If you want the firmware update, hit the link below. If you want to read through the roughly translated list of changes first, hit the read more button to see the press release. If you’d just like to get your hands on one at all, don’t worry, you’re not nearly alone.

The firmware update Ver.1.10 incorporates the following issues. The contents of the owner’s manual will be partly changed along with this update.Please check them in detail.  1. The following functions can be rocked during shooting by holding down [MENU / OK] button over 3 sec. DRIVE / Flash / White balance / Macro (set on the Command Dial – 4 direction key) 2. “CORRECTED AF FRAME” menu is added in “SET-UP” menu (the last line on menu page 6) to display additional AF frame (corrected AF frame for reducing parallax) which can be effectively used for macro shots. (Factory default value is set to “OFF”) 3. Adjustment in1/3 step increment for shutter speed or aperture setting is enabled in Shutter-Priority AE and Aperture-Priority AE mode, on top of those in Manual Exposure mode. Shutter-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by rotating the command dial Aperture-Priority AE : Adjustment is controlled by moving left / right on the command control lever 4. In the post-view mode (display after shooting), focused area is magnified in the LCD (EVF) display when the command control lever is pressed. Cf. “IMAGE DISP.” Setting must be set to “CONTINUOUS”, 5. Setting of the role for “Fn” button is enabled by holding down “Fn” button over 3 sec. 6. Actual ISO sensitivity for shooting is displayed just after pressing shutter button halfway, when “ISO AUTO CONTROLL” is set to ON. 7. When “eye sensor” is activated by pressing “VIEW MODE” button, “EYE SENSOR” is displayed on EVF / OVF or LCD just a while to notice the status. 8. Macro mode ISO sensitivity, Drive mode, Dynamic range, Self-timer mode, flash mode is maintained even if shutter speed setting or aperture setting is changed. Also, even after changing viewing mode into shooting mode or turning of the camera, these values are maintained. 9. The size of focus frame set through viewing EVF / LCD is maintained even after changing display mode between OVF and EVF (LCD). 10. When “SHUTTER SOUND” is chosen, each shutter sound is performed in each menu setting. 11. In viewing mode, the last viewed shot is maintained as even after changing into shooting mode. Cf. After another image is shot after viewing former image, memory of viewing the image is cancelled and the last shot is displayed as the latest image. 12. When the aspect ration of the image size is set to 16:9, the line of bright frame line on OVF is displayed with aspect ratio 16:9. 13. Viewing mode with Photo Information on EVF / LCD is maintained even if another image is shot. On top of this issue, deleting picture directly is enabled even in viewing with Photo information by pressing the command dial up, or MENU operation is also enabled. 14. Occasionally, preview image on EVF / LCD after pressing the shutter halfway might be darker than live view, according to aperture setting or brightness of shooting target. This phenomenon is improved. 15. When “DISP. CUSTOM SETTING” is set to OVF or EVF / LCD, the setting value is maintained even after customizing the menu. 16. Even for only RAW data recording mode, “RED EYE REMOVAL” setting is selectable among ON or OFF. 17. In MF (manual focus) setting with OVF mode, OVF viewing is activated after pressing shutter half way, even if “FOCUS CHECK” (magnifying center of the image) is displayed in EVF by pressing the center of the command control lever. 18. Displaying period after pressing each command dial (Macro / Flash) is prolonged from 1.5 sec into 2.0 sec for confirming correctly. 20. For resuming from AUTO POWER OFF setting, the shutter release button was required to hold down halfway for a few second. For quicker operation, resuming is activated by just pressing the button. 21. Image quality captured by Velvia / ASTIA mode is improved on mainly shadow tone (dark area), when dynamic range is set to 200% or 400%. 22. When “OVF POWER SAVE MODE” is set to ON and “Fn” button is set to “MOVIE RECORDING”, the camera may be unstable occasionally. This phenomenon is improved. 23. Histogram display on OVF during exposure compensation is improved. The firmware up date ver.1.01 incorporates the improvement against inadequate operation shown in the following.1. If the images are shot with ISO Bracketing mode when “QUICK START MODE”(*1) is set to “ON” and turn off the camera,the camera cannot be turned on again even with ordinary operation.  *1 Menu of “QUICK START MODE” is set to “OFF” as factory-default value.

• Precaution  1. If firmware updating fails, the camera may no longer operate correctly in some cases. Carefully read the notes provided here.  2. Always use the fully-charged NP-95 battery when updating the firmware as a basic manner. Never turn the camera off or attempt to use any of the camera controls while the firmware is being overwritten. 3. Firmware updating requires approximately 90 seconds. 4. Once the firmware has been updated, the previous version cannot be restored.

1. Camera Performance:
   • Improvement of the sensor homogeneity for wide-angle lenses
     There is an additional colour calibration for all wide-angle lenses, that minimizes chromatic deviations between image centre and image corner, especially in critical shooting situations.
   • Optimization of internal processes
     To assure the general system stability, internal software processes have been optimized.
2. Bug fixes:
   • Improvements in Italian translations

You can download the relevant instructions and update on Leica’s US website.

