A77 firmware update 1.05 Power off response test. The menu&dial response test can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o93fAsFCMo. Our reader Cheong posted another video on facebook (Click here).
Finally the new 1.05 firmware update is out! The official press release can be found here. Direct download links are here:
A77 windows version (Click here to download).
A77 mac version (Click here to download).
A65 windows version (Click here to download).
A65 mac version (Click here to download).
Here is the official improvement list:
• Adding an automatic lens correction support: [shoplink 4419]24/2 ZA[/shoplink], [shoplink 6052]85/1.4 ZA[/shoplink], [shoplink 10337]135/1.8 ZA[/shoplink], [shoplink 11583]70-300/4.5-5.6 G[/shoplink], [shoplink 6422]DT35/1.8[/shoplink], [shoplink 11584]DT50/1.8[/shoplink]
• Improve the response until the power turns off and then actually from “OFF” the power switch
• Improved response
• Improved response before dialing until you see the two improved auto reviews. Response, the dial after
• Improve response of AF (SAL500F40G) 3. 500mm F4 G SSM
• Improve the accuracy of auto focus in the scene, including the four bright spots. (Only SLT-A77)
• Five other improvement.
The firmware is not available or mentioned on Sony Europe and US sites. I am continually updating this post. Please let our readers know how the new firmware works on your camera!
Here are the first User reports:
Michael: “This time the performance improvements are actually noticeable. Auto-review is now usable, and turning off the camera is as fast as with earlier models. I recommend 1.05 for everybody!”
Lifeispixels: “Speed of both control dials is now greatly improved. The number no longer lags behind when turning the dial quickly. Turning off time is also swift. No longer had to wait a few seconds before the AF motor turns the lens to infinity. Now just switch off and the motor turns the AF to infinity immediately.”
Shaokee: “holy shit, the camera’s response towards both dial turns is amazing. and switching the camera off is very quick. highly recommend this update!”
Rui: “Installed! start and shut down is instant. dials very responsive. Thanks Sony!”
Cody: “Update applied and it is definitely a big improvement in responsiveness, much more than 1.04 was. If I’m being picky, the lag isn’t completely gone but much improved. The usable auto-review is very nice. Startup is faster (and consequently waking up from sleep is faster). I never cared about the shutdown time, but it is fast now. Overall, it now feels like I’m not beta testing this camera anymore”
Fotowolf: “On/Off-delay is now a fraction of a second (not 5 seconds any more). Looks like they removed the debugging-flag while compiling the source code. Overall performance is excellent. Even AV speed has improved. The only issue that I have noticed: microAF adjustments do not work anymore”
Cheong: “1. the dials are VERY responsive now. it feels like the a850 and my old a230 now.
2. the switch off time is def better, just a tad slower than the a850 (from my impression of using it in occasions)
3. the auto review now will not have the ‘now loading’ screen popping out and will immediately display your pic. even when i use single shot and take a few continuous photos, it will just display immediately. the minus though is that you are effectively doing blind shooting when you do that. However, when you take e shot, see your review, and immediately release and half press the shutter, it will go back to the EVF live view very very very quickly. so now its just a lame excuse if you say the EVF is making you miss shots!” (video on facebook)
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273 Responses
Thanks! Good news!!
Is there any info about improvements? What’s new in the firmware?
now……NEX-7 firmware? soon? maybe? yes? I hope so…
Yes it should arrive soon too!
Chances are it won’t address what the users REALLY want, starting with better bracketing.
Yawn. Too lazy to turn those shutter dials ourselves?
For handheld HDR functions, good bracketing is a must. Maybe you can name a reason or two why the bracketing is being limited? I can’t see a reason not the set bracketing parameters free as it’s all firmware.
lol someone try it first ill wait 😉
awesome news, and thank you for the early rumor on this! now to figure out how I can get this installed via Linux 😀
Wine? 🙂
I think I’ll install Wine just to get my firmware update 😀
Let us know if it works. I’m afraid of bricking my camera.
Wine does NOT work I tried with no success 🙁 The update software runs, but cannot see the camera… BUT VMWare with Win XP works without problems, no brick 🙂 Be sure to force your host OS to share the disk with the guest OS after you plug the camera in. It will unmount it from your host OS and then the guest OS will be able to see it as if you connected the camera to it directly. Good luck and enjoy! as everyone mentioned the update is well worth the trouble for the speed and usability it adds!
Installed it. This time the performance improvements are actually noticable. Auto-review is now usable, and turning off the camera is as fast as with earlier models. I recommend 1.05 for everybody!
Danke Michael!
wow!!! that’s sound great!!!!
Here are the OSX links:
A77: http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/download/DSLR/bXnFZ3i0Y2/Update_SLTA77V105.dmg?fm=jp
A65: http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/download/DSLR/bXnFZ3i0Y2/Update_SLTA65V105.dmg?fm=jp
Here is the official improvements:
Adding an automatic lens correction support. (6)
· SAL24F20Z, SAL85F14Z, SAL135F18Z, SAL70300G, SAL35F18, SAL50F18
Improve the response until the power turns off and then actually from “OFF” the power switch • Improved response • Improved response before dialing until you see the two improved auto reviews. Response, the dial after
Improve response of AF (SAL500F40G) 3. 500mm F4 G SSM
Improve the accuracy of auto focus in the scene, including the four bright spots. (Only SLT-A77)
Five other improvement.
what five other improvements? lol
Is it true? Does it really allow use of Nikon mount lenses? And now the tripod socket is visible through the viewfinder? Freaking COOL! Much better than asking for remote control of video functions. Pift… Who needs that?!?!?!
Now can we please refine the more important stuff. Like expanding the smile detection to recognize the difference between a Chagrin and a Smirk?
More important would be to auto-detect trolls and delete them from my photos 😀
Nice, but I’d take Nikon mount compatibility over tethering. Any day.
Leitax? Too bad if you want autofocus, though.
“Too bad if you want autofocus, though.”
It’s only what motor-less Nikon users have had to do for years…
Installed just fine for me on my A77, I look forward to seeing the list of changes.
I would like to see clear image zoom from the A57 implemented in the next fw, the smart tele. function is next to useless
I bought my a65 in Malaysia and there’s no news on official sony site in Malaysia yet. Can I use this firmware without bricking my camera or something?
nevermind that, installation went well. switching the camera off is indeed quicker now.
Finally!!! Time to buy the a77 😛
You and me both 🙂 Picking up my aseben2 tomorrow
Installation went without problem, camera works better now. Auto-review is usable
Speed of both control dials is now greatly improved. The number no longer lags behind when turning the dial quickly. Turning off time is also swift. No longer had to wait a few seconds before the AF motor turns the lens to infinity. Now just switch off and the motor turns the AF to infinity immediately.
Regarding AF accuracy, have to take more time to test 🙂
AF accuracy only applies to the 500f4 if I am comprehending the sentence properly.
