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Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.03 adds compatibility for the EOS 6D to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11 software. You can download the update at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1604

Canon has introduced updates for three of its software applications. These applications are on the CD supplied with EOS cameras. Digital Photo Professional (DPP) DPP version 3.12.52 includes the following changes: 1. Supports images taken with EOS 6D. 2. Supports new lens (EF 24-70mm f4L IS USM). 3. Supports read-in of Picture Style files (.pf3) created in Picture Style Editor 1.12.2 and later. 4. Corrects shooting date error in other manufacturer`s image files when sent to Easy-PhotoPrintEX from Digital Photo Professional via plug-in print. 5. Corrects cases of software freeze caused by handling folders containing 2000 images in Mac OS X v10.8. EOS Utility EOS Utility version 2.12.3 includes the following changes: 1. Supports EOS 6D. 2. Supports read-in of Picture Style files (.pf3) created in Picture Style Editor 1.12.2 and later. Picture Style Editor Picture Style Editor version 1.12.2 includes the following changes: 1. Supports EOS 6D and EOS M. 2. Applied Noise Redu...

Firmware Version 1.1.2 for the EOS 6D fixes a phenomenon which prevents movie files shot using Canon EOS 6D Digital SLR cameras from being played back on YouTube. You can download firmware version1.1.2 at http://software.canon-europe.com/ However, firmware version 1.1.2 may present some Video Snapshot limitations, as follows: 1. EOS 6D running Firmware Version 1.0.9: If a video snapshot captured when the camera was running firmware 1.0.9 is combined with a video snapshot created by a camera which was running firmware 1.1.2, the resulting video snapshot album will be corrupted. 2. EOS 6D running Firmware Version 1.1.2: If you try to add a video snapshot from a camera running firmware 1.1.2 to the video snapshot album created when the camera was running firmware 1.0.9, a warning message "Cannot select this movie" will appear and the video snapshot cannot be added to the album. The following workaround addresses the two scenarios described above: 1) Shoot a...

Auto-focusing may not function at f8 on some EOS-1D X cameras with firmware version 1.1.1. This version enabled the centre AF point to autofocus when the camera is used with lens/extender combinations, whose combined maximum aperture is f8. On some of the cameras with firmware version 1.1.1, auto-focusing does not function at f8. This is not an issue with the firmware itself, but with its installation at the factory. The problem can be overcome by overwriting the firmware. This phenomenon does not occur with a camera whose firmware has been updated by a user, or by a Canon service center. Cameras with 4 or 5 as the sixth digit from the left in the serial number are affected. Even when the sixth digit from the left in theserial number is 4 or 5, cameras with a white dot in the battery compartment are not affected. To overwrite the installed firmware and activate the auto-focusing at f8, simply re-install firmware version 1.1.1. There is no change to the firmware ve...

The EOS 6D will be available in stores from the beginning of December 2012. It has an RRP of £1799.99 (body only), £1959.99 with EF 40mm f2.8 STM lens or £2519.99 with EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM lens. For more information about this camera, select 'EOS 6D' from the category list to the right.

Yesterday, at the opening of the World Press Photo exhibition in London, Canon signed a three-year renewal of its worldwide partnership with the World Press Photo Foundation. The new contract also marks the 20th anniversary for the two organizations working together to empower photographers to tell a story.   World Press Photo, an independent, non-profit organization, was founded in 1955 and is universally recognized as the world's leading international contest for photojournalists, setting the standard for the profession. Attracting thousands of professional photographers, the competition offers a unique and often icon-setting view into global issues and events.   Canon has been a worldwide partner of World Press Photo since 1992 and while the market in which visual journalists show their stories continues to evolve, the power of image is as important and influential now as it has always been. www.worldpressphoto.org/ 

Canon has introduced two new lenses to its range: •  EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM •  EF 35mm f/2 IS USM EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM •  high image quality 24-70mm lens with f/4 aperture •  lightweight design •  built-in IS •  macro function •  dust / moisture resistant This lens combines an essential everyday focal range with a premium quality L-series construction. A new macro function optimises the placement of lens groups during close-up photography, allowing shooting at a maximum magnification of 0.7x. The optical system includes two aspherical elements alongside two Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) lenses, each with optimised Super Spectra Coatings to minimise chromatic aberration, colour blurring and flare. A nine-blade circular iris delivers beautiful out-of-focus highlights (bokeh). The EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM also features a newly designed IS system. The advanced optical IS offers a 4-stop light advantage, while Hybrid IS effectively compensate...