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:
- 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. - Adds the [Auto] setting to the [Viewfinder brightness] menu that will brighten and dim based on ambient light conditions.
- Enables 2nd curtain shooting sync during radio transmission wireless flash shooting when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
- 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.
- Improves compatibility of HEIF images recorded in the camera with MIAF (Multi-Image Application Format) standards.
- 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:
- Enables 2nd curtain shooting sync during radio transmission wireless flash shooting when the Speedlite EL-1 flash is attached to the camera.
- 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.
- Improves compatibility of HEIF images recorded in the camera with MIAF (Multi-Image Application Format) standards.
- 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:
- Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS R camera.
- 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:
- Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS RP camera.
- 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:
- Improves color balance when the RF50mm F1.8 STM lens is attached to the EOS Ra camera.
- 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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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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Are there any more grumblings of a "major" firmware for the R5 \ R6?