No you’re wrong. AF is also claimed to be improved in contrasty areas and only in A77. Here is from: http://presscentre.sony.eu/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=7452&NewsAreaID=2
Autofocus responses and precision
Autofocus accuracy is now improved when focusing on scenes with wide contrast difference between objects (applies to SLT-A77 only). In addition, AF speed is improved when using both cameras with the recently-announced SAL500F40G 500mm F4 G SSM super-telephoto lens by Sony. You���ll be able to focus faster on athletes, wildlife and other distant subjects with this bright, high-magnification lens that is available exclusively to order.
Tethering, dear Sony, where is tethering support for the 77? :S
This is a point release, so just bug fixes. I’d rather they fixed bugs first and THEN add functions. I too am also wanting tethering by-the-way. 😉
holy shit, the camera’s response towards both dial turns is amazing. and switching the camera off is very quick.
highly recommend this update!
Very nice update from Sony
wooooooooohooooooooooooooo
Mine won’t verify the connection. Why?
I can say from previous updates with other Sony cameras that you MUST use the ORIGINAL CABLE and not just any cable that fits for updates. That may be your problem. I recall having that same issue when I updated the NEX-5 I own.
Same problem Lee,
I couldn’t install because of connection problem
The firmware update has yet to reach the Sony Australia site. Conservative me would prefer to load from this site – looking forward to it though!!
Just updated and did a quick walk through.
This is a REAL improvement!!!
On/Off-delay is now a fraction of a second (not 5 seconds any more)
Looks like they removed the debugging-flag while compiling the source code. Overall performance is excellent. Even AV speed has improved.
The only issue that I have noticed: microAF adjustments do not work anymore :((( …..some new feature missed?
found it: microAF adjustments must be reset and redefined ! oops. I guess the AF accurcy changed too, so the old adjustments would be wrong.
“The only issue that I have noticed: microAF adjustments do not work anymore (( …..some new feature missed?”
WHAT DO YOU MEAN???? o_O
“found it: microAF adjustments must be reset and redefined ! oops. I guess the AF accurcy changed too, so the old adjustments would be wrong.”
oh yea, that would make sense, as it totally removes your old settings and reinstalls with a fresh set of firmware.. same thing happened when i changed from v1.03 to v1.04, i had to re-customize all the things over again.
my af adjustment didn’t reset and still remember the values prior to the upgrade.
“Looks like they removed the debugging-flag while compiling the source code.” 😉
…and yes, you should make a note of your micro AF settings before applying the update. You just found out the hard way. 😀
Update applied and it is definitely a big improvement in responsiveness, much more than 1.04 was. If I’m being picky, the lag isn’t completely gone but much improved. The usable auto-review is very nice. Startup is faster (and consequently waking up from sleep is faster). I never cared about the shutdown time, but it is fast now.
Overall, it now feels like I’m not beta testing this camera anymore 😉
Though, one annoyance remains.. when a control dial is assigned exposure compensation, it still misses clicks when the dial is turned quickly.
NO more lags Yay!!!
LOL I was so excited about the udpate, but only until the last post – there’s no micro AF adj anymore? LOL, ok then, I’ll pass for now 🙂
edit: fotowolf – you scared me there for a second *whew*
To anyone who has updated already, please check and share your opinion on the following topics:
– jpeg quality
– high iso noise handling (both by raw and jpeg)
– general AF speed and accuracy (with both lenses w/ and w/o motors)
– response time to switch to the EVF/display? Any improvements there?
– anyone keen to show us the new response time of the dials within a 20 sec long youtube video? 🙂
disregard that.
thats a bloggie wtf
yep – my bad
Works fine, but i see no changes in JPG settings, NR or so. Increase of speed dials is great. Sonyalpharumors: Thanks
Is this update usable for pal version of a77v series ?
Firmware updates are not region specific. Just do it.
High ISO in RAW does NOT seem to have any improvements, but I don’t think it was one of the things listed
Improvements of IQ in RAW???? are you kidding?
I said does NOT seem to have any improvements
yes, ic can read but the pure idea of a firmware upgrade improving the RAW-IQ is a joke if you think about it.
Only way to get better IQ in RAW would be a HARDWARE upgrade.
Unless they’re naughty and apply noise reduction to the RAWs.
what about utilizing a different algorithm to read from the pixel arrays.
one can only wish…
no it’s not, remember the A700?
Yawn!
I guess you never had an a700… the last firmware update changed everything!! and yes, it changed raw!
The Firmware on A700 didn’t change RAW. It just allowed the user to turn off RAW NR on A700.
It seems that Andrea got the information right 😉 March 29! Spot on! Great work Admin, and very reliable sources too! Today feels like Christmas to all A77 users.
indeed it is!… merry christmas all!!!!
The focus system now seems to adjust the 24-70CZ lens in bursts.
Interesting…. what do you guys make of this AF algorithm?
i love this piece of news from you.. cant wait to go home later and upgrade my 77 and 2470Z pair…
Installed! start and shut down is instant. dials very responsive. Thanks Sony!
OMG!! No tethering? No ISO improvement? No Video Manual mode autofocus? Took so long just to upgrade on a little bit of speed? Sony must be kidding with us…
You call this long? Ver 1.04 was just a couple of months ago…
Try Canon or Nikon… 😉
this is the first time that Sony release FWs so fast…
try canikon ? They never have slugginess problem to solve in the first place… 😉
they had a lot of problems with 7D and D7000 at launch, not sluggyness but other not less severe and it took longer to correct it.
You’re quite wrong. Both the first Nex cameras and the A55 received firmware updates in such a short period after release. Just to name two.
“They never have slugginess problem to solve in the first place…”
– Only vertical a banding on the image quality from most pictures taken… Or a really bad focusing problem… or a hardware fault that can cause the camera to self destruct… No… nothing serious….
This is NOT to add features, it is for BUG FIXES.
Yeah Canon and Nikon are perfect, they never release cameras that have problems. 😀
This is good news, I look forward to updating mine soon 🙂
Currently downloading the firmware. Thank You Andrea for the very informative website..love the comment sections to, reading and commenting and bashing people is fun!!!
VOTE ANDREA FOR PRESIDENT!!!
Yeah! 🙂
What style of president are you going to be? Something like Cossiga?
I reckon they should give admin all the prototypes to test…
hmmm…. given this is a rumor site… they might not.
+1
+1
Thanks Admin
After reading these comments, I can’t wait to try it out. Although, sluggishness hasn’t really bothered me that much yet (2 weeks user), I would love to see the a77 respond as it should in the first time.
Great news, I was almost certain it won’t happen today. 🙂
Thank You Andrea. Just update my 77 – its now turning on just on turn button. And shut down much faster. I will shot club concert today later – so will check focus improvement :))
guys, what it look like when you brick your camera? I’m afraid my just bricked
Recovery procedure
Turn ON the camera.
Press the MENU , Playback and MOVIE buttons simultaneously.
While Pressing these buttons, turn OFF the camera.
Release your fingers, and wait over 30 seconds.
Press the MENU , Playback and MOVIE buttons simultaneously again.
While Pressing these buttons, now turn ON the camera.
