Canon releases 1.3.1 firmware update for EOS R6 after 1.3.0 caused video bug

TheBestCameraIsTheOneYouActuallyShoot

You could print (or order a custom printed version) adhesive foil and apply whatever look you like. But like Archlich mentioned, it is quite time consuming applying it perfectly

Apr 2, 2021permalink

hunk

Order a custom printed version with the exact same surrounding as you are photographing in. You will be perfectly camouflaged and as long as you use ES you wil be able to work freely in new, creative situations. Like following a gang when they go on a violent robbery. Maybe climb over a fence and photograph lions close up. Street photography as well.

Apr 3, 2021permalink

Orim_70

The color of the R6 above shows the target audience. No worries about the firmware, go out to the playground :-D

Apr 2, 2021permalink

tirmite

Another Sony fan boy?

Apr 2, 2021permalink

Orim_70

Absolutely not. After I saw this picture I'm now all in to buy a R6 for my 3 yrs old son. Not sure if a Lego R6 maybe will be enough - because of the firmware bugs :-D

Apr 2, 2021permalink

(unknown member)

Well, the R6 is #1 on all the “top selling” lists. Maybe this is why!😀

Apr 3, 2021permalink

I think they took April 1st a little too far with v1.3.0, hardy har har.

Apr 2, 2021permalink

They should have called it v1.4.0 ;-)

Apr 2, 2021permalink

Ruy Penalva

They dropped the firmware without any warning. I never be the first to actualize mine. A shame!

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Maybe Topaz should buy Canon. I see similar software testing philosophies in play here.

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

justmeMN

It sounds like Canon had a really fast turnaround time on the fix though.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Yeah, well, Topaz can fix that.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

@Glen why should Topaz fix it when Canon already released a fix? They're damn fast

Apr 2, 2021permalink

@PredatorsPrey - You missed the sarcasm I was trying to convey.

Apr 2, 2021permalink

Photomonkey

I am all in on the Hello Kitty look.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

justmeMN

That would be good for street photographers. Who would want to beat up a photographer holding a camera that looks like that? :-)

Apr 1, 2021permalink

@justmeMN - Who wouldn't?

Apr 1, 2021permalink

forest dream

After saw these comments, Ricoh may release Hello GR III with Kitty Limited edition (with Hello Kitty camera hand strap) 😛

Apr 2, 2021*permalink

Mr_Win

Those canons are big cameras, can’t pull off the look, but a hump less camera with small group, could. Nobody is being fooled to believe this is a toy camera.

Apr 2, 2021*permalink

photography-lover

I told you guys... Nikon is a dying company, they can’t release a bug free software,....

Oops... sorry, this is Canon news?

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Yeah, it's pretty hard getting things sorted. Software bug, shutter failure, oil spreader, star eater and so on. I see how you got confused as it happens with every manufacturer ;-)

Apr 2, 2021permalink

forest dream

Are camera market still continue shrink? If yes, all camera maker may dying in future.

Apr 2, 2021*permalink

Echo Gallery

Canon is copying a page from the Leica playbook. Cameras aren't just for expressing your inner artist, they're a fashion statement.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

TheBestCameraIsTheOneYouActuallyShoot

I think the Hello Kitty wrap is an after-market product, I suspect you could "upgrade" your R6 (or many other cameras) after a short time exploring Ali Express.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

catlyn

That R6 available in Hello Kitty...

Apr 1, 2021permalink

I'm not going to lie, they did a great job applying that skin lol. It looks good.

Apr 2, 2021permalink

marshwader

Can you buy that hello kitty jacket for the R6? Is there a version for the R5? Must be a Japanese vendor. Any ideas?

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

I'd assume Chinese (due to licencing), or Taiwanese, Haven't found this one yet though... many others...
https://www.lifeguard-design.com/products/lifeguard-canoneosr6-cameraskin

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

MikeRan

Taiwanese love hello kitty. So much so that they have airplanes painted hello kitty and hello kitty seats, pillows and meals. I was on one once from Taipei to Narita. It was an interesting experience.

Apr 2, 2021permalink

Djehuty

I mean i've seen the questionable taste that is blue camo skins on cameras but what are those.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Mike Sandman

We're used to an April 1st treat from dPreview - something like "Apple enters mirrorless ILC market." If the Hello Kitty-skinned R6 is the only joke we'll see today, you folks in Seattle need to send your senses of humor in for service.

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

Gannon Burgett

@Mike Sandman: 2020 drained us of what humor remained.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Mike Sandman

So Apple isn't going to enter the mirrorless ILC market???

Apr 1, 2021permalink

@Gannon Burgett - It's hard to be funny when reality tops anything one can dream up!

Apr 2, 2021permalink

IR1234

Firmware blah blah

Can we just cut the nonsense and get to the Hello Kitty skin?

Apr 1, 2021permalink

3V AudioVideo

But that's what the 1.3 firmware does. Transforms the body into a Hello Kitty ;)

Apr 1, 2021permalink

IR1234

I'm in. Just something so different than a boring black camera.

Apr 4, 2021permalink

well the most interesting thing in this article is that perfectly applied hello kitty skin...

whats up with that ?

