Nikon D90, D7000, D7100, D600, D610 and D4s firmware updates

<p>Nikon announced new firmware updates for the above mentioned cameras. Support for distortion control data Ver. <b>L</b>: 2.000 and later has been added. Once more nothing for D700!<br>

D90: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61870<br>

D7000: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61866<br>

D7100: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61867<br>

D600: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61868<br>

D610: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61869<br>

D4s: https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61843</p>

 

<p>Or the D4.</p>

<p>Apparently, according to the website, Nikon in Europe no longer supports firmware updates for systems with Windows XP. This seems like a real failure to recognize that many users continue to use Windows XP in lieu of later versions of the software.</p>

<h2>System Requirements</h2>

<p><strong>Windows:</strong><br /> Microsoft Windows 8.1 (all editions)<br /> Microsoft Windows 7 (all editions)<br /> Microsoft Windows Vista (all editions)</p>

<p>Jim</p>

<p>I haven't noticed that James...well, one pushes the other to the business game, sorry for that!</p>

<p>That's probably because even Microsoft doesn't support Windows XP anymore. You shouldn't be using it on a computer that's connected to the Internet, because it hasn't received any sort of security update in a long time.</p>

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<p>Once more nothing for D700!</p>

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<p>What were you expecting? This update is for lens-distortion data, which is not something the D700 supports.</p>

 

<p>You're right Jonathan...I keep forgetting that D700 does not support in camera distortion control.</p>

 

<p>I downloaded the Distortion Control Data Ver. L: 2.005 but notice that the file size, 29kB, is much less that the last version.Wonder if this is correct?!<br />NKLD01009.BIN - 59kB (last version)<br />NKLD02005.BIN - 29kB</p>

<p>Friends, it's dangerous these days to have a Windows XP machine on the internet. </p>

<p>Looks like it only covers AF lenses; I use only older AI's and AI'd lenses. Guess I won't need it.</p>

<p>Just as a information ... Distortion Control 2 update needs to be installed on Windows (don't know about Apple) and after uploaded to the camera it remain installed on Windows. I contacted Nikon to know if I could uninstall it, I was not sure if this installation installed some patch to Capture NX2, View NX2 or ND-X. The answer was:<br /><br />"You may safely uninstall this as it is for our cameras and does not effect any of our imaging software."</p>