Nikon has launched not one but two firmware updates, version 2.01 for the Nikon Z6 III and version 2.6.1 for Nikon NX Tether. The former brings Pre-Release Capture to compatible Bluetooth remote controllers among several quality-of-life upgrades and fixes, while the latter adds support for the Nikon Z5IIC alongside various quality-of-life upgrades.
If you’re updating your Nikon Z6 III, make sure you know how to update your Nikon camera’s firmware and be sure to follow Nikon’s own documentation on the download page, which warns to not perform an update with third-party lenses or adapters attached. Only Z-mount Nikkor lenses or the FTZ/FTZ II mount adapters are compatible.
Nikon Z6 III version 2.01
– Pre-Release Capture available from compatible Bluetooth remote controllers
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– Focus limiter settings support for…
- Nikon Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR
- Nikon Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR
- Nikon Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR
- Nikon Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR
- Nikon Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3
- Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
- Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4 S
- Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S
– Picture Controls item name changes…
- ‘Cloud Picture Control’ is now ‘Imaging Recipe’
- ‘Add Cloud Picture Control files’ is now ‘Download Imaging Recipes’
– The following fixes have been made…
- Some Custom Settings menu item numbers fixed
- In rare cases, photos could be overexposed during burst photography in Manual mode
- F-mount lens fixes…
- Rare, unstable exposure during burst shooting with type E lenses
- The camera would sometimes stop responding during burst shooting
- AF wouldn’t always function while using FV lock with flash unit attached
- A non-CPU lens could cause the camera not to capture the required number of shots in Pixel Shift
- When using a manual lens and subject detection, the camera would sometimes stop responding when zooming in or out of the live view display
Nikon NX Tether 2.6.1
- Nikon Z5IIC support
- Imaging Recipe selection now available for Picture Control item in shooting settings pane when connecting to camera with Imaging Recipes registered (Available with ZR, Z5IIC, and Zf)*
- “R3D NE 12-bit (R3D)” video file now also available in auto mode. (Available with ZR)*
- In-focus focus point color displayed in NX Tether when using AF now matches that used in the camera. (Available with Z5II and Z50II)*
- More cameras now support live view. (Now available with Z50II and Z30)*
*Update camera to latest version
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