Customer Ratings & Reviews

I recently got into photography a few years ago somewhat for fun and somewhat out of necessity. In doing so, I got my first nice camera and my plan was to teach myself all the ins and outs of photography. It somewhat happened and somewhat didn’t, my first nice camera was a competitors brand and though I like it, it’s menu system can be very complicated at times. That’s the one thing that struck me about the Z 30, the Nikon menu system was much easier to navigate. Besides taking pics of my girlfriends cats and hobby stuff, my primary use is real estate photography. When using it for real estate photos the less complicated menu system and controls is something I greatly appreciate. Taking photos and video, the controls such as the quick access button for white balance adjustment and the excellent touch screen make it easy. The touch screen is very responsive and the touch to focus/shutter is an awesome feature that will make it easy for people coming from a smart phone and using a camera such as this for the first time. Though this is dubbed as a camera primarily for video, it takes amazing pictures right out the box and can produce a very nice Bokeh. When using for video it can shoot in 4k 30p or slow mo @ 1080 @ 120 fps. Though I would like to have Ibis built in to the camera, the lens does and you can also turn on vibration reduction for even more help making things stable. When it came time to see and edit my masterpieces or atrocities, I initially tried Nikons snapbridge app. I got it to connect to my iPad and iPhone with WiFi, but could never get it to connect with Bluetooth to either my iPad or iPhone. This was a little disappointing, but was short lived when I discovered I could connect it to my iPad directly with a USB-C to USB-C cable and not only could I transfer my pics directly to my iPad this way, the iPad would also reverse charge it. This is my preferred way to transfer as a one minute 4K video was able to transfer in about 45 seconds to a minute. When using the Nikon app that same video took almost five minutes wirelessly. Overall, the Z 30 is a well balanced entry level mirrorless camera that is geared toward video, but takes beautiful photos also.

The Nikon Z30 with Vlogger Kit, which includes the camera, a 16-50mm kit lens, a Nikon ML-L7 Remote, a SmallRig Tripod and a SmallRig Windmuff. This is my first mirrorless camera. I own a Nikon D7500 with several prime lenses. I would not call myself a Content Creator, but I guess that is what I am. I'm a seamstress that makes clothes, then blogs about it on IG. I take photos of myself, but never videos. Hopefully, that will change now that I have this vlogger kit! When unboxing, I immediately noticed how small and light this camera is compared to my Nikon D7500! After fully charging the battery, I attached the 16-50mm lens. The LCD swivel screen can be flipped out to the side, rotated up/down, as well as flipped all the way around for selfie mode. The red light on the front lets you know when the camera’s recording. The camera will auto switch to self-portrait mode when the monitor is facing the front. This camera does not have an electronic viewfinder. This is a great camera that was built for videos, but I think that I can get it to work for my basic photos. The photos that I took with this camera are very crisp and only get grainy with low light. I do love that with the Nikon adapter, I can continue to use my DSLR prime lenses. Highly recommend!

An excellent choice for a starter camera for photography and videos. The camera itself can be used as a webcam for online but then a compact beast for photos. It can take videos in 4k30fps, 1080p60 and so much for slow-mos if you are into that. This was my first choice for a camera starting off because of the durability and protection it has, especially conpared to its competitors (like the Sony EV-Z10). The display screen has a higher resolution than its competitors so what you see on that is what you'll see when you take the picture or taking video. The handgrip for holding the camers is way more ergonomic so it fits and holds better in hand. I also want to talk about how the menu/settings for this mirrorless camera couldn't have been better. Yes, some other brands might have a teeny tiny bit more options, but it can tend to be more confusing depending on your experience level. But overall, even with higher experience the menu/settings is very user friendly and gets the job done, and done well. The battery lasting longer would be nice but its not a deal breaker, or at least for me. It gets about 3hrs battery life which is more than enough for what I use mine for. (I use mine for streaming, vlogging, environmental photos/cars) Along with this camera, the support for Nikon for questions and everything has been outstanding. Registering this on Nikons website will give you access to a free video to help you understand more about the Z30 as well which was handy. Overall, I have no complaints and would definitely buy another if it came down to it.

This is an excellent introductory Mirrorless Camera for the beginning photographer. It is lightweight, which is a bonus for those who don't wish to lug around a DSLR or Full-Frame camera. The articulating touch screen is very handy for this kind of camera. The price point is very reasonable.

This is a cool camera. It does take photos but just like all the youtube reviews say, thats not whats its meant for. The videos look good. The camera is unreliable if you want to record in the sun. It will constantly shut off. It will say its overheated and all you have to do is shut it off then back on. I hope a firmware update fixes the problem. Its just for fun videos. It is the perfect camera to replace phone videos.

