Nikon Z6 / Z7 firmware update boasts animal AF and more CFexpress support

Nikon Z6 / Z7 firmware update boasts animal AF and more CFexpress support
(Image credit: Nikon)

Nikon has rolled out another beefy firmware update for its Z6 and Z7 duo. And while Animal-detection AF is the main talking point, additional CFexpress compatibility will surely please the full-frame mirrorless faithful. 

The Nikon Z50 receives a modest update, too, with firmware version 1.10 designed to improve AF when users record self-portraits in Movie mode.

Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Mike Harris
Technique Editor

Mike is Deputy Editor for N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, and brings with him over 10 years experience writing both freelance and for some of the biggest specialist publications. Prior to joining N-Photo Mike was the production editor for the content marketing team of Wex Photo Video, the UK’s largest online specialist photographic retailer, where he sharpened his skills in both the stills and videography spheres.  

While he’s an avid motorsport photographer, his skills extend to every genre of photography – making him one of Digital Camera World’s top tutors for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters and other imaging equipment, as well as sharing his expertise on shooting everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks.