Nikon recently announced that the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II will get the ability to record both Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW to the Blackmagic Video Assist 12G models and Atomos Ninja V respectively. Well, now, the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7 have also received Blackmagic RAW support with the release of a new v3.20 firmware update. The new update also includes video metadata for ProRes RAW video files shot with the Atomos Ninja V, allowing you to adjust white balance and ISO in post if you’re using Final Cut Pro (v10.4.9 or higher). But hold your horses, it’s not all great news.
The new v3.20 firmware update does not bypass the need to purchase Nikon’s paid RAW output upgrade. You’ll already need to have had your camera upgraded to support RAW to access the RAW features in the update. That means that if you haven’t done so already, you’re still going to need to fork over $199.
But if you have done the paid upgrade (or you intend to), then you’ll be able to shoot Blackmagic RAW to the Video Assist 5″ 12G and Video Assist 7″ 12G models or ProRes RAW to the Atomos Ninja V with FCPX metadata. If you’re not interested in RAW video, the firmware update does bring a few other new features and fixes, too. As well as new firmware updates for the Nikon Z6 & Z7, there’s also a new version 1.0.1 Nikon Webcam Utility available for the Mac, which adds support for both macOS Big Sur version 11 and Apple’s new M1 Arm-based machines. You can download each of the updates here.
Nikon Z6 firmware update version 3.20Nikon Z7 firmware update version 3.20Nikon Webcam Utility (Mac) Version 1.0.1
[via Newsshooter]
