New Firmware Enhances Functionality Of EOS 7D Digital SLR

[James Shadle]

Canon U.S.A., Inc., announced a firmware update for the EOS 7D Digital SLR camera that adds new functionality to improve its performance for serious photographers and semi-professional users.

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[arash_hazeghi]

Sounds good but I hope 5D3 would be next.

The 5D3 can def use more buffer, To get the 17 RAW that Canon claims you need one of the expensive UDMA7 Lexar cards. I hope that they can also add SDUHS support to take advantage of fast SD cards.

[Ed Cordes]

Interesting that they would announce this over a month in advance and promote it so much before it is available! Strange; unless, of course, there is more going on behind the scenes than meets the eye. :w3

[arash_hazeghi]

it does sound strange to announce a firmware upgrade way before it's read. I really don't like this new marketing policy of Canon announcing stuff before even they make it. Look at the new super tele lenses...announced two years ago and still not available.