great video. I can't be the only one that thinks this IBIS is somehow a step backward... ? I've shot lots on Z6ii and Z9 and esp. for the latter... idk. It just seems a little jankier.
I'm probably upgrading from Z6i to this monster.
I have fully articulating flipscreen tho. Almost a dealbreaker for me.
They should have added a flippy uppy screen. It is a must for me
Does it overheats at 4k 60 p ?
Is this camera compatible with a YOLO box for live video broadcast of maybe short interviews
How many minutes can 6K RAW 60p shoot depending on the memory card capacity?
4:21 Did you apply any Optical Flow on these footages? Look at the background behind the tree during the slow motion.
No optical flow or post stabilization to any footage in the review. :)
Damn Nikon gonna steal a tons of customers back from Sony and Panasonic. 6k/60p and 4k120p interal raw? JEEEZ
sony will probably answer to this.... and then canon maybe and then panasonic ...i mean this never ends ....imo sony is the one that leads atm ... but when nikon does this they have to make something equal or better
Not really. RAW is not a popular workflow for its target audience shopping in this price range.
@@sardanapalos sony already knew about this so im sure they are preparing. Sony literally makes sensors for Nikon (alongside Fuji and Lumix) so they pretty much know what they will be facing against
@@Omgiamsotriggered i guess they will put it all on the a7siv ...but will they put internal raw? thats the big question for me
@@sardanapalos I think A7S is gonna be canceled, literally pointless now that sony is focusing on the FX line plus the ZV line. Highly doubt they are going to keep specialising in 3 different lines of cameras that are the same thing. U gotta admit Z6iii has some crazy video specs for 2500$, great allaround package.
I'm bummed that Nikon didn't add a custom LUT feature to the camera. I hope they will implement it in firmware updates.
Our biggest request since the z8.
Watch the nikon z6 iii presentation.
There is!!!!
Watch the z6 iii presentation, there is !!!
@@strippedlist, do you mean nx studio? it's not clear if it supports 3D luts.
@@cinematools9621 watch the z6 iii comercial/presentation,,,4 minutes video
My only concern is the dial mode on the opposite side! Everything with Nikon is backwards pretty much anyways so to be expected
No dual recording is a dealbreaker. I'm in my third year in my photo/video journey, and I already had a card failure. Unrecoverable photos and videoclips on it. Glad I bought dual card slot cameras that actually can save to both cards.
It can be the best camera ever if it doesn't have this feature it's basically a single card slot camera therefor not a professional tool. Or at least not for the kind of work that you cannot repeat.
You know how many 20+ thousands cameras did not have dual recordings. LOL.
Any CFexpress B failures?
@@livejames9374 It was an sd card. Good quality but sd.
The specs are fantastic, but a $2500 camera should be able to shoot to 2 cards even if it's not the highest quality settings or something.
You can add something like the Atomos Ninja. At least you have the option.
@@danielvilliers612 that's true but that's adding ~$600 to your total but at that point you're getting closer to the Z8 price and could get more bang for your buck there.
Lost me on not being able to dual record. As a wedding filmmaker, having the peace of mind that comes with a backup in case one card fails is especially important.
Matt used the “O” word 😮
Very nice review! I really feel that in 2024, we shouldn't be paying $2500 for a camera that cannot record video or photos to dual cards, specially if you are buying for professional work that cannot be re-shoot, like a wedding for example. This is one of the main reason why I am selling my Pocket6k Pro, and I will probably not pull the trigger on this camera unless they unlock the dual recording feature like Canon eventually did with the R5.
Problem with codec different
Jared Polin must be crazy to slate this camera.
He has gone autofocus crazy.
I'm confident to buy this camera to replace my original z6
Coming from the original Z6 it's a massive upgrade
I wonder how the z6iii is in low light video compared to the Sony A7s iii.
Not as good but still very usable at higher ISOs
Hey Matt, I found a manufacturing error Nikon refused to acknowledge in my z9, z8, and og z6 regarding audio - there is bleed between left and right through the 3.5mm jack, meaning it is effectively useless with jam sync timecode like tentacle sync mkii because the timecode bleeds into the scratch track. It means if there's drift you have no fallback. Did you experience this with the z6iii?