Release your fingers.
Still no WorldCam firmware upgrade. Bad.
Limiting video system selection on consumer-grade equipment according to region just to protect a company’s sales. Very irresponsible and selfish action from Sony.
I would like to add Stupid and Annoying.
One of my main concerns is that a PAL Alpha cannot record in 1080p24 which is the standard native video format for Blu-Ray Discs. I would exchange 25p for 24p any day.
Unless you’re shooting for an audience in 60Hz countries, why do you need 24p? 25p won’t look any less “film-like” than 24p. The shutter-speed is more important to achieving this.
Allright, Can’t wait to get my A65 to update!
good news!!! thecamera froze and I actually disconected it and took out the battery… and the little red light stayed lit….even when it was off… but then I was able to continue the process… I prayed to GOd that it’d work… and it did!!!! the camera is alot quicker now!!!!
THank you GOD!!!!
Hurray!!! all personal setting stay the same.
OhhHh boy…. and Nikon D3200 almost knocking on the door.
any update on the WAKE UP time? is it improved?
It says to me: “Could not find camera for this update”. So sad. My a77 just arrived yesterday and will use it tomorrow for an event. I find the on/off, front and rear dial so slow to respond. I want this update! :\
Make sure the cameras USB Connection is set to “Mass Storage”.
You will find it in the menu under the Spanner section on the number 2 tab.
an if you have a max using a 64-Bit structure you have to restart the computer in 32-Bit Mode (press 3 and 2 during booting)
I already did it. My USB Connection is set to Mass Storage. Is this okay with a 64-bit Windows 7?
Yes 64bit Windows is fine. Are you using the cable supplied with the camera and is it plugged directly into your PC NOT through a USB hub or a keyboard or monitor USB connection?
Yes. I’m using the supplied USB cable and it is directly connected to the USB port.
I’m running the update now! Thanks by the way. 🙂
@Lee make sure before setup to have your camera USB set to mass storage. you’ll find it in the camera menu. if you follow instructions its simple. wake up and shut down are now instant.
Sony are on the ball in respect to this camera series..I only hope they have the ability to get the Muddiness out of the JPEG engine..Am looking forward to this upgrade
Awesome news. When I briefly rented the A77 I was a little disappointed that the responsiveness wasn’t nearly as peppy as the old A700 I had, or the A850 I currently have. Everything else about it seemed excellent, though. With this news I can happily recommend the A77 and say bring on the A99 — my wallet is waiting!
Blazing fast auto review.
HDR effects still has long processing time.
it has to recognise, judge and combine three to five 24-MP RAW files to one JPG file, i would really wonder if processiong time could be decreased 😉
and it’s still a hell of a lot quicker than doing it manually!
and A WHOLE LOT better than what HDR-wannabes could choke up most of the time as well too…
How about A33/A35/A55 firmware update?
Great work Andrea. SAR is “the” Sony Alpha website to follow. Thanks for your dedication!
Just a reminder, as this question comes up every time a new firmware comes out: The update file is universal. It’s the same wherever you download it from. So if your local Sony site is not up to date, download it from a different region. The update can be installed on all regional models without a problem. Of course, the update will not change the regional characteristics of your camera. So in Europe you will still have 50 fps instead of 60fps and European languages, and the Asian versions will still have Asian languages, etc.
Admin: Spot on with the rumour and date. Well done.
Awesome, installed fine and is now much zippier – well done (and thank you) Sony! Keep the updates coming – tethered shooting and auto-rotate on LCD please.
Going to update my A77 later tonight~ =)
Btw, any news on new firmware on A850?
it is advisable to reset to factory default one more time after the update. so it reset all old setting that may not work or cause conflict.
I confirm update OK, excellent overall performance. the slight delay between LCD and EVF has not changed. thank you andrea for your work.
Hi guys! Can anyone tell if this trick works with the new firmware?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1PJVjLU_zU
Ok so here are some demos I just stumbled upon in youtube:
power on/off lag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvgHpvPdEs
dial lag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o93fAsFCMo&feature=BFa&lf=plcp
knock yourselves out guys 🙂
AF Microadjustment doens’t work anymore after updating 🙁
it has made a reset of your settings. check what fotowolf61 has written about that a bit above 🙂
It happens with every firmware update. Make a note of your settings and reset it 😉
The MacOS updater still requires 32bit kernel so it won’t work on MacOS unless you reboot in 32bit mode. WTF???
Come on Sony, it’s 2012!
To reboot on 32bit, hold 3 and 2 when rebooting: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3773
Hi everyone, i cannot believe that the custom AEL function is still unavailable in MANUAL mode, i always shoot in manual mode on my A65, im bot talking about a new feature here just solve a glitch, isn’t it what this update was suppose to do??
Am I the only one concern about this? Is my A65 working properly???
Please comment and explain what’s wrong
Thank you
How can AEL help you assuming that Auto-ISO is not working in manual mode? Your exposure is always locked when you are in M
not sure whether this is the case, but may be the AEL allows you to manage just the meter and use it to correctly over- or underexpose the shot more than the 2 or 3 EV steps that are there on the scale (let’s say you set AEL +2EV then according to my interpretation the meter should point 0, when you’re actually overexposing the picture with 2 EV steps, thus allowing you to overexpose even more)? Have you tried thinking from that angle and trying to check this out? Don’t have my camera by my side, but it’s worth the shot to check 🙂 thumbs up!
Thanks for your answers, my point is that when pressing the AEL button in AUTO mode the screen says “Available in P/A/S/M modes.
In the Camera menu the AEL button can be customised to the Following function that could be useful in MANUAL mode and RAW quality…
Drive Mode
Flash Mode
Autofocus Mode
AF Area
Face Detection
Smile Shutter
ISO
Flash Comp.
White Balance
Metering Mode
Object Tracking
AF Lock
Aperture Preview
Shot Result Preview
Focus Magnifier
Oh! You are asking about CUSTOMISING THE AEL BUTTON! No wonder we were confused by your question. 😀
The function of buttons customised by you doesn’t change relative to which PASM mode you are in does it?
Why are you wanting AUTO exposure lock in MANUAL? 😀 The exposure is already locked because you are in MANUAL!
if you read above you will see the function that would be useful in Manual MODE, Auto Exposure Lock is not listed you must be confused with AF lock ( auto Focus )
Nobody have a decent answer? please ?
Nobody has an answer because they haven’t a fucking clue what you are asking.
Are you talking about CUSTOMISING the AEL button?
or
Do you want to have the AEL function available in MANUAL?
If it is the latter, then AEL in MANUAL is pointless because exposure *IS* already locked to whatever settings YOU have chosen MANUALLY.
of course i’m not asking of auto exposure compensation… in the menu it is possible to assign the AEL button for other purpose….
Just put the camera in S mode and you will be able to assign tones of function to the AEL button, in that list of function some of them would be sweet to assign or access in Manual mode :
Drive Mode
Flash Mode
Autofocus Mode
AF Area
Face Detection
Smile Shutter
ISO
Flash Comp.
