News 5D Mark II firmware v2.0.4

Muito Bom!... A Canon... liberou a mais nova atualização do firmware (1.1.0) para os proprietários da EOS 5D Mark II.

Canon adds 24 and 25fps HD Movie recording
to the EOS 5D Mark II with Firmware 2.0.3
O firmware esta disponivel para download no website da Canon: http://www.canon.com/eos-d/

O fotógrafo Richard Walch foi um dos primeiros a usar este firmware atualizado, ele agita o mundo com imagens de esportes radicais ou Extreme sports, aproveitou e levou sua %d markII e filmou "I love my Friends" sobre snowboarding “eu amo meus amigos”.
link sample movies link do filme

Comentando sobre o desempenho destes novos formatos de vídeo da EOS 5D mark II , Richard disse: “A adição destas novas taxas de frame por segundo, abre um leque inteiro de novas possibilidades. Se você é um cinematógrafo, um filmmaker independente ou apenas um alucinado com a possibilidade de fazer voce mesmo, os seus filmes, get out there and give it a try”.

(London, 2nd March 2010 – Canon today pre-announces the release of a firmware update for the multiple award-winning EOS 5D Mark II. Originally announced in late 2009, the update adds 24* and 25 frames per second (fps) recording to the camera’s EOS MOVIE video function, and will be available as a free download from the middle of March.)

Developed following feedback from photographers and cinematographers, Firmware 2.0.3 further enhances the EOS 5D Mark II’s excellent video performance. The addition of new frame rates expands the camera’s video potential, providing filmmakers with the ability to shoot 1080p Full HD footage at 24fps (actual 23.976fps) – the optimum frame rate for cinematic video. 25fps support at both 1920x1080 and 640x480 resolutions will allow users to film at the frame rate required for the PAL broadcast standard, while the new firmware will also change the 30fps option to the NTSC video standard of 29.97fps.

A new histogram display for shooting movies in manual exposure, shutter-priority (Tv) and aperture-priority (Av) have been added, and exposure modes will also be available in movie mode. Improved audio functionality will allow users to set sound record levels manually using a sound-level meter displayed on the LCD screen. The audio sampling frequency has also been increased from 44.1KHz to 48KHz, providing the optimum audio signal typically required for professional or broadcast material.



The firmware will be available to download from mid-March from the Canon website http://www.canon.com/eos-d/



Canon corrects problem with 5D Mark II firmware v2.0.3

Canon has released firmware v2.0.4 for its 5D Mark II DSLR that corrects the bug found in the previous version. With v2.0.3, sound recording would not work if a manual record volume was used in the C1/C2/C3 custom settings modes. The revised firmware update addresses the issue and is now available for download from Canon's website