Pentax has released firmware updates for its K-5, K-5 II, K-5 IIs, K-30 and K-r digital SLRs. With these latest firmware versions, all cameras gain improved overall stability and enhanced contrast AF performance when using the 560mm f/5.6ED AW lens. The updates are available for immediate download from the company’s website – click through for download links.
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Fujifilm has released firmware updates for both its X-Pro1 and X-E1 mirrorless cameras, and the XF 35mm F1.4 R lens. The camera updates introduce compatibility with the XF 14mm F2.8 R wideangle lens, and promise improved autofocus performance. Version 1.04 for the X-E1 also includes tweaks for users of external remote releases or the MIC-ST1 stereo microphone. Meanwhile v2.02 for the XF 35mm lens promises better autofocus accuracy, and requires the latest camera firmware to be fully effective. Click through for more details and download links.
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Nikon has issued a minor firmware update for its D4 professional DSLR. Versions A 1.04 and B 1.02 improve performance of the camera’s Subject Tracking AF feature in AF-C (continuous-servo autofocus) mode. The update can be downloaded from Nikon’s website. Click through for a link to the update, on Nikon’s website.
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Sony has announced it plans to release several firmware updates for A-mount and E-mount systems on February 4, 2013. Updates to Alpha and NEX bodies relate mostly to lenses, including the addition of Dual-AF support for 11 lenses on the A99, and Fast Hybrid AF support for six E-mount lenses on the NEX-5R and NEX-6, among others. Three E-mount lenses also get updates to enable Fast Hybrid AF support. See table below for more detail on which bodies and lenses will get updates.
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A step-by-step guide to updating your camera firmware. This tutorial goes through the entire procedure of downloading the file, putting it on a memory card, and update the firmware using a Canon 5D mark II
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Pentax Ricoh has announced a firmware update for its GR Digital IV compact camera. Version 2.21 adds an Auto option to the camera’s Dynamic Range Compensation feature, promises to improve the Noise Reduction function at higher ISO settings and enhances zoom operation in playback mode. The update also fixes a number of bugs. The firmware is available for immediate download from the company’s website
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Pentax has released the first firmware updates to its K-5 II and K-5 IIs digital SLRs, which were released in September of last year. Firmware version 1.01 offers contrast adjustment option for the cameras’ LCD displays as well as ‘stability improvements’. The updates are available for immediate download from the company’s website – click through for download links.
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This is some 3D test footage I took with my new Aiptek 3D camcorder. It compares the video framerate of the camera BEFORE and AFTER the firmware update from their European site. The firmware results are most apparent if you view the video in side-by-side format…look for blurriness during camera movements…it is improved greatly with the firmware update. I found that, out of the box, the camera’s video quality is pretty worthless. I looked closely at the video footage I took before the update and found that although it was indeed 29.97 fps, every frame was simply duplicated 3 or 4 times! Furthermore, there was a lot of OBVIOUS OBNOXIOUS jagged/aliased edges to everything. With the firmware update, I did get a true 29.97 fps and the video is much less ‘jagged’ now. I don’t understand how this company is still in business! The firmware update is nowhere to be found on the US site and I can’t imagine most people didn’t send this thing back after looking at the resulting images prior to the firmware update. Why the heck aren’t they updating these things before shipping them out? Mine appears to have been manufactured in October, 2010 (FW version 3607). If you update the firmware to bring the framerate up to 29.97 fps (and you will probably want to!), MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CORRECT UPDATE FOR YOUR CAMERA’S CURRENT Firmware Version from the European site (the camera’s current firmware version is found within the menu system of the camera). The download page has several …
Canon has issued firmware v1.1.1 for its flagship EOS-1D X full-frame DSLR. The update adds three options for indicating the selected AF point when in AI Servo autofocus mode. This includes red illumination, rather than just darkening the selected point, making the camera easier to work with in low light. The update also allows the central AF point to act as a cross-type point when working with lens/teleconverter combinations that give a maximum aperture of F8. This capability is currently only available with F5.6 (or brighter) combinations.
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Sony has announced a series of firmware updates for its cameras and lenses, including the addition of Hybrid-AF compatibility for key E-mount lenses and the option to disable the movie record button on cameras including the NEX-7. The NEX-7 also gets an increase in the range over which you can set exposure bracketing – the ±3EV range it now offers is something a users have been calling for. Firmware v1.01 also promises to improve the responsiveness of post-shot image review. Further updates for the SLT-A37, A57, A65 and A77 also offer the option to disable the movie button and provide lens correction for a broader range of lenses.
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