Approaching The Scene 337: My 2025 Nikon Z9 Settings & Control Tweaks (Firmware 5.10)

(LINKS BELOW / Set YouTube to view in 4K!): Here’s how I’ve changed my Z9’s settings and controls in the various banks as Firmware 5.01 launches in 2025. First, I’ll review the amazing updates the Z9 has received over the past three years. I’ll showcase my settings changes and share my free updated downloadable FW5.10 Z9 settings file.

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LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro to ATS 337
01:55 Correction. Depth of field preview issues are not fixed in the Z9
03:40 A review of Nikon’s unreal Z9 firmware updates till now
07:20 The new 5.10 Firmware?
09:15 Nikon deserves high praise for their dedication to updates
10:57 My new settings are downloadable
12:28 Bank A Standard settings and control tweaks
21:42 Bank B Action settings and control tweaks
27:10 Bank C Landscape settings and control tweaks
29:35 Bank D Astro settings and control tweaks
30:45 Firmware 5.10 video tweaks

[eastbaystreet]

Thanks, Hudson! You are my most trusted voice in the photography sphere.

[monetfilms]

Always appreciate your hard work—thanks again for taking the time to deliver another outstanding video! 🙌👏 Keep up the great content!

[ericsmith]

Moved from the D850 to the Z9 shortly after it was introduced. Your videos have made life a lot simpler. Thank you for all you do, another informative one !!!

[robertgrant]

Special thanks Hudson, for the time & effort you put forth assisting the Z9 community! Well Done!

[patrickmolloy]

Brilliant Hudson. As always, your use case explanations help me understand the camera settings all the more. I've a Z8, not the z9, but they're so similar in so many ways!

[jorsetti]

Excellent information as always Hudson! I couldn’t agree more about zebra stripes on stills…happy 2025!🎉

[johnhjic]

Hello Hudson, Happy 2025, I think you are so right about the Z9 it is a marvelous camera.

[NikCan]

Always Brilliant video and informative. Happy New year in 2025

[JimCaputoMusic]

Can we expect a similar video for the Z8? Your original Z8 settings videos got me up and running quickly and efficiently. I'm so grateful for that.

[richcower]

Thanks, this is a lot of information. I like your setup, I might try it if I could come up with a way to remember the specifics of what everything does.

[gosman]

I missed the Office hours with my picture that was submitted. Don't see the site yet.

[gscharlach]

Hi Hudson, Happy New Year! Loved the video. Do you think Nikon will be making the same changes to the Z8? Best G

[markhoyle]

Would love to see raw images in pre capture like other manufacturers have

[AndyAstbury]

Hudson, 05:45 - 60fps DX mode raw?? Have I missed something? I thought it was jpeg only...

[notnow]

Hi Hudson, ... you know about bracketing, Nikon had extended shutter to 900 sec, but that doesn't work in Bracketing, when you have 5 times and starting with let say 5 seconds, than next 10, 20 but than it stops at 30 seconds and not 40 and last 80 seconds, i hoped Nikon had changed that in this update, i asked for that !!! Greetings from The Netherlands

[thomastuorto]

Still shooting the ole D810. If I put the Release Mode Dial on the Clock, = Self Timer, the HDR Bracket will go thru the whole sequence. Might work for the Z cameras also. Maybe I missed it somewhere but never found that info in the Nikon Manual or the Farrell Young book on the D810. Hope this helps. PS; I usually have a 2 second Exposure Delay when shooting like this.