SONY camera FIRMWARE - ULTIMATE SOLUTION for MAC 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- SONY camera FIRMWARE - ULTIMATE SOLUTION for MAC 2021!
Today I show you a way to upgrade your Sony Camera with your mac, that works 99% of the time!! This works for the A9, A9ii, A7 A7iii, A7iv, A7rii, A7riii, A7riv, A7sii, A7siii, basically all of the cameras that need a firmware upgrade. A74 A7r4
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All the firmware links I could find (these are sony US but if you prefer you can do a google search for the sony website in your own country)
Sony A7Siii www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A7C www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A7iii www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A7Riii www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A7Riv www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A9 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A9ii www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6000 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6100 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6300 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6400 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6500 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony A6600 www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
Sony RX10iv www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
All the camera models from sony: www.sony.com/electronics/supp...
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Update your firmware with Big Sur
0:15 - I Rant about the firmware updater
2:18 - Thanks Luke Price!
2:55 - Virtual PC
3:26 - How to update the sony firmware
3:58 - Install Parallels
5:06 - Install Windows 10
6:13 - Register with Parallels
6:46 - Downloading the sony firmware for your camera
7:52 - Preparing your camera
8:34 - Plugging in the camera to your Mac
8:57 - Install the firmware to your camera
10:05 - Mission complete! Works with Big Sur as well!!
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Thanks for this! Definitely a huge help and Much easier than reading through lots of complicated steps using the Mac option!! And I appreciated you taking it through step by step! Thanks 😊
That's great to hear it has helped!
It is a bit of a faff, but pretty straight forward once you know how.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Smashing!!! Thanks for that. Haven’t been able to update my well out of date A7r2 for years.... until now.
Worked a treat with no problems!!!
That's awesome, great to hear I could help Gareth! 😁👍
Wow! Thank you. Been sitting on the fence about adding a full-frame Sony to my (current) M43rd kit, which works perfectly, updates seamlessly and operates without a hitch. Amen, Olympus. (Fingers crossed for JIP.) But . . .You just sealed the deal for me NOT to wonder down the Sony road by pointing out how great I have it and how unaware I was of these issues. Thank you, thank you! Seriously, THANK YOU!!!
Haha! It is a treacherous road indeed! Lots of pitfalls and hazards...😆
I'm glad I could help make your mind up when it comes to which route to take.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
After HOURS of trying to download and install drivers, I finally stumbled upon your video, thanks a lot! I'm finally at the final stage of the Firmware update, I really love you right now!
Haha!! Great to hear I could help!! It is soo frustrating isn't it!!
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Normally I skip past the intros and get straight to the tutorial but this intro needs to be heard and the message needs to be spread
Thanks very much! 😁👍
I spent 2 hours trying to figure this all out. I finally found this posting of yours. You made it so easy! Thank you! To all reading my message just follow our teachers instruction and you will be able to update your firmware with so much ease.
my goodness you saved me two days of frustration. worked like a charm and I can now return these new usb cords that I bought because its what every one kept telling me is why it didn't work. cheers!
Great to hear it worked!! 😁👍
prevent me from throwing my Mac Pro out the window, almost 4 hours trying to update the SIII, thank you very much for such an excellent tip, it served me perfectly
That's great to hear! My Mac has frequently been close to going out the window...some aspects of this OS are so frustrating!! 🤦🏻♂️
Glad to hear it worked for you. 😁👍
Many thanks for this fix. I just got the a9ii. I struggled to update the software and didn’t get much assistance from their help line. Your video solved the problem.
That's great to hear...I'm glad it helped and you finally got it updated! 😁👍
Nicely done Thanks Luke for the directions.
Thank you both so much! This was actually unbelievably smooth, I thought I was doing something wrong haha
No worries, I'm glad it worked for you Rob.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Huge help. Spent hours trying to figure it out before this. Thanks !!
