Step Five Once a Creative mode is selected, press the Menu button. Step Four Select any of the creative modes. If M, Tv, Av, P are not displayed touch the left or right edge of LCD until they show. Step Three Touch shooting mode icon to display the shooting modes on the LCD. Step Two Press "Info" button until shooting mode shows in the upper left corner. Step One Mode Dial in Creative mode position (camera icon). Have you read the thread? What part of the above quote do you not understand? "To access firmware info in camera, you have to be in one of the "Creative Modes' such as "P Mode.
I would really like to update because the auto focus is terrible.
The exif data does not contain the firmware version and the menu screen (I followed the pdf instructions) does not display the firmware update or any of the other choices i.e. But I can't find the firmware version by either means. ddvideo's gear list: ddvideo's gear list. So, the Firmware version cannot be seen in Auto mode, seems odd.