1. Format a CompactFlash card

   Be sure to carefully review the contents of the CF card before formatting.

   Insert the CF card into the camera, and turn the Power Switch <ON>. Press <MENU> button and select the tools "Setup" menu. And then select "FORMAT" and then accept the confirmation to initialize the CF card.

   * For firmware update, be sure to use a blank CF card formatted with the camera.
   

2. Download the firmware update

   Please download the compressed, self-extracting file that matches your computer's operating system.

   Extract downloaded file to creat firmware update file. Copy the firmware update file in the first window that appears when the CF card is opened (the root directory).

   Firmware update file:
   

   • File name : 5d000103.fir
   • File size : Windows:4.75MB / Macintosh:4.7MB (4,980,788bytes)
   
   Windows

   

   Double-click the downloaded file.

   

   Clicking "OK" will cause the file's contents to be extracted and the firmware update file to be created. (Click "Browse" to select a destination for the extracted files. This destination may be different from the path initially displayed, "C:\".)

   Confirm file size of the firmware update file. If the file size differs from the above, please download the file again from the Web site. Also, firmware updating service is provided free of charge at Canon Service Centers.

   You can confirm this by right-clicking the icon and selecting the Properties command from the pop-up menu that appears.

   Copy the firmware update file via a card reader to a CF card that has been formatted in the Camera.

   

   The drive letter (E:) may be different on your system.

   Double-click the CF card icon ["Removable disk (E:)"].

   

   Remove the CF card from the card reader after confirming that the firmware update file has been saved to the card.

   *When removing the CF card, be sure to do so as described in the documentation for the computer or the card reader.

   Macintosh

   The downloaded file will automatically self-extract, creating the firmware update file.

   Confirm file size of the firmware update file. If the file size differs from the above, please download the file again from the Web site. Also, firmware updating service is provided free of charge at Canon Service Centers.

   To check the file size, select the icon, and then select the Get Info command from the File menu.

   Copy the firmware update file via a card reader to a CF card that has been formatted in the camera.

   

   Double-click the CF card icon ["EOS_DIGITAL"].

   

   Remove the CF card from the card reader after confirming that the firmware update file has been saved to the card.

   *Before removing the CF card from the card reader, select the EOS_DIGITAL icon, and then choose Eject EOS_DIGITAL from the File menu (or drag the EOS_DIGITAL icon to the Trash).

   *Please copy the firmware update file to the root directory of the CF card. If the firmware update file is placed in subfolder of the CF card, the camera will not see it.

3. Insert the CF card with the firmware into the camera and turn the Power Switch <ON>.

   Rotate the Mode Dial to select <P> mode (or one of the other modes in the creative zone).

   Turn the Power Switch <ON>, and then press the <MENU> button to display the menu.

4. After selecting "Firmware Ver.x.x.x", press the "SET" button.

   Rotate the Quick Control Dial to select the "Firmware Ver.x.x.x" item at the bottom of the Set-up menu (Yellow).

   The firmware update screen will appear.

   

   Turn the Quick Control Dial, select [OK], and then press the <SET> button.

   If the firmware update screen will not appear on LCD monitor, the firmware update file may not have been properly copied to the CF card, so please try again starting from step (1).

   The following message will appear on LCD monitor, and the camera will check the version of the firmware update file.

   

   After checking the firmware update file, the versions of the firmware update file will be displayed on the LCD as follows.

   

   Turn the Quick Control Dial, select the firmware, and then press the <SET> button. The following message will appear.

   

5. Execute the firmware update after confirming the version to be installed, by selecting [OK] with Quick Control Dial and pressing the <SET> button.

   

   The following message will appear during the update.

   

   When the update is completed, the following message will appear on the LCD.

   

6. Complete the firmware update by pressing the <SET> button.

   

   The firmware update is now completed.

   Format the CF card before using it again.

Verifying the firmware update

Make sure the firmware version is 1.0.3. If so, the update has been completed properly.

To check the firmware version, please refer the "Firmware Q&A" above.

If an ERROR message appears during the firmware update

In case the following message appears during the firmware update, please press the "SET" button and return to the beginning of the procedure. If you still have a problem, please contact the Canon Service Center in your region.