Sony have announced a new firmware update for the A65 and A77 (the few that are out there following the flooding in Thailand). The new 1.04 version adds two new lenses to the lens correction done in camera and also is said to improve speed and performance generally. You can find the update here on the Sony South Africa site and here on the USA site. There is a tutorial on how to upgrade an Alpha’s firmware over at Alpha Tutorials.
A quick post to let you know that Nikon have released a firmware update for the D3100. You can get full details on the Nikon Rumours site where we spotted this… plus catch up on Nikon rumour rumblings.
http://nikonrumors.com/2011/01/25/nikon-d3100-firmware-update-v1-01-is-out.aspx
Hot on the tail of version 2.03, Canon has released firmware version 2.04. Version 2.03 had problems with the sound recording if manual record volume was used in the custom settings. This has been corrected in version 2.04.
For more information and to download the update click here.
London, 2nd March 2010 – Canon today pre-announces the release of a firmware update for the multiple award-winning EOS 5D Mark II. Originally announced in late 2009, the update adds 24* and 25 frames per second (fps) recording to the camera’s EOS MOVIE video function, and will be available as a free download from the middle of March. Developed following feedback from photographers and cinematographers, Firmware 2.0.3 further enhances the EOS 5D Mark II’s excellent video performance. The addition of new frame rates expands the camera’s video potential, providing filmmakers with the ability to shoot 1080p Full HD footage at 24fps (actual 23.976fps) – the optimum frame rate for cinematic
On 13 Jan 2010 Olympus released a firmware update for the PEN E-P1. From what I have
been able to find out this update improves the MF Assist, making it faster and easier to use. It also enables REC View when the LCD backlight is set to zero.
This update version 1.2 includes update version 1.1 which improved the operation of the camera in Continuous AF mode.
You can find the update here at: http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/
Sony have today joined Canon in posting a firmware update, theirs however is simply for to make a minor tweek regards the manner in which the A230, A330 and A380 conduct their auto-exposure lock.
The firmware is available for download from Sony’s website at the following links:
For the Alpha A230 click here
For the Alpha A330 click here
The Canon EOS 7D was announced on the 1st September 2009 and today, just over three months since it was announced DPReview has reported the release of the much anticipated second firmware update for the new dual purpose (video and stills) beast. Does something sound all to Microsoftish about this camera? Release first and fix later.
One must wonder how many of those first batch buyers are pulling their hair out at this point… hey maybe I should ask my uncle-in-law who bought one two weeks ago.
In Canon’s defence though, at least it has not taken them to long to fix the issues reported after the first firmware update.
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