*UPDATED* 5D Mark II Firmware Update
December 6th, 2009 Posted in Canon 5D Mark II, Canon Firmware
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This image is actually from the 1D Mark IV. So does that cast some doubt on 60fps @ 720p being available in the 5D Mark II firmware update?
thanks Tom
Still 2010
5D Mark II Menu System with new Firmware | photo: Planet5D
The new firmware for the 5D Mark II will not only feature 24p, but there will also be a 720p @ 60fps mode.
I neglected reporting on this because I just figured that was a given. I’ve received numerous tips on this.
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cr
December 6th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Always good to have the reminder that it is underway.
Cheers!
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Gusto Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Ha… you’re right, this has been going on for ages.
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December 6th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Awesome! Now I can shoot those slo-mo shorts I’ve been wanting to do!
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Blake Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 11:40 am
+1. This alleviates most of the 7D envy, doesn’t it?
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:38 am
Smart move; the 5dii is still in many ways the gem of the entire Canon lineup; it will probably go down as a breakthrough camera, the one that ignited the video DSLR revolution.
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Thank Christ! About time
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:12 am
Any chance of a firmware update for 24fps 1080p on the Rebel T1i?
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Paul Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 3:21 am
Think the T1i was capped for 1080p @ 20fps because of hardware constrains- i.e. that’s as much data as the hardware is capable of reading.
Anyone know for sure?
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Wuck Chestfall Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 4:39 am
The 500D HD video capability was capped by the hardware constraint called “product differentiation”, nothing more.
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mark Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 10:48 am
Nothing new for canon. They are very good at it
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W Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Nothing new for the electronics and consumer industry in general… moving on.
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Mark Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Sure, world doesn’t stop and people still survive.
while it is a common practice in the industry, canon’s marketing is very particular about it.
Everybody and his mother in law knows nobody shoots 1080P with 20 frames. so what is the point in implementing it?
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pure Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
To give it the “full HD” tag. Anyways, there’s a Magic Lantern update to fix it. Just haven’t found it yet.
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Anthony Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Truth be told, the vast majority of users can’t tell 720 from 1080, even the fraction who actually have 1080 displays. I’ll even be so bold as to posit that few can even tell 720 from 480. My wife sure can’t.
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W Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 7:37 am
If it’s something you don’t like (1080p with 20 frames) then obviously you shouldn’t buy it?
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:46 am
about time.
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December 7th, 2009 at 2:30 am
why is there no 25fps option displayed???
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max Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
switch to PAL from ntsc and 25 and 50 show up
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December 7th, 2009 at 2:39 am
25 and 50 fps will appear when you switch to PAL mode. The image is showing NTSC formats.
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December 7th, 2009 at 2:42 am
That screen shots only show 24p, 30p and 60p because video output was set at NTSC. If it is set at PAL the same menu will show 24p, 25p and 50p.
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:39 am
everyone sure that is not the menu from 7D ?
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Simon Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 8:02 am
The menu displayed was froma 7D, Tim Smith was using it as a reference of what to expect from the upcomming firmware for the 5DMk2.
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:40 am
The YouTube video only – unambiguously – says the 5DII will get 24p . . . . like so many Canon rumours/leaks/announcements it is typically vague.
This is what is said: word for word -
” . . . there’s going to be a firmware upgrade coming for the 5D which will add 24 frames to the . . to the camera itself . . . and we’re expecting that . . eh . . first half of next year . . . so we’ll add . . eh . . the 24 frame rate to the 5D and that will match the other three cameras which do 24 . . 23.98 . . em . . 29 . . eh . . 30 . . and . . eh . 60i . . . I’ll just have the 20p [sic] as well as 1080 now . . so you have 1080 and 20 [sic] . . eh . . 720 . . it’ll do 60 frames per second . . 60p in 720 mode, so you’re going to get a lot of choices in terms of frames rates (unintelligible mumble) coming through . .”
Not entirely clear, but what is clear is that the 5DII will get 24p . . . “that will match the other three cameras which (also) do” . . .
Hmmmm . . . .
Hope I am wrong and the 5DII will get the whole range of frame rates – but this video is typically (forCanon) far from clear.
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December 7th, 2009 at 6:52 am
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Curiously we posted this “new” at the 5dmark2 Blog 3 DAYS AGO, and twitted it, but since it seemed nobody saw or realized about it, we posted a picture on Twitter yesterday… then all the “roar” occurred (Re-twitts and 2,000 hits on the image)…
Clearly an image can tell more than words… but the post included the video, not only words!!
50/60p was never mentioned in the official announcement more than 1 month ago, so this is new, and coming from Tim Smith at a Canon Workshop we take it seriously.
- Check the POST:
- http://5dmark2.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/5d-mark-ii-gets-720p60-mode/
- Check the IMGAE:
- http://twitpic.com/semln
…
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I love that my 5d2 keeps getting more useful :)
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
What about Auto ISO in Manual shooting. Yes I know you can do it in Live View, when in movie mode.
I think this is a feature that Canon owes to 5D2 users. Especially those like me who bought after 7D was released, but was still willing to pay a 1K more for a camera that was a year older, just to have FF sensor!!
:)
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5D Mark II TEAM Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Agreed. We also included it in the List of FEATURES REQUEST:
http://5dmark2.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/5d-mark-ii-features-request/
(as told before to Erik) Call Canon, ask to register your Feature Request, they are taking them and are very nice people (even if you already called, you can do it again for another feature)
And you should mention you preferred 5D2 spending 1K more than 7D… good argument too.
