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NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

Started Mar 4, 2014 | Discussions
tjobbe
tjobbe Senior Member • Posts: 1,430
NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

-> contains lens compatiblity

-> DMF settings as for the NX30

-> sensor clean on shut down option

http://www.samsung.com/de/support/model/EV-NX300ZBSTDE-downloads#

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MOD Taffy Veteran Member • Posts: 5,020
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0 Great job....

Well spotted, thanks for posting.

tjobbe wrote:

-> contains lens compatiblity

-> DMF settings as for the NX30

-> sensor clean on shut down option

http://www.samsung.com/de/support/model/EV-NX300ZBSTDE-downloads#

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mathOS Regular Member • Posts: 232
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

tjobbe wrote:

-> contains lens compatiblity

-> DMF settings as for the NX30

-> sensor clean on shut down option

Nice addition

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viking79
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

I cant try it anymore (sold nx300 since I got nx30), someone should check remote App to see if it has any additional controls.

Eric

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tjobbe
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

my thought as well and I will test that when I am back home

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giliath Regular Member • Posts: 257
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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I cant try it anymore (sold nx300 since I got nx30), someone should check remote App to see if it has any additional controls.

Eric

I tired as soon as I updated the firmware. Unforturnately, seems still the old remote viewfinder...

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tjobbe
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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ok, so no Remote Viewfinder Pro for the NX300 

you do have the latest APP version loaded on your Android Device ?

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pixelpushing
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

tjobbe wrote:

ok, so no Remote Viewfinder Pro for the NX300

you do have the latest APP version loaded on your Android Device ?

I updated both the app on my S4 and my firmware and see no difference.

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viking79
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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So what are the new DMF enhancements?  I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

Eric

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giliath Regular Member • Posts: 257
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

viking79 wrote:

So what are the new DMF enhancements? I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

Eric

The "DMF responsiveness" is new, but I have neither 1650s nor 1855 iii.

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ttbek Veteran Member • Posts: 4,869
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

viking79 wrote:

So what are the new DMF enhancements? I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

I thought they were already in the NX30 firmware.  My impression was that you could set a sensitivity for the focus ring with the 18-55 lens, but I don't have an NX30, poke around your menus a bit?  I'll be looking for it with this firmware.

Eric

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jonandmarkuk Forum Member • Posts: 72
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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tjobbe wrote:

ok, so no Remote Viewfinder Pro for the NX300

you do have the latest APP version loaded on your Android Device ?

Very disappointing

I was going to ask some of the Samsung staff at the Photography Show at the NEC in Birmingham this week, but one the staff seemed a little aversive and I was also very disappointed that they were showing lots of camera's and lenses off but nothing could be brought

I love my NX300, but Samsung please listen to customers who brought your devices only a year ago and give us some love with software updates which add something new.

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viking79
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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giliath wrote:

viking79 wrote:

So what are the new DMF enhancements? I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

Eric

The "DMF responsiveness" is new, but I have neither 1650s nor 1855 iii.

Oh, I remember that now, I couldn't tell that it did anything, but it wasn't with one of those lenses.  Does the feature only work with those lenses?

Eric

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giliath Regular Member • Posts: 257
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

viking79 wrote:

giliath wrote:

viking79 wrote:

So what are the new DMF enhancements? I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

Eric

The "DMF responsiveness" is new, but I have neither 1650s nor 1855 iii.

Oh, I remember that now, I couldn't tell that it did anything, but it wasn't with one of those lenses. Does the feature only work with those lenses?

Eric

The changelog of NX300 says "support 1855iii and 1650s lens". With my NX300+1224 lens, that option is grey. But I don't know if it is the same on NX30.

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ni1ight
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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Has anybody tried the AF performance already? I upgraded my firmware but I can't tell if anything improved with my 30mm pancake.

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Glush Junior Member • Posts: 40
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0
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viking79 wrote:

I cant try it anymore (sold nx300 since I got nx30), someone should check remote App to see if it has any additional controls.

Eric

That is exactly what I am hoping for it is a much needed firmware update. I am also wondering why jump from 1.33 straight to 1.4.0 when this is normally only done when there are significant changes usually it would have been 1.33 ->1.34

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ni1ight
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Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

Actually there was 1.34 too with just one bug fix.

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Glush wrote:

viking79 wrote:

I cant try it anymore (sold nx300 since I got nx30), someone should check remote App to see if it has any additional controls.

Eric

That is exactly what I am hoping for it is a much needed firmware update. I am also wondering why jump from 1.33 straight to 1.4.0 when this is normally only done when there are significant changes usually it would have been 1.33 ->1.34

Umm, dude, they did go from 1.33 to 1.34, I guess you missed it, lol. Then then went from 1.34 to 1.4. Something we haven't really talked about is this innocuous statement that they: "- Improved AF performance and color shading."  My guess is that they brought the firmware a lot more in line with with the NX30 firmware and that leaving off the extra app functionality was intentional, as the NX30 is still very new, so they want marketable differences, whereas marketing on improved AF is a bit more ephemeral unless you made a dramatic leap.  So, I think there was probably some major changes in this firmware, probably support for some new products as well, like perhaps the SEF-580.  Maybe not though, maybe that will come later.

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ttbek Veteran Member • Posts: 4,869
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

viking79 wrote:

giliath wrote:

viking79 wrote:

So what are the new DMF enhancements? I haven't looked/realized there were new options for that (or maybe I did see them, but didn't realize they were new).

Eric

The "DMF responsiveness" is new, but I have neither 1650s nor 1855 iii.

Oh, I remember that now, I couldn't tell that it did anything, but it wasn't with one of those lenses. Does the feature only work with those lenses?

Yeah, it's only enabled in the menu for me with my 18-55.  It changes the sensitivity of the focus ring, but I think it really is just for the DMF mode and doesn't apply to regular manual focus.  Also, the difference isn't huge, but I think it allows for somewhat finer adjustment than previously.  I think it's about a 2x difference in the amount of rotation between the low and high modes for going from furthest to nearest focus.

Eric

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ttbek Veteran Member • Posts: 4,869
Re: NX300 Firmware 1.4.0

ni1ight wrote:

Has anybody tried the AF performance already? I upgraded my firmware but I can't tell if anything improved with my 30mm pancake.

It feels improved to me in the challenging conditions of poorly lit rooms, but it's hard to quantify, it could be my imagination, but it seems to be getting focus where it would often fail to before.  I haven't had a chance to try out my 50-200, hopefully that one feels better as well.

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