The new Canon firmware update for the Canon 5D Mark II is here! Adding manual exposure control to video recording, including ISO, aperture settings, and shutter speed. Additionally the new firmware allows you the added bonus of dialing in the specific color temperature needed, for full white balance control. The new firmware frees the 5D of many of it’s limitations, leaving only the fact that it cannot shoot at 24 fps the only hurdle left to cross in it becoming an regularly used professional Hi-Def camera (the 24 fps problem is a hardware issue and thus cannot be fixed through software upgrades).

So to briefly summarize: the new firmware helps solidify the 5D as a professional grade high def camera, by offering the user full control over exposure and white balance settings. You can now dial in specific F-Stops and shutter speeds in video mode without having to use the exposure lock button to keep the ISO down. In fact the exposure lock button has ceased to do anything anymore since the controls are now fully manual and under the shooters control. Pure digital majesty.

If you are looking for the firmware update click here.

[via engadget]