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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

Windows 

Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes how to perform this firmware update.

If you are not confident

that you can perform the

update successfully, the

update can be performed

by a Nikon service

representative.

See the camera manual for information on camera operations.

Important

The camera may be damaged if power is interrupted or camera controls are operated during the

update. Do not turn the camera off, remove or disconnect the power source, or operate camera

controls during the update. If the update is not completed successfully and the camera becomes

inoperable, take the camera to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection.

Get ready

To upgrade the camera firmware, you will need:

The camera

A computer equipped with a card reader or card slot

One of the following camera power sources:

An AC adapter

A fully-charged rechargeable Li-ion battery of a type supported by the camera

A Nikon-approved memory card that has been formatted in the camera (note that

all data on the memory card will be deleted when the card is formatted; before

formatting the card, back up any data you wish to keep to a computer or other

device)

The camera

User ’s Manual

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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

Check the current camera firmware version

The menus displayed on your camera may differ from those shown here.

Turn the camera on.

Press the to display the menus.

Select Firmware version in the setup menu.

The current firmware version will be

displayed. Confirm that the firmware version

is the correct version for this update.

“#.##”is the firmware version.

Exit to the setup menu and turn the camera off.

Download and extract the new firmware

Create a new folder on your computer.

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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

If you are using Windows 8, select Desktop in the start screen to enter

desktop mode.

Right-click the I agree - Begin download link on the download site and

select Save Target As. Save the file to the folder created in Step 3-1.

Open the folder created in Step 3-1 and double-click the downloaded file (“F-

XXXX-V###W.exe”, where “XXXX”is the camera name and “###”the

firmware version) to extract the firmware to a sub-folder in the new folder.

The resulting file and folder hierarchy is shown below:

Copy the firmware to the memory card

The firmware can be copied to the camera memory card using a computer equipped

with a card reader or card slot.

Insert a formatted memory card in the card reader or card slot. If ViewNX 2 or

Nikon Transfer is installed, Nikon Transfer 2 or Nikon Transfer may start

automatically; exit the application before proceeding.

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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

Windows 8

If Windows displays the message shown

in the illustration, click × to close the

dialog.

Windows 7/Windows Vista

Under Windows 7/Windows Vista, an

AutoPlay dialog may be displayed. Click

Windows XP

Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk

dialog may be displayed. Click Cancel.

Copy the “XXXX###.bin”file to the memory card.

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Windows 8

To have both the current folder (the folder containing the firmware update)

and the memory card folder open at the same time, right-click the memory

card icon in Explorer and select Open in new window.

When copying is complete, confirm that the memory card contains the file

“XXXX###.bin”.

Important

Be sure to copy the “XXXX###.bin”to the root directory of the memory card.

The camera will not recognize the new firmware if it is placed in a folder under

the root directory.

If your computer shows the memory card as a removable disk, right-click the

removable disk and select Eject from the menu that appears. Remove the

memory card from the card reader or card slot.

Update the camera firmware

The menus displayed on your camera may differ from those shown here.

During the update, do not:

Remove the memory card

Turn the camera off

Operate any of the camera controls

Attach or remove lenses

Unplug or disconnect the AC adapter

Remove the battery

Subject the camera to powerful electromagnetic noise

Any of the above actions could cause the camera to become inoperable.

Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the camera memory card

slot.

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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

Cameras with Two Memory Card Slots

If the camera allows you to select one slot as the primary slot and the other

as the secondary slot, insert the card into the slot currently selected as the

primary slot. Otherwise insert the card into Slot 1.

Turn the camera on.

Press the to display the menus.

Select Firmware version in the setup menu.

The current firmware version will be

displayed. Highlight Update and press the

A firmware update dialog will be displayed.

Select Yes.

The update will begin. Follow the on-screen instruction during the update.

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Updating Digital SLR Camera Firmware

Confirm that the update was completed successfully.

8-1.Turn the camera off and remove the memory card.

8-2.Check the camera firmware version as described in Step 2, “Check the

current camera firmware version”.

8-3.If the updated version is displayed, the

update was successful.

“#.##”is the firmware version.

If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service representative.

Format the memory card in the camera.

This completes the firmware update.

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