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If you're shooting with the tiny Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera, you'll want to install a new firmware update released by the company yesterday, as it will likely bring a noticeable improvement in your photos.
That's because the new update, firmware version 1.01, offers improved autofocus performance. Faster focusing means you're less likely...
Several key camera firmware and software updates recently issued by Nikon fix a variety of bugs and should bring an improved user experience for photographers. In all, the updates cover the Nikon V1 mirrorless camera, the professional Nikon D4 digital SLR, and the Capture NX 2 application that's available to accompany the company's various...
If you own one of Sony's Alpha SLT or NEX-series camera bodies and lenses made in the last couple of years, there's a pretty good chance new firmware awaits you on the company's support website. (Links to all the updates are at the end of this article.)
In one of the more comprehensive firmware releases in recent memory, the company has...
If you're shooting with a Pentax interchangeable-lens camera made in the last few years, there's a good chance the company has released new firmware for you, among a raft of updates today.
The new firmware covers no less than five different K-mount digital SLRs, as well as the K-01 compact system camera. In all cases, there's only one change...
Just-released firmware from Pentax today adds a new feature to its flagship APS-C DSLR, the Pentax K-5 II, as well as its low-pass filter free sibling the K-5 IIs.
Available immediately from the Pentax global website, the Pentax K-5 II v1.01 firmware update enables contrast adjustment for the rear-panel LCD monitor, allowing photographers to...
Last September, Pentax announced no less than five new optics that together cover every single current lens mount in its lineup, but of these one was particularly eyecatching. The HD PENTAX D FA 645 Macro 90mm F2.8 ED AW SR lens is extremely unusual by medium format lens standards, because it includes image stabilization. (And the image...
If you're shooting with an Olympus XZ-2, Nikon S800c, or Leica S2, the holidays have come just slightly early for you this year -- there's new firmware available from all three manufacturers that improves each camera.
For the Olympus Stylus XZ-2 premium compact, there is but one change in firmware version 1.1, which has been announced by...
Canon's EOS 6D digital SLR lowers the barrier to entry to the company's full-frame digital SLR lineup, with a pricetag well below that of the EOS 5D Mark III, and even a little less than the now rather long-in-the-tooth 5D Mark II. That's made the 6D pretty popular with photographers and videographers on a tight budget, but early adopters have...
Last August, Nikon unveiled the Coolpix S800c, the first mainstream digital camera in over a decade to feature a full-blown operating system exposed to the user. Based on Google's Android OS, which has proven extremely popular in the world of smartphones and tablets, the Nikon S800c lets you install and run your own applications from the...
Do you own the Panasonic GH3 compact system camera and either the 12-35mm F2.8 or 35-100mm F2.8 Lumix G X Vario zoom lenses? If so, we have good news for you. Panasonic has announced that it's developing new firmware for both lenses that will bring improved autofocus performance with the GH3 body.
Few details are yet available, but we do...
New firmware today from Pentax Ricoh Imaging improves two of the company's camera models--the Pentax K-30 digital SLR, and the Pentax Q compact system camera.
The Pentax K-30 v1.01 firmware update, says the company, brings improved performance for contrast detection autofocus in live view shooting. It also improves overall stability and performance of the camera, although the...
A long-awaited update for the Sony NEX-7 finally arrives: Version 1.01 promises a few enhancements ranging from granting the ability to disable the Movie Record button to improving image quality when using a wide angle lens.
Sony also released firmware updates for the Sony A65V, A77V, A37 and A57 digital cameras, adding lens compensation to correct for chromatic aberration,...
New firmware just released for the Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera brings improvements in a number of areas, says its manufacturer.
According to Pentax, the K-01 v1.01 firmware update improves performance of its contrast-detection autofocus system. It also improves support for various Secure Digital flash cards, both SDHC and SDXC types. (The company doesn't identify any specific...
New downloads today from Ricoh Co. Ltd. add a couple of features to the rugged Ricoh G700 and G700SE digital cameras, and correct issues in the Ricoh EX1 software package with which they're bundled.
Announced in quick succession back in late 2010, the G700 and G700SE have had an unusually long shelf life by...
New firmware for the flagship Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR today corrects several issues related to focus adjustment, as well as a bug that could prevent the pro-oriented camera powering on correctly in some circumstances, among other improvements.
Canon 1D X firmware v1.0.6 is available for download immediately. According to the company, the full list of changes in the update is...
When the Nikon 1 J2 compact system camera ships next month, it will bring with it a change in operation that makes it subtly more intuitive than its predecessors, the J1 and V1. Unlike those models, the J2 can be powered off simply by locking the lens barrel of the attached zoom lens.
By contrast, while the earlier cameras could be powered on with the locking button when...
A few weeks ago, we told readers about an issue with Canon's EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens, which only recently began shipping. According to the company, pressing on the lens barrel while the lens was mounted to a camera could cause autofocus to stop working.
As a temporary workaround, the issue could be resolved simply by reseating either the lens, or the attached camera body's...
Nikon may have just announced a brand-new 1-series camera model, the Nikon J2, but it hasn't forgotten about owners of its first-gen 1-series cameras. The Japanese camera giant just released updated firmware for both 1-series models announced a little under a year ago. The updates for the Nikon J1 and Nikon V1 are very closely-related, with much the same list of changes. (In...
Canon USA has today issued product advisories noting new or upcoming firmware for several of its products. Key among these is an updated firmware release for the Canon 7D digital SLR that--as promised last June--makes extensive changes throughout, with numerous new features seen in more recent models.
Key among the changes in EOS 7D firmware version 2.0.0 is an improvement in...
Canon USA has today published a service advisory detailing a firmware update on four of its telephoto and super telephoto lens models for the pro market. In all four cases, the firmware updates autofocus algorithms for better responsiveness and more precise focus, especially when using AI servo AF to track irregularly-moving subjects.
The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM and EF...
