All Canon EOS cameras have firmware inside that controls how they operate and perform. A firmware update is created when there’s an improvement in functionality, or a correction of problematic behaviours and errors.
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What is a firmware update?
A firmware update is a software program that is possible to install in to a camera. In most instances a firmware update is provided directly from the manufacturer of the camera. You may find some talented software engineers creating their own firmware to run in another manufacturers hardware, but you need to know that these unofficial updates might cause unexpected problems with your cameras.
Several other items have firmware updates available including; EF / EF-S / EF-M / RF lenses, battery grips, Speedlites and Wi-Fi transmitters, and I have more information on those too.
For Canon EOS cameras the firmware update can do many things to change the functions and operation of a camera, it cannot add functions that require changes in the camera hardware. So unlike the April Fools story I wrote, it would not be possible to activate an increased resolution in a camera if the sensor (hardware) doesn’t support it.
Free to download firmware update for Canon EOS cameras
EOS ‘XXXX’ D cameras
- EOS 1000D / Rebel XS – 1.0.7
- EOS 1100D / Rebel T3 – 1.0.6
- EOS 1200D / Rebel T5 – 1.0.2
- EOS 1300D / Rebel T6 – 1.1.1
- EOS 2000D / Rebel T7 – 1.0.1
- EOS 4000D / Rebel T100 – 1.0.1
EOS 100D camera
- EOS 100D / Rebel SL1 – 1.0.1
- EOS 200D / Rebel SL2 – 1.0.3
- EOS 250D / 200D Mark II / Rebel SL3 – 1.0.2
EOS ‘XXX’ D camera
- EOS 300D / Rebel – 1.1.1
- EOS 350D / Rebel XT – 1.0.3
- EOS 400D / Rebel XTi – 1.1.1
- EOS 450D / Rebel XSi – 1.1.0
- EOS 500D / Rebel T1i – 1.1.2
- EOS 550D / Rebel T2i – 1.1.0
- EOS 600D / Rebel T3i – 1.0.3
- EOS 650D / Rebel T4i – 1.0.5
- EOS 700D / Rebel T5i – 1.1.5
- EOS 750D / Rebel T6i – 1.0.1
- EOS 760D / Rebel T6s – 1.0.1
- EOS 800D / Rebel T7i – 1.0.2
- EOS 77D – 1.0.3
- EOS 850D
EOS ‘XX’ D cameras
- EOS D30 – 1.0.3
- EOS D60 – 1.0.4
- EOS 10D – 2.0.1
- EOS 20D – 2.0.3
- EOS 30D – 1.0.6
- EOS 40D – 1.1.1
- EOS 50D – 1.0.8
- EOS 60D / 60Da – 1.1.2
- EOS 70D – 1.1.3
- EOS 80D – 1.0.3
- EOS 90D – 1.1.1
EOS ‘X’ D cameras
- EOS 6D – 1.1.9
- EOS 6D Mark II – 1.0.5
- EOS 7D – 2.0.6
- EOS 7D Mark II – 1.1.3
- EOS 5D – 1.1.1
- EOS 5D Mark II – 2.1.2
- EOS 5D Mark III – 1.3.6
- EOS 5D Mark IV – 1.2.1
- EOS 5DS – 1.1.3
- EOS 5DS R – 1.1.3
- EOS-1D – 1.4.0
- EOS-1Ds – 1.0.3
- EOS-1D Mark II – 1.2.6
- EOS-1Ds Mark II – 1.1.6
- EOS-1D Mark II N – 1.1.2
- EOS-1D Mark III – 1.3.2
- EOS-1Ds Mark III – 1.2.3
- EOS-1D Mark IV – 1.1.5
- EOS-1D X – 2.1.1
- EOS-1D C – 1.4.2 [Canon service does the firmware update]
- EOS-1D X Mark II – 1.1.7
- EOS-1D X Mark III – 1.1.0
EOS R system
- EOS R – 1.6.0
- EOS RP – 1.4.0
- EOS Ra – 1.6.0
EOS ‘M’ system
- EOS M – 2.0.3
- EOS M2 – 1.0.3 [Japanese only]
- EOS M3 – 1.2.1
- EOS M10 – 1.1.1
- EOS M5 – 1.0.2
- EOS M6 – 1.0.1
- EOS M100 – 1.0.1
- EOS M50 – 1.0.3
- EOS M6 Mark II – 1.1.0
A firmware update in progress on an EOS DSLR camera
5-step guide to update your Canon EOS firmware
Canon firmware updates come in the form of a firmware image file with the extension .FIR. You can dowload a compressed file from Canon and expand it on your computer. Often there will be a PDF with specific instructions for your camera and firmware included in the compressed file along with the firmware.
- Format a small-sized card in the camera
- Remove any fitted lens or Speedlite from the camera, make sure the battery in the camera is fully charged
- Put the firmware file you have downloaded and uncompressed on the camera’s memory card (use either a card reader or EOS Utility)
- Switch on the camera and navigate to the Firmware menu item, and choose to update
- Don’t press any buttons on the camera, or switch it off during the update – you can kill the camera
Since the firmware files are not huge in size, then a small card of 2GB or less is worth keeping just to use for firmware updates.
Find all the firmware updates for your EOS camera here –
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Firmware updates for other devices
Other firmware updates have been made available for GPS receivers, WiFi transmitters (WFT / Wireless File Transmitters) and also for certain lenses. For all of these items the firmware is installed with the accessory connected to a camera with the firmware update on a memory card.
Canon releases firmware updates for EOS cameras to address performance issues and bugs.
Whenever there’s an update for an EOS camera you you will find it here.
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Plenty of people use their Canon DSLRs and mirrorless cameras as webcams, but up until now you needed third party software or a capture card like the Cam Link to make it happen. No more. Canon has released its own software that’s up to the task.
In a quiet announcement earlier today, Canon revealed EOS Webcam Utility Beta, a piece of timely software that lets you use “select EOS Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILC) and PowerShot cameras” as webcams for video conferencing. The beta software is an easy-to-use, plug-and-play option for users who either don’t have a Canon camera with clean HDMI out, or don’t need the additional functionality, resolution, or streaming support that capture cards and streaming software offers.
This is particularly good news for users of Canon’s crop-sensor DSLRs, since only the latest models—the Rebel T8i, Rebel SL3, EOS 7D Mark II and EOS 90D—can even produce a clean HDMI output. EOS Webcam Utility works over a USB connection rather than HDMI, and is already compatible with all of the cameras below:
The one major catch is that the Canon EOS Webcam Utility Beta is currently only available for windows, but Canon says other operating systems “may be available at a later date.”
“In unprecedented times, it’s imperative for Canon to provide our customers with useful, simple and accessible solutions to assist them in whatever imaging needs they have,” explained Tatsuro Kano, Executive VP of Canon USA, as part of the announcement. “Our goal is that the EOS Webcam Utility Beta software can help reduce some of the remote workday stress for employees who are tasked with video conferencing and virtual meetings.”
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To learn more about this option, check out the demo video up top, or go download the beta today. Once you’ve downloaded the program and have started using it, you can find tips or provide feedback on the Canon Support forum.