Yeah… The latest Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware v2.0.3 is out. It’s time to download it. Hey, you have Canon EOS 5D Mark II already? In my dream maybe, I still don’t have money to buy it. This is for those who lucky enough to own it. There are several enhancements in this firmware release and mostly in movie function.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware v2.0.3 Features

1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates
   NTSC:
   1920×1080:30 fps (changed – actual 29.97fps)
   1920×1080:24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
   640×480:30 fps (changed – actual 29.97fps)
   PAL:
   1920×1080:25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
   1920×1080:24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
   640×480:25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
2. Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
3. Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
4. Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
5. Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
6. Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)

Download Canon EOS 5D Mark II Firmware v2.0.3 for Windows here and Mac OS X here. And the Firmware Update Procedures here.

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Yeah… I am thinking of selling my precious Canon EOS 400D lately. And started involve actively in photography forum to find out the best selling price for it. Then found this Canon EOS 400D Firmware Hack that interested me. Huh? What are the benefits for hacking the old 400D?

Spot metering with ISO 3200

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Garmin Nuvi 200W can use tracking function now. You did not read it wrong. Yes, Garmin Nuvi 200W can record tracks right now. Its smaller brother Garmin Nuvi 200 can record tracks long time ago with certain firmware like v3.40. However, Garmin Nuvi 200W does not. But it changed after I received call from my friend, CC. He told me that someone created several firmware patches to enable tracking function. Thanks everyone who contributed it. Anyway, I did not use the tracking function yet. Why? I wanted to track my housing area last year because there are not map at my housing area. However, some nice guys already contributed the tracks. My housing area is in the latest January Malaysia maps already.

By the way, not all Garmin Nuvi 200W model can use the firmware patches. It works on certain HWID like 0737 and 0835 for Garmin Nuvi 200W while HWID 0660 and 0834 for Garmin Nuvi 200. It is easy to update the firmware patches. I used method 3 to upgrade. Use this link to download the firmware patches for Garmin Nuvi 200/200W. There are guides to update too.

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Warning, Seagate Barracuda 7200.11, DiamondMax 22, Barracuda ES.2 SATA hard drive owners. Yes, this is a very serious warning coming out from Seagate itself. Because your hard drive might become inaccessible when you power up your PC system. I got an error comment from an anonymous on January 11th, 2009. At first, I thought just an anti-Seagate wondering around and doing some damages to Seagate branding. However, I changed my mind after seeing this announcement.

Oh no… My hard drive is on the list!

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