Nikon Z8 FW 2.0. 180MP Pixel Shift ! New Autofocus options.

[@RicciTalks]

Hey Everyone! I’m certainly happy to see these update changes for the z8 What features are still missing tho let me know ! Thanks so much for watching !

[@OkwyUgonweze]

We want to be able to assign subject detect to buttons, Make play button, zoom in and out buttons programmable,. These three buttons are currently under utilized since one button can be set up to perform all the three task. More importantly make all the buttons programmable without restriction of features, give us the freedom to choose what we assign to each button.

[@pepijnkouwenberg3581]

Its an amazing update but i would love open gate recording and higher fps in full hd (240) Not complaining at all though

[@dominiclester3232]

I’d really like “recall settings (hold)” to include exposure delay mode and VR please.

[@noanapoleon474]

Using the Z 8 I shoot surfing almost exclusively so how would the FW update help me? Should I just not do the update?

[@JimFawcette]

Thanks for another helpful & interesting video. Question if you get a chance. How do you keep settings in sync between your Z8 and Z9? Re-entering all those by hand would be unnecessarily tedious, as would keeping track of changes. Since processors are the same and firmware/functions are largely similar, it would be great if settings saved on one could be imported to the other - with notifications for any that don't transfer. Possible?

[@TheStlgg]

The best camera in the world just blew the competition out of the water 💥

[@mm8276352]

Good. Still missing are multiple exposures in RAW (and Pre-Capture in RAW) though. Hope it will come soon.

[@loltimno]

At the risk of whinging - My goodness I would love to see open gate recording. Nikon are doing so well with updates, and it would just be the cherry on top.

[@RicciTalks]

I’m always feeding back requests sometimes they happen sometimes they don’t. Open gate would be great to see for sure !

[@loltimno]

@@RicciTalks Thank you for the immediate walk-through video as well. Very informative and helpful. I would love to really use my anamorphics with open gate. Or even just to crop into 3:2 video on a spherical lens. But also feed back that Nikon is killing it! :)

[@ivorgottschalk6432]

Congratulations on 50,000 subscribers! 🎉 Also, thanks Nikon for this terrific update.

[@davewalker5706]

Great news, from the comments I've seen there are no issues so I'll do my Z8 later, some really cool stuff there I think I'll use. One thing I would like to be able to do (and still really don't understand why my Z cameras can't) is to output in-camera multiple exposures in RAW (As far as I am aware Z's only do in JPEG). Used to love doing this, you never really knew what you were going to get but I produced some great stuff this way. After all, my 17yr old D200 has always been able to do this.

[@lukakoprivica]

It didn't have delay out of the box!?!?!? 🤯 😮 Why they do that crazy things... Omg... I'd go insane... I used to use it all the time (while on Nikon 😢). Marvellous review! Rarely detailed and deeply informative in functions. Thanks. Now I have what to strive for! 😊

[@JayBlue2U]

Updating now. I’ll be out and about in a local park tomorrow morning to test bird subject detection on my Z8. Nikon continues to offer ever increasing value to its customers. Thanks, Ricci, for providing a brief overview of what’s new!

[@RicciTalks]

Hope you get some good stuff to photograph!

[@robbie154]

Im here for the shutter sounds! But seriously, with electronic only shutters becoming the norm give us all the cool audio effects :)

[@mrdarryljones1]

Excited to see what makes its way to the Z6iii! 🔥

[@RicciTalks]

Who knows !

[@forgedfromfreedom]

@@RicciTalksI know who knows. You know. 😂

[@pathfindercod4638]

Nice! Nikon is killing it above and beyond any other manufacturer. Pixel shift z9?????!!!!!!!! :(

[@antonoat]

How could anyone ever need more than the Nikon Z8? 😀👏👍

[@RicciTalks]

I’ll come back to this when the Z9 gets a new update 😉

[@lichtgestalt9540]

time will comes, when nikon offers a global shutter camera 😉

[@wilteduk007]

Fantastic firmware update. If you can ask/plead Nikon for RAW Pre-capture and a fps boost assigned to a button (A9III) Ricci, that'd be great. I've updated and changed the focus box and it helps a lot, off out for some bird photography and see how the new AF performs. Thanks for the video .

[@dhg1960]

Great video. Last night I updated my Z8 to Vers.2.0 One thing I noticed that I was unsure of. In the AutoCapture setup, under detection, I only see 5 options, the bird option is not there. I also noticed in your video at 4.19 it was the same. Is this correct ? For normal shooting there are 6 options which include birds. I would have thought birds would be an important option for the auto capture.

