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Arkady
15-11-2006, 09:06
Here's what it does:

Modifications enabled with D2X A and B firmware Ver. 2.00
The following modifications have been enabled.
Modifications enabled with the new firmware

H 0.3 (equivalent to ISO 1000), H 0.5 (equivalent to ISO 1100) and H 0.7 (equivalent to ISO 1250) options have been added between the ISO 800 and H 1 settings in the ISO menu.
Subject acquisition and tracking performance with autofocus shooting has been increased.
A Black-and-white (sRGB) option has been added to the Color mode item in the shooting menu.
A Trim item has been added to the shooting menu.
Up to 3 custom tone curves can now be downloaded to the camera for use with the Custom option in the shooting menufs Tone compensation item.
Nikon Capture 4 (Ver. 4.4.2) Camera Control is required to download 3 custom tone curves to the camera.
The optional Camera Control Pro (compatible with Ver. 1.1.1 and later. Ver.1.1.1 Updater Software can be downloaded from our web site.) can also be used to download custom tone curves to the camera.
An Image authentication item has been added to the setup menu.
The optional Image Authentication Software is required to authenticate images.
A Save/load settings item has been added to the setup menu.
The Mirror lock-up item in the setup menu has been modified to function with battery power as well as AC-adapter power.
The Lock-On item in the CSM menu now offers 4 options: Long, Normal (default), Short, and Off.
Max. sensitivity and Min. shutter speed options have been added to the ISO auto item in the CSM menu.
The Maximum shots item in the CSM menu has been modified to support a maximum setting of 60 shots.
The FUNC. button item in the CSM menu has been divided into 2 separate items labeled FUNC. button and FUNC. + command.
A Recent settings item has been added to the setup menu.
The amount of information shown on page 3 (shooting data 1) of the single-image playback photo-information display has been increased.
?Focus mode (S/C/M)
?Vibration reduction* (on/off)
*Displayed only when the image was captured with a VR lens.
The information shown on page 5 (GPS data) of the single-image playback photo-information display has been modified.
?LATITUDE and LONGITUDE information: up to 3 digits* can now be displayed for each segment.
*3-digit display may not be possible with some GPS devices.
?Compass bearing*
*Displayed only if GPS device is equipped with digital compass.


And here's where to get it:
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=14083&p_created=1159553141&p_sid=4*mLBImi&p_accessibility=0&p_lva=61&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX 3Jvd19jbnQ9NyZwX3Byb2RzPTE5LDE0NyZwX2NhdHM9MTg2JnB fcHY9Mi4xNDcmcF9jdj0xLjE4NiZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc 3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=&p_topview=1

Venomator
15-11-2006, 14:07
Cor blimey ... makes you wish you had a D2x to get all that extra stuff ...:D


EDIT - I checked the details on the Linky you posted ... there is also a firmware update for my D200 ...:eek:

I was not aware of this one so many thanx for the HU Rob ...:D



:p

Arkady
16-11-2006, 07:39
Just done both of mine and it was a doddle. Nice new colours on the menu screen as well...