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The Canon EOS R7 Has a Feature We’ve Wanted for a While

Chris Gampat
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08/17/2022
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There isn’t really a whole lot that the Canon EOS R7 got recently. But what has happened is surely worth noting. First off, the biggest update to the Canon EOS R7 in the recent firmware release has to do with cloud processing of images. That’s all that we know of. However, we’re actually more excited by the fact that Canon is finally doing something we’ve wanted for a long time.

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The Canon EOS R7 has a feature that many other manufacturers have had present in their cameras for a little while now. What am I talking about? I’m referring to updating the firmware from the app. Yes, the Canon EOS R7 can update the firmware for the camera from the app, but the Canon EOS R5 can’t do that. Why? I don’t really know. But this is a pretty big change that Canon I’m sure won’t talk about a whole lot. However, it makes the whole process of updating the camera so much more straightforward and simple to do.

Below is the update from our Canon EOS R7 review, and we invite you to read the entire thing. Want one? Check out Amazon if you’re interested in purchasing the Canon EOS R7.

Update August 2022

Here are the details from Canon’s recent firmware update

Firmware Version 1.1.0 incorporates the following enhancement:

  1. Supports Cloud RAW image processing.*
    It is necessary to purchase a subscription plan for Cloud RAW image processing from Canon. The service will start on July 25.

*Please note that before the firmware is updated, images added using the [Add images to process] option cannot be processed, so please use the [Check/remove selected images] option to cancel image processing.
Please use the [Add images to process] option again only after having updated the firmware to Version 1.1.0.

If the camera’s firmware is already Version 1.1.0, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

There isn’t really any large update here to be honest. Cloud RAW image processing is something that I truly don’t think most photographers would use. What I’m hoping instead is that Canon probably does something to the camera that lessens rolling shutter’s effects on images. The lack of a truly blackout-free viewfinder is pretty awful if you’re photographing fast-moving subjects.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.