[@jamesgranberry8801]

I so love this channel! My go to source for information on all things Nikon and photograpy. Thank you so much for doing this channel!

[@chrissloanmedia]

Great to see some new improvements and features. The big miss for video was not adding shutter angle so you can lock your fps to a shutter angle. To many times I have quickly switched from 24 to 60 fps and for got to change the shutter from 48 to 120. Or to have the ability for go from a 180• angle to 270• or 135• to get a different effect without having to do math.

[@RicciTalks]

Iv been asking for shutter angle for years !! So im with you all the way hopefully one day !

[@chrissloanmedia]

@@RicciTalks that’s one thing that is holding it back from being a legitimate video beast of a camera. Open gate and anamorphic support would be great too. A vector scope as well. Would be nice. Love that it has wave forms.

[@stripes_in_raw]

Please tell Nikon to add Pre-Capture Raw. Nikon can do it, even before the A9iii.

[@bjornelgesem]

Takk!

[@MrBubinski777]

Congratulations on your 50K subs Ricci! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@RicciTalks]

Thank you for watching !

[@PauloMelo89]

What a beast of a camera !!! Nikon is crushing it. Cant justify for now being mostly a hobbyist myself but one can dream

[@hishamosman4341]

Wish your dream to come true Bro

[@hobbytake2845]

Ricci, please do a video tutorial on how you burnished the dial on your ZF! I would like to do the same to mine.

[@marc-antoinelacourse5910]

Hope the Z9 will receive ASAP a new firmware with the following update!

[@michaelmalodrums9674]

Sounds like a huge update !! Bravo !

[@RicciTalks]

I agree there’s certainly a lot going on !

[@michaelmalodrums9674]

@@RicciTalksI also read something about a longer pre capture time ? You didn’t mention it so maybe I read that wrong on Nikon rumours announcement and details . Thanks 🙏🏻

[@RicciTalks]

This is true it’s the same as the Z9 The pre release capture has an increased buffer so pre release can run for longer effectively

[@michaelmalodrums9674]

@@RicciTalks thanks Ricci for that confirmation 🙏🏻

[@victorlim5077]

@@michaelmalodrums9674 Up to 300s. But your finger will tire half pressing for 5mins. 😅

[@roybixby6135]

Nikon just made the Z8 even better. All the things i've wanted plus pixel shift ...🦘

[@ThePinoyAggie]

Updating my Z8 while watching this. Thank you, Ricci!

[@Jorge-is5yh]

Thank you Ricci for, as always, providing us with such clear and comprehensive reviews. This is an amazing update for, in my opinion, the best all-rounder camera.

[@ernie28ernie]

Hi Ricci, thank you for all the videos! It's a pleasure to be here and learn so much about all the cameras and lenses! :)

[@Nick-13]

Wonderful updates from Nikon - just outstanding. Love my Z8, it just took a giant leap forward Congratulations on 50 000 +

[@RicciTalks]

Thanks a lot for watching! 🤗

[@TomMasonPhoto]

Ricci, here's a big question, is there a way to add a different AF detection into the cycling buttons? So like AF single, AF wide (animal), AF Wide (Birds), 3D Animals, 3D Birds? Nikon really are knocking it out the park with these updates, looking forward especially to the auto capture on my z8!

[@victorlim5077]

Congrats on 50k subs, Ricci. Great video.

[@RicciTalks]

Thanks alot ! 🤗

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

14:00 I can't tell you how nice it is to have little improvements like this. THANK YOU Nikon for listening to customers. I'm settling on number 2 for the focus point display thickness. The original was too thin and my aging eyes did lose track of it sometimes. This is a lot better 😀 And all the other changes...wow. I'm surprised, but very happy (totally makes up for the two times I had to send my Z8 in for repair - lens mount issue and the camera strap lug issue). 😅 The Z8 is absolutely a camera I feel happy keeping long-term, like my old D700.

[@EmpoweredForPurpose]

Always appreciate your insight and information on this channel!!

[@RicciTalks]

I appreciate that!

[@joelwexler]

10:01 made me go oh! And back looking again. Perfect shutter speed, those lines... 👋👏

[@EricThackePhoto]

Most excellent! You didn't mention the feet/meter scale in manual focus now shows the distance, yummy! I too am SO glad they gave it the delayed shutter option, I use it all the time on my D850 and have missed it in the Z8.

[@BigFoot-w4d]

Just sold my sony A93, not happy with IQ and noise. Should I buy the Z8?

[@YoBroz-ix5rq]

Thnx Ricci! As always a thorough, unagitated video and review. Without disturbing music. Just infos.

