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Canon releases new firmware updates, improving R3’s autofocus and allowing R5 to capture 400MP photos

 
 

Canon has released firmware updates for four cameras, including the Canon EOS R3, Canon EOS R5, Canon EOS R5C, and Canon EOS 1D-X Mark III.

Canon EOS R3 version 1.4.0 delivers improved autofocus

The Canon EOS R3 can now "remember" faces, allowing its face-detect autofocus system to perform more accurately and...

Firmware Friday+1: Blackmagic, Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Ricoh, Sigma and Sony offer updates aplenty


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup arrives just a little late, as your humble editor's been under the weather the past few days, and I didn't manage to finish writing it last night. In part, that was down to the amount of news there was to cover -- in the past seven days, we've seen updates from Blackmagic, Canon,...

Firmware Friday: New features for Canon PowerShots, Panasonic S1H / P2HD series and Sony AXS-R7


 
 

This week, our regular Firmware Friday roundup is a standout which consists solely of updates adding new features, some of them also fixing bugs at the same time. In all, the list consists of two fixed-lens PowerShot compacts from Canon, plus one interchangeable-lens still camera, nine video cameras and a card...

Firmware Friday: Updates for Canon EOS R-series, Sony RX0 II plus more Fuji tweaks for MacOS Catalina


 
 

Firmware Friday enters the final month of the 2010s this week with news of camera updates from two companies -- Canon and Sony -- as well as updated software from Fujifilm. The bulk of the changes made are aimed at fixing bugs, but there are a few new features in the mix as well.

We'll kick things off...

Firmware Friday: A little firmware and a whole lot of software from Blackmagic, Fuji, Nikon and Ricoh


 
 

After something of a record-breaker last week, this week's Firmware Friday roundup returns to a more manageable size. It's also a tale more of software than of firmware this time around, with only one camera having been updated in the past seven days, but many applications on the list to talk about.

Let's get...

Firmware Friday frenzy: Canon, Leica, Nikon, Panasonic, Sigma and Ricoh offer updates aplenty

 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is very likely a record-breaker when it comes to interchangeable-lens cameras. Even without including overseas equivalents, we have 20 DSLR and mirrorless cameras on the list from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic, and 24 once Panasonic's overseas equivalents are added into the mix.

And as...

Firmware Friday: Updates coming from Canon, DJI and Panasonic; Fuji, Sigma and Sony updates arrive


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup this week is a little unusual in that most of the updates for which we have news aren't actually available just yet, although a few are already here and more will arrive in the coming days. In all, we have news of firmware updates for two cameras and one lens in the past seven...

Firmware Friday: Faster focusing and more for Canon G5X II, Ivy Rec, 400 / 600mm L lenses and camcorders


 
 

After a mammoth article last week, our Firmware Friday roundup this week is a rather more modest affair. In fact, if you're not a Canon shooter you can move along now, because all of this week's news comes from Canon alone. A fair few different product categories are included, however.

First of all, we have news...

Firmware Friday: Software aplenty + firmware too from Blackmagic, Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic and Ricoh


 
 

We thought last week's Firmware Friday roundup was big, but this week it's a whole different ballgame, with a truly spectacular amount to discuss for folks shooting cameras from Blackmagic, Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, Panasonic and Ricoh. We've referred to really large roundups like this as being "mega" in the past,...

Firmware Friday: Seven cameras from Blackmagic, Canon, Leica, Ricoh and Sigma get updates

 
 

After a few weeks in a row of smaller roundups, our regular Firmware Friday series returns with a rather larger article this week, bringing news from no less than five manufacturers -- Blackmagic, Canon, Leica, Ricoh and Sigma. In all, seven different cameras have received updates (or the promise of future updates) in...

Firmware Friday: Lots of love for X-mount, L-mount lenses from Fuji and Sigma, plus software too


 
 

A little later than intended -- your humble editor has been under the weather for the past few days -- our Firmware Friday roundup arrives this week predominantly bearing news on the lens front. In all, five lenses for Fuji X-mount and Leica L-mount have been updated in the past week, with the majority of these...

Firmware Friday: New features, improvements for Ricoh GR III; Canon hears our pleas for 24p video


 
 

As another weekend arrives, it's time once more for our regular weekly summary of all that's new in the world of camera firmware. And this week, our Firmware Friday roundup brings with it something pretty cool. Not only do we have news of a camera receiving some new features -- which we always like to see -- but...

Firmware Friday: Panasonic UC4000 and control gear updated; Fujifilm updates software for X-A7


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup will be a brief one, with only a handful of updates apiece to discuss from Fujifilm and Panasonic, so we'll do away with the usual preamble, formatting and the like, and just get down to what's new, instead.

Fujifilm's updates are for its Raw File Converter EX 3.0 software for...

Firmware Friday: New features for Canon EOS R and RP, Fuji GFX100 and Sony A9, plus a Fuji X-A7 bugfix


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is rather bigger than they've been of late, bringing with it news of some interesting feature-enhancing updates for several mirrorless cameras from Canon, Fujifilm and Sony, as well as a bug fix for another Fuji camera. The models receiving new features span a gamut from the...

Firmware Friday: Bug fixes for Nikon P1000, 180-400mm; Ricoh updates Theta V, Image Sync


 
 

After a somewhat bigger week last time around, our regular Firmware Friday post arrives this week with news of just two cameras, one lens and one piece of software updated in the past seven days. Unless you're a Nikon or Ricoh / Pentax shooter, there's no news for you this time around. (Although you'll find plenty...

Firmware Friday: Canon ships security fixes for 7 DSLRs; Fuji X-T3, Panasonic S1H updates too


 
 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup returns once again this week bringing news of rather more updates than in recent weeks. Canon alone has shipped new firmware for seven DSLRs in the past week, and we also have news of mirrorless camera updates from both Fujifilm and Panasonic to discuss.

Let's get right down to...

Firmware Friday: Faster video AF for Canon G7X III; Bug fixes for Leica M10, M10-P and M10-D


 
 

It's another relatively short roundup this week for our regular Firmware Friday series, with just two companies releasing updates for a total of four cameras in the past seven days. This time around it's Canon and Leica we'll be discussing, with one update for the PowerShot G7X Mark III, and one apiece for the...

Firmware Friday: Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2, Canon EF-S 18-135, Nikon B500 and Z6 / Z7 updates


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is a little larger than they've been lately, bringing news of three hardware updates and one new piece of software from three companies. If you're not shooting Blackmagic, Canon or Nikon gear, you can safely move along to another article now. (We'd suggest perusing some of the...

Firmware Friday: New lens support and bug fixes for Canon EOS R and RP


 
 

For the second week running, our Firmware Friday roundup is a pretty short one, this time bringing with it news of just two updates from one company. (And both of them are pretty minor ones, too.)

The Canon EOS RP has received its version 1.2.0 update (download here), and the EOS R is now on version 1.3.0 (...

Firmware Friday: New lens support and bug fixes for Leica SL (Typ 601); Ricoh Theta V gets fixes too


 
 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is unusually short and sweet, bringing with it news of just four updates, three of them from Leica and one from Ricoh. And with not a lot to discuss for any of these updates, we're going to skip the usual formalities and just get down to what's new, instead.

Leica's updates are...