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    Nikon stops forcing Snapbridge on users – unlocks real WiFi on the D850, D500, D7500 and D5600
    May 9, 2019 John Aldred

    Well, this is certainly an interesting bit of news. Nikon has actually, finally, stopped forcing their proprietary Snapbridge wireless system onto Nikon photographers. After a false…

    Godox adds support for Canon DSLRs with missing universal flash pin in new firmware updates
    May 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Only a few days ago, some eagle-eyed folks spotted that Canon had removed the universal flash pin on their lower end DSLRs. Now, Godox has…

    Eye AF is coming to the Nikon Z6 and Z7 on May 16th
    Apr 25, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

    Earlier this year, Nikon announced that its new Z6 and Z7 firmware update will include Eye AF among other features. There was no word on…

    Canon EOS R Firmware update brings Sony-like Eye-AF
    Apr 19, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    I guess Eye-AF is the future. Following Sony’s and Nikon’s Eye-AF releases, Canon could not afford to be left behind. So, Canon is releasing their…

    Panasonic S1 paid upgrade offering 10-bit and V-Log coming in July
    Mar 28, 2019 John Aldred

    It’s been known for a while that Panasonic has been planning a paid upgrade for the Panasonic S1 mirrorless camera. And it wasn’t really unexpected,…

    Canon Asia “pre-announces” new EOS R firmware with improved Eye AF and bug fixes
    Mar 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Canon Asia has “pre-announced” that there is to be an upcoming v1.2.0 firmware for the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. I’m not sure what a…

    Sony’s new firmware v5.0 for the A9 is out now, adding AI-enhanced real-time Eye AF tracking
    Mar 25, 2019 John Aldred

    Announced in January, the first of two new firmware updates for the Sony A9 is now available. Sony A9 firmware v5.0 adds real-time Eye AF as…

    Blackmagic Pocket 4K firmware update improves battery & autofocus issues – Still no BRAW
    Feb 5, 2019 John Aldred

    Blackmagic has just announced Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.1 which brings a firmware update for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. They say that it brings…

    Sigma adds Canon Lens Aberration Correction and Nikon bug fixes with new firmware updates
    Jan 25, 2019 John Aldred

    Sigma has released a range of firmware updates for some of their Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses for both Canon and Nikon to add feature…

    This is what Sony’s new real-time AF tracking looks like in action
    Jan 24, 2019 John Aldred

    There’s been a lot of buzz around the new real-time Eye AF and AF tracking on the recently announced Sony A6400. Even more exciting, though,…