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New Canon 5D Mark II firmware scheduled for March, updates video features

Update: March 19, 2010: And we're back. Canon claims it's fixed the audio recording glitch it introduced with Firmware 2.0.3 and it's up to 2.0.4, which you can download at the link below. My suggestion (which I make about all firmware and driver updates) is unless you're experiencing a specific problem that the update purports to fix, it always pays to wait at least a week for reports of software-induced mayhem to emerge.

Update March 18, 2010: But wait! If you go to Canon's USA site there's now a cautionary … Read more

Apple adds some Panasonic raw-image support

Alongside Aperture 3, Apple also updated its software for handling a range of raw photo formats this week with support for two out of three of Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds compact cameras and some other models.

The Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 lets photographers see and process the raw files from Panasonic's DMC-G1 and GH1, but not the newer and smaller GF1 Panasonic announced in September.

That latter fact led to complaints and some possible workarounds on Apple's forums. Another way around missing raw support is to use Adobe's DNG Converter, which often supports … Read more