We were sent a notice today of new firmware for the Canon EOS 60D – just a couple of bug fixes, no new functionality. But if you have the bug, you’ll want to update.

download link

Thanks to hdCamTeam for sending this our way.

v. 1.1.0

Changes:

Firmware Version 1.1.0 incorporates the following fixes and improvements.

1. Fixes a phenomenon where the wireless built-in flash settings are reset to defaults when the battery is removed from the camera.

2. Fixes an intermittent phenomenon where image-rotation information is not recognized correctly when shooting with the camera in the vertical position depending on the timing of the shutter release.

(cover photo credit: snap from Canon)

Canon has issued a minor fix to the Canon Rebel T3i/600D firmware… read about it below

Here’s the Canon link

Issue:

We have found the following 2 phenomena in cameras with firmware version 1.0.0.

1. The feature guide description of the digital zoom function for movie-shooting that appears on the camera’s LCD monitor needed carification.

2. In rare cases, a computer connected to the camera with a USB cable cannot recognize the camera.

Answer:

We have released firmware version 1.0.1 that includes the following fixes and changes:

1. Clarifies the feature guide description of the digital zoom function for movie-shooting that appears on the camera’s LCD monitor.

2. Fixes the phenomenon in which, in rare cases, a computer connected to the camera with a USB cable cannot recognize the camera.

Important:

Firmware version 1.0.1 is for cameras with firmware up to version 1.0.0. If the camera’s firmware is already version 1.0.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Preparations for the firmware update:

In the folder for the firmware you downloaded are the firmware (file name: CCF11101.FIR, file size: 12,232,076 bytes) and instructions for the firmware update procedures (a PDF file in five languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese). Before starting the firmware update procedures, please be sure to carefully confirm your understanding of these instructions.

Firmware:

The firmware is available for Windows and Mac.

If you have any further inquiries please contact us using the e-mail support or telephone support option.

(cover photo credit: snap from Canon)

[source: canonrumors.com]

UPDATE 2: thursday april 21 1pm CDT

UPDATE: 4pm CT – the 5Dmark2Team discovered that the firmware update is no longer available on the Canon UK site – weird!

Canon EOS 7D firmware update 1.2.5 released – it includes no additional features like audio updates – it is mainly a few bug fixes – please read below for all the details and the download links. Interestingly there is one fix for an “err 02″ problem which I thought was something you had to send the camera back to Canon to repair. That’s good! Our thanks to the 5Dmark2Team for sending us the alert.

The fixes

Firmware Version 1.2.5 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

1. Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were rare cases where movie files taken could not be opened when repeatedly shooting movies with specific CF cards.
2. Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were cases where “Err 02″ appeared when repeatedly shooting still images with specific CF cards.
3. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when using high-capacity (32 GB or greater) CF cards: If either a CF card with only a little available space remaining or the battery was removed and then reinserted into the camera, and then the user attempted to start shooting movies immediately, shooting would stop.
4. Improved the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.
5. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when custom function C.Fn 4-1 was set to assign IS start to the AF stop button on the lens: When used with lenses that do not have an AF stop button, the IS function would not work.
6. Corrected some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic and Portuguese. (This applies to models in overseas markets. The models for the Japanese market do not display those languages.)

Download

You can select your operating system on this download page on the Canon UK site

(cover photo credit: snap from the video)

Yes, that’s right, Trammell Hudson – author of Magic Lantern firmware will be our planet5D live interview guest on Sunday January 30th at 9pm EST and if you join our live UStream broadcast, you get to ask some of the questions!

And don’t forget to Subscribe to the planet5D International Event Calendar – subscribing will give you event reminders! webcal format or view online (and you can subscribe via iCal)
Note: the title of the calendar is “planet5D interviews” – but it was created before I had the event calendar – it includes all HDSLR events!

planet5D live Interview with Trammell Hudson – author of Magic Lantern Sunday January 30th 9pm EST

please join us for this live interview where you get to ask the questions!

For those of you needing a little help converting to or from GMT for your time zone, use this GMT conversion site to help

Who is Trammell Hudson?

