Canon EOS R1 & R5 Mark II Firmware v1.3.0 Arriving Soon

[GMAX]

Would be so happy, to have Pre-Capture on the back-button of my R1s. 1. Focus; 2. Focus & Pre-Capture - Then shutter release on the front button in one step. Never became familiar with pre-Capture as well as shutter on my front button.

 

[homebodyMacro2]

Can that be set up already? It can on my R1.

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I think all the new bodies have it? I did it on my R8 before I got the R5II.

Also regarding this part of the article "We were told to temper expectations about the R5 Mark II firmware and that a few of the things people want to see, are not coming. More for the video side of things than stills."

Does "More for the video side of things than stills" refer to things people want to see or things that are not coming? Seems syntactically ambiguous. I assume features are more likely to video based on the context of Canon's broader focus on video.

 

[TPX]

Hijacking a bit off topic. If anyone is a macro gear expert, send me a PM. I don't know what something that is coming on May 13 is, or could be. I don't want to leap the wrong way.

I can't send PMs, probably too new on this site but a longtime reader.

But maybe i can help out, did see a lot of things since 2007.

I need a replacement for my EF 180mm macro on a R1.

Send me a PM or email and i will take a look.

 

[leamas]

4k 60p HQ I hope. Or even more, 8k 60p in codec. Fingers crossed!

 

[safak]

I’m trying not to feel bad comparing it to the Nikon Z8 and its firmware updates. Nikon honestly delivered through firmware almost everything people thought they might save for a future Z8 Mark II.
I’ve been waiting since 2024 for a firmware update just to show the battery status on the top display while the camera is off, along with more personalization and the ability to turn off certain information. Maybe they’re saving this and a few other small features for the R5 Mark III, I’m not sure.

 

[Yana_a]

Can I have M-RAW or M-cRAW?

 

[robholding]

You can turn off and edit all those screens. I am shooting real estate a lot and basicly I have one screen with histogram and big level (you can actually choose small or big one) and clean one. So pushing INFO btn I am quickly switching between those.

OMG! Thank you! That was so much easier than I thought. I’d been trying for ages but just couldn’t see it for looking. After I used AI to give me step-by-step instructions, I was finally able to sort it!
I've set up that INFO button toggle now. Having the big level and a clean view is going to make shooting real estate so much smoother. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[koenkooi]

Can I have M-RAW or M-cRAW?

You do realize that both of those aren't actually RAW, right? Have you tried the HEIF option on recent Canon bodies? That gives you better-than-JPEG quality and bit depth, but smaller file sizes. S/M-RAW setting on older bodies resulted in a debayered TIFF, so it had none of the benefits of RAW, like lossless white balance adjustment. It is the equivalent of adding an aftermarket 'TURBO' or 'HEMI' badge to your car, its only use is to make the owner feel better, not actually give better performance or have that feature.

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