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NIKON Z6 and Z7 add Animal Eye detection via Firmware

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February 18, 2020 By Raj 1 Comment

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Nikon has just released a firmware 3.0 update that includes:

  • Animal detection AF
  • Additional CFexpress support for Prograde and Lexar cards
  • Improved subject tracking AF
  • Added support for the NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
  • Other fixes and improvements

 

Animal Detection AF Videos: Youtube , Youtube-Digitutor

Download Firmware: Z6, Z7


Full details:

  • Added support for ProGrade and Lexar CFexpress memory cards (Type B)
  • Custom Setting a4 (Auto-area AF face/eye detection) now offers an Animal detection option that adds dogs and cats to the subjects supported by face- and eye-detection autofocus. As a result, the camera can now detect and focus on the faces and eyes of dogs and cats. Animal face detection (but not eye detection) is also available in movie mode.
  • Improved the functionality of subject-tracking AF (available when Auto-area AF is selected for AF-area mode) as follows:
    • Subject-tracking AF can now be initiated via the Fn1 or Fn2 button on the camera or the Fn1 or Fn2 button on the lens. Subject-tracking AF must first be assigned to the control using Custom Setting f2 (Custom control assignment) in Group f (Controls) of the CUSTOM SETTING MENU or Custom Setting g2 (Custom control assignment).
    • The behavior of the camera when tracking is end by pressing the AF-ON button or by pressing the shutter-release button halfway with AF-C (continuous-servo autofocus) and subject-tracking AF enabled in photo mode has been changed to more closely resemble that of the 3D-tracking option for digital SLR cameras.
  • Custom Setting f2 (Custom control assignment) in Group f (Controls) of the CUSTOM SETTING MENU now offers a Lens Fn2 button option, which can be used to choose the role played by the L-Fn2 button available on certain Z mount lenses (as of February 12, 2020, only the NIKKOR Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S).
  • Added support for the focus limit switch available on certain Z mount lenses (as of February 12, 2020, only the NIKKOR Z 70–200mm f/2.8 VR S).
  • Optimized the responsiveness of the switch to manual focus when the focus or control ring on a Z mount lens is rotated during autofocus. Note that the control ring only functions in this capacity when assigned the Focus (M/A) role.
  • Fixed the following issues:
    • When Viewfinder brightness was adjusted manually, brightness would sometimes change when the standby timer was restarted.
    • iOS devices running iOS 13 would sometimes display a Bluetooth pairing request when pairing was complete.

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  1. AffiliateLabz says

    February 19, 2020 at 1:47 pm

    Great content! Super high-quality! Keep it up! 🙂

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