Not just Nikonians are feeling the love right now, Canon is also taking caring of it’s 7D-shaped business with its own extensive firmware update. What’s in this one, you ask? Well…

Q: What are the changes in Firmware Version 1.2.5?
A: The following improvements and fixes have been incorporated.
1. Fixed a phenomenon in which there were rare cases where movie files taken could not be opened when repeatedly shooting movies with specific CF cards.
2. Fixed a phenomenon in which there were cases where “Err 02″ appeared when repeatedly shooting still images with specific CF cards.
3. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when using high-capacity (32 GB or greater) CF cards: If either a CF card with only a little available space remaining or the battery was removed and then reinserted into the camera, and then the user attempted to start shooting movies immediately, shooting would stop.
4. Improved the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.
The reading/writing speeds are the same as those for UDMA 6 CF cards.
5. Fixed a phenomenon that occurred when custom function C.Fn 4-1 was set to assign IS start to the AF stop button on the lens: When used with lenses that do not have an AF stop button, the IS function would not work.
6. Corrected some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic and Portuguese.
(Only for products that come with Arabic or Portuguese menus)

There you go. Straight from the horse’s mouth. If this is your cuppa tea (mine’s keemun, personally, but yours can be 7D, I won’t judge), hit the external link to download for Mac or Windows.

• Noise reduction processing is now performed with shutter speeds slower than 1 s (previously 8 s) when On is selected for Long Exp. NRin order to reduce the bright spots that occur with shooting of still images at slow shutter speeds.
• An issue that prevented the opening of movies recorded with the D7000 in certain movie editing software applications has been resolved.
• When the camera was connected to a television via the A/V cable and a movie was played back, playback was normal the first time but when the movie was played two or more times, the sound was played back at extremely low volume and seemed to play intermittently.  This issue has been resolved.
• When white balance for RAW images created using the camera’s image overlay function was fine tuned with Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, the images acquired a magenta cast.  This issue has been resolved.
• An issue that caused 0.00” to be displayed for heading information when the GP-1 GPS unit was connected to the camera has been resolved so that —.– is now displayed.
• When Viewfinder virtual horizon was the role assigned to the Fn button or the preview button and the applicable button was pressed, errors in the virtual horizon indicator were displayed.  This issue has been resolved.
• The following errors in Help displays have been resolved.
• • “Maximum sensitivity” help was displayed for shooting menu>ISO sensitivity settings>On or Off help.
  • German help displayed “Select focus priority for AF-S mode.” for Custom Settings>a1: AF-C priority selection help

Sound groovy to you? Good, hit the external link to nab it for yourself.

Bright spots were sometimes noticeable with live view mode or movie recording of especially dark scenes or subjects.  Occurrence of this issue has been reduced.

That’s it. Promise. Anyway, we already actually had one call this week about this, so, if you have a D7000, we’re going to go ahead and suggest you update that as soon as you can, using the instructions at the link below.

Canon’s announced firmware version 1.0.8 for its EOS 60D cameras, which really just has one bug fix. In their words:

Firmware version 1.0.8 incorporates the following fix.

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite in combination with the lenses listed below:*

a) EF300/4 L IS USM
b) EF28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM
c) EF75-300/4-5.6 IS USM
d) EF100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS USM

You can grab all the info and the firmware here: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos60d/firmware.html

Next up: Nikon has updated the firmware for it’s P7000 compact shooter. A few more fixes in the pipe here, as explained on their site:

Modifications enabled with firmware Ver. 1.1

• Image recording time at image quality settings that include NRW (RAW) has been reduced.

• Lens control has been optimized to reduce the frequency with which the “Initializing lens. Cannot focus.” message is displayed.

• An issue that, in some rare cases, prevented zoom operation has been resolved.

• An issue that caused the monitor display to exhibit a loss of detail in highlights (blown highlights) when the shutter-release button was pressed halfway with Active D-Lighting enabled has been resolved.

If you use Windows, click here: http://nikonasia-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6926

If you’re more a Mac person, try this one: http://nikonasia-en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6927

And, lastly, Apple is pushing a RAW support update for Aperture and iPhoto supporting seven new cameras, including the popular Nikon D7000 and the Panasonic GH2. Obviously you Mac users know how to get those through the usual channels.

Firmware Version 1.2.2 incorporates the following fixes.

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
2. Fixes the AF point-selection behavior of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. pattern) custom function when set to [1].
3. Fixes the AF point display for the viewfinder electronic level when shooting in the vertical position.
4. Corrects misspellings in the Spanish and Thai menus for applicable products.

The Version 1.2.2 firmware is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.2.1. If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.2.2, it is not necessary to update the firmware. Note that cameras with the Version 1.2.2 firmware (and also Versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1) cannot be downgraded to a previous firmware version (such as Version 1.1.0).

Itchin’ to have your Thai more grammatically correct? Then hit the external link below and fire it up.

I’m unsure where you actually go to find that firmware update, but maybe if you happen to own a ZS7 you’ll know anyway.

Aaaand… that’s about it. Find links for them via the source button down yon.