Nikon’s New Zf Firmware Update

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Nikon has released firmware version 3.00 for the Zf, adding a handful of new features and refinements to the camera. The biggest change is an in-camera Film Grain effect that gives photos and videos a textured, analog-style look. Users can adjust the grain across three different sizes and six intensity levels, making it easy to fine-tune how strong or subtle the effect appears. The feature can also be paired with Nikon’s Image Recipes, downloadable profiles that apply specific colour and tone adjustments, allowing for more customised image processing directly in-camera.

The update also brings some nice improvements for manual focus users. A new “only during zoom” option for focus peaking lets peaking highlights show up only when zooming in to confirm focus, keeping the viewfinder cleaner when composing shots. Nikon also added a maximum aperture level indicator to help find the point of sharpest focus when using manual lenses. For framing, there are new grid overlays, a 4:3 grid for stills and a 9:16 grid for video, which make it easier to compose shots for different formats, including social media.

Other small but useful changes in version 3.00 include an automatic monitor display switch, an option to change the electronic shutter sound, and new settings for video orientation recording. The update was first previewed last month alongside the silver edition Zf, which ties in nicely with the new film grain mode and Nikon’s film-era design cues. Firmware version 3.00 is available now as a free download through the Nikon Imaging Cloud app.

You can see full details on Nikon’s website here