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Canon EOS 20D Firmware Update Available Tomorrow (Fri)
Posted this morning at dpreview 20D, etc. Forum:
Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1. The URL will be: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/e...irmware-e.html This firmware update (Version 1.0.4) incorporates the following changes: 1. Fixes the issue of the shutter not releasing. 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards. A full description of the new firmware and a set of installation instructions will be provided at the web site. Customers will be able to download the new firmware after supplying their camera's serial number. Installation procedures will be similar to previous firmware updates with the following exceptions: The firmware being released on the Web will require a card reader for the update process. Therefore, it will not be possible to perform the update via a USB connection between the camera and the computer. Once the firmware update operations are finished, it will be necessary to remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it to have the new firmware take effect. The new firmware version will be displayed as soon as the update is finished, but it will function as the previous version until the battery is removed and replaced. This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil |
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"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message
... Posted this morning at dpreview 20D, etc. Forum: Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1. The URL will be: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/e...irmware-e.html This firmware update (Version 1.0.4) incorporates the following changes: 1. Fixes the issue of the shutter not releasing. 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards. A full description of the new firmware and a set of installation instructions will be provided at the web site. Customers will be able to download the new firmware after supplying their camera's serial number. Installation procedures will be similar to previous firmware updates with the following exceptions: The firmware being released on the Web will require a card reader for the update process. Therefore, it will not be possible to perform the update via a USB connection between the camera and the computer. Once the firmware update operations are finished, it will be necessary to remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it to have the new firmware take effect. The new firmware version will be displayed as soon as the update is finished, but it will function as the previous version until the battery is removed and replaced. This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil Why the heck does it require a card reader? I have one, but that seems weird... Of course, I could go look at DPReview... -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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"Skip M" wrote in message news:vv07d.39278$aW5.15346@fed1read07... This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil Why the heck does it require a card reader? I have one, but that seems weird... Because you have to write the file to the card... Perhaps it needs a card that isn't formatted by the camera yet? |
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"Skip M" wrote in message news:vv07d.39278$aW5.15346@fed1read07... SNIP Why the heck does it require a card reader? 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards.? Bart |
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Skip M wrote:
"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message ... Posted this morning at dpreview 20D, etc. Forum: Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1. The URL will be: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/e...irmware-e.html This firmware update (Version 1.0.4) incorporates the following changes: 1. Fixes the issue of the shutter not releasing. 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards. A full description of the new firmware and a set of installation instructions will be provided at the web site. Customers will be able to download the new firmware after supplying their camera's serial number. Installation procedures will be similar to previous firmware updates with the following exceptions: The firmware being released on the Web will require a card reader for the update process. Therefore, it will not be possible to perform the update via a USB connection between the camera and the computer. Once the firmware update operations are finished, it will be necessary to remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it to have the new firmware take effect. The new firmware version will be displayed as soon as the update is finished, but it will function as the previous version until the battery is removed and replaced. This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil Why the heck does it require a card reader? I have one, but that seems weird... Of course, I could go look at DPReview... You download the update to your computer. You put the CF card into the card reader and write the update onto it. You then put the card into the camera. It checks the card and notes that it contains an update and then updates. That's the skeleton of the procedure. I've not seen the actual 20D procedure, but I'll bet that's roughly the way it goes. ----- Paul J. Gans |
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"Paul J Gans" wrote in message
