Bug Fix: Canon EOS R5 Mark II Firmware v1.3.1 Released

[Canon Rumors]

Canon has released firmware version 1.3.1 for the EOS R5 Mark II. The new firmware version fixes a bug that appeared in the major v1.3.0 firmware update released in mid-May. The bug fix is related to touch & drag autofocus, so it was not a major bug for a lot of people, but likely frustrating […]

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[Chig]

"Added American football to the list of supported sports for the Action Priority feature. When this feature is enabled, the detection of people will be optimised for individuals wearing American football helmets and shoulder pads."
Has anyone tried using this for the grown up version without the sissy padding and helmets and endless ad breaks: i.e. Rugby Union and Rugby League?

 

[charly1d]

"Added American football to the list of supported sports for the Action Priority feature. When this feature is enabled, the detection of people will be optimised for individuals wearing American football helmets and shoulder pads."
Has anyone tried using this for the grown up version without the sissy padding and helmets and endless ad breaks: i.e. Rugby Union and Rugby League?

As a retired rugby player (I retired in the 1990s), I see more testosterone in any American football game than in any rugby league in the world.
As for your specific question, I haven't made the leap to playing without a mirror yet.

 

[snapshot]

the US link for the firmware is something like:

https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-r5-mark-ii#idReference%3Dsoftware-drivers

 

[Chig]

As a retired rugby player (I retired in the 1990s), I see more testosterone in any American football game than in any rugby league in the world.
As for your specific question, I haven't made the leap to playing without a mirror yet.

Well they need no endurance so can be super pumped up for the very short bursts of game time between ad breaks whereas try keeping that up for 80 minutes of continuous action

 

[Far]

Actually, with 1.3.0, I started to see some cases of false positive in auto focus eye detect, which I had not seen before with R5 Mark ii. I cannot be sure, but I wonder if anyone else has had such feeling about the camera underperforming in autofocus after the last upgrade? In any case, I hope 1.3.1 resolves any potential issues around focusing if 1.3.0 had caused some other detrimental impacts too.

 

[josephandrews222]

Actually, with 1.3.0, I started to see some cases of false positive in auto focus eye detect, which I had not seen before with R5 Mark ii. I cannot be sure, but I wonder if anyone else has had such feeling about the camera underperforming in autofocus after the last upgrade? In any case, I hope 1.3.1 resolves any potential issues around focusing if 1.3.0 had caused some other detrimental impacts too.

I am able to make a similar comment.

Specifically, from 'Far':

I too find the camera underperforming in autofocus after the last upgrade (with RF 200-800 attached)

 

[Far]

Thanks.
In my case I was using RF 28mm f2.8 STM.

 

[P-visie]

I am able to make a similar comment.

Specifically, from 'Far':

I too find the camera underperforming in autofocus after the last upgrade (with RF 200-800 attached)

My experience differs from yours: I took 2800+ bird pictures with the R5 Mk II with firmware 1.3 + RF 200-800 and did not notice any difference in AF performance compared with firmware 1.2.0.

 

[AlanF]

My experience differs from yours: I took 2800+ bird pictures with the R5 Mk II with firmware 1.3 + RF 200-800 and did not notice any difference in AF performance compared with firmware 1.2.0.

Same here. The AF is sublime even with the RF 200-800mm.

 

[Qasem Abuomar]

what about the camera hangs and restart when dpraw enabled and shooting brackets with self timer on 2 sec or 10 sec?

 

[scoover]

Is it too much to ask that Canon improve the integration between the R5Mk2 and the Canon Connect app on my iPhone? I shoot sports away from wifi networks and rely on the app to pull photos from the camera to my phone. The experience of syncing the devices— connecting via BT to the camera, the prompt to join the camera's hotspot, then the connection— takes nearly a minute EVERY time. This feels like 2010—not 2026— connectivity. It is jarring, unoptimized, and, for me, the worst part of the Canon experience. I keep hoping this will be a part of each firmware upgrade... but it is either off their radar or an impossible lift. I don't get it.

 

[Qasem Abuomar]

and they said they added the dual band on the new firmware but its missing from my camera anybody has an idea why?