I installed the new firmware in my Z6II and had a brief moment today to try the subject tracking on a soaring turkey vulture against clear blue sky. The bird was doing figure-eight type loops relatively low overhead. I put the subject tracking on the bird and fired 8 frames in Continuous High while engaging AF-C with the back button. Camera was hand-held with the Nikkor 200-500mm F/5.6 lens mounted.
Reviewing the images afterward I see every one of them has the focus box on the bird and every one is in focus. The bird appears all over the frame from the middle to the edges - a result of my unsteady hand-holding. I tried this with the previous firmware with this same combo and it was a disaster. The camera kept losing lock on the bird and that made me conclude focus tracking is only good for nearby, slow-moving subjects.
Initial impression is that the subject tracking on the ZII cameras is now greatly improved with firmware 1.2.
Reviewing the images afterward I see every one of them has the focus box on the bird and every one is in focus. The bird appears all over the frame from the middle to the edges - a result of my unsteady hand-holding. I tried this with the previous firmware with this same combo and it was a disaster. The camera kept losing lock on the bird and that made me conclude focus tracking is only good for nearby, slow-moving subjects.
Initial impression is that the subject tracking on the ZII cameras is now greatly improved with firmware 1.2.
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