Videographers will be happy to know that, along with support for 4K, 30fps video (8 bit internally and 10 bit N log externally via the HDMI port), there are 3.5mm inputs for headphones and a microphone. Like the D850, the Z7 can also capture 120fps footage with audio, in case you want to make slow-motion clips in post-production.

However, while the Z6 offers a full pixel sensor readout, 4K on the Z7 is cropped to an APS-C (DX) size -- much like Sony's A7R III. You can still shoot 4K without any cropping, but some of the pixels will be binned. Unlike the D850, both the Z7 and Z6 support phase-detect AF for video, bringing Nikon up to the same level as Sony and Canon.

As expected, the Z7 is part of a fresh breed for Nikon, so you'll find a completely new body system dubbed "Z-mount." The same goes for the lower-end Z6. But the good news is, Nikon is making an F-mount adapter available from day one for Z7 (and Z6) owners, which is going to offer them support for all existing Nikkor lenses -- all 90 of them.

That said, Nikon is launching three native Z-mount lenses with the Z7: a 24-70mm f.4.0, 35mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.8. It's also developing an insane 50mm f/0.9 lens for its Z-mount camera. On top of those, it will add six more Z-mount models in 2019, including 85mm, 20mm, 14-30mm, a faster 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses. Finally, a 50mm f/1.2, 24mm f/1.8, 14-24mm f/2.8 and three unnamed models will then arrive in 2020, and many more beyond that, Nikon revealed. If there's an area where Sony's mirrorless cameras lack, it's the glass department, and Nikon sees that as an opportunity for the Z7 and Z6.

You'll need an XQD memory card for the Z7 and unfortunately, there's only one slot. We're told CFexpress Type B card support will be coming via a future firmware update. XQD cards can be hard to find, but luckily Nikon is launching its own by the end of September. In terms of connectivity, there's USB-C, Bluetooth and WiFi via Nikon's SnapBridge, and a "PC Ready" feature that'll let you transfer images wirelessly to a desktop or laptop.