White Balance
Metering Mode
Object Tracking
AF Lock
Aperture Preview
Shot Result Preview
Focus Magnifier
The A65 has less button then the A77 and on Top of that, some of them are dessactived when they cold be used for another purpose…
If you’re a DJ an use Serato, you had the same exact problem until Serato released and update for MACs running a 64 bit kernel.
Weird, a company based in New Zealand was able to address this issue in a matter of months. Good luck waiting for Sony to get with the times and provide a rapid response (if any) regarding their software.
the first post has been updated – fotowolf61 ahs edited his/her post and has claimed that the micro af adjustment actually DOES work, but it just has deleted the already set adjustments and one should redo them in order to keep using it.
Generic question: does the micro af adjustment work and get saved for third party lenses? I’ve heard that it might not save if the lens is 3rd party and not minolta or sony. I know that if you have a minolta/sony and a 3rd party lens with the same ID the camera will mix them up and won’t be able to distinguish them one from another, but am not sure about the third party savings problems. I doubt that there are many guys out there having a third party 200/2.8 or 300/2.8 and the same minolta version so that they get their settings mixed up, but am nonetheless curios about the outcome..
Cheers
Most third party lenses just copy the lens IDs for the equivalent or similar first party lens, and I think most of the third party lenses with unique IDs are officially licensed. Thus the camera can’t tell if it has a third party lens on there and can’t treat them differently.
“does the micro af adjustment work and get saved for third party lenses?”
Yes.
just updated, great improve! Takes about 2 seconds when turning on, turning off is instant. Lag on dial rings is almost gone, although not instant, when I rotate them very fast, is has a delay 0,1-0,2s. Review time when using slower cards is also huge improved, earlier I wasn’t able to use Class 10 and slower card for fast shoot-review-zoom in (camera bricked for few seconds), now it’s comparable with UHS-I Sandisk Extreme 3.
my god! i see tether on :p lol…
I’m not using the new firmware because I want autofocus in manual video mode….which i have with my older 1.03 firmware and he famous trick!
It doesnt work with newer firmwrae… So i use only the older firmware…. Until sony give us true manual video mode and af.
Awesome, the camera is a joy to use now. Very quick and responsive to input. 2 sec Preview is very nice. Focus speed and accuracy is fantastic. Very happy with this update. Good job Sony!
Guys,
This is great, but when is Sony going to focus on their cinematographer market.
PLEASE make a firmware update that focuses on VIDEO improvements.
Give me a histogram.
Allow me to LOCK my exposure.
Let me set my ISO above 1,600.
I’m not asking for the world.
Let me disable the camera’s auto gain control so I can get decent audio.
Wow, took them this long to do a firmware update for performance issues that should have NEVER been an issue on the A77/65 in the first place.
And look at all the happy people.
Yeah its good your camera can finally operate correctly after ALL this time. But nothing to celebrate.
+1, same thinking… Gives us improvments.
In what sense does speeding things up isn’t counted as an improvement? You’re a funny funny (wo)man
It could be worse, if you were a canikon user it could have been a year.
“And waiting and waiting and waiting… That’s Sony, out of touch with the hand that feeds them.” – Ryan Leaf Rules!, 28 March 2012
Yep see, exactly. 8 months of waiting to get the A77 to function correctly, nevermind giving you NR off or a better JPeg engine etc.
Sony- Now we design camaeras that don’t work right out of the box (they used too for the most part) and look like heros (MONTHS LATER) when we give you firmware updates to fix our crappy firmware…. you are think dude. THICK.
Idiot.
I. AM. THINK.
And in denial.
Everything else I said is now irrellevant because of a typo. Typical denial based fanboyism.
Tried the update, it said it finished but the camera just stays off with the red light blinking. I now can’t turn it on and I can’t seem to get the reset working. AHHH!
Am I missing something or is tethering actually far less important for a SLT design (and this is actually one of the advantages of EVF): the EVF is already WYSIWYG!
So many of the reasons to tether disappear with an EVF over an OVF?
Tethering was far more than that – it would instantly transfer the picture directly to the workstation for far more accurate evaluation.
Yes you are missing something. 😉
Tethering is the ability to use the software on your computer to change the settings on your camera and release the shutter.
The image is then transferred to your computer for immediate viewing on your big screen.
It was very useful on the A700 for macro work, with live-view on the A77 it would be even more useful as you would not only be able to control the camera settings and transfer the image for viewing, you would also see the live-view image before taking the shot.
The A700 had tethering, it is a bizarre omission on the A77.
Yes it also allows for remote operation to get camera into bird house or on bumper of car. Would also allow one shooter to control multiple camera setups for video… handy for run and gun corporate interviews.
link is dead?
Update went fine here (USA). Turn off time especially is greatly reduced. (finally!) And front/rear dial responsiveness is excellent now.
Regarding the AF Micro Adjust, it got reset to “Off” (since a reset to defaults is part of the update procedure) but once I turned it back on after the update, all my lens settings were preserved. I did not need to re-enter them.
Thank You Andrea for your work here!
And Thank You Sony for keeping the updates coming. Now that the annoying bugs are fixed, I think we all would like to see some feature improvements in the next update such as better bracketing settings, more button reassignment options, movie button disable, manual audio level setting etc.
+1 🙂
Sony listens…
Thanks!
Only when they are forced too. Don’t kid yourself dude. It took them years to get the A700 right, but at least it only took them 8 months to get the A77 (better).
They still have yet to do ANYTHING about the crappy ass Jpeg engine, so I don’t think they listen as you claim in your happy happy high cloud land mentality. Wake up- be real.
Love how they sneak in no NR off on the A77 again, after being BLASTED about not having it on other cameras for years. So no, they dont listen as good as you claim, far from it.
poor baby.
end of line.
LOL
Good one, respect paid!
Hi!
I’m from Germany and got the EU-Version of the A65.
The Firmware Update works fine and is also in german.
All I can say: Finally!
Agreed. But, you also need to consider the flooding that they needed to recover from. Hopefully, it is not going to take another 5 month to get the next firmware. 😉
Genge Paul,
Apparently Japan Sony is ignoring you 🙂 no tether in 1.05
v1.05 was never intended to have it. It is a bug fix.
I see it more as Sony’s ignoring YOU instead of Paul..
You complain more about tethering than ALL of the people I know of complaining about it. Give it a break already.
🙂 heh heh…. well said.
Sorry, William (and Bruce), I have also complained about the lack of tethering ability. Hopefully, if it is mentioned often enough, Sony might see fit to revisit the idea of adding it to an update in the future. If you don’t like what someone posts on here as important to them why don’t you just ignore it. Your rudeness is unnecessary and contributes nothing to the discussion.
“If you don’t like what someone posts on here as important to them why don’t you just ignore it.”
Uh, do you even understand the basic premise of public discourse and engaged disagreement?
Your response reminds me of the ‘young people’ who label anyone as a HATER who simply has a contrarian or different point of view. If someone sounds like a myopic whiner/complainer about a lack of tethering then some of us choose to exercise the option to point that out.
Update – I think I have found a bug in the v1.05 AF Micro Adjust.
As I said earlier, it did preserve my AF Micro Adjust settings once I turned AF Micro Adjust back on but…
One of my lenses (the 35/1.8 SAM) had been set to “0” for the “amount” adjustment. Now the menu setting for “amount” is grayed-out for that lens and I cannot access it.
All my other lenses have an “amount” setting other than “0” and I can still access the “amount” adjustment for those lenses. (it is not grayed-out)
But I cannot get into the “amount” setting for the 35/1.8 now.
Have you set the camera to default settings after the update?
Sony just wants you to upgrade that plastic mount SAM to the G version.
It’s just a major oversight plain ridiculous for Sony to “forget”
a) tethering support
b) creating an EVF camera that’s a major hassle when shooting with external flash guns (screen is basically black and unusable which means blind shooting)
Sony apparently couldn’t imagine in their wildest dreams that someone would like to use a PROSUMER camera in a studio environment. Seriously, sometimes I’m not surprised that other brand photographers smile when you mention Sony and professional photography – may it be justified or not (they all have their problems).
I love the A77 image quality but if they don’t get these basic things done I seriously have to consider a brand change for my next camera upgrade as much as I would hate it.
So PLEAAASE Sony, add tethering support like you had it with the a700 or better extend that even more to match Canon’s possibilities and PLEEAAASE make my EVF usable in studio/external flash environments.
@mPro
I use my A77 with studio flash just fine. The dark EVF problem is on the A3x and A5x series.
May I suggest you read the A77 manual as there is a setting to switch off the EVF exposure preview on the A77 😉
As for tethering, I am going to get an Eye-Fi card (which the A77 supports) and use the HDMI cable to my PC monitor as a workaround. I will not be able to remotely control the camera settings, but I’ll live with getting off my arse and changing the settings on the camera. 😀
Waiting for 30seconds to transfer via eyefi is unrealistic in the studio. Not to mention spending extra money for it. I mean come on its faster to remove the card and hook up between shots than use eyefi.
Could that have something to do with the added autocorrection? Are any of the other lenses that you have tried on the list of corrected lenses? What happens when you turn the autocorrection off?
@SonyA77
I take back the dark EVF issue, I did not see that option and heard others complaining about it too. However the option “Setting Effect On/Off” makes me think of filter effects like B/W or similar…that’s why I didn’t find it. (Manual Page 89)
Eye-Fi is an option but has some drawbacks for me. Power consumption and wireless not always stable but I really do want to remote control the camera too. Keyword: Timelapse, aerial photography, video recording on a crane etc.
In terms of AF Micro Adjust there appears to be a bug. I personally never used this feature until recently after I applied 1.0.5. To fix all you have to do is clear the camera’s memory of all AF micro adjustment values for all lenses. Yes you will have to recalibrate all your lenses again, a pain for sure, but at least it’s not totally broken.
Just done the v1.05 update on my A77 and man, what can I say, it is the first time you can really feel the fluidity and quick responsiveness on this camera. Finally the A77 is worthy of her claim as a fast camera! (It is almost as fast as my A850 in UI operation and handling~ XD )
One big plus, there are no more delayed shutdowns anymore and the AF is really more responsive on dark situation and as well as less contrast subject matters.
Good job Sony. Now cook up an update on the IDC 4.0 coz it is damn slow compared to the previous 3.2 =)
UPDATE: I found the AF algorithm has been refined so that there are less hunting on subject that are hard to focus, rather the camera will try to focus a bit slowly when it starts hunting thus accurately finding the right AF point~
Just updated Australian version of the A77 using this file, working 100% so far… camera is allot faster and more responsive.. browsing pictures on the camera also feels much better now 🙂
Sony how about Tether Support on our ‘digital’ camera now?
Just curious: why do Australians think they get special versions? Aren’t you just getting the non-Japanese version (as far as I know only JP cameras have different FW and cannot have localization changed).
I think you have misunderstood. Jonathan was merely saying that he has updated an A77 bought in Australia with the JP firmware and it has worked.
Some people are afraid of using the JP firmware and wait for their local Sony site to have it available. I believe that Jonathan was pointing out that it is unnecessary to wait.
Well done, Sony. Now this is the real a77 that everyone expected to have. Next time some better noise performance will be much welcome.
Okay, updated successfully (A65, Germany). All settings are being kept (granted you don’t re-initialise your camera before updating)
On- and Off-timelag remarkably reduced, the front dial’s responsiveness is still a bit slow but okay.
With any device I always do a factory reset after updating firmware.
So I thought, too. But oddly enough with this firmware all my settings stayed the same (e.g. language, button customisations, focus peaking colour, USB-mode,…).
I guess those settings are stored separately from the real software.
(Or did you mean, you personally always do a reset? In that case… okay, that’s how you do it, thanks for sharing 🙂 )
The first step in the v1.04 instructions is to do a factory reset before the update. It also says to remove the battery too so the camera gets a hard reboot.
I also do the reset and battery removal again after the firmware update, but I am in IT and anal about that sort of thing. 😉
It only takes a minute to flick through the menus and set it back to the way I like it.
I sometimes wonder if strange one-off problems people report have something do with not following the instructions. 😉
Tethered shooting is necessary for medium format people because their digital backs still have screen res of an early Tetris game, no kidding. Sony makes stellar screens in their DSLR. Having this option is not crucial to me, but I wouldn’t mind having it
Hi Sergei
Understand what you are saying but Tether support would be great for studio/indoor work when you can hook-up your notebook or capture PC and the the camera automatically have files sent and sorted on the fly to your PC… As you take photo’s programs like Lightroom can be sorting/indexing/storing them instantly and automatically for you, you can also have the images displayed right away on high quality screens or large monitors such as 50″ screens so others in the studio can see as things are happing in real time… Really hoping Sony will add this feature the A700 had it and I believe the A77 should as well.
As I’m sure you know some much lower end SLR camera’s have it as standard, I’m not sure why Sony removed it in the A77, all I can think of is due to the rushed firmware/release times they might have left it out to get the camera out the door, however with 1.05 being much better now I’m hoping they can now work on good tether support in the next update perhaps (fingers crossed!)… Sony UK and Japan have not ruled it out but have not confirmed it either in the last press conference I read/watched.
Yup, even the Canon 1100D has tethering…
😀
You do understand that all modern Sony’s have a high resolution HDMI output on them and you can use something like an EyeFi card with them for wireless transfer? I know it isn’t quite the same thing as USB (though vision should be instant and not compressed) as you don’t have ‘laptop’ control, however there are advantages to this solution that Nobody else can match (PDAF in LV for example).
I haven’t heard a single person who complains about the lack of tethering actually having tried a work around like this – Seems most don’t actually need it, they just like to whine that it doesn’t have it. As far as I’m concerned they all have ‘tethering’.
Just because something would work for you doesn’t mean that it would work for others, it’s a rather arrogant attitude.
Sony lost a sale because the A77 lacks tethering. I use a Canon for it.
