Digital SLR Blog

Firmware version 1.01 is now available for the Sigma DP2. The latest upgrade improves AF accuracy and decreases the issue of intermittent camera freezes under certain conditions. For more information go here.

Canon on June 2nd will release a firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II which will allow users to manually control exposure when shooting video. The firmware update will include the following manual controls when shooting video:
Full aperture selection
ISO speed: Auto, 100 – 6400 and H1
Shutter speed: 1/30th – 1/4000th second

Firmware version 1.1 for the Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Micro Four-Thirds camera lens is now available and it brings the following changes:
    * Improved Auto Focus performance in [AFC] mode.
    * Improved Auto Focus performance in Motion Picture recording.
    * Please note that Auto Focus in [FHD] does not work.
    * Improved the stability of O.I.S. in Motion Picture recording.
      (except [FHD] mode)
    * Decreased the operation noise of the aperture in Motion Picture recording. (except [FHD] mode)

Olympus has released updates for the following lenses: Olympus ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 8mm F3.5 Fisheye, 18-180mm F3.5-6.3, 70-300mm F4.0-5.6 and the 90-250mm F2.8. The update fixes the sequential shooting when using C-AF on the E-3 and E-30. For more information go here.

A new firmware update for the Canon EOS REBEL XS / 1000D DSLR  is now available for download. Firmware Version 1.0.5 incorporates the following improvements.

   1. Supports the AF assist beam feature of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.


You can download it from here.

Canon has released the firmware update for the EOS REBEL XSi / 450D DSLR.  Firmware Update 1.1.0 incorporates the following improvements.

1. Supports the AF assist beam features of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.

To download it and for further instructions go here.

Version 1.12 for the Nikon D40 and version 1.01 for the Nikon D40x is now available for download.

Nikon D40:

Modifications enabled with A Firmware Ver. 1.12

    * Remaining battery charge is now accurately detected for Rechargeable Li-ion Batteries EN-EL9a.
    * With firmware Ver. 1.11 and earlier, the number of images that could be captured (battery performance) when an EN-EL9a was used, was less than when an EN-EL9 was used. By upgrading A firmware to Ver. 1.12, EN-EL9a performance is maximized so that more images can be captured (battery performance) when an EN-EL9a is used than when an EN-EL9 is used.

More after the jump

Firmware Version 1.4 is now available for the Olympus E-3 camera. The update improves the AF operation in firmware version 1.3. No other details have been given by Olympus. For more information go to http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/

Firmware update v1.1 for the Olympus E-30 DSLR is now available for download. Olympus E-30 Firmware version 1.1 incorporates the following improvements and fixes:

    * Reduced the sound of Image stabilizer operations when IMAGER AF and HYBRID AF are being used.
    * Resolved the issue where pressing the delete button in Close-up playback occasionally caused the Card access lamp to blink.
    * Resolved the issue where images with a changed aspect ratio played back with Index display sometimes had horizontal stripes.

Download it from here.

Firmware version 1.20 is now available for the Leica D-Lux 4 camera. The update can be downloaded from here and brings the following improvements:

1. Optimised auto white balance performance.
2. Optimised auto focus performance.

Olympus has released a firmware update for the Zuiko Digital 9-18mm lens. The Zuiko Digital 9-18mm lens update increases the responsiveness of the autofocus when using Imager AF (I-AF) with the Live View LCD in some situations.The firmware can be updated through Olympus Master software and go here for more info.

Firmware update 1.0.2.0 is now available for Canon PowerShot G10. The upgrade fixes the following phenomenon.

If RAW images are captured by continuous shooting under the ISO 1600 setting, abnormal data is recorded and a magenta cast appears in the second and subsequent RAW images. This phenomenon also occurs in the second and subsequent recorded RAW images captured by single shooting, but only if the LCD monitor display mode is set to the OFF position.
This phenomenon cannot be confirmed when images are played back on the camera’s LCD monitor. It can only be confirmed if image processing software (such as the Digital Photo Professional software bundled with the product) is used to develop RAW images on a PC.

* Images that have the magenta cast phenomenon cannot be fixed.
* The phenomenon only appears in RAW images, and does not appear in JPEG images or images appearing on the LCD monitor display.
* The phenomenon only occurs if the ISO Speed Dial is set to ISO 1600 manually, and does not occur if the ISO speed is set to other values (such as ISO AUTO or ISO HI).

The newly releases firmware update 1.01 for the Nikon D700 makes the following improvements:

- When Custom Setting a4 Focus tracking with lock-on was set to Off in Continuous-servo AF, the lens drive moved gradually without achieving focus.  This issue has been resolved.
- When the Speedlight SB-800 was mounted on the camera with flash mode set to Distance-priority manual (GN) mode, and then the exposure meters were reactivated or the camera was turned on, the distance information displayed on the SB-800 changed.  This issue has been resolved.
- When the Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 was mounted on the camera and an EN-EL3e battery inserted in the camera but no batteries inserted in the MB-D10, and SB-900 flash mode set to TTL auto flash mode, the flash mode changed to A mode when the exposure meters turned off or were reactivated, or the camera was turned off or on.  This issue has been resolved.  (This issue has also been resolved with SB-900 firmware Ver. 5.02.

