Z6 vs Z6 III Live View lag and Blackout times

[Horshack]

Steve had excellent coverage of the Z6 III's viewfinder blackout in his first look review video. Today I measured and compared the LV lag and blackout times of the Z6 and Z6 III.

Comparison of the following, all with the electronic shutter:

1. Live View lag for normal (unmagnified) view. This measures how old the LV feed on LCD is vs realtime.
2. Live View lag for 100% magnified view. This measures how old the LV feed on LCD is vs realtime. This is a useful metric for manual focus responsiveness.
3. Live View blackout for single-shot shooting
4. Live View blackout for Contnuous Low shooting (5fps)
5. Z6 Live View lag for slideshow Contnuous High + shooting (8fps)
6. Z6 III Live View blackout for Contnuous High shooting (16fps)
7. Z6 III Live View lag for slideshow for Contnuous High + shooting (20fps)

These tests are difficult to do accurately and have a considerable margin of error owing to the interaction of the various display refresh rates (rear LCD refrresh, iPhone display refresh, etc...), not to mention any possible mistakes in my methodology.

Results for those who prefer not to watch the video:

• Z6 Live View Lag normal (unmagnified) view: <= ~70ms
• Z6 III Live View Lag normal (unmagnified) view: <= ~50ms
• Z6 Live View Lag 100% magnified view: ~200ms
• Z6 III Live View Lag 100% magnified view: ~100ms
• Z6 Single-shot blackout: ~200ms
• Z6 III Single-shot blackout: ~100ms
• Z6 Continuous Low 5fps blackout: ~200ms (+/- 20ms)
• Z6 IIII Continuous Low 5fps blackout: ~80ms (+/- 20ms)
• Z6 Continuous High+ 8fps slideshow lag: ~100ms
• Z6 III Continuous High 16fps blackout: ~65ms
• Z6 III Continuous High+ 20fps slideshow lag: ~50ms

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

Thanks and appreciate the recap. You do fantastic work on this tech. For me, I roast coffee and talk to cats, so with your posts, any real life lay person impact you can describe is super helpful.

 

[Steve]

Wow, that's a serious reduction in blackout!