Firmware 3.0
Get even more out of your Z 8 with major upgrades across photography, video and workflow.
Available soon
World’s first combined
Pixel Shift with focus shift or
AE bracketing workflow*.
Create ultra-high-definition images up to 180 megapixels with vast depth of field and dynamic range—perfect for commercial, product, fine art and architectural photography.
*Among full-frame mirrorless cameras with in-camera pixel shift shooting capability, according to Nikon research as of June 2025.
Focus Stacking Off
Focus Stacking On
In-camera focus limiter for
faster, more precise AF.
Enhance the speed and accuracy of the Z 8’s incredible autofocus system by limiting its range to the approximate distance of your subject. Quickly set a [Nearest] and [Farthest] point, and your lens* will ignore everything outside of that range.
*Available for NIKKOR Z lenses only.
On
Off
Flexible Picture
Controls for creating
signature looks.
Nikon’s built-in Picture Controls already give you creative control over the look of your photos and videos. Now you can create your own Flexible Picture Controls in NX Studio, and then save them to your camera via a memory card.
View Assist gets a
new look.
N-Log View Assist has been updated to enhance contrast and details for more accurate waveform exposure and display on external monitors.
Take your AF area to
the edges.
The AF area dimensions for [Wide-area AF (C1)] and [Wide-area AF (C2)] have been extended with up to 135 different patterns.
More control of your
shooting and workflow.
Advanced, scalable multi-camera control with NX Field.
Use the Z 8 in an incredibly powerful remote camera setup. Control and monitor every connected camera from an iPhone® or iPad®, automatically transfer files to an FTP server in-the-moment and more.
Learn More about NX FieldMore Firmware 3.0 Enhancements
- Select from more presets for commonly used LED light and billboard frequencies to prevent flicker.
- Quickly revert back to the original, unedited version of an image with a new [Jump to Source Image] custom setting.
- Convert captured RAW or JPEG images to HEIF format with your chosen compression ratio and upload them to an FTP server.
- Easily filter images in-camera by date taken, making it easier to find the right image.
- Freeze fast action with a new high-speed frame capture + [C15] option, available in both Normal and Fine image quality.
- See “Nikon” and “Z 8” as default metadata fields on ProRes® 422 HQ footage in Apple’s Final Cut Pro®.
Z 8 Firmware 3.0
Discover even more new features and enhancements on the firmware
download page.
Available soon
Learn more about the powerful performance of the Z 8.
Learn More about the Z 8
± Wi-Fi Compatibility
This camera’s built-in Wi-Fi® capability can only be used with a compatible iPhone®, iPad® or smart devices running on the Android™ operating system. The Nikon SnapBridge application must be installed on the device before it can be used with this camera.
Using the SnapBridge App
System Requirements:
Android version 5.0 or later
iOS version 11 or later
A device with Bluetooth 4.0 or later (i.e., a device that supports Bluetooth Smart Ready/Low Energy) is required.
Updating to Version 2:
Images downloaded to the smart device with version 1.x will no longer be displayed in the Gallery after you upgrade to version 2, but can be viewed in the “Photos” app provided with the smart device.
Make sure your camera’s firmware is updated to the current version.
Compatible cameras:
Z 9, Z 8, Z f, Z 7II/Z 7, Z 6III/Z 6II/Z 6, Z 5II/Z 5, Z fc, Z 50II/Z 50, Z 30, D6, D780, D850, D500
As of SnapBridge version 2.9, Android users of the SnapBridge app will also have compatibility with these cameras:
D750, D7200, D7100, D5500, D5300, D3300, Df, J5, P900, AW130, S7000 and S3700
Compatible devices are those capable of acquiring location information and those that support BLE (iPhone® 5S or later, iPad® 5th Generation or later, iPhone X or later).
For compatibility and to download the application, please visit:
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