... Skip M wrote: "Phil Wheeler" wrote in message ... Posted this morning at dpreview 20D, etc. Forum: Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1. The URL will be: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/e...irmware-e.html This firmware update (Version 1.0.4) incorporates the following changes: 1. Fixes the issue of the shutter not releasing. 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards. A full description of the new firmware and a set of installation instructions will be provided at the web site. Customers will be able to download the new firmware after supplying their camera's serial number. Installation procedures will be similar to previous firmware updates with the following exceptions: The firmware being released on the Web will require a card reader for the update process. Therefore, it will not be possible to perform the update via a USB connection between the camera and the computer. Once the firmware update operations are finished, it will be necessary to remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it to have the new firmware take effect. The new firmware version will be displayed as soon as the update is finished, but it will function as the previous version until the battery is removed and replaced. This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil Why the heck does it require a card reader? I have one, but that seems weird... Of course, I could go look at DPReview... You download the update to your computer. You put the CF card into the card reader and write the update onto it. You then put the card into the camera. It checks the card and notes that it contains an update and then updates. That's the skeleton of the procedure. I've not seen the actual 20D procedure, but I'll bet that's roughly the way it goes. ----- Paul J. Gans You mean it uploads on its own? 'Cause I don't know how to get it to do so if it doesn't...Not much in the manual about uploading from a CF to the camera. I know about d/l to a card from the computer. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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"Skip M" wrote in message newsB57d.39345$aW5.24181@fed1read07... "Paul J Gans" wrote in message ... Skip M wrote: "Phil Wheeler" wrote in message ... Posted this morning at dpreview 20D, etc. Forum: Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1. The URL will be: http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/e...irmware-e.html This firmware update (Version 1.0.4) incorporates the following changes: 1. Fixes the issue of the shutter not releasing. 2. Improves communication reliability when using some CF cards. A full description of the new firmware and a set of installation instructions will be provided at the web site. Customers will be able to download the new firmware after supplying their camera's serial number. Installation procedures will be similar to previous firmware updates with the following exceptions: The firmware being released on the Web will require a card reader for the update process. Therefore, it will not be possible to perform the update via a USB connection between the camera and the computer. Once the firmware update operations are finished, it will be necessary to remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it to have the new firmware take effect. The new firmware version will be displayed as soon as the update is finished, but it will function as the previous version until the battery is removed and replaced. This is purported (by the source of the above info) to fix the 20D lockup issue. Phil Why the heck does it require a card reader? I have one, but that seems weird... Of course, I could go look at DPReview... You download the update to your computer. You put the CF card into the card reader and write the update onto it. You then put the card into the camera. It checks the card and notes that it contains an update and then updates. That's the skeleton of the procedure. I've not seen the actual 20D procedure, but I'll bet that's roughly the way it goes. ----- Paul J. Gans You mean it uploads on its own? 'Cause I don't know how to get it to do so if it doesn't...Not much in the manual about uploading from a CF to the camera. I know about d/l to a card from the computer. That precisely what it does. The camera automatically recognizes the type of file on power-up, and automatically runs it...performing the firmware update. This is exactly how updates worked (work) on the D30, D60, and 10D. It is a very simple operation. |
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"Mark M" wrote in message
news:6E57d.4722$Hz.2568@fed1read04... "Skip M" wrote in message You download the update to your computer. You put the CF card into the card reader and write the update onto it. You then put the card into the camera. It checks the card and notes that it contains an update and then updates. That's the skeleton of the procedure. I've not seen the actual 20D procedure, but I'll bet that's roughly the way it goes. ----- Paul J. Gans You mean it uploads on its own? 'Cause I don't know how to get it to do so if it doesn't...Not much in the manual about uploading from a CF to the camera. I know about d/l to a card from the computer. That precisely what it does. The camera automatically recognizes the type of file on power-up, and automatically runs it...performing the firmware update. This is exactly how updates worked (work) on the D30, D60, and 10D. It is a very simple operation. Ah, another electronic marvel! G -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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Skip M wrote: You mean it uploads on its own? 'Cause I don't know how to get it to do so if it doesn't...Not much in the manual about uploading from a CF to the camera. I know about d/l to a card from the computer. If like other Canons, there is a firmware update item in the menu. It may not appear unless the camera detects a CF card with new firmware. The instructions will be with the update download (I've updated F/W in other Canons -- S1 IS and 300D -- but not 20D). It is a very straightforward process. Key is to start with a well-charged battery. Phil |
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"Phil Wheeler" wrote in message
... Skip M wrote: You mean it uploads on its own? 'Cause I don't know how to get it to do so if it doesn't...Not much in the manual about uploading from a CF to the camera. I know about d/l to a card from the computer. If like other Canons, there is a firmware update item in the menu. It may not appear unless the camera detects a CF card with new firmware. The instructions will be with the update download (I've updated F/W in other Canons -- S1 IS and 300D -- but not 20D). It is a very straightforward process. Key is to start with a well-charged battery. Phil Thanks, I have an AC adaptor. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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