HDMI output: yes, high resolution, but not a substitute for tethered work. Also, you can’t get raw HDMI out for direct recording. The HUD is always present, which blows chunks.
EyeFi card’s bandwidth is woefully slow for handling RAW image files.
If you have your camera mounted on a 15′ boom, having to take it down or climb up to it to make rudimentary adjustments is just asinine.
Tethering is being asked for by a segment of the customers because there is actual need/demand for it. I loved the A700’s tethering capability. Being able to shoot/preview/adjust remotely meant I could get my work done faster.
No worries Matt, you clearly don’t shoot or have not shot using Tethered support before else you would not post such comments and make such comparisons with HDMI input….
Side Advise: If you want to put people down because they have different needs to you please research and learn a little about the topic (or simply reading some previous comments above you would have picked up some of the benefits already!).
Wow……….
This “big fix” looks to be just about what everyone had hoped for.
Good job Sony…. , and better late than never!
And a second “good job” to Andrea who somehow was the only source for this rumor and again as it often happens, got it right!
This is the first time in recent memory that Sony has kept this tight of a lid on till it was to be released to the public, unlike the times before when we would discover little pieces scattered on webservers around the world pointing to the veracity of the rumor, days before its scheduled public announcement of the product.
I hope that the reviewers that pointed-out the faults corrected by this update look again at this camera, and tell the world what has happened, and what a wonderful new technology Sony produced.
And as for the future full-frame cameras, this fix now paves the way ahead, and I’m now much more hopeful that I will see a worthy replacement for my two a850 if not this fall, certainly in 2013.
Now Sony, how-about some full-frame Zeiss and G lenses!
Much better response now. Waiting on tethered support (I NEED it for macro work), as well as better jpg algorithms – on par with Nikon’s. Was always amazed that Nikon can get more out of a Sony sensor than the builder can :-\
Why do you need it?
Being able to do automatic captures without having to be near the camera, as well as other uses of tethering are why we want it so much. If you just need an outside screen, there’s an HDMI port for that. We want to interface with our computers.
I just tested the 1.05 on my A65.. It’s WONDERFUL! Turning it on and flipping through the menu is extremely fast. Same with everything else! The only thing I dislike is that when I take a long exposure, it still takes twice the time before the camera is ready. At least we have a large chunk of that time cut out now.
Thats called long exposure noise reduction. You can turn it off…..
What it does is, it takes another blank reference shot with the same amount of time, and hot pixels/noise from the reference shot will be used to negate those in the image, resulting in a cleaner image. That is why the time is always equals or more than double the time of the exposure.
Like what Matt says, you can turn it off.
yes sony update and give us new weather proof and ssm lenses for cz 85, cz 135, 70-200G, 70-400G, and a CZ 35 1.4 for the new breed of slt cameras. also ssm for 18-135 will be good for video.
+1 for getting the update out.
-1/2 for still insisting on a non-universal binary for Mac OS X users. 🙁
I don’t understand why folks are P.O.’d at Sony for stuff like tethering. Was tethering EVER promised by Sony for the a77? Was it even discussed?
It amuses me to have people complain that a feature that was never promised isn’t just delivered for free with firmware updates.
And don’t get me started about the people that keep asking for things in FW that are clearly hardware-related. My favorite was some knucklehead that inisted Sony should add pixel binning with a FW update — oh, no…. sorry it was the other idiot that was complaining that Sony didn’t add WiFi to the a77 with FW 1.04.
If a feature isn’t in the brochure or hasn’t been promised by the company — THEN STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT IT.
I thought a77 supports eye-fi cards, thus has the option to transmit over wifi the files <_<
There are not a lot of people complaining about it, but those who are make a lot of noise at this site. I could not care less as I don’t shoot in a studio. If I had, I would have bought a FF anyway.
I believe some people have unrealistic expectations.
bXmi, please explain the unrealistic expectation of having tethered support.. entry level SLR’s have it, even the A100 had it from memory (I could be wrong on this one)… all other Son A700, A850 and A900 all had it… so why not the replacement ‘all digital’ camera? Come on guys if you don’t need it fine all good but why the comments about “knuckleheads”, “unrealistic expectations”, “was it promised”..etc..etc.? Also you don’t need FF for studio work but I don’t attack you or pass negative comments for what you said as you clearly don’t need the feature or do studio work as you have pointed out I respect that!
I do see where you are coming from, and I need to specify that my comment on unrealistic expectations was assuming expectations on the firmware update itself. The camera should have tethering as it was launched, but my opinion is that it is not to be expected from this minor firmware update. Possibly not even on fw 2.0, but it would be a nice upgrade for sure!
I do not view a statement on some people having unrealistic expectations as attacking people. My opinion is that under the circumstances explained above, expecting tethering is unrealistic.
Bit harsh there John, fact of the matter is Sony has always included tether support in there higher end camera’s… Did they “Ever” Promise it… well not that I know of… BUT did they ever make it clear they are removing a feature that has been in all previous models?… I think not either! So I think the blame is on Sony’s side a bit on this with the top of the line/flagship APS-C not to have tether does seem a little odd.. it’s standard across camera’s in this range and models well below it from competitors that is why people that would like the feature are a little annoyed it was removed with no notice and Sony UK did say it was a good idea to get it and would check with Sony Japan but as far as I know still no comment or reply from them yet which is also bad!
hopefully that explains others positions and helps you understand the position better before you start yelling out “they did not promise it so STOP COMPLAINING… they never told us it was going to be removed either! If your camera did not ship with a battery or a shutter button would you complain? Well technically they did not “Promise” it… come on were are you taking this.. if you don’t need the feature fine, move on and don’t attack/abuse people that do!
Sony didn’t ‘remove’ it. That is like saying they ‘removed’ having a 12MP resolution or they ‘removed’ the optical viewfinder. These are different products. They also ‘added’ live view with HDMI out that gives all the same benefits of using the rear screen or EVF but at a distance – have you tried it? Or prefer to just whine that it doesn’t have it at all because ‘tethering’ doesn’t appear on the spec sheet.
Matt, again, thanks for your comments but you clearly have never used tethered support and know very little about it! I suggest if you want to keep commenting on every users post about tether support you actually learn and use it before you comment like you have been! (You might surprise yourself and learn to love it and understand why so many are after it)
In regards did Sony remove the feature, of cause they did! How you can argue otherwise is beyond me! Your argument about 12MP resolution to 24MP is called an upgrade/improvement. Your comments on optical vs digital viewfinder is called a change in direction and can be considered an upgrade as well for things such as live view, instant effects preview..etc Your comments on HDMI again would be called an upgrade of the old AV ports previous cameras use to have (it does not give you features that tether support does!).
REMOVING tethered support is removing a feature, it has not been replaced by a newer or better technology it’s been removed I’m not sure how else to explain this to you. If they had of ‘upgraded’ tethered support they would have added things such as remote video capture functionality, time capture capabilities..etc..etc..
