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Firmware: Canon updates firmware for the EOS R6, EOS R, EOS Ra, EOS RP and the EOS-1D X Mark III

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Posted onNov 19, 2020 at 6:51 AM
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Canon has released new firmware for the Canon EOS R6, Canon EOS R and Ra, the Canon EOS RP as well as the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III.

Canon EOS R6 v 1.2.0

Firmware Version 1.2.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:

  1. When using high-speed or low-speed continuous shooting modes, in Drive Mode with [High Speed Display: OFF], the visibility of the subject within the frame has been improved when shooting moving objects.*
    *During continuous shooting black frames will be inserted between frames in the viewfinder and live view. This will improve the visibility of moving subjects in live view and in the viewfinder.
  2. Adds the [Auto] setting to the [Viewfinder brightness] menu that will brighten and dim based on ambient light conditions.
  3. Enables 2nd curtain shooting sync during radio transmission wireless flash shooting when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
  4. Enables manual flash output (excluding high-speed sync and optical transmission wireless flash shooting) to be selected and set up to 1/8192 from the camera menu screen when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
  5. Improves compatibility of HEIF images recorded in the camera with MIAF (Multi-Image Application Format) standards.
  6. Adds support for AF and release during zoom operations for some RF and EF lenses.

Download firmware v1.2.0 for the Canon EOS R6

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III v1.3.0

Firmware Version 1.3.0 incorporates the following enhancements:

  1. Enables 2nd curtain shooting sync during radio transmission wireless flash shooting when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
  2. Enables manual flash output (excluding high-speed sync and optical transmission wireless flash shooting) to be selected and set up to 1/8192 from the camera menu screen when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
  3. Improves compatibility of HEIF images recorded in the camera with MIAF (Multi-Image Application Format) standards.
  4. Fixes the phenomenon that may result in the occurrence of time-out under certain conditions during FTP transfer.

Download firmware v1.3.0 for the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

Canon EOS R v1.8.0

Firmware Version 1.8.0 incorporates the following enhancements:

  1. Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS R camera.
  2. Support has been added for the following lenses*:
    – RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
    – RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
    *With Firmware Version 1.7.0 and later.

Download firmware v1.8.0 for the Canon EOS R

Canon EOS RP v1.6.0

Firmware Version 1.6.0 incorporates the following enhancements:

  1. Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS RP camera.
  2. Support has been added for the following lenses*:
    – RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
    – RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
    *With Firmware Version 1.5.0 and later.

Download firmware v1.6.0 for the Canon EOS RP

Canon EOS Ra v1.8.0

Firmware Version 1.8.0 incorporates the following enhancements:

  1. Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS Ra camera.
  2. Support has been added for the following lenses*:
    – RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
    – RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
    *With Firmware Version 1.7.0 and later.

Download firmware v1.8.0 for the Canon EOS Ra

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AccipiterQ

AccipiterQ

EOS 90D
Sep 11, 2014
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Canon EOS Ra v1.8.0
  • You can now launch small satellites into low orbit out of the card slot.
  • Small satellites will let you rain down comets on your enemies.
 
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janhalasa

I'm New Here
Nov 27, 2013
14
23
I would welcome a possibility to put a camera to sleep on a button press. It's very easy to keep the camera awake and drain its battery, if your hand gets close to the viewfinder on/off sensor. The on/off switch is not practical, since you cannot wake the camera up just by pressing the shutter button.
 
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SteveC

R5
CR Pro
Sep 3, 2019
2,187
2,063
AccipiterQ said:
Canon EOS Ra v1.8.0
  • You can now launch small satellites into low orbit out of the card slot.
  • Small satellites will let you rain down comets on your enemies.
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However be warned the battery will drain quickly if you do this, so you will need another battery. And because the card slot is empty after launch you will need another camera to photograph the launch and boost to orbit. (See page 2,418 of the manual.)
 
