{"id":56612,"date":"2021-04-15T08:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=56612"},"modified":"2021-04-15T08:27:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:27:53","slug":"d6-firmware-1-20-dropped-good-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/d6-firmware-1-20-dropped-good-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"D6 Firmware 1.20 Dropped &#8211; Good Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/D6_B_4f1.4.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;D6_B_4f1.4&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||30px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Nikon has dropped <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com\/en\/download\/fw\/396.html\">firmware 1.20<\/a><\/strong> for the D6 today and it has some great new features and improvements. Here&#8217;s the list:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\" style=\"padding-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em;\">\n<li>\u2022\u00a0A <strong>Recall shooting functions (hold)<\/strong> item has been added to Custom Setting f3 <strong>Custom controls<\/strong>. Assigning this role to a control lets you recall previously-saved values for settings such as exposure and metering by pressing the control once during viewfinder photography. The previous values can be restored by pressing the control a second time. <strong>Recall shooting functions (hold)<\/strong> can be assigned to the <strong>Preview button<\/strong>, <strong>Fn1 button<\/strong>, <strong>Fn2 button<\/strong>, <strong>Fn button for vertical shooting<\/strong>, <strong>AF-ON button<\/strong>, <strong>Sub-selector center<\/strong>, <strong>AF-ON button for vertical shooting<\/strong>, <strong>Movie record button<\/strong>, or <strong>Lens focus function buttons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022\u00a0A new option, <strong>Prefer sub-selector center<\/strong>, has been added to the Custom Settings menu at position f13. Although at default settings the sub-selector cannot be used to position the focus point while the center is pressed, selecting <strong>Off<\/strong> for <strong>Prefer sub-selector center<\/strong> lets you hold the center and still position the focus point by pressing the sub-selector up, down, left, or right. You can, for example, assign <strong>AF-area mode<\/strong> to the center of the sub-selector and then use the sub-selector to position the focus point while the center still serves in the <strong>AF-area mode<\/strong> role.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022\u00a0A <strong>Focus point selection speed<\/strong> item has been added to Custom Setting a17 <strong>Focus point options<\/strong>. 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