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Nikon Z9 Firmware Version 5

NEWS: The next Nikon Z9 Firmware Version 5.00 update for the flagship Z9 camera is now available as a free download.

In a bid to garner all of the camera news headlines in March 2024, Nikon has announced the next significant firmware version 5.00 for the Z9, which improves features for sports, portraits, video and productivity.

What’s new in Firmware 5.00 for the Z9?

Among the most notable upgrades for Firmware 5.00 are Auto Capture remote shooting enhancements, user-selectable focus point thickness and improved flicker reduction to prevent banding from LED lights. Nikon has also added Portrait Impression Balance and Skin Softening, which are features seen in the latest Nikon mirrorless cameras.

Additionally there are now Separate shooting banks for video, enhanced AF accuracy with the Profoto A10 Flash, plus the ability to assign more custom functionality to Fn buttons. What’s more, the Z 9 will now connect to a smartphone in station (STA) mode, giving you all the features of SnapBridge without interrupting the phone’s Wi-Fi connection to the internet.

Additional updates in firmware 5.00

1. Control your playback speed: [1/2x speed] and [1/4x speed] for video; [5 fps], [15 fps], [30 fps] or [At current release mode speed] for stills.
2. Choose how images centre when scrolling in zoomed-in playback, including an option to centre on faces.
3. Choose to disregard the camera orientation information in situations like astrophotography, where the lens is pointed upward.
4. Get clear focus confirmation when using Hi-Res Zoom—the frame turns from red to green.
5. Personalise the camera’s Retouch menu with your most-used retouch functions or assign them to custom controls.
6. Make precise manual focus adjustments with maximum-aperture live view [Max. aperture Lv during MF].
7. Speed up your workflow with improved FTP connectivity and faster transfers with RAW/JPEG to 8-bit HEIF conversion.
8. Adjust exposure compensation and white balance settings even while “recall shooting functions (hold)” is active.

You can download the Z9 firmware update 5.00 here, which also links to the preceding Ver.4.10 update as well as full instructions to follow.

With these enhancements and new feature additions, the Z9 emerges as an even more capable camera than its initial launch, emphasising the importance for camera manufacturers to offer firmware updates in order to keep their products up-to-date.

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By Park Cameras on 18/03/2024