Great to hear I could help Eli, it is such a pain to update isn't it!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Worked like a charm for my new (used) Alpha 6300 to upgrade to version 2.01 . HUGE THANK YOU!!! 👍
Thank you for this - it was exactly what I needed. Greetings from Prague!
Great to hear it helped Kurt!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Just bought my A7iii and checked the firmware version. It’s 4.01 so no update now, thank goodness. I can’t believe what I’ll have to go through just because I have a Mac. You just earned a new sub. Thanks for sharing this.
It is a frustrating process ... I really wish Sony would change to the same system as Canon with a simple file on an SD card and update on startup...maybe one day...🤔
Thanks so much subscribing and welcome to the club! 😁👍
i just buy a used ayr3, and it's 1.00. and i only have mac 🥲🥲
a7r3
thanks for sharing - parallels has saved my ass many times before - didn't think of patching the A7 through the VM - again many thanks Mike!
Haha! Parallels has come along way over the past few years. It's so much better than it used to be. 😁👍
Amazing. Thank you so much. This was really helpful.
No worries, thanks for watching 😁👍
Wow, after 2 hours you have solved the problem. Unbelievable. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.
No worries, I'm glad I could help. It is so frustrating isn't it...but glad you've got it sorted now.
😁👍
This is really the ultimate solution! Thank you so much!
No worries, I hope it had helped. 😁👍
Quick and easy thanks Mike
Great to hear John!! 😁👍
Thanks a million Mike & Luke!!
And thanks for watching 😁👍
great video, I was finally able to update my camera. Thank you!!
Great to hear! 😁👍
Thanks! I actually did go through and successfully updated the firmware :)
Great to hear! 😁👍
WOW! ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER thanks so much for this SUBSCRIBED!
Great to hear I could help Adam...it is a pain to upgrade the firmware and so it is good that this way worked for you and your system!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Hi Mike, I’ve missed the old updates, is there a way to get them easily? Many thanks
If you have missed any, I don't think you need to go through them one by one to get to the latest update.
They make the updates stand alone so you can just update to the latest one.
If this isn't the case, they will normally state it on their website update page. 👍
Kicking off with a smile I love this! And honestly I don't really need an update with s-cinetone: S-log3 with a correct LUT gives better results, so waiting for Sony to make things right :)
Haha! Thanks very much!! You're right, when you know how to colour grade properly and more importantly shoot and expose for the profile you're using, no need for more fancy profiles.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Hi Mike. Can you please also make a video on the new FTP feature in the latest update
I'll see what I can do. 😁👍
The only solution it worked for my a7iii. Thank you so much!
Great to hear it has worked!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thank you, this was really helpful.
Great to hear I could help.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Just did it, seemed very straight forward to me
Good to hear it worked for you. 😁👍
Today is Jan 19, 2024 and this is the ONLY THING THAT HAS WORKED FOR ME! THANK YOU! I have a sony a5100 (released sept 2014) and I have spent too many months trying to figure out how to update the firmware. Now I can finally update the new sigma lens I bought to use it with.
ULTIMATE LIFE/TIME SAVER! THANK YOU!
Great to hear it worked for you. 😁👍
Hi Mike! thank you so much for taking the time to put this together :).
I watched the whole video but before I download parallel and do all that. I was wondering if you know if this will work with an older model. More precisely - Sony A5100. This would save me a headache. On the Sony site it said No( of course )not compatible with the Mac OS Big Sur. Thanks in advanced :)
It should work Jo. As parallels emulates windows 10, the firmware updater should just see the windows operating system and not big sur. There's nothing to lose either...the parallels trial is free so you might as well give it a go.
I hope it works for you.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Genius workaround. Thanks for the heads up on this one Mike.
No worries, I'm glad I could help Joel! 😁👍
Great idea but i refuse to put windiws on a mac... thats like disobeying the 10 Commandments!! Thankfully i have a cheap piece of crap windows laptop to do my updating!!
