Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
[UPDATE: Canon has posted Firmware Version 2.0.4, which is intended to address the below-described issues.]
Canon has released a statement on the 5D Mark II Firmware Version 2.0.3 info page describing problems caused for some users by the firmware update. [Read more…]
Canon has provided further details on the new Canon 5D Mark II firmware, which will be available for download later this month. The new firmware version 2.0.3 will enable the Canon 5D Mark II to capture 1080p video at 24fps (actual 23.976fps) and will change the 30fps rate to NTSC standard 29.97fps. The 5D Mark II will also be able to capture 1080p video at the PAL standard of 25fps. Additional tweaks include an histogram display for shooting movies in manual exposure, shutter-priority and aperture-priority, manual control over sound recording levels and a broadcast standard audio sampling frequency.
More details available from Canon’s website.
Nikon has released a firmware update for the D3S to version 1.01. The new firmware addresses the following issues: [Read more…]
Canon has released a firmware update for the EOS 1D Mark IV. The firmware upgrade includes the following:
*AF performance has been enhances for receding subjects and for subjects that are approaching at a low speed.
The firmware can be downloaded from Canon’s website.
Canon Europe has announced a new firmware update that will be coming soon for the EOS 1D Mark IV. The firmware version 1.0.6 will address the following issues:
AF performance has been enhanced for receding subjects and for subjects that are approaching at a low speed.
Stay tuned for more details on the availability of the firmware update.
[via Canon Europe]
Olympus has released a firmware update for the E-P1. Firmware version 1.2 adds the following functionality:
The firmware can be updated through the Olympus Master or Studio software.
[via Olympus.co.jp]
PocketWizard has updated the firmware for the Canon version of the MiniTT1 Transmitter and FlexTT5 Transceiver.
The new firmware adds several new capabilities to the wireless system. Two of the big ones are Rear Curtain Sync and Pre-Flash Boost:
“PocketWizard’s rear curtain sync allows the photographer to set the shutter speed at which rear curtain sync automatically engages while optimizing the timing of rear curtain sync to fire at the absolute end of the shutter opening. Pre-Flash Boost provides enhanced E-TTL performance when using flash diffusers, doing bounce flash, or at ranges just beyond the normal E-TTL capabilities. By increasing the pre-flash power, PocketWizard has offset the loss of light in these challenging E-TTL situations.” –PocketWizard
The new firmware also adds automatic camera detection, which allows the system to determine appropriate sync speed for High Speed Sync mode. Compatibility for the Canon 7D has been added, along with compatibility for the Metz 58 AF-1.
Additional details about the updated firmware are available in a PDF file from PocketWizard, which can be viewed here.
Download info for the firmware can be found here.
Canon has made available firmware updates on several DSLRs for compatibility with the recently announced, and soon to be available, WFT-E2 II and WFT-E4 II wireless file transmitters.
Note that the 5D Mark II firmware update also “Corrects a phenomenon in which visible noise may appear in images taken by continuous Bulb shooting.”
See the following links for the respective firmware update pages.
Ricoh has updated the firmware for the CX2 to version 1.14. This new firmware update addresses the following issues:
The startup time may take longer than usual when turning on the camera in a My setting mode in some combinations of the My setting registrations.
For more information and to download the firmware update, visit Ricoh’s website.
We already know that a 24p update for the 5D Mark II is coming next year. At least now we know that we can cross it off for early on in the year. See Matthew_BH’s comment on the bottom.
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