EOS 20D Firmware 2.0.2 Released

Glad to hear the upgrades are going smoothly. Now if Peke rescue just lets up, I'll be able to upgrade mine tonight :{)#

As an aside, the 20D will sit at 94% for a time and looks like it's locked up. Best thing to do is start the install and walk away from the camera. Don't watch it. It will make you crazy!

Many thanks Jon, just done it no problems as smooth as silk

I am a computer tech...and updating firmware is kinda like updating the BIOS on your motherboard.

I always recommend to NEVER update the BIOS unless the BIOS update has a fix for a specific problem you are encountering. If you are having no problems and things are working fine - don't update. That's my advice.

The major update 2.0.0 was 4.5 MB in size whereas this minor update 2.0.2 is 8.2 MB in size. Can anyone explain the huge difference in size. I'm quite puzzled to be honest.

I just looked at the firmware on my new camera and it came with "1.1.0" should I upgrade for any reason? I don't seem to have any problems... and finally was there a "1.2.0" etc all the way to 2.0.2, how many updates am I missing?

Thanks!
Daniel.

You are not missing any important upgrades or fixes unless you plan to use remote capture with raw+jpg or get that very expensive wireless file transmitter thing.

"Major" and "minor" refer to the scope of the changes in functionality. In this case, it took a lot of work and a lot of code to fix a feature that was supposedly already present (External Capture) but which the major (adding WiFi transmitter support) 2.0.0 release broke. In adding the WiFi support, they, of course, needed to include EC support under WiFi. Something in what they added neglected to consider the RAW+JPEG situation, and the extra 4 MB code that entailed. So, if they'd gotten it right in 2.0.0, it would have been closer to 8 MB than 4.

1.1.0 was the last upgrade before 2.0.0, which nominally only added support for the wireless transmitter. 2.0.2 is intended to fix a bug which was introduced in 2.0.0, so if you don't intend to use the wireless transmitter, there's no particular need to upgrade. Of course, this means that when Playboy calls and offers you a chance to shoot, wireless, side-by-side with one of their centerfold shooters, you'll have to turn them down because you don't have wireless. And, so far as we now know (but that's what we thought about 2.0.0 too) 2.0.2 should be smooth. It's shipping in new cameras anyhow.

Ok, so obviously you have no problem using the camera remotely with the EOS Capture app. I'm running 10.4 "Tiger" and I can't get the computer to talk to the 20D (with new firmware). It recognizes that it is attached (icon present in Viewer Utility) but when I click on it or the EOS Capture icon it says it cannot find the camera. Suggestions?

holy ****? are you sure??

My camera worked fine with my MAC... then I upgraded the Firmware but only tried EOS capture with my IBM PC Computer... Im going to try it with my MAC and ill let you know what happens.

Im gona call canon and scream at them is mine does the same. I got your back haha

Thanks,

I updated just a moment ago and it went soft and smoothly. I was wondering why the capturing wasn't working after updateing to 2.0 but I could live with that. But I have to admit that whenever I changed a well running system without a reason I got in trouble. If there is no need to upgrade, don't do it !!!!
And Canon tells you what the changes are, so if you don't need them, don't take them....

might want to try reinstalling eos capture?

I just upgraded for the hell of it. 2.0.2 and now problems So where is that playboy shoot

Thanks Jon and BugEyes, I will probably just wait until there is something that is more relevent for me... but you do make the sound wireless tempting Jon hahah.

Thanks again people.