The Zf finally got its long awaited firmware update today, bumping the camera to version 2.00. As implied by the number, this was a major update. The following changes were made:
- Nikon Imaging Cloud and Picture Control Recipes (Flexible Picture Controls) are now supported.
- Birds was added as a separate subject detection category.
- Additional bracketing increments were added, including for Interval timer shooting.
- Added display of focus information to displays during manual focus.
- Allows Long Exposure NR when series type functions are set (e.g. Interval timer shooting) and Electronic shutter is used.
- Hi-Res Zoom and its options were added for video recording.
- Added file name support for external video recorders, such as the ATOMOS ones.
- Added lower ISO options when using N-Log.
- Added Auto series playback options.
- Made numerous changes to Custom Settings and control options, including abilities to support power zoom lenses, picking up options that were done for other Z9 generation cameras, and even adding som (such as double tapping the Rear LCD).
- Fixed a number of bugs and stability issues.
If you're using your Zf with Nikon-supplied software, you need NX Studio 1.7.1 or later, NX Tether 2.2.0 or later, IPTC Preset Manager 1.3.0 or later, SnapBridge 2.12.0 or later, and NX MobileAir 1.2.0 or later. These were not the versions that were promoted when the Zf was first introduced, so if you haven't upgraded those apps and install the firmware update, make sure you do the software updates, too.
