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Anyone have any kind of information on any individuals or companies that could viably hack the d7000?

I'm interested in the option of unlocking 60fps in 720p and a higher bitrate in 1080p.

Would prevent me from needing to purchase two different camera systems.

I don't think I'm close to being alone in wanting a hack for this camera. Any info would be awesome. Would love some help getting some support together so we can get someone to carry out a firmware hack.
 
that has that capability...

Wishing it was full frame, for instance, is not related to firmware.

What makes you think the D7000 'has' the capability of 60 fps, other than just wanting it to do that?

I'm curious....
cristnotchrist said:
Anyone have any kind of information on any individuals or companies that could viably hack the d7000?

I'm interested in the option of unlocking 60fps in 720p and a higher bitrate in 1080p.

Would prevent me from needing to purchase two different camera systems.

I don't think I'm close to being alone in wanting a hack for this camera. Any info would be awesome. Would love some help getting some support together so we can get someone to carry out a firmware hack.
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Much as I'd like 60p I can't see it happening with a firmware hack.

On the other hand I would LOVE someone to open up the bracketing to be a more usefull 5 or 7 frames at up to 2EV

I don't know what Nikon were thinking, do they not see how popular HDR has become in the last few years ?

My D200 was annoying because it could only do 1EV stops, but at least I could shoot that over 9 frames.

Never mind a hack, nikon should issue a fimware to open up the bracketing capabilities of the D7000.

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Wait, you can't make the d7k full frame with a firmware update???

What makes me think the d7k would be capable is the fact that most other cameras at this point are capable of capturing 60p. It appears to many that it's a feature they are holding to release in bodies with a higher price point.

I would be suprised if a 150 dollar Flip camera was capable of capturing 60fps, but the d7k was physically incapable, however being fairly new to the video world I suppose there are plenty of things that would come as a shock.
 
I'm totally with you in wanting these features. I was among the first people to be asking for this stuff, before the camera even came out. I got haters talking about the limitations of DSLR video. Well guess what, I know these limitations, however the features I'm asking for and you are asking for, like 60p at 720, 25 and 50 for PAL users, are not among the limitations of many other DSLRs, so Nikon should get it together and issue a firmware upgrade.

Here is the petition I started a few months ago:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/d7000video/

If you feel strongly about it. Spread it. Also, you could try emailing the guys over at Magic Lantern, the ones responsible for all of the Canon hacks. Maybe they could figure something out.

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It seems like a firmware hack is far away... Would be interesting though. Let's start to collect information...

The most detailed information I could find about any Nikon firmware hack is for a D70 (partly English/German): http://wiki.berndlux.de/doku.php/elektr:nikond70s_hack

But for the D7000 we probably have to start from the beginning again. So the first questions are:

1) Which processors(s) are used (the D70 had two different CPUs).

2) Which OS is used as a base? D70 as well as D300 use "6Softune REALOS/FR is Realtime OS for FR Family, based on micro-ITRON COPYRIGHT(C) FUJITSU LIMITED 1994-1999" so we can assume that the D7000 uses the same.

3) Does anyone have firmware files for the D7000 already? Things will be easier to find out when we have a firmware image.

Anyone ready to open and disassemble his/her new D7000, yet (apart from a crazy guy who paints it pink) to find out about the hardware?
 
I'll happily email the guys at Magic Lantern. I won't be able to persuade anyone alone though.

Unfortunately, Nikon themselves certainly won't release a firmware update unless there is a very large amount of discussion/demand.

That was kind of my intent with the thread, which was to try to gauge how many people there were with similar expectations.

If theres any other ideas/input, please post away. Lets hear what others are thinking...

Edit:

They are already preparing a firmware update for the hot pixel/spots issue during video capture.

I know the D7000 uses the EXPEED 2 processor. Not sure if theres a second processor on the board.
 
Bracketing improvements sound realistic, but I doubt that video FPS can be improved. If that would be possible by HW, I guess Nikon would have included this feature. I guess there is a real HW limitation there. But of course it's all just a guess.

