Nikon: New firmware for Z50, Z5, Z6 and Z7 improves autofocus, among other things

[16:00 Thu,11.November 2021 by Thomas Richter]

Nikon has released firmware updates for its for full-frame DSLMs Z5, Z6, Z7, and the mirrorless APS-C camera Z50 that, among other things, increase autofocus performance.

Nikon Z5

For example, autofocus operability, especially when shooting in low-light environments, has been improved with optimizations to face and eye detection in scenes where face and eye detection was previously difficult when using an external flash. In addition, subject visibility has been increased when shooting live view through the viewfinder or monitor. In addition, the firmware updates deliver support for FTZ II mount adapters and NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lenses to all models.

The Z6 and Z7 also receive additional enhancements with the updates, such as less flicker when shooting external N-Log or RAW video in low-light situations, improved eye detection performance for autofocus, and increased frame rate for displaying the focus point during face/eye detection and subject tracking.

The firmware updates for Z5, Z6, Z7 and Z50 in detail

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The

Nikon Z5 firmware version 1.20 and the

Nikon Z50 firmware version 2.20 bring:
- Added support for:
-- FTZ II mount adapter and
-- NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lenses
- Improved face/eye detection performance and subject visibility in images taken with an optional flash.

Nikon Z6

The

Nikon Z6 firmware version 3.40 and
Bring

Nikon Z7 firmware version 3.40:
- Added support for:
-- FTZ II mount adapter and
-- NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S lenses
- Flicker on the display is less likely when recording N-Log or RAW footage to external HDMI video recorders in low-light conditions.
- Improved eye detection performance for auto autofocus.
- Increased the frame rate for displaying the focus point during face/eye detection and subject tracking.
- Improved face/eye detection performance and subject visibility in images taken with an optional flash.
- Issue resolved: The camera sometimes stopped responding when Auto was selected for Picture Control in the PHOTO REC menu.
- Problem solved: The camera sometimes exceeded the value selected for ISO Sensitivity Settings > Maximum Sensitivity in the PHOTO REC menu.

Here is our

Test of Nikon Z6: the best 4K full frame 10 bit mirrorless for video? and our

Test of Nikon Z7 in practice: full frame cinema high flyer DSLR? 10 bit N-LOG, Sony A7III comparison, and more.

more infos at bei www.nikonusa.com

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