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Ok, very cool, and long overdue, but why not 720p 30fps? Wouldn’t that cut file sizes in half allowing for longer recording times?
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5D Mark II TEAM Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
We completely agree too, it’s included in the List of FEATURES REQUEST:
http://5dmark2.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/5d-mark-ii-features-request/
Call Canon, ask to register your Feature Request, they are taking them and are very nice people (even if you have already, you can do for another feature)
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5D Mark II TEAM Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
P.S.: That is a VERY desired frame rate too, keeping good resolution (HD) while doubling the recording time….
That would be REALLY useful for lot of tasks…
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Off topic but…
Any attempts and scrounging up any real Mark IV news??? Original dates stated on this blog means it should be shipped any day now.
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December 7th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I’m glad to see 720P. I down sample most of the video to that resolution anyway. Its much easier to edit at that resolution.
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December 7th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Darn… I really wanted a reason to get the EOS-1D Mark IV!
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
great!
but when exactly?
could they be more specific about the releasing date?
first half of 2010 could be in 7 month!!!
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December 7th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
As a landscape and event stills photographer, I am hoping that Canon remembers me and provides shutter speed limiting for auto-ISO, a feature that is on many point and shoots (e.g., my Panasonic DMC-LX3). With the unforgiving resolution of the 5DMK2 full frame sensor, I want to be able to limit my 16mm to 1/60th, not 1/10th, for example. And @Torban, I agree, autoISO in manual still mode.
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December 7th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
You may not want to download this firmware update. Don’t forget that you are losing the lower-memory 30p option for VGA.
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J-Man Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
1st of all it won’t be out for 4-6 Months, so I doubt anyone will be downloading it for a while.
where is it announced that VGA 30p is being cut from the menu?
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5D Mark II TEAM Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
don’t expect so many months…
VGA 30p doesn’t appear on the menu at the picture, that lead to think it was cut, but since it’s not actually from a 5D2 firmware, there’s chance it still there :) (we hope) along with some (if not many) other “Film Making” features… Better Canon implement them, because they really can.
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J-Man Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
I can’t see them remove a feature, I can see the uproar and petitions that would cause.
I assumed that was in reference to the pic, but wanted to know if it was from somewhere else.
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December 7th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Sorry guys, this isn’t happening.
This screenshot was from the 1DmkIV. Not the 5DmkII.
The menu shot was mistakenly attributed.
The 5DmkII is NOT getting 720p or 60fps.
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Simon Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 1:22 am
As I have stated earlier the menu screenshot was not from a 5DMk2 but from a 7D. Tim Smith was using this as a reference to what to expect with the new firmware for the 5DMk2. Do listen to what was said not just what you saw on the video.
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5D Mark II TEAM Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
You are right.
Either it’s from a 1D4 or 7D, Tim Smith was using it to explain what is going to be on the 5D2.
Some people here seems not to pay enough attention to what Tim says, or didn’t even watch the video…
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December 8th, 2009 at 4:07 am
What Tim said was rather jumbled. If this is official, and that’s what he meant to say, wouldn’t it be possible for someone to get him to clarify it in an email or something?
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Simon Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 5:04 am
That is exactly what Tim Smith said, new 5D firmware will include 720p 60fps allowing more video options matching that of the 7D and 1DMk4. Couldnt be clearer.
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December 8th, 2009 at 9:07 am
A photo from a 7D labeled as a 5D MkII. You ought to edit the caption of the photo, since it’s just plain wrong. Make it plain that it’s a 7D photo and add that the 5D’s NEXT upgrade should look like this.
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December 8th, 2009 at 10:05 am
If 3D gets released, 5DMII will be ebayed!
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J-Man Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Then the 5D3 get released…
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December 8th, 2009 at 11:17 am
hopefully no fake!!!!!!!!!!!
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December 8th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Bring on 4K @ 1.85:1 ratio!
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December 8th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
surely 720p @ 60fps would be added as well? otherwise its going be the only camera with HD recording with 1080p @ 30fps.
Im glad atleast canon are gonna release update the firmware for 5D mkii – im guessing it will be last.
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December 8th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
this is really starting to frustrate me! is it or isnt it gonna get the 60fps!
ive trawled soooo many sites trying to get bits of information, we really need to find someone that knows this tim guy to confirm what he said is trua and is about the 5d!
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December 8th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
ok, i work in post production and ive flicked through this many mny times looking for the flawes, and i think i found it, the clips doctored, i hate saying it but it is,
5.10 – ..firmware upgrade that will add 24p and we’re expecting that first half of next year..
…and we’re expectingthat first half of next year”
sentence ends there… then he repeats himself and its very jumbled, i think, im pretty sure the audio’s been doctored.
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lee wilson Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Conspiracy theory ! NWO ! Aliens ! Canon is run by lizards . . . .etc
: P
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December 9th, 2009 at 7:51 am
lee wilson, ive not heard that rumor of canon being run by lizards. maybe try another forum for that one.
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December 13th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
It seems all new Canon 5D Mark II has firmware version 1.2.4. Is it the new firmware includes 24p?
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December 14th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Hi all,
A bit off topic, but I’ve heard that Canon are working on a DSLR hybrid camera that uses the same full frame sensor as the 5D, but will be similar to the ‘RED’ series of cameras.
If true, this would be an amazing bit of kit!!!
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January 5th, 2010 at 4:23 am
The Big Question is W H E N is this update going to be released? Anybody know?
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January 12th, 2010 at 4:47 am
first half of the new year is already there!
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January 12th, 2010 at 4:48 am
that is what i call customer service, ladies and gentleman!
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