Our quick take

Nikon Z Fc - 3.5 / 5

Design & Lens Mount

  • 0.39-inch, 2.36m-dot resolution OLED electronic viewfinder (EVF) 3.0-inch, 1,040k-dot resolution articulating LCD touchscreen Body dimensions: 134.5 x 93.5 x 43.5mm / Weight: 390g Nikon Z mount lenses (DX, not FX coverage) 1x SD card slot

Performance

  • Autofocus: 209-area hybrid phase-detection/contrast system Functions -4.5 to +19EV 11fps burst shooting 300 shots a charge

Image Quality

  • 20.9-megapixel APS-C (DX) sensor 12-bit or 14-bit raw ISO sensitivity: 100-51,200 4K video (24/25/30fps)

  • 12-bit or 14-bit raw

To recap

We thought this retro camera was going to wow us. Instead it’s rather proven that sometimes ideas from the past are best left there. Clearly there’s future potential here, but the lens range needs to further develop before there will be the maturity that could allow the Fc to proudly hang its hat on the Nikon FM2 of years past.