Canon just released a new firmware update for three of their cameras – Canon EOS R5, EOS R6, and EOS-1D X Mark III. Both the EOS R5 and EOS 1D X Mark III get the new RAW Light format for lower bitrates. Further, the EOS R5 gets the Canon Log 3 picture profile and Full HD 120p mode. All three cameras get new lower bitrate IPB movie options for quick sharing. The updates are now available to download for free. Both Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 full-frame mirrorless cameras were released in summer 2020. Since then the cameras have already received a firmware update that brought improvement for the overheating issue and prolonged recording times. You can check Johnnie’s EOS R5 review with the firmware v1.1.0 to see how useable the camera was in the field. Don’t forget to also take a look at Gunther’s EOS R5 lab test in case you missed it. Anyway, Canon just released new firmware for the EOS R5 as well as the EOS R6 and EOS-1D X Mark III. Let’s take a look at what is new. Canon EOS R5 (firmware v1.3.0) Perhaps the most notable new feature is the addition of the RAW Light codec. It should provide the same flexibility for post-production while keeping the file sizes much smaller compared to the regular RAW codec, previously found in the EOS R5. Canon says that this RAW Light format is different from the Cinema RAW Light (known from the EOS C200 for...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 30 March, 2021