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Z 9 Reference Guide
(Supplement for Firmware Version 3.00)

2Table of Contents
Changes with “C” Firmware Version 3.00 4
Features Available with “C” Firmware Version 3.00 ...................................4
Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 3.00 ..........................................5
New DX-Only Image Size Options ....................................................................7
New High-Speed Frame Capture Option: C60 .............................................8
New Menu Item: “High-Frequency Flicker Reduction” .............................9
New “Focus Shift Shooting” Option: “Focus Position Auto Reset” .....10
New Video Recording Feature: Hi-Res Zoom .............................................11
New “Timecode” Option: “Reset Using Remote” .......................................13
New Monitor Mode: “Prioritize Viewfinder (2)” ..........................................14
New “Focus Point Display” Option: “3D-Tracking Focus Point
Color” ...................................................................................................................15
New View Mode Options for Flash Photography ......................................16
New Monitor Brightness Options ...................................................................18
Tall-Orientation Playback ...................................................................................19
New Color Temperature Display for Pictures Taken with
“Preset Manual” White Balance ..................................................................20
Handling Bursts as Groups ................................................................................21
New Playback Display Option: “File Info” .....................................................23
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New Release Timing Indicator Option: “Type A Auto Restore
Delay” .................................................................................................................. 24
New Display Option for Center-Weighted Metering .............................. 25
New Options for Custom Settings f2 “Custom Controls (Shooting)”
and g2 “Custom Controls” ........................................................................... 26
New Options for Custom Setting f3 “Custom Controls
(Playback)” ......................................................................................................... 29
New “Full Format” Option for CFexpress Memory Cards ...................... 30
New FTP Connection Indicator ....................................................................... 32
Support for FTPS ................................................................................................... 33
New “ATOMOS AirGlu BT Options” Item ...................................................... 35
Menu Items and Defaults for “C” Firmware Version 3.00 ....................... 38
Post-Upgrade Specifications for “C” Firmware Version 3.00 ................ 66
Index 78

4Features Available with “C” Firmware Version 3.00
Changes with “C” Firmware
Version 3.00
The Z9ReferenceGuideis for “C” firmware version 2.10. This chapter
details the new features and changes introduced with camera “C”
firmware version 3.00. The two documents are to be read together.
“Firmware Version”
To view the camera firmware version or update the camera firmware,
select [Firmware version] in the setup menu.
Features Available with “C” Firmware
Version 3.00
Updates can be performed using a computer or smart device.
•Computer: Check the Nikon Download Center for new versions of the
camera firmware. Information on performing updates is available via the
firmware download page.
https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/
•Smart device: If the smart device has been paired with the camera using
the SnapBridge app, the app will automatically notify you when updates
become available, and you can then download the update to the camera
memory card via the smart device. For information on performing
updates, see SnapBridge online help. Note that automatic notifications
may not be displayed at exactly the same time as the updates are made
available on the Nikon Download Center.

5
Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 3.00
The features added or updated with camera “C” firmware version 3.00
are summarized below. More information is available on the pages
listed. For information on the menu items and defaults for “C” firmware
version 3.00, see “Menu Items and Defaults for “C” Firmware Version
3.00” (038).
Still Photography
•New DX-Only Image Size Options (07)
•New High-Speed Frame Capture Option: C60 (08)
•New Menu Item: “High-Frequency Flicker Reduction” (09)
•New “Focus Shift Shooting” Option: “Focus Position Auto Reset”
(010)
Video Recording
•New Menu Item: “High-Frequency Flicker Reduction” (09)
•New Video Recording Feature: Hi-Res Zoom (011)
•New “Timecode” Option: “Reset Using Remote” (013)
Displays
•New Monitor Mode: “Prioritize Viewfinder (2)” (014)
•New “Focus Point Display” Option: “3D-Tracking Focus Point Color”
(015)
•New View Mode Options for Flash Photography (016)
•New Monitor Brightness Options (018)
Changes Made with “C” Firmware
Version 3.00

6Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 3.00
Playback
•Tall-Orientation Playback (019)
•New Color Temperature Display for Pictures Taken with “Preset
Manual” White Balance (020)
•Handling Bursts as Groups (021)
•New Playback Display Option: “File Info” (023)
Controls
•New Release Timing Indicator Option: “Type A Auto Restore Delay”
(024)
•New Display Option for Center-Weighted Metering (025)
•New Options for Custom Settings f2 “Custom Controls (Shooting)” and
g2 “Custom Controls” (026)
•New Options for Custom Setting f3 “Custom Controls (Playback)”
(029)
•New “Full Format” Option for CFexpress Memory Cards (030)
Networks
•New FTP Connection Indicator (032)
•Support for FTPS (033)
•New “ATOMOS AirGlu BT Options” Item (035)

7
New DX-Only Image Size Options
The [Image size] item in the photo shooting
menu is now listed under [Image size
settings] together with two new items:
[Enable DX image sizes] and [Image size
(DX)]. The size for pictures taken using the
[DX (24×16)] image area can now be chosen
independently of pictures taken using other
image areas.
New DX-Only Image Size Options
Item Description
[Image size]Choose the size, in pixels, of pictures recorded with
the camera: [Large], [Medium], or [Small].
[Enable DX image
sizes]
When [ON] is selected for [Enable DX image sizes],
[Image size (DX)] can be used to choose the size of
pictures taken with the [DX (24×16)] image area
independently of the option chosen for [Image
size].
[Image size (DX)]

8New High-Speed Frame Capture Option: C60
Use the new [C60] high-speed frame capture option to take pictures at
60 frames a second.
•With the release mode dial rotated to c,
hold the cbutton and rotate the main
command dial to select [C60].
•The maximum length for bursts taken in this
mode is approximately four seconds.
•Photos can be taken at the following
settings:
-Shutter speed: 1/32000–1/60 s
-[Image area]: [DX (24×16)] only
-[Image quality]: [JPEG normal] only
-[Image size]: [Large] only
•The release mode chosen if a DX lens is attached with [C120] selected
is now [C60] rather than [C30]. Image area is fixed at [DX (24×16)].
•Pre-Release Capture is supported. Custom Setting d4 [C30/C120
options] has been renamed [Pre-Release Capture options].
New High-Speed Frame Capture
Option: C60

9
New Menu Item: “High-Frequency Flicker Reduction”
High-frequency flicker reduction, which can
be assigned to camera controls using Custom
Setting f2 [Custom controls (shooting)], can
now also be accessed via [High-frequency
flicker reduction] items in the photo
shooting and video recording menus.
Selecting [On (shutter speed fine-tuning)]
allows shutter speeds between 1/8000 and 1/30 s to be adjusted in smaller
increments, letting speeds that keep flicker to a minimum be found by
viewing the preview in the monitor.
•Exposure maintenance now applies during high-frequency flicker
reduction when [ISO sensitivity] is selected for Custom Setting b7
[Keep exp. when f/ changes].
New Menu Item: “High-Frequency
Flicker Reduction”

10 New “Focus Shift Shooting” Option: “Focus Position Auto Reset”
A [Focus position auto reset] option has been added under [Focus
shift shooting] in the photo shooting menu.
•When [ON] is selected, focus will return to
the starting position once all the shots in the
current sequence have been taken. This
saves you having to refocus each time when
photographing subjects at the same focus
distance several times in succession.
•When [OFF] is selected, focus remains fixed
at the position for the final shot in the sequence.
New “Focus Shift Shooting” Option:
“Focus Position Auto Reset”

