Canon EOS R Firmware Version 1.20 to be Released on April 18, 2019

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On March 27th Canon announced the new firmware update version 1.20 for Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. And according to Canon Canada, this new Canon EOS R Firmware Version 1.20 will be released on April 18, 2019.

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Firmware version 1.2.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes.

Enhancements:

  • Eye-detection AF
    • Supports Servo AF when shooting still images.
    • Now available when shooting movies regardless of “Movie Servo AF” setting.
  • Small AF Frame Size
    • Supports Servo AF when shooting still images.
    • Now available when shooting movies regardless of “Movie Servo AF” setting.

Fixes:

  1. Under certain conditions, the electronic level displayed in the electronic viewfinder did not display properly.
  2. Under certain conditions information displayed in the electronic viewfinder was not properly rotated.
  3. Under certain conditions updating the firmware for the wireless file transmitter, WFT-E7 was not possible.

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