Anyhow i think we can't expect too much from a firmware hack... given that we not even have ANY information about the firmware/chips/hardware right now.
 
Looking at the D7000 firmware update file, it is different from the D300 or D70 firmware files in that it is somehow compressed or encrypted, while the other ones were plain - i.e. you could see the strings in the D70 or D300 firmware files but this one is just binary data. That makes reverse-engineering more difficult.

Anyone got any clue what kind of format the D7000 firmware file might be?

Any photos from an opened D7000 yet, so we could see the chips?
 
I would like OK button to be able to go to 100% view in playback.

And Command dial to reverse itself when reversing indicators to the proper way of choosing exposure compensation - + not default + -. When you reverse them... the command dial remains + -
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I really would like to see a hack. Or Nikon should do one better and release a few improvements in a few months.

We better start emailing hackers... :-)
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That chipworks link is interesting in that there appears to be no internal adjustment points (small pots) at all in the photos shown of the insides of the D7000. So I would surmise that all exposure adjustments must be made via a plug-in to the camera and a firmware re-program which means some special device Nikon uses to do it with? No wonder it is so menu driven. However, I wouldn't at all be surprised if there is a secret menu 'Easter-egg' that allows a service person to get at those hidden settings...maybe.

Mack
 
spiral69 said:
It seems like a firmware hack is far away... Would be interesting though. Let's start to collect information...

The most detailed information I could find about any Nikon firmware hack is for a D70 (partly English/German): http://wiki.berndlux.de/doku.php/elektr:nikond70s_hack

But for the D7000 we probably have to start from the beginning again. So the first questions are:

1) Which processors(s) are used (the D70 had two different CPUs).

2) Which OS is used as a base? D70 as well as D300 use "6Softune REALOS/FR is Realtime OS for FR Family, based on micro-ITRON COPYRIGHT(C) FUJITSU LIMITED 1994-1999" so we can assume that the D7000 uses the same.

3) Does anyone have firmware files for the D7000 already? Things will be easier to find out when we have a firmware image.
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http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/recent-teardowns/2011/01/teardown-of-the-nikon-d7000-dslr/
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spiral69 said:
Anyone ready to open and disassemble his/her new D7000, yet (apart from a crazy guy who paints it pink) to find out about the hardware?
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Seeing as how Nikon released new firmware a bit ago, it now seems more possible for a full on firmware hack. Like, really, let's see what this camera can do. Something Magic Lantern style perhaps, would be neato.
 
Why don't you buy an HD Camcorder? Why do you want to slap the hell out of your D7000 just to get a 60fps. It is a photo camera not a photo/camera/phone/coffee making black thing.
 
cristnotchrist said:
What makes me think the d7k would be capable is the fact that most other cameras at this point are capable of capturing 60p. It appears to many that it's a feature they are holding to release in bodies with a higher price point.
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Don't get me wrong, I also would like my D7000 to do 60fps, but your reasoning is far from logical.

I am no sensor/camera engineer, but I can only assume that such capabilities are a combination of the (physical) sensor, the (physical) electrical components and the software. Here the sensor is most probably the limiting part.

If there were a camera with the same sensor that does do 60fps then one could think that such capabilities are "locked" on the D7K (not looking at the other hardware components). Unfurtunately, the is only 1 other camera with the same sensor, and there is no reason to assume that Nikon also "crippled" the D5100.

Just saying that the 60fps would be possible with other firmware just based on pricing makes no sense at all. That's comparing apples and oranges.
(Whether it 'should' be possible is another discussion;))
cristnotchrist said:
I would be suprised if a 150 dollar Flip camera was capable of capturing 60fps, but the d7k was physically incapable, however being fairly new to the video world I suppose there are plenty of things that would come as a shock.
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I would not be surprised actually. For each camera choices are made regarding quality of components, functionality etc. You are comparing 2 completely different products. Nikon choose to optimize image quality and built quality for an serious DSLR users, Flip camera's are film camera's optimized for people who want a small video camera that has high movie specs on paper....

I share your wants:-) But with such logics you are driving yourself crazy:)
 
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