Firmware Update

[C-1000D_randy]

hi to all members and administrators
i am new here and in d-slr, i just bought my 2nd hand canon d1000. i want to ask if do i need to update my cam's current firmware ver.1.0.3 and i know that there is ver.1.0.7 already. is there a big difference regarding with this... my cousin have same model, but it seems her pictures is better than mine and her firmware is 1.0.7.

[Bruce A]

Hey Randy - swap cameras with your cousin and if her photographs are still better, then you could probably ascertain it's nothing to do with the firmware.

[C-1000D_randy]

thank i'll do that..

[Ambrosia76]

Didn't know you could update firmware on a camera. How do you do that?

[andyw]

Firmware updates are sometimes there to cure a "fault" and sometimes to just add or improve a function - bit like any software update.

It is doubtful that the firmware would actually improve the images much unless the manufacturer totally screwed up in the first place . But as someone suggested, swap with your friend and see if yours then turn out differently.

Ambrosia - firmware is done by downloading the update, transferring to the memory card and then following the instructions, which are normally in the manual or supplied with the update.