5D Mark II Firmware 1.0.7
Firmware Changes
Firmware Update Version 1.0.7 improves and mitigates the following two types of image quality phenomena that occur under certain shooting conditions.
1. “Black dot” phenomenon (the right side of point light sources become black)
2. Vertical banding noise
Firmware Version 1.0.7 is for EOS 5D Mark II cameras with firmware up to version 1.0.6. If the camera’s firmware is already version 1.0.7, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
Notes:
When updating to Firmware Version 1.0.7, please also update the Digital Photo Professional and Picture Style Editor software. Firmware Version 1.0.7 can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. Updates for Digital Photo Professional and Picture Style Editor can be downloaded from the following Web site.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html
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No new features added to this firmware release.
cr
January 8th, 2009 at 5:42 am
If we have to update DPP, does that mean that the solution is only software and the real problem is hardware and still present in RAW files ?
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Canon Rumors Reply:
January 8th, 2009 at 5:51 am
I don’t think that’d be the case. I’m not overly technical, but I’m assuming they’re changing the RAW file in some way. It’ll be interesting to know if 1.0.7 RAWS work in Lightroom/Photoshop.
Let myself and others know.
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January 8th, 2009 at 5:59 am
it works with Adobe Raw
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Canon Rumors Reply:
January 8th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Good to know.
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January 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Curious if the RAW data with any other app has the magenta cast that is talked about on the firmware update page. If DPP suffers from thsi without being updated, its my gut instinct that other RAW converters will suffer the same fate without an update.
I’m holding off on my upgrade until this becomes more clear.
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January 8th, 2009 at 10:55 am
@Don Komarechka
Remember the vertical banding only affects sRaw1 and ‘black dots’ are 1 pixel width so hard to notice. I had to struggle to find any ‘black dots’ on my 5d mkii. Even if neither were ever fixed, I’d still say get the camera, especially as price rises are mooted all over the world.
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January 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
WTF canon!!! Where are the movie mode updates!!!
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January 8th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
@Tomh
My concern is not over the problems the firmware fixes, but over the problems the firmware may introduce.
Quote from Canon’s firmware information page:
“If the existing software applications are used to display sRAW1 and sRAW2 images that were captured by a camera with Firmware Version 1.0.7, dark, low-contrast areas in the images may appear slightly magenta. If the updated software applications are used to display sRAW1 and sRAW2 images, the color of the images will appear normal, regardless of the camera firmware version.”
Clearly Canon has changed the way the sRAW files are being written AND interpreted. Therefore, if I update to the 1.0.7 firmware and look at a low-contrast dark image in Lightroom or Aperture, will I notice a magenta cast on these images or areas of images? Its simply the fact that you’d need to update DPP that makes me cautious.
As for the black dot issue, the problem generally affected more than one pixel (though not by much).
A great post that details the lack dot fixes between 1.0.6 and 1.0.7 can be found here:
http://www.andrewyip.com/blog/2009/01/07/firmware-update-fixes-5d-mark-ii-black-dots-problem
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January 8th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Bummer!
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January 8th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
hey canon !!! gimme back my black dots !!! but please give us a manual video mode !!! grrrr
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January 8th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
haahaa!
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January 9th, 2009 at 5:25 am
@Don Komarechka
Understood – sorry. Thought you said you were holding off upgrading to a 5d mkii cuz of it :)
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January 19th, 2009 at 3:12 am
After I updated to 1.0.7, some problems occurred. Sometimes I push to preview button or menu button nothing happens. After restart camera it seems normal but this problem occurred several times.
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January 21st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Elloras– I’m still on 1.06 and I’ve had this problem occur 2-3 times since I bought it.
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January 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
Dorkage- Did you talk anybody from Canon. In my country nobody knows about this problem. This problem not only include menu button, also include picture style and preview button. So left side buttons. When the firmware 1.0.6 had not a problem. Interesting and too bad. May be it is a mechanically problem. Because when I shake the camera menu and the other buttons are not working properly. If anybody knows something about this problem please reply me. Thanks..
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April 12th, 2009 at 6:40 am
I ‘m still on 1.06. Also wandered if upgrading would reset my preferences (like C1-3, live view options,…)?
Apart from that, some say 1.07 unsharpens the pics? Any ideas on that subject?
Would that “non reacting button thing” be a software or a hardware issue? Mine is fine, reacts all the time.
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