Who is the Nikon - Z 8 for?
Budget-tier camera. The 61.1 score sits in C-tier (58-67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don't matter for your use. Check the spec table below carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 12 measured specs against the transparent formula for the cameras category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲In-body stabilization — supported.
No spec lands in the bottom quartile of the category normalization window — this product holds up across the weighted axes.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Megapixels
- 45MP
- Sensor size
- Full Frame
- Max video
- 8K
- Weight
- 910g
All specifications
Sensor
- Sensor size?
- Full Frame
- Megapixels
- 45 MP
- Max ISO
- 102400
Video
- Max video
- 8K
- RAW video
- true
- Log profile?
- true
Body & Controls
- Weight
- 910 g
- Weather sealed?
- true
- Dual card slots?
- true
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