I hope that has given you a slight explanation on your comments and please if you don’t know much about something don’t attack people that use/need the feature just because you don’t, what’s the point of this?
Tethering wasn’t removed from the a77. There was no previous a75 to remove it from. Sony never said the a77 would tether. I’d love that feature too, but it was never stated as being a feature of the a77 – thus, the feature was not removed FROM the a77. And since the a77 is currently the top of the line in a brand new series of cameras that represent an entirely new category (SLT), there wasn’t even a previous model for it to have been removed from. No amount of complaining about it not being an a77 feature will change the fact that it was never stated as being a feature of the a77.
You have to decide. Either choose to buy the camera that’s being sold or choose not to buy the camera being sold because it isn’t the camera you want it to be. Buying a camera that isn’t what you want and hoping Sony adds features they never said it would have doesn’t make sense. It just leaves you frustrated because you hoped for something that was never promised as a feature for what you bought.
If the a77 doesn’t do what you need, you should sell it and switch to a system that better suits you. I’m not saying that to be snarky. I was a Nikon guy. I was frustrated with my D7000. I sold it and switched to an a77. I’ve never been happier. Maybe you should consider doing the opposite.
Thanks for your comments Rob but still I don’t see how you can justify it… Sony did not announce it would NOT be included either did they? In fact they have not ruled it out as being added and Sony UK is also chasing Sony Japan to see if it can be added!
When you say it was not in the previous camera I would say you are wrong.. What is the predecessor to the A77? What is the replacement of the A700? What is frustrating is much lower end camera’s include Tether support, The A77 is a more digital and capable camera for tether support and taking it to the next level but Sony did decide to do this and have taken a step backwards and removed it all together.
I honestly can’t see any reason as well as no one has managed to say the reasons for removing it including Sony them self when I’ve asked them directly (in fact the Sony rep agreed with me that it should have been included as he uses the feature himself!)
I have already invested in the Sony/Minolta system and lenses for me to switch it’s going to be a rather big move, I still have access to the A850 I can use for Tethered support but I’m still hopeful Sony will add this ‘digital’ feature to what they claimed as one of the latest and greatest ‘digital’ camera’s.
Because the A700 had it and the A77 should do everything that the A700 did and do it better where possible.
Sony lost a sale because the A77 does not do tethering, I had to continue to use a Canon in the studio.
Is really funny when sony claimed a77 is SUCCESSOR to a700 by make a77 lack of one important capability in a700 😀
SO it claimed as flagship slt, so i learnt is flagshit slt 😀 1 char change for 1 core capability is removed, fair 😀
Oh do tell me how effing important is your so called important capability that is missing in the A77 that hinders you from taking a photograph? What a foolish troll…
The foolish here are the ones telling OTHER people what they need form their camera.
I need tethering, it doesn’t matter to YOU why I need it and as I said, Sony lost a sale specifically because of the lack of tethering, I use a Canon for it.
hahahha, pancanincompussy the troll
damn funny 😀 lol…
What’s your point then talking about tethering when there’s none here. Go back to your happy Canon then. When there’s none, there is none, why cry like sissies over spilt milk?
lost a sale, gain a hundred more. mmmm good strategy.
Glad there is no tethering upgrade or new jpeg engine in this update. Sony did a great job fixing bugs and getting the fix to us in firmware 1.05
How long do you think it would have been before an update if they had waited to include these in the present update.
Thank you Sony for giving me these fixes now and not making me wait for everything to be included. Hope to see tethering and a new jpeg engine after they are fully perfected.
Does anyone know if video is still limited to f/3.5 and 1600 ISO ?
Video was never limited to ISO 1600. And the limit for f/3.5 applies only when you want to use AF.
I thought it was. Nonetheless, video taken indoors with house lighting is too dark in normal situations like birthday parties. The Canons don’t focus but are not dark. There may be technical reasons like heat, but I think Sony is not thinking about the end user of the camera.
I don’t understand your comments. First I am of the understanding that f3.5 was a limitation of the AF system (which canon don’t have). If you want to focus manually like a Canon you can use any aperture you like.
Still iso 1600 cap with update. Yes even in manual mode.I just tried and it states when you select a higher than 1600 iso “Invalid in movie mode. Available in still image shooting mode”.
Video is limited to 1600. The sensor draws too much power at higher ISO and therefore overheats.
Nice, thanks Sony!
now a77 1.06 with thetered shooting functions please.
greetings from switzerland
Along with no further cropping in video mode when stablizer is off 🙂
Finished upgrading my firmware. Everything is as said, fast response and la la la.. Just one thing to report from me. The Firmware updater Software cannot recognize/detect my a77 if i connect it using the usb3.0 port..need to switch to my older usb ports before it can detect the camera
That’s an interesting one to remember, thanks.
If you put the camera in S mode and you will be able to assign tones of function to the AEL button in the menu, in that list of function some of them would be sweet to assign for quick access in Manual mode :
Drive Mode
Flash Mode
Autofocus Mode
AF Area
Face Detection
Smile Shutter
ISO
Flash Comp.
White Balance
Metering Mode
Object Tracking
AF Lock
Aperture Preview
Shot Result Preview
Focus Magnifier
The A65 has less button then the A77 and on Top of that, some of them are dessactived when they cold be used for another purpose…
Anyone know the steps to update? Or can I follow the same as 1.0.4? Thanks
Hi Allan, After downloading the file and running it Sony has included step by step instructions with the installer/updater.. worked well for me so would recommend just loading it up and you should be good 😉
I followed 1.04
The flash over-exposure issue is still there
I have replications steps here:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1037&message=41063135
Next Firmware Update i can not do because Sony was still to stupid to implement a firmware update function in the camera.
Rather placing a full-features windows application which pisses of every linux user.
“Hey you bought more than 1000 $ for the camera but you´re only allowed to upgrade your firmware if you pay again more than 300$ for a new operating system”
Well I’m sorry to hear that, but of you’re on Macintosh, your operating system will cost you $35 . Windows is not an option
Borrow my computer, for just this once…
I’m sure you can find a Windows/Mac system to do the upgrade, Lets be fair about it Vamp, Linux support is not all that well supported by many vendors, it’s just numbers (percentage wise how many people use Linux that do not have a Windows or Mac system?) Is it really worth the extra time RD, QC staff and processes for that percentage? (perhaps yes but I personally think not)… What Sony should perhaps look at doing is having an SD upgrade option that is system independent as the next thing is if they support Ubuntu, the other 100001 variations of linux OS’s might run into issues and then it’s again Sony’s issue so perhaps the SD upgrade method would be best and avoid customers systems all together but Windows and Mac I believe is a good option to make it as easy as possible for the majority of users.
P.S. I personally have Linux, Windows and an older OSX system so don’t accuse me of being a “Insert OS hear” fan boy!
Wine? Could you install a 30 day trial? Could you ask Sony to update it for you? Could you ask someone you know to let you use their computer to update it? Seems a bit over the top to say that you can’t get the update. It isn’t like you have to do the update every time you use your camera. But you know, everyone likes to have a whinge.
