Nikon has released Firmware Version 2.0 for the Zf mirrorless camera, offering substantial improvements relating to both stills and video capture.

Angled view of the Nikon Zf. (Source: Nikon.)

The new firmware adds support for the Nikon Imaging Cloud service, enabling users to upload images to the service and also import image editing settings published on Nikon Imaging Cloud for use when shooting both stills and video. It also provides the following improvements for stills photography:

  • Birds has been added to the AF/MF subject detection options in the photo shooting menu.
  • Large has been added to the size options available for [Secondary slot function] > [JPEG primary – JPEG secondary] in the photo shooting menu.
  • New bracketing increments are available for use during auto bracketing with [AE & flash bracketing], [AE bracketing], or [Flash bracketing] selected for [Auto bracketing set]. This change also applies to [Interval timer shooting] > [Options] > [AE bracketing] > [Increment].
  • Long exposure noise reduction is now enabled when the following menu items are set to [ON]:

– [Interval timer shooting] > [Electronic shutter options] > [Electronic shutter]

– [Time-lapse video] > [Electronic shutter options] > [Electronic shutter]

– [Focus shift shooting] > [Electronic shutter options] > [Electronic shutter]

  • Flash mode is now set to off when [Focus shift shooting] > [Interval until next shot] is set to [0] during focus shift.

The following improvements have been made for video recording:

  • Birds has been added to the AF/MF subject detection options in the video shooting menu.
  • Low ISO sensitivity options have been added to [ISO sensitivity settings] > [ISO sensitivity (mode M)] for use during N-Log video recording.
  • [Hi-Res Zoom] has been added to the [VIDEO RECORDING MENU], along with a new [Hi-Res Zoom speed] item in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU] in the g7 position.
  • New options for customising the brightness information display have been added to the g15 [Brightness information display] in the [CUSTOM SETTINGS MENU].
  • Users will now be able to include file names used in the camera when recording videos to an external recorder that supports file name transmission via HDMI, including a number of Atomos external recorders.

In addition, a number of new options have ben added to the playback menu and controls settings. The new firmware is available to download here from the Nikon Download Centre.