Saturday, September 1, 2012

Canon 7D v2.0 firmware - new audio controls and burst speed

Canon recently emailed us the latest firmware details for Canon 7D, now with manual audio controls! Wow! Finally Canon!
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Canon has released a firmware update for the EOS 7D digital SLR camera.

Affected Products:
EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera

Details
Firmware Version 2.0.0 incorporates the following improvements, new functions, and fixes.
Improves maximum burst during continuous shooting.

JPEG Large/Fine : About 94 (126) bursts *1) → About 110 (130) bursts *2)
 RAW : About 15 (15) bursts *1) → About 23 (25) bursts *2)
 RAW+JPEG Large/Fine : About 6 (6) bursts *1) → About 17 (17) bursts *2)

*1): The figures are based on Canons testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 4 GB card. The figures in parentheses indicate the number of shots that can be taken with an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 4GB card, based on Canons testing standards.

 *2): The figures are based on Canons testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using an 8 GB card.

The figures in parentheses indicate the number of shots that can be taken with an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 128GB card, based on Canons testing standards.

Supports a new accessory, of the GPS Receiver GP-E2.

Adds a maximum ISO Auto setting function.

Adds an in-camera RAW processing function.

Adds a Quick Control function during playback.

Adds a rating function.

Adds a JPEG image resizing function.

Adds a sound recording level manual adjustment function.

Adds a file name setting function.

Adds a time zone setting function.

Faster scrolling of magnified images.

Fixes a phenomenon where a slow shutter speed may result when an external flash is used to fire intermittent, consecutive flashes.

Corrects the color space information in the Exif file for movies.

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