7D Firmware officially announced

[cszy67]

Additional news on the North American site now:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/EOS7D_firmware

 

[Birdshooter]

Same here, I have a 50D and am after a new 7D mkII or very similar. No way am I buying a 3 year old 7D

Over to you Canon.

You don't have to buy a 3 year old one, I am sure that you can find a new one in the stores.

Or do it like me. Pick up a year old 7D with only 2.500 clicks on it for half the price of a new one.

 

[Trovador]

Additional news on the North American site now:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/EOS7D_firmware

Nice! I for one am still very happy with my 7D and welcome this upgrade, thanks Canon!

 

[mrjimmy]

Ok cool, I will take what I can get. its a free update. But really why wait so long for it. just post the update NOW

 

[steves]

What about adding some kind of focus bracketing? Even with center-point spot focusing, I often find that it is a bit off. Being able to shoot a bracket of images at slightly different focus points would make it easier to nail the perfect point.

-Steve

 

[RLPhoto]

I Love my 7D. Now I'll love it even more. ;D

 

[aznable]

What about adding some kind of focus bracketing? Even with center-point spot focusing, I often find that it is a bit off. Being able to shoot a bracket of images at slightly different focus points would make it easier to nail the perfect point.

-Steve

it would be cool, but for fast moving targets you would risk to miss every shoot

 

[unfocused]

Interesting.

Good news: A very nice firmware upgrade. This should put to rest the rumors that Canon will abandon the 7D or merge with a 70D. The language and tone of the announcement are clearly meant to communicate the message that the 7D remains their flagship APS-C model. As someone has already pointed out, this is in sharp contrast to the minor firmware upgrade of the 60D. ("no microfocus adjustment for you.")

Bad news: Probably no 7DII for Photokina.

Will we see a repeat of the pattern we saw last year with the 5D? Deep discounts before Christmas to boost sales, followed by an announcement of the 7DII in the first quarter 2013.

Pure speculation on my part: I wonder if after seeing the recent sensor performance from Nikon/Sony they were taken aback a bit and decided to delay a new APS-C sensor until they could make some added improvements. "Let's upgrade the firmware and cut prices to buy ourselves six months of added R&D."

Wondering now what they do with the 70D. Does it get a new sensor? Do they give it the 7D's features but use the T4i sensor? Do they hold off on it as well? Do they care if a 70D cuts into sales of the three-year-old 7D for a few months? Perhaps they figure that the build quality of the 7D alone will be sufficient differentiation for a few months, especially if they lower the 7D price.

While I'm a little disappointed that Canon won't be taking my money for awhile longer (at least not for a 7DII, but then there are always lenses), I'm pleased that they are giving me a 7D 2.0 for free. While I'd rather have a II instead of the 2.0, I'm not going to complain and it does give me time to brace for the inevitable price hike.

 

[adhocphotographer]

an update of the 7D can never be bad...

 

[DanielW]

@ unfocused
So, if I want AF microadjustment I'd better sell my 60D? I loved it until I bought my 50 f/1.4.
Damn, can there be 3rd party firmwares?

 

[Rob]

I wonder if Canon has included the continuos video recording ability that the 5d3 & 1dx has, that lets you record video for just under 30mins splitting the video into 4gb files??. Im assuming they Havant, but thought I would mention it just in case.

 

[gshocked]

Hi all,

I have a canon 500D and have had it for 2/3 yrs. I can't afford to change to a full frame, is it too late in the picture to update to a 7D? Any thoughts?

Thanks,

 

[RLPhoto]

Hi all,

I have a canon 500D and have had it for 2/3 yrs. I can't afford to change to a full frame, is it too late in the picture to update to a 7D? Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Its never too expensive for FF. Just buy a 5Dc if you really want FF.

As for the 7D, You may want to hold off for a bit. Check out the t4i though.

 

[pdirestajr]

This is exciting news. It seems like I am in the minority here as I have no complaints and already love shooting with my 7D! More features for free? Ok, I'll take it

Also, why do people feel the need to upgrade camera bodies so frequently? I plan on shooting with my 7D & 5DII till they die. Digital cameras are finally good, the upgrades are pretty incremental now.

I'll spend my cash on glass!

 

[distant.star]

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Sounds like you got the one I sent back!

While this sounds very swell, what does it do for a body that wont focus proper?

7d pain on this side. Sorry for the rantish post. But Cannon is f'ing with me right now...3 times back and no dice

 

[ruuneos]

Waiting is over ! ;D

 

[odfotim]

I m surprised that somebody forgot such a thing as a AEB bracketing ... not only 3 shots, but 5,7,9 !!! What about HDR shooters?? So wellbuild camera without this important function?
Maybe time to sell 7D and buy 60D and use magical "not officlal" firmware...
Marco

 

[mchubi]

@herbert

"There is the AF.Drive button on the top of the camera:"

I did not mean changing focus-mode. I meant switching between single and continuous shoot (max. 8 frames/sec).

@mitchell3417

"There's a button for that on the top of the camera. I really don't know what you mean here."

That M-Fn one? Nope, does not work. And the other four ones have no influence on changing single-shooting to high-speed or low-speed continuous.
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[Etienne]

And no video crop modes - on the 7D v2, on the 5DIII or on the T4i.

Canon, you're supposed to be going forwards, not backwards. I want flexible video crop modes in all resolutions, preferably with smooth transitions rather than steps accessed through the menus.

+1000 on video crop mode. It works really well on the T3i, and I expected that feature to become standard on all models. It's inexplicable why they withheld this!

Same with AF in video. The T4i can use the new STM for video focus, but the 5DIII cannot. Go figure

 

[AvTvM]

I am not excited. It's a long list but most items don't really do much for me - or most other 7D users.

* Buffer size ... fine. Hardly ever take more than 5-10 shots in fast series anyway. I know, for sports shooters it is different. But I bet, 95%+ of all 7D users are not going to use 23 (25) RAW buffer more often than I do.

* Auto-ISO ... upper ISO limit. Good. But still miles away from fully functioning Auto-ISO (as seen in the Nikon D800, D4). This impementation is still a lot inferior to Nikon's D7000

* GPS-compatibility ... nice. But that fat, expensive, hot-shoe-hogging GPS-E2 unit is just ridiculuos. Actually, it won't even transmit data via the hotshoe, oh no - it needs an additional, external USB cable. Why not finally a small GPS-USB dongle, something like the GP-E1 but with a USB plug, instead of some proprietary Canon-connector working with the 1D X / C only?

* faster scrolling in zoomed playback ... fine. No big deal. Why not from the very start?

* in camera raw conversion ... gets the 7D to the level that most competitors reached about 7 years ago

* in-camera rating ... give me a break.

* everything else .. basically firmware junk, either useless or should have benn in that cam from the very start.

and where are the following firmware items:
* Exposure bracketing with 5/7/x shots .. user selectable?
* metering linked to active AF-field in Spot metering?
these features would be way more useful on a 7D than "time zones" or other bloated firmware gadgets.

And to top it all off: what is taking you so long Canon? August ... WOW, I am impressed.
NOT.

I would definitely NOT pay for this FW update. And even as a freebie it is very little, very late. I got my 7D almost 3 years ago!