March 15, 2010 – It finally happened, Canon released the long awaited 5D Mark II firmware update, version 2.0.3. The update incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function. Here are the updates:
1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates.
NTSC
1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
PAL
1920×1080 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
640×480 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
2. Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
3. Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
4. Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
5. Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
6. Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)
Firmware Version 2.0.3 is for cameras with firmware up to version 1.2.4. If the camera’s firmware is already version 2.0.3, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
Here is a link to download the 2.0.3 firmware update.
UPDATE – March 18, 2010: Canon has learned that some users are experiencing issues with the 2.0.3 firmware update and as such have pulled the update down from their website. They are working on a new update to address these phenomena and it will be available soon.
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