Canon firmware updates

Canon recently released a number of firmware updates.

Canon EOS 6D (v.1.1.7), EOS 70D (v.1.1.2), EOS SL1 (v.1.0.1), EOS Rebel T5i/700D (v.1.1.5), EOS Rebel T6/1300D (v.1.0.2)

These firmware updates all fix the same problem:

• Corrects a phenomenon in which when using the camera with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM or EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens, even if lens aberration correction is set to “Enable”, correction will not be applied.
  Note: The update for the EOS 6D does not include correction for the problem with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM as this lens is incompatible with that camera 😀.

Canon is working to fix similar problems in their EOS-1D X, EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 7D, EOS 60D, EOS Rebel T1i/500D, EOS Rebel T2i/550D, EOS Rebel T3i/600D, EOS Rebel T4i/650D, EOS Rebel T3/1100D, EOS Rebel T5/1200D, EOS M, and EOS M2 cameras.

Downloads from the Canon USA site:

• EOS 6D (v.1.1.7)
• EOS 70D (v.1.1.2)
• EOS SL1 (v.1.0.1)
• EOS Rebel T5i/700D (v.1.1.5)
• EOS Rebel T6/1300D (v.1.0.2)

Canon EOS 7D Mark II firmware v1.1.0

Firmware v1.1.0 contains the following updates:

• Supports Wi-Fi adapter W-E1.
• Adds a setting to enable or disable automatic storage of the lens if it is extended out when a gear-driven STM lens^*1 is attached, and the power switch is turned to [OFF].
  ^*1 EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, or EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM lenses

Download: Canon USA

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV firmware v1.0.2

Firmware v1.0.2 contains the following updates:

• Improves communication reliability when using EOS Utility to register/update new Digital Lens Optimizer.

Download: Canon USA

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II firmware v1.1.2

Firmware v1.1.2 contains the following updates:

• The addition of a selectable colour-tone option for the LCD monitor.
• The addition of a function to append IPTC data.
• The addition of a function to transfer only protected images.
• The addition of a function to set the GPS positional data retention period.
• An increase in the number of network connection settings that can be saved to a memory card from 20 to 40.
• When retrying FTP transfer, extension of the minimum auto power off time to 10 minutes.
• Improvement of wireless transmission when using Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E6.

Download: Canon USA

Canon EOS 6D Firmware 1.1.6 Released

Canon last month released a firmware update for its EOS 6D camera.

The following has been updated:

• Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not first use the centre AF point to focus, when the AF point selection is set to automatic in AI Servo AF mode.
• Fixes a phenomenon in which focus cannot be finely adjusted with specific lenses when shooting remotely with EOS Utility software.
• Corrects some Ukrainian language displayed on the menu for ISO Setting.

The new firmware can be downloaded from the Canon website.

New version of Canon Digital Photo Professional software

Canon has released a new version of its Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software. This new version contains quite a few radical changes and new features over its predecessors. Big disappointment for many will be this new 4.0 version is only compatible with the very latest Canon DSLRs; only the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D are currently supported! For other models, an update of DPP (3.14) will be released (not yet available, though).

For the new camera's the software does offer some great improvements though. Designed and developed from the ground up, the new Digital Photo Professional 4.0 is much faster as it fully utilises the 64-bit architecture of the host system.

You can download DPP 4.0 (for free) from Canon Europe's support site. Select your camera - EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III or EOS 6D – and select DPP 4.0 from the software options to download.
Please note that DPP 4.0 will be compatible only with 64-bit versions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 as well as Mac OS X 10.8 and 10.9.

New key features

• Faster, real-time adjustments.
• Improved RAW file workflow.
• Better, more approachable user interfaces.
• Compatible with 64-bit native environments.
• Colour adjustments for specific colour gamuts.
• Improved highlight recovery provides expanded tonality.
• Improved shadow recovery function.
• Support for movie playback.
• Auto Lighting Optimizer can be applied to JPEG images.
• Better integration with EOS Utility.

