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New Sony A9 II firmware fixes flicker and lets you close shutter when switching lenses

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One of the big issues for many photographers when it comes to mirrorless cameras is keeping that sensor clean – particularly when cleaning lenses. With DSLRs it’s easy. When they’re not actively taking a shot, the shutter is closed up tight and the mirror’s flipped down. With mirrorless, on the other hand, the sensor is often completely exposed.

This was a problem with the Sony A9 II, but now a new v2.00 firmware update fixes that, by letting you close the shutter when turning off the camera. The new update also includes features to reduce flickering from artificial light sources, improved Remote Camera Tool functionality, improved Face/Eye Priority AF features and various other functions.

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Canon finally lets the EOS M6 Mark II shoot 24p with new firmware update

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Canon not letting all of their cameras shoot 24p video in all resolutions has been a big problem for a lot of people, and it’s put many people off adding certain Canon cameras to their collection. Or, they’ve got one but had to deal with clunky framerate conversion workarounds. Fortunately, Canon seems to have woken up to this, having recently committed to adding it to the EOS RP, G7X Mark III, EOS 90D and various other cameras via firmware updates.

One of those other cameras is the EOS M6 Mark II. And now, Canon has announced the release of the Canon EOS M6 Mark II firmware version 1.1.0 to add this capability – along with a few bugfixes.
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Canon says a firmware is on the way to fix 1DX Mark III lock-up issues – offers temporary workaround

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Recently, a number of users have reported that the Canon 1DX Mark III will lock up under certain (often mystifying) conditions. Canon seems to have at least figured out what’s causing the issue now, though, even if they haven’t managed to resolve it yet.

From Canon’s description of the problem, it all boils down to the electronic level indicator. For now, the recommended advice is simply to disable it, although Canon has said that a new firmware update is on the way, planned for release in early April, to resolve the issue completely.

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AtomOS 10.3 update for the Ninja V adds social media guides, broadcast-legal recording and more

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Atomos has released a new version of AtomOS for the Ninja V monitor recorder. The new AtomOS 10.3 comes with frame guides for social media, a 9 grid overlay, a legalised HDMI input, IRE scale for false colour, Anamorphic 1.25x and 1.8x desqueeze and rolling filenames (even after formatting).

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Sigma fp mirrorless camera to receive HDR, cinemagraphs and 120fps RAW video capability

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Sigma was expected to make some big announcements during the cancelled CP+ event last month. Initially, it was suspected that it might be the company’s long-awaited L mount Foveon camera, but those hopes were soon dashed. Sigma hasn’t forgotten about their Bayer sensor L mount camera, though, the Sigma fp.

A new Version 2.00 firmware update for the Sigma fp has been announced and will be released at some point during “summer 2020” (they haven’t gotten any more specific than this yet). The update promises to add some cool new features including 120fps CinemaDNG RAW, cinemagraph and HDR shooting, amongst others.
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Nikon released new firmware for the Z6/Z7 cameras to add Animal Eye-AF (Z50 gets fixes)

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Nikon might have taken their sweet time to follow Sony onto the mirrorless bandwagon, but they seem to be catching up somewhat in features. They’ve just announced new Version 3.00 firmware for the Nikon Z6 & Nikon Z7 mirrorless cameras which adds animal detection to the Eye-AF feature. They’ve also released Version 1.10 for the Nikon Z50 to address a couple of things.

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Nikon releases new firmware for the Z6 & Z7 – But not the one with RAW video and CFexpress support

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Nikon has released new firmware updates for both the Nikon Z6 and Nikon Z7 mirrorless cameras. Both firmwares are marked as version 2.10, and are fundamentally identical in features and fixes. They add support for the two new Z mount lenses, change the way a couple of things work and fix a few bugs.

What they don’t do is add CFexpress support or RAW output over HDMI, the latter of which is something that Z6 Filmmaker’s Kit owners have already been waiting for for quite a long time. Panasonic has introduced CFexpress support through new firmware recently, and with quite a number of CFexpress manufacturers out there now including SanDisk, Sony, Angelbird and ProGrade, I’m surprised it’s taking Nikon this long.

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Panasonic releases a whole boatload of firmware updates for full-frame and MFT mirrorless and compacts

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Panasonic announced a small handful of firmware updates a couple of weeks ago for the Panasonic G9, GH5, GH5S, S1 and S1R mirrorless cameras. The biggest changes were noted for the Panasonic G9, which gives it pretty much all of the video capabilities of the somewhat legendary GH5. Now, those firmware updates have been released, but Panasonic has added updates for a few more cameras to the list, too.

The updates add new features, new compatibility, and bug fixes for various models of full-frame and Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, as well as some of Panasonic’s compact cameras.

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Tests show the Eye AF on the Canon EOS R nails it after latest firmware update

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Earlier this year, firmware update brought Sony-like Eye AF to Canon EOS R. But is it really harder, better, faster, stronger than before? Well, Manny Ortiz got to test it out in some tricky lighting conditions, and it turns out Canon nailed it! In the fun video below, Manny demonstrates Canon R’s improved Eye AF in action and shares some of his impressions.

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