Nikon Z8 Batteries & Charging
The Nikon Z8 is very picky about which batteries and chargers it uses. I’ve tried several different chargers and batteries. Here’s what I’ve found that works for me and what doesn’t.
The Nikon Z8 is very picky about which batteries and chargers it uses. I’ve tried several different chargers and batteries. Here’s what I’ve found that works for me and what doesn’t.
Keeping your camera’s firmware up-to-date gives you the benefit of the latest bug fixes and features. Here’s how to check the firmware version and update the firmware on the Nikon Z8.
The Nikon Z8 has a clean sensor function set to run automatically on camera power off. Here’s how it works.
The Nikon Z8’s sensor shield is a very useful feature that closes over the sensor to reduce the risk of dust settling on the sensor when you’re switching lenses. But it’s disabled by default. Here’s how to turn it on.
The Nikon Z8 has some really impressive low-light shooting capabilities. Here are some side-by-side examples of high ISO photos taken with the Nikon Z8 from ISO 3200 up to ISO 102400.
The Nikon Z8 does have a live view histogram that can display through the viewfinder or on the live view back screen. But turning it on isn’t as intuitive as it could be. Here’s how to do it.
Turning on the framing grids on the viewfinder or back screen display of the Nikon Z8 isn’t as intuitive as it could be. Here’s how to do it.
If you’ve changed settings on your Nikon Z8 but want to roll them back for whatever, here’s a reference for the default settings so you can take a more targeted approach than the reset all function.
The Nikon Z8 lets you choose from among a few different image file formats, as well as several frame sizes, output dimensions, and levels of compression. Here’s an explanation of the options.
Here are some recommendations on which memory cards to get to take full advantage of all of the impressive features available on the new Nikon Z8.
The Nikon Z8 has two methods for formatting the memory cards. One is obvious. The other is less obvious but is also quicker.