Didn’t test timecode with it. I’ll have to test next time I have one around
we tested timecode with the Z6iii and it worked fine using the tentacle to jam sync the audio. Synced up fine in post. Could one of your units just be faulty? I havent tried it on the Z8 though.
Far from an expert but I thought that the volume needs to be reduced so it doesn't bleed. The other way to get around audio bleed is only jam sync at the start and then disconnect it. As long as you aren't filming lots of small clips. Also believe timecode doesn't prevent drift, you need a camera with genlock which none of these type of cameras have.
@@petercofrancesco9812 we had the tentacle connected to the camera the entire time. You never really notice drift unless you are filming longer than 24 hours without refreshing the sync from my experience.
My A1 doesn't have most of the video features of this camera :(
No entiendo todas las quejas, ni en esta cámara ni en la s9… creo que estas cámaras son increíbles 😅 solo que ahora solo nos concentramos en tener algo que criticar, lo que sea😅
Do you think a Z6iii has enough megapixels for wedding photography and not video.
Get a z7 and its solved
Why wouldn't it? If you are filling the frame properly it's a non issue.
Dang it Nikon, stop releasing so many cameras that I want! I'm trying to stay with Lumix for my wallet's sake! 😅
NIKON Z6iii Rolling shutter 12.5 ms (2500USD)
CANON R8 14.5 ms (1200USD) ???
Bringing up the ~2hr limit is ridiculous because how many people actually record for even an hour?
1:26 UA-camrs now have chaperones, 😂
The problem with relying on 32-bit float is that you can end up either under driving or over driving the mic capsule which leaves you with a pristine recording of a mic working outside its sweet spot for sound pressure. Plus for a lot of commercial work you still have to deliver in 24-bit. So learning how to gain stage properly on set (or at a wedding) is still an essential skill.
Agreee, its the same principle as raw video
single card recording is a deal breaker for a videographer this price in this era where theres alot of cameras.
The AF is so good that the footage looks like it was shot with a green screen.
The lack of dual recording should be a deal breaker for a wedding videographer today. Totally unacceptable. Your reputation is so valuable, and losing your footage will kill it.
Nikon must address this ASAP.
I shot 10years wedding video and photo, with only 1 sd card and never had problem…As cf card is more robust, I won’t be afraid…
@@peterra2532 It's not just about redundancy, the benefits also include 1) having a card in the camera at all times, 2) have overflow capacity when one is filled up, and 3) backup flexibility.
Peace of mind is important.
I need this camera but I'm from Argentina it's gonna take so longo to get it 😪😪😪😪
Dual card recording for video is not very important.
I have never experienced card failure, been using Nikon and Fujifilm for years.
Competitors do not allow dual recording. Guys, think for a second here. Look at the codecs, containers and frame rate of the camera. Why on earth, would it dual record to a type b and then an SD card? Help that make sense. Buy a Cine camera if that’s important to you. Canon R5 doesn’t even dual record. Stop it man, it’s not an issue, it’s just a common sense thing. Be happy they at least gave you all those goodies in the camera, which let’s admit, none of you won’t end up using the features anyway, it’s just to geek out over specs.
lol found the Nikon Stan 😂
Quite the opposite. All other competitors allow dual recording because they have efficient log profiles to have manageable file sizes to be recorded to both cards, which is expected in this price class by its target audience.
@@RustyShackleford9000 I shoot Canon. Not a Stan, just outlining common sense.
@@TUTWZRD saying simultaneous dual-card recording isn’t important and to buy a “Cine” camera if you need that is not common or sensible lol. Most pro photographers worth their salt run dual cards even if they’re only shooting stills… this is not just a “cine” thing lol
The R5 and R6 do have options for video dual recording
If you want excellent video, we all know who the real beast is.
No camera under 3k USD has dual recording, not even Eos R5 so whether it can dual record or not it doesn't matter coz the competition also doesn't, just check the 6k raw and other most important things you need, hope this helps 🎉
Sounds like a nice camera but market feels like it's getting saturated.
Except that no ones has these features even in their much more costly cameras.
@@danielvilliers612 4k 60 without a crop, no over heating, 4k oversampled from 6k, etc are nice but not enough to sell all my sony and reinvest in another eco system. Even if I would buy I would wait for people who do longer term reviews, these are just a preview of every think that's good without real world usage.
One clear trade off it doesn't have good enough internal stab like Panasonic to use without a gimbal. Also the 1 card recording. It's ok not a deal breaker.
