Canon EOS R5 Mark II Firmware Rumors & Speculation
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I wrote to Canon USA and received the following reply:
"The [Pre-recording] feature can be assigned to the [AF-ON] button in video mode. This cannot be done in still shooting, however. This option is found in the green menu tab #1. You should see [Customize buttons for shooting]."
So, it looks like I'll have to wait for a firmware update to get this function.
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Did you ask about ‘Pre-Continuous Shooting’? Technically, pre-recording is a video feature. Regardless, pre-capture can’t be assigned to anything but the shutter button half-press currently.
Personally, I have pre-capture in some C# modes but not others, and I also use back-button (AF-ON) focus with the shutter button assigned to metering only.
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Yes, my question to Canon was specifically about 'Pre-Continuous', but I guess they chose to cover all the bases by including info on 'Pre-Recording' (a feature I currently have no use for, as I don't do video).
For me, I have become accustomed to activating P-C via the AF-ON button since that's how my Sony & Nikon are configured, so I hope Canon makes this an option.
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I would like to see a firmware update to the R1, that adds more sporting events over the current selection (Soccer, Basketball & Volleyball). Such as Football, Water Polo, Volleyball, etc.
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Having upgraded software in march I took my R5 mkii to the arctic, at temperatures of minus 18 to minus 28 it just shut down ( lasted about 5 images) changing battery for warm ones made no difference, someone else there had similar but less severe, nikon on Sony users were find. I have contacted canon (uk) having had unhelpful responses from first person I asked for a senior person- again he was uninterested and just went back to it’s only designed for use above zero. I have seen on other forums that this is not an isolated issue, but also seems to happen to some and not others.
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Do you think that's from a firmware update? Seems more like a hardware issue but I could be wrong.
Also, are those temps in C or F?
Just curious. I haven't brought my camera out in cold temps yet. I live by Chicago. Super curious if firmware can cause these issues.
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I don’t know if it is hardware or software but the update addressed overheating, so I am suspicious!, and it was Celsius! Sorry
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I was using my R5 in Norway/Sweden 18 months ago in -15C to -18C temps (no wind chill) and no issues... mostly on tripod ie not handheld.
I have heard of many people having no issues with the R5 in cold weather. Hopefully it isn't a design issue with the R5ii.
For night work, I use dew heaters for astro work to reduce condensation on lenses. The same principle could be used in your scenario assuming you are carrying a large powerbank inside your jacket. Just a thought.
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Update : A firmware update (1.0.4) is apparently scheduled for early July => source Canon
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I don't have high expectations for 1.0.4
This designation seems to be more about bugfixes. And maybe not the important bugfixes. But who knows
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Canon doesn't seem to follow conventional naming nomenclature for their firmware releases. R5's v2.0 didn't have much in it based on a full number increment.
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That we can see, they might've overhauled the complete memory allocation framework or upgraded to a new version of dryOS. But I agree that from a user standpoint, the 2.x seems a bit overly dramatic for the changes delivered.
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Hmmm...that doesn't sound good! The lowest I have operated the R5mkii has been around -2C. I am planning to take my gear to Antarctica and I suspect it will be far lower temperatures there even in December.
I have been having the AF issues with it with my RF400f2.8 lens in still photos mode as well as the AF jumping off in the midst of recording a bird video. My bird videos are never more than 30 seconds long and in between the focus would go wandering even when the camera is on a tripod and the bird is clearly visible in an high contrast scene.
Just disabled the power saving modes and will see how it performs.
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will be firmware upgrades before December for sure.
dew heaters are cheap and small although you might need a 2nd larger one for the lens if you get condensation on the front element.
larger powerbanks like my Anker 737 (24WHr) are easy to travel with and last a long time. get a 2-3m long charging cable for handheld (powerbank in jacket). You can even power the camera and dew heater at the same time
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Some users have reported that reset the camera to factory settings and then turning off power-saving mode can be helpful. You can try saving all the settings to the card, performing a factory reset, and then reloading the previous settings from the card.
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Excellent! Thanks. Do you have a recommendation for a dew heater that you used and like?will be firmware upgrades before December for sure.
dew heaters are cheap and small although you might need a 2nd larger one for the lens if you get condensation on the front element.
larger powerbanks like my Anker 737 (24WHr) are easy to travel with and last a long time. get a 2-3m long charging cable for handheld (powerbank in jacket). You can even power the camera and dew heater at the same time
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Thanks for the suggestion. I use three custom settings (C1-for high speed continuous full sensor bird shooting, C2-cropped sensor mode high speed continuous, C3- single shot) and then I have them set in two separate configurations saved on the CF card - Bright Light conditions and Low light conditions (exposure compensation and slightly lower shutter speed). But, for now, I just disabled all the power savings and hopefully will be able to test drive this in Iguazu this weekend in real life conditions. Will report back on how it performed.
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