Canon 5d2 black dot firmware solution

<p>Just got call from canon. They said canon's tech and development is now working on a firmward to solve for the "black dot phenominum", they did not say how long it would take to complete but that is how they will solve the problem.</p>

<p>They've been saying that for a while now. It appears that the "black dot" fix will indeed be a firmware update. See the letter from Canon at the bottom of this page <a href="http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/eos_5D2_black_dots.html">http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/eos_5D2_black_dots.html</a></p>

<p>Looks like they're also working on a fix for a banding issue that some users have seen when using the sRAW1 format.</p>

<p>None of this is particularly surprising. Pretty much every camera gets firmware updates after release to cure the bugs that they find.</p>

<p>Almost every DSLR gets firmware updates. And quite right too.</p>

<p>Canon appear to have stopped releasing firmware updates for P&S digital cameras. I suspect they're annoyed about CHDK unlocking all sorts of nice features, so they're witholding firmware releases. They are updating firmware through the life of a model, just not making it available publicly. It appears to me that the consumer is being denied bug fixes as a result of this.</p>

<p>Henry</p>

<p>The banding issue is not just for sRAW. Canon have also acknowledged that Highlight Tone Priority causes banding. (it does not cause banding in the 1Ds3 camera...)<br>

http://www.afashionshooter.com/2008/12/20/5d2-af-in-dim-light/</p>