I guess the few weeks right before NAB are now unofficially the window in which all of the major camera manufacturers unload their latest firmware updates for their most popular cameras. Is this a “cleaning house” method to get the updates out before shifting their focus to bigger projects? Or is it a way to get users talking about their cameras before launching newer, better versions in a few weeks? Who’s to say? But on the heels of some major Canon camera firmware updates, we now have some even more major firmware updates just announced for four Sony cameras including the a1, a7S III, a9 III, and a7 IV. Let’s take a look at these new updates and explore how they’re set to evolve your everyday shooting functions, as well as provide format support for Sony’s Content Authenticity Solution. Major Sony Firmware UpdatesUsually with firmware updates, there’s maybe one or two major upgrades unlocked with these new versions. However, with Sony, it seems like they’ve gone all out—or perhaps just waited a bit to lump several updates together. But for these four Sony cameras, we’re looking at some notable improvements that come directly from the requests of the Sony Alpha community, including new everyday shooting functions like breathing compensation and streamlined workflows. The other major update is format support for Sony’s Content Authenticity Solution, which helps to make it possible for news agencies to ensure the authenticity of images as a way to contribute to the larger industry effort to...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 28 March