Canon EOS 7D receives firmware update

on 07/26/2010, filed in Home > Photo-Video

The Canon EOS 7D has just received a new firmware update, where you can expect a fair number of fixes. Please take note that the Version 1.2.2 firmware is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.2.1 only, and bear in mind that it cannot be downgraded to a previous firmware version. Check out a list of fixes in the extended post if you want to make your EOS 7D updated.

Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
Fixes the AF point-selection behavior of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. pattern) custom function when set to.
Fixes the AF point display for the viewfinder electronic level when shooting in the vertical position.
Corrects misspellings in the Spanish and Thai menus for applicable products.

Canon: Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational company that specializes in manufacturing optical products such as digital cameras, computer printers, camcorders, photocopiers, and medical equipment. Based in Tokyo, Japan, the company was founded in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchid, and Takeo Maeda. Canon Inc. succeeded Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. The company developed Japan's first-ever 35mm camera called Kwanon. Eventually the name of the company was changed to Canon in 1947.

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