Nikon just released new firmware updates for the Z9 camera and Nikkor Z 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm lenses. Here are the details:
NIKKOR Z 85mm f/1.8 S Firmware Version 1.10:
- Added support for linear manual focus control via the lens control ring. When an option other than [Non-linear] is selected for Custom Setting f9 [Focus ring rotation range] in the camera [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU], rotating the lens control ring through the selected range will take focus from the minimum focus distance to infinity, regardless of how fast the ring is rotated. As of December 2022, [Focus ring rotation range] is available with the Z 9 (“C” firmware version 2.00 or later) and the Z 7II/Z 6II (“C” firmware version 1.40 or later).
NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S Firmware Version 1.10:
- Added support for linear manual focus control via the lens control ring. When an option other than [Non-linear] is selected for Custom Setting f9 [Focus ring rotation range] in the camera [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU], rotating the lens control ring through the selected range will take focus from the minimum focus distance to infinity, regardless of how fast the ring is rotated. As of December 2022, [Focus ring rotation range] is available with the Z 9 (“C” firmware version 2.00 or later) and the Z 7II/Z 6II (“C” firmware version 1.40 or later).
NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S Firmware Version 1.10:
- Added support for linear manual focus control via the lens control ring. When an option other than [Non-linear] is selected for Custom Setting f9 [Focus ring rotation range] in the camera [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU], rotating the lens control ring through the selected range will take focus from the minimum focus distance to infinity, regardless of how fast the ring is rotated. As of December 2022, [Focus ring rotation range] is available with the Z 9 (“C” firmware version 2.00 or later) and the Z 7II/Z 6II (“C” firmware version 1.40 or later).
NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S Firmware Version 1.10:
- Added support for linear manual focus control via the lens control ring. When an option other than [Non-linear] is selected for Custom Setting f9 [Focus ring rotation range] in the camera [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU], rotating the lens control ring through the selected range will take focus from the minimum focus distance to infinity, regardless of how fast the ring is rotated. As of December 2022, [Focus ring rotation range] is available with the Z 9 (“C” firmware version 2.00 or later) and the Z 7II/Z 6II (“C” firmware version 1.40 or later).
NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S Firmware Version 1.10:
- Added support for linear manual focus control via the lens control ring. When an option other than [Non-linear] is selected for Custom Setting f9 [Focus ring rotation range] in the camera [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU], rotating the lens control ring through the selected range will take focus from the minimum focus distance to infinity, regardless of how fast the ring is rotated. As of December 2022, [Focus ring rotation range] is available with the Z 9 (“C” firmware version 2.00 or later) and the Z 7II/Z 6II (“C” firmware version 1.40 or later).
Nikon Z9 Firmware Version 3.01:
- The MC-N10 remote grip can now be used for synchronized release on cameras connected via a ten-pin remote terminal.
- Improved focus tracking in focus mode AF-C when [Wide-area AF (S)], [Wide-area AF (L)], [Wide-area AF (C1)], or [Wide-area AF (C2)] is selected for [AF-area mode].
- Fixed the following issues:
- If an option other than [Subject detection off] was chosen for [AF subject detection options] with [Wide-area AF (S)], [Wide-area AF (L)], [Wide-area AF (C1)], or [Wide-area AF (C2)] selected for [AF-area mode], autofocus would sometimes fail when subjects were detected outside the focus point.
- If [AF-area mode], [AF-area mode + AF-ON], [Recall shooting functions], or [Recall shooting functions (hold)] was assigned to a control using Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)] with [3D-tracking] selected for [AF-area mode] in the stored settings, the camera would sometimes fail either to focus or to track the desired subject when autofocus was initiated by pressing the chosen control in focus mode AF-C.
- When [AF-area mode], [AF-area mode + AF-ON], [Recall shooting functions], or [Recall shooting functions (hold)] was assigned to a control using Custom Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)], the camera would in rare cases stop responding if the chosen control was pressed immediately before or after shooting while [Pinpoint AF] or [Single-point AF] was selected for [AF-area mode].
- FTP errors would sometimes occur during connection to FTP servers.
- Upload to certain FTP servers would continue indefinitely with no pictures being uploaded.
- Once added to [MY MENU] or [RECENT SETTINGS], Custom setting d14 [Release timing indicator] could not be selected in either menu, nor removed from [MY MENU] using [Remove items].
