[Rumor] EOS 7D Firmware Update Next To Be Released

CR reports about an official Canon announcement that «briefly appeared on a Canon CPN site» (and after that, supposedly disappeared) about a new firmware release for the EOS 7D.

Canon has announced an upcoming firmware update, 7D Firmware Version 2, for the 18 Megapixel EOS 7D that includes a raft of new features to further enhance the capabilities of Canon’s flagship APS-C format DSLR.

The firmware will target the following features/issues (more details in the original post):

• IMPROVED RAW MAXIMUM BURST
• IN-CAMERA RAW CONVERSION
• IMAGE RATING CAPABILITIES
• AUTO ISO MAXIMUM SETTING
• MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR AUDIO RECORDING LEVELS
• JPEG RESIZING
• SUPPORT FOR THE GP-E2 GPS UNIT
• QUICK CONTROL DURING PLAYBACK
• FILE NAME SETTING
• TIME ZONE SETTING
• FASTER SCROLLING OF MAGNIFIED IMAGES