Canon EOS 7D joins fleet in receiving firmware update to fix manual exposure movie bug

"Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses)." If you've got a 5D Mark II, 1D Mark IV, or Rebel T2i handy and have been keeping its firmware fresh, that phrase should be all too familiar; all three of those shooters have received updates in the past two months to fix such an issue, and now it's time for the EOS 7D to get a fix all its own. Our darling budding filmmakers' tool is also getting a few tweaks with AF point display and selection, and the multilingual copy editors of this world can breathe a deep sigh of relief as typos in the Spanish and Thai menus have been corrected. Well, what are you waiting for? Focus your lens on Canon's website and download away.

[inspiron41 Posted Jul 26th 2010 8:23PM]

sweet... i just wished i had the camera to update now that i have the firmware

[system22 Posted Jul 26th 2010 8:41PM]

@inspiron41 ha for sure. i've been eyeing one of these for a little bit now.

[inspiron41 Posted Jul 26th 2010 8:43PM]

@system22 they're pretty good from what i heard.

[system22 Posted Jul 26th 2010 8:49PM]

@inspiron41 yeah same. a few people at work got them and are turning out some really amazing stuff. priced better than the 5d so it makes it (slightly) more realistic for me ;)

[DarkGrimoire Posted Jul 27th 2010 4:59AM]

@inspiron41
I just bought a 550D (T2i/Kiss X4) last week. Its awesome, totally worth every penny I'd saved for it. Am I glad I didnt have enough cash when the 500D (T1i/Kiss X3) came out.

[sugarmyownchurro Posted Jul 26th 2010 8:54PM]

Lamers at Canon cant add a few lines of code in their firmware update to allow for Manual Gain Control...apparently spending $1,800 on your camera isn't enough to deserve control of your audio recording volume.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:06PM]

that's a camera, all right

[liquidkernel Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:07PM]

Good stuff. Love my 7D. Just wish it were FF and had fewer (larger) pixels for increased ISO sensitivity.

[Conquistador Posted Jul 26th 2010 11:15PM]

@liquidkernel - if it was, then it would be a 5D

[liquidkernel Posted Jul 27th 2010 2:49AM]

@Conquistador 5D Mk II, actually. 5D can't do video. 5D Mk II was out of my price range... that and I would have to lose my Sigma 10-20mm DC lens (made for APS-C sensors).

[macslut Posted Jul 27th 2010 5:21AM]

@liquidkernel,

And the 5D Mark II only has one Digic IV processor while the 7D has two. This allows slow-motion video (720p at 60fps) and shooting pics at twice the frame rate. The 7D also has a pop-up flash (which of course is of limited value, but nice to have), and better UI/controls and weather sealing.

In other words, I'm glad I got the 7D...I'm glad I got the 7D...I'm glad I got the 7D...

/rocking back and forth

[Philip Han Posted Jul 27th 2010 2:54PM]

@liquidkernel SUCK ON MY TOKINA 11-16MM f/2.8 ! ! !

Awww... APS-C only too =[

We're both screwed.

[liquidkernel Posted Jul 27th 2010 3:00PM]

@Philip Han Ooo, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 FTW. Very fast lens. What keeps me from using the Sigma 10-20 as more of a walk-around lens is that it's too slow (f/4).

[o0timbo0o Posted Aug 11th 2010 1:22PM]

@macslut
I just bought one of these bad boys .. and wow .. the noise filter is .. well crap .. want sharp images .. then bypass this camera .. man i am so disappointed with this thing . my 450D/XSI is sharper .. £1200 pissed up the wall IMHO

[KevinQ Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:10PM]

That's a rather large picture for a small article.

[Teslanaut Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:11PM]

So how long before it can play Doom?

[Philip Han Posted Jul 27th 2010 2:55PM]

@Teslanaut It can run Crysis with its Dual DIGIC Processors.
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[Urrl Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:12PM]

I HATE you EOS 7D!!!
I told a buyer I would hold his check for $1000 so he could take a few days to check out my hardly used Canon GL-2 camcorder. He happened to find out about the 7D, and compared the video results. I had to give his check back because he now wants the EOS 7D.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:19PM]

@Urrl
wow, that story rocks. have you tried to get it published?

[zim2411 Posted Jul 26th 2010 9:41PM]

How about manual video controls for the T1i :(

[russelbutts Posted Jul 27th 2010 1:01AM]

@zim2411

man. i've been holding on to the hopes that my t1i will some day get that much needed firmware update. for crying out loud, canon! can we at least get 24p to go along with that "full movie 1080" mode?! :(

[Baconbits Posted Jul 26th 2010 10:09PM]

I swear I get an unusual amount of atmosphere on my 7D

[jspurlock54 Posted Jul 28th 2010 2:35AM]

How about canon changes around a little code and allows us some more frame rates, maybe programmable to like 1 a second or 1 a minute so we can crank out some time lapse photography?

Also why not add a firmware update that allows us to shoot more than three shots in AEB?!? I would never buy a nikon but even there lower end cameras can so that, and I just dropped some cash on canons most expensive aps-c camera and I can only take three?

Come on... That's lame