Sony has lots of different Alpha models in their mirrorless lineup, with different features – yet frustratingly, some important software-based features still didn’t make it to their flagship models via firmware updates, a frustrating inconsistency that filmmaker Philip Bloom highlighted in his latest video – let’s take a closer look at what he found. Philip Bloom‘s latest extensive video review is about the Sony FX30, a camera which we of course covered before, also in a video interview with Sony product planner Kosuke Imagawa-san. While you might or might not be interested in that video review, as a Sony user you will definitely be interested in the last 10 minutes of his video, where Philip highlights a problem with Sony’s track record of firmware updates on their Alpha and FX series mirrorless cameras. Philip Bloom’s and Gerald Undone’s “Sony firmware updates rant” Watch the video below from around minute 24:00, to see what I am talking about. To watch the “rant” about inconsistent Sony firmware updates, skip to 24:00 Missing features in Sony Alpha flagship cameras: a1, a7S III, FX3 It all comes down to the fact that Sony keeps releasing newer, cheaper cameras in their Alpha series lineup that out-do their own flagship cameras in several departments, that could easily be fixed via firmware updates if they put enough resources behind implementing those features. Let’s take a look at those missing features. Animal Eye AF – it’s there on the a1, a7S III & FX3, but it’s really not...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 1 November, 2022