Canon heeft voor de EOS 50D-dslr nieuwe firmware vrijgegeven. Het gaat om versie 1.0.6, die hier via Windows en Mac OS X op de digitale camera toegepast kan worden. De nieuwe firmware brengt drie verbeteringen met zich mee. Zo wordt de dslr klaargestoomd voor de Speedlite 270-flitser, die onder meer voorzien is van een 'AF assist beam'. Verder zijn de foutmeldingen aangepast en zou de camera minder last van vertical banding noise hebben. Meer informatie over de EOS 50D kan in onze review worden gelezen. De release notes van firmwareversie 1.0.6 zien er als volgt uit:
Firmware Version 1.0.6 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.
- Supports the AF assist beam feature of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009.
- Changes the error indications that are displayed on the camera.
- Addresses the vertical banding noise phenomenon.
Firmware Version 1.0.6 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.0.5. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.0.6, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
In addition, Firmware Version 1.0.5 has already been incorporated with improvements to support the AF assist beam feature of Speedlite 270 EX and change the error indications that are displayed on the camera.
Notes:
When updating to Firmware Version 1.0.6, please also update the Digital Photo Professional, Picture Style Editor, ZoomBrowser EX, and ImageBrowser software to the following versions or later.For details, please refer to the Firmware Q&A section.
- Digital Photo Professional : Version 3.5.2 (Windows/Macintosh)
- Picture Style Editor : Version 1.4.2 (Windows/Macintosh)
- ZoomBrowser EX : Version 6.2.1c (Windows)
- ImageBrowser : Version 6.2.1c (Macintosh)