R6 Firmware 1.3.1 Released

[Tim Mayo]

It appears that Canon has quickly addressed the R6 firmware issues in 1.3.0 by releasing 1.3.1 today:

Firmware Version 1.3.1 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements:
1. Adds [IPB (Light)] to 4K to enable lower bit rate shooting.
2. Adds [Electronic full-time MF] to the AF tab of the menu. When a lens is attached, manual focus adjustment is always possible with both One-shot AF and Servo AF.
3. The transfer time (estimated value) now displays on the camera monitor during FTP transfer.
4. Fixes a phenomenon, in which in rare instances, the camera cannot function normally when the drive mode is set to "High-speed continuous shooting" to shoot still images continuously.
5. Fixes a phenomenon that may corrupt the image displayed in the viewfinder.
6. Fixes a phenomenon in which the power may become suspended when the camera is powered via USB for an extended period of time.
7. Fixes a phenomenon, in which the camera stops to operate normally when the movie cropping setting is set to [Enable] for performing movie shooting in Firmware Version 1.3.0.

You can download 1.3.1 from your local Canon support sites:

Europe

EOS R6 - Canon Europe

Download drivers, software, firmware and manuals for your Canon product and get access to online technical support resources and troubleshooting.

www.canon-europe.com

US

Canon Support for EOS R6 | Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Find support for your Canon EOS R6. Browse the recommended drivers, downloads, and manuals to make sure your product contains the most up-to-date software.

www.usa.canon.com

At time of posting it's only available on the European site and also the UK site, it's not yet on the US site but I expect it will appear there soon.

 

[Greg]

Canon R5.
Did my firmware upgrade a few days ago via the SD card. Instructions were good, no problems and reasonably quick to do

 

[MaraLee]

Thank you for supplying the link. I had the file (still waiting to make sure nobody has problems with it) but it's always a chore hunting down the download page on Canon's website. I FINALLY got smart and bookmarked it.

 

[Jules47]

Thank u for this totally forgot that this was our will get updating

 

[Ted M]

I'd never dared update firmware on previous cameras but with the support of this group I bit the bullet and went for it on my R6. It worked a treat so thanks everyone for all your guidance in these forums.

 

[Greg]

I've never bought a camera new, except my AE1 and R5. Cannot update the AE1

The R5 is under guarantee so if Canon break it with an update they can repair it

 

[JamesGordonPatterson]

It appears that Canon has quickly addressed the R6 firmware issues in 1.3.0 by releasing 1.3.1 today:

Firmware Version 1.3.1 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements:
1. Adds [IPB (Light)] to 4K to enable lower bit rate shooting.
2. Adds [Electronic full-time MF] to the AF tab of the menu. When a lens is attached, manual focus adjustment is always possible with both One-shot AF and Servo AF.
3. The transfer time (estimated value) now displays on the camera monitor during FTP transfer.
4. Fixes a phenomenon, in which in rare instances, the camera cannot function normally when the drive mode is set to "High-speed continuous shooting" to shoot still images continuously.
5. Fixes a phenomenon that may corrupt the image displayed in the viewfinder.
6. Fixes a phenomenon in which the power may become suspended when the camera is powered via USB for an extended period of time.
7. Fixes a phenomenon, in which the camera stops to operate normally when the movie cropping setting is set to [Enable] for performing movie shooting in Firmware Version 1.3.0.

You can download 1.3.1 from your local Canon support sites:

Europe

EOS R6 - Canon Europe

Download drivers, software, firmware and manuals for your Canon product and get access to online technical support resources and troubleshooting.

www.canon-europe.com

US

Canon Support for EOS R6 | Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Find support for your Canon EOS R6. Browse the recommended drivers, downloads, and manuals to make sure your product contains the most up-to-date software.

www.usa.canon.com

At time of posting it's only available on the European site and also the UK site, it's not yet on the US site but I expect it will appear there soon.

As always, an easy download and easy to get in my R6

 

[cecilcopeland]

I've upgraded firmware in several Canon cameras ... and I upgraded the firmware in the R6 the day I got it because I'd seen some notification of it's release on-line ... it's a simple process and keeps your gear up-to-date ...