New colour adjustment palette

A new colour adjustment palette allows hue, saturation and luminance adjustment for eight individual colour gamuts, enabling the user to adjust one specific colour in isolation without affecting the image as a whole. This is particularly useful when adjusting background tones in portraits, where there might previously have been a risk of giving a colour cast to skin tones, for example.

Enhanced highlight function

Canon software developers have re-engineered the processing algorithms to increase the freedom in tonal rendering. By adjusting highlights, it is now possible to reproduce tones such as those in clouds and peoples’ faces that would previously have appeared washed out.

Dual display support

For those photographers with dual monitors, DPP 4.0 allows a secondary monitor to be used as the preview window on the primary display. While the main monitor can be used to perform delicate adjustments, a secondary image window for images can be used as a magnifier for closer inspection of part of an image.

Better EOS Utility integration

With the launch of DDP 4.0 comes an updated EOS Utility 3 and the two pieces of software now offer better integration. The introduction of EOS Utility 3 makes it is possible to trigger the camera direct from the DPP tool palette as well as access to all the rest of the EOS Utility remote shooting functions without the need to start a separate application, thus enabling a more streamlined and integrated workflow.

Firmware update for the Canon 6D

Canon has just released a firmware update for its 6D DSLR.

Firmware Version 1.1.4 incorporates the following fixes:

• Fixes a phenomenon in which some images cannot be transferred to mobile devices running the EOS Remote app.
• Corrects an error in the German language Feature Guide.
• Corrects an error in the Korean language Feature Guide.

You can download the update from the Canon website.

Firmware update v1.1.3 for the Canon EOS 6D

Canon just released a firmware update for its EOS 6D camera.

The v1.1.3 update addresses only one issue:

• Corrects the phenomenon where date/time settings reset.

You can download the update from the Canon website.

Canon EOS 6D Firmware update 1.1.2

Canon has released a firmware update for their EOS 6D DSLR camera.

Firmware Version 1.1.2 incorporates the following fix:

• Fixes a phenomenon which prevents movie files shot using EOS 6D Digital SLR cameras from being played back on YouTube.

Helpful Information from the release notes

Firmware version 1.1.2 may present some Video Snapshot limitations. Please review the two scenarios and the workaround provided below.

EOS 6D running Firmware Version 1.0.9:
If a video snapshot captured when the camera was running firmware 1.0.9 is combined with a video snapshot created by a camera which was running firmware 1.1.2, the resulting video snapshot album will be corrupted.

EOS 6D running Firmware Version 1.1.2:
If you try to add a video snapshot from a camera running firmware 1.1.2 to the video snapshot album created when the camera was running firmware 1.0.9, a warning message "Cannot select this movie" will appear and the video snapshot cannot be added to the album.

Please follow the following workaround to help addresses the two scenarios described above.

1. Shoot a video snapshot and create a video snapshot album.
2. Import the captured video snapshot album to your computer.
3. Start ImageBrowser EX, an application bundled with the EOS 6D.
4. Select the video snapshot album, and select [Edit Movie] in the [Edit] tab.
5. MovieEdit Task will start.
6. Select [Add Image] and select video snapshot album to add the movie snapshot.
7. Select [Save] and [Save image type], and then click [Save].

Firmware Version 1.1.2 is for cameras with firmware version 1.0.9. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.1.2, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

You can download the new firmware updates from the canon website.

Canon announces EOS 6D Full Frame camera

Canon just announced their new 20 Mega Pixel EOS 6D Full Frame camera with built in Wifi and GPS.

Some more specs of the new camera which should be available at ±$2099 before the end of the year:

• Full frame 20.2 Mega Pixel CMOS sensor
• ISO: 100 – 25600 (extendible 50 – 102400
• 11 point Auto Focus
• 3.2″, 102,400 dots LCD touch screen
• 97% viewfinder coverage
• No built-in flash
• Up to 4.5 frames per second continuous shooting
• Full HD video: 1920x1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280x720 (60, 50 fps), 640x480 (25, 30 fps)
• Built-in mono microphone and speaker
• SD card storage
• USB 2.0 and HDMI
• Built-in Wifi
• Splash and dust resistant
• 770g, 145x111x71mm (5.71x4.37x 2.8″)
• Built-in GPS