{"id":55537,"date":"2021-02-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=55537"},"modified":"2021-02-25T04:24:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T11:24:02","slug":"z-6ii-z-7ii-firmware-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/z-6ii-z-7ii-firmware-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Z 6II &#038; Z 7II Firmware Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=800%2C542&#038;quality=100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=800%2C542&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=585%2C396&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=768%2C520&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=1536%2C1040&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?resize=140%2C94&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-25-at-4.12.45-AM.png?w=1996&amp;quality=100&amp;ssl=1 1996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firmware<\/a> was dropped today updating the Z 6II &amp; Z 7II. AF operation and some major improvements come with the update. As per the site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u2022&nbsp;Added <strong>3840&#215;2160; 60p<\/strong> and <strong>3840&#215;2160; 50p<\/strong> to the options available for <strong>Frame size\/frame rate<\/strong> in the <strong>MOVIE SHOOTING MENU<\/strong>. More information is available in the portions of the \u201cReference Manual (complete instructions)\u201d devoted to this feature.<ul><li>&lt;&nbsp;CFexpress\/XQD Memory Cards&nbsp;&gt;<\/li><li>A card with a maximum data transfer rate of 250 MB\/s or faster is recommended for recording and playback of movies at a frame size of 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD) 60\/50p.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>&lt;&nbsp;SD Memory Cards&nbsp;&gt;<\/li><li>A UHS Speed Class 3 or better card with a maximum data transfer rate of 250 MB\/s or faster is recommended for recording and playback of movies at a frame size of 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD) 60\/50p.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>\u2022&nbsp;Improved eye-detection performance in <strong>Auto-area AF (people)<\/strong> and <strong>Wide-area AF (L-people)<\/strong> AF-area modes.<\/li><li>\u2022&nbsp;Support for RAW video output is available via a fee-for-service upgrade, * and firmware version 1.10 adds support under this service for Blackmagic Design external video recorders (currently the Video Assist 5\u201d 12G HDR and Video Assist 7\u201d 12G HDR). If you have already purchased the RAW video output upgrade for your camera, updating to firmware version 1.10 will add support for Blackmagic Design external video recorders automatically. Note, however, that RAW video output is not available at a resolution of 4K UHD 60p\/50p.<\/li><li>\u2022&nbsp;Users of Apple\u2019s Final Cut Pro X (version 10.4.9 or later) can now display and adjust ISO sensitivity and color temperature for ProRes RAW footage output to ATOMOS NINJA V external recorders using the fee-for-service RAW video output upgrade. *<ul><li>&lt;&nbsp;Choosing a RAW Output Type&nbsp;&gt;<\/li><li>Before filming RAW video, choose an option for <strong>HDMI<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Advanced<\/strong> &gt; <strong>RAW output options<\/strong> &gt; <strong>RAW output type<\/strong> in the <strong>SETUP MENU<\/strong> based on the type of recorder connected: select <strong>Type A<\/strong> for NINJA V recorders and <strong>Type B<\/strong> for Video Assist recorders.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>\u2022&nbsp;Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the camera downloading location data via SnapBridge when used with an MB-N11 power battery pack.<\/li><li>*&nbsp;The RAW video output upgrade is available on a fee-for-service basis. 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