Nikon D4s Camera Firmware Update

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I am trying to install a D4s firmware update but am having difficulty. As instructed I have downloaded the update. However, I have used both Elements 11 and Adobe CC 2015 to open it but I keep getting the message 'this is not the right kind of document"
Any advice please
merv
 
merv said:
I am trying to install a D4s firmware update but am having difficulty. As instructed I have downloaded the update. However, I have used both Elements 11 and Adobe CC 2015 to open it but I keep getting the message 'this is not the right kind of document"
Any advice please
merv
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You don't open it in software, it needs to be saved to your PC then unzip and save the file to a formatted card.
Insert the card in the camera and navigate the Menu to Setup Menu > Firmware Version and you should see the option to update :)
 
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I followed the instruction to download the update and save it. Then they say to double click on it and this brings up a list of possible programmes like Elements. That is why it tries to open, because I followed the clear instruction to double click on the download. It's not that I want to open it
 
Here are the Nikon Support instructions. It is stage 2 where I come unstuck. After double clicking I am asked to select a programme to open the image

  1. Download F-D4S-V130M.dmg.
  2. Double-click the F-D4S-V130M.dmg icon to mount a disk image containing a folder named “D4SUpdate”, which in turn contains the following file:
    • D4S_0130.bin (the camera firmware)
  3. Using a card slot or card reader, copy “D4S_0130.bin” to a memory card that has been formatted in the camera.
  4. Insert the memory card into the primary slot on the camera and turn the camera on.
  5. Select Network in the SETUP MENU and confirm that Disable is selected for Network connection.
  6. Select Firmware version in the SETUP MENU and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the firmware update.
  7. Once the update is complete, turn the camera off and remove the memory card.
  8. Confirm that the firmware has been updated to the new version.
 
shapeshifter said:
I still don't understand what it is supposed to do and how it helps? Normally these updates are to correct a fault or something like that!
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  • • Commander mode can now be selected for Custom Setting e3 (Optional flash) when an optional SB-500 flash unit is attached. *
  • • The Auto and Flash white-balance options can now be used with the LED light on the optional SB-500 flash unit.
  • • Auto white balance is now more consistent.
  • • There is no longer a limit on the number of shots that can be taken in a single burst at shutter speeds of 4 s or slower when a continuous-release mode is selected in exposure mode S or M. *
  • • There is no longer a limit on how long the shutter can remain open when “Time” is selected for shutter speed. *
  • • We have changed how focus points are displayed in the viewfinder if the camera is rotated between “wide” (landscape) and “tall” (portrait) orientations with Focus point and AF-area mode selected for Custom Setting a10 (Store by orientation) and different focus points chosen in each orientation. We have also changed how focus points are displayed in the viewfinder if a lens focus function button is pressed with AF-area mode selected for Custom Setting f19 (Lens focus function buttons).
  • • Some help text has been changed.
  • • The following issues have been resolved:
    • - If the user focused using the AF-ON button before shooting in continuous-release mode, the frame rate would drop under the following conditions: AF-S selected for focus mode, Single-point AF selected for AF-area mode, Focus selected for Custom Setting a2 (AF-S priority selection), and AF-ON only selected for Custom Setting a4 (AF activation).
    • - When an AF-S NIKKOR 800mm f/5.6E lens was attached, “Err” would be displayed in the top control panel and pictures could not be taken under some exposure conditions.
    • - Images would sometimes fail to display correctly during image review if playback zoom was used while the memory-card access lamp was lit.
    • - Images would not clear from the display if an optional WR-1 wireless remote controller was used with On selected for Image review in the playback menu.
    • - The camera photo info display would not show the correct range for pictures taken with an optional flash unit in distance-priority manual flash mode (GN).
    • - When pictures taken using a PC-E lens were viewed in Capture NX-D and other Nikon software, the Metadata would list the lens as type E rather than type D.
    • - The photo information display for movies, movie stills, and photos taken with the Silent shutter-release option would sometimes list incorrect values for shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity.
    • - If the camera was connected via HDMI to 4K a compatible TV, neither the camera nor the television would display menus correctly.
    • - Volume sometimes could not be adjusted if indicators were hidden during movie playback.
    • - If both XQD and CompactFlash cards were inserted in the camera when it was connected to a computer, the computer would not recognize the XQD card.
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Thanks guys. I think sk66 has hit the nail on the head. When I was asked to select the operating system, one of them is shaded and the other is white. I assumed the emphasised (shaded) one was the active one and was therefore selecting Mac when actually in Windows. It's actually the white option which is applicable. Ambiguous! Well yes of course I would say that wouldn't I !! Have now got the .exe file and hope the rest will now progress satisfactorily.
Cheers
Merv
 
merv said:
Thanks guys. I think sk66 has hit the nail on the head. When I was asked to select the operating system, one of them is shaded and the other is white. I assumed the emphasised (shaded) one was the active one and was therefore selecting Mac when actually in Windows. It's actually the white option which is applicable. Ambiguous! Well yes of course I would say that wouldn't I !! Have now got the .exe file and hope the rest will now progress satisfactorily.
Cheers
Merv
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Notice that, unlike the shaded icon, the other has a down arrow indicating the procedure ... though I agree it could be more user-friendly :)
 
One final hurdle - just about p***ed off.
Have the memory card with the .bin file on it in the primary slot in the camera and now in the setup menu - firmware version section. Have selected UPDATE . CLICK YES and red bar appears with OK in it and Current 1.2 to New 1.3 written above. When I press OK button nothing happens! What am I doing wrong now??
Merv
 
SUCCESS DONE. Not even going to tell you what I was doing wrong. You'd think I was a Canon owner the way I'm frigging about
Thanks all

Merv
:nikon::nikon::nikon:
 
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