Nikon will soon announce a big firmware update for their existing Mirrorless Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7. Not only that Nikon engineers are also working to improve eye AF functionality of the camera. Nikon will also add RAW video support to their mirrorless camera. So, these were are major set of specs coming with the next version of Nikon Z series firmware update.
Press Release
The Nikon Z Series: Upcoming Firmware on Display
The Nikon Z series will continue to adapt to changing user needs through the development and roll-out of firmware updates to meet and exceed creative expectations. Taking into account feedback from photographers and creators, Nikon will display three feature updates under development that open creative opportunities for the Z 6 and Z 7. Displays will include:
- CFexpress – Coming soon to the Z 6 and Z 7 cameras is support for CFexpress, which is compatible with the XQD memory card form-factor.
- Eye AF – Under development is an Eye AF function, which will automatically detect the subject’s eyes to make attaining critical focus on the eyes easier. It will allow users to capture photos in which focus has been clearly acquired on the subject’s eye, which is useful for portrait, event and street photography scenarios.
- RAW Video Support – Nikon is currently developing a feature that works with the ATOMOS Ninja V to output video in RAW format, using the ProRes RAW codec.
Details, including the release date of new firmware updates, will be shared at a later date.
Nikon Z7 after Firmware
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Good News… Lot of people told fuji does the Kaisen update just as they are bad company and unable to do a firmware well on the first place. See? That is the way development lifecycle. A camera should be continuously updated during its lifecycle.
Will they provide adapter what is able to handle screw drive lenses?
By the way has anyone old lenses like sigma what are usable on DSLR normal mode, but not working in liveview? What is the situation Z6/Z& won’t be able to use those lenses at all?
very good news 🙂
@Oleg: not sure about screw drivers, but for enthusiastics manual focus is fine 😉
@Nikon: make the horizon like in my Fuji cam and an update to handle SD cards, then I’ll buy a Z6!
Looking forward for this new update. Let’s see if Eye AF will hold up to Sony.
By the way has anyone old lenses like sigma what are usable on DSLR normal mode, but not working in liveview? What is the situation Z6/Z& won’t be able to use those lenses at all?
Sigma have updated the 85mm 1.4 Firmware to work with the Z6.
Z6 has the latest firmware from Nikon as of 16th April 2019
They work fine together.
However, Focal (Beta)seems to have a problem with calibrating the Z6 AND the Sigma 85mm 1.4 together to-date.
(Focal finds the Z6 and is able to set up the initial focus point, but after that, the Beta [Reikan FoCal Pro 2.9.4.5732M BETA] calibration fails.)
I am confident the Focal team will sort it out as the Beta is so new.