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Frimware on 7D version 7.7.7??

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Just got my 7D back from CPS.

slapped a battery in and the camera came up with this strange menu item at the bottom...

canon7Dfirmware1.jpg


and when i check the firmware....


Firmware Ver. 7.7.7 8A.7C.4D?!?!?!

canon7Dfirmware2.jpg
 
Internal test version no doubt as a few other noted. Depending on whether you can be bothered and how quickly you need to get back to using it:

Have a hunt around through the menus and see if you can find anything interesting / different and share.

I'm not sure if the Magic Lantern team have a 'turnkey' firmware downloader for the 7D or not but they might be interested in examining what is different.
 
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@PeterJ

It's actually my dad's camera. I use a set of 5D3's for work so It doesn't really affect me as much. Maybe I'll try reaching out to the magic lantern folks. thanks for the reply! Aloha!
 
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Figure out how to activate the 'dead pixel (re)mapping' function.
Then figure out how to get the firmware off.
then distribute it around the world.

I can't believe my 5 year old 8mp P&S will let you re-map dead pixels, but my 7D has to be sent in for service.
Any way to provide that for free would be a service to the world.
 
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