Finally: You Can Turn Off Nikon's Aggressive Noise Reduction

Featured Wednesday, 04 November 2026 04:10

Nikon just released firmware 2.00 for the ZR — and there's more in it than the announcement led you to believe.

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In this video I go through everything: what changed, how to use it, and who each feature is actually for. I also put two ZRs side by side — one on the old firmware, one on 2.00 with noise reduction off — so you can see the difference for yourself. Whether you own a ZR or just follow Nikon, here's the full honest rundown: the headline features, the quiet fixes, and what's still missing.

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Note release date of v2.00 is not yet confirmed!

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