Comments on: Zi6 Firmware Update

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:29:15 +0000

Hi All – massive issues with my Zi6 since upgrading to v1.11 – locks up all the time, won’t shoot more than 6-9 seconds in either HD mode….and this is with any brand of SD card I chuck at it. Had the device since Apr 09 and it was fautless until the upgrade. Kodak want to charge me for repair! Does anybody have the previous firmware version so that I can roll back?

Samuel

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:25:48 +0000

I get the red exclamation mark symbol when I put my SD cards into my Zi6. Tried with one 8 GB and another which is 32 GB. Thought this firmware update might be able to fix it, but has anyone tried this as a fix when the SD card has the red exclamation mark on it?

Gonna go home and try it out later. Just wanted to see if anyone else has tried before I did.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:53:36 +0000

My son got the Zi6 for Christmas it seems to be the updated firmware but I cannot get iphoto to see the video and imovie says (after downloading ) that Quicktime is missing what it needs to open these movies and that I cannot get it on the quicktime site…. I’m on Mac and running 10.3.9 ( is that the issue again!!!)

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:12:04 +0000

I think the commenter who is saying there are additional features is wrong, or ill-informed. When I updated my firmware to 1.11, I gained the ability to turn sounds on or off, and change from NTSC to PAL formats, but didn’t see those other items (#2, #3, or #4 in the above message). Also, I did *not* have to delete the files on the card before updating… I tried it both ways with the same result (no files on the card, and with files and folders from video and still photos on the card). So don’t be fooled by the “additional features” comment, or the part about deleting files on the card before flashing the update. Just follow the instructions for the update, and you’ll gain the ability to turn chimes on or off, but that’s about it.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:52:38 +0000

HELLO! I SOLVED IT. I went to the kodak live help.

Okay
the only problem is you cannot have any folders or files on your memory card. delete all file folders and place .bin in the memory card, no folders.

Then follow the steps it should work fine

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:15:19 +0000

I have the exact same problem Follow all the steps but there is 4/4 submenus you can scroll through in FW Version but it does nothing :S

help me ;(

By: Garry B

Garry B — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:14:18 +0000

The root directory is not in the DCIM folder, but rather, not in any folder at all. You just drag the firmware update in the window of the SD card on your computer.

By: aaron

aaron — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:38:46 +0000

Seems a little silly to ask. . .The root directory is the DCIM folder yes? (whew. . .sighs) When I put the upgrade in the dcim folder and popped the sd card in, holding down delete/stop, capture and the power button, I got the menu, selected fw version (heres where I ran into trouble, there was no okay next to fw version so the installation of the new firmware doesn’t happen. Help?

By: darren

darren — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:45:58 +0000

does anyone know if this new firmware has fixed the dropped frames problem that was happening before?

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:28:48 +0000

Hmm, I can’t remember exactly, but I thought just placing the new FW on the root of the card with the DCIM folder, then starting up with the menu was enough to flash it. I can’t do it again since I’ve flashed, but maybe I can bring up the menu and confirm. Let me know if you’re still stuck and I’ll grab my cam.