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Chines

Chines

EOS R6
Sep 20, 2017
9
14
janhalasa said:
I would welcome a possibility to put a camera to sleep on a button press. It's very easy to keep the camera awake and drain its battery, if your hand gets close to the viewfinder on/off sensor. The on/off switch is not practical, since you cannot wake the camera up just by pressing the shutter button.
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You can already do that by assigning a custom button to turn off the displays/viewfinder.
I have set my M-Fn button to turn them off on my R6 and on causual/street shooting always press it after I'm done taking a shot and continue walking. Battery works out very well that way and wakeup with half-press of the shutter or simply looking down the viewfinder takes about one second.

PS: Consider disabling the automatic sensor cleaning at shutoff to keep the camera from shaking the sensor each time you press the button. I don't really know yet if this is really an issue but it can be slightly annoying to have that cleaning noise each time you put your camera away.

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SteveC

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Sep 3, 2019
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Chines said:
You can already do that by assigning a custom button to turn off the displays/viewfinder.
I have set my M-Fn button to turn them off on my R6 and on causual/street shooting always press it after I'm done taking a shot and continue walking. Battery works out very well that way and wakeup with half-press of the shutter or simply looking down the viewfinder takes about one second.

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I was about to ask, and you answered me in the last sentence. If the camera will still come on when something trips the viewfinder sensor that's not a sleep mode, and won't work for janhalasa or myself; s/he complained about the camera coming on while walking if he wasn't careful about that sensor. If the viewfinder sensor "wakes" the camera up, it won't solve the problem, which is the camera waking up because the viewfinder sensor is being triggered accidentally.
 
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Chines

Chines

EOS R6
Sep 20, 2017
9
14
SteveC said:
I was about to ask, and you answered me in the last sentence. If the camera will still come on when something trips the viewfinder sensor that won't work for janhalasa; s/he complained about the camera coming on while walking if he wasn't careful about that sensor. Anyhow, that won't work for me either (which is just as well because I find that button useful for other things). In other words this doesn't actually put the camera to sleep.
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Yea, thats true. The only way to fully go to sleep seems to be by waiting for the camera to do so, would be a welcome feature to have the ability to map it to a button. *looks up feedback form from canon*

Edit: I guess I did not really notice that it turns on accidentally when hanging on a strap as my camera was set to 30 seconds auto-power-off, thus mostly sleeping as intended after manually turning off the display and putting it away.
 
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jvillain

EOS RP
Sep 29, 2018
251
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How bad is the new plastic fantastic that it needs a firmware upgrade to fix it's color balance?
 
Jethro

Jethro

EOS R
CR Pro
Jul 14, 2018
484
378
jvillain said:
How bad is the new plastic fantastic that it needs a firmware upgrade to fix it's color balance?
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How good that a firmware update is available so fast to get the best colour balance possible from a new cut-price lens.
 
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degos

EOS RP
Mar 20, 2015
376
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Jethro said:
How good that a firmware update is available so fast to get the best colour balance possible from a new cut-price lens.
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It's not as if they've rushed this fix out after only just discovering the problem. The lens will have been through lab and field testing for a year, they just decided that it's not worth fixing optically.

Whic shows you exactly what Canon thinks of that end of the market.
 
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Roby Davis

Roby Davis

EOSR, M50, 6DMKII, 70D, 5DMKII, 40D, 30D, RebelXT
Oct 13, 2020
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I know a fools errand but I bought the r6 a few weeks ago in hopes of a big firmware coming that would continue to tweak the overheating issue for uncropped 4k... I may have to send this guy back, before my return window closes. Good camera but honestly can't say $1000 better than the EOS R.

Are there any more grumblings of a "major" firmware for the R5 \ R6?
 
Jethro

Jethro

EOS R
CR Pro
Jul 14, 2018
484
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Roby Davis said:
I know a fools errand but I bought the r6 a few weeks ago in hopes of a big firmware coming that would continue to tweak the overheating issue for uncropped 4k... I may have to send this guy back, before my return window closes. Good camera but honestly can't say $1000 better than the EOS R.

Are there any more grumblings of a "major" firmware for the R5 \ R6?
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How are you going with uncropped 4k on the EOS R? Great camera by the way.
 
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