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Firmware version 1.1.0 for Canon 20D
Has anyone tried the 1.1.0 firmware in the Canon 20D? I am currently
running 1.0.5 and it works fine but am curious about moving to 1.1.0 and if there is any feedback out there yet. Here's the email I received from Canon...... "As a part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of product performance and customer support, we are taking this opportunity to inform you of a new firmware update for the 20D. This firmware update fixes/improves the following: 1. Three new languages (Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese) have been added to the camera menus. 2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This firmware update applies to cameras with firmware versions up to 1.0.5 installed. If your camera's firmware is already version 1.1.0, it is not necessary to perform this update." |
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"SmartAzz" wrote in message ... Has anyone tried the 1.1.0 firmware in the Canon 20D? I am currently running 1.0.5 and it works fine but am curious about moving to 1.1.0 and if there is any feedback out there yet. Here's the email I received from Canon...... "As a part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of product performance and customer support, we are taking this opportunity to inform you of a new firmware update for the 20D. This firmware update fixes/improves the following: 1. Three new languages (Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese) have been added to the camera menus. 2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This firmware update applies to cameras with firmware versions up to 1.0.5 installed. If your camera's firmware is already version 1.1.0, it is not necessary to perform this update." Hmmm. I don't own that camera but from what I remember reading here and there the banding problem (item #2) was not just with the internal flash. |
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"SmartAzz" wrote in message ... Has anyone tried the 1.1.0 firmware in the Canon 20D? I am currently running 1.0.5 and it works fine but am curious about moving to 1.1.0 and if there is any feedback out there yet. Here's the email I received from Canon...... "As a part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of product performance and customer support, we are taking this opportunity to inform you of a new firmware update for the 20D. This firmware update fixes/improves the following: 1. Three new languages (Russian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese) have been added to the camera menus. 2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This firmware update applies to cameras with firmware versions up to 1.0.5 installed. If your camera's firmware is already version 1.1.0, it is not necessary to perform this update." Hmmm. I don't own that camera but from what I remember reading here and there the banding problem (item #2) was not just with the internal flash. |
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SmartAzz wrote:
2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari |
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SmartAzz wrote:
2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari |
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In other word design flaw that instead of fixing they are covering over with
a half-assed fixed. Sounds about right for Canon. John "Timo Autiokari" wrote in message ... SmartAzz wrote: 2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari |
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In other word design flaw that instead of fixing they are covering over with
a half-assed fixed. Sounds about right for Canon. John "Timo Autiokari" wrote in message ... SmartAzz wrote: 2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari |
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2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari I have updated my 20D from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0 and, so far, have not noticed any degradation in photos taken using the new firmware. Would not the clipping in the dynamic range show up in the histograms? Again, so far, I don't see reductions in the dynamic range according to the histograms or visual inspection. I will admit that I am looking at real world results, I am not taking pictures of test charts that might better reveal any flaw. Chuck |
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2. The phenomenon of horizontal line noise appearing in images taken at high ISO settings while using the internal flash has been fixed. This "fix" seems to be done by clipping the dynamic range quite a bit and it is in effect whether or not the internal flash was used. I'm looking this from the ICC profiling data, comparing the results from v.1.0.5 and v.1.1.0. It seems very likely that it is a hardware problem so a software "fix" can not correct it, it can only hide it. Most probably the high current pulse that is generated when the internal flash is ignited is induced to the signal and/or power supply wirings in the sensor, e.g. by electromagnetic field or by a bounce on the ground wiring. Timo Autiokari I have updated my 20D from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0 and, so far, have not noticed any degradation in photos taken using the new firmware. Would not the clipping in the dynamic range show up in the histograms? Again, so far, I don't see reductions in the dynamic range according to the histograms or visual inspection. I will admit that I am looking at real world results, I am not taking pictures of test charts that might better reveal any flaw. Chuck |
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"Wright" wrote in message .. . I have updated my 20D from 1.0.5 to 1.1.0 and, so far, have not noticed any degradation in photos taken using the new firmware. Would not the clipping in the dynamic range show up in the histograms? Again, so far, I don't see reductions in the dynamic range according to the histograms or visual inspection. I will admit that I am looking at real world results, I am not taking pictures of test charts that might better reveal any flaw. Chuck Ahhh Chuck. How can you do that? Don't you know the 10 day routine yet? 1. Sell your perfectly good 10D and buy a new 20D that locks up when you change the lens. 2. Flash the firmware as soon as Canon put it up on their web site and kill the camera. 3. After Canon service restore it (or wait a few days for it to restore itself) Flash it again with the patched firmware. 4. Shoot a couple of hundred 'test shots' of resolution charts and DOF charts. 5. Send the camera back to Canon for adjustment of the faults you found. 6. Actually take your first "real world" photograph and then use Photoshop to make it look the way it should. 7. Post it on Pbase for all to see and pass comments. 8. Take the camera back to Canon when someone points out "purple fringing" on some tree branches. 9. When you get it back, shoot a few hundred tree branches using the plastic lens that came with the camera. 10. Send it back to Canon to have the lens calibrated for back focus problems it doesn't have. It is totally optional to repeat any or all of these steps as you see fit. Now from what you said in your post... you seem to be stuck on day six. Sort of Ground Hog day stuff. Get a grip on yourself Chuck. Shape up and join the crew or get rid of the camera and buy another brand. If you are going to be a 20D user, do it right man. Doug |
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