Turning on the camera after installing I was asked my preferred language and then I was asked to set a numerical password. A numerical keyboard pops up. Confirm the password. Upon turning on the camera again I was asked to enter the password. After entering the password I had chosen I was given the option to never have the password asked for again. Having chosen that, upon the next turn on, no password was asked for. And my settings were not lost.
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I Installed the New Firmware with Password (R8)
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Am I the only one who finds the concept of setting a password for a camera deeply worrying, even if it’s not asked for again - perhaps at some point it will be needed again? I hope you wrote it down…
PS I just read the long thread on security, and I think there may be some useful answers there.
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So now anyone can pickup and shoot. What’s the difference?
The password locks out the wifi, bluetooth, and USB if I understand the patch notes right. But I haven't updated my camera yet to test anything.
Pierre Lagarde
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Why are you skipping? The password or other issues? I think the password will be around for all future FW updates.Very good to know how it works - many thanks for posting that.
Still, I'll be skipping this one
I also did my R6II. Tried to stop the password from always asking but had to try a few times. You have to instruct it but also check the box beside it.
Now I see that Canon has advised to not install for the R1 and R5II. Is this across the board for all the bodies?
Now I see that Canon has advised to not install for the R1 and R5II. Is this across the board for all the bodies?
We are well past the stage to argue we may forget the passwords. There are just too many places and services where we use passwords already. Whether you reuse them, use a password manager or another way to remember them is really up to you, but it's fairly ubiquitous enough to matter if one more device needed it now
Not defending the canon implementation here, there are probably other ways to implement this. While a discussion on that may be useful, I am not going to simply worry about it.
The password. It appears to offer no benefit to me and it's new functionality, and new functionality nearly always has wrinkles that need smoothing out.
Now if another update comes out that brings something I actually want or need, then that may shift the balance for me. In the meantime plenty of people will install the new update, and I'll get to see from reactions on here and other forums how that goes. If it proves to be a PITA in some circumstances, maybe Canon will be pressured to adjust how it works to make it less problematic by the time I end up with it.
As an aside, I wonder how the pwd thing works for used gear being sold on. Presumably the "reset to factory settings" will wipe the pwd prior to sale, but presumably you'll have to enter the password in order to use the reset function (otherwise the pwd wouldn't be much protection) ????
No. I think the use of a password to access your camera is ridiculous. What security concerns are there in photos you have taken? I’m not upgrading. Hope there is a way to bypass or eliminate it.
I could understand security concerns for professional photographers, as their pictures are their income and for people that might take inappropriate photos that they would not want others to see (i.g. nudes, etc.), until they can remove them from the camera or format the card.
David Hull
Veteran Member
Thats fine but 1 1 1 1 1 1 would be easier. The trouble is, each time you pick the camera up, you have to flip the little flip screen out and punch in the number. Apparently, that's true even if it has been hanging around your neck for a while and has powered down. By that time, that elusive once-in-a-lifetime shot is gone.Mines easy. 1 2 3 4 5 6
It looks like you have the option of telling it to ignore the PW but then what is the purpose of having it in the first place.
They should just ask "do you want to set a PW... Y/N"
I would like to hear from those who actually fired up this new FW how it actually works.
Ephemeris
Veteran Member
Because some features such as changing network connections, connecting to networks still require the password. You are not telling it to ignore the password except on boot up where you can opt not to type it inThats fine but 1 1 1 1 1 1 would be easier. The trouble is, each time you pick the camera up, you have to flip the little flip screen out and punch in the number. Apparently, that's true even if it has been hanging around your neck for a while and has powered down. By that time, that elusive once-in-a-lifetime shot is gone.Mines easy. 1 2 3 4 5 6
It looks like you have the option of telling it to ignore the PW but then what is the purpose of having it in the first place.
Ephemeris
Veteran Member
It specifically isn't related to images recorded but that of access to the camera via networks or physically.
Ephemeris
Veteran Member
Just the r1 and r52 due to an issue recording and playing back video on >2tb cards.
We have the latest installed on all bodies now.
You seem to have misunderstood what the password is protecting, it's not for images. You can pull out the card and the images are not protected in any way. There is a way to eliminate it if all you are worried about it being asked for taking photos, it offers to do just that right after you set the password
Pierre Lagarde
Leading Member
Sorry, but why shouldn't it just offers the ability to not set a password, simply ? This implementation is abysmal.
whazzup
Leading Member
I also upgraded the R6II and entered a password, and bypassed it. I wonder if this is a response to the concern some have brought about camera theft. It may not eliminate theft, but it puts a speed-bump in the way., Any way the camera manufacturers can make it less desirable to attack us on holiday is a step in the right direction. Anyway, since it can be bypassed, no worry on this end.
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