Gorgeous FE-inspired retro styling ; Lightweight build ; Fast, accurate AF ; Vlogger friendly features

No in-body stabilisation ; No headphone input

Beautiful design ; Useful vari-angle touch screen ; A well-struck balance of old and new ; Great value

Needs more native lenses ; Grip less suited to large lenses ; No UHS-II support

The Nikon Z fc is a triumph of design that offers a different shooting experience to the Nikon Z50 at a great price. The vari-angle screen is also an inspired choice that embodies Nikon's old-meets-new 'fusion' concept. More advanced photographers...

Stylish design ; Growing lens lineup ; Manual controls ; Touchscreen

‘Only’ an APS-C sensor ; Lacks the waterproofing

The Nikon Z fc is a desirably retro-fashioned yet affordable entry point into Nikon’s growing Z series mirrorless camera lineup, providing access to a growing number of lenses and accessories. There are plenty of manual controls for photographers who...

Fairly priced entry into Z mount ; Decent image quality potential - if you invest in the right lens ; Retro dial-based controls

Plasticky build quality ; Slow kit lens doesn't represent camera's true capability ; Autofocus not a patch on Canon's EOS R ; Not full-frame - just to avoid any doubts

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...

Striking old-school looks ; Great autofocus performance ; Useful flippy screen

No in-body image stabilisation ; Not many retro-style Nikkor lenses (yet) ; No headphone input

Come for the style, stay for the performance

A terrific small APS-C format camera that delivers the goods and offers a multitude of dials and buttons to allow access to all the main functions. Add gorgeous retro styling and lenses to match, and we end up with something that many photographers...