I love we are at the point where there are so many good cameras for people to choose from
Could you describe what the dual gain iso issue looks like in h265 N-log recording?
Is it an issue? ISO 5k is dirtier than 6400; knowing where the second base kicks in is useful in making technical exposure choices.
@@northofbrandon Of course not ;)
My little typo.
Thanks for the information, dual ISO at 6400 is higher than I expected.
@@TheRapTrue I think it may depend on what mode you're in (h265 vs log or raw) but I could be wrong. I have heard 100 and 500 for 265? hmm
You get a7SIII for the price of a7IV
I dont get your advise "film in 24p not 60p",!! you never slow your footage for any reason?
@17:30 that's a lot of noise in the shadows.
Per Nikon, this camera DOES automatically record proxy files to the SD card when recording high quality video files to the CF Express drive. Also, Davinci Resolve already supports ProRes RAW. ua-cam.com/video/Rr7-tyt8aWg/v-deo.html
This will not be a big seller in the wedding world, which is probably the biggest market to throw away
Is the new d750. Will definitely be big in wedding space
the moment you said “can only record to 1 card” I was out
This is my biggest issue with this camera. I was ready to buy 2 camera's until I heard this...
I shoot Nikon and it’s the #1 thing that pisses me off about their latest releases. They have the tech, but just refuse to push a firmware update that provides dual slot recording.
There’s a simple solution folks, go buy a brand that does, it’s not the end of the world!
@@russellwright9961 I've already spent so much money on Nikon camera gear... It's such a simple addition and fix...
The middle of the line is that it delivers a clean HDMI output that you can record with a ninja for example.
8:30 +1 Makes no sense as a Z8 owner. Why - just why. Hopefully the can remove this feature or at least let us hack it
Also when/if we will get red code raw on Z8/9/6iii
That's not an entry level camera though :) but loved your video/feedback.
1:25 Nikon doesn't trust you. They lent the Z6III to Gerald Undone for a few weeks before embargo without a chaperone.😂
Or more like they know Gerald doesn't shoot anything outside his studio lol
Nikon was starting to fall off. This was a much needed release. Great job nikon 👏🏼
Is it me or does Nikon video quality looks too clinical? The image is nice and clean but not much character. Does this have to do with the lens or is that how Nikon processes it's image?
It’s definitely sharp in 6K with super sharp lenses. You may wanna add a filter to soften it a bit if you prefer
For wedding video 1080 still enough,
The export 😎
Not really, esp not sony"s fhd ( exceptions for 12mp sonys )
not a word about how large are Prores or RAW videos ... much more than h264/265, you won’t use it at a wedding.
6k without opengate, Ibis mehh. Strange camera for weddings
Perhaps because you have the choice.
Storage is cheap these days. Remember filmmakers used to take up terabytes filming a wedding with a 1DXiii without raw.
@@whoismatt not so cheap, considering that you need to backup the flash drive and then also ssd /hdd . If one wedding takes up 500+ GB, this is a problem . Let's not remember those heroes who used 1DX's )
I shoot entire wedding in 8k raw with z8, at the end of the day I use around 800gb (but at the end of the day I shoot h265). I use 1tb that cost me 300$ canadian dollars, and 2x 12tb hard drive that cost me 400$ canadian dollar…
I think that 6k raw will take less storage…
It’s not so expensive…
When I finish to edit a wedding, I transform all footage to h265, for backup and save it for 2 years…
When I shot first in nraw I never shot h265 anymore as raw is so good
@@peterra2532 one question .. why????
Over priced in India 2964 USD (247k INR) for body only 😢😭
so from now on your goal is to film your pro jobs on a singe card. good luck.
You want to record on two Memory Cards yet you use the Cheap Belkin Memory Card??? Most Mfrs will be using cheap cards too, both are going to fail even if it had the ability!!
Ff but w crop in some modes. Sony is still the king
Ahahah the cripple king!!
a7iv crop in 4k60p. a7iv is no match for this, or canon r6ii.
4K is over kill for a lot of projects. Lol!
4k has become the standard..
