Zf Firmware Bug?

[Frank Fremerey]

Hey you experts!
I tried to download 4000+ pictures from the Zf to the Computer with a 15c battery in the camera. Obviously it could not decide whether it wanted to datra transfer or to load the battery so it switched from one to the other until the battery was drained completely.
Result was that the process was interrrupted and then the battery was dead. Why can the thing not load and data transfer at the same time?
Am I the problem or the firmware or the hardware or the settings?
THX
Frank

[Frank Fremerey]

Yes, it is possible to charge a battery and transfer data simultaneously over a USB-C port, a feature enabled by the USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) standard, which allows for bidirectional data and power flow. However, both the device being charged and the power source (such as a PC or dock) must support USB-PD for this to work. Without it, charging and data transfer may not be possible at the same time, or power delivery might be limited.

[Frank Fremerey]

https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/zf/en/sum_usb_power_delivery_316.html

[Akira]

Frank, are you using a Windows11 PC?

There have been a big issue with the latest security patch KB5063878 causing the SSD unreadable, especially when transferring big data (>50G).

Your problem ocurrs when you transfer data from the card via USB-C, so it may not the case, and I could be totally wrong.  But the amount of data you are transferring got me thinking...

[Birna Rørslett]

Use a card reader. And a charger for the camera.

[Frank Fremerey]

Use a card reader. And a charger for the camera.

this is a working solution, yet, testing the capabilities of the Zf something does not work as announced

[Frank Fremerey]

I use Windows 11 and have no trouble with my several SSDs

[Bruno Schroder]

Is your cable certified for that?

[David H. Hartman]

Use a card reader. And a charger for the camera.

I agree...

I do not care for the USB-C device side which is just contacts on a card edge. I have an older Android phone which can only be charged and have data transferred with more than 5 cables in only one orientation. If the phone is not recognized flipping the cable over has until recently always worked. I haven't opened the phone but I believe both edges of system card are, one failed and one about to fail. I use this phone only with WiFi and it's not safe to use as a phone.

Apple should have told the EU to shove it and continued with the Apple Lightning Cable. Sorry about ranting but only a little.

Ok, using a card reader and an external battery charger will cut wear and failure of the USB-C port in the camera. In my thinking the weak point in the system should have been the cable which is easly replaceable rather than the USB-C port which requires a major repair.

Long winded yes?

Best,

Dave

[Ilkka Nissilä]

Apple should have told the EU to shove it and continued with the Apple Lightning Cable. Sorry about ranting but only a little.

I must have 30 or more chargers of different types in my home and office. It's a huge problem and standardizing on one charger type for most devices is a big achievement which should reduce the electronics waste (and incompatible charger mess at home and office) over the long term. There is no reason why the manufacturers couldn't have done this without external regulation but they preferred to make profit by selling extra (incompatible) chargers. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a hundred billion chargers of different kinds gathering dust somewhere in closets and the components and materials may never be recycled because people don't bother to do so.

I now have two PD compatible USB-C chargers with which I can charge my cameras, battery-powered flash, gimbal stabilizer, laptop etc. and soon also phones. I couldn't care less if some components initially don't work perfectly together, it's not likely a problem with the standard but the implementation. When one of the chargers fails I can just keep charging with the others whereas in the past I had to somehow purchase a discontinued laptop charger's third-party replacement to be able to continue using that laptop when the charger failed (which has happened more often that one would think).

Apple lightning is a huge pain as the cables break often and are quite expensive. So far none of my USB-C cables or devices has failed.