I would put that kind effort into an April Fools prank, that's what makes it good.
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Z9II Leaked Slides on NikonRumors
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Alberto Tanikawa
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All-intra… that’s Canon speak 
Alberto Tanikawa
Senior Member
Also the pixel arrangement although reminiscent of the D1x, has no real benefit. And the reuse of photos used in previous advertising 
Nikon used extensive photos and videos of that guy in 2021 to show off the AF abilities of the Z9. That was the give away for me; they wouldn't reuse the same photos. Then I realized the date.The typos kind of give it away, no?But then again - it’s April Fool’s Day - at least in the U.S.
chambeshi
Veteran Member
4D Tracking ??!!!
:-D :-D:-D
:-D :-D:-D
Suntan
Veteran Member
Way too many spelling and grammatical errors to be real.
Interesting take though, I guess.
Interesting take though, I guess.
vtpeters
Leading Member
My thoughts exactly (the grammatical errors).
Hendrik_nl
Forum Enthusiast
Oooh, I want the new 4D AF!
shuncheung
Veteran Member
I just took a quick look at the slides and didn't pay attention to the grammatical errors. However, if Nikon has a new EXPEED processor, there is no way they will call it EXPEED 7 AI. Reusing the EXPEED 7 name means it is old stuff. Any new processor will have to be EXPEED 8 (or later), not 7.
Also on the Canon R1 and R5ii, they already have human facial recognition so that you can program in several individuals and the camera will look for those individuals and focus on them. Of course such AI technology is still developing and evolving, but the types of AF this "Z9ii" offers seems to be quite behind the state of the art.
Somebody did spend some time to work on those slides, though, That was more effort than I would be willing to put in for an April Fools joke.
Leonard Shepherd
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Whether Nikon are introducing a II version of a lower specified body or a Z9 II is perhaps for tomorrow.
My speculation is for the first and not the second option.
kbrkr
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Barleyman
Senior Member
On one hand, I think it is an April Fool's play by NR. On the other, I agree, this slideware is pretty inventive. I checked NR April 1st tagged articles. Some are spoofs, others are real, e.g. photo of Nikon 35mm f/1.2 Z lens.. which was eventually released.
The lens was released, yes, but it looked nothing like the picture!
Barleyman
Senior Member
You are correct. So, the Z9ii might not have an EVF?The lens was released, yes, but it looked nothing like the picture!
Not sure what you mean. What I meant to say is that even though the 35/1.2 was "eventually released", in the same way the Z9II will be released eventually, the NR April 1st post added no new, true information (in either case).You are correct. So, the Z9ii might not have an EVF?The lens was released, yes, but it looked nothing like the picture!
MJ_Photo38
Veteran Member
Damn, I didn't think they'd bring back the rectangular pixel from the D1X ! LOL !
Roy Kikuta
Senior Member
What? You never heard of 4D tracking… uses the latest principles of quantum entanglement and superposition to add a new (4th) dimension to classical newtonian 3-axis VR that pushes AF tracking to previously unheard-of level of performance?
Oh, well… I guess there’s no hurry to save up my pennies!
My D1h from 2001 has rectangular pixels. Nothing new there.Yes, true binning would indeed do that, but this is anisotropic binning (how are you going to display rectangular pixels - a new image format?) plus a sub-optimal Bayer layout for which everyone would pay the price. Not going to happen on a high-end camera.Ok - two typos. No comments on your binning rebuttal - that went over my head. But in my simple thinking, wouldn’t a binned sensor provide better low-light (less noise) performance? Might be targeted at pros and PJ’s who shoot action in low(er) light that don’t need full 45Mp resolution.Yes. There is also "binnalbe" instead of "binnable".I did a really quick scan and found only 1 typo: “uints” instead of “units” - possible in a pre-release material, no? Were there more that I missed?The typos kind of give it away, no?But then again - it’s April Fool’s Day - at least in the U.S.
Plus, I am not sure about the consequences of this "binnalbe" readout - this would lead to pixel binning only along one axis, with a stated resolution of 23 MP (from 45 MP), suggesting anisotropic (rectangular) pixel size. Not sure this would fly. You would have to either actually bin (11 MP) or interpolate from the binned pixels (back to 45 MP). Plus that "double Bayer" pixel layout would probably lead to reduced colour resolution. I think this is bunk.
There is something along those lines - it is called Quad Bayer:
https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4...at-they-are-how-they-work-and-how-they-differ
But here is the caveat:
So. IMO: Smartphone: Yes. Z9 II: Nope.
- In high resolution scenes, an attempt is made to re-interpret the Quad Bayer data into something closer to Bayer data, to give a full resolution image. This won't be as detailed as an actual Bayer image with the same pixel count, but it still gives much more detail than the other two modes, and hence is more detailed than the 1/4 resolution sensor needed to match the low light mode's performance.
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