Lol! 😆😆😆
Thank you MIke; at 24:00 Italian time, I was able to finally update my A7III. With Imac pro it was not possible. With Canon it was very easy. I installed Parallels on an old MacBookPro.
Glad to hear you finally got it done. It is very frustrating isn't it.
You're right, the canon system is so much easier than this...I wish sony would just drop this updater and give us an SD firmware updater instead.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
this is very helpful and like you said is easier. thanks
Great to hear it has worked for you! 😁👍
They must have listened to you, their site has been updated. Did the update today following their steps and my a7iii firmware is now 4.0. Thank you.
Great to hear it's working now. 😁👍
Fixed the loud buzzing noise on my RX100!
I bought a cheap, used RX100 (original model) on FB marketplace. The seller warned me it made a terrible buzzing noise. It certainly did 😂! I learned this could be fixed by updating the software.
Imagine my frustration when I learned I couldn’t update the software on my Mac.
I followed your tutorial and downloaded Parallel, which was fast and easy, but my computer still did not recognize the camera!
Through trial and error I changed the USB connection from mass storage to MTP (I’m not sure if the camera was connected while I did this). Then I changed it back to ‘mass storage,” and voila!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Great to hear you got it sorted Emma! ... although it is such a hassle ins't it. I wish they could just give us a file to put onto an sd card which installs when you switch it on, a bit like canon cameras.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Does anyone know if the firmware updates are cumulative ?
I've not applied any firmware updates to my a7iii. I'm hoping that I can just apply the latest firmware and not apply prior updates first .
Great info Mike much appreciated. Hopefully the new release for Big Sure will come soon from Sony for Mac OS.
Thanks very much Waleed! 😁👍
It worked fine, thanks! If someone is freaking out that after the first reset the camera isn't being recognized by the computer nor turning on (OMG), it happened to me as well. To solve this, just check at the USB icon at the top of the screen if the Sony connection is checked. Then continue with the update and everything will work as a charm. Thanks man!
Great to hear it worked Daniel...and thanks for the tip! 😁👍
Hi Daniel, I am having the same issue with the Sony not turning on. What do you mean if it is checked? If it says Sony USB if you click on the USB icon? It was there but when I try to update again when the camera is still red nothing happens and I get the same error eventually.
Also I am using a M1 chip (Mac), not sure if that makes a difference
@@MorrisGruiters I am also having this problem after following all of the steps over and over again.
Was even more simple than you said. Updated 24mm 1.4 GM too in same run. Thank YOU!
Excellent! It's really easy this way isn't it! 😁👍
When did this lens update come out? I didn't see a notification. What does it fix? Do you have a link?
Thank you so much man. Super helpful. Super clear.
Great to hear it has helped Max! 😁👍
@@mikesphotography it s bizarre we have to download windows to upgrade the firmware of a Sony camera
If never did an update on firmware 2.0 or 3.0 and I updated straight to 4.0 would it include all the previous firmware updates in it as well?
Yes, definitely. You can go from a 1.0 straight to the latest. 😁👍
Thanks for this video, was able to update my old NEX5N on OS Monterey.
Wow so friggin useful topic! Thanks...
Thanks dude!! It's all about providing the service that sony should be!! 😆😆
YOU ARE THE BEST MAN. THANK YOU
Great to hear it worked! 😁👍
Amazing! You helped me with something i have been struggeling on for hours!
It's such a pain isn't it ...
Great to hear I could help!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Now I am struggling to use imaging edge 🥴 My phone succeeded to find the camera wifi but it still wont receewe the pictures
Nvm. I used the «plus» app 🙃
The app is so bad ... I struggle with it as well. Connection never holds, sometimes doesn't connect, etc etc.
I wish they'd build it from scratch with a proper interface that worked.
Hello Mike! Thanks for the awesome video! Am I able to do this using my mac with the M1 chip? I hope this isn't a dumb question. Thanks!
