Tag: firmware
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WiFi comes to Canon 7D Mark II
With the newest firmware upgrade, Canon finally brings the promised capacity to use the W-E1 WiFi card-shaped adapter to the 7D Mark II body. Firmware v1.1.0 new features/changes: Supports WiFi 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 is attached,…
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D800: Latest bug: Lock-up
PDN found a problem with the Nikon D4 and D800 while testing these. It seems that there are situations where the camera will lock up when the camera is used with either Highlights or histogram display. Simply disabling these features will avoid this ugly lock-up (even if it is easy to restore normal operation by…
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Bugs, bugs, bugs…
This is starting to look like a bring refrain, in these recent weeks: The most recent photo cameras seem to have been launched before all the bugs could be detected and wiped out. As a simple reminder, I would list the following cases: The Canon EOS 5D MkIII files are not handled perfectly well in…
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Alpha 77 & Alpha 65 – Firmware v1.05 released
Sony has just published a new updated firmware for its α77 and α65 SLT cameras. This version 1.05 adds the following important features: Improved response times (no more “processing” message while waiting for display of pictures, faster power-off, faster dial response times) Shading and aberration compensation now available on the following lenses: SAL-24F20Z (Carl Zeiss)…
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Image quality of the Sony Alpha SLT-A77
Now that the new Sony SLT-A77 and Sony SLT-A65 have been presented to the press, the question which is asked by most photographers is: “seeing the nice figures shown by Sony, what about the image quality?” But this is a very difficult exercise. All the more difficult because nobody has final production cameras to test…
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Firmware upgrade for Sony A33 & A55
Sony is also announcing that some of the new features of the Sony Alpha 35 will be made available for the older Sony Alpha 33 and Sony Alpha 55. Support for the ‘Picture Effect’ function featured on the new α35 High-Speed Synch is supported during wireless operation with a compatible external flash (α55 only) Revised…
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Pentax new firmware wave
photo credit: yellowcloud Pentax has announced a tsunami of firmware updates for its SLR photo cameras: Pentax K-5 firmware v1.02 Pentax K-r firmware v1.01 Pentax 645D firmware v1.01
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Canon EOS 60D firmware v1.0.8
Canon offers a new firmware (v1.0.8) for the Canon EOS 60D. It 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…
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New firmware for Sony Alpha 850/900:
TomorrowNow confirmedphoto © 2010 yellowcloud | more info (via: Wylio) Update: This is now confirmed and the firmware can be downloaded freely. According to SonyAlphaRumors.com, Sony will present tomorrow a new version of the firmware for the Sony Alpha 850 and 900 SLR Full Frame photo cameras. It should bring: Faster Autofocus Maximum exposure compensation range:…