Trammell is the guy who wrote the Magic Lantern firmware ‘hack’ – not that ‘hack’ implies bad here. Lots of people are using the firmware to do great things with their Canon EOS 5D Mark II or Canon Rebel T2i/550D (the two flavors of Magic Lantern)

Here’s some of the feature set:

Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the amazing Canon 5D Mark II and 550D/T2i digital SLRs. These cameras are “game changing” for independent film makers:

• It allows the use of a wide range of lenses (anything that can be adapted to the EF mount).
• The 5D’s 35mm full-frame sensor is larger than the RED ONE’s sensor, Super 35 film. It is approximately the size of VistaVision. This means shallower native depth-of-field than anything on the market, except for the Phantom 65.
• The dynamic range and latitude are close to the capabilities of high-end HD cameras.
• The low-light performance is currently unrivaled, even by the RED ONE.

Questions!

I’m sure that many of you have questions for Trammell and this is the perfect opportunity to ask him directly. When we do live interviews, there is a chat room where you can post your questions and we’ll try to get to all of them. This is a great way to get involved!

Each live interview is also archived thru the planet5D podcast on iTunes so a day or so after the interview, if you can’t make it live, you’ll be able to watch the replay – but that also means you don’t get to ask questions – so be there live!

If you want to know more about how the interviews work – just check the planet5D iTunes podcast or the planet5D blip.tv channel archive

(cover photo credit: snap from magic lantern)

A new Magic Lantern firmware release for the Canon Rebel T2i/550D has been released enabling features that aren’t available with the standard Canon firmware. Be warned tho that Magic Lantern (tho we’ve not heard of any reports of this happening) in rare circumstances could damage your camera or void your warranty (we have to say that to cover our backsides). As we said, we’ve not heard any reports of anything bad happening to anyone’s camera – tho we should also warn you that the firmware may crash which could cause you to lose a recording.

After lots of testing and bug fixing, we believe the new Magic Lantern for 550D firmware 1.0.9 is stable enough to release it to the general public.

You can find it on the main 550D wiki page

Features:

• * GUI menus: press the ERASE button to display them
• * Bit rate control (QScale parameter) for the H.264 encoder
• * Zebra stripes for overexposed / underexposed areas
• * Spotmeter, histogram
• * Cropmarks (16:9, Cinemascope, Fisheye)
• * Simple intervalometer
• * Trap Focus: camera takes a picture when something comes in focus
• * Wireless trigger with the LCD face sensor & your own hand
• * AE bracketing (like on 5D2 ML)
• * Rack focus
• * Stack focus (Live View only)
• * Lens data computation
• * Onscreen audio meters
• * Manual audio gain, selectable input source, disable AGC and
• digital filters
• * Display time remaining during video recording
• * Debug functions (display CMOS temperature, screenshot, logging)

We also have a new Windows tool for making the cards bootable (EOSCard), and new install & user guides. Even with all the testing this version has received, nobody can guarantee it is bug-free. There is still a small risk in using this software, and we want to fix all the bugs and improve it. Please read the installation instructions carefully!

New developments will continue. Maybe coming soon: customizable ISO, auto QScale, fluent zebras, better UI, scripting… suggestions welcome.

Many thanks to all the Magic Lantern developers, contributors and users who made possible this release!

Source: We first saw the reports of this being available many days ago on the planet5D forum

(Photo credit: snap from the Magic Lantern site)

We’d seen the rumor on canonrumors.com but it was indeed released by Canon – a firmware upgrade for the EOS 60D – Firmware Update Version 1.0.8.

Download it here

Firmware changes

Firmware version 1.0.8 incorporates the following fixes.

• Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite in combination with the lenses listed below:*
  a) EF300/4 L IS USM
  b) EF28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM
  c) EF75-300/4-5.6 IS USM
  d) EF100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS USM

Firmware version 1.0.8 is for cameras with Firmware Version 1.0.5. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.0.8, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Are the previous versions of firmware included in version 1.0.9? Yes, the improvements from the previous version are included.

And, if you’ve never done a firmware upgrade, here’s a how to video that was done for an earlier release. No difference with this version other than the 60D uses a different card.

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Canon released updated firmware for the Canon Rebel T2i/550D (reviews) – this one is version 1.0.9 and it is just a bug fix – no new features were added.

Download the update from this Canon Japan site.

Many will be disappointed in this update as they’ve been hoping that Canon would add the same manual audio controls that were added to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) firmware earlier this year.

Firmware changes

Firmware version 1.0.9 incorporates the following fixes.

• Fixes a phenomenon in which tone jumps become noticeable in some images, depending on the shooting scene, when shooting with the Auto Lighting Optimizer settings (Low / Standard / Strong).

