A tale of broken promises and a resistance to fixing fundamental problems. Is this how PR works in the camera industry? Promise a factory visit (twice), hand out a free battery grip but whatever ...
Here’s a list of the new functionality coming in June for the Panasonic GH5S and G9. GH5S Firmware Version 2.0 HDMI RAW ProRes RAW over HDMI to Atomos Ninja V HDMI RAW can be output DCI 4K and ...
“Math Class” on Baidu now has detailed infrared thermometer readings of the camera’s mainboard with the back off, showing they correspond closely to the temperature reported in the EXIF dat...
A Chinese user/engineer disassembled the Canon EOS R5 with the aim of studying overheating. The hardware is laid out in such a way to trap heat around the CPU. In a Baidu post detailing the teard...
Panasonic S1H owners today can start recording in high-end cinema camera standard 6K 12bit ProRes RAW via HDMI to the Atomos Ninja V. Unlike many ProRes RAW HDMI outputs this one is a full pixel ...
When I began shooting with my own Leica SL2 earlier this year, I found a lot to like about the high-spec mirrorless camera for filmmaking, and of course the SL2 is superb for photography. However...
If this is true, we are in for some interesting improvements. The Fuji X-T3 (and most likely X-T4) seem to be getting a 1080/240p high speed video mode. As well as the new slow-mo mode, the X-T3 ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/fuji-x-t3-to-get-1080-240fps-in-next-firmware-update/
The Nikon Z6 RAW video update has been a shambles from start to finish. With myself a disappointed early adopter of both the Z6 and Z7, the story isn’t reflecting well on Nikon… Here’s why ...
Comment on the EOSHD Forum Blackmagic Pocket 4K topic (415 pages and 1 million views on just one thread!) Something for Blackmagic to look into here on the EOSHD Forum thread for the Pocket 4K. A...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/blackmagic-pocket-4k-why-i-am-staying-with-the-cinema-dng-firmware/
My EOS R is open to a bit of experimentation! A1ex at Magic Lantern recently sent along two firmware files for the EOS R which have been successfully tested on the 5D Mark IV and 80D. Based on th...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/first-test-of-magic-lantern-on-the-canon-eos-r-by-eoshd-and-a1ex/
The A7 III is certainly a power-house of a 4K camera but it does have one strange issue, which only occurs in full frame 4K mode. Although we shouldn’t worry too much about this because it’s ...
A great feature few have really talked about so far is that the Panasonic GH5 will allow LUTs to be loaded onto the camera. Although the details of how this works are still a bit sketchy, filmm...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/panasonic-gh5-will-allow-camera-lut-monitoring-v-log/
At NAB 2016, Sony announced the free version 2.0 firmware upgrade for the FS5 and the paid RAW update. This will enable 4K 60fps RAW and 1080/240fps RAW via 3G SDI to the Odyssey 7Q+ external re...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-fs5-raw-firmware-upgrade-priced-600-due-may-2016/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTQ5uq6PyUg The Canon C300 Mark II appears to have a firmware bug. This will need a fix from Canon if the C300 Mark II is to be completely bullet-proof on a sh...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/canon-c300-mark-ii-suffers-sun-spot-issue/
Friday 7am London time sees the release of a firmware update for the Sony FS5 which optimises the performance of internal recording, fixing the issues spotted by early adopters of the camera inc...
Last week I had an insight into just how responsive Sony are becoming in rolling out support for their cameras. As users like myself and Paul Antico discovered soon after the FS5 was released th...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/sonys-response-to-pxw-fs5-issues-and-why-i-am-keeping-mine/
Today I gave my early FS5 feedback to Sony and they gave me some good news – another firmware update is in the pipeline. I am allowed to give you some of the confirmed new features, although ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/upcoming-functions-of-sony-fs5-firmware-version-1-2/
http://vimeo.com/150618927 The Sony FS5 has had a largely warm welcome from the video community but there has been one thing bugging a lot of owners and potential buyers alike – the quality ...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-fs5-codec-problems-and-4k-ripped-edges-bug/
There seems to be some great optimisation under the hood of the new A7R II and A7S II firmware updates according to users on the EOSHD forum. It’s been a great year for firmware updates. Clearl...
Sony have quickly addressed the A7S II’s 25p sunspot bug – firmware V1.10 will be available on November 20th. Here’s the statement directly from Sony: “Sony will release a firmware updat...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/sony-a7s-ii-firmware-update-to-fix-sunspot-confirmed-available-tomorrow/
Panasonic today made the V-LOG firmware update for the GH4 official. It is a paid update $99? Absolutely. I will be buying it. It is affordable enough for enthusiasts. Pros especially must be v...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/panasonic-gh4-v-log-increases-dynamic-range-by-2-stops-costs-99/
Opinion piece, by Andrew Reid In only a few months, 57 new features have been added to the Samsung NX1. Meanwhile Panasonic have been more keen than many to evolve their products, adding a 4K P...
http://vimeo.com/124684805 Here’s the first footage, from Hot Rod Cameras (follow on Facebook here) shot with a beta-firmware GH4 in V-LOG. The update is coming out later, but first we have V2....
Panasonic have today released V2.1 firmware for the GH4. This gives us timecode and recording start/stop triggering over HDMI to Atomos devices such as the Shogun 4K recorder. The firmware also a...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/new-panasonic-gh4-firmware-2-1-update-available/
The Atomos Shogun now has the major firmware release we’ve all been waiting for – playback. Now this is out, the final EOSHD review can follow so do check back later for that. Here was my pre...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/atomos-shogun-playback-firmware-update-released/
Samsung are set to release a filmmaker-orientated firmware update for the NX1 with a raft of professional features and improvements. Here’s a summary. Two gamma modes – C Gamma and D Gamma. T...
https://www.eoshd.com/news/enormous-samsung-nx1-firmware-update-including-log-gamma/
Well hell has officially frozen over and Fuji have full manual control in video mode along with 24p. You can download the V3.0 firmware for the X-T1 and X-T1 Chrome edition here. It adds a lot of...
New firmware for the Panasonic adds higher vertical resolutions in various aspect ratios, making further use of the camera’s 4K video ability. For photographers also a brand new in-camera wor...
The image above apparently shows the new 4K movie mode of the Olympus E-M1. And for the first time I can reveal the source for this worked as a second unit assistant director on Iron Man 2. Ple...
Update on the update: Firmware update app is currently Windows only, Mac version available within the next 24hrs Metabones have announced a firmware update for their Smart EF Mark IV adapter (E-M...