Features Available with “C” Firmware Version 1.30
The new features available with camera “C” firmware version 1.30 are described below.
Voice Memos (Z 6II Only)
A [] option has been added to the roles that can be assigned to the [] via Custom Setting f2 []. In the [] role, the movie-record button can be used to record and play voice memos up to about
60 seconds long while a picture is displayed.
Recording Voice Memos
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Select [] for Custom Setting f2 [] > [].
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Select playback mode and display a picture to which you wish to add a voice memo.
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Press and hold the movie-record button.
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Recording will continue while the button is pressed.
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A b icon is displayed during recording.
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Release the movie-record button to end recording.
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Pictures with voice memos are indicated by h icons.
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Recording ends automatically after 60 seconds.
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Voice memos cannot be added to pictures with existing memos (indicated by h icons). Delete the existing memo before attempting to record a new memo.
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You cannot view other pictures or use touch controls while recording is in progress.
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Recording will end if you:
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press the O button,
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exit playback mode, or
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turn the camera off.
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Recording may end if you press the shutter-release button or operate other camera controls.
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Voice memos cannot be recorded to SD memory cards if the cards are locked (write protected).
Voice memos for pictures taken with [] or [] selected for [] in the photo shooting menu will be added to the pictures on both memory cards.
Voice memos have file names of the form “DSC_nnnn.WAV”, where nnnn is a four-digit number copied from the picture with which the voice memo is associated.
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Voice memos for pictures taken with [] selected for [] in the photo shooting menu have file names of the form “_DSCnnnn.WAV”.
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In place of “DSC”, voice memos for pictures named via [] in the photo shooting menu will have the same three-letter prefix as the pictures with which they are associated.
Playing Voice Memos
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Select [] for Custom Setting f2 [] > [].
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Select playback mode and display a picture with a h icon.
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Press the movie-record button.
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Voice memo playback will start.
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Press the movie-record button again.
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Voice memo playback will end.
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Playback zoom is disabled during voice memo playback.
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Playback will end if you:
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view other pictures,
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press the O button,
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exit playback mode, or
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turn the camera off.
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Playback may end if you press the shutter-release button or operate other camera controls.
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Protecting pictures also protects any associated voice memos. Protection cannot be applied separately.
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Voice memos are not included with pictures uploaded to a computer or ftp server using a WT-7. Voice memos are listed as separate files when pictures are viewed in HTTP server mode.
Deleting Voice Memos
Pressing the O button when viewing a picture marked with a h icon displays a confirmation dialog.
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To delete both the picture and the voice memo, highlight [] and press O.
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To delete only the voice memo, highlight [] and press O.
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To resume playback without deleting either file, press K.
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Deleting pictures deletes any associated voice memos.
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With dual-format pictures, you may opt to delete the voice memo only from the picture on the card in the current slot, which you can do by choosing [] and then [].
Voice Memo Options
The setup menu now offers a [] item containing the following options for voice memo recording and playback.
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[] controls the behavior of the movie-record button during voice memo recording.
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[] (default): Recording takes place only while the movie-record button is pressed and ends when the button is released.
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[]: Press the movie record button once to begin recording and again to end recording.
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[] controls voice memo playback volume.
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[]: Choose the volume at which voice memos play over the camera speaker or headphones connected to the camera.
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[]: Voice memos do not play when the movie-record button is pressed.
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Hue and Brightness Settings for Portraits
[] items have been added to the photo and movie shooting menus. Settings can be fine-tuned on the hue and brightness axes and the results saved as [], [], or []. The saved modes can be applied to new pictures.
Creating Portrait Impression Balance Modes
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Select [] in the photo or movie shooting menu.
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Highlight a mode from [] through [] and press 2.
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Options for the selected mode will be displayed.
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Adjust hue and brightness.
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Press 4 or 2 to adjust hue on the M (magenta)–Y (yellow) axis. Magenta increases as you move toward M, amber (yellow) as you move toward Y.
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Press 1 or 3 to adjust brightness. Brightness increases as the values go up and decreases as they go down.
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The selected values are displayed to the right of the grid.
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To restore default settings, press the O button.
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Save changes.
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Press J to save changes and exit to the menus.
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Modes that have been altered from default values are indicated by asterisks (“U”).
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Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to create additional modes.
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Highlight [], [], [], or [] in the [] display and press J.
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The selected mode will be applied to all subsequent pictures.
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Selecting [] (the default setting) disables portrait impression balance.
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[] will not be available if:
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[] or [] is selected for [], or
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[] or [] is selected for [] > [] > [] in the setup menu.
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The values selected for portrait impression balance cannot be viewed in the camera playback display, in the [] display in the retouch menu, or in Nikon’s NX Studio software.
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Portrait impression balance settings for existing pictures cannot be altered using NX Studio or the [] item in the retouch menu.