Nikon has announced its new iterations of the Z series mirrorless cameras, the Z6II and Z7II.

Stills

• As expected, and demanded by wedding photographers, the new cameras feature dual card slots (XQD or CFexpress Type B and UHS II SD).
• Another sign that Nikon listened to the critics, we now have a proper battery grip (MB-N11) with full controls.
• Nikon is promising better autofocus. (I’ll be happy with any improvement, despite experiencing little of the complaints of Internet critics. After firmware update 3.0, my Z6s have been excellent).
• Frame rate has been slightly improved — 14fps for the Z6II, 10fps with Z7II — improved buffer.
•  “See in the dark.” Two times the low light performance.
• Improved eye detection … for humans, dogs, or cats.
• Less viewfinder blackout during high burst shooting.
• Wide-Area (L) Mode to set boundaries for eye detection.
• Long exposures up to 900 sec. Bye, bye bulb.

Video

Nothing groundbreaking to report here.

• 4K 60P (albeit 8-Bit and DX-crop mode only)
• Eye detection comes to video.
• 10 bit and 12bit remain external recording options and ProRes Raw requires paid factory upgrade.

Two EXPEED 6 processing engines = more buffer capacity and more overall speed.

Join me in the video above for the countdown and a mini review of my experience with the Z6 after 18 months.