David Busch's Nikon Z9/Z8 Guide to Digital Still Photography

Introduction

Judging from the emails I receive daily, there has been an urgent need for a concise—yet comprehensive—manual for Nikon’s top-of-the-line cameras since the Nikon Z9 began shipping in late 2021. Thanks to Nikon Professional Services, I received my Nikon Z9 (and, later, my Z8) on the first day they were made available to the public. And since I received them, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring and discovering how to use these two remarkable cameras. I have planned from Day One to collect what I’ve learned into a guide, as I’ve done for virtually every Nikon interchangeable-lens digital camera since my initial D70 book more than two decades ago.

I quickly learned that I’d embarked on a nearly impossible mission. Although ebooks ...