Nikon Z9 firmware update to v5.1

A new Nikon firmware update is available to v5.10

Nikon lists the changes as:

Note: The changes listed below under “Video Recording” and “Controls” are detailed in the Supplementary Firmware Update Manual.

Note: Due to the addition of new menu items, some Custom Settings menu items have been renumbered.

■ Video Recording

• • Hi-Res Zoom is now available when the image area is set to “DX”.
• • Added a [Power/Hi-Res Zoom collab]* item to the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] in position of g10.
• • Added a [Shutter mode] item to the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] in position of g13.
• • Added [Zebra pattern color] to g15 [Zebra pattern] in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].
• • Added options for customizing the brightness information display to g18 [Brightness information display] in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].

* This feature may be available with NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ lenses (as of November 2024).

■ Controls

• • Added [Save and load power zoom position]* to f2 [Custom controls (shooting)] and g2 [Custom controls] in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].
• • Added a [Zoom ring control (PZ lens)]* item to the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] in position of f10.
• • Custom Settings f12 and g9 in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] is now [Assign power zoom]. In addition, [Power zoom speed] has been divided into two items: [Power zoom speed (zoom buttons)] and [Power zoom speed (zoom switch)]*.
• • The following items can now be saved and loaded using [Save/load menu settings] in the [SETUP MENU]:
  • - [Location data (built-in)] > [Record location data] in the setup menu
  • - [Retouch] > [Customize retouch options] in the playback “i” menu (from “C” firmware version 5.00).

* This feature may be available with NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ lenses (as of November 2024).

■ Other Changes

• • Added [Power zoom speed (zoom buttons)] to the roles assignable to the “i” menu via [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] > f1 and g1 [Customize <i> menu].
• • Fixed the following issues:
  • - The camera would sometimes stop responding if the [C30] high-speed frame capture + option was selected for [Release mode] and the shutter-release button was pressed halfway shortly after zooming in the monitor shooting display (live view).
  • - Pressing the AF-ON button did not end the zoomed-in display in manual focus when:
    • ▸ The AF-ON button was set to either [AF-ON] or [AF-area mode + AF-ON], and
    • ▸ [ON] was selected for d19 or g17 [Half-press to cancel zoom (MF)] in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].
  • - The viewfinder and monitor shooting displays (live view) sometimes caused overexposures when the standby timer had expired and reactivated.
  • - In rare circumstances, photos would be overexposed when taken using [Recall shooting functions (hold)] assigned to a custom control.
  • - Buffer capacity sometimes dropped with some CFexpress memory cards.
  • - In rare circumstances, the camera would stop responding or the viewfinder and monitor shooting displays (live view) would be corrupted after burst photography when:
    • ▸ [ON] was selected for [Photo flicker reduction] in [PHOTO SHOOTING MENU].
  • - RAW videos recorded under the following conditions would appear too bright when played back with compatible computer software.
    • ▸ Either [N-RAW 12-bit (NEV)] or [ProRes RAW HQ 12-bit (MOV)] was selected for [Video file type] and [SDR] for [Tone mode].
    • ▸ ISO 100 or below was selected for [ISO sensitivity settings].
  • - In slow network speed environments, the camera would be slower to respond when zoomed in or out on photos while uploading to the FTP server if:
    • ▸ [ON] was selected for [Connect to FTP server] > [Options] > [Auto upload] in [NETWORK MENU], or
    • ▸ An option other than [Off] was selected for [Connect to FTP server] > [Options] > [Upload in HEIF format] in [NETWORK MENU].