Big news from Canon, a firmware upgrade to include 24/25fps and manual sound controls!
Press release follows:
Sydney, 2 March 2010: Canon Australia has announced that the upgrade to the movie-related firmware for the EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera will be available to users in mid-March 2010.
The new firmware incorporates the following updates and benefits;
1) Frame rate added and changed to now include 24fps (cinema) and 25fps (PAL broadcast)
· Shoots a variety of frame rates, overcoming the need for compression
2) Movie shooting in shutter-priority AE (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) modes
· Ensures users have greater creative control over the exposure and depth-of-field
3) Manual adjustment of sound recording level (64 levels)
· Greater creative control with the camera’s sound recording
4) Sampling frequency changed (from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz)
· Makes video and audio synchronisation easier
5) Histogram display for shooting movies in manual exposure
6) Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning
Users will be able to download the firmware at canon.com.au in mid-March
