Nikon Z Cameras

[adrianuseless]

Hi

A friend has just got a Nikon Z8 and he found they too have no wireless remotes that don't need a receiver unit

Would the fuji one be able to work with it?

its strange how these modern cameras just rely on apps on your ophone

thanks

Adrian

[gkoh]

Hi

Thank you for raising a discussion topic, it is certainly an interesting question with an interesting answer.

A friend has just got a Nikon Z8 and he found they too have no wireless remotes that don't need a receiver unit

Would the fuji one be able to work with it?

The control protocols for each manufacturer are distinctly different, thus the Fujifilm implementation will not apply to the Nikon system. And as I have discovered, even within the same manufacturer different cameras operate differently.

Further to this, I have recently acquired a Nikon Coolpix B600 for implementing support. However, the Nikon remote situation is bizarre, to put it politely.
My current aim is to emulate the ML-L7 bluetooth remote, which appears to work with some of the Coolpix range and some of the Z range (but not the Z8, so this will not immediately help your friend).

According to Nikon's documentation:
https://nikonimglib.com/snbr/onlinehelp/en/compatible_cameras_44.html

the matrix of app vs ML-L7 support is perplexing.
Ultimately, if I can emulate the ML-L7, it should eventually be possible to also emulate the remote on SnapBridge (and thus support the Z8).

its strange how these modern cameras just rely on apps on your ophone

Agreed. It would be less irritating if the apps weren't terrible quality.

I'm in the midst of understanding the operation of the Nikon ML-L7 and the Coolpix B600.
The control protocol is 1000x more complex than Fujifilm or Canon. It is going to take quite some effort, I am not 100% confident I will succeed.
However, I will persist and provide updates here (but don't expect anything for weeks, if not months).