Expected to support pixel displacement, Canon EOS R5 new firmware will be released soon

CTOnews.com March 13 news, CanonRumors news, Canon may upgrade the firmware way to EOS R5 equipped with pixel displacement function. The firmware will be officially released in the second quarter of this year. If the message is true, it means that this will be the first time the Canon R series of mirrorless cameras have achieved this feature.

CTOnews.com popular science: pixel displacement (Pixel Shift) is an auxiliary technology to improve the image quality, which is used for digital imaging to obtain better color resolution, or to generate super-resolution images. its working principle is to take multiple pictures through the movement of the anti-shake components of the fuselage, and then synthesize them through the in-machine algorithm to eliminate false colors, improve the image resolution, and achieve over-level resolution output. At present, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, Fuji, Pentax and other products have supported similar functions.

It is worth mentioning that CanonRumors also said a few days ago that Canon EOS R5 Mark II may be released in the first half of 2024 along with the rumored EOS R1.

In addition, Canon may launch a major firmware upgrade for the EOS R5 in April, and some features of the EOS R6 Mark II may be released to the EOS R5, such as breath correction, pre-shooting, lifting the 30-minute video recording limit, and more vehicles & more animal focus mode.