Nikon recently released a new firmware version 1.02 for the D7000. I just did the upgrade. It was quick and painless as usual. As with every firmware upgrade however, they always leave something to be desired. When I was using the D80, I wished they could have increased the delay timer after the shutter opens before the camera takes a picture from I think 0.4 seconds to a variable number. I believe Nikon said they would not do that. Now, with the D7000, I wished they could increase the auto exposure bracketing from 3 to 5 or 7 or 9. It's just a number! I believe Nikon is crippling the feature on purpose so consumers have to purchase a D300 (which I sold) or a D300s to get more professional-like features
Anyway, the firmware upgrade can be downloaded from Nikon Support.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Batteries, once again
A while ago, I wrote about third-party batteries. I mentioned how unreliable third-party batteries have been. In particular, an EN-EL3e battery I bought worked for only a few rechargeable cycles. What a waste of money. In photography, you get what you pay for. That statement is very true but I wonder if I had not given those batteries their proper dues.
I just found out that Nikon released a new firmware for the D80. I had the original firmware 1.01 on. The latest firmware, version 1.11, was supposed to fix a problem with the battery indicator (see below). I wonder now if my battery problem had not been related to this bug, where even though the third-party battery was full, the D80 thought the battery was drained. My conclusion at the time was, faulty battery. I am not so sure after seeing this firmware update. So, I will recant for now as it might just be a firmware bug. Well, my D80's firmware is up-to-date now. It is unfortunately I cannot test that third-party battery anymore as I had completely dissected it already.
From Nikon's description of the firmware update:
I just found out that Nikon released a new firmware for the D80. I had the original firmware 1.01 on. The latest firmware, version 1.11, was supposed to fix a problem with the battery indicator (see below). I wonder now if my battery problem had not been related to this bug, where even though the third-party battery was full, the D80 thought the battery was drained. My conclusion at the time was, faulty battery. I am not so sure after seeing this firmware update. So, I will recant for now as it might just be a firmware bug. Well, my D80's firmware is up-to-date now. It is unfortunately I cannot test that third-party battery anymore as I had completely dissected it already.
From Nikon's description of the firmware update:
Modifications enabled with upgrade of A and B firmware to 1.11
- An issue that, in some rare circumstances, caused the battery indicator to blink, regardless of actual battery charge, has been resolved.
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