It seems Canon is quietly updating firmware on multiple EOS R cameras. The first camera to be updated was the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, as we reported a new version 1.1.4 being installed on customer cameras earlier this month.
Now we have reports that the Canon EOS R5 is returning from service with firmware v1.8.2. The current downloadable firmware version is 1.8.1, which was made available in March, 2023.
We have seen this happen before, but once these reports start rolling out, historically, an update soon becomes available for download. That’s not the case here, as the updated EOS R6 Mark II still hasn’t received a downloadable update.
We don’t know what these firmware updates are addressing, or why these versions haven’t been made available for download.
If we had to guess, and we could be wrong. They’re fixing a bug that exists in both cameras, but its not widespread enough to release the firmware to the masses, and they continue to work on other things for a new firmware version coming in the future.
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