Firmware 1.1.0 - WFT-E4A + external USB drive attached at DVinfo.net

Jay Bloomfield · June 5th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Someone claims that with the new firmware, you can record in movie mode directly to an external USB drive attached directly to the WFT-EA4 wireless transmitter.

Richard Hunter · June 5th, 2009, 10:12 PM

Canon also say this (near bottom of the page). Pity you can't go beyond the FAT32 4GB limit though.

Canon Digital Learning Center - EOS 5D Mark II: Movie Mode Basics

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Tramm Hudson · June 6th, 2009, 01:58 AM

I had noticed there was support for A:/ (the CF card), B:/, which must be the external USB, and C:/, which appears to be a NVRAM filesystem internal to the camera. I don't see anything that opens or writes to files on C:/ in the firmware and haven't been brave enough to try it yet.

Mark Hahn · June 6th, 2009, 05:43 PM

I thought the old firmware did this also.

Christopher Lovenguth · June 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM

Only the wireless transmitter?

Just thinking this would be amazing to have option to use USB port on the camera. I use tripod anyways and could just secure a rugged HD to a leg of my tripod and record to that.

I guess this would mean having to make a menu option to change function of USB port. I wonder if USB could keep up with recording?

Why oh why didn't Canon use Firewire on 5D's? So many things that could have been done with a firewire port.

Mark Hahn · June 7th, 2009, 10:32 PM

I'm pretty sure you can do exactly what you want. And speed is not an issue since the video is 40 mbits per second and USB is hundreds.

Christopher Lovenguth · June 8th, 2009, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Hahn

I'm pretty sure you can do exactly what you want. And speed is not an issue since the video is 40 mbits per second and USB is hundreds.

Does anyone know if this is true? I would like a confirmation before going out and getting a USB mini B to mini B to test since all my hard drives are only mini B. Does the screen stay on when hard drive is connected? If you use something like a rugged where would the power come from? Not from the camera I believe. So you would have to have a power cord correct?

*EDIT* - I just read someplace else this isn't possible that you must have the wireless transmitter. Not worth the $900 cost to save a bit of time. Oh well.....

Thomas Lowe · June 8th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Can we get any confirmation on this???

June 5th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#1
Jay Bloomfield Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Voorheesville, NY Posts: 433	Firmware 1.1.0 - WFT-E4A + external USB drive attached Someone claims that with the new firmware, you can record in movie mode directly to an external USB drive attached directly to the WFT-EA4 wireless transmitter.

June 5th, 2009, 10:12 PM	#2
Richard Hunter Trustee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lipa City Batangas, Philippines Posts: 1,110	Canon also say this (near bottom of the page). Pity you can't go beyond the FAT32 4GB limit though. Canon Digital Learning Center - EOS 5D Mark II: Movie Mode Basics Richard

June 6th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#3
Tramm Hudson Wizard Status Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 239	I had noticed there was support for A:/ (the CF card), B:/, which must be the external USB, and C:/, which appears to be a NVRAM filesystem internal to the camera. I don't see anything that opens or writes to files on C:/ in the firmware and haven't been brave enough to try it yet.

June 6th, 2009, 05:43 PM	#4
Mark Hahn Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 277	I thought the old firmware did this also.

June 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM	#5
Christopher Lovenguth Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 85	Only the wireless transmitter? Just thinking this would be amazing to have option to use USB port on the camera. I use tripod anyways and could just secure a rugged HD to a leg of my tripod and record to that. I guess this would mean having to make a menu option to change function of USB port. I wonder if USB could keep up with recording? Why oh why didn't Canon use Firewire on 5D's? So many things that could have been done with a firewire port.

June 7th, 2009, 10:32 PM	#6
Mark Hahn Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 277	I'm pretty sure you can do exactly what you want. And speed is not an issue since the video is 40 mbits per second and USB is hundreds.

June 8th, 2009, 09:29 AM	#8
Thomas Lowe Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 33	Can we get any confirmation on this???