What’s New in This Update

Welcome to FoCal 3.9 MR1. This release finalises support for the Nikon Z8, removing any Beta status for Snapshots that was present in FoCal 3.9.

Version Details

ComponentVersionTypeRelease Date
FoCal – Windows & Mac3.9.1.12296Stable6th Jul 2023

Headline Features

  • Finalised support for the Nikon Z8

From FoCal 3.9:

  • Added Raw support for Nikon Z8/Z9
  • Various bug fixes

Known Issues

There are no known issues.

Windows Installer issue on older versions of Windows

If you are installing on a version of Windows up to Windows 10 September 2018 version, you may encounter an issue where the installer fails to complete.

This is due to internal certificates within Windows having expired – the solution is to run Windows Update on your computer and install all necessary updates. Reboot the machine and the installer should then complete successfully.

Changelog

FoCal 3.9 MR1 brings the following changes since 3.9

  • Finalise support for the Nikon Z8

FoCal 3.9 brings the following changes since 3.8 MR1

  • Added support for the Nikon Z8
  • Fixed issue where crop setting not restored to Nikon after VRT Measure
  • Fixed issue loading file mode Z8 data
  • Fixed detection of Pinpoint AF mode
  • Show estimated shutter use as percentage of life where available
  • Fixed issue with shutter life % not showing correctly for Z8/Z9
  • Show camera specific link in Beta message
  • Fix Nikon Z cameras not showing AFFT in lens info panel on camera connect
  • Fixed Raw operation on Z8 and Z9
  • Show warning when Raw is enabled for a camera that doesn't support it
  • All cameras allowed in Plus file mode now.
  • Disabled Snapshots title and user notes for locked snapshots so they can't be edited
  • Added links to camera information from camera page on website
  • CameraDB updates with extra information, e.g. expected shutter life
  • CameraDB update to add Z8
  • Fixed various spelling errors