XL H1 Firmware Upgrade Details

John Richard · May 22nd, 2008, 07:04 AM

Anyone who has had their H1 recently serviced by a Canon Service Center notice any new features or improvements in operation due to the new firmware installed at servicing?

Mark Andrew Job · January 17th, 2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by John Richard

Anyone who has had their H1 recently serviced by a Canon Service Center notice any new features or improvements in operation due to the new firmware installed at servicing?

....Just had my camera in for its first servicing at the authorized Canon service center here in Canada in early December and it came back with no upgrades. The camera did return with a way cleaner viewfinder, as I just about destroyed mine trying to clean it !

John Richard · January 18th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Thanks much. Looks like we're at the end of the line on any further firmware development for the original XLH1.

Chris Hurd · January 18th, 2009, 12:54 PM

That's right -- from here the upgrade from the XL H1 is the XL H1A or H1S.

Richard Hallowes · June 12th, 2009, 07:24 AM

Just got my XL H1 back from the Canon UK RCC at Elstree, North London, and it is now at firmware 1.0.4.0. It was in for a new mainboard as my computer manufacturer looked to have missed that the firewire connection to the front panel of the PC was one row of pins out. This put +12V DC on one pair of data pins and 0V Ground on the other pair. With an 1100W PSU sitting behind that rail, it smoked two cameras and the PC mainboard too.

Repairs for the Canon were around $1200 USD and the Sony $400 USD plus another $500 USD for the PC damage. Strangely though the Sony kept on working but lost its iLink connection which gave me no clue what was wrong - I wrongly assumed Vista didn't like the camera. The Canon actually smoked and everything shut down but the damage was already done.

All fixed and paid for by the computer supplier, but ouch!!

I am assuming that in the UK, firmware 1.0.4.0 is the latest for the H1

Rick

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May 22nd, 2008, 07:04 AM	#121
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 337	Anyone who has had their H1 recently serviced by a Canon Service Center notice any new features or improvements in operation due to the new firmware installed at servicing?

January 18th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#123
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 337	Thanks much. Looks like we're at the end of the line on any further firmware development for the original XLH1.

June 12th, 2009, 07:24 AM	#125
Richard Hallowes New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire, UK Posts: 6	Just got my XL H1 back from the Canon UK RCC at Elstree, North London, and it is now at firmware 1.0.4.0. It was in for a new mainboard as my computer manufacturer looked to have missed that the firewire connection to the front panel of the PC was one row of pins out. This put +12V DC on one pair of data pins and 0V Ground on the other pair. With an 1100W PSU sitting behind that rail, it smoked two cameras and the PC mainboard too. Repairs for the Canon were around $1200 USD and the Sony $400 USD plus another $500 USD for the PC damage. Strangely though the Sony kept on working but lost its iLink connection which gave me no clue what was wrong - I wrongly assumed Vista didn't like the camera. The Canon actually smoked and everything shut down but the damage was already done. All fixed and paid for by the computer supplier, but ouch!! I am assuming that in the UK, firmware 1.0.4.0 is the latest for the H1 Rick