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Nikon Z6II freezes completely during video recording

megaadmin — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:12:48 +0000

Last week my Nikon Z6II froze twice in one shot during a video shoot. Switching it off and on again didn’t help either, the camera stayed on. I noticed that only the audio level display was still updating sporadically. Only by removing the battery was I able to reset the camera.
When I switched it back on, I noticed that the current recording was not written from the buffer memory to the SD card, which led me to the conclusion that there must be a memory problem.

I had never had such a problem before, but this was the first time I had filmed with higher video quality and 60p.

As a test, I tried another SD card from the same range of the same manufacturer to rule out a defect, but the problem occurred there too.

I ordered the ProGrade Digital 256 GB CFexpress Type B memory card *. This card supports write speeds of up to 1500MB/s and the problem no longer occurred at 60p.

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Remote control and tethered shooting for Nikon Z6, Z6II, Z7, Z7II with NX Field

megaadmin — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:53:03 +0000

With the January update of Nikon’s “NX Field” app, the Z6, Z6II, Z7, Z7II cameras can now be natively controlled remotely with NX Field. Image and FTP transfer is also now available. Finally no need to use third party software like “controlmycamera” or others. Thank you Nikon!

NX Field is a remote photography application developed by Nikon Corporation.
We can now remotely configure and operate up to 9 cameras connected to a network and press the shutter buttons.
In addition, we can download image data directly to iPhone or iPad and upload images to an FTP server directly after shooting while the app is running.

Supported digital cameras (as of January 2022)
D6, D5, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6

To use these features, the camera firmware must be updated to a version that supports NX Field.
The update is performed by a Nikon authorized service representative. For more information, visit the following website.
https://nps.nikonimaging.com/nx_field/
The update is not available in some countries; contact your service provider for more information.

Most important functions according to Nikon:

Control remote cameras (up to a recommended maximum of nine) from your iPhone or iPad.
Display the view through the camera lens on your iPhone or iPad while shooting.
With the iPad version, you can capture images from a distance while viewing the views through the lenses of up to nine remote cameras.
Adjust exposure, focus, white balance, image quality, and other settings remotely.
Remotely format memory cards and edit FTP profiles on remote cameras.
Trigger the shutter buttons on all connected remote cameras simultaneously. You can also trigger the triggers of selected cameras one after the other.
Upload images directly from the remote camera to an FTP server.
Copy saved settings for all remote cameras to other iPhones or iPads.
The iPad version can display remote camera locations using handwritten drawings.
Wired Ethernet connections provide higher reliability and faster image transmission than wireless connections.

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Nikon Z6 and Z7 get eye autofocus for animals with firmware 3.0

megaadmin — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:21:55 +0000

Nikon has released firmware version 3.0 for the Z6 and Z7 today. In addition to animal eye recognition, the update provides support for Lexar CFExpress memory cards. There are also new features for the Z50.

Version 3.0 adds animal face/eye autofocus to the Z6 and Z7, allowing the cameras to detect the eyes and faces of dogs and cats. This feature is especially interesting for animal photography.

The subject tracking when shooting in AF-C mode has also been adapted. It now largely corresponds to the 3D tracking of Nikon’s digital SLR cameras, making it more user-friendly.

SanDisk Extreme PRO CFexpress Speicherkarte Typ B 512 GB (Lesegeschwindigkeiten bis 1700 MB/s, für RAW 4K-Video,...*

Mehr Geschwindigkeit als andere KartenHochgeschwindigkeit, fortlaufende Aufnahme und verbesserte Workflow-Effizienz weit über das...
Ruckelfreie 4K-Video-LeistungDas CFexpress-Design macht 4K-Videoaufnahmen im RAW-Format mit einer nachhaltigen Leistung bei geringer...

In addition, more brands of CFexpress memory cards are now supported. Thus, ProGrade and Lexar CFexpress memory cards (Type B) are now also supported.

Download for Nikon Z6: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/353.html
Download for Nikon Z7: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/352.html

Also available today for the Z50 is the new firmware version 1.10. This improves the autofocus when taking self-portraits in movie mode.
Download for Nikon Z50: https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/354.html

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Replacement battery EN-EL15a and EN-EL15b for Nikon cameras from third market – finally no crap

megaadmin — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:26:38 +0000

Since buying my very first Nikon camera in 2005, I have tried some replacement batteries from the third market. To be honest, I should have always saved the money for the alternative products and instead I should have used original Nikon batteries. After a long time I tried again and was positively surprised.

In December 2017 I ordered two replacement batteries for the Nikon lithium ion battery EN-EL15a of my D500 from Amazon. It was an alternative product to the original Nikon batteries.
I had had very bad experiences with third market batteries before and wanted to try it one last time.

As of today, I have been using Blumax alternative batteries for a little more than 1 1/4 years and still can’t find any bad characteristics on the batteries.
In contrast to my previous experience with alternative batteries, there is no memory effect, no unpredictable switching off of the cameras, no excessive heating, and a consistently normal charging behavior.

