Nikon Z5IIC brings full-frame confidence to beginners

Nikon has announced the Z5IIC, a beginner-friendly full-frame mirrorless camera that’s clearly built to get people into full-frame without overwhelming them. It pairs a familiar touchscreen-led interface with Nikon’s Z technology, and the pitch is confidence from the first shot. Details are on Nikon’s site. What it is The Z5IIC is a streamlined, flat-top full-frame camera aimed squarely at people stepping up from a smartphone or an APS-C body. At its heart is a 24.5MP FX sensor paired with the EXPEED 7 processor, the same processor Nikon uses in cameras far higher up the range, and that pairing is the interesting part. It means image quality and autofocus intelligence that punch well above what you’d expect at this level. The design is deliberately simple. There’s a flat top rather than a pronounced viewfinder hump, touchscreen operation, a high-resolution vari-angle screen, and 15 scene modes that optimise the settings for you....