Canon has released a minor firmware update for the Canon EOS R7. Canon EOS R7 v.1.3.0 Download firmware 1.3.0 for the Canon EOS R7
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Canon releases firmware v1.3.0 for the EOS R7
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This is the second firmware update that seems to have little value to me (not that I matter).
Not that ive personally experienced any serious problems with this camera but i do wish it was a little more consistent with it focusing abilities in less than ideal light.
Not that ive personally experienced any serious problems with this camera but i do wish it was a little more consistent with it focusing abilities in less than ideal light.
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Upgraded to 1.3.0 without issue.
Best advice:
Best advice:
- Format the card you are going to use to update in the Camera first.
- Remove Card from Camera.
- Using a card reader copy the firmware to the cards root.
- Remove any attached lens before doing the upgrade.
- Make sure to have a full Canon official battery.
- Be patient - the upgrade takes a bit.
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Worked fine for me. I downloaded the firmware from the Canon USA site and not the Japanese site which is linked from here.
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My advice FWIW is to always play safe, don't take unnecessary chances with new firmware, let others be the beta testers. This is particularly important if you are intending to shoot once-in-a-lifetime unrepeatable images - the last thing you need is to have an issue introduced by new firmware. Most updates are fairly trivial anyway. I generally wait a few weeks and check to see if others report any issues, before I update. Hence I'm still using 1.6.0 on my R5. It does everything I want it to do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it (not immediately, anyway!).
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With the complexity of electronics these days, it is hard to find anything that isn't broken in some form or another. The trick is finding out whether a firmware update improves the brokenness in the areas you care about or not
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Yes, but unfortunately you have to install the update to find out! Update 1.7.0 for my R5 came out a few days before my recent trip to India, but I wasn't going to take any risks by installing it before I went. Now I've got a few weeks free before the next trip, so I might try out the upgrade. Unfortunately there is no *easy* and *safe* way to revert to a previous version if any issues arise. 1.6.0 works absolutely fine for me.With the complexity of electronics these days, it is hard to find anything that isn't broken in some form or another. The trick is finding out whether a firmware update improves the brokenness in the areas you care about or not
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I did encounter a few immediate errors after upgrading to 1.3
Not sure why. Just scrolling through the menu and it gave me an error code that made me have to power off and on. Did this twice. Hope it doesn’t persist.
Regarding the note about auto-dimming functionality of the AF Assist on the EL-5, the Canon Japan website already has a manual available for the EL-5. It says this related to the AF Assist:
“Note:
•AF-assist beam firing can be disabled in C.Fn-08.
•Flash output is fixed for the EOS R3, EOS R7, and EOS R10. For other cameras with a multi-function shoe, flash output is automatically adjusted to suit brightness. [Also referring to the AF Assist here, I believe]
•Depending on ambient brightness, the AF-assist beam automatically switches to intermittent flash firing for the EOS R3, EOS R7, and EOS R10. For other cameras with a multi-function shoe, increases of internal temperature automatically reduce brightness of the LED AF-assist beam or switch to intermittent flash firing, for safety. Note that this beam may be emitted by the camera instead of by the Speedlite, depending on ambient brightness.”
Now the interesting part is that the note for the 1.3 update now says this for the R7 instead of what it said this morning:
“*The autoflash function of the AF-assist beam is not supported.”
This morning it was different and talked about the auto-dimming function.
Edit: I’ve now seen a third variation of that note from Canon:
“*The automatic light intensity adjustment of the AF-assist beam is not supported.”
Not sure why. Just scrolling through the menu and it gave me an error code that made me have to power off and on. Did this twice. Hope it doesn’t persist.
Regarding the note about auto-dimming functionality of the AF Assist on the EL-5, the Canon Japan website already has a manual available for the EL-5. It says this related to the AF Assist:
“Note:
•AF-assist beam firing can be disabled in C.Fn-08.
•Flash output is fixed for the EOS R3, EOS R7, and EOS R10. For other cameras with a multi-function shoe, flash output is automatically adjusted to suit brightness. [Also referring to the AF Assist here, I believe]
•Depending on ambient brightness, the AF-assist beam automatically switches to intermittent flash firing for the EOS R3, EOS R7, and EOS R10. For other cameras with a multi-function shoe, increases of internal temperature automatically reduce brightness of the LED AF-assist beam or switch to intermittent flash firing, for safety. Note that this beam may be emitted by the camera instead of by the Speedlite, depending on ambient brightness.”
Now the interesting part is that the note for the 1.3 update now says this for the R7 instead of what it said this morning:
“*The autoflash function of the AF-assist beam is not supported.”
This morning it was different and talked about the auto-dimming function.
Edit: I’ve now seen a third variation of that note from Canon:
“*The automatic light intensity adjustment of the AF-assist beam is not supported.”
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