11
New Video Recording Feature: Hi-Res Zoom
The camera now offers Hi-Res Zoom during video recording. Even if you
don’t have a zoom lens, you can still zoom in on your subject with no
loss in resolution by selecting [ON] for the newly-added [Hi-Res Zoom]
item in the video recording menu (“Hi-Res Zoom”).
•Hi-Res Zoom is available when all the following conditions are met:
-[FX] is selected for [Image area]>[Choose image area] in the video
recording menu,
-[ProRes 422 HQ 10-bit (MOV)], [H.265 10-bit (MOV)], [H.265 8-bit
(MOV)], or [H.264 8-bit (MP4)] is selected for [Video file type] in the
video recording menu, and
- a frame size and rate of from [3840×2160; 30p] to [3840×2160;
24p] or from [1920×1080; 120p] to [1920×1080; 24p] is selected
for [Frame size/frame rate] in the video recording menu.
•To zoom in or out during filming, press 4or 2or use buttons to
which [Hi-Res Zoom +] and [Hi-Res Zoom −] have been assigned via
Custom Setting g2 [Custom controls]. You can zoom in to a
maximum of 2.0×.
•A Hicon appears in the display when Hi-Res
Zoom is enabled. The zoom position is
shown by a bar as you zoom in or out.
New Video Recording Feature: Hi-Res
Zoom

12 New Video Recording Feature: Hi-Res Zoom
•Hi-Res Zoom can be assigned to the camera [Fn1 button] and [Fn2
button], to the lens Fn ring via [Lens Fn ring (clockwise)] and [Lens
Fn ring (counterclockwise)], and via [Lens control ring] to the lens
control ring.
- When Hi-Res Zoom is assigned to the [Fn1 button], [Fn2 button],
[Lens Fn ring (clockwise)], or [Lens Fn ring (counterclockwise)],
zoom speed can be controlled using Custom Setting g8 [Hi-Res
Zoom speed], which offers a choice of [Slower], [Standard], and
[Faster].
- When Hi-Res Zoom is assigned to [Lens control ring], the control
ring response can be adjusted using Custom Setting f10 [Control
ring response].
- Instead of using the control ring, users of compatible lenses can
employ the focus ring for Hi-Res Zoom by selecting [ON] for Custom
Setting f11 [Switch focus/control ring roles].
•Restrictions apply to some camera features while Hi-Res Zoom is in
effect; in particular, enabling Hi-Res Zoom:
-fixes[Electronic VR] in the video recording menu at [OFF], and
- fixes the AF-area mode at [Wide-area AF (L)] (the focus area is not
displayed).

13
New “Timecode” Option: “Reset Using Remote”
[Reset using remote] has been added to the options available for
[Timecode]>[Timecode origin] in the video recording menu
(Reference Guide, 0605). This allows the time code to be reset by
pressing the shutter-release button on an optional WR-T10 wireless
remote controller paired with a WR-R11a or WR-R10 wireless remote
controller attached to the camera.
•Selecting [Reset using remote] displays a
time-code reset dialog. Press the shutter-
release button on the WR-T10 to reset the
time code.
•Paring a single WR-T10 with multiple WR-R11a/WR-R10 wireless
remote controllers allows the time codes for multiple cameras to be
reset with a single press of the WR-T10’s shutter-release button. The
time codes for multiple cameras can thus be synchronized, making
editing easier.
DThe Time-Code Reset Display
Pressing the camera shutter-release button all the way down while the time-
code reset dialog is displayed resets the time code. No photograph will be
taken.
New “Timecode” Option: “Reset Using
Remote”

14 New Monitor Mode: “Prioritize Viewfinder (2)”
The [Prioritize viewfinder] monitor mode (Reference Guide, 051) has
been replaced by [Prioritize viewfinder (1)] and [Prioritize viewfinder
(2)].
•In [Prioritize viewfinder (1)] mode, the viewfinder turns on only
when you look through it. This behavior is identical to that for
[Prioritize viewfinder] in camera “C” firmware version 1.xx.
•In [Prioritize viewfinder (2)] mode, the viewfinder will turn on both
when you look through it and also for a few seconds after the camera
is turned on, the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, or the
AF-ON button is pressed. This behavior is identical to that for
[Prioritize viewfinder] in camera “C” firmware version 2.xx.
•The [Prioritize viewfinder] option for [Limit monitor mode
selection] in the setup menu has also been replaced by [Prioritize
viewfinder (1)] and [Prioritize viewfinder (2)] options.
New Monitor Mode: “Prioritize
Viewfinder (2)”

