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There is going to be a lot of announcements from pretty much every camera, lens and accessory company ahead of the CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan which begins on February 27, 2025.
At this time, we don't think there is going to be a major camera announcement from Canon, but we're still on the fence about possible lens announcements. More on the latter in the near future.
What we have been told is that Canon will announce “major” new firmware for both the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and Canon EOS R1. For now, those were the only two cameras mentioned.
One of the features that may be announced, but not with 100% certainty is Canon's authencation system for the EOS R1. We know that the camera is equipped with the hardware, but for the moment Canon doesn't make any mention of the little window on the back of the camera in any of their literature.
We weren't privy to exactly what features are coming in the firmware updates, but were told that they were “significant”. I think a lot of us have thought that both of these cameras are just getting started in the feature department and would evolve based on customer feedback.
Canon has announced firmware many times prior to the actual release around trade shows, which can be a decent way of bringing back a bit of hype and selling cameras.
We also weren't told the exact day to expect the announcement, and there really isn't any sort of historical consistency of when Canon has done these sorts of announcements around trade shows in the past.
More to come…
Customizable stills/video switch? (stills/stills!)
No more info-text when reviewing for the first time?
1) in-camera production of RAW pixel-shift, higher-res feature.
2) increase rate of success for pupil tracking refinements
3) better automatic bluetooth reconnection to phone (my car's connection is very grabby without any input by me, why not my camera?)
And maybe pixel shift high res like in the R5. These modern Ai features are a joke.
Also, where’s that Lightroom integration Canon was talking about during the launch event?
If you knew how often I didn't find easy to find settings... 🙄
"Anyone who can read has a clear advantage". Obviously, this time I have a disadvantage 🤣
This is where I looked. I couldn't find it... mode dial is set to "M".
Please excuse me hijacking the thread