I am a long-time (half century) camera buff and this camera excels for the amateur photographer. It is ergonomically a gem and its sensor is as good as any cropped sensor around. It is wonderfully light and its foldable lenses (16-50 and 50-250) are easy to carry around and all you will ever need.Do not spend $2000 on higher end full frame cameras meant for pros, this one is a keeper.

This new lightweight and small gorm factor DX format camera is an excellent addition to my colkection of Nikons. I bought my first one and so impressed with the image stabalization that I bought a 2nd to replace an on air streaming camera. I also will use both of them as fixed position wedding cameras and you should see the video out of the camera to understand how impressive their capability is, much respect. I am a commercial photographer with a large collection of other cameras and this makes me happy to not have to have other brands on the shelf just to do small video jobs. Forget the gimbal, i bet that you can hand hold this camera steady enough to get great results. The articulating screen makes my day when shooting very high or very low. This camera is well worth the price.

This is my first camera I ever got myself and it was hard at first for me to learn about it but at the same time exciting! I liked how it didn't take me that long to learn. I wish the frame was just a bit bigger for me since I want to use this to make food content! Sometimes it is hard for me to see but overall I am excited to learn more and put together my first video with it. The quality looks very good. I also wish it would autofocus better but that's okay. I feel I needed to improve my quality for my videos and this was the right step to make. A good investment.

Light weight when compared to my older dslr, takes great still photos and videos. Is built like the other higher cost Nikon z cameras yet is really affordable by comparison. Easy to set up and work. Fun to use

I recently purchased the Z30 with the 16-50mm. I think it's much more than a vlogging / content creator camera. Due to its size and video capabilities, it makes for an excellent small camera to take on trips, photo walks and doing street photography. I find it has quick focusing, support silent photography, nice menu customization modes and the ability to create your own filters within camera. The only downside I’ve found is in bright sun the screen is hard to see (needs to be brighter). Plus, the pixel count is only 21MP; IMO, it should be 24MP considering how long 24MP has been in the marketplace. Lastly, the price is great...very affordable.

great camera and very light weight i bought it for vlogging and pictures and the quality is great definitely a favorite

I love the Z30. I've shot with Nikon for over 11 years and mostly for photography. I've had the D90, D750, D800 and now currently have Z6 and Z30. I've been wanting to do more video work, but Z6 doesn't have a tilting LCD so its frustrating to not know if my shot is in focus shooting a video of me. But with the Z30, that problem is no more, plus i'm amazed on how light it is, it feels like i'm holding my phone, it also has great autofocus, eye autofocus, Everything works great.

I fell in love with the camera immediately upon the first use. It is very easy to navigate the settings. There is a switch at the back to switch between video recording and stills. If you want a view finder, you probably need to consider another camera. I don't need a viewfinder on this camera since I only use it for content creation. Video quality is outstanding.

I'm a community manager and content creator for brands, so I use the camera for social media videos. It has excellent quality, especially for videos. The only thing I didn't like is that none of the microphones I have can be used with it, not even a BOYA! I'm still exploring this topic, so... ;) :)

I love so much this camara! Since i got it i’ve taking lots of pictures. It’s been just one monthe since i got the camera and i have more than 2k pictures, if you like taking pictures i would definitely recommend this camera. Alsoif you are into learning how to take pictures this is also a great option to star with.

Amazing camera. Love the video quality, the ease of use, the picture quality even with this kit lens. The kit lens is great. I've had many worse kit lenses on other kits. The super slow motion is beautiful. I bought this camera, as a photographer but wanted to start taking videos. The lack of viewfinder has shown to be an issue for me shooting in bright sun.

I super love this camera. My first nikon finally died on me after 10 years. And i was looking for something small but the quality is great. And i came across this. And its just perfect. It was an adjustment at first as this one doesnt have a view finder.

Great camera for what is is geared towards. I have a Z6 and needed a secondary camera while filming interviews. This camera performs really well and is easy to use. I paired it with a 40 mm f2 rather than the kit lens, and I couldn’t tell if there’s much of a difference in filming quality between this and the Z6 when you’re filming straight in the cameras. Without the viewfinder, I wouldn’t recommend this for stills.

The camera its self is amazing with great auto focus, video resolution and fps, and phone connectivity. However, it overheats way too easily. As someone who is currently working for Nikon, I can honestly say that it was not as great as I would have liked it to be. It overheated and shutdown on me after recording for 20 minutes and for my original plan for it (using it as a webcam) didn't work because it can only do 30fps as a webcam.

Im a beginner and It’s more easy. Less confusing. Easy to transfer my Nikon z30 to my cellphone. No hustle. Pictures are clear and fair. Video is great and I love it.