Canon Unveils Fresh Firmware Updates For EOS 7D digital SLR

The digital camera and camcorders world is one of section of the market where the competition is really furious and the margin of error is almost zero. This is why all the major camera manufacturers like Canon, Kodak, Fujifilm, Samsung, Sony etc always makes sure that they bring a complete package in the market and if they couldn’t, then tries to provide the updates as soon as possible. This is what we saw when Canon unveiled a fresh firmware fill in for its EOS 7D digital SLR camera.

The latest Firmware update is known as Firmware v1.2.1 and is said to bring improvements in the performance of its EOS 7D digital SLR camera. Apart from enhancing the performance of its EOS 7D digital SLR cameras the Firmware v1.2.1 also fixes the bugs like the magenta banding, which could appear in still images that are being shot under very specific conditions in movie mode.

The Firmware v1.2.1 is easily available for instant download from Canon’s website. Doing further research on Firmware v1.2.1 we came to know that it’s another version the Firmware v1.2.2 fixes the display bugs occurring in particular shooting conditions, it fixes AF point selection and at the same time it also addresses an error in movie mode. One another interesting thing we found here was that it also corrects the misspellings in the Thai and Spanish language menus. The Firmware v1.2.2 can also be downloaded immediately from Canon’s website.

Another version of the Firmware update launched by Canon is the version 1.0.8, which has been launched for Canon’s EOS 1D Mark IV dSLRs and EOS Rebel T2i on their Japan support site. But now these updates are also available on Canon’s USA website i.e. CanonUSA.com.

The Version 1.0.8 does the following for both the models:

• Firstly, it fixes the problem of moving of the set aperture unpredictably while shooting movies in manual exposure mode with the help of some lenses like the macro lenses.
• Also on the EOS 1D Mark IV, the 1.0.8 also corrects some misspellings in the Spanish and French menu text.