Panasonic has released a firmware upgrade to the Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S. lens. Version 1.1 improves AF performance when taking still photographs in continuous AF mode, and also enhances the performance of the AF and Mega O.I.S. (optical Image Stabiliser) systems while reducing noise of aperture control for taking movies. The latter improvements apply to those cases when the lens is mounted to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1.

Website: Lens Update Service

Panasonic Press Release

Panasonic updates firmware for LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S.
(H-FS014045)

A new firmware is released for the Lumix G interchangeable lens LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm / F3.5-5.6 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S.(H-FS014045). Users will be able to download the latest firmware ver.1.1. The firmware includes improvement of auto focus performance in AFC mode for taking photos. It also enhances performance of auto focusing and stability of O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) while reducing noise of aperture control for taking movies when mounted on DMC-GH1(Except for FHD mode).

The new firmware is available worldwide at http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/.

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