G-2 new firmware 1.0.1.0 improvements ONLY

rshhung · Jan 21, 2002

I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll list them below what other users have reported:

1) Battery charging fixed - official statement
2) Focus faster
3) Puts it in ready mode quicker when first switched on
4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)

5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X without any hardware upgrade (???)

Anything else in
1) color handling
2) sharpness
3) focus in dark settings
4) flash light accuracy
5) Macro
6) handling of WB
7) Anything that you found but not listed

Tony Lau #65171 · Jan 21, 2002

rshhung said:
1) Battery charging fixed - official statement

That will be nice...

rshhung said:
2) Focus faster

Super...

rshhung said:
3) Puts it in ready mode quicker when first switched on

Um.. .ok, but I think G2 is pretty fast as it is.

rshhung said:
4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)

Uh? Questionable...

rshhung said:
5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

That's certainly a joke.

Tony Lau #65171 · Jan 21, 2002

Actually, the only improvement(fix) is the internal charging function... at least that's what Canon says.

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/PSG2/PSG2_Firmware-e.html

Kenn Hwang60633 · Jan 21, 2002

I'd say most of the non-official statements are probably a bit of wishful thinking on all of our parts - wouldn't Canon be quick to trumpet the fact that the camera is now even faster (and possibly get Phil to do a retest on his Files Sizes and Timings page)? I for one have not noticed any speed increase or operational differences, though I've only taken a few quick in-office pictures after the update

Tony Lau #65171 said:
Tony Lau #65171 said:

4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)

Click to expand...

If true, this could mean it's just optimized the flash brightness, though I'd have to say my G2 is more prone to over rather than underexposure...

Tony Lau #65171 said:
Tony Lau #65171 said:

5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

Click to expand...

Yay, this explains why Canon put on a 5x zoom lens but only restricted it to 108mm :

coelcanth · Jan 21, 2002

Without a doubt, the focusing is faster than it originally was...

maybe you are just snapping pictures... but when I half depress the shutter to get a focus and exposure lock the focus box turns green and the camera is ready to shoot much faster than it would have before the update.
I really am surprised everyone isn't noticing this right away

Kenn Hwang said:
I'd say most of the non-official statements are probably a bit of
wishful thinking on all of our parts - wouldn't Canon be quick to
trumpet the fact that the camera is now even faster (and possibly
get Phil to do a retest on his Files Sizes and Timings page)? I for
one have not noticed any speed increase or operational differences,
though I've only taken a few quick in-office pictures after the
update

Martin Stefanus Tedjawardhana · Jan 21, 2002

coelcanth said:
I really am surprised everyone isn't noticing this right away

I did notice it right away.

Martin

David J B. · Jan 21, 2002

I noticed right away that the focus is MUCH faster!

Try a pre-focus by pressing the shutter halfway - it's unmistakable!--------------- http://www.pbase.com/djblauer/other_stuff

rshhung · Jan 21, 2002

The focus is not only faster but I somehow noticed its more accurate, especially in dark environment. In the old firmware, not only the focus was slow, it sometimes give false signal that the object was in focus (turn green) but in fact it was not. May be its only me, I somehow notice its less prone to minute handshakes as well. I had a lot of problem with handshare in slow shutter but it seems to have improved somewhat. Have you noticed anything else?

Martin Stefanus said:
Martin Stefanus Tedjawardhana said:

I really am surprised everyone isn't noticing this right away

Click to expand...

I did notice it right away.

Martin

morris · Jan 21, 2002

The firmware update program has been made XP compatible.

Morris

HSH said:
I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:

1) Battery charging fixed - official statement
2) Focus faster
3) Puts it in ready mode quicker when first switched on
4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)
5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

Anything else in
1) color handling
2) sharpness
3) focus in dark settings
4) flash light accuracy
5) Macro
6) handling of WB
7) Anything that you found but not listed

OldDigiman · Jan 21, 2002

Tony 'Trog' Lau said:
Tony Lau #65171 said:

5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

Click to expand...

That's certainly a joke.

No joke, plus I hacked the firmware before I uploaded it and got 10x optical zoom.

;-/

Alan

NickD · Jan 21, 2002

Coelcanth

OK, So the focus is faster but more importantly is it sharper, ie does it focus better than before.

Nick

coelcanth said:
Kenn Hwang said:

I'd say most of the non-official statements are probably a bit of
wishful thinking on all of our parts - wouldn't Canon be quick to
trumpet the fact that the camera is now even faster (and possibly
get Phil to do a retest on his Files Sizes and Timings page)? I for
one have not noticed any speed increase or operational differences,
though I've only taken a few quick in-office pictures after the
update

Click to expand...

blulegend · Jan 21, 2002

Nick Doum said:
Coelcanth

OK, So the focus is faster but more importantly is it sharper, ie
does it focus better than before.