Thanks very much Jaco... unfortunately the M1 chip isn't brilliant with third party apps like this windows emulator which is really frustrating. Hopefully there will be a solution soon. 👍
Hi Mike
What about new firmware V4. What is the new features or improvements?
Should we update also? or wait littlie bit more ?
There are very few in this one...I think stability issues, and FTP updates. RAW files can now be transferred to phones and photos can be transferred to FTP sites as you take them.
As the A7iv will be out soon, I don't think there will be any more updates after this one.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I just bought the Sony A6000 it appears up to date thank goodness the only thing is that I cant add any apps to it. Really want the time lapse feature. It keeps saying their server is under maintenance on the camera when i go through that awful long winded hassle to signing in. Then i try to sign in on my Mac and pc.
Is anyone else having issues. Ive tried Mac. PC and on the device itself. Every time i just try to sign in it keeps going in a loop to verify if I’m a robot over and over. I cant actually sign in on Mac or PC.
Mike, thank you so much! Better service and support than Sony or Apple - and even for free. You are a saint! I just have the feeling that a lot of big corporations don't care about their customers.
Thanks very much!!
You're probably right...I'm guessing that until an issue hits a tipping point the issue won't even be brought to their attention...and even then it probably has to works it's way to the top of the agenda. They joys of a global economy!! 😫
Thanks for watching. 😁👍
Thanks mike can you tell . If we update are we getting anu new update ?
It's a very minimal update for the A7iii...I'm guessing they are getting ready for the Mk4. 👍
Can this process be the same for updating lenses as well?
Yes it can. 👍
Thanks for sharing this great idea, Mike! And thanks for not having to make friends with a PC user 🤣
Haha! It is a struggle...😆😆😆
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks for referring me to this video after I commented on your other firmware update video. So I am understanding, from watching this video, that the problem with updating a Sony A7iii to Ver.4.0 is really a MAC issue and not a Sony.... I mean, kind of? If I take my A7iii to our studio and use a PC then it will update much easier? I would rather not want to hassle with a one time used of Parallels installed on my MAC.
Thank you for the video, Mike. This very well thought out and long video makes me happy I run Windows or Linux. I remember when Mac products were great and bulletproof, not so much anymore. Stay safe.
Haha! You're right there Lance! the mighty Mac is not so good as it used to be...I will be building a PC workstation soon and I really can't wait to get it together and working!! 😁👍
Apple stuffed Sony music so they make it hard for Mac user's
windows just crash crash crash
I wish they all just start collaborating a little more...
@@mikesphotography I really don't think you can blame Mac for being bullet-proof. Surely the fault lies with Sony for not devising a solution that works. Your guide was excellent, and sad though I am to have to install virtualisation software and Windows (shudder) on my Mac, I guess I have little choice. Don't even have any friends who don't run Macs. One question: does Windows come packaged with the Parallels trial? Last time I installed Parallels, decades ago, I had to buy a copy of Windows,
There must have been a change - I don't see any firmwares available for the A7C (via your link or google search). Any ideas? I know there is a newer version, Im on 1.0
I've done a bit of research and it still looks like they are on firmware version 1.0. It would normally appear on this page: www.sony.com/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7c
But there's no firmware updates there at the moment...
thank you man! from BR.
No worries, I'm glad I could help! 😁👍
Hello, I am using a Sony A7R IV and a MacBook Pro M1! Using Parallels 17 on MacOS 12.0.1 and I am not able to detect the camera, everything else works well, but just can't detect the camera in the softare update utility and can't update it! Help please!
Have you tried using other cables? I've seen from the comments that this is the most common issue with the camera not being detected.
@@mikesphotography i’ve tried the original one from sony, one from my macbook, one from samsung…same issue
Thank you!!
