Canon U.S.A. Announces a Host of Firmware Updates for Professional Imaging Products

MELVILLE, N.Y., April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced upcoming firmware updates for several professional imaging products, such as XF-AVC 4K 30p recording on the popular XF705 Professional Camcorder. These firmware updates provide improved workflow, ease-of-use, file editing compatibility with popular NLE systems, and creative flexibility for products in the Cinema EOS, Professional Camcorder, and 4K Reference Display lines.

Firmware updates for the EOS C300 Mark III, EOS C500 Mark II, EOS C700, EOS C700 FF, EOS C700 GS, EOS C200, and EOS C200B Cinema Cameras will allow for support of the new CINE-SERVO 25-250mm T2.95-3.95 (CN10x25 IAS S) Cinema Lens. Additional free firmware updates are as follows:

    --  The XF705 Professional Camcorder update will include the addition of
        several recording formats, such as XF-AVC 8-bit 4:2:0 up to 4K 30p and
        MP4 8-bit 4:2:0 up to FHD 60p. Other updates include pull-down 60p
        signal to 24p/30p recording, browser remote use for both Wi-Fi® and
        Ethernet connections, and HDR high-frame shooting support.
    --  The EOS C300 Mark III Digital Cinema Camera update will now show the
        chosen resolution and color sampling settings on the onscreen display by
        default.
    --  The EOS C500 Mark II Digital Cinema Camera update will allow for support
        of XF-AVC Long GOP and XF-AVC Proxy format, 3 or 5 seconds pre-recording
        ability, pull-down 60p signal to 24p/30p recording, "magnify" assignable
        button change, and user ability to give two files an identical name when
        recording from both card slots.
    --  The EOS C700, C700 FF, and C700 GS Digital Cinema Cameras will update
        the Slow & Fast Motion display, including changing "REC" and "STBY"
        notification colors from white to red and green respectively.
    --  The EOS C200 and C200B update will allow for support of pull-down 60p
        signal to 24p/30p recording and the simultaneous use of both HDMI and
        SDI ports.
    --  The DP-V1710, DP-V1711, DP-V2410, DP-V2411, DP-V2420, DP-V2421, and
        DP-V3120 4K Reference Display updates include support for the reading of
        3D-LUT/1D- LUT files in .cube LUT file format and tracking of errors to
        USB memory. Other updated support includes HDR monitoring assist
        functions such as the ability to check XY chromaticity value of pixels,
        area markers will be simultaneously displayed in two locations,
        expansion of the safety zone/grid markers, and the ability to highlight
        the areas above the desired luminance range. Also, the update will
        support enhanced ease-of-use and workflow with third party cameras.
    --  The DP-V2411, DP-V1711 and DPV-1710 4K Reference Displays update will
        improve full-screen black level all the way down to .001 nits. This is a
        major upgrade over the previous specification of .005 nits.

Paid Firmware Updates Details Are as Follows:

    --  The DP-V1711 and DP-V1710 4K Reference Displays paid firmware updates
        will offer an upgrade license and will raise full-screen peak luminance
        from 600 to 1000 nits. Also, full-screen peak luminance is now supported
        by a local dimming algorithm from 300 to 600 nits. The combined
        updates/upgrades listed here (both paid and free) for these reference
        displays would completely overhaul the image quality, which would be an
        impressive 1,000,000:1 full-screen contrast ratio.

To learn more about the firmware updates and their availability, please visit, usa.canon.com/support

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $33 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2019(**) and was named one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2020. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.

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