[@Jimbojam]

@RicciTalks did anyone else's menu option D14 change, like mine did apparently? this is the viewfinder image taken indicator feature, where you can have blackout, white lines flash on the right and left edges or white lines flash on all edges ... no matter what option I choose, A, B or C or none, I get blackout confirmation after each shot now. can someone else confirm this or tell me what I might be doing wrong? I contacted Nikon about this and haven't heard back yet!

[@forgedfromfreedom]

I SWEAR today I was just thinking, “Surely we’re due a FW update any day now”. Then I log into KZbin and I see this. Lol

[@RicciTalks]

Maybe you’re able to tell the future ?? Or the future of Firmware updates at least 😂

[@forgedfromfreedom]

LOL. Now can we please ask Nikon to give us Image Size options in RAW, just like on my D850 and Z9?@@RicciTalks

[@sekaf4125]

I’ve been looking every week. Just got off the plane from Hawaii. Time to update. Really excited for this!

[@venkatalgramam4461]

Hi Ricci Great Video as usual very informative & to the point . Die hard nikon fans who were feeling let down for a few years are well & truly thrilled with the Z8 & Z9 and all the new firmware updates . The bird detection mode is amazing ( i used it on Z9) . More importantly glass like the 400 2.8 , 600 PF etc have given Nikon a definite edge espy in wildlife photography. However there is one feature which i think could be added through a firmware update & will really help in landscape / candid / city scapes etc - feature required is as follows : Display the overblown highlights as zebra stripes in the viewfinder / lcd even as we adjust the exposure - this will be a killer feature .Sony has this & many pros swear by this feature . What is surprising is that this is available in Video mode in the Z8/9 , why can't this be enabled for stills? It will save a lot of time in terms of shooting pics with the right exposures . I have written this many times to nikon but to no avail. Can you with your nikon influencer status - help in getting this feature incorporated in the next update .

[@artiedoc]

When r we gonna get Pixel Shift on the “ Flagship” Z9 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@J5388T]

An excellent overview of the new features Ricci, thanks!

[@LoverOfTech]

Good seeing you at TPS. Keep up the awesome work.

[@ShaneBaker]

Thanks Ricci. It's a shame Nikon has done this. Since the Z9 and Z8 are sibling bodies, I would have thought we Z9 users could have had an update as well.

[@RicciTalks]

I think it’s evident with this release that the Z8 and the Z9 get the same features just a different times rather than releasing all the updates at the same time.

[@surrealist-c4u]

Still working hard to upgrade to Z8 from my Z6ii 🎉

[@GeoffCooper]

That 'Cycle AF Area' modes is neat - I hope that's coming to the Z9 soon!!

[@IgorIppolitov]

no custom sound/meowing is a huge (if not fatal) shortcoming :(

[@philipscourfield4585]

Thanks, appreciate the heads-up. Downloaded the firmware today, but yet to try it out. Looking forward to checking out Bird Subject detection and single button to change AF-area mode. Also, Auto Capture will finally reveal what animal is digging a hole in my garden! Fox or badger!

[@tamashaasz]

Thanks for the detailed walkthrough! No cat meow sound .. :D priceless... :D

[@debramercaldo4945]

I'm so happy to see Exposure Delay Mode too. I used it a lot and did not like the timer!

[@johncalhoun4806]

Nice recap and rundown...appreciate it, thanks!

[@carlosandreviana9448]

The new option to return to 100% zoom with manual lenses when pressing the shutter could be added to every camera, specially the zf. Should be a feature of the camera since its release

[@dsfarag]

Really well done and articulated!

[@macmac6479]

Yes! New Shutter Sounds! The rest is also important. But the anemic shutter sound was a problem. Now everything is fine.

[@dennist132]

I yelled at my gf while we got in bed: “I can change my camera’s shutter sound now!” She said she’s very happy for me.

[@RicciTalks]

What more do u want in life ! Amazing 🤗

[@PharaohMan007]

😆

[@bsc001]

😂

[@rogermanning4353]

Outstanding update! If you are looking for new video ideas, how about showing how to setup the viewfinder to simulate optical viewfinder which you mentioned in your last chat with Seth and Matt. Cheers!

[@RicciTalks]

That video is already shot and edited just wanted to get the new FW video out first ! 🤗

[@rogermanning4353]

@@RicciTalks Brilliant! That's great to hear.