And thank you for watching 😁👍
HI,Mike
may I know why its say, 4.01 release date 05/16/19
instead of your version 4,0?
thanks a lot
I'm not sure what you're referring to...where does it say that?
thanks. I didn't expect to have to install parallels to update my camera @sony
It's annoying isn't it...🤦🏻♂️
@@mikesphotography I have an M1 and it ended up being an issue so I used a friends pc in the end
Thank you
No worries, thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks a lot ! My Sony A6000 camera is updated! Your process seemed like a bit much for me so i just used my wife's pc lol! This was VERY helpful!
Haha! Excellent! Great to hear you got it updated in the end. I sometimes find using a PC to be much more straightforward ... I just don't tell any of my mac friends!! 😆
Great public service Tut. Love the rant. Pity the intern. PO’d at Sony, although I use a PC, not MAC😁. My guess is that Sony’s firmware routine has to to do with something hardwired in the cams; rather than change electronics and run two different firmware update methods, Sony keeps but one. Still far more complex than it has to be compared w/reading SD card. “MikeyMike”???😁
Haha!! Only my computers call me MikeyMike!! 😆😆😆
You're probably right, and I was thinking last night, because of magic lantern hacking canon cameras, the firmware file on the sd card probably helps them reverse engineer it to make their own firmware versions...so sony probably doesn't want that either.
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I wish this firmware update gave the a7III the updated menu found on the S model. Regardless I’m happy they are still supporting it.
It would have been nice to have it...I think this was an essentials fix and that's about it. Seems like they're getting ready for the next model release.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks for this tutorial. I'm trying to update the firmware on my RX100V, and I've followed all the steps here. The only hiccup is when the computer tries to connect to the camera: the Sony updater does not seem to recognize the camera. It's a little weird, because my computer does seem to recognize the camera otherwise (camera goes into Mass Storage mode as expected when plugged in). Any thoughts or advice on what might be going on??? Thank you!
That's strange. Maybe try a different cable...I know a lot of people have had issues with certain cables causing the software not to recognise their cameras.
Other than that, I'm not sure...you might even have to make friends with a pc user for a short while! 😆
I hope you get it sorted. 👍
did you ever get sorted...im having the same issue and tried numerous cables
@@nialltimony8748 I was having this issue too. I tried taking out the battery, changing cables and restarting my computer. What ended up fixing the issue was changing the USB connection from 'mass storage' to 'MTP' and back to 'mass storage'. I can't remember whether or not the camera was connected to the computer while doing this, because honestly, I did NOT expect this to work. Best of luck!
Anyone knows if i can update 3.0 version to 4.0 or do i have to do the previous one first? On an A7iii
It did, just ran into an issue where parallels wouldn't identify the usb port. In that case just select the "USB port" button on parallels toolbar and manually select your camera. It took me a while to figure this out lol. Thank you Mike for this video!
Like you found out, you can go from any version to the latest one. It is a stand alone upgrade. 👍
ALso thanks for the tip about it not recognising the USB. 😁👍
on the system software update, mine wont do anything when clicking next
It didn't work for me. I made sure to follow every step, but it's stuck when trying to detect the camera (it did ask me to choose between mac or windows, it just gets stuck after that, I have no idea why! Tried to reinstall it several times, same result.
Unfortunately the Mac OS can be very temperamental with third party software...it looks like you might have to make friends with a Windows user and update your firmware on their computer.
Damn your shot is fantastic. What luts or color grading do you use?
Thanks very much Clayton!
