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  Does anyone have latest firmware for Focus Enhancements FS-5?

  Posted by Jon Metallo on June 3, 2019 at 10:52 pm

  I just got a Focus Enhancements FS-5 video camera DTE hard drive and I was wondering if anyone had the latest firmware for this device?

  Focus Enhancements has been bought out by another company and the new one does not have the latest firmware anymore.

  Thanks! 🙂

  Max Olivo replied 1 year, 10 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Todd Terry

  June 4, 2019 at 1:16 am

  I’ve got one, I’ll see what the firmware version is when back in the studio tomorrow.

  If there’s an update it might be a little hard to find, Focus went bankrupt more than 10 years ago and the FS-5 is pretty ancient. VITEC owns the name now, but not the same gear. The FS-5 is a great unit though, I just bought one a few months on on eBay to get more life out of our old Canon XL-H1… was only a hundred bucks or so and works like a charm.

  When I get a minute I’m gonna convert it to a solid state recorder… there’s a YouTube video where a guy goes through the steps to make the upgrade, looks pretty darn simple and is actually a very cheap conversion.

  Is there a reason you think you need a firmware update? Is the unit doing something weird, or not doing something it should?

  T2

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  Jon Metallo

  June 4, 2019 at 12:29 pm

  Thank you very much! I just got one for my Canon XHA1 as well! My unit came with firmware version 1.

  The hard drive is recognized as the little DV icon turns green when connected, but whenever I hit the record button on the camera, it turns red (recording) for a half a second then turns back to green. Nothing is recorded.

  I tried doing some research on this device and some people stated that the Canon XHA1 did have some compatibility issues with this device and I was wondering if a firmware update would fix it. If not, it is a broken unit that I need to return.

  My email address is niceties55@gmail.com if you would like to send it that way!

  Thanks a lot!
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  Jon Metallo

  June 11, 2019 at 10:05 pm

  Thank you. I did get it working.
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  Max Olivo

  July 14, 2024 at 4:11 pm

  Hello! Were you ever able to find the 2.0 Upgrade file? If you still happen to have it, would you mind sharing it with me? cuethemax@gmail.com

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