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5DII firmware upgrade

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:13 pm
by gstark
I've not seen the press release for this yet, but Cnet carries this story

CNet wrote:In an unusual move, Canon released a firmware upgrade for its high-end EOS 5D Mark II camera that substantially expands its video capability nearly a year and a half after the SLR was released.

Customers of the $2,500 camera had sought more flexibility in the 1080p video frame rates to better match their medium of production. The camera initially only supported 30 frames per second, but the firmware 2.0.3 update changes that to 29.97fps "to comply with TV production standards," adds a 23.976fps option for those in the cinema world, and for those who set the camera to use the European PAL video standard, there's also a 25fps option. (As is common, the terminology on the camera itself is rounded up to 30fps and 24fps.)


http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000 ... subj=Crave

Re: 5DII firmware upgrade

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:12 pm
by DaveB
Does anyone use CNet for their news?

Anyway, Rob Galbraith's post is fairly concise.

Re: 5DII firmware upgrade

PostPosted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:55 pm
by sirhc55
There was also a clip on this today from Engadget

Re: 5DII firmware upgrade

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:19 am
by surenj
Unusual move by canon indeed...

Re: 5DII firmware upgrade

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:00 pm
by photohiker
Just in case anyone updated to 2.0.3:

Canon wrote:We are now introducing the Version 2.0.4 firmware. This firmware corrects the malfunction that occurred in the previous Version 2.0.3 firmware, in which the manual recording level changed and made recording impossible.

Customers who have the Version 2.0.3 firmware on their cameras should update the firmware to Version 2.0.4.


http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e ... mware.html

So there is now an update on the update...

Michael