15
New “Focus Point Display” Option: “3D-Tracking Focus Point Color”
[3D-tracking focus point color] has been added to the options
available for Custom Setting a11 [Focus point display] (Reference
Guide, 0621). The color of the focus point displayed when
[3D-tracking] is selected for AF-area mode can be chosen from [White]
and [Red].
New “Focus Point Display” Option:
“3D-Tracking Focus Point Color”

16 New View Mode Options for Flash Photography
[Always] and [Only when flash is not used]
have been added to the options available for
Custom Setting d9 [View mode (photo Lv)]>
[Show effects of settings].
New View Mode Options for Flash
Photography
Item Description
V[Show effects of
settings]
The effects of changes to settings such as white
balance, Picture Controls, and exposure
compensation are visible in the shooting display.
Pressing 2when [Show effects of settings] is
highlighted displays [Always] and [Only when
flash is not used] options.
•[Always]: The effects of settings are also visible
when a flash unit is attached and ready to fire.
- This setting is recommended when the
display is used for adjustments to
background exposure.
- The main subject may appear dark in the
shooting display.
•[Only when flash is not used]: Display
brightness is adjusted for ease of viewing (as
per [Adjust for ease of viewing]) when a flash
unit is attached and ready to fire. The effects of
settings on colors are visible regardless.
•A Vicon will appear in the shooting display.

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New View Mode Options for Flash Photography
W[Adjust for ease
of viewing]
The effects of changes to settings such as white
balance, Picture Controls, and exposure
compensation are not visible in the shooting
display. Pressing 2when [Adjust for ease of
viewing] is highlighted displays [Auto] and
[Custom] options.
•[Auto]: Color, brightness, and other settings
are adjusted for ease of viewing during
prolonged periods of use.
•[Custom]: Press 2to make individual
adjustments to [White balance], [Set Picture
Control], and [Brighten shadows].
-[White balance]: Choose from [Preview
current setting], [Auto], and [Choose color
temperature]. Select [Choose color
temperature] to choose the color
temperature for the shooting display.
-[Set Picture Control]: Choose from [Preview
current setting] and [Adjust for ease of
viewing].
-[Brighten shadows]: Choose whether or by
how much the camera brightens shadows
(dark areas) in the display; the available
options are [Off], [+1], [+2], and [+3]. The
higher the value, the greater the effect.
•A Wicon will appear in the shooting display.
Item Description

18 New Monitor Brightness Options
[Lo 1], [Lo 2], [Hi 1], and [Hi 2] have been
added to the options available for [Monitor
brightness] in the setup menu (Reference
Guide, 0740).
New Monitor Brightness Options

19
Tall-Orientation Playback
The [Rotate tall] item in the playback menu has been
renamed [Auto-rotate pictures]. When [ON] is
selected, the displays in the monitor and viewfinder
will rotate to match camera orientation during
playback.
•When [ON] is selected for [Auto rotate info
display] in the setup menu, the icons in the
playback display will also rotate to match camera
orientation.
Tall-Orientation Playback

20 New Color Temperature Display for Pictures Taken with “Preset Manual” White Balance
The photo info [Basic shooting data] page
(Reference Guide, 0245) now also shows the
color temperature measured by the camera
for pictures taken using [Preset manual]
white balance. You can use this as a reference
when selecting a value for K[Choose color
temperature].
New Color Temperature Display for
Pictures Taken with “Preset Manual”
White Balance