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Panasonic GH6 adds BRAW support and 4K120 over HDMI in new firmware

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Panasonic has announced the new version 2.3 firmware for the Panasonic GH6 (buy here) Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera. Since its initial release in February 2023, it’s seen a few updates. Last June, the company added ProRes RAW support with the Atomos Ninja V (buy here) and Ninja V+ (buy here).

Now, the new v2.3 firmware adds support for Blackmagic RAW using the Blackmagic Video Assist 12G (buy here). It also adds support for 4K UHD and C4K resolution output at 120fps over HDMI. Oddly, however, it’s not available just yet.

Large Canon EOS R5C firmware update adds a lot of usability fixes

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Canon has released a new v1.0.4.1 firmware update for the Canon EOS R5c (buy here), the cine-centric version of Canon’s EOS R5 mirrorless camera (buy here). It’s a pretty large firmware with a lot of updates. There doesn’t appear to be a single massive new feature, though.

It adds support for many cinema lenses to enable features like Dual Pixel CMOS AF autofocus, Dual Pixel Focus Guide as well as to set the T stop number. A new power-saving mode has been added to the camera as well. It also sees a large number of UI/UX changes, additions and enhancements to help make your shooting life a little easier.

Nikon Z9 firmware adds Auto Capture to let your camera shoot unattended

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It looks like Canon isn’t the only one bringing old features back to their modern cameras. Nikon, too, has brought back a long-lost feature to its Nikon Z9 (buy here) in a new v4.00 firmware. It’s called Auto Capture and allows you to set your camera down and just walk away. It monitors for specific events to happen and automatically shoots one or several photos. The new firmware also adds several other valuable features.

The Nikon Z9 Auto Capture feature is reminiscent of the Freeze Focus function in old film cameras like the Nikon N90s/F90x when used with the Nikon MF-26 multi-function back. This let you work in a similar way, setting your camera down and having it automatically shoot a photo when a subject enters the plane of focus. It’s a feature users have been begging to get back for 20 years. The Z9 brings it back in a much more advanced way.

Canon releases new firmware updates for 5D Mark IV, 6D Mark II and 2000D/Rebel T7 DSLRs

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Canon has released firmware updates for three of their DSLRs. Now, don’t get too excited, as there are no new major features. The new firmware updates simply enhance security when sending images from your camera to image.canon. The updates come as changes being applied to the service in July 2023 that would cause an error on the affected cameras should their users choose not to update.

The three cameras to which the new updates apply are the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (buy here), the Canon EOS 6D Mark II (buy here) and the Canon EOS 2000D – AKA Rebel T7/Kiss X90 (buy here). And while the firmware doesn’t bring new functionality, it’s interesting to see that Canon is still supporting their DSLRs, despite there being no clues that Canon plans to announce any new DSLR gear.

Canon to release EOS R5 firmware instead of EOS R5 Mark II camera

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Canon was expected to announce a new Canon EOS R5 Mark II in 2023. It wasn’t that wild an idea considering we just saw the EOS R6 Mark II introduced a few months ago. According to recent reports, though, that plan has been scrapped. Instead, Canon plans to release a major firmware update for the EOS R5 that rumours say adds many of the features found in the EOS R6 Mark II that aren’t in the original EOS R6.

The firmware notes have not yet been released, leaked or apparently even seen, although Canon Rumors has listed some features that they believe are coming to the EOS R5 with the new firmware. They expect the firmware to be announced quite soon, possibly next month during NAB 2023 and will bring some hotly anticipated new features that people were expecting in an R5 Mark II to the EOS R5.

Panasonic releasing firmware to fix live view lag on S5 II

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Panasonic has announced that a new firmware is coming to the Panasonic S5 II in late March. The firmware adds a new live view display speed switching function. This function lets you change the live view frame rate when shooting in AFC autofocus mode. Users report the speed had been dropping down to 30fps making it feel somewhat laggy and difficult to track their subjects.

New firmware is also coming for several S-series lenses in April 2023 to improve AF performance during zoom tracking. The lenses affected are the Panasonic Lumix S PRO 24-70mm f/2.8, Panasonic Lumix S 24-105mm f/4 Macro O.I.S. and Panasonic Lumix S PRO 70-200mm f/2.8 O.I.S. lenses.

DJI Action 2 gains gyro stabilisation in new firmware update

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DJI has released a new firmware up date for the popular DJI Action 2 modular action camera. The new update makes the Action 2 DJI’s first action camera to offer Gyroflow compatibility. Gyroflow is an open-source post-processing software that offers video stabilisation based on gyro data recorded by the camera. As well as stabilisation, it can even correct rolling shutter artifacts.

As well as saving gyro data, the v01.04.05.10 firmware update for the DJI Action 2 also includes improved compatibility between the camera and Android 13 devices. DJI doesn’t say specifically what’s been improved, but it should result in fewer issues when using the Action 2 with Android 13 devices.

Sigma fp and fp L are the first mirrorless cameras to feature EL ZONE metering in major firmware update

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Sigma has released new major firmware updates for both the 24-megapixel Sigma fp and 61-megapixel Sigma fp L mirrorless cameras. The new updates add a number of new features to both cameras, including the “Warm Gold” colour mode, support for 4TB SSDs as well as Atomos Cloud Support. They also bring the EL ZONE metering system to both cameras, making them the first mirrorless still/cine cameras to feature it.

The EL ZONE metering system was created by cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC. It’s a false-colour exposure tool that displays the standard exposure (18% grey) as grey and shows 6 stops of highlights above middle grey, and 6 stops of shadows below middle grey, using a standardised colour-coded format, letting you maximise your camera’s dynamic range and offering more consistency from shot to shot.

Six years after release, Nikon releases new firmware for the D850 DSLR to improve skin tones

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Nikon has released a new v1.3.0 firmware update for the Nikon D850 DSLR, six years after its initial release in 2017. Widely regarded as one of the best DSLRs ever made, it’s largely been usurped by the Nikon Z7 II, but there are still plenty of Nikon D850 bodies out there, and they’re still available to buy new. So, Nikon continues to support them.

The new firmware update introduces the Portrait Impression Balance feature, which was introduced with the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II mirrorless cameras. This feature allows photographers to correct skin colours in-camera using hue and brightness adjustments. And while this won’t be a big deal to those who shoot raw, it will be for those who shoot jpg (or raw+jpg) or video (certain conditions apply).

Nikon adds Eye AF while shooting video to the Nikon Z50 with new firmware

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Nikon has released the new version 2.4.0 firmware for the Nikon Z50, and it looks like the focus (no pun intended) for this one is eye-detection autofocus. Among other eye-detection AF performance improvements, the big one is eye-detection autofocus being added to the camera’s AF modes while recording video.

The last few updates for the Nikon Z50 have essentially been bug fixes or adding support for various new lenses. This one actually brings a new feature that should make the Nikon Z50 a much more attractive option for activities like vlogging. The notes for the new firmware all list improvements to the Eye-AF system.

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