5D Mark II Firmware 1.1.0 Available

yeeehhhaaaa…finally!

updated and testing :)))))

Can anyone verify that RAW images still process correctly in ACR and Lightroom?

I don’t want to apply the update and not be able to post-process for awhile…

Thank You!!

Works! What a difference!

Updated : everything is ok, thanks Canon and Canon Rumors !

Even at 4000 ISO the video stay clean in dark areas, this is amazing, just tested with 85mm f/1.2 1/50 sec @ 2500°K and 4000 ISO in the middle of a very dark night.

In PAL Countries, if we want to film city lights or indoor lights, we need to set the shutter at 1/50, 1/100, etc. (anything multiple of 50 Hz) if we do not want to see flicker, so now we are waiting for 25p, and 24p.

And thanks Canon to have fixed the information bug with only one battery in the Battery Grip BG-E6, that was quite annoying.

Yeah, wow this is awesome.

So much nicer than before.

No more aperture switch during filming glitches, freedom to lock in whatever you need for the look you are after. You get to know exactly what is going on. A joy to use now!

Wow! Great! Where is the 24p :(

Well, small moves!!!

Charlie

Where does it say that?

It says “Firmware Version 1.1.0 is for EOS 5D Mark II cameras with firmware up to version 1.0.7.”

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17662#DownloadDetailAct

Just updated from 1.0.6 to 1.1.0 .. WORKED FLAWLESSLY!!! f/2.2 to 5.6 is stunning on the 85 1.2 :)

You can apply the new firmware, and if you don’t like it you should be able to go back to 1.0.7 (if you have saved on your computer)

I always keep backup from “old” files… you never know when you will need them..

If you can’t find version 1.0.7 at Canon, ask it to some friend.

(Oh let me correct my « correct. » The correct « correct » is « corrects. »)

This may sound ridiculous, but probably the most important update for me is #2 – the depth of field preview button during playback mode. It was really annoying!

there’s the question! Canon?

Great effort Canon! Very glad that U listened… i may remain one of your customers after all!!!
Auto ISO is pretty cool TOO: AV priority in Video Mode basically…

canon please give us the 25p!!!
now that everything is manual it s even more frustrating!!!!
at least tell us if you will or not add it…

Frederic

Why would your shutter speed make a difference here? The 25p everyone is worried about is frames per second, your shutter speed has no bearing on this. The 1/50th of a second is how long your sensor exposes the frame. 1/4000 is not 4000p. Unlike a video camera, which uses a cylindrical shutter that expose the sensor for x amount of time x times per second, your physical shutter on the 5Dmkii is not actually doing anything besides staying open while you shoot video. The camera is just capturing the stream as its fed to the live view. I dont even know that its actually turning the sensor on and off or if the “shutter speed” is actually interpreted by how much current is being sent to the cmos, kind of the way ISO works on a digital camera. They may be figuring it at a certain amount of preamped gain vs the ISO or it may be software, regardless it has nothing to do with your actual shutter for which you and your camera should be thankful. I believe the 5dMKii is rated at 150,000 shutter cycles. At 30p an hour of video would use more than 2/3 of your shutter’s life.

Here, Here!

if the slower the shutter speed the more smoother the movements, and if faster the shutter the more the “streaky” the movements, why use a faster shutter at all?

That is well worth the wait!!

Uh, I did. The new feature is a bit of a pain vs rotating an apeture ring more *gradually*…

I prefer to have exposure SIM mode on, and I can’t if I use this feature.

heh, they’ll have a new body out before they’ll get around to fixing the 500D

Please Canon, give us 25p.

That would save soooo much post-processing.

Thanks!!

@ VIM

A video camera does not use a cylindrical shutter, that’s for film cameras, a video camera, like the 5D Mark II uses an electronic shutter.

In PAL Countries our alternative electric current is based on 50 Hz, that’s why all our video cameras capture movies with 25p or 50i, without what, the lights begin sparkling.

With 30p, the only way of avoiding this problem, is to set the shutter speed to match the 50 Hz, that’s why we can only use speeds like 1/50, 1/100, etc.

If Canon gives us 25p, we will be able to use any shutter speed that’s the 5D Mark II is capable of, because 25p already match 50 Hz (50/2=25).

If you take one of our 25p or 50i PAL cameras and use it in countries with an electrical power of 60 Hz, you will see the lights sparkling, the same way, if we take an NTSC 30p or 60i cameras and use it under 50 Hz lights, there will be flicker unless we choose a specific shutter speed.

That’s one of the reason we need 25p with the 5D Mark II, the other reason is that our TV, DVD, and Blu-ray uses 25p and 50i, so if we want to export our films on those formats without re-rendering them, we need native 25p.

I agree that setting exposure manually when fixing the ISO is a pain, you need to use a light meter when in full manual, but thats what people asked for … full manual.

If you use auto ISO, then the exposure is adjusted for you.

The aperture adjusts just like it always has, and its much easier than fiddling with the aperture ring on a Nikkor lens.

Just set the camera to Manual, push the “ON” switch all the way up past “ON” and the top wheel continuously adjusts aperture and the back wheel adjusts shutter. You can smoothly adjust aperture without putting the camera down.

I have a couple of Nikkor lenses that I used for video, and its not fun having to adjust the aperture setting.

let s keep on pushing them by mail phone or else!!!if we put all our voices together maybe they will listen…
it s jus not fair we paid the same money and don t have the same possibilities!!
25p please!!!!

Know how to use the equipment is one thing, be able to use all the options of the equipment at all time is another.

For example, if I want to have a particular cinematographic motion blur, a “180° Shutter Speed”, for 30p I will choose 1/60 sec for the entire production, but every time I will have to shoot at night or under lights it won’t work.

45 fps? why why not 25 fps, so PAL people can just play it on their TV without screwing with it in post.

record sound separately please. this is a visual tool, not an auditory one.

NOW CANON:

CAN WE HAVE exposure compensation TOO?

WHY ARE YOU TEASING US, STAYING ARROGANT???

AM I SO NEGATIVE OR JUST REALISTIC?

SHOUTING LOUDLY:

SO BESIDES 24/25, SOUND, ALSO EXPOSURE COMPENSATION!!!!!!

SO BESIDES 24/25 SOUND ALSO EXPOSURE COMPENSATION!!!!!!

SO BESIDES 24/25 SOUND ALSO EXPOSURE COMPENSATION!!!!!!

WHO WANTS TO SHOUT WITH ME?

ONLY THEN WE CAN BE PLEASED WITCH SHOULD BE NORMAL.

With manual exposure mode selected and ISO set to Auto, there is one key automatic exposure feature missing, however: exposure compensation. This means you can’t, for instance, dial in -1/3 to -2/3 of exposure compensation when working in bright frontlit sun, and this is often mandatory to keep 5D Mark II video from being too light and highlights being blown out.

In Malaysia, there is only one shutter 1/50 for indoor shooting, because we are running in PAL 50Hz electricity,

So nevertheless the 30P mode give us the freedom to choose this speed. Cheers Canon, but it will be better if you enable 24/25 fps Video, if not, i think it’s ok to stick on 1/50 Shutter running at 30fps…. cheers man

Nikon fanboi much?

you can convert from NTSC to PAL in post, I’m not saying that Canon shouldn’t have it, but its not the catastrophy you’re making it out to be

and how about that you can only use shutter speed of 1/50 if you shoot anywhere else than under natural light (sun)? Would you be fine if there were only 1/60 shutter speed in the camera?

Awesome! Works great! Well done Canon… I Love work with my 5D Mark II!!! Updated : everything is ok, thanks Canon and Canon Rumors !