Canon 5D Mkiii firmware

rookies · 23 Dec 2013

Folks I am way behind with the firmware update on my 5D Mk3 I am on 1.1.3 and now there is 1.2.3 but I was told I can't go from that to that. can some of you kind guys help me please??

LBJNBA · 23 Dec 2013

Of course you can go from 1.1.3 to 1.2.3, who or where did it say you couldn't?

rookies · 23 Dec 2013

Am sure there was something on the canon site about needing to go to 1.2.0 first but this confuse me

rookies · 23 Dec 2013

- It is recommended that the latest application software*1 be used, once the EOS 5D Mark III is updated to the new firmware Version 1.2.0 (or later) from older firmware (Versions 1.0.7 through 1.1.3). Certain previous versions of these applications do not support functions which are added by the new firmware.

Gaz J · 24 Dec 2013

Hi Andrew

My 5D3 was way behind on the same firmware as yours. Upgraded to the latest last night. No problem at all. Took 15 minutes.

noah1 · 24 Dec 2013

Whats on the update guys is it worth doing it.

LBJNBA · 24 Dec 2013

Firmware Version 1.2.3 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

Fixes a phenomenon in which the flash may not fire depending on the timing of when the shutter button is pressed.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the AF microadjustment value may change.*
Fixes a phenomenon in which the LCD monitor may show a line of false color along boundaries of high contrast.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the histogram of a LiveView image is incorrectly displayed when an HDMI cable is connected.
Enables the brightness of the camera's LCD monitor to be adjusted even when an HDMI cable is connected.

* The phenomenon listed in 2 was addressed with Firmware Version 1.2.1, and has been further improved with Firmware Version 1.2.3.

Firmware Version 1.2.3 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.2.1. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.2.3, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

LBJNBA · 24 Dec 2013

Its always worth updating in my eyes anyway.

Gaz J · 25 Dec 2013

The two biggest improvements that prompted me to update the firmware were AF at f8 and the fixing of the micro adjust setting itself to -8. It never happened to me but I did get talking to one chap who just mentioned that he kept changing the micro adjustment inadvertently and didn't know how. I mentioned that he wasn't going nuts and it was an issue with the camera. He emailed me the following day to say he'd updated the firmware.