I have to be honest, I'm pretty lazy when it comes to colour grading. I shot this with the Sony Pro Colour pack from eosHD.com. I don't know the guy who runs this site and I bought it myself, but it gives me useable out of camera colours from my A7C and A7iii.
www.eoshd.com/eoshd-pro-color-5/
I'm hoping he keeps making these ... otherwise I will have to start to learn colour grading properly!! 😆
The way I approach filming is to keep the dynamic range within the scope of the camera whenever possible ... so I've balanced the colours in camera, using all the same kelvin rated lights, then I push my key light around a stop of light more than the other lights, and then keep the hair light as a hard light and then play with the lighting of the background until it looks good...I suppose this comes from shooting years ago with older cameras with really rubbish dynamic ranges!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography That's fantastic. Which camera were you using as your main in this video? I'm sending your video to my producer because I'd love to get that look in my live show: th-cam.com/users/morninginvest
Side note. Running Parallels I kept getting "The update is not available for your model. The update process is aborted." But I am using the Sony A7Riii with version 2.10. So darn frustrating getting this camera updated.
That's great to hear that your using this as a reference Clayton! 👍
I used the A7C and the batis 25mm f2 for this one and for the latest ones I used the A7C and the 35mm f1.8 from sony.
The latest place I'm staying in has a much warmer background, I didn't balance the colours as much to keep this warm look, and I pushed the key light to be about 1/2-1stop brighter than the background so I stand out a little more. Check it out as it's a very different looking shot: th-cam.com/video/brsFnhrNf08/w-d-xo.html&t
Also, with the keylight, I have the godox 60x90cm softbox on a VL150 video light with a grid so it lights me and not the background so much ... this means I then keep the lighting for me and the background separate to be able to balance them as I want to.
I hope that helps 😁👍
I’m having trouble connecting to my Mac Pro 5,1 (Mojave). Even tried connecting it to a laptop with windows 10 and I’m still getting the same message on the camera: ‘check connected device’. Only thing I see is change USB to mass storage or back to auto and I still get the same error. My cam is on ver 1.0 (tried to update firmware but I keep getting this problem) I just wanna have a easy transfer of files from my camera to my Mac. Please note I even tried factory resetting my a6000 with no luck.
Hi Kevin,
You've already tried this, but sometimes different cables might work...if that doesn't help, it would be worth emailing sony. They seem to be pretty good at responding to most email enquiries.
I hope you get it sorted soon. 👍
@@mikesphotography thanks! I have a cable coming from Amazon tomorrow. Hopefully this works or I’ll send it back and just get a SD card reader
@@mikesphotography I ordered a cable on Amazon and found one on my junk cable box lol tried to return said cable to Amazon and they gave me my money back and told me to keep the cable! 😂 #blessed it was the cable
Great workaround... I'm a SONY FS5 user... I tried every previous steps from you other videos, using Software updater dragged onto DL Driver... and finally Windows 10 with an exe software updater....nothing seems to work. I checked the cables and the computer IS connected. On my MAC the software updater crashes... and using WINDOWS (parallel) the updater won't recognize the FS5 being connected, although windows accepts it! I hope SONY will correct this, for all of us who still love this camera, even though they obviously have dismissed any softwareservice for this, since the FX6 came out... Well, just to say thumbs up for the fantastic workarounds, but unfortunately not working on a FS5... I give up 😞
Ah man, that sucks. It really is obvious that the Sony technicians are PC users ... this is a good reason to make friends with a PC user ... 😆
I'm glad you finally got it working even if it was on a windows machine!!
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Would love a super A7iii update but suspect it is maxed out! Thanks for all your vids, never a duff one, always entertaining.
AWESOME.... Just checked and firmware 4.0 is out in UK .... Hmmmmm wonder what goodies they have for me ;-)
Hmmmmm..... Mostly ftp. I was hoping for updated animal and bird af
Don't get your hopes up. It's all file transfer stuff.
Haha! Yep, I've read people wanting 10 bit, 4k, 120fps, s-cinetone, etc...like you said, it's probably operating at max capacity before it starts crashing...
Maybe it's a subconscious effort to get people thinking about the Mkiv...🤔...firmware version 4...buy the MK4......it may even be playing "buy the Mk4" out of the speaker so whenever we take a photo, the camera whispers that in our ear 😆
Sorry...went out on a tangent there...😆😆😆
Thanks for watching 😁👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this! I was about to give up on updating my ZV-1! What a massive HEADACHE!!! Sony needs to get their $#!t together when it comes to us Mac users... Seriously, can't thank you enough for this video!
