Canon Temporarily Pulls Firmware Updates for R1 and R5 Mark II Cameras

Canon Temporarily Pulls Firmware Updates for R1 and R5 Mark II Cameras

Following up on the news of Nikon being forced to quickly release a firmware update a day after a previous firmware update caused some reported issues with the Nikon Z8 not being able to work with certain 3rd party lenses, Canon is reportedly pulling some firmware updates off of the company’s Canon Japan site after they were possibly causing some issues as well.Here’s what we know so far about these short-lived firmware updates for the Canon EOS…

Canon Pulls EOS R1 and R5 Mark II Firmware Update After Playback Bug Discovered

Canon has temporarily pulled the latest firmware update for its flagship EOS R1 and R5 Mark II cameras following the discovery of a playback bug—just days after rolling out what looked like a promising update for action shooters and professionals. According to Canon, version 1.1.0 of the firmware caused an issue where video playback on either the camera or a computer becomes impossible when using memory cards larger than 2TB, particularly when …