I have lost track of firmware updates. My priorities are/were: i) reliability near freezing, ii) older batteries working (better), iii) (much lower priority to me) higher frame rate on video for slow mo (with older batteries).
I have focussed on travel and am moving into my backpacking season and have not paid attention to updates.
The only interesting feature mentioned in the update is being able to set the number of frames in precapture - but I don't think I am likely to use it because the real challenge for me is that at 30fps, culling is so much work even without this new feature, thus culling a bit more on an already culling example needs more of a software fix (better Lightroom than camera).
I have mostly used my r5 lately even though I have the R5ii because - its has better very high ISO performance for wildlife, it has better iso performance for stills, it is more reliable in the cold near zero, it uses all of my (old) batteries, and I would lose less if someone steals it or it drops in the water. And when backpacking I have used my r8 for lessor weight. I am going to shoot whales and otters next week and will be in the debate (precapture, more fps, slightly better af vs less to lose if I dump it in the ocean off my kayak).
There is no mention of my biggest issues i) cold weather performance, and ii) use of older batteries in this release. Have they fixed this in previous updates? Fall keeps getting closer.
I have lost track of firmware updates. My priorities are/were: i) reliability near freezing, ii) older batteries working (better), iii) (much lower priority to me) higher frame rate on video for slow mo (with older batteries).
I have focussed on travel and am moving into my backpacking season and have not paid attention to updates.
The only interesting feature mentioned in the update is being able to set the number of frames in precapture - but I don't think I am likely to use it because the real challenge for me is that at 30fps, culling is so much work even without this new feature, thus culling a bit more on an already culling example needs more of a software fix (better Lightroom than camera).
I have mostly used my r5 lately even though I have the R5ii because - its has better very high ISO performance for wildlife, it has better iso performance for stills, it is more reliable in the cold near zero, it uses all of my (old) batteries, and I would lose less if someone steals it or it drops in the water. And when backpacking I have used my r8 for lessor weight.
There is no mention of my biggest issues i) cold weather performance, and ii) use of older batteries in this release. Have they fixed this in previous updates? Fall keeps getting closer.
Jul 21, 2025 at 09:32 AM
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