Nikon Z9 time-lapse features review

[@EricSnydereasphotography]

Ive been doing timelapse with my Z9 for the last 9 10 months and I love it!!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Glad to hear, anything you come across, pros or cons that I’ve not covered perhaps ?

[@brooker_7883]

Exciting updates. I hope that some of the features filter down to the Nikon Z6 🤞🏾

[@LondonViewpoints]

Ikr, I hope at least to Mark II but in case of aperture flicker I honestly don’t know what’s stopping it from going across all Z bodies 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@RaymondParkerPhoto]

Love the Z9's 8K timelapse! Use it all the time.

[@LondonViewpoints]

Hope the Z8 will be able to do it too

[@Lowridersdoggs]

@@LondonViewpoints do you know if the z8 also does 8k Timelapse?

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@Lowridersdoggs can’t confirm for 100% as I don’t have it (yet) but I would assume it does everything the same as Z9 does, as from what I’m told not a single thing got crippled

[@MattiaBicchi]

Great video Michael! Nikon really step up its game for timelapse!! Sony needs some catching up to do! 😊

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks Mattia, yeah some of the features are indeed industry leading, yet some lag behind, it’s a balance for sure if you have the money to splash on it, so hopefully it’ll work its way down to some cheaper bodies soon too

[@terryhopkins8059]

Are you going to test the Z8? I just got the Z8, haven't shot any time lapse yet, but love the camera so far for photos. Brings back memories of how I felt when I got my first DSLR (D100)!

[@LondonViewpoints]

I did, just haven’t got round to editing the video, all I can tell you for now, it’s the best timelapse camera from Nikon

[@terryhopkins8059]

Thanks for the response! Look forward to seeing the video.

[@NikCan66]

Excellent video and informative video. I have to upgrade my firmware on my Z9 to this latest version

[@LondonViewpoints]

Glad you found it informative, I’m wondering what future firmware updates can bring to Z9 and they’ve been pumping them out lately

[@NikCan66]

@@LondonViewpoints say the rumoured new Nikon camera will have influenced the type of firmware update going forwards

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@NikCan66 lets hope so

[@chanjeff4406]

Looks like the aperture flicker issue has been solved in the Z8. In the interval shooting mode, the aperture is fixed according to the f-stop value selected.

[@LondonViewpoints]

Yes, even in manual but oddly one has to have the flicker reduction on, even thought it’s manual but that what seems to drive the aperture rings to not move

[@mikedavis1110]

Michael, Great info on the features, but did you speed up the audio or a fast talker?

[@LondonViewpoints]

I reckon I’m a fast talker or you had the playback speed increased 😉

[@mikedavis1110]

@@LondonViewpointsIt was normal speed. 😊

[@19Photographer76]

@@mikedavis1110 His speed might be OK for those that have been doing time lapse but I haven't. I turned the playback speed slower.

[@timelapsescapes]

how to monitor each shot that's is taken on the Z9? I was shooting a timelapse and would like to see the image so if I need to adjust the settings I would be able to do that. But nothing on the back screen to show the exposure or histogram?? help me please...

[@LondonViewpoints]

You can’t, unless you shoot with an external intervalometer

[@timelapsescapes]

@@LondonViewpoints Thanks Micheal really appreciate it.

[@QuanTranVisuals]

Good question. Before Nikon Z9, I used to shoot timelapse with my Sony A7R and an external intervalometer. I could control each shot easily be pausing and adjust the exposure inputs. Now I haven't tried shooting timelapse with my Z9 but I wondered the same thing as you did.

[@starman20241]

In the Interval mode with the video option , can you select 8k videos or 4k 10 bit videos?

[@LondonViewpoints]

4K only and not even 10bit sadly , just the plain 8

[@anthonycatania5613]

Does the Z9 allow you to connect another screen during time-lapse when shooting (ie. hdmi)? I figure that drains the battery too, but I wonder if its capable...

[@LondonViewpoints]

That I don’t know, haven’t tried but I can imagine it doesn’t, you’d need to shoot with an external intervalometer for that

[@19Photographer76]

My Atomos Shinobi has 2 batteries for its monitor or an external pack. That said, it's not fast enough when using focus shift shooting. Depending on your shooting interval, it should work with 5 sec or longer.

[@EugeneMaynard]

Great info!👍🏾🙏🏾

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@ilanifer]

Thanks for this great video! I wish you'd show how to actually use the Interval Timer Shooting function - I have tried to shoot a 30 sec exposure x 10 shots x 1 second interval between the shots (so I put 31 in the Interval section) and the camera doesn't do it...

[@LondonViewpoints]

Ah yes because 30s exposure actually takes 32seconds, yeah I know it’s an odd quirk, but same is 15s is actually 16s, give it a try and see for yourself

[@ilanifer]

@@LondonViewpoints Thank you so much, I would never have discovered it, it's really bad that Nikon let users go wrong like this. Thanks a lot, it's working now!

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@ilanifer actually it’s the same with every camera manufacturer afaik, it’s just a very odd quirk most don’t know about

[@DaleGDavis]

How much of the Z( time lapse improvements are on the Z8. I am considering buying the Z*8 and I do a lot of timelapse.

[@LondonViewpoints]

I’m literally working on a Z8 timelapse review as there’s some significant improvements, if you don’t want to wait - I’d say just get it

[@voederbietels]

is the lowlight performance the same as the z62?

[@LondonViewpoints]

I’m not one to do detailed technical spec tests but it felt like there was a minor improvement, not drastic though

[@chanjeff4406]

Any ideas if Nikon has addressed all of your cons on the Z8?

[@LondonViewpoints]

Working on Z8 review now, but all I can tell you is yes, some major things has been address and yet got updated completely silently and it only seems like I’ve discovered it by testing it now

[@chanjeff4406]

@@LondonViewpoints that's good to hear, looking forward to your review

[@thecooldude0071]

Awesome review

[@LondonViewpoints]

👍🏻

[@bigdspeedshop]

Any idea what the native ISO is for timelapse? 64 or 800?

[@LondonViewpoints]

64 will be cleaner than 800 for sure

[@bigdspeedshop]

@@LondonViewpoints thanks. I meant specifically for the video option.

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@bigdspeedshop for video, I recommend you watch Gerald Undone’s review

[@bigdspeedshop]

@@LondonViewpoints No answer there. Very specific question. For Timelapse using the Timelapse Movie on the Z9, is the Native ISO 64 (like stills) or 800 (like video)?

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@bigdspeedshop the timelapse movie file is a low bitrate 8bit clip, 800 is clean enough that will look probably no different to 64

[@stianstokka9584]

If you change from SDR to HLG you get 10bit 8k timelapse video. 👍

[@LondonViewpoints]

Oh really ? Thats neat, I got to try it, wondering if that’s the same on Zf, Z6III and Z8 ?

[@stianstokka9584]

@@LondonViewpoints I have only tested on z9 and z8. 😊

[@voederbietels]

I try to understand but you go so fast.

[@LondonViewpoints]

And I usually think I don’t talk fast enough 🤣 you can always slow down the video to 0.75x or less

[@voederbietels]

@@LondonViewpoints allright i am going to try play it at a lower speed