NX Field 4+
Nikon Corporation
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- Free
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Description
NX Field is a remote photography application developed by Nikon Corporation.
Use your iPhone or iPad to remotely configure, operate, and release the shutters on up to nine cameras connected to a network.
Download image data to your iPhone or iPad.
Upload pictures directly to an FTP server while the app is running.
Supported Digital Cameras as of April 2024
Z 9, Z 8, D6, D5, Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6
Use of these features requires that the camera firmware be updated to a version that supports NX Field (a fee is charged for this service).
The update will be performed by a Nikon-authorized service representative. For more information, visit the site below.
https://nps.nikonimaging.com/nx_field/
The update is not available in some countries; for more information, contact your service provider.
Some functions may not be available with some cameras. Please see the NX Field system user's manual for more information.
Principal Features
- Control remote cameras (up to a recommended maximum of nine) from your iPhone or iPad.
- Display the view through the camera lens on your iPhone or iPad during shooting.
- Use a gamepad to control remote cameras connected to your iPhone or iPad.
- The iPad version can be used to take pictures remotely while displaying the views through the lenses of up to nine remote cameras simultaneously.
- Adjust exposure, focus, white balance, image quality, auto capture, and other settings remotely.
- Remotely format memory cards and edit the FTP profiles on the remote cameras.
- Release the shutters on all connected remote cameras simultaneously. You can also release the shutters on selected cameras one at a time.
- Upload pictures directly from the remote camera to an FTP server.
- Copy saved settings for all remote cameras to other iPhones or iPads.
- The iPad version can display the locations of remote cameras using hand-annotated drawings.
- Cabled Ethernet connections offer greater reliability and faster image transfer than wireless connections.
- Images recorded by remote cameras can be displayed as a list or group of thumbnails.
- Voice memos can be recorded and attached to images.
System Requirements
iOS15.6 or later
iPadOS15.6 or later
There is no guarantee that this app will run on all devices.
Information on supported devices is available from the support site below.
https://nps.nikonimaging.com/nx_field/
Notes
- The app may not perform as expected depending on your environment and network conditions.
Users in China must select Simplified Chinese as the operating language for the destination device when installing and using the application.
Using the App
For more information on using the app, see the guide at the website below.
https://nps.nikonimaging.com/nx_field/
What’s New
Version 1.5.0
A gamepad can now be used to control remote cameras connected to an iPhone or iPad.
IPTC presets can now be selected and edited in the live view display.
Auto capture can now be operated remotely (Z 9 only).
Thumbnails can now be displayed as groups (Z 9 only).
Voice memos can now be recorded and attached to images (Z 9 only).
We have improved usability.
Made some minor bug fixes.
Ratings and Reviews
Hardwire Remote Solution with Great Potential
NX field is complex software, targeted primarily at agencies who have techs whose job it is to configure and support the FTP Server (required), local and remote (if you’re adventurous) networks, and coordinate the paid firmware updates with NPS for all cameras to be used with the system. I am a very technologically adept freelancer and set the system up myself, including the setup of gamepads supported in the latest edition, for use at the US 2024 Olympic Trials for Swimming. The system proved very valuable for FTP transmission but needs a way for a photographer with a camera in hand to trigger remotes independently (you can set up a master remote that fires all, but that floods your take) and not via joystick or iPad because you have a camera in your hand. Ideal solution to me after extensive field testing would be making numbers 1-9 on a numpad hot keys for triggering independently each of the 9 possible remotes for system: it’s common for warehouse workers, for example, to be able to use a 10-key (include 0) without looking with high accuracy and speed. I would actually use a 3-key mini pad and strap it to my monopod to fire with my left hand fingers while using my right to hold and fire my camera in hand and never look down. 9 remotes is too much to remember if you’re the only photographer. As an assistant, I think 10-key would be much faster than trying to do the same on the iPad. In short, this has a lot of promise if you can dedicate the time - allow a lot, won’t be something setup in even a week of spare time - and Nikon can make a simple usability update. As stands gets a 5 on basis there’s not a good alternative to system’s existing functionality and does what it says will do if you dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s, have patience during process.
Nope
Doesn’t work. Fails to connect phone (iPhone 12, operating with latest iOS), with Nikon Z9, (with latest firmware 4.00). This just fails.
App Privacy
The developer, Nikon Corporation, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- NIKON CORPORATION
- Size
- 21.4 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.5 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.6 or later.
- Languages
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English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Nikon Corporation
- Price
- Free