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sh4hr1n
07-01-2008, 07:09 PM
D3 Firmware A/B Update 2.00

For Windows (http://nikonasia-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nikonasia_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5945&p_created=1214475926&p_sid=OOW26F7j&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfc m93X2NudD0xMjUzJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9 jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX 3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1)

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What's New?

Modifications enabled with upgrade of A and B firmware Ver. 2.00:

Images captured with Rotate tall, in the playback menu, set to On are not automatically rotated for display immediately after capture (image review).
The following changes and additions have been made to f4: Assign FUNC. Button > FUNC. button + dials, f5: Assign preview button >Preview + command dials, and f6: Assign AE-L/AF-L button >AE-L/AF-L + command dials menus in Custom Settings:
The Choose image area option has been separated into two options, Choose image area (FX/DX/5:4) and Choose image area (FX/DX).
A new Shooting menu bank option has been added.
When Choose image area (FX/DX/5:4) or Choose image area (FX/DX) is selected and the function button (Fn) is pressed, the image area setting is displayed in the top control panel, in the shooting information display, and at the bottom of the viewfinder.
A Copyright information item has been added to the setup menu. When Copyright information is enabled, the copyright symbol (©) is shown in the shooting info display.
Recent settings can now be displayed in place of My Menu.
The virtual horizon can now be displayed with shooting in live view mode.
The Vignette control setting can now be confirmed in shooting information.
The Vignette control item in the shooting menu now supports all types of G- and D-type lenses, except DX and PC lenses.
The Vignette control compensation value has been optimized for shooting with Active D-Lighting in the shooting menu enabled.
Electronic analog exposure displays are now shown in the control panel and shooting info display while the exposure compensation setting is being applied.
The degree of the High ISO NR setting can now be confirmed in the shooting info display while the High ISO NR setting item, in the shooting menu, is being applied.
Design of the FX-format icon for in the Choose image area setting has been modified.
Ankara, Riyadh, Kuwait, and Manamah have been added to the Time zone options for the World time item in the setup menu.
When a GPS device is used and no heading information is available, ---.--° is now displayed for the Position > Heading option in the GPS item in the setup menu.
When shooting in live view mode using Camera Control Pro 2 (Ver. 2.2.0) or later with a PC-E lens, the aperture setting can now be adjusted from the computer.
Autofocus performance has been improved.
Auto white balance performance has been improved.
An issue that, in some rare circumstances, caused the battery indicator to blink, regardless of actual battery charge, has been resolved.
Errors in German help displays have been corrected.

Way to go Nikon. :D

noordin
07-01-2008, 07:38 PM
Done mine just now. :)

sh4hr1n
07-01-2008, 07:45 PM
The addition of the new Copyright information menu where you can include the artist name and copyright info is cool. :D

More test to confirm on these important enhancements:

- Autofocus performance has been improved.
- Auto white balance performance has been improved.

sh4hr1n
07-01-2008, 08:36 PM
Done mine just now. :)

Uncle noord.. did you get this?

"The Choose image area option has been separated into two options, Choose image area (FX/DX/5:4) and Choose image area (FX/DX)."

I see only Choose image area (FX/DX/5:4) before and after the update.

sh4hr1n
07-01-2008, 09:03 PM
Hmm.. got it. :)

Need to assign the f4 menu Assign FUNC button + dials and I can see Choose image area (FX/DX/5:4) and Choose image area (FX/DX).