Nikon announced again the development of new firmware for the Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras with eye-detection AF, increased AF/AE performance, RAW video output and CFexpress support (UPDATE: now also the D5, D850 and D500 cameras will have CFexpress support as I already reported back in November):
Nikon will be the first company to offer true HDMI ProRes RAW 4k output with the Z6/Z7 mirrorless cameras (RAW video output is already available from other manufacturers like Blackmagic, but not from the HDMI port). The upgrade will come as a firmware update and this is probably the main reason for the new Nikon Z6 […]
First, note that all my posts and the official press release describe the D850 as a “full-frame, high-resolution, high-speed digital SLR cameras“, not mirrorless or medium format as some have suggested (the B&H listing of the D850 as a mediums format 645 was a mistake). This is what we know about the D850 so far based […]
Nikon announced the Coolpix W300 – a new waterproof camera with 4K UHD video. The camera will be available in Summer 2017 in orange, yellow and black for a suggested retail price of $389.95. Sample photos can be found here. Pre-order links can be found here. Press release:
Back in January I reported a rumor about a new Nikon D5 firmware update that will extend the 4k video recording limit to 30 minutes. I received some information that the firmware update will be released at the beginning of June (it was initially supposed to be released at the end of March together with the Nikon […]
Nikon Japan issued a notice confirming that the Nikon D5 camera and accessories will start shipping on March 26th, 2016. I received some information that the D5 will ship with the rumored firmware update that will allow 4k video recording for 29 minuted and 59 seconds. Here is the full list of new products expected on […]
The Nikon D5 can only shoot 3 minutes of 4k video while the D500 can shoot 4k for 30 minutes (see this and this post for more details). I received a tip that Nikon will release a firmware update after shipping starts in March that will increase the 4k recording limit of the D5 to 30 minutes. This […]
Nikon Europe uploaded the official sample 4k UHD video from the Nikon D500 on YouTube:
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