Nikon Firmware Updates (Page 7)

Nikon has updated distortion control data for the following Nikon DSLRs:

D90, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, D7000, D4, D800, D800E

Download the update here.

via BT

Nikon has made D4, D800 and D800E firmware update version 1.0.1 available for download.

D4: USA | Europe
D800: USA | Europe
D800E: USA | Europe

Modifications enabled with this upgrade of Nikon D4 firmware

• When a still image was captured while viewing existing images in playback mode, the monitor turned off, the memory card access lamp glowed steadily, and, in some rare cases, the camera ceased to respond to operations. This issue has been resolved.
• When network functions were used with certain settings applied, RAW images were also transferred when Network > Send file as was set to JPEG only. This issue has been resolved.
• When an option that utilized the main command dial was selected for Custom Setting f15: Playback zoom, and an image was zoomed in or out with playback with certain settings applied, shooting shutter speed, aperture, and exposure compensation settings were sometimes changed. This issue has been resolved.

Modifications enabled with this upgrade of Nikon D800/D800E firmware

• When a still image was captured while viewing existing images in playback mode, the monitor turned off, the memory card access lamp glowed steadily, and, in some rare cases, the camera ceased to respond to operations. This issue has been resolved.
• When the Wireless Transmitter WT-4 was used with certain settings applied, RAW images were also transferred when Wireless transmitter > Transfer settings > Send file as was set to JPEG only. This issue has been resolved.
• A dark shadow sometimes appeared at the bottom edge of images captured with Active D-Lighting set to any option other than Off with Image area set to 5:4 (30x24). This issue has been resolved.

Nikon D700 Firmware Update A 1.03, B 1.02 is now available for download: USA | Europe.

Modifications enabled in this version:

An issue that, in some very rare cases, caused images to be extremely under-exposed has been resolved.

Firmware Update A 1.12, B 1.10 is now available for the Nikon 1 V1 (USA | Europe) and Nikon 1 J1 (USA | Europe).

Modifications enabled: "An issue that caused some frames to be duplicated in slow-motion movies recorded at a Frame rate setting of 1200 fps has been resolved."

Nikon has posted Nikon 1 V1 Firmware Update A:1.11 / B:1.10.

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade

• An issue that sometimes caused images captured using the Speedlight SB-N5 to be over-exposed has been resolved.

• When switching from framing photos in the monitor to using the electronic viewfinder, or vice versa, with focus mode set to MF (manual focus) and the display zoomed in, the camera sometimes did not function properly. This issue has been resolved.

Nikon has posted Nikon 1 J1 Firmware Update A:1.11 / B:1.10.

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade

• An issue that sometimes caused images captured using the built-in flash to be over-exposed has been resolved.

Nikon has posted version 1.10 firmware for the 1 J1 and 1 V1:

Nikon 1 J1 1.10: USA | Europe
Nikon 1 V1 1.10: USA | Europe

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade

Support for the Mount Adapter FT1 has been added. The FT1 enables the use of Nikon F-mount NIKKOR lenses with the J1. Primary specifications are as follows:

• Autofocusing is possible when AF-S lenses are used. However, focus mode must be set to AF-S (Single AF) and AF-area mode is fixed at Single-point with only the center focus point used.
• The focus indicator (range finder) can be used with CPU lenses.
• [P], [S], [A], and [M] exposure modes can be used with CPU lenses.
• [A] and [M] exposure modes can be used with non-CPU lenses. Aperture is specified using the aperture ring on the lens.
• Vibration reduction (VR) functions when VR lenses are used. Enable vibration reduction, or specify a setting, using switches on the lens.
• Shooting in Motion Snapshot mode is only possible when focus has been acquired with an AF-S lens.
• The Smart Photo Selector function cannot be used.

A Pixel mapping item has been added to the setup menu. Use this feature when unexpected bright spots are recorded in images. Please see the PDF addenda below.

Pixel Mapping Addenda - English - file size: 40.9KB

Pixel Mapping Addenda - Spanish - file size: 40.4KB

Focus Aid Addenda - English - file size: 243KB

Focus Aid Addenda - Spanish - (coming soon)

Nikon has posted the following firmware updates:

1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6L Firmware Update 1.02: USA | Europe

1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM L Firmware Update 1.01: USA | Europe

1 NIKKOR VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 L Firmware Update 1.02 : USA | Europe

Modifications enabled with L firmware Ver. 1.02

An issue that sometimes caused the aperture value recorded in image data to differ from the actual aperture value at which the image was shot has been resolved.

Modifications enabled with L firmware Ver. 1.01

An issue that in some rare cases caused images to be blurred when shot immediately after the camera was shaken or moved quickly has been resolved.

Nikon D7000 Firmware 1.03 is now available for download.

Modifications enabled with B firmware Ver. 1.03

• An error where the card may not have been recognized when some memory cards were used has been addressed.

• The following issues occurred when the mode dial was rotated from U1 or U2 to another shooting mode or from another shooting mode to U1 or U2 when the power was off or when the exposure meters are off (Auto meter-off). These issues were resolved.

• A new folder is sometimes created despite the fact that the current folder does not yet contain 999 files and none of the files are numbered “9999”.

• The number of remaining exposures may not be displayed as specified in the settings.

• The setting for Role played by card in Slot 2 may change between Overflow, Backup, and RAW Slot 1- JPEG Slot 2.

• An issue where Battery info in the setup menu sometimes showed sufficient remaining charge even when the remaining charge for the AA batteries inserted in the MB-D11 battery pack was low has been resolved.

• An issue where a saved photo may not have been displayed properly when a movie was displayed in playback mode while saving the photo has been resolved.

• An issue where zoom in or zoom out may not have performed properly when the playback zoom in or playback zoom out button was pressed while in Live view has been resolved.

• The message displayed when the internal memory of the Wireless Transmitter WT-4 is formatted from the Format transmitter's memory under Device settings in Wireless transmitter of the camera’s setup menu was changed from Done to Built-in memory formatted.

• The message displayed when the internal memory of the Wireless Transmitter WT-4 is formatted from the Format transmitter's memory under Device settings in Wireless transmitter of the camera’s setup menu was changed from Done to Built-in memory formatted.

Nikon D5100 Firmware 1.01 is now available for download.

Modifications enabled with firmware A:1.01 / B:1.01

• An error where the card may not have been recognized when some memory cards were used has been addressed.

• When Selective color from the retouch menu is performed on a picture taken with the image quality set to NEF (RAW)+JPEG and an image size of M or S, the edges of the image may not have changed color. This issue has been resolved.

• When Metering was set to Matrix metering, the exposure mode set to M (Manual), and the HDR exposure differential set to Auto, the exposure differential was fixed at a value equivalent to 2 EV. This has been changed to enable automatic adjustment of exposure differential so that it is appropriate for the scene

Nikon has posted D7000 Firmware Update 1.02 (USA) / (Europe).

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade, release date April 25, 2011

• Noise reduction processing is now performed with shutter speeds slower than 1 s (previously 8 s) when On is selected for Long Exp. NR in order to reduce the bright spots that occur with shooting of still images at slow shutter speeds.

• An issue that prevented the opening of movies recorded with the D7000 in certain movie editing software applications has been resolved.

• When the camera was connected to a television via the A/V cable and a movie was played back, playback was normal the first time but when the movie was played two or more times, the sound was played back at extremely low volume and seemed to play intermittently. This issue has been resolved.

• When white balance for RAW images created using the camera’s image overlay function was fine tuned with Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, the images acquired a magenta cast. This issue has been resolved.

• An issue that caused 0.00” to be displayed for heading information when the GP-1 GPS unit was connected to the camera has been resolved so that ---.-- is now displayed.

• When Viewfinder virtual horizon was the role assigned to the Fn button or the preview button and the applicable button was pressed, errors in the virtual horizon indicator were displayed. This issue has been resolved.

• The following errors in Help displays have been resolved.

“Maximum sensitivity” help was displayed for shooting menu>ISO sensitivity settings>On or Off help.

German help displayed “Select focus priority for AF-S mode.” for Custom Settings>a1: AF-C priority selection help .

Nikon has posted D90 and D5000 Firmware Version 1.002.

"The Distortion Control Data firmware upgrade is available for Nikon D90 and D5000 cameras only. This is used to correct barrel and pincushion distortion during shooting and editing. This may be loaded into cameras that support distortion control."

Nikon has posted D3100 Firmware v1.01 (Europe: Macintosh / Windows).

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade, release date January 25, 2011:

• A magenta tint was present at the bottom of still images captured at high sensitivities after shooting in live view mode or recording movies for an extended length of time. The occurrence of this magenta tint has been reduced.

• When images captured with continuous shooting in live view mode were played back, in some very rare cases, some of the images were not properly displayed. This issue has been resolved.

• When shooting in live view mode with AF-area mode set to Subject-tracking AF, in some very rare cases, the focus point slipped off the subject with autofocusing after the intended tracking subject had been selected. This issue has been resolved.

• When images edited using camera retouch functions were played back in calendar playback mode, they were assigned to dates based not on the date of capture, but rather the date on which they were edited. This issue has been resolved.

• When white balance for RAW images created using the camera’s image overlay function was fine tuned with Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, the images acquired a magenta cast. This issue has been resolved.

• A portion of the error message displayed when live view mode could not be initiated because the camera’s internal temperature was too high has been revised.

• When Noise reduction in the shooting menu is set to On, operation is as follows.

Processing to reduce noise is performed at all ISO sensitivity settings. Noise reduction is especially effective with shooting at high ISO sensitivities.

Processing to reduce noise is performed immediately after shooting in any of the situations noted below. While processing to reduce noise is performed, "Job nr" blinks in the viewfinder display. Shooting is not possible until "Job nr" is no longer displayed. The time required for noise reduction processing is roughly equal to the shutter speed used to capture the image.

• Shooting at shutter speeds slower than approximately 8 seconds

• Shooting at high ISO sensitivities when the internal temperature of the camera is high

• The Help information displayed for the Noise reduction item in the shooting menu has also been revised in accordance with these modifications.

Nikon has posted D7000 Firmware v1.0.1.

"This service provides software for upgrading D7000 A firmware to Ver. 1.01 and B firmware to Ver. 1.01. This software allows for simultaneous update of both A and B firmware to the latest version."

Modifications enabled with this firmware upgrade:

"Bright spots were sometimes noticeable with live view mode or movie recording of especially dark scenes or subjects. Occurrence of this issue has been reduced".