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aaliko · Feb 23, 2006, 6:46 AM

The new firmware upgrade for Kodak P880 is available at www.kodak.com. Has anybody loaded it yet?

dsmjbeal · Feb 23, 2006, 9:44 PM

I loaded it last night and it works very well. Autofocus in almost total darkness is less than a second. In normal circumstances 1/2 second or so. Shutter lag is almost non-existent in most circumstances. Also has image calibration (though I have not had a need to use that). Also has a red-eye reduction in review mode--takes 1-2 seconds and generally does a nice job.

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doitnthedirt · Feb 25, 2006, 3:19 AM

I just did mine and its kinda late so I am not able to comment on it yet. I might get to try it out later today.

davidd13 · Mar 10, 2006, 9:37 PM

I have a P850 and upgraded it last night. Focus is much faster, and seems better in low light.

alvincyt · Mar 11, 2006, 2:02 PM

I did it too! The low-light focusing is impressive on the new firmware.

Thomasmeisch · Mar 14, 2006, 8:21 PM

I agree, the focus response andshutter lag has been greatly improved. I was unaware of any 'pixel problem', as Kodak puts it, but comparing shot before calibrating and after I see the difference especially in cropped images.

Why's that Kodak didn't answer in my email on the firmware upgrade,

why not fix the annoying compression change back to 'norm' ever-time you turn the dial in Autoscene modes.

whyis write speed a tad slow when the architecture in the camera can handle far more, is this firmware fixable?, if not, why sell a camera capable of 10M write speed but only performs at 1M?

But alas no response, but I still love this camera!!!!!

TheMachine · Aug 3, 2006, 11:25 AM

Only got my P880 this morning, purchased specifically for low-light nightclub photography. Just posted on another thread and was told to expect to be disappointed with low-light images...

I've just updated the firmware, although after the upgrade I switched the camera off, disconnected the USB, turned the camera back on but didn't get any on screen messages... Does that mean the update was successful or not?

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Feb 23, 2006, 6:46 AM	#1
aaliko Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	The new firmware upgrade for Kodak P880 is available at www.kodak.com. Has anybody loaded it yet?

Feb 23, 2006, 9:44 PM	#2
dsmjbeal Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	I loaded it last night and it works very well. Autofocus in almost total darkness is less than a second. In normal circumstances 1/2 second or so. Shutter lag is almost non-existent in most circumstances. Also has image calibration (though I have not had a need to use that). Also has a red-eye reduction in review mode--takes 1-2 seconds and generally does a nice job. Overall, a .

Feb 25, 2006, 3:19 AM	#3
doitnthedirt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 105	I just did mine and its kinda late so I am not able to comment on it yet. I might get to try it out later today.

Mar 10, 2006, 9:37 PM	#4
davidd13 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	I have a P850 and upgraded it last night. Focus is much faster, and seems better in low light.

Mar 11, 2006, 2:02 PM	#5
alvincyt Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 98	I did it too! The low-light focusing is impressive on the new firmware.

Mar 14, 2006, 8:21 PM	#6
Thomasmeisch Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 37	I agree, the focus response andshutter lag has been greatly improved. I was unaware of any 'pixel problem', as Kodak puts it, but comparing shot before calibrating and after I see the difference especially in cropped images. Why's that Kodak didn't answer in my email on the firmware upgrade, why not fix the annoying compression change back to 'norm' ever-time you turn the dial in Autoscene modes. whyis write speed a tad slow when the architecture in the camera can handle far more, is this firmware fixable?, if not, why sell a camera capable of 10M write speed but only performs at 1M? But alas no response, but I still love this camera!!!!!

Aug 3, 2006, 11:25 AM	#7
TheMachine Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 202	Only got my P880 this morning, purchased specifically for low-light nightclub photography. Just posted on another thread and was told to expect to be disappointed with low-light images... I've just updated the firmware, although after the upgrade I switched the camera off, disconnected the USB, turned the camera back on but didn't get any on screen messages... Does that mean the update was successful or not?