Things that Nikon could do via firmware

Horshack wrote:

• Focus peaking

• Auto-hyperfocal focus setting

• AF tune values at different focal lengths for zoom lenses. Support for multi-copy AF tune (S/N based ala 5DM3/1DX)

• Raw-based histograms

• Reassign any button to be ISO

• Option to turn off LV exposure preview for manual mode

• Option to not automatically stop down the aperture in LV

• Re-enable focus priority/trap focus for back-button focusing ("broken" on D800/D4)

• RGB histogram in LV

• Keep LV magnification available during movie recording (for manual focusing)

• Smarter use of dual CF/SD cards to support deeper buffers (option to alternate between cards for each shot to produce 2x throughput and thus increase effective buffer capacity)

• Support WB setting on images that are completely clipped (UniWB), like Canon supports

• Features to facilitate ISOless shooting, such as auto-exposure-gain when previewing raws that are "underexposed" as part of ISOless shooting

• Motion-triggered shutter actuation

• On-screen focus distance indicator (LV at least, but VF would be even better)

• Averaging mode for multiple exposures (for noise reduction), including raw file support (ala 5DM3/1DX)

• Multi-shot "best shot" mode for low-shutter speed shooting

• Open source and/or support for plug-ins/3rd-party apps

• Timed exposures longer than 30s