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Horshack

I'm guessing whoever owns that Kitty-wrapped R6 takes photos that are lot more fun and interesting than the ones I take.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Terry McDonagh

Anyone else have an R5 and getting the iso jumping to Auto mode when in complete manual still set up. I have no buttons assigned to iso and this has happened to me twice now!! bit irritating and I will be sending the camera back as it's just new. On the old and the new firmware same problem??

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Bolaji P

What about the control ring on the lens, check to make sure it is not assigned to ISO.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

SomeGuyWithACamera

hello ᓚᘏᗢ

Apr 1, 2021permalink

SomeGuyWithACamera

I'll say this, that's one well-applied wrap.

Wait, what was the article about?

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

NowHearThis

I'm usually somewhat indifferent to camera skins. I've never seen one that looks good. But the one pictured is the first I would call a truly fugly pos. But, since I'm having a good day, I'll say something positive.... I'm happy to know that the owner will never experience the sorrow from having their gear stolen.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Mr Bolton

It looks like something my daughters would have enjoyed when they were little. I can't imagine clothing my camera this way, but Hello Kitty is pretty big in a lot of places.

I've seen far worse.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

its definitely a girl thing .

now the hasselblad lunar and solar .... are like cameras that should have been released this 1st day of april

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

Johans81

Or they just do it for fun , still works as good .

Apr 1, 2021permalink

If you want to photograph your kids, while still young, could be a plan...

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Kevin DiOssi

From what I’ve read, the bug was under a very specific use case where you operated the camera in high frame rates and crop mode at the same time. I didn’t experience any issues with mine shooting photo/video the day after the release, but I didn’t shoot in crop mode so that would make sense. Glad to see a fix was turned out in less than 48 hours.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Supisiche

UwU (っ◕‿◕)っ

Apr 1, 2021permalink

mick232

The QA department could only test the camera for 20 minutes due to overheating. That is why this bug went unnoticed.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

epambos

(≗ ᆽ ≗)
Is the error specific to the Hello Kitty model of the Canon R6 alone?

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

Jeff Peterman

I think it had a sensor that decides that someone with a Hello Kitty wrapped camera is not someone who deserves the camera, and so kills the camera.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Leitz

Don't confuse Canon with Apple please :)

Apr 1, 2021permalink

EmotionBlur

Well, that was quick!

Apr 1, 2021permalink

(unknown member)

It must have been something simple. They turned it around quick.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Jeff Peterman

They just had to turn off the "Hello Kitty wrap detector."

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Niko Todd

I want Star Wars case with R5D4 exploding animation on the error screen!

Apr 1, 2021permalink

instantes

Forget about the firmware update and let's talk about that Hello Kitty wrap. :)

Apr 1, 2021permalink

J A C S

I am waiting for the Hi Doggy one.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

BrentSchumer

It's so rad, in that Japanese way.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

G Dickson

LOL!!!

Apr 1, 2021permalink

DeputyDD

I can't believe I've never thought to wrap my kit in Hello Kitty, what else can you find, I looked and nothing ! DPReview - you need to get on these wraps quick!

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Coldpaw

I agree completely, I don't even own the Canon, but that Hello Kitty skin instantly got my interest!

Apr 2, 2021permalink

Vladyslav Kosulin

This was fast.
But so obvious bug questions the Canon software team quality control precedures.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

As the President of IBM once said, "there is no such thing as a completely de-bugged programme".

Apr 1, 2021permalink

mick232

Was that the same IBM president who said: "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."?

Apr 1, 2021permalink

(unknown member)

There's an urband legend I haven't seen in a while. They just don't die.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

hampshirejohn

@mick232
It's widely attributed to Thomas J Watson in 1943. Unfortunately there is no evidence he ever actually said it.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

(unknown member)

Here is the actual quote from Watson speaking about IBMs history at a stockholders meeting in 1953.

"IBM had developed a paper plan for such a machine and took this paper plan across the country to some 20 concerns that we thought could use such a machine. I would like to tell you that the machine rents for between $12,000 and $18,000 a month, so it was not the type of thing that could be sold from place to place. But, as a result of our trip, on which we expected to get orders for five machines, we came home with orders for 18."

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

Apocryphal or not, it is a good "quote" that somebody important should have allegedly said or not as the case may or may not be. Which is a shame because it is very true.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

@River Runner, Urban legends never die, they just turn into fact.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Jeff Peterman

Never let facts get in the way of a good story.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

@Jeff, That's the MO of every tabloid.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Djehuty

Well if quantum supercomputers become a thing, you might very well be using only 5 computers to run the world's computing needs.

Apr 1, 2021permalink

the river runner comment explains the truth is not far from the legend

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Djehuty said:
"Well if quantum supercomputers become a thing, you might very well be using only 5 computers to run the world's computing needs."

and we can quote you on that in about 50 years? is april 1st you know !

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Johans81

Must say its pretty high . Was just a minor bug that got fixed extremtly fast . Canons cameras are usually pretty bugfree compared to other brands and its usually pretty small bugs ......or phenomen 😃

Apr 1, 2021permalink

Vladyslav Kosulin

A documented bug is not a bug. It is a feature. Any software developer knows this 😉

Apr 1, 2021*permalink

Intel don't have processor bug lists or errata, they have specification updates...

Apr 1, 2021permalink