Much appreciated & worth a study. Thank you!
Z9 Firmware 3.0 Released
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@simo - I think you are having the issue I brought up in the thread. 3D tracking using AF-ON set to the AF-ON or other buttons does not work properly in the WA and Auto AF modes. Doesn't work in single point if you move the point off center. Your mention of the Disp button issue is interesting as a part of what's up.
Like many of forum members I updated my Z9 to firmware v3 this week, no issues so far although to be honest I don’t have alot of experience with the camera to make comparisons having only had it a couple of weeks at the previous version of firmware.
I do have question regarding focus peaking as when Ive been checking out some of the issues people have been reporting on the forum I noticed a little anomaly with iMenu behaviour and the PEAK button.
This is more of an observation as the focus peaking functionality is OK.
I have PEAK in my i Menu and when I turn it on peaking works OK but the i Menu icon always says PEAK OFF never ON, all the other i Menu icons seem to change to what you set them to.
Very minor thing and as I say just a random observation.
I do have question regarding focus peaking as when Ive been checking out some of the issues people have been reporting on the forum I noticed a little anomaly with iMenu behaviour and the PEAK button.
This is more of an observation as the focus peaking functionality is OK.
I have PEAK in my i Menu and when I turn it on peaking works OK but the i Menu icon always says PEAK OFF never ON, all the other i Menu icons seem to change to what you set them to.
Very minor thing and as I say just a random observation.
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StarDust
Active member
My camera is about 300 km away from where I am at.
I will not update until I see sufficient positives
Nice catch. Yes, mine says "Peak Off" even when turned On.
jpgrove
Member
The Focus Peaking: I have a feeling this maybe a bug
Thanks Karen glad it wasn’t just me being stupid. As far as I can tell functionality is still OK though.
fcotterill
Well-known member
The icon also presented as PEAK OFF in v2.1, including when turned on. Focus-Peaking Works fine.
Thanks not having had the Z9 for very long I wasn’t entirely sure of the behaviour in v2.1 thank you for checking and responding.
jpgrove
Member
Did you change anything? mine still says OFF even when its ON. I did a full reset after V3.0 as well.
Seems to be some minor but irritating gremlins in the GUI
jpgrove
Member
I get the feeling that resetting the camera is good practice following changes that affect menus and settings, I am now going to save the settings to files based on firmware version numbers. It didn't take me that long to put them back in, using a spreadsheet that another member in this post kindly shared, glad I filled it in!
Found the problem. Off to get a cup of coffee........
Years ago I created a spreadsheet of ALL my settings. With each new camera I update it. So I have a digital copy, a printed copy and the settings saved on a card!
Years ago I created a spreadsheet of ALL my settings. With each new camera I update it. So I have a digital copy, a printed copy and the settings saved on a card!
Hi Karen, based on your last post Ive also been playing around a bit. Here is what Ive found with a 500mm pf attached. If the lens switch in the M position then the icon in the i Menu displays ON, if in the A/m or M/a positions then always OFF even though peaking works as it should.
Now IMO it could be a bug but it may also be specific to adapted lenses rather than native Z ones, not having a Z mount lens I can’t check.
Not concerned as it appears to have been the same in v2,1.
Now IMO it could be a bug but it may also be specific to adapted lenses rather than native Z ones, not having a Z mount lens I can’t check.
Not concerned as it appears to have been the same in v2,1.
jpgrove
Member
My Z 105mm shows OFF when it should be on, I'll carry on playing...
Edit - I have no idea, but now it's working! Z 105mm will try on my 500 PF later
Focus Peaking - my cats are laughing at me.
So here is what I found - with Z100-400. iMenu shows off until you actually use it - meaning engage AF method then TURN focus ring. Before that iMenu showed off, then after it shows ON.
So here is what I found - with Z100-400. iMenu shows off until you actually use it - meaning engage AF method then TURN focus ring. Before that iMenu showed off, then after it shows ON.
jpgrove
Member
Yup confirmed, so this maybe by design. Now I feel stupid :-(
Nope no feeling that way; the Z9 is a complicated beast. They clearly don't have everything right with this FW. In fact this am I made sure I have 2.11 around. Going to Africa next month and I have to decide about the 3D tracking bug. It works ok with eye detection on so I will probably leave it and have backup buttons set up for 3D without AF-ON and turning off eye detection.
I have focus peaking set to on on my Z9. If I have a lens attached and the lens focus mode switch is set to M, focus peaking shows as on in the iMenu. If the lens focus mode is set to A, focus peaking shows as off in the iMenu. Not a great UI design choice, as focus peaking works in A if you turn the focus ring on the lens.
As others noted, peaking shows as on in the iMenu if the lens is set to A and you are actually using peaking by turning the focus ring on the lens. But that is not a time when you would typically look at the iMenu or any other menu.
fcotterill
Well-known member
Thanks for feedback, and raising a strange feature I'd not paid any attention to.
Yes I think I understand how the icon is working. Makes logical sense as it's indicating when Focus-Peaking is actually engaging ie when AF is switched to Manual on my 400 f4.5S or focus dial is engaged by hand.
In most cases the focus is indeed in Automatic. Probably a better way of implementinh this icon but no a bug.
Yes I think I understand how the icon is working. Makes logical sense as it's indicating when Focus-Peaking is actually engaging ie when AF is switched to Manual on my 400 f4.5S or focus dial is engaged by hand.
In most cases the focus is indeed in Automatic. Probably a better way of implementinh this icon but no a bug.
Agreed no bug just a bit odd logic.
Usually they are busy helping roast coffee, but they must have run off to do some software work. Now if they would only fix the 3D-AF-ON issue.
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Agreed. Prior to FW 3 I reprogrammed the record button in still shooting mode to switch from FX to DX. Didn’t/don’t understand the point of the adding that in the announcement.