

The camera will launch the Canon web store site in your browser with 3 to 5 lenses selected in your "shopping cart" that would be the best addition to your current collection. After all lenses have been registered, connect your camera to a computer using the USB cable and press and hold the shutter release for 5 seconds. This will let the camera evaluate your current inventory of lenses. Then, for each lens that you currently own, place the lens on the camera and press the shutter release button.
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To use this feature, place the camera in Lens Registration mode via the new menu option. Selecting this option will help you determine which Canon lenses you should buy next. In testing, these were usually non-critical parts.Ī new Lens Purchase Recommendation feature has been added to the menu. Note that if during this process any small internal parts become detached and are expelled from the camera, they may be safely discarded. This will produce a vortex of air that will suck dust off of the sensor and expel it from the front of the camera. This will cause the mirror to flip back and forth at a rate of 100 times per second for approximately 20 seconds. To clean the sensor, remove the lens and press and hold the * button while pressing the shutter release button. Note: This feature may result in a significant reduction in battery life. When this function is enabled and pressure is applied to the CF door while an image is being written to the card, a small electrical shock will be delivered, reminding you to wait until the write operation is completed. Do not adjust your camera to fix this - it will clear up by itself after a few days.Ĭustom function C.Fn-19 has been added to help prevent the unwanted loss of images that occurs when the CF door is opened while images are being written. Note: After performing this operation, images may appear to have a slight reddish cast.

The camera will use the reflection from your retina to correctly calibrate it's internal flash compensation values.

To calibrate your flash, perform the following steps: raise the flash, point the camera towards yourself and position the camera with the flash exactly 10 inches from your forehead, stare directly at the flash, press the shutter release button. Pressing the flash exposure compensation button and the shutter release at the same time will place the camera into Flash Exposure Calibration mode. To address the problem, a Flash Exposure Calibration function has been added. Note that lowering the volume below the factory setting may result in increased noise in images.Ī limited number of users have experienced a problem with underexposed images when using the built-in flash. The shutter release volume can now be adjusted by turning the Main Dial while holding down the Drive Mode Selection button. Focus distances can be set in inches or feet. Positive adjustment values compensate for back focus inaccuracies, negative values adjust for front focus inaccuracies. When you select this option, you are able to add compensation distances for front and back focus issues you may encounter with Canon lenses. Here a copy that lists the new fixes and features it will contain:Ī new Focus Compensation option has been added to the image settings menu. My wife's co-worker's husband's cousin works for Canon and sent me the readme file for the new firmware update.
