2009 April 24 2009
Firmware updates for Canon
Canon released firmware updates for yesterday, three digital cameras in the EOS series. Including the long awaited update for the EOS 50D .
Specifically, the operating system is updated for the following Canon SLRs: Canon 50D, Canon 450D and Canon 1000D. For all three models was the support of the shoe mount available shortly Canon Speedlite 270EX added together. The update for the EOS 50D, however, was already long been expected. Cameras have a factory service underwent wore it weeks ago, the firmware versions 1.0.5 or 1.0.6, while available on the website of the manufacturer was the only version 1.0.3.
The version 1.0.6 for the EOS 50D therefore contains some known bug fixes. So loud Canon, the phenomenon of vertical banding (vertical banding noise) has been eliminated. In addition, learned the error code revision. So shall the future more meaningful and more sophisticated error messages are issued. The aim was the famous general error "Err 99", which has been shown in almost all causes of errors that occur less frequently.
As part of the update the firmware of the camera and the software of the computer must be updated to at least the following versions:
- Digital Photo Professional: Version 3.5.2 (Windows / Macintosh)
- Picture Style Editor: Version 1.4.2 (Windows / Macintosh)
- ZoomBrowser EX: Version 6.2.1c (Windows)
- ImageBrowser: Version 6.2.1c (Macintosh)
The updates are available on the website of Canon at the following links:
