How to Update the Firmware on a Nikon Z Series Camera

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A few weeks ago, I talked about things I would like to see from Nikon to support their customers, including firmware updates. One feature from the Z8 that I mentioned would be nice to trickle down to previous camera systems was the Warm View option.
A commenter pointed out that Nikon had actually released that feature in the most recent firmware update. I thought this was a great opportunity to walk through how to do a firmware update or a Nikon Z Series camera (and show off the Warm View option!)
In this video I talk about checking the version of your firmware on a Nikon Z Series camera, where and how to download the firmware, and initiating the firmware update on the Nikon Camera.
I demonstrate this on a Nikon z6 II and a Nikon z7 II camera.
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Content:
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - New Firmware Option Warm Display
01:59 - Check Current Firmware Version
03:02 - Download New Firmware
07:10 - Ooops
07:51 - Installing the Firmware
09:28 - Check Firmware Install
10:48 - Wrap-up
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@Brian-xo3mk 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff, I was hesitant in doing my first update on my Z8, but you made it look so easy, so I'll give it a go,

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 11 ай бұрын

Glad the video was helpful! Good luck with the update (and enjoy the Z8!)

@boogers1001 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I've been struggling for ages now to get the correct update file in the correct place on the memory card. Most helpful.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Great! I am glad the video helped!

@pepper6253 11 ай бұрын

I have such difficulty with firmware updates thanks for doing this video . Going to try again for the Zfc so frustrating.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Hopefully the update to the Zfc goes smoothly!

@johnbacuetes4069 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was just what I needed

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sarasummerlinanderson4175 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I was being a goober and kept adding the update to the subfolder

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mrsins 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, i was having trouble updating my camera but you made it clear. I was placing the file in a subfolder

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@SeattleEmpress 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was easy after watching your tutorial!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 5 ай бұрын

Great! Glad the video was helpful!

@stevenyoung1141 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, this was the break through I needed!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@burnettmurray209 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic thank you on directories and order to make it work!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 3 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@rodneygrussling7559 7 ай бұрын

You video was very helpful, Thanks for the help.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@cristinapanainte2787 3 ай бұрын

Big thank you for this do well explained video!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@thomasgledhill4180 3 ай бұрын

I was trying to follow your advice but my z7ii did not even see the update on the SD card until I realised that you have to have the SD card as the primary card, I had mine as a back-up card, then it recognised the update.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 3 ай бұрын

Glad you got it figured out!

@LucianeMarcus 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 9 ай бұрын

No problem! Hope it helps!

@nadiasouzajayme2513 3 ай бұрын

Thank You!!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 3 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@cometmoo 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. For the update from 1.41 to 1.50 on a Mac, I only get the choice of a .bin file. Is that normal?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Z fc? The .bin file should be what you need. Here’s the instructions on the Nikon site and they reference the .bin file: downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/506.html Hope that helps!

@jpdj2715 5 ай бұрын

I just upgraded to a Z 8 and a few days later installed FW version 2. There was one detail that was different. Before: (Windows) (a) download file of .exe type and this is a self-extracting archive (zip) file. Once done (b) extracting, we have a .bin file that is the binary holding the new firmware. That .bin file needs to get (c) copied to the root folder of a memory card that next is (d) placed in the camera and from there can be (e) installed (provided enough juice in the battery). New: (Windows) the download file is the .bin file already. This replaces (a) and (b) by "download the .bin file" and (c) .. (e) stay the same

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! They changed which file type they download on the most recent updates for each camera system - I probably need to pin a comment and/or update the video description!

@snerp 8 ай бұрын

FYI instead of scrolling down forever, you only need to scroll up once to get to the firmware section of the menu :)

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! Great tip!

@JK-su2hn 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video! I run into one problem that after I downloaded a file from Nikon Download Center, I double clicked the 'dmg' file and it does not show the 'exe' file. I tried this on another computer, and have the same problem. Do you have any advice? Thank you.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Are you updating using a Mac computer or Windows? The dmg file is for when updating the firmware from a Mac, and it should have a .bin file in it. That’s what gets copied to the memory card. Does that help?

@JK-su2hn 9 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography OMG! I use windows and thought the shaded one (either MAC or Windows) was the selected operating system. Now, I am able to do firmware upgrade without any problems. Thank you very much and I subscribed to your channel. Thank you again!!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 9 ай бұрын

Great! I’m glad that got it going for you. And thanks of the sub - much appreciated!

@keithbenoist5504 5 ай бұрын

GET TO THE UPDATE!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 5 ай бұрын

👍

@MrBubinski777 6 ай бұрын

Do all the settings reset to factory settings after an update?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 6 ай бұрын

No - the update won't reset the camera back to factory settings.

@Jordiephotography 7 ай бұрын

I did all that but still dont see update onlo what i see is 2 versions and files delete and done

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 7 ай бұрын

Were you able to download the update? Which files were on the SD card?

@Jordiephotography 7 ай бұрын

I found oud that i have the FTZ 2 there is no update for it yet . Thank you for the quick response@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

@warrenzerrphotography8702 6 ай бұрын

when I try to download the firmware it is in .bin format which is "an unsupported format". Now what do I do?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 6 ай бұрын

It looks like in the most recent firmware update, Nikon provided the .bin file for download directly. So no need to extract a file, just copy the .bin file to the memory card for updating. Hope that helps!

@GChistepper 5 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography did not work for me on my Z8 from version 1.0 to 2.0

@GChistepper 5 ай бұрын

and the bin file is on my SD card

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 5 ай бұрын

Make sure to follow these steps, I'll include the "gotcha's" below the steps to watch out for: 1. Make sure you have the downloaded firmware file on your computer. • Z_8_0200.bin (the camera firmware) 2. Copy “Z_8_0200.bin” to a memory card that has been formatted in the camera. Note: Be sure to copy the firmware to the root (top-most) directory of the memory card. The camera will not recognize the firmware if it is placed in a folder under the root directory. 3. Insert the memory card into Slot 1 on the camera and turn the camera on. 4. Select [Firmware version] in the [SETUP MENU] and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the firmware update. 5. Once the update is complete, turn the camera off and remove the memory card. The key things to watch for. -Make sure it is the 2.0 version of the firmware for the Z8 (you can tell by the file name) - Make sure it is the .bin file in the root of the memory card -Make sure the .bin file is not in a sub-directory, needs to be in the root of the memory card - The memory card needs to be in Slot 1 of the camera. Those are the common reasons why the update might not proceed as expected. Hope that helps.

@GChistepper 5 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography The problem was I had to remove the CFXb card. Once I did that no problems.

@mohamedloucif1415 4 ай бұрын

I just bought a Nikon Z30 but it only has the Chinese language. Is there a solution?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography 4 ай бұрын

I am not sure on that. To my understanding the cameras might only have a small set of languages on it depending on which region of the world it was intended for. I am not sure how to get a version of firmware with the correct regional language on it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!