You know, I’d LOVE to see Sony let people do direct upgrade on their camera. That way, when they fck up the update and have a brick on their hands, I’ll be the one laughing.
Go to the local library and take your own cable
After updating US A77V to 1.0.5, camera is usable about one second after completing a panorama sweep. Previously, 1.0.4 showed a “Please wait” message for approx 5 seconds before camera was usable again. Awesome!
Here are the five other improvements from the US site
Here are the five other improvements that were not listed on the EU or Japan site…
“Benefits provided by previous updates and included in version 1.05:
-Provides support for the following automatic compensation compliant lenses:
Vario-Sonnar T DT 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 ZA (SAL1680Z)
DT 16-105mm F3.5-5.6 (SAL16105)
-Improves the responses for the front/rear dials when assigned for exposure compensation
-Improves picture quality for 24p movie recording (NTSC regions only)
-Improves overexposed images while in ADI flash control
-Improves usability”
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=SLTA77V&template_id=1®ion_id=1&tab=download#/downloadTab
improves 24p picture quality? anyone test this yet? I’m not sure how the quality needed to be improved, but an improvement is good regardless, right?
So the “five other improvements” were the ones from PREVIOUS firmware updates.
This seems like a pretty good bug fix release. My a77 is now exactly the same but much quicker to operate.
I noticed the “unable to magnify” bug has gone too.
Roll on v2 with tethering, AF points you can actually see against a dark background and auto-ISO improvements….
*edit: Wrong post. lol
I still can’t believe Sony haven’t updated their cameras to see through time! Seriously are you even listening to your customers?! I NEED this feature because I’m a Pro! All the other manufacturers have it, guess I will have to go to Canikon. Sony promised me personally that I would get this update and where is it? Back in film days I could do this, where has this feature gone?! I guess they are saving it for their next body that will be out in two weeks. Or maybe the playstation.
Does anyone have any ideas if Sony.co.uk will offer the upgrade any time soon?
Use the links here, it is EXACTLY the same. These firmware updates are not region specific.
Nice Update 🙂
It feels like a new Camera.
My micro ajustment dose not work anymore ive tried other lens and its the same for them any ideas or do i need to re do the update ?
Firmware updates turn microAF off. Make a note of the settings and reset them.
Good news, micro AF adj is not effected. After updating mine to v1.05, all my micro AF adjustments values are still intact.. So is all my other customizations.
I’m another person disappointed that there is no Linux support. It is not difficult to implement considering that Sony is no stranger to linux, using it in TV’s and cameras and I suspect in the Alphas. Although Nikon doesn’t support Linux you can still do a firm ware update.
Can you do it through Wine?
Detto: it feels like a completely new camera. Very responsive, AF is a snap, turn on – off, menu response, dials, all just works fine. Now it is comparable with my old KM7D 😛 (just kiddin’ – though it was a great camera, still capable to make great shots)
Yesterday evening I shot concert – dark place central point focus. In dificult condition it takes more time to focus – but very precise. First 200 foto – very good results. Even on 2.8 (A77 + Z2470)
hmm… admin so quiet, must be busy with ff rumors 🙂
Your translation of the Japanese description is pretty bad. I imagine it was an automated translation. Here is my own translation. I don’t claim it’s perfect but at least it makes sense and lets you know what the Japanese means.
From the Japanese site:
1. 自動補正対応レンズの追加(6本)
・SAL24F20Z、SAL85F14Z、SAL135F18Z、SAL70300G、SAL35F18、SAL50F18
2. レスポンス向上
・オートレビューが表示されるまでのレスポンス向上
・前ダイヤル、後ダイヤルのレスポンス向上
・電源スイッチを「OFF」にしてから実際に電源が切れるまでのレスポンス向上
3. 500mm F4 G SSM(SAL500F40G)のAFレスポンス向上
4. 明るい点を含むシーンでのオートフォーカスの精度向上（SLT-A77のみ）
5. その他改善
English translation:
1. Automatic compensation for six additional lenses
・SAL24F20Z、SAL85F14Z、SAL135F18Z、SAL70300G、SAL35F18、SAL50F18
2. Improved response
Improved response time for auto-review
Improved response for front and real wheels
Improved response between power switch off and actual shutdown
3. Improved AF response for 500mm F4 G SSM(SAL500F40G)
4. Improved AF accuracy in scenes that include highlights (only for A77)
5. Other improvements
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I did stumble on a 1.05 bug today. After upgrading my camera kept its micro adjust settings but many of my lenses required readjusting. When readjusting my 16-50 I was working my way back in settings and set it to +-0. When I did my field turned grey and I was not able to gain access to the field to make further adjustments. I went through all the steps, readjust on/off, camera on/off, lens on/off, hard boot, nothing I did allowed me access to make further adjustments UNTIL I deleted all Micro Adjust settings. Once I did that I was able to access the field and continue to make adjustments with no issues. My focus is dead on once again and repeatable each and every time.
I did have to reinstall all my lenses and reload each lenses micro adjust values but all is running well once again. Just a lil hiccup along the way…..Beware if you have to stop at +-/0 when resetting your lenses as this may happen to you … write down all your micro adjust settings so you have a record if you have to clear all settings later.
Anyone tried to format a sd card after the update? It seems like this now takes like 5 times longer then before. And it already took a lot longer compared to for example my a700. I tried several times and it takes more than 20 sec!
For the rest the update is a big improvement.
nice update
nicer would be:
– better JPEG Quality
– smaller JPEG-Files while shooting RAW + JPEG
– color & saturation adjustments in the miniature-picture-mode
Yes, I just found the same thing… takes forever to format a card..
I updated this weekend.
A nice update but still a lot of stuff that bothers me(I hope Sony reads this).
I want to be able to choose AutoISO in M-mode(all other brands have this why Sony not?).
If you want to use one of the gimmicks that don’t support RAW(AutoHDR for example) you have to go into the menu to choose JPG-mode then activate the gimmick take the picture and go back into the menu to activate RAW-mode again.
Why do I have to do 3 steps to use a gimmick?
It should be much better(faster) that the camera automaticly only saves a JPG when you use a gimmick that doesn’t support RAW.
Sven
Hey dude, thanks a lot from Puerto Rico!! Sony Alpha rumors always on top of every step of the alphas!!
Ok, emailed Sony re tethering in future firmware update, here’s the cut and paste of their reply:
“Thank you for contacting Sony Support.
I understand that you are inquiring about the addition of the tethering function on the SLT-A77 camera. As of this moment we do not have information if and when a firmware update will be released to add this feature to the camera.
It is appreciated you’ve taken the time to share your comments with us. It is important to receive feedback so we may consider the needs of our customers. Moreover, I have taken the initiative to forward your concern to Sony engineering for consideration and future reference.
You may regularly check http://esupport.sony.com for product news and update releases.
Thank you for understanding.”
If everyone can email them regarding adding tethering to a future firmware update, it will make it more Likely to happen. Their email is: support@info.sel.sony.com
Come on people, let’s make this happen!!