Panasonic to update L1 firmware

[designdog]

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This will happen early April:

 

http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/L1K/

 

There is a whole list of items in the Panasonic forum on dpreview. Nothing on the Leica web site, as yet.

 

Really good commitment from Panasonic on a marquee product for them (and Leica).

 

-ddog

[spylaw4]

WOW! That's good, but I wonder what they're going to improve?

[spylaw4]

A little research.....

Taken from the Panasonic Forum on dpreview:

 

"Quote from dpnow

 

The new upgrade improves the following features:

 

1. Added a multiple exposure function.

 

2. Added panning mode [MODE3] to the optical image stabiliser.

 

3. Added a low-angle viewing mode that makes it easier to view the LCD display when the camera is held below eye level.

 

4. Added feature that simplifies setting the aperture when using a lens without an aperture ring.

 

5. Added two manual white balance settings to GUI. GUI design uses navigational cursor to easily select, and set, white balance (WB) to change the color temperature, or set the ISO sensitivity or flash. Time restriction for making changes was removed.

 

6. Added "HOLD" option to Auto Review time, enabling continuous viewing.

 

7. Added feature to allow zoomed playback of photos. It's now possible to move back to the preceding images or forward to the next images while the image is still zoomed.

 

8. Added [AUTO] for the ISO sensitivity in the aperture-priority AE mode [A] and shutter speed-priority AE mode .

 

9. Added GUI option to easily check the firmware version. "

 

This was quoted as for Mar 19th but obviously it wasn't ready.

[Riley]

wow thats there 2nd update

first was more of a fix however