What’s New in This Update

Welcome to FoCal 4.1!

This version brings support for the Nikon Zf mirrorless camera, camera definition and metadata decoding fixes, internal improvements, extra help and bug fixes.

Version Details

Headline Features

• Added support for the Nikon Zf, including Snapshots functionality.
• Added text search option in Snapshots tool on Desktop.
• Fixed metadata processing issue affecting latest Nikon mirrorless cameras.
• Smaller, more efficient, up-to-date and secure user interface on Windows, by using native Microsoft components.
• Tips and Quickstart panels added for extra help using FoCal.
• Updated Raw processor.
• Improve reliability for various utilities within FoCal.
• Bug fixes and user interface improvements.

Known Issues

• There are no known issues with this release.

Changelog

• Added support for the Nikon Zf, including Snapshots functionality.
• Added search function to Snapshots tool on Desktop
• Fixed metadata decoding for newer mirrorless cameras (Zf and Z8/Z9 with latest firmware)
• Fixed Zf definitions in Camera Database, updated to version 410.
• Updated for release of Mac build with latest Core.
• FOC-3974: Removed macOS Sonoma camera connection warning.
• FOC-3930: Added detection for Capture One running on Mac.
• Updated Tips button to correctly open internal and external links on both Windows and Mac.
• Updated version generation in Windows.
• Updated raw processor for Mac
• Added git commit hash to both core version and app version.
• Improved display of Runtime version
• Fixed close icon position on alerts.
• Updated Quickstart and UI layout.
• Added component runtime detection to Windows
• Fixed startup from installation package
• Updated setup file for new components (Windows)
• Added UI component version to Runtime Version in About page.
• Fix missing property in TestFooter on Target Setup page.
• FOC-3883: Added “has-no-effect” text for MLU setting with mirrorless cameras.
• Updated background colour of tips panel.
• FOC-3964: Randomise all but first tip.
• Updated Lens Database
• Update Raw processor for Windows
• FOC-3962. Improved focus point display in reports, including correctly displaying off-centre focus points.
• FOC-3963: Improved quality of warning text when TS view zoomed.
• FOC-3931: Added clear warning at start of test if AFMA setting check is disabled.
• Added warning in settings when Don't Confirm AFMA is enabled.
• Added hover state to top-bar icons.
• FOC-3959: Remove warning on TS button if user chooses not to run TS.
• Inverted logic of shutter speed/aperture limit checks and tidied Validation Option initialisation.
• FOC-3923: Added shutter-speed range limit warning.
• FOC-3958: Improved conflicting app dialog to allow continue.
• Added Capture One to conflicting process list (Windows)
• FOC-3956 - fixed: generic spinner not in centre of window vertically.
• FOC-3955: Added pulsing TS button to tests if not run, along with tooltip.
• Updates some dependencies to resolve security issues.
• Improved Time Estimator for tests
• Hide tips not relevant for this product.
• Tidied shadow on cards.
• Improved reliability of the Update Check functionality
• Show channel after version in Update Check page.