topic Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available in Camera Software

Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

shadowsports — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:02:03 GMT

Greetings,

Pixel shift has come to the R5 in FW version 1.8.1.

I had a chance to check this out myself and the detail is awesome. Pixel shift is not for everyone. as the files can be rather large. If you want to see it for yourself, install v1.8.1 and grab the latest version of DPP.

R5 Downloads

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

FloridaDrafter — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:48:14 GMT

For some reason, I'm only seeing 1.7.

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

ata — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:14:46 GMT

Frankly, I expected more.

Lens breathing correction
Pre-shooting buffer
Removal of 30 minutes record limit
Vehicle tracking AF mode (bikes, trains & planes)
Additional tracking for more animals

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

shadowsports — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:22:25 GMT

Greetings ,

The list you posted were the speculated possibilities. I personally was very skeptical that the 23:59 recording limit would be removed. I knew that pre-shooting buffer and AF enhancements were higher on people's wish list. Lens breathing correction was on there to. The release of PS is important to some but not all R5 owners. I have seen posts from some saying "that's it" and others who are pleased to see features being added to a camera in its third year of life.

v1.8.1 was on the Canon USA site last night when I posted this thread. Now I don't see it either.

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

ata — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:04:26 GMT

I did not wait for 30 minutes, but the others were features that could be added.

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

shadowsports — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 14:56:37 GMT

As of this morning 3-30-2023 FW v1.8.1 is not listed on the Canon USA Website.

It is listed on Canon Japan and Canon Europe

Firmware Version 1.8.1 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:
1. Adds [IBIS High resolution shot] to the camera menu. By utilizing the in-body IS mechanism, it is now possible to record images with higher resolution.*
*Use EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional to check the images. EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional will need to be upgraded.
2. Adds [Save/load comm. settings on card] to the camera menu.
Network settings can now be transferred between cameras of the same model.
3. Adds the ability for images to be cropped and resized during transfer to the FTP server.
4. Adds Protect Images During [FTP Transfer] to the camera menu. Images transferred via FTP can now be automatically protected. The user can determine if images have already been transferred via FTP.
5. Fixes minor issues.

If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.8.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

Preparations for a firmware update:
After the downloaded compressed file (.zip) is extracted, a firmware folder is created.

*Extracting the downloaded file:
Right-click the zip file, and then select Extract All to extract the file.

In the folder you downloaded are the firmware (EOSR5181.FIR / file size: 53,442,368 bytes) and instructions on the firmware update procedures (a PDF file in five languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese). Before starting the firmware update operations, please be sure to carefully review the instructions to confirm your understanding of the firmware update procedures.

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

ata — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:00:22 GMT

interesting but not on the canada page.🤔

https://canoncanada.custhelp.com/app/browse/a_status/published/channelRecordID/DRIVERS_AND_SOFTWARE/pageSize/25/productCategoryAnsList/RN_PRODUCT_3005%3ARN_CATEGORY_2652%3ARN_CATEGORY_319/productRecordID/RN_PRODUCT_3005/truncate/200/type/browse

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

FloridaDrafter — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:34:31 GMT

@shadowsports wrote:
"v1.8.1 was on the Canon USA site last night when I posted this thread. Now I don't see it either."

It's there now (Canon USA - 3/30/23 - 2:30 p.m.). I got it, but will probably wait a few days to install. 1.7 is still at the top, so you have to scroll down.

Newton

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

tdehan — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:03:35 GMT

I don't understand this part:

*Use EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional to check the images. EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional will need to be upgraded.

What needs to be checked in the images? And, what is Digital Photo Professional?

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

FloridaDrafter — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:37:42 GMT

@tdehan wrote:
I don't understand this part:
*Use EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional to check the images. EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional will need to be upgraded.
What needs to be checked in the images? And, what is Digital Photo Professional?

Digital Photo Professional (DPP 4) is Canons free Raw image editor. You can edit JPeG's as well, but it's kind of weak for jpg, IMHO.

In the past, Canon has added features that required DPP 4 to open/edit them, like dual pixel Raw for example. DP Raw was introduced on the 5D mark IV, BTW. Canons version of Pixel Shift may be another of those features that only DPP 4 can handle. Pixel Shift has been around for a bit and Canon is a little late to the game 🙂

Newton

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

tdehan — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:53:16 GMT

Thank for the quick response FloridaDrafter. However, I am still not clear what the need is for it. I've never used it before but use both Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Am I to understand that the new feature in the latest R5 firmware can only be used with EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional?

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

FloridaDrafter — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:25:31 GMT

@tdehan wrote:
Thank for the quick response FloridaDrafter. However, I am still not clear what the need is for it. I've never used it before but use both Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Am I to understand that the new feature in the latest R5 firmware can only be used with EOS Utility/Digital Photo Professional?

That is a strong possibility. It took quite a while for Adobe to be able use the dual pixel Raw files that I mentioned earlier, if they did at all. Canon likes to hang on to some of their tech, or so it seems. I can only find references to LR using them in 2021, and that statement from Adobe was about converting to DNG. Not being a user of LR, I can't verify that. I do use dual pixel Raw however, and DPP 4 to process.

DPP 4 is a nice program and is all I use for my Raw editing. It has lots of tools specifically for editing Canon Raw files and their features. A lot of folks use it to process Canon Raw, then export to Adobe PS via the PS export function in DPP 4.

Newton

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

FloridaDrafter — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:30:55 GMT

I just did took test shots and turns out the high res files are JPeG, so you can open them in whatever program you want... Provided it will handle a 400MP file of 150-200MB's in size 🙂 My favorite program on my modest laptop threw up a memory warning, but opened the file anyway, LOL!

Newton

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

Peter — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:09:03 GMT

@ata wrote:
interesting but not on the canada page.🤔

https://canoncanada.custhelp.com/app/browse/a_status/published/channelRecordID/DRIVERS_AND_SOFTWARE/pageSize/25/productCategoryAnsList/RN_PRODUCT_3005%3ARN_CATEGORY_2652%3ARN_CATEGORY_319/productRecordID/RN_PRODUCT_3005/truncate/200/type/browse

All download pages point to the same file path.

SHA256 checksum for the file is 7b1d007883c9a79cb8abd071ccbd2b9f153e256ca97157296924a5a8b4c30582 eosr5-v181-win.zip

If you find eosr5-v181-win.zip with another SHA256 checksum, please send me a PM.

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

shadowsports — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:25:23 GMT

There is a bunch of testing happening on the CR website. Many have expressed a desire for a raw file format. My body doesn't have ibis so it's not something that I've been able to test myself. I have viewed several samples uploaded by others

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

ata — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:36:38 GMT

Thank you Peter, 👍

Re: Firmware: R5 v1.8.1 now available

Landon_H — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:46:10 GMT

I just checked again. As someone said elsewhere, 1.8.1 doesn't show up at the top of the list (at least on my default order of Recommended). You can either scroll down and find updates to DPP, the firmware and EOS Utility associated w/1.8.1. Or you can manually sort by most recent and it pops to the top.