Do you own a Canon EOS R camera? Then chances are you have a new firmware update waiting for you. Canon has just released a bonanza of firmware for cameras including the EOS R6 Mark II, R8, R7, R10 and R50 as well as the EL-5 Speedlite.
Firmware is critical to ensuring that older cameras work smoothly with newer lenses and equipment when they are released, fixing annoying bugs that can appear in the software, and also just implementing improvements to camera and lens performance that Canon has developed. scenes.
It’s great to see camera companies commit to supporting cameras long after they’re released. While we’re not quite at Apple’s level of ongoing updates, it’s comforting to know that your brand new camera can continue to get even more exciting features, with huge new features like the 400MP pixel boost on the Canon EOS R5. firmware update.
This round of firmware updates doesn’t add any show-stopping features, but it fixes a number of known issues with Canon cameras and adds additional flash and FTP image transfer features.
You can find the firmware for your camera or Speedlite on the relevant product page on the Canon Support website. Here’s a breakdown of each update…
Canon EOS R6 Mark II firmware version 1.4.0
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Number of shots for [Interval Timer] can now be set up to 9999.
[FEM] was added to [Flash Custom Function Settings]. Also, [ON/ETTL→M] was added to [Button Customization]. FEM (FE Memory) can now be performed from the camera when using a flash that does not have an image panel.
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[Protect after transfer] was added to [FTP transfer settings]. This allows you to automatically protect images that have been transferred via FTP. You can also specify if the image was transferred via FTP.
Fixed the following bugs:
Fixed an issue where the camera sometimes took a long time to start up, for example when recovering from auto-shutdown.
Improved security for FTPS connections.
Fixed an issue that could only occur under certain conditions where images would not display correctly in the viewfinder or monitor and camera controls would become unresponsive (error 70 may also appear).
Fixed an issue where the in-body image stabilization unit would not initialize and error 20 would appear if the camera was launched while shaking.
Fixed an issue that could cause error 70 when shooting in A+ mode or with the AI ​​Focus AF setting.
Fixed an issue that could cause the card access light to flash when shooting small objects and become unresponsive to operations.
Fixed an issue that could cause the shutter to release continuously when pressing the shutter button and another button at the same time on certain settings.
Canon EOS R8 firmware version 1.3.0 and EOS R50 firmware version 1.2.0
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[FEM] was added to [Flash Custom Function Settings]. Also, [ON/ETTL→M] was added to [Button Customization]. FEM (FE Memory) can now be performed from the camera when using a flash that does not have an image panel.
Fixed the following bugs:
Fixed an issue where the camera sometimes took a long time to start up, for example when recovering from auto-shutdown.
Fixed an issue that could only occur under certain conditions where images would not display correctly in the viewfinder or monitor and camera controls would become unresponsive (error 70 may also appear).
Fixed an issue where the in-body image stabilization unit would not initialize and error 20 would appear if the camera was launched while shaking.
Fixed an issue that could cause error 70 when shooting in A+ mode or with the AI ​​Focus AF setting.
Fixed an issue that could cause the card access light to flash when shooting small objects and become unresponsive to operations.
Fixed an issue that could cause the shutter to release continuously when pressing the shutter button and another button at the same time on certain settings.
Canon EOS R7 firmware version 1.5.0 and Canon EOS R10 firmware version 1.5.0
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Added support for Digital Camera Software Development Support Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI).
Fixed the following bugs:
Fixed an issue where the camera sometimes took a long time to start up, for example when recovering from auto-shutdown.
Fixed an issue that could only occur under certain conditions where images would not display correctly in the viewfinder or monitor and camera controls would become unresponsive (error 70 may also appear).
Fixed an issue that could cause error 70 when shooting in A+ mode or with the AI ​​Focus AF setting.
Fixed an issue that could cause the card access light to flash when shooting small objects and become unresponsive to operations.
Fixed an issue that could cause the shutter to release continuously when pressing the shutter button and another button at the same time on certain settings.
EL-5 firmware version 1.1.0 & ST-E10 firmware version 1.1.0
[FEM] was added to [Flash Custom Function Settings]. [ON/ETTL→M] was also added to [Button Customization]. FEM (FE Memory) can now be performed from the camera when using a flash that does not have an image panel.
Find out more about the latest Canon gear in our guides to the best Canon camera and the best Canon RF lenses.