Nick

Not sure yet if it changed the accuracy and precision of the focus, but it's still faster.---Jack==================Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/blulegend/Curr: Canon PowerShot G2Prev: CP995, CP880, S10, S20, Oly D-340R

FSC65740 · Jan 21, 2002

I agree. Its one of the things I noticed immediately after the upgrade. Half pressing you get the focus beep a lot quicker.

It is very common for manufacturers to not disclose everything that's included in an upgrade. As someone else mentioned if they listed everything they are somewhat admitting that they initially released a camera with a bunch of bugs.

coelcanth said:
Kenn Hwang said:

I'd say most of the non-official statements are probably a bit of
wishful thinking on all of our parts - wouldn't Canon be quick to
trumpet the fact that the camera is now even faster (and possibly
get Phil to do a retest on his Files Sizes and Timings page)? I for
one have not noticed any speed increase or operational differences,
though I've only taken a few quick in-office pictures after the
update

Click to expand...

Rado · Jan 21, 2002

Also check if the Auto WB has improved. I bought my G2 with firmware 1.0.1.0 and the Auto WB is very accurate in most situations.

Regards,

Rado

Tarpon6 · Jan 21, 2002

No doubt, 100% undeniable. The autofocus is definitely faster. I was somewhat skeptical so I autofocused and messed around with the camera a little to get a baseline and then did the firmware updat. Wow that's fast! Wasn't the slow autofocus one of the G2 critics biggest complaints? No more. This is a very big benefit and will allow you to grab many more usable "action" shots.

OK I admit I didn't get the 5x optical zoom, maybe with the next firmware, but this fast autofocus is NICE!

Dan

HSH said:
I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:

1) Battery charging fixed - official statement
2) Focus faster
3) Puts it in ready mode quicker when first switched on
4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)
5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

Anything else in
1) color handling
2) sharpness
3) focus in dark settings
4) flash light accuracy
5) Macro
6) handling of WB
7) Anything that you found but not listed

Eug · Jan 21, 2002

Well, I can't compare, since I never had the old one, but the current firmware still doesn't focus in low light as well as I had hoped. My ancient Rebel SII SLR still does quite a bit better at times.

HSH said:
I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:

1) Battery charging fixed - official statement
2) Focus faster
3) Puts it in ready mode quicker when first switched on
4) One thread claims G2's flash is now more powerful (?)
5) One thread claims it has increased the optical zoom to 5X
without any hardware upgrade (???)

Anything else in
1) color handling
2) sharpness
3) focus in dark settings
4) flash light accuracy
5) Macro
6) handling of WB
7) Anything that you found but not listed

Louis Dagenais · Jan 21, 2002

HSH said:
I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:
...

Has anyone checked manual focusing yet?

The zoomed picture seems a lot clearer than in the past. The last time I tried using manual focus was some weeks ago, but I remember being less than impressed with the image. If anyone has not yet upgraded, check the quality of the zoomed up image in manual focus mode before and after the firmware upgrade.

Cheers,

--Louis

Dave.L · Jan 21, 2002

Louis Dagenais said:
HSH said:

I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:
...

Click to expand...

Has anyone checked manual focusing yet?

The zoomed picture seems a lot clearer than in the past. The last
time I tried using manual focus was some weeks ago, but I remember
being less than impressed with the image. If anyone has not yet
upgraded, check the quality of the zoomed up image in manual focus
mode before and after the firmware upgrade.

Cheers,

Just checked manual focusing. Maybe because I dont believe all these claims about this amazing firmware upgrade.

But then again you might be right.

Regards

Dave. L

Member said:
--
Louis

blulegend · Jan 21, 2002

The manual focus zoom window looks much clearer and easier to tell if the subject is sharp or blurry.

-Jack

Louis Dagenais said:
HSH said:

I have read so many threads in this forum about this new firmware
but none focused on findings of the likely improvements. I'll
list them below what other users have reported:
...

Click to expand...

Has anyone checked manual focusing yet?

The zoomed picture seems a lot clearer than in the past. The last
time I tried using manual focus was some weeks ago, but I remember
being less than impressed with the image. If anyone has not yet
upgraded, check the quality of the zoomed up image in manual focus
mode before and after the firmware upgrade.

Cheers,

--
Louis

---Jack==================Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/blulegend/Curr: Canon PowerShot G2Prev: CP995, CP880, S10, S20, Oly D-340R

bhays · Jan 21, 2002

blulegend said:
The manual focus zoom window looks much clearer and easier to tell
if the subject is sharp or blurry.

I agree, I had a hard time in the past with the manual focus for this reason. It looks much better to me know...

If canon meant to make these extra changes, why wouldnt they mention it?

-ben---www.brhphoto.com

G-2 new firmware 1.0.1.0 improvements ONLY

Well-known member

Leading Member

Leading Member

Well-known member

Member

Forum Enthusiast

Leading Member

Well-known member

morris

Guest

Senior Member

Well-known member

Senior Member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Leading Member

Senior Member

Louis Dagenais

Guest

Active member

Senior Member

Active member

Keyboard shortcuts