Nikon Z 9 User manual

Z 9 Reference Guide
(Supplement for Firmware Version 4.00)
En

Table of Contents
Changes with “C” Firmware Version 4.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features Available with “C” Firmware Version 4.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
“Firmware Version”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 4.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Still Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Video Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
New Bracketing Increments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
More Time for Pre-Release Capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New Size Option for JPEG+ JPEG Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
New Menu Item: “Auto Capture”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Auto Capture Settings Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Taking Pictures Using Auto Capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Low ISO Sensitivity Settings for N‑Log Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
New Options for Hi-Res Zoom Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
New: Slow-Motion Videos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changes to i-Menu “Select for Upload” Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Priority Upload Options Added to i Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Support for Power Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
New Custom Setting: f12 “Assign Power Zoom Buttons”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
New Custom Setting: g9 “Assign Power Zoom Buttons”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
New Setup Menu Item: “Save Zoom Position (PZ Lenses)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The Focal Length Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
New Custom Setting: d6 “Exposure Delay Mode”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
New Options for Custom Settings f2 “Custom Controls (Shooting)” and g2 “Custom Controls”. . . 39
New Reset Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Newly Customizable Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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New Roles Available via Custom Setting f2 “Custom Controls (Shooting)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
New Roles Available via Custom Setting g2 “Custom Controls”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
New Options for Custom Setting f3: “Custom Controls (Playback)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
New Reset Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Newly Customizable Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
New Roles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Updates to “Non-CPU Lens Data”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Increased Character Limit for IPTC “Category” Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
New Shutter Sound and Volume Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Support for Viewfinder Display Size Selection in Video Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Updated Distance Display for Manual Focus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changes and Additions to “Connect to FTP server”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Increased Profile Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Auto Reconnect on Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Changes to Synchronized Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring and Using Synchronized Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
New “Overwrite Copyright Info” Option for Master Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Menu Items and Defaults for “C” Firmware Version 4.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Photo Shooting Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Video Recording Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Custom Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Playback Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Network Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
My Menu/Recent Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Post-Upgrade Specifications for “C” Firmware Version 4.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Symbols, Numerics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Changes with “C” Firmware Version
4.00
Features Available with “C” Firmware
Version 4.00
The Z 9 Reference Guideis for “C” firmware version 3.00 (the latest version of the Z 9 Reference Guide
is available from the Nikon Download Center). This chapter details the new features and changes
introduced with camera “C” firmware version 4.00. 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.
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.
5Features Available with “C” Firmware Version 4.00

Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version
4.00
The features added or updated with camera “C” firmware version 4.00 are summarized below. More
information is available on the pages listed. For information on the menu items and defaults for “C”
firmware version 4.00, see ‘Menu Items and Defaults for “C” Firmware Version 4.00’ (0 67).
Still Photography
New Bracketing Increments (0 8)
More Time for Pre-Release Capture (0 9)
New Size Option for JPEG+ JPEG Recording (0 10)
New Menu Item: “Auto Capture” (0 11)
Video Recording
New Menu Item: “Auto Capture” (0 11)
Low ISO Sensitivity Settings for N‑Log Video (0 29)
New Options for Hi-Res Zoom Speed (0 30)
New: Slow-Motion Videos (0 31)
Playback
Changes to i-Menu “Select for Upload” Options (0 33)
Priority Upload Options Added to i Menu (0 34)
6Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 4.00

Controls
Support for Power Zoom (0 35)
New Custom Setting: d6 “Exposure Delay Mode” (0 38)
New Options for Custom Settings f2 “Custom Controls (Shooting)” and g2 “Custom Controls”
(0 39)
New Options for Custom Setting f3 “Custom Controls (Playback)” (0 41)
Updates to “Non-CPU Lens Data” (0 43)
Increased Character Limit for IPTC “Category” Entries (0 44)
New Shutter Sound and Volume Options (0 45)
Displays
Support for Viewfinder Display Size Selection in Video Mode (0 46)
Updated Distance Display for Manual Focus (0 47)
Networks
Changes and Additions to “Connect to FTP server” (0 48)
Changes to Synchronized Release (0 49)
New “Overwrite Copyright Info” Option for Master Cameras (0 66)
7Changes Made with “C” Firmware Version 4.00

New Bracketing Increments
New options have been added to the bracketing increments that can be selected by pressing the BKT
button and rotating the sub-command dial when [AE & flash bracketing], [AE bracketing], or [Flash
bracketing] is selected for [Auto bracketing]> [Auto bracketing set] in the photo shooting menu.
Increments of 1.3, 1.7, 2.3, and 2.7EV have been added to options available when ¹⁄₃ step is selected
for Custom Setting b2 [EV steps for exposure cntrl].
Increments of 1.5 and 2.5EV have been added to options available when ¹⁄₂ step is selected for
Custom Setting b2 [EV steps for exposure cntrl].
Bracketing programs with increments of 2.0EV or more offer a maximum of 5 shots.
Tip: Exposure Bracketing and Interval-Timer Photography
These new options have also been added to the bracketing increments available for [Interval timer
shooting]> [Options]> [AE bracketing] in the photo shooting menu.
8New Bracketing Increments

If an option other than [None] is selected for Custom Setting d4
[Pre-Release Capture options]> [Pre-release burst], a green
dot (I) will appear in the Y icon in the shooting display when
the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If the shutter-
release button is not pressed the rest of the way down before
about 300 seconds have passed, the I will change to C and
Pre-Release Capture will be cancelled. A pre-release burst will
not be recorded if the shutter-release button is pressed all the
way down when C is displayed.
Depending on camera settings, Pre-Release Capture may be
cancelled before 300 seconds have passed.
The Y icon will start to flash about 30 seconds before Pre-
Release Capture is cancelled.
More Time for Pre-Release Capture
The length of time the camera will continue to buffer frames before cancelling shooting during the
Pre-Release Capture phase of high-speed frame capture has been increased from 30 to 300 seconds.
9More Time for Pre-Release Capture

[Large] has been added to the size options available for copies
recorded to the memory card in Slot2 when [JPEG Slot1- JPEG
Slot2] is selected for [Role played by card in Slot2] in the photo
shooting menu. The size can be selected by pressing 2 when [JPEG
Slot1- JPEG Slot2] is highlighted.
New Size Option for JPEG+ JPEG
Recording
10 New Size Option for JPEG+ JPEG Recording