[@redmoonsmoon]

Thanks for the updates, I will be updating my Z8 :)

[@paulverma9770]

Hi Ricci, thanks for the valuable information on the z8. As a newbie moving up from a z5 I've been an avid follower. Interestingly, yesterday was photographing swallows and did get some great shots (lots of blurry ones too!), including awesome ones of a swallow attacking an Australian black shouldered kite! And today have the update installed so will have to check it out and see how much better I fare. Thanks!

[@gabrielcarestiafotografo4494]

Hello, your videos are very good, I ask, because the Z9, which is the top of the range, does not stand out in functions, I made a great investment in that camera and in that sense Nikon has disappointed me by giving the z8 more functions, such as skin softening

[@koziol79]

Next time better to wait for a cheaper one with more functions…

[@bryantagilbert]

great news!!!

[@Johnny641]

Great news for Z8 owners , the update looks fantastic. It would be nice if Nikon could at least add Bird AF to the other Z models like Z6/7ii, which are still primium cameras. Come on Nikon sort it out 👍

[@bsc001]

Hi Ricci, cheers for the updates, as always, appreciative of your efforts. Would you perhaps mention a couple points yo your stakeholders at Nikon wrt FW, please? A couple features I think a lot of people would like to have is 1.) pre-capture in raw, and personally, 2.) I would not mind having the same MF eye-detect as what I have in my Zf. These two updates for both the z8 and z9 would be super. Appreciate your comments on these questions.

[@AndrejsZavadskis]

My dream situation when you can use pixel shift handheld !

[@yfranddu2837]

Excellent upgrade. I’m still waiting for three features though. A change to Focus Shift shooting to allow the start and end to be defined rather than start plus number of images. Secondly, Insect detection and tracking would be useful as I tend to shoot butterflies in flight. Thirdly, how about 30 and 60 fps in RAW

[@douglasgriffith393]

Wow! Bird detection, pixel shift, one button AF mode selection; and more……It’s like getting a new camera. On my way to download FW 2.0 NOW!

[@arash7even]

I think you had Z6III to play with in Iceland too :)

[@dystopia-utopiarelation-re3191]

Just one question to ask... Will it all come to the Z9 and when.

[@SerbanSimbotelecan]

What I'm still missing is the removal of 5x4 crop mode. I'm guessing there may be some hardware restrictions to add that mode back. Of course you have the option to use the grid type (d16 in the new firmware 2.0) for framing and crop later. The downside is that composing with the grid framing can get cluttered. So it would be nice to have an option to have some overlay and just darken the image outside the framing grid. It would be really cool if you could pass this suggestion to Nikon, @RicciTalks . :-)

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

No way! I wasn’t expecting this. Awesome. 😊

[@kjltube]

I’d love some of these items for the Zf, including the thicker focus box border, a bird af setting, and (specifically for the Zf), auto iso assigned to the C setting on the iso dial. Fantastic update, well done Nikon!

[@RicciTalks]

I reallllllly want auto iso on C for the iso dial

[@kjltube]

@@RicciTalksglad to read you want it too!

[@Bug4music]

I would love the bird af too on my zf, i mainly use it for wildlife lol

[@kjltube]

@@Bug4musicand why not 👍🏼

[@t1mothy.1]

Isn’t the IBIS system of the Z8 and 9 the same? Surely the Z9 could get pixel shift then as well?!

[@jpdj2715]

I would like an option under the "Expose for the highlights" metering mode. I have not tested it in the Z 8 yet, but the Z 7ii and Z 7 would take an individual peak highlight potentially of just 1 photosite size and treat that as 11,111,111,111,111 (the highest binary exposure value in a 14 bits camera - or "white", as in "no colour, no details"). Between several of these twinkles in the image we do not need detail, necessarily. And a handful of them can force exposure down to between 2 and 3 EV seemingly unused highlights. I know, there's extremely high EV values in there, but in general not enough to blow out detail. So if I could set a parameter that, say, relates to minimum photosite diameter to take into account, or minimum amount of photosites in the image, then I have better "blacks" as Adobe call them.

[@johncooper9746]

Congrats on the 50k. Great vid. Need more tips on pixel shift. Cant wait to try it out

[@TheAccidentalPhotographer]

Love the addition of cycle mode - would love them to implement a way of customising mode combinations and allow flicking through e.g. Single and Pinpoint, Continuous & custom area 1, continuous and 3d tracking etc. Would be an amazing addition

[@RicciTalks]

That is technically possible using the custom menu banks

[@mylucksmiles]

The best explain of what is a exciting set of extra features. I do follow your channel.i waited for the z8 realest I am now over the moon I did. May I add my z7-2 up date has also been added once again to my daily use. My question is about up dating lenses. I would assume that I down load on to a disk add the lens onto the camera body and then down load but I am not sure so I wonder if a quick blog would help many who may not be aware you can up date .

