Perhaps one of the most useful features of SnapBridge is its ability to automatically transfer a small version of every image captured on a Nikon camera to a paired smartphone. SnapBridge is included in all Nikon cameras produced since the D500 was introduced, and while it has had a few bad patches, it now usually works very well. SnapBridge is a system that was introduced with the Nikon D500 and it’s designed to make it easy to make it easy to transfer images from the camera to a paired smartphone, or control the camera remotely using the smartphone. With the Nikon Z7 II and Nikon Z6 II, however, it’s a lot more straightforward because it can be done using Nikon’s SnapBridge smartphone application. However, for most photographers, it’s not something that’s done on a frequent basis, which makes it a bigger deal.įor most cameras updating the firmware means finding the right link, downloading the file, transferring it to a memory card and then popping the card in the camera to go through the upgrade process – we explain it in detail lower down this post. Here at Jabber HQ it seems that hardly a week goes by without a new firmware update being issued for one camera or another, so we’re pretty adept at upgrading camera firmware. And now there are firmware updates for the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II that enhance their Eye-Detection AF. With the original Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7, for instance, there were firmware updates that introduced Eye-Detection AF and extended the low-light AF capability, and others that added Animal-Detection AF. Every now and again camera manufacturers issue firmware updates to deal with bugs or add extra functionality, and it’s well worth making sure that your camera has the latest firmware. Firmware is the software that makes your camera work, it’s like the operating system of a computer.

Nikon camera card reader