For the first time I can now recommend a third market battery for Nikon DSLRs to my readers, which only costs about a third of the original battery, but is in no way inferior to it.

Replacement battery for Nikon EN-EL15a for cameras D850, D7500, D750, D810, D810A, D610, D7100, D7200, D600, D800, D800E, D7000, D500, Nikon 1

Blumax Akku kompatibel mit Nikon EN-EL15 |- 2040mAh -| EN-EL15c EN-EL15b EN-EL15a für /- Z8 Z7 II Z6 II Z5 Zf -/ D500 D800 D850...*

ERSETZT FOLGENDE AKKUS: Nikon EN-EL15 / EN-EL15a / EN-EL15b / EN-EL15c
KOMPATIBEL MIT: Nikon Zf - Z8 - Z7 II - Z7 - Z6 II - Z6 - Z5 --- D500 - D600 - D610 - D750 - D780 - D800 - D800E - D810 - D810A - D850...

Comparison of the original Nikon battery EN-EL15a

Nikon ENEL15a wiederaufladbarer Li-Ion Akku, schwarz (en-el15 a)*

kompatibel mit Nikon D700 D7100, D7200 und D7500
kompatibel mit Nikon D800, D800E, D810 und d810 a

Replacement battery for Nikon EN-EL15b for cameras Z6, Z7, D7000, D7100, D7200, D600, D610, D750, D800, D800E, D810, Nikon 1

Blumax Akku kompatibel mit Nikon EN-EL15b |- 2040mAh -| EN-EL15c EN-EL15a EN-EL15 für /- Z8 Z7 II Z6 II Z5 Zf -/ D500 D800 D850...*

ERSETZT FOLGENDE AKKUS: Nikon EN-EL15 / EN-EL15a / EN-EL15b / EN-EL15c
KOMPATIBEL MIT: Nikon Zf - Z8 - Z7 II - Z7 - Z6 II - Z6 - Z5 --- D500 - D600 - D610 - D750 - D780 - D800 - D800E - D810 - D810A - D850...

Comparison of the original Nikon battery EN-EL15b

Special offer

Nikon EN-EL15b Wiederaufladbarer Akku*

Kann in den Kameras Z 7, Z 6II, Z 6 und Z 5 mit EH-7P und UC-E24 geladen werden
Kompatibel mit Hybriden Z 7, Z 6 (und Version II)

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Nikon D5, D850, D500, Z6 and Z7 get support for CFexpress memory cards

megaadmin — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:40:38 +0000

With a press release from 14.02.2019 Nikon quietly and secretly announces a firmware update, with which the cameras D5, D850, D500, Z6 and Z7 can also be operated with CFexpress memory cards.

The slot for XQD cards built into the cameras is identical in construction to that of the CFexpress format. The new supported format gives photographers the possibility to use the much faster CFexpress memory cards compared to the XQD card as soon as the first CFexpress cards will be available in early summer 2019. The new CFexpress format should not be confused with the old Compact Flash cards – they have nothing to do with each other, even if the abbreviation “CF” suggests a similarity.

According to a Sony press release, the CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link) are characterized by extreme robustness:

withstands a force of 70 Newton
temperature-resistant
insensitive to X-rays
antistatic
integrated UV protection

I myself did not use the XQD memory card slot of the D500 as a backup slot in the past because the price of the XQD cards was too expensive for me. I don’t have much hope that the new CFexpress cards will be cheaper than the XQD cards. After all, the new CFexpress cards are a bit more expensive than the XQD cards in terms of speed, and the manufacturers will certainly have to pay for that. In addition, the cards will only be available with 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB capacity, the inexpensive 64GB variant should be omitted at least at Sony.

Update January 2020: SanDisk, my favorite SD-Card manufacturer, has published CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link) with 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB as well. These will be my choice, take a look at them here: San Disk CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link)

There’s still one small glimmer of hope: Maybe the “old” XQD cards will become cheaper after the launch of the CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link).

Comparison of speeds

The CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link) achieve a significantly higher write and read performance than the XQD cards. A comparison with my previously preferred SD card shows the speed advantage particularly clearly. For comparison a fast, “old” Compact Flash card again.
If you don’t want to record 4K videos with 60fps (which the above mentioned cameras can’t do), you probably won’t use the maximum possible write rate of the XQD card or the CFexpress cards (Amazon Affiliate Link).

SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB SD Card: 170 MB/s Read, 90 MB/s Write
Compact Flash SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB: 160 MB/s read, 150 MB/s write (just for comparison, has nothing in common with CFexpress)
Sony Professional XQD G-Series 64 GB: 440 MB/s Read, 400 MB/s Write
Sony CFexpress Type B Tough 128 GB: 1700 MB/s Reading, 1480 MB/s Writing

Availability of the new firmware

When the update will be released is still unclear, more information can be found in the original Nikon press release:
https://www.nikon.de/de_DE/news-press/press.tag/news/firmwareupdate_zseries_14022019.dcr

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