Posted by Paul DeCesare on April 30, 2013 at 12:42 AM
Canon USA just posted the new firmware, v1.2.1, a bit early actually. You can download it here. You'll have to pick Windows or Mac so you can unzip it and then load the file on your CF card, and from there install it.
It took 4½ minutes to update in my cameraand it seemed to hang at 10%, but it installed fine. Besides the two new features there are a bunch of bug fixes as expected (Canon calls them "phenomena", lol, but they're bugs).
Here's the list if anyone is interested... biggest feature is for birders and wildlife, you can now use an f/4 lens with a 2x TC and get AF with crosshair focusing at f/8 which is nice. The phenomena:
Firmware Version 1.2.1 incorporates the following functional improvements and fixes.
1. Uncompressed HDMI output is now enabled.
2. Enables the center AF point to autofocus when the camera is used with Canon EF lens/extender combinations whose combined maximum aperture is f/8.
3. Improves the speed of the camera's acquisition of focus when using a Canon Speedlite's AF-assist beam.
4. Fixes a phenomenon in which the LCD monitor may freeze and display Err 70 or Err 80 when a still photo is taken during Live View or in movie shooting mode.
5. Fixes a phenomenon that may occur when the continuous shooting priority setting is enabled for multiple exposures, such that, after the sixth image is taken, there is a slight pause before the remainder of the sequence is completed.
6. Fixes a phenomenon in which the viewfinder display shows incorrect information during AEB shooting.
7. Communication with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter has been improved.
8. When images have been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an "O" will be displayed. When images have not been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an "X" will be displayed.
9. Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not function properly when an Eye-Fi card is used.
10. Fixes a phenomenon in which the focal length value listed in the Exif information is not displayed correctly for images shot with the EF 24-70mm F4L IS USM lens.
11. Fixes a phenomenon in which the lens firmware cannot be updated properly.
12. Corrects errors in the Arabic language menu.
13. Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera changes the AF microadjustment value to -8.
14. Fixes a phenomenon in which the on-screen guidance cannot be fully displayed when setting the maximum limit value for the "Setting the ISO Speed Range for Auto ISO" option.
Thanks so much for letting us Mark lll users know!
Posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Updated with no problems. It did seem to pause during the update from time to time which made me nervous but this is a large file. Tested the f8 AF with 500f4 w/1.4x and it snapped right to focus. It's about time Canon enabled this on a non 1 series camera. Now how about adding an intervalometer?
Posted by Keith Bauer on April 30, 2013 at 9:03 PM
Hi David: Testing with a 500 f/4 with a 1.4x is only f/5.6. The new firmware will enable using a 2x on the 500 f/4.
Discussion
4 repliesIt took 4½ minutes to update in my cameraand it seemed to hang at 10%, but it installed fine. Besides the two new features there are a bunch of bug fixes as expected (Canon calls them "phenomena", lol, but they're bugs).
Here's the list if anyone is interested... biggest feature is for birders and wildlife, you can now use an f/4 lens with a 2x TC and get AF with crosshair focusing at f/8 which is nice. The phenomena: