Canon has released an update to the firmware for its flagship camera, the EOS R1.
Firmware version 1.3.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:
1. Adds [American Football] in [Action Priority] to optimize human
subject detection for individuals wearing helmets and shoulder pads.
*For an overview and instructions on using [Action Priority], please refer to the Instruction Manual or the AF Settings Guide.
2. Improves tracking and detection performance for [Register people
priority] in challenging conditions-including profile views, blurred or
partially obscured faces, small subjects in the frame, and children-even
when the feature is set to [Off].
*Performing a firmware update
will delete registered data stored in the camera. If necessary, save the
data in advance using [Save/load registered data on card], and reload
it after the firmware update. For details, please refer to the
Instruction Manual.
3. Adds [Wi-Fi freq. band] to [Communication
Settings], allowing the user to select the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band when
transferring from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi.
4. Adds [No. of connections]
to [FTP transfer settings], allowing the user to select the number of
transfer threads for [FTP transfer].
5. Adds the ability to store up
to four [Color temp] values in [White balance setting] and to assign
[Switch color temperature] to [Customize buttons for shooting].
6. Adds the ability to set [False Color Settings] to [On] when [HDR/C.Log View Assist] is selected.
7. Adds the ability to assign [Pre-continuous Shooting] to [Customize buttons for shooting].
8. Adds the ability to transfer AF-related settings between cameras of
the same model by adding [Save to card] and [Load from card] to
[Register/recall AF-related settings].
9. Adds the ability to display the electronic level during movie recording.
10. Adds the option for grid display during movie recording.
11. Adds the ability to display playback screens and menu screens when
outputting to two screens via [HDMI Display During Connection].
12.
Adds the ability to switch the group settings of a receiver camera from
the sender camera when using the EOS Multi-Remote app.
13. Adds the [Night Display Mode] menu option
14. Fixes an issue that may cause Err70 to be displayed in live view
when the user captured a multiple-exposure shot in a dark environment.
15. Fixes an issue that may cause Err49 to be displayed repeatedly during communication with an SFTP server.
16. Fixes an issue that may impact the camera's shooting ability if the
auto power-off function is activated during interval timer shooting.
17. Fixes an issue that may cause the camera to restart when the shutter button is pressed while deleting images.
18. Fixes an issue that may cause the camera to not be recognized when connected to a smartphone via USB.
19. Improves other system stability.
Thsi firmware can be self-installed. To do so, download the firmware for free from the Canon website and follow the instructions. Alternatively you can install via the Canon Camera Connect app, available for iOS and Android.
If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.3.0, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
Please perform the firmware update with only the firmware file to be updated stored on the memory card.
Notes:
The User Manual has been updated accordingly. Please
download the User Manual as well as the latest firmware. A printed and bound copy is available from EOS magazine shop.