Firmware version 1.0.9 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.0.8. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.0.9, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Are the previous versions of firmware included in version 1.0.9? Yes, the improvements from the previous version are included.

And, if you’ve never done a firmware upgrade, here’s a how to video that was done for an earlier release. No difference with this version.

Support planet5D

Please support planet5D by using these links before buying absolutely anything (software, cameras, equipment, diapers – ANYTHING) – it adds no cost!

We love to bring you guys the best HDSLR info on the planet. It will help us to keep doing that if we have your continued support. And, if you buy something from our advertisers, please let them know you follow planet5D.

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(Photo credit: snap from the Canon site)

Canon has surprised us with a release of updated firmware for the Canon EOS 7D (reviews) – this one is version 1.2.3 and it is just a couple of bug fixes – no new features were added. Thanks to the 5D Mark II Team for alerting us.

Download the update from this Canon Japan site.

Many will be disappointed in this update as they’ve been hoping that Canon would add the same manual audio controls that were added to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) firmware earlier this year.

Firmware changes

Firmware version 1.2.3 incorporates the following fixes.

• Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set to auto power off.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which the Macro Ring Lite (MR-14EX, MT24-EX) and slave flashes do not sync while shooting wirelessly.

Firmware version 1.2.3 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.2.2. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.2.3, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Addition:
Note that cameras with the version 1.2.3 firmware (and also versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.2) cannot be downgraded to a previous firmware version (such as version 1.1.0 or earlier).

Are the previous versions of firmware included in version 1.2.3? Yes, the following improvements from the previous version are included.

And, if you’ve never done a firmware upgrade, here’s a how to video that was done for an earlier release. No difference with this version.

Support planet5D

Please support planet5D by using these links before buying absolutely anything (software, cameras, equipment, diapers – ANYTHING) – it adds no cost!

We love to bring you guys the best HDSLR info on the planet. It will help us to keep doing that if we have your continued support. And, if you buy something from our advertisers, please let them know you follow planet5D.

AMAZON B&H Adorama

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(Photo credit: snap from the Canon site)

Canon just released Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) firmware update 2.0.8. You can find the download on this Canon Japan page. None of these appear to be any major improvements, only bug fixes, but if you’ve been suffering from one of these bugs, you’ll be happy. And, as always, you can find all the firmware info on the planet5D wiki – specifically on this Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware page.

This firmware update (Version 2.0.8) incorporates the following changes and fixes.

• Fixes a phenomenon in which movies are not taken at the shooting mode registered in the user’s settings if a shooting mode Aperture priority (or Shutter priority) is registered in any of the camera’s user settings (C1, C2, C3) and the user attempts to shoot a movie.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which the shutter will not release when pressing the shutter button when the auto power off function is set to “on”.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which overexposure occurs when shooting a Live View shooting simulation with the ISO speed set to L.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set to auto power off.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which the Macro Ring Lite (MR-14EX, MT-24EX) and slave flash do not sync while shooting wirelessly.

The Version 2.0.8 firmware being released this time is for cameras with firmware up to Version 2.0.7. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 2.0.8, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

And, if you’ve never done a firmware upgrade, here’s a how to video that was done for an earlier release. No difference with this version.

(Photo credit: snap from the Canon site)

Canon has released a fix for the much desired ‘cinema’ firmware for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II that had a bug… 2.0.4 is available now.

Canon notice for the new firmware

Download

I’m sure you want to get right into it… so here’s the download link!

And if you’ve never done the firmware update before, here’s a movie showing you how to do it from start to finish…

New Features (includes 2.0.4 fix data)

In the Version 2.0.4 firmware, the following phenomena that occurred with the Version 2.0.3 firmware (which was to enhance the movie functions) have been corrected.

There was a phenomenon in which the manual recording settings made in C1/C2/C3 were changed and sound could not be recorded if manual sound recording was used in the C1/C2/C3 settings and the camera was subsequently turned off (or if Auto Power Off was activated). This does not occur in modes other than C1/C2/C3.

The Version 2.0.4 firmware includes the movie function enhancements listed in items 1 through 5 below, and also incorporates the correction listed in item 6.

1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates.
   NTSC:
   • 1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
   • 1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
   • 640×480 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)

   PAL:

   • 1920×1080 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
   • 1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
   • 640×480 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
2. Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
3. Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
4. Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
5. Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
6. Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)

(Photo credit: snap from the video)