New Z9 firmware update - V5.10

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I'm completely lost. You want to shoot raw plus jpeg, but not enable the camera to shoot raw plus jpg? Just...enable the option and send it all to card one. I'm not sure what you're asking here.
No one seems to understand. I dont want to use a separate card for RAW and Jpeg ( ie the RAW + Jpeg option in the menu). Lets say I am shooting RAW and I have only 1 Flashcard inserted and now I am running out of card space. To save space can I switch to jPEG? Another example: I am shooting RAW and want to do some pre focus which only supports Jpeg- can I switch WITHIN the same card from RAW to Jpeg? Hope that explains it
 
No one seems to understand. I dont want to use a separate card for RAW and Jpeg ( ie the RAW + Jpeg option in the menu). Lets say I am shooting RAW and I have only 1 Flashcard inserted and now I am running out of card space. To save space can I switch to jPEG? Another example: I am shooting RAW and want to do some pre focus which only supports Jpeg- can I switch WITHIN the same card from RAW to Jpeg? Hope that explains it

So important to explain the question as best as possible :)
- In what format you save your pictures is defined by your settings, the size of JPG and NEF can be defined in that setting
- JPG and NEF can go on the same card
 
Don’t think we’ll get 6.0
No complaints
Start saving for Z9ii 😬
I'm with you on this; I think we're due any week now (within calendar Q1) for a pre launch announcement of a new flagship (official launch in early fall; delivery of a hand full before year's end), unless Nikon has abandoned it's cycle (disrupted as it was by the blip of the D6/Z9 transition). Mind when I've suggested that in the past all I got was laugh emojis LOL
 
I'm with you on this; I think we're due any week now (within calendar Q1) for a pre launch announcement of a new flagship (official launch in early fall; delivery of a hand full before year's end), unless Nikon has abandoned it's cycle (disrupted as it was by the blip of the D6/Z9 transition). Mind when I've suggested that in the past all I got was laugh emojis LOL
We're currently in Nikon's Q4 and I don't expect any development or pre-launch announcement of a new flagship camera until Nikon's upcoming fiscal year, which begins in April. What I expect before April is something related to video (availability of the new lens and perhaps Z mount on some RED cameras) so that they can highlight it in their Annual Report.
 
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We're currently in Nikon's Q4 and I don't expect any development or pre-launch announcement of a new flagship camera until Nikon's upcoming fiscal year, which begins in April. What I expect before April is something related to video (availability of the new lens and perhaps Z mount on some RED cameras) so that they can highlight it in their Annual Report.
A possible exception might be the 35 f1.2S, announced before the end of March but with its sales kicking off in the next financial year.
 
A possible exception might be the 35 f1.2S, announced before the end of March but with its sales kicking off in the next financial year.
Possibly, but that doesn’t seem to be noteworthy beyond it being extremely delayed. Regardless, I don’t think it’s going to drive an outsized amount of revenue. I wonder if there has been a technical problem of some kind, perhaps with production or even the basic optical design? Last I heard from anyone at Nikon about it (Sept 2024) it was still planned for release.
 
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A possible exception might be the 35 f1.2S, announced before the end of March but with its sales kicking off in the next financial year.
 
We're currently in Nikon's Q4 and I don't expect any development or pre-launch announcement of a new flagship camera until Nikon's upcoming fiscal year, which begins in April. What I expect before April is something related to video (availability of the new lens and perhaps Z mount on some RED cameras) so that they can highlight it in their Annual Report.

Nikon Rumors suggests that the video oriented Nikon Z 28-135 f/4 PZ lens could be announced as soon as next week.

 
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Nikon positions the status of firmware updates as fundamental, if not crucial, in its overall strategy of the Imaging Division. Since 2019, they have changed how they evaluate customer feedback to identify new features added to improve the Z cameras

Executives have underscored this in interviews.
The most recent explanations, earlier this year, by Mitsuteru Hino, Head of UX Planning, Imaging Business Unit are particularly revealing, pertinently
"....At the end of 2021, we launched the Nikon Z 9. Since its launch, we have had three major firmware updates, v2.00, v3.00, and v4.00. The v2.00 firmware update was already planned. But for v3.00 and v4.00, most of the items reflected customer requests or feedback....."

The above statement was a few weeks before v5.00 was released


For the record and ease of reference here is a timeline of Z9 Firmware updates (Current Total = 12), since the camera was released, 21st December 2021





Detailed History:
VERSION
DATE OF RELEASE
DETAILS
1.10 1st April 2022Increased burst length when saving images as both RAW and JPEG
Fixed wireless high-speed sync issue with SB-5000 flash
2.020th April 2022Added internal Nikon N-RAW (up to 12-bit 8.3K 60p in full frame mode) and 12-bit ProRes RAW HQ (up to 4.1K 60p)
4K 60p footage can now be oversampled from 8K footage
"Pre-Release Capture" - jpgs Only
C1 and C2 Custom Wide-Area AF modes (20 types)
Improved autofocus for low-light
Improved AE and WB
120 Hz refresh mode for EVF
Added Recall Shooting Functions [Hold] in Custom settings
2.106th July 2022Improved autofocus performance in various situations
Improved image stabilization when panning while in a vertical orientation
High-frequency flicker reduction added to customizable controls
Bug fixes
2.11 30th August 2022Bug fixes
3.025th November 2022Added high-frequency flicker reduction for video shooting
"hi-res zoom" 2x digital zoom option for 4K video
60 fps
Improved playback for high-speed continuous bursts
Improved customizable controls, low-light AF, 3D tracking
Support for TLS encrypted connections to FTP servers
3.0119th December 2022Added support for synchronized release of multiple cameras (with 10-pin cable on MC-N10 grip)
Improved focus tracking in wide area AF-C
Bug fixes Autofocus and FTP


VERSION
DATE OF RELEASE
DETAILS
3.1027th February 2023Added support for Z Nikkor 85 mm f1.2S
Improved AF accuracy for low-contrast subjects
Increased fps when using hotshoe flashes
Bug fixes
4.00 13th June 2023"Auto Capture" - automatic triggering by motion, distance and subject detection
Added Exposure delay mode (d6), new shutter sounds (for a total of 5 selectable variants)
Lower ISO when shooting N-Log (200 and 400 native ISO is now selectable, instead of 800)
Focus distance indicator on-screen
Customization - More 0ptions to assign functions to buttons
Pre-Release Capture buffer increased to 300 seconds
Improved 3D tracking autofocus, "hi-res zoom" for finer speed control, internal playback of videos
4.01 23rd August 2023Bug fixes
4.10 4th November 2023New Subject Recognition Modes - Birds and Airplanes

VERSION
DATE OF RELEASE
DETAILS
5.0013th March 2024Added 15 fps, "Rich Tone Portrait" Picture Control profile - Portrait Impression Balance and Skin Softening
Adjustable focus point border weight
Improved "High-frequency flicker" - customizable frequency presets for common LED lighting and signboards
Improved "Auto Capture" with support for date/time- and duration-based automatic triggering, DX image area mode and airplane subject detection mode
Image review: "Prefer focus point (face priority)" when playback zoom is enabled
Extended menu banks separate for photo and video modes
More functions for custom buttons, more customizable buttons
Wi-Fi station mode for SnapBridge connection
5.10 17th December 2024Video Recording - added Hi-Res Zoom, Angled shutter mode, zebra pattern color, customizing the brightness information display
Added power zoom Controls for PZ lenses
Misc. bug fixes
 
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