[@timnichols3795]

They should add highlight alerts to the Z9 and Z8. Even if the right or left hand edge of the histogram just showed a thick line to let the user know when a highlight or shadow is clipping, that would be really useful for photographers who are using an expose to the right strategy, etc. Full Disclosure: I don't own a Z9 or Z8 yet, but I"m planning on purchasing a Z8 as my mirrorless camera (hopefully later this year), so if the cameras already have this feature, I apologize... my understanding is that neither of them do though.

[@robertkoch3397]

50+ congratulations!

[@RicciTalks]

🎉 thanks alot 🤗

[@charlesaeneas]

So chuffed! Thank you so much for that great overview :-)

[@photonsonpixels]

Fantastic news!!! Thanks Ricci

[@SanoyNimbus]

Wow amazing updates! And funny you mentioned the part about that is is important to remember to turn off the exposure delay ... It happens to me a lot and it takes maybe 2-3 missed shot til I remember what the problem is. :))))

[@RicciTalks]

Everytime !

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Thanks for all the detail, Ricci.

[@RicciTalks]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@mikedavis1110]

I’m hoping some of the Z8 features will be in the next Z9 firmware update! Sounds great on the new features!! Ricci Great video as usual and keep up the fantastic reviews!

[@EricB03]

Love your channel and loving my Z8!! Upgraded from a D90. Yup and loving it

[@RicciTalks]

Thanks a lot ! 🤗

[@EricB03]

@@RicciTalks my pleasure and always great seeing your videos and photography. The pixel shift is 🤯

[@dennist132]

What a jump lol

[@camilo8cheryl]

That is a ton of years holding back😂 next upgrade for you after the Z8 probably when you file for retirement🫡

[@PauloMelo89]

From a D90 ?! Lol you have a huge learning curve to do, exciting!

[@Pengranger]

Thanks Ricci. Very well explained. Great update.

[@easy56wedge]

Great video. Trying to decide between the Z8 and the Z7 II. This video really helped me understand some of the complexities, options and features of the Z8. I am leaning towards the Z8. My go-to camera is currently the D810 as it has been for years. Moving into mirrorless has been on hold for some time as I wait somewhat impatiently for Nikon to release “the” camera. Subscribed.

[@Allard303]

Great video and insight Ricci, thanks!

[@GG-zv9ku]

Wooohooo!! 🎉

[@Trish12303]

Thanks very much, this was very informative. Great explanation of the overall update!

[@RicciTalks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AshBashSneakers]

Being able to use the focus wheel as hi res zoom is one of my favourite updates.. I didn’t like using the function buttons for that

[@MrModerate_kane]

great video as always Ricci.

[@RicciTalks]

Thank you 🤗

[@martinsarre]

Great video Ricci. Not sure why you had such a bee in your bonnet about exposure delay. On shutterless, mirrorless camera there is no difference to using the timer, due to no moving parts, unless you say there is a difference. I look forward to hearing your comments

[@VioAdri83]

I have been loving my Z8 since I got it and thiw fw update makes it almost perfect. I say almost because my dream is still the pre release with raw files :P

[@haroldgraham4441]

Another fantastic video

[@hobbytake2845]

Two things on my wish list that weren't added are: focus point image stabilization and a 4x5 aspect ratio framing. Keep hoping.

[@mohamedeltaleb]

I’m using lumix FullFrame currently but since Nikon released Z9 then 8 I’m really so interested to switch to Nikon

[@gletschertroll]

Thank you for the heads-up!

[@LowkeyExpeditions]

@RicciTalks These's one major issue I've been facing with all my Nikon Z8 and Z6ii cameras including the DSLRs that in Intervalometer if we set exposure to 15 or 30 Seconds with +1 interval (16 and 31 Sec respectively) The camera will take double the interval for the next shot, like 15 Sec exposure with 16 Sec interval will take 30 Seconds interval and 30 Sec exposure with 31 Sec interval will take whole 60 Seconds. Apart from these two shutter speed setting everything works fine as its supposed to be. This needs to be addressed ASAP.

[@hugaukulele]

Interesting update Ricci. Will pixel shift be coming to the Z9 and time soon?

[@LarsSteenhoff]

Exposure delay mode is not part of the release mode selection button, it would be nice if that was an option next to single.

[@lasernv1]

Thanks for this information. Are you thinking about doing a video on NX tether 2

[@jeremyhendersonphotography]

Very informative video, thanks. But I don't really understand why you prefer the exposure delay mode to the Release Mode button ?