sjms, about the 7i to "close-to-7Hi" upgrade ...

[KCan]

refering to :
http://www.stevesforums.com/phpBB2/v...ic.php?t=10507

Originally Posted by sjms

…. take a good hard look at the 7Hi. bigger buffer different software and firmware that adds a little kick to it. the software/firmware upgrade for the 7i is about $80 to make it close to the 7Hi. additional capabilities are added.

sjms,
I can’t find this on minolta websites (canada & usa), would you mind pointing me to the right place ?
thanks

[MarkoB]

There's no firmware upgrade that will add the features of the 7Hi to the 7i, because the main differencies are bigger buffer and PC sync socket - both hardware.

I take that sjsm mixed the 7i and the 7. There's a (chargeable) firmware update that brings the original 7 as close to the 7i as possible. It adds live histogram, UHS mode etc. to the feature set of the 7, but - of course - not the sound recording capability and wireless flash control, because these features need new hardware as well.