You Can Now Upload Photos From Your Canon Camera To Google Photo

Google Photo

Good news for those who don’t want to mess around with cables or think about photo transfer or even worse backups at all.

You can now upload photos from your Canon camera to Google Photos by using the image.canon app for Android and iOS. From Google:

If you own a DSLR or point-and-shoot camera, you know that getting your photos backed up can be a process. You often need cables or adapters to take them off of your camera or SD card and save them, and it might take a number of steps to get it all done. We’ve worked with Canon so you can easily upload the moments captured on your Canon devices directly to Google Photos over Wi-Fi—no plugging in your camera or taking out your SD card. 

Compatible Canon cameras are listed here.

However, there are some caveats. First, you need a subscription to Google One to use the service. Next, we do not recommend it because of privacy concerns (what can Google do with your images?). Your mileage might vary.

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Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Firmware Released, Enhances Eye AF & Improvements

Canon Eos-1d X Mark Iii Firmware

Here is a firmware release we missed. Canon EOS-1D X Mark III firmware 1.2.0.

The firmware update delivers the following:

  1. Enhancements when using Browser Remote:
  • The image list displayed will be refreshed automatically on the browser.
  • On the shooting screen of the browser, you can set the movie resolution and a high frame rate.
  • On the shooting screen of the browser, you can change the movie shooting mode.
  • On the shooting screen of the browser, Live View will be displayed as soon as you select the movie shooting button.
  1. Enhances Auto Focus (AF) for improved face and eye recognition at greater distances.
  2. Fixes a phenomenon that may occur during viewfinder shooting, in which the shutter may not be released or the camera may not operate in the following settings:
  • In One-Shot AF mode, when the AF Area Selection Mode is set as Zone AF, Large Zone AF or Automatic Selection AF.
  • In AI Servo AF, when direct AF point selection is made using the smart controller.
  • When the Register/Recall Shooting Function is assigned to the AE Lock button, in the Custom Controls.
  1. Connectivity during FTP transmission, has been improved.
  2. Improves Wi-Fi connectivity when using the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E9.
  3. Fixes a phenomenon, in which the card access time may take longer, when using certain CFexpress cards.

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III firmware 1.2.0 download at Canon UK.

Canon EOS R5 Firmware Update Release, Increases Recording Times

Canon EOS R5 Firmware Update Sony A7s Iii

Canon EOS R5 firmware update 1.1.0 has been released. Will it stop the overheating soap opera? Likely not.

Canon EOS R5 firmware 1.1.0 (download) delivers the following improvements and fixes (emphasis added):

  1. Useful messaging is now displayed when [HDMI display: Camera+External monitor] and [Overheat control: on] settings are enabled.
  2. When using certain RF lenses for movie shooting, the in-lens image stabilization mechanism has been improved.
  3. Fixes a phenomenon in which the “Slow Synchro” setting screen is not accurately displayed, when the language is set to English.
  4. Fixes a typo displayed on the communication setting screen, when the language is set to Korean.
  5. Connectivity during FTP transmission has been improved.
  6. Fixes a phenomenon, in which the card access time may take longer, when using certain CFexpress cards.
  7. Temperature detection and shooting time control in video shooting have been improved. In addition, the total shooting time when the short-time recording and power-on/off are performed repeatedly at room temperature is improved.
  8. The phenomenon in which the movie recording time available is not correctly displayed when the Date/Time/Zone is not set has been corrected.

You can download the firmware update from Canon UK.

At the beginning of September Canon will also release a firmware update for the R F100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS:

The firmware scheduled for release in early September will incorporate the following improvements for the RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM.

  • Supports 6-stop image stabilization. (CIPA-compliant)
  • Improves IS capabilities when performing continuous shooting under specific conditions.

Without any doubt the change in temperatire detection and management is the biggest change with this firmware. The video below, by Gordon Laing, explains very well what comes with Canon EOS R5 firmware 1.1.0.

Want to learn the latest about the Canon EOS R5 overheating soap opera? Have a look here. Strangely enough, the almost exploding and finger-burning EOS R5 is the best selling camera in Japan.

Whatever, the EOS R5 seems to be highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R6 see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6. My opinion about the EOS R5 overheating hysteria is listed here.

Canon EOS R5 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon EOS R6 Review -A Great Photographers’ Camera (DPReview)

Canon Eos R6 Review

DPReview posted their Canon EOS R6 review.

They say it’s “not the hybrid king, but a great photographers’ camera“. From their conclusion:

The Canon EOS R6 is an easy camera to underestimate if you’ve only read or heard about it. You can look at its much-discussed video or resolution shortcomings and imagine it’s a near miss. But when you go out shooting with it, particularly for stills photography, it quickly reveals itself as a genuinely excellent camera.

Its 20MP sensor is a little lower in resolution than its peers but not to a degree that makes any appreciable difference. Its low light performance is very good and its dynamic range gives you plenty of flexibility when it comes to processing.

[…]

The R6 is a little less sure-footed when it comes to video. The specs are impressive, the separation of stills and video settings is well thought through and the autofocus is very good. However, while the 40-or-so minute time limit on 4K capture sounds like plenty, any use of the camera starts to chip away at that total, meaning it can restrict your videography more than you might expect. This and the significant rolling shutter means it’s not quite a strong a video tool as the specs seem to imply. Again, though, the results are frequently very impressive.

Read the Canon EOS R6 review at DPReview…

Canon EOS R6 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R5 see here.

Canon EOS R6 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon EOS R6 key features:

  • 20MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC X Image Processor
  • 4K60p and FHD 120p 10-Bit Internal Video
  • Sensor-Shift 5-Axis Image Stabilization
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Deal: Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX for Canon EF – $599 (reg. $899, today only)

Only For Today (8/26/20) B&H Photo Has A Very Good Deal On The Tokina AT-X 24-70mm F/2.8 PRO FX

Only for today (8/26/20) B&H Photo has a very good deal on the Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX Lens for Canon EF.

Get the Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX Lens for Canon EF on sale at $599. Compare at $899.

  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • Three Glass Molded Aspherical Elements
  • Three SD Super-Low Dispersion Elements

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon USAmazon DEAmazon UKB&H Photo, eBayAdorama.

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

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Canon EOS R5 Review – Electronic Shutter Useful For Action Photography?

Canon Eos R5 Review 8k Video Firmware Updste

Spoiler alert: no EOS R5 overheating issue when using the electronic shutter.

Here is a Canon EOS R5 review that focuses on a particular feature of the camera: the electronic shutter and how well it suits for action/bird/sport photography.

Jan Wegener discusses these topics in his 15 minutes video below.

Rolling shutter or not? That’s the big question. If there is a rolling shutter effect with the Canon EOS R5, how bad is it and does it make sense to use the electronic shutter for action bird photography? A lot of you asked me this question, so I tested it out and will share my findings with you today and share when I think it makes sense to use the electronic shutter and when it’s best not to use it.

Want to learn the latest about the Canon EOS R5 overheating soap opera? Have a look here. Strangely enough, the almost exploding and finger-burning EOS R5 is the best selling camera in Japan.

Whatever, the EOS R5 seems to be highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R6 see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6. My opinion about the EOS R5 overheating hysteria is listed here.

Canon EOS R5 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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