No worries, Great to hear it has finally worked for you...it is so frustrating that we have to go through this though.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Mike, as I'm typing my A7 III is being updated under Big Sur 11.2 using official Sony updater. No problems so far. And no mention of Big Sur incompatibility in their website. Did they launch another update just after you publish your video?
Haha!...damn it, they probably did...😆🤦🏻♂️ Maybe the intern worked late last week...🤔
Well hopefully this will help the A7siii users with big sur.
Thanks for letting me know Martin. 😁👍
@@mikesphotography Sony technicians finally listened to your complaints 😀
Same, I did the update on Sunday and it worked ok (apart from having to keep the camera off until I started the updater, as otherwise it wouldn’t ask for the admin pwd and the update would fail). They must have updated the updater :)
Hi, thanks and I agree with you. Sony engineers must have a look to Fuji applications, they’re great app and update process. By the way, why Sony take a lot of time to format sd cards and save pictures on it. These operations are like light on my Fuji ! Thanks and✌️
I followed every step but I’m getting “The update is not available for your model” message on the system software updater. Any suggestions?
What camera do you have, and which updater were you trying to use?
Great video thank you. Sadly I'm still having an issue. Once I connect my camera to the virtual PC the sony software still won't recognise/find my device? Anyone else had this issue/found a solution?
From reading through the comments, I think that might be to do with the cable. Try a few different ones, try the multiport if your camera has it and also try the USB-C port as well.
I hope that helps.
Didn’t work for me :/ camera isn’t recognised by the software on any computer… haven’t been able to update my A7r3 and it’s still on 1.0! Please help!
It's so annoying isn't it Will...have you tried different cables? I've seen people with this problem and the one thing that helped the computer to recognise the camera was a different cable...not all the time though...if that doesn't help, it might be worth contacting sony, they're normally good at responding.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thanks Mike, I am Mac guy since 1986 and there is no way I will change to Windows, I am looking to buy Sony A73 or (A7S3 if I win big loto), your video is great.
I upgraded on IMac Big Sur as soon as I saw it with no problems but I have upgraded this way a few times before I used the usb-C cable and put into Mass Storage setting
I can confirm 11.2.2 Big Sur no problems installing Mac Version
That's good to hear. They must have finally got it working with Big Sur now. Wonder if they will do the same for the A7siii updater...🤔
Thanks for watching and thanks for letting me know 😁👍
Hello I don't find V.4 for A7 RIII I found just ILCE-7RM3 System Software (Firmware) Update to version 3.10 (Windows) Any help please and thank you
Hi Tony,
The A7Riii is only on version 3.10. The A7iii is the only one that has had version 4 released.
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Thank you so much
Thank you so much
Do you know if this works for Sony ZV-1? I've been struggling with this for 3 days in a row :(
It all depends on what mac you have. It does work with most of them, apart from the newest ones with the M1 chipset.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
Seems like I can't use internet with a wi-fi connection via Parallels? Do I really need an ethernet cable?
I didn't have a problem with it using wifi through windows parallels emulator ... you might have to activate wifi in the windows program to make it work.
I do have the latest firmware but want to reinstall it due to a potential bug. The updater wont proceed, becaue the latest firmware is installed. Does anyone know how to force it?
I'm not sure how you could do that. It might be worth contacting Sony directly to see what they say.
Great video. Sony really needs to step up its game with their mobile app. A great mobile app similar to what you get with gimbles, will make these cameras a lot better.
Thanks very much! You're right. I wish they made a reliable app that kept all of the features in the camera.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
@@mikesphotography actually I just upgraded my firmware after watching your videos, hoping they have fixed the connectivity issues between my phone and camera. I cannot believe the issue is still there. Everytime I try to connect my phone to my camera, it says something went wrong. I'm very disappointed.
