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Canon's EOS-5D Mark II digital SLR. Courtesy of Canon, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture! Canon offers software, firmware updates en masse
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(Monday, November 1, 2010 - 21:50 EDT)

Canon Inc. has recently issued updates for a wide variety of its digital imaging software, as well as a new firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR.

With the exception of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II v2.0.8 firmware update, none of the downloads are yet available from Canon USA, but English-language installers for both Windows and Macintosh platforms are available from Canon Europe. Digital Photo Professional 3.9.2, EOS Utility 2.9.0, Picture Style Editor 1.8.0, Original Data Security Tools 1.9.0, ZoomBrowser EX 6.6.0b and ImageBrowser 6.6.0b all add support for the new Canon EOS 60D digital SLR. In addition, the Digital Photo Professional, ZoomBrowser EX, and ImageBrowser updates add support for the PowerShot G12 and S95. Curiously, the DPP update also lists added support for the long-discontinued PowerShot G9. Rounding out the new model support, ZoomBrowser EX and ImageBrowser are now compatible with the PowerShot SD 4000 IS Digital ELPH, PowerShot SD 4500 IS Digital ELPH, PowerShot SX30 IS, and PowerShot SX130 IS point-and-shoots, and the VIXIA HF M32 camcorder.

A variety of other changes are made in the new updates, as detailed below:

  • Digital Photo Professional 3.9.2 for Windows and Digital Photo Professional 3.9.2 for Macintosh

    • Support added for EOS 60D, PowerShot G9, PowerShot G12, PowerShot S95

    • EF70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM supported added in lens aberration correction.

    • Lens aberration correction function adds support for Extender EF1.4 x III and Extender EF2 x III when mounted on a supported lens.

    • Unsharp Mask function added.

    • Improved Image classification functions (check-mark function expanded and new rating function added.)

    • Changes made to the screen layout accompanied by an improvement in the image classification function.

  • EOS Utility 2.9.0 for Windows and EOS Utility 2.9.0 for Macintosh

    • Support added for EOS 60D

    • Peripheral illumination correction data for the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM has been added.

    • Lens peripheral illumination correction data available for Extender EF 1.4× III or the Extender EF 2× III.

    • Added rating display function.

    • New Automatically display Quick Preview window check box added to the [Basic Settings] in [Preferences].
      Controlling the appearance of the quick preview window after downloading images or shooting remotely.

    • RAW images can now be used with the overlaid display function.

    • An issue with certain timer values not being able to be set for interval timer shooting has been fixed.

  • Picture Style Editor 1.8.0 for Windows and Picture Style Editor 1.8.0 for Macintosh

    • Support added for EOS 60D

  • Original Data Security Tools 1.9.0 for Windows

    • Support added for EOS 60D

  • ZoomBrowser EX 6.6.0b for Windows and ImageBrowser 6.6.0b for Macintosh

    • Support added for EOS 60D, PowerShot G12, PowerShot S95, PowerShot SD 4000 IS Digital ELPH, PowerShot SD 4500 IS Digital ELPH, PowerShot SX30 IS, PowerShot SX130 IS, VIXIA HF M32

    • Changes the name of the rating feature from “Star Rating” to “Rating” and changes the number of available star ratings.
      Before, there were only three rating levels from “1 star” to “3 stars” in “Star Rating”. Now, the new “Rating” feature consists of seven rating levels from “Unrated” to “5 stars” with an additional “Reject” setting.
      (Default setting: Unrated)
      Furthermore, the “Rating” feature is compatible with other applications, such as Digital Photo Professional v3.9 or later.

    • ZoomBrowser EX only: Fixes an error in the French and Russian editions, when performing the [Backup to CD] function.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II v2.0.8 firmware update, meanwhile, corrects a variety of bugs with movie and still image capture, as follows:

  • Fixes a phenomenon in which movies are not taken at the shooting mode registered in the user's settings if a shooting mode Aperture priority (or Shutter priority) is registered in any of the camera's user settings (C1, C2, C3) and the user attempts to shoot a movie.

  • Fixes a phenomenon in which the shutter will not release when pressing the shutter button when the auto power off function is set to “on”.

  • Fixes a phenomenon in which overexposure occurs when shooting a Live View shooting simulation with the ISO speed set to L.

  • Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set to auto power off.

  • Fixes a phenomenon in which the Macro Ring Lite (MR-14EX, MT-24EX) and slave flash do not sync while shooting wirelessly.

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