1DX Mark III Gets Firmware Redo, adds 23.98P

Canon’s “flagship” 1DX Mark III benefits from a firmware update (1.2) released last night, which includes the addition of 23.98P shooting for cineasts who like to use 4k UHD and FullHD. It also increases networking speed, and finally – eight months after launch – fixes the crash issue that plagued users of the electronic viewfinder level. It appears the superior R5 eye tracking is making its way back to the DSLR with this update, in particular the ability to narrow the focus point to the eye from a greater distance. Finally, some of the R5’s nifty remote access features have been ported back, allowing for remote browsing of images and the option of transferring only those images that have been marked as protected.

As the Canon US site fails to put the release notes on the page, and it is not in the actual firmware compressed package, here are the English release notes as downloaded from the UK:

Firmware Version 1.2.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:

1. Enhancements when using Browser Remote:
– The image list displayed will be refreshed automatically on the browser.
– On the shooting screen of the browser, you can set the movie resolution and a high frame rate.
– On the shooting screen of the browser, you can change the movie shooting mode.
– On the shooting screen of the browser, Live View will be displayed as soon as you select the movie shooting button.
2. Enhances Auto Focus (AF) for improved face and eye recognition at greater distances.
3. Fixes a phenomenon that may occur during viewfinder shooting, in which the shutter may not be released or the camera may not operate in the following settings:
– In One-Shot AF mode, when the AF Area Selection Mode is set as Zone AF, Large Zone AF or Automatic Selection AF.
– In AI Servo AF, when direct AF point selection is made using the smart controller.
– When the Register/Recall Shooting Function is assigned to the AE Lock button, in the Custom Controls.
4. Connectivity during FTP transmission, has been improved.
5. Improves Wi-Fi connectivity when using the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E9.
6. Fixes a phenomenon, in which the card access time may take longer, when using certain CFexpress cards.