Ideally we should be able to upgrade the firmware remotely using our phone. That's how I upgrade my gimble's firmware.
What are the new features Mike in new update ...
Plz let us know
File Transfer Protocol added. Nothing to celebrate unless FTP is something you use or need.
Like Frank said, minor updates.
This maybe worked back in 2021... But not today. Just attempted to update an A7Rii on my Mac. Thank god Sony fixed this in newer cameras. The answer though is in the first 15 secs... Make friends with a PC user, install Parallels and windows... Whatever you need to do to get your hands on a Windows based PC. Just use the PC software, it works like a champ. Done. I wish someone had told me this before I spent umpteen hours trying to update via the Mac.
It is so frustrating that we have to do things like this. It only makes sense that we should be able to download a file, on any operating system, and then transfer it to a SD Card. Install the SD Card and and let the camera update. I cant understand why this is not the way it is done. Anyway, I appreciate you presenting what appears to be an easier way to do it then what we have now. I hope all is going well, my friend. Take care.
This was surprisingly easy compared to the patch they had in my previous updater video. Apparently the A7iii firmware updater does now work in Big Sur, but only the latest version...apparently...I'm sure there will be incompatibility issues in the near future though...and hopefully this will help A7siii users as well.
Thanks dude, All good here, just getting ready for a few trips down to the islands...hoping for some dark, clear, night skies!! 👌
That's exactly how Canon firmware updates are done. It never takes more than 5 mins, the whole thing.
HI Mike, I listen to all your directions and couldn't stop thinking that this process is ridiculous. I tried it on my MacPro, iBookAir, and finally, bought a Dell to use windows. I have 4 Sony cameras A1, A7R4 plus. Final result - nothing worked in Windows either!!
I know, it is ridiculous isn't it. I miss my canon for this very reason.
Have you tried it with different cables? From the comments I have been getting on here, apart from the randomness of the mac software, the next thing to cause problems is a dodgy cable.
best fw update approach ?!Fuji... SD with the file and no other stuff needed
Exactly, Canon do the same. Such a simple method and no need for a department to make the software for each system. 😁👍
Panasonic too
Thanks, Mike. I guess I missed the huge banner, does not work with Big Sur and was farting around trying to get the update to run for two of my cameras without success. I've sent a message to Sony as I have Pro Support and just want to see what they say about Big Sur. I used to run a Virtual Machine and now I have to go back and reinstall. Yeesh! I will if I have to, but this seems dumb that Sony wouldn't update their installers for Big Sur considering how long its been out, how many pro photographers use MacBooks.
Exactly! I am so surprised that they didn't make it to work with big sur from the start. The two companies obviously don't get along at all...soooo annoying.
september 2021 still had to use this to update my alpha 1...was ready to break my keyboard then i remembered i had used this process back in june when i first got my camera
Yep, it does seem like it is still needed for some computer systems. It does seem to be quite erratic ... working on some OS systems and then not working at all on others.
Great to hear you got it updated though.
Thanks for watching 😁👍
I can't update it even with windows for some reason isn't detecting my camera even is connected
It might be worth trying different cables...I've heard a few people were having problems with certain types of cable and connection issues.
Working for my A7Sii
Excellent! Great to hear. 😁👍
Seems like this only works on Macs with Intel processors not with M1 chips right?
I've seen on the parallels website that they have updated the software to work with M1 chips now...I don't have one yet to test it on though.
Hi Mike I tried both of your fixes, neither one worked, I have a A7MK2 and High Sierra 10.13.6, I give up..I couldnt install the Parallel fix either...Ill keep trying maybe later
That is strange ... and must be annoying for you, Parallels should work on high sierra so I'm not sure why it won't work.
It might be time to get a friend with a PC ...
@@mikesphotography I took it to my local camera store, they used their computer..we are good to go
a master
Thanks very much! 😁👍