And yet pro photographers apparently need them.
Just how do they make use of all those high-end capabilities?
Cameras like the Z9 pack in an almost absurd array of options and powerful tools.
Nikon
A camera is no longer a simple box and lens, with a shutter to let the light in.
So how do pros make use of these options, and does anyone need them?
Finally
DSLRs are essentially film cameras retrofitted to use a digital sensor instead of film.
Nikon
They’re a lot more than that now, of course, but the basic design remains.
But here it is, fashionably late, wowing absolutely everyone.
What Does It Do?
Ok, so let’s talk specs.
A camera must do a few things to capture an image.
It has to focus, set the exposure, and then snap the image.
The Z9 can detect people, eyes, animals, airplanes, cars, motorbikes, and more.
All the kinds of subjects that move fast.
Equally handy is the Z9’s low-light capabilities.
It can focus down to -8.5 EV, which means “in the dark.”
Then there’s the Z9’s speed.
It has no physical shutter because it doesn’t need one.
Instead, it just scans the data off the sensor at the moment of capture.
Again, not essential, but for the pro, very handy.
We’re seeing a pattern here.
You’ll never miss an image because the camera wasn’t capable or ready.
