Nikon Z50II and Z9 Minor Firmware Updates Released

Earlier this week Nikon has released minor firmware updates for both the Z50II and the Z9.

The new firmware for the Z50II (Version 1.01) can be downloaded here from their official site.

Similarly, the new firmware for the Z9 (Version 5.20) can be downloaded here from their official site.

As mentioned these are minor updates, so I decided to just write about both in one article.

Firstly for the Z50II, FW 1.01 fixes some bugs with remote shooting and Snapbridge, renamed an item in Custom Settings, and added support for pre-release capture with Smallrig’s remote as well as a new language.

As for the Z9, FW 5.20 also tackled with bugs affecting remote shooting and burst shooting operations, as well as renaming the same item in Custom Settings menu.

An interesting note for FW 5.20 is that NX Field, which used to be a paid upgrade, is now available to the Z9 with this firmware upgrade. While I am not the targeted audience for NX Field, this is definitely a generous move for those who use Z9’s in such situations.

On a more interesting note, the particular bug fix regarding pressing playback after shooting multiple bursts could in some instances corrupt images, I actually fell victim to this bug once on the Z7. While I had no issues recovering the files using a file recovery software, I was unable to replicate that error and just ignored it as a one-off event and just attributed it to user error. Quite interesting to see now that a fix is out for it for the Z9, so perhaps the other models might be affected as well?

Just wondering what the exact conditions are to trigger that bug..hmm..