

My 7D000203.FIR file was found and I started the upgrade process. Firmware update program will start loading. I am running the 1.2.2 firmware version currently. Go to Menu and Set-up 3 screen (yellow key) and select Firmware Ver. Insert the CF card into the camera and turn on. Copy the 7D000203.FIR file and remove CF card from card reader.

To upload the firmware file, remove the CF memory card from the camera and connect to a card reader. When Canon 7D is connected on a Mac there is no external thumb drive in the Finder. I opened DMG and Finder mounted the image. I download the EOS 7D Firmware Version 2.0.3 for a Mac based system.

How to upgrade firmware for Canon EOS 7D?įor Canon EOS 7D go to. In the end we as end users are paying the price to get support and up to date technology. 7D has professional features and getting them up to date doesn’t hurt anything. With the current version I have no issues, still I believe to follow the latest updates in general. Canon has created a special page dedicated for the new 2.x firmware where they summarize the new features and provide a comparison from the previous version. I prefer Canons USA website to visit and download software. Canon has released new firmware for my Canon EOS 7D and today I will install it. Note that cameras with the Version 1.2.5 firmware (and also Versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.4) cannot be downgraded to a previous firmware version (such as Version 1.1.0 or earlier).įind both Windows and Mac versions here, at the 7D page.Upgrading firmware on a DSLR camera is completely new experience for me. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.2.5, it is not necessary to update the firmware. The Version 1.2.5 firmware being released this time is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.2.4. The models for the Japanese market do not display those languages.) (This applies to models in overseas markets. Corrected some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic and Portuguese. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when custom function C.Fn 4-1 was set to assign IS start to the AF stop button on the lens: When used with lenses that do not have an AF stop button, the IS function would not work.Ħ. Improved the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.ĥ. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when using high-capacity (32 GB or greater) CF cards: If either a CF card with only a little available space remaining or the battery was removed and then reinserted into the camera, and then the user attempted to start shooting movies immediately, shooting would stop.Ĥ. Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were cases where “Err 02” appeared when repeatedly shooting still images with specific CF cards.ģ. Fixed a rare phenomenon in which there were rare cases where movie files taken could not be opened when repeatedly shooting movies with specific CF cards.Ģ. Firmware Version 1.2.5 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.ġ.
