The folks at wetpixel.com is working on the ultimate Canon vs Nikon underwater shootout. Both companies produced special editions of their pro grade cameras, i.e. there is a Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs) that can be used under water without housings of any kind. That opens new possibilities for underwater photography we haven’t seen before. The results of the comparison are still under embargo but I am confident wetpixel will soon share their findings with us.
This is a major breakthrough in underwater photography, and obviously the Canon is the better performing camera. Period. :-)
[via wetpixel]
Image used with permission – credit: wetpixel.com
Canon U.S.A. Earns Prestigious 2013 Center Of Excellence Certification By BenchmarkPortal For Customer Support Center
MELVILLE, N.Y., November 14, 2013 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that for the fifth consecutive year it has earned the Center of Excellence certification by BenchmarkPortal, placing its customer support center in the top 10 percent for efficiency and effectiveness. The Center of Excellence distinction is based on objective comparison to key performance indicators from the world’s largest database of contact center metrics that is audited and validated by researchers from BenchmarkPortal.
We have suspended download services for Firmware Version 1.1.0.1.00 that was posted Tuesday November 12, 2013 at 8PM EST,
because it has been determined that discrepancies in color balance can occur with footage captured by the EOS C300 and EOS C300PL running Firmware Version 1.1.0.1.00.
We are currently preparing new firmware with a fix for this issue and will release it as soon as it is available.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience, but we ask for your patience during this time.
The announced firmware update for the Canon EOS-1D C is available. As with previous firmware releases for the EOS-1D C, this one too can not be downloaded and installed on your own. Instead, you have to send in your EOS-1D C to an authorized service center.
Firmware Version 1.3.4 incorporates the following improvements.
Details
1. Peripheral Illumination and Lens Aberration Correction data has been added for Canon EF-mount Cinema lenses. *1) *2)
After some teasing (somewhat new for Canon) the “white Kiss” is finally here. Canon announced that the white Kiss X7/Rebel SL1/EOS 100D will be available in Japan starting November 28th. No spec updates or changes, just a white body and a white Ef 40mm f/2.8 lens. Canon Japan has a dedicated page (translated).
1. Ability to move the magnification viewing area around the LCD using the MAGN Function has been added.
2. ISO up to 80,000 has been added.
3. A Key Lock menu setting has been added which now makes it possible to lock all operations, including the START/STOP button.
4. Peripheral Illumination Correction Data has been added for seven (7) Canon Cinema lenses (EF mount) and eleven (11) Canon EF Lenses.
5. Internal camera menus are now controllable from buttons on the camera body. Previously, they were only controllable from the joystick grip unit.
6. In addition to the EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, the function to enable continuous focusing and correct aperture on a subject in the middle of the screen when one of the two EF STM lenses is attached, has been extended to include the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens.
Changes for the EOS C300:
EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera & EOS C300PL Cinema EOS Camera
1. Ability to move the magnification viewing area around the LCD using the MAGN Function has been added.
2. Support for a 1440×1080/35Mbps recording mode.
3. ISO up to 80,000 has been added.
4. Added functionality to support the optional Canon GPS Receiver GP-E1.
5. A Key Lock menu setting has been added which now makes it possible to lock all operations, including the START/STOP button.
6. Using the optional Canon WFT-E6 Wireless File Transmitter, the camera’s remote-control application allows two users to access the same unit via a Wi-Fi® link providing simultaneous camera operation and control and metadata input.
7. [Lens Exchange] and [ND+/ND-] have been added as functions that can be allocated to any assignable button.
8. A new Wide DR Gamma setting provides an expanded dynamic range of 800%*.
9. Flicker Reduction has been improved.
EOS C300 Cinema EOS Camera only
10. Provides Push Auto Iris and One-Shot AF operation has been added.
11. A new AE Shift function and the selection of various light-metering modes are now available when used with some Canon Cinema lenses (EF mount) and Canon EF Lenses.
12. Ability to assign the two control dials to operate either Iris or ISO sensitivity independently.
13. Peripheral Illumination Correction Data has been added for seven (7) Canon Cinema lenses (EF mount) and fifteen (15) Canon EF Lenses.
14. A function has been added to enable continuous focus and iris setting on a subject in the middle of the screen when one of the two EF STM lenses** is attached
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