- An issue that, in extremely rare cases, resulted in noticeable black dots in images captured with Long exp. NR in the shooting menu set to On has been resolved.
- Manamah, displayed in the Time zone options for the World time item in the setup menu, has been changed to Manama.


Windows users can download the update from here and Mac users need to gohere.

Firmware version 1.1.1 for the Canon EOS 40D is now available for download. Version 1.1.1 fixes the following problems:


Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes a low battery indication to be displayed when using the EF 85mm F1.2L II USM lens. Depending on the battery check timing of the camera, the battery level displayed on the camera's LCD data panel may shows Battery will be exhausted soon or Battery must be recharged, even though the battery capacity is sufficient.

• Fixes a malfunction that in rare occurrence causes an Err 06 Self Cleaning Sensor malfunction to appear on the camera's LCD monitor and LCD data panel, even when the Self Cleaning Sensor Unit is operating normally. This message may appear depending on the timing of when the camera is switch to the ON position.

• Fixes a malfunction that prevents correct colors from being printed when direct printing. RAW images captured using the camera's custom Picture Styles (Emerald, etc.), which have been downloaded from Canon's Web site and registered under User Def. 2 or User Def. 3.

• Modifies the level of subject brightness that causes the AF-assist beam to fire when using an external Speedlite.

• Enables an external flash connected to the camera's synchro terminal to fire even when the camera's built-in flash is popped up.


Download it from here.

A new firmware update is available for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR. Version  1.0.7 fixes the infamous problems with black dots where (he right side of point light sources become black and also fixes the vertical banding noise.

Firmware update 1.20 for the Ricoh GX200 digital camera is now available for download. The latest version includes the following bug fix:

When you playback a 1:1 image in the playback mode, the small window may not move to the right edge in the position display window that is shown in the right corner in the LCD.

The newly released Leica M8 firmware update 2.002 adds detection of 6-bit coding for new M lenses including; LEICA SUMMILUX-M 21mm/f1.4 ASPH, LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24mm/f1.4 ASPH. and LEICA ELMAR-M 24mm/f3.8 ASPH. The update also fixes certain bugs:

a. If LEICA M8.2 cameras are set to the “Discreet” option and to single exposures, an unintended “black image” may have occurred when the finger was not completely lifted from shutter release button before pressing it down again for the next shot. (Not valid for LEICA M8 Cameras)
b. Setting “AUTO-ISO” in combination with lens dependent setting of the slowest shutter speed: the camera will switch to the higher ISO when the shutter speed corresponding to “1/focal length” is reached (was 1/focal length + 1 f-stop).
c. Correct display of image numbering.
d. Correct display of the fastest sync speed in the menu (1/180s on upgraded M8 and M8.2, 1/250s on M8).

Firmware Update 1.12 is now available for the Fujifilm S5 Pro. The update incorporates the following issue:

An issue that, in some rare case, the camera may be frozen when PC controlling software (included in "Hyper Utility　HS-V3") is used has been resolved.

For more information and to download the update head over here.

Panasonic has announced a firmware update service for the DMC-LX3. Version 1.1 features a compatibility update for the optional FL220 flash unit, and improves auto white balance performance under different color temperatures and lighting. The new firmware will be available worldwide on 15th of December, 2008 athttp://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/

Firmware update, version 1.26  for the Ricoh R8 is now available. The update modifies the following phenomenon:

- If you make the [Level Compensation] in the playback mode to a captured image with [N640] (pic. quality / size) and with [Date Imprint], the numbers of date in the picture may blur.

For more information and to download the firmware head over here.

Firmware Update 5.02 is available for the Nikon SB-900 Speedlight flashgun. The following improvements have been made in version 5.02

- With uninterrupted shooting with the SB-900 set to i-TTL mode, images captured just before the flash ceased firing were sometimes overexposed.
This issue has been resolved.  By resolving this issue, metering precision has been further increased and the number of times the flash fires has also been increased.

- When the SB-900, set to TTL auto flash mode, is used with a camera supporting the Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS), flash mode automatically changes to A mode according to camera communication status.  That flash mode was previously maintained, but it has been modified so that TTL auto flash mode is restored once the SB-900 again recognizes the camera as a CLS-compatible camera.

Nikon SB-900 Firmware Update 5.02 (Windows)
Nikon SB-900 Firmware Update 5.02 (Mac)

Firmware Update 1.1 is now available for the high end Nikon Coolpix P6000 compact camera. The following changes have been made in version 1.1.

- When pictures were taken with the Wide Converter WC-E76, with the Wide-angle converter and Distortion control items in the shooting menu set to On, the effects of distortion control were weak. This issue has been resolved.
- When Autofocus mode in the shooting menu was added to My Menu and autofocus mode set to Full-time AF, the setting was displayed as Single AF in My Menu. This issue has been resolved.

Nikon Coolpix P6000 Firmware Update 1.1 (Windows)

Nikon Coolpix P6000 Firmware Update 1.1 (Mac)

• Nikon D80 firmware A:1.11 B:1.11, Mac
  
• Nikon D80 firmware A:1.11 B:1.11, Windows
  
• Nikon D200 firmware A:2.01 B:2.01, Mac
  
• Nikon D200 firmware A:2.01 B:2.01, Windows