Not at all, I found 4k to be pretty important in post just working with the vid.
to late now, had to jump to sony years ago because of my Z6 many short-comings- 25 years w Nikon but couldn't shoot video like a sony & new lens tech took forever !!!
dont be overwelmed ...sony will probably answer to this.... and then canon maybe and then panasonic ...i mean this never ends .... some brand is far way ahead, others catch up ...imo sony is the one that leads atm ... but when nikon does this they have to make somethng equal or better
@@sardanapalosSony has too many tricks in the bag and a good camera body is just one of them.
Crazy that it only took Nikon 3 model to make a great Z6 after getting the blue prints from Sony like back in 2017!!!
The z6 after Firmware 3 is arguble better than the sony a7iii
@@frickseerose6146 Okay, how is the Z6 better than the a7iii after the firmware update?
@@harryvuemedia5106 first of all better ergonomics including weather sealing. Then the af is also on par, general Settings are easier, switching from video to photo is done instantly with the settings being diffrent from photo/Video. And the xqd cards are a lot faster and safer. Loading your pictures/Videos on your Computer is so much faster. Also better image stabilization.
So basicly using the two cameras in the real world makes s huge diffrence. The one is a toy, the otherone a tool to work with
@@frickseerose6146 Dude, where you at? Still waiting for your explanation and you to show us your work?
@@harryvuemedia5106 sorry I thought I replied. But basicly the ergonomics is just a lot better on the Nikon including weather sealing. After the Firmware 3, the af is on par with the Sony. Altough its sometimes a bit off in very dark Situations like a club. The xqd cards are safer than sd and just in general a lot quicker. This also benefits you, when you need to Transfer files in a hurry.
If you are a Hybrid shooter, its a lot faster and to change between Photo and Video with the settings staying diffrent for photo/Video.
The one is a tool made for working, the otherone feels like a toy. The sony is not bad, but dont underestimate Nikon because of the memes
As a long time Nikon user, I’m “meh” about this new articulating screen. As soon as you insert a USB-C cable or HDMI cable, there goes the ability to have it swivel up or down when in the out position.
usually if you use the HDMI out, you are using a monitor and not the articulating screen anymore for viewing.
@@Whiteinrevery Well said, the amount of complain people have reached is unbelievable. Man you get 6k raw video in the palm of your hand for 2.5k USd, and you keep complaining. Go buy a video camera for factor for 2.3.10x more if you don't want this.
Affordable? It costs 3000 Euro and still 24.5MP. No thanks. The Z5 that is what I call affordable.
I saw 2600 euro and 3000 with the 24-70 f4 bundle. He is in the US and it is 2500 USD.
Its a 6k60 FULLFRAME with usable af raw camera, for 2500$ i call that affordable
I am considering an alternative to the terrible Sony
One thing I learned from watching Z6III videos is that Nikon has a lot of chaperones.
Being able to record to only to 1 slot for video is crazy.
CFx-B is inherently more stable than SD cards. So maybe they figured it’s not needed. That said, I own a Z8 & Z9 and Atomos Ninja V. If I ‘need’ dual recording I record to the Ninja V. Ceremony, speeches etc.
@@mikeblack_pw Any card is prone to failure. Imagine doing a wedding and you lost all your footage because the card failed and you had no backup. No reason you shouldn't be able to dual record when you can on Sony, Canon, and Panasonic.
It’s insane.
@@kifley19 really not a problem. I’ve had industry acquaintances (whose other brands) have the mother board fail in their camera, battery errors, over heat shut downs, lens error. All where dual recording doesn’t help. CFx-B architecture is such that you may lose a file. The loss of an entire card is statistically less than dropping your camera after tripping over their family dog.
@@mikeblack_pw dude! It's better to be safe than sorry. How you can defend it when they could've have easily added it. I'm not going to argue anymore.
Why the crop on 4K recording, spoiled all the excitement!
That is only in 120fps, not in the other lower fps's
Because 4k120 without crop ( on a 24mp ff ) is another realm of levels, maybe on z8/z9 mark 2
and R5 records 8K raw? it is 4 years old impressive.
Why the f..uck would I want to buy a camera that Doesn't record dual ? It is a necessity to have dual recording at events. So fuck Nikon
XXXXXXX No dual recording no-buyee!! Failure!!!!
another youtuber is happy about flip out screen! how many professional film themselves? really, how many??? how useful is that??? enough of this shit
Its good for when you throw it on a gimbal or have weird obscure angle
Nothing about rolling shutter ....