EOS C300 Mark II Firmware Update version 1.0.5.1 00

This firmware update (Version 1.0.5.1 00) incorporates the following correction.  

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the image stabilisation function of some lenses

※1 may not operate under certain combinations of settings such as slow & fast motion recording mode.

EF 35mm f/2 IS USM 
EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM 
EF 200mm f/2L IS USM 
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM 
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM 
EF 300mm f/4L IS USM 
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM 
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM 
EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM 
EF 400mm f/4L DO IS II USM 
EF 500mm f/4L IS USM EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM 
EF 600mm f/4L IS USM 
EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM 
EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM 
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 
EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM 
EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM 
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM 
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM 
EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM 
EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM 
EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM 
EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM 
EF 100-400mm f/4.5/5.6L IS II USM 
EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM 
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM 
EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM 

 For your information, this firmware also includes the changes in Firmware Version 1.0.4.1.00 which was released on 28 July 2016. 

1.  Adds Canon Log 3. 

2. Reduces Canon Log 2 noise in dark areas.

3. Enables magnification to be used even during recording.*2

4. The following features are enabled when these lenses are attached: CN7x17 KAS S/E1*3, CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S or CN20x50 IAS H/E1 *3. 

Enables autofocus using the Dual Pixel CMOS AF function. (Not applicable to the CN20x50 IAS H/E1 lens) Enables the joystick on the camera’s grip unit to be set to operate the zoom. 
Enables control of iris to be set to manual operation, and control of focus, zoom and iris using the separately sold Remote Controller RC-V100.
Enables automatic aperture and push auto iris functions. 
Enables retrieval of metadata, such as the model name and the focal distance of the lens attached, and display of metadata on the camera, 

5. Enables Dual Pixel Function when these lenses are attached: CN7x17 KAS S/E1 lens, CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S lens or any of the EF cinema prime lenses.

6. Adds peripheral illumination/chromatic aberration correction for the following lenses: 

COMPACT-SERVO lenses: 
CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S -

CINE-SERVO lenses: 
CN20x50 IAS H/E1 -

EF lenses:
EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 
EF 50mm f/1.8 STM 
EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM 7.

7. Enhances menu operations so that settings related to resolution/color sampling, etc. are retained to the extent possible when changing recording settings such as the frame rate.

8. Supports ACESproxy (ACES 1.0). 

9. Alleviates the black-dot phenomenon that appears in the periphery of high-brightness light sources.  

*1 Gamma information will not be shown correctly in the metadata of clips filmed on the Canon Log3 Gamma setting included in Firmware Version 1.0.4.1.00 and above when using the bundled software application Canon XF Utility 3.0 or earlier. Therefore, we recommend our customers install Canon XF Utility 3.1. The installer for this application has already been released.

*2 “Face detection and tracking” and live view display using Browser Remote do not work when magnification during recording is On. 

*3 The firmware of the lenses must also be update.5  

Caution: 

You cannot perform the firmware update using CFast 2.0 cards. Please use a commercially available SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card that is 64MB or more for the firmware update. 

Firmware version 1.0.5.1.00 is for updating Cinema EOS C300 Mark II cameras running firmware version 1.0.0.1.00 - 1.0.4.1.00. If your camera's firmware is already version 1.0.5.1.00, it is not necessary to update the firmware. Once the camera is updated to the latest version, it cannot be restored to a previous version. 

For more information on this Firmware Update click here.