How to tell if a Nikon D810 camera has the thermal issue fix?

Firmware update C1.01

A reader send me a confirmation that Nikon updated the C firmware on his D810 camera to 1.01 in order to fix the thermal issue (white dots) during long exposures:

Black dot in the tripod socket

Several readers purchased a Nikon D810 from the last B&H shipment (see this post) and confirmed the presence of a black dot in the tripod socket:



The C 1.01 firmware update for the D810 is not available for download on Nikon’s support page. Like I already mentioned few days ago, this is not just a firmware update fix – a pixel defect compensation” must also be applied to every affected camera.