P: Upgrading Nikon Z9 Firmware to 4.0 breaks tethering

Unfortunately Adobe uses Nikon's API to support tethering and doesn't write their own code for this. Nikon is historically slow to fix their API but they do update their own tethering software. So yeah the issue is with Nikon not yet having updated their API code for third party apps and they broke it by releasing new formware for your camera. Next to reverting to previous firmware, you can also just use Nikon's tethering software and use a watched folder in Classic. This way is nicely Apple SIlicon native and the Nikon Tethering software is https://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/imaging-software/nx-tether.page and it is actually quite a bit better than Adobe's tethering solution in that the live view works well and it has more settings options.  

That's great to know! I always keep the original FW zip files on a specific Nikon folder on my data drive so I can always go back right away if necessary.

You can download Z9 firmware versions 3.10 and 3.01 from the Internet Archive:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230313172831/https://download.nikonimglib.com/archive5/VsvGB00w6vbV0506Qq288kWW2w50/F-Z9-V310M.dmg

https://web.archive.org/web/20230313172832/https://download.nikonimglib.com/archive5/lzrQZ00gKiYT05BoA0W88EmjXG49/F-Z9-V310W.exe 

https://web.archive.org/web/20230103222229*/https://download.nikonimglib.com/archive5/WJVJj00ZPALV05GJNmg846xPEG40/F-Z9-V301M.dmg 

https://web.archive.org/web/20230103222240*/https://download.nikonimglib.com/archive5/wKv7w00QH81N05UaIh284cL1QD41/F-Z9-V301W.exe 

@Marcus P2 You will see in the pinned top post and others in this thread the reverting to Nikon Z9 firmware V 3.01 will cause tethering to work again. That's on Mac and Windows.

I am also having issues tethering my Z9. It used to work prior to the new lightroom version. But it could also be the new Nikon Z9 firmware that is the problem.

I can only use Capture one now, which works perfectly every time.

A workaround is to tether into capture one and then have Lightroom auto import to a catalogue.

Lightroom suits my workflow for a lot of my photography so I hope Adobe fix the tethering issue so it is as reliable as Capture One software.

Je possède un macbookpro puce M1 max et un Nikon Z9.

Lightroom en mode conecté passe sur Rosetta. Puis Lrc ne erconnaît pas le Z9 même après avoir mis en place les explications fournies sur le site d'Adobe.

Version Lrc : 12.4

Version Nikon Z9 : 4.00

Que faire ?

...Nikon to fix? Nothing could show your saturation state, your complete lack  of attitude towards paying customers and your I don't give a **** state better than this statement. Finally get this piece of sw working years after z9 entered the market and stop blaming others for your constant fail. We pay, you deliver. But, I am pretty sure, you even forgot that one too. God beware some real sw company will decide to make a LR style sw right. You will not have one customer anymore the very next day. I am really sorry to have to be so clear. It's so sad you take just the money for years and years and never ever listen to customers. Make it finally stable, fast and reliable. And stop believing in your PM's AI hype. Simply deliver.

It's getting old

Adobe's lackluster support for thethered capture.

After finally suppoting Nikon z9, albeit in emulation mode, it is now brokejn again wth firmware 4.0

I have never had an issuse before like this whre a firmware update broke thethering..

C'mon Adobe !

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I may have a backup in studio however I am on location and was hoping to solve the issue today.