The new firmware will also add access to in-camera raw processing and JPEG resizing functionality via a Quick Control menu, as seen in later Canon SLR models.

You'll also be able to record GPS track logs, so you can review your route at a later time. This will allow both the automatic tagging of images with their capture location, altitude, and direction, but will also be able to correct the camera's clock automatically. A fine-grained selection of 64 recording levels will be offered.įans of geotagging will also approve of the new support for the Canon GP-E2 hotshoe-mounted GPS receiver accessory. Movie shooters will be pleased to find that they can now set audio recording levels before capture commences, just like in the EOS 5D Mark III. Previously restricted to ISO 100-3,200 equivalents, this will now allow ISO 6,400 equivalent to be selected, as well, leaving only the ISO 12,800 expanded setting outside of Auto control. (With then-current firmware, our own in-house testing matched or slightly bettered Canon's figures.)Īnother interesting change is a wider range for the maximum ISO sensitivity available to the EOS 7D's Auto ISO function. JPEG-only burst depth will also increase slightly, from 126 to 130 frames. (Note, however, that the 7D doesn't support UDMA 7 read or write speeds, but is actually limited to UDMA 6.) In RAW+JPEG mode, a depth of 17 frames should be possible, a dramatic increase from the originally-rated six frames. Using the same settings and a UDMA 7 CF card, Canon says the new firmware will allow as many as 25 frames in a burst. With a UDMA CompactFlash card, Canon previously rated the 7D as capable of 15 frames in a burst, at ISO 100 with the Standard picture style. what can Canon 7D owners look forward to in the new firmware? Key among the changes is an improvement in burst shooting depth for raw files. A small minority are more interesting to us-and likely, to the cameras' owners-as they add one or two entirely new features.Ī rare few indeed make comprehensive feature changes, and into this latter group falls an update announced today for the Canon EOS 7D. EOS 7D owners will be thrilled to hear of the numerous new features in the update, which is scheduled for release this August. At the IR news desk, we report on a lot of firmware updates, but most have one thing in common: they only attempt to squash operational bugs, and occasionally to make very minor feature changes.

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