I have a download link in my pinned comments, I’ve upgraded and the only thing I can confirm is the 3 party batteries issue but its not all, because my Watson batteries don’t give me the warning. They still work it’s just going to tell you that it’s a third party accessory. The lens is fine I have the same lens and that doesn’t give a warning.
Thanks for the update! Very excited for v5 and sad to see it's been postponed but I guess we've already been waiting for 9 months so what's a few more days
Hey! So I had AF problems after updating my FX30 to V5.0. It was on my Rokinon 12mm lens. But it turns out that Rokinon/Samyang already released a firmware update on December 2023. My lens was on firmware 1.0 and now with the 3.0 version AF is working very well as it used to be. So, in my case, now my FX30 has Shutter Angle and no problems at all.
Thanks for the video! Today while prepping for an upcoming shoot, I saw on the Creator's App that a firmware update was available to download for my FX30...so I did. Everything worked as expected with the new software downloading to my phone and then uploading to the camera. The screen came up on the camera to confirm updating from v4 → v5 and it seemed to work fine. Even had a screen come up at the end of the process that said the camera's firmware had been updated. But, when I went to the menu to change the shutter display to angle instead of time, nothing was there. Upon further investigation, I found that the firmware working in the camera was still v4. Baffled, I searched TH-cam and cam across this video. Anyway, the camera seems to be perfectly fine. There was a manual cine lens on the camera and a Sony battery in it for the update process. I'm wondering if I dodged a bullet. But, I'm even more curious as to why the Creator's App went through the whole update process for nothing.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, that sounds strange that it took you through the steps for nothing. Someone else told me a similar story about going through the update process but doesn’t have shutter angle. As your cine lens is manual, I can’t imagine you experiencing an issue with it. Others have reported in consistent AF… It does sound very strange that the app highlights v5, goes through steps, but then doesn’t update. But I do feel this was part of Sony suspending it. Just a strange way of them suspending it. I did two videos covering this topic and it’s honestly very odd that they didn’t just make it more obvious themselves that it’s suspended.
@@leo_hoang I'm a Sony fan, but Sony really screwed up the rollout for this firmware update. Speaking of screw ups...RED used to do this fairly consistently in the beginning. They'd send out a new "build" without testing and then not fess up to it. AC's would be tearing their hair out trying to get those RED ONEs to work after some of the firmware updates. 🙂
Hi, I just bought the FX30 today and I’m not being able to do an update. Currently my camera is on version 4.00 I’m looking to have the latest update so I can use shutter angle Thanks
Sony suspended the update - there are some users who have commented on this video and the last one who have the update available if you’re really wanting it… but personally because of the suspension I would wait for them to iron out the bugs… but the option to contact the other users who still have the file is there for you if you wanted
@@titan4260 I need to review the update through app process myself, but from what I can tell all it does is downloads the file to your phone wirelessly, then copies it to your SD card wirelessly through the camera then it’s the same install process… so it just removes the need for you to physically take SD card out, copying it over via laptop, and then physically putting the card back in… I will have a few FX30’s to update once the bugs are fixed and I will compare the two processes when it’s update time
I updated the software and the issue in my camera is that the camera won't automatically flip the display when you turn the screen. Thats has been the main issue and it is a pain to work with the camera
I got a new FX30 the same day the firmware was released, downloaded but did not install it. My camera came with version 4.0 and all my 3rd party batteries work with the warning but the percentage is not shown. Just blank battery icon.
Which batteries do you use? I have K&F USB-C rechargeable ones and when it dies completely and turn on the camera, it will still register as empty but then later kick in to give a reading…
@@leo_hoang Have not tried that yet, I have 2 different off market ones, but "good" off market, do not have the names at this moment but I will check.. Thanks for responding. What do you mean when they die? And then turn the camera back on? If the battery died how is it Turning the camera back on?
@@ekphotographyI use it as a dummy battery with USB-C connected to the battery and leave the battery door open. Sometimes I’m charging other devices and unplug the cable and then forget to plug back into the camera and then the camera shuts off… when it does that, I would take the battery out, connect to USB, charge for a bit, and then when I add back into the camera it reads as a completely empty battery but works… then randomly it would magically say 100% available after a couple minutes…
I have the fx30 with 4.0 version, but the real 24fps and 60fps not appears, just 24fps for DCI mode, in other videos people use whatever codec and can choose that frame rates, has anyone fix the that problem?
@@leo_hoang Nothing like that, I recently saw a comment in another video, that after v2.0 the frame rates are really like that, the only real 24fps is in the 4k DCI codec
you are correct it has 1/48th for 24 P in DCI only, and there is no 60p DCI I also was wondering why I saw on some videos people with 1/48th on the screen, after researching it it is ONLY for 24p and DCI at the moment. That is also why I asked if the new Shutter Angle was true 1/48th and 120/th and why that is not an option anyways manually. There are people that try and fake it with variable shutter to control flicker but I am assuming it is not the same
Thank you for this information i will wait until they fix this issue and maybe a little longer to be on the safe side. 🙏🏼
Thank you… hopefully we don’t have to wait too long
I have a download link in my pinned comments, I’ve upgraded and the only thing I can confirm is the 3 party batteries issue but its not all, because my Watson batteries don’t give me the warning. They still work it’s just going to tell you that it’s a third party accessory. The lens is fine I have the same lens and that doesn’t give a warning.
I'll do the same...I rather wait...
Thanks for the update! Very excited for v5 and sad to see it's been postponed but I guess we've already been waiting for 9 months so what's a few more days
Thanks for watching!
I suspect it might take more than just a few days… could be weeks or months… hopefully I’m wrong though
Hey!
So I had AF problems after updating my FX30 to V5.0.
It was on my Rokinon 12mm lens.
But it turns out that Rokinon/Samyang already released a firmware update on December 2023.
My lens was on firmware 1.0 and now with the 3.0 version AF is working very well as it used to be.
So, in my case, now my FX30 has Shutter Angle and no problems at all.
Great to hear! Hopefully we don’t have to wait much longer for the official re-release
Thanks for the video! Today while prepping for an upcoming shoot, I saw on the Creator's App that a firmware update was available to download for my FX30...so I did. Everything worked as expected with the new software downloading to my phone and then uploading to the camera. The screen came up on the camera to confirm updating from v4 → v5 and it seemed to work fine. Even had a screen come up at the end of the process that said the camera's firmware had been updated. But, when I went to the menu to change the shutter display to angle instead of time, nothing was there. Upon further investigation, I found that the firmware working in the camera was still v4. Baffled, I searched TH-cam and cam across this video.
Anyway, the camera seems to be perfectly fine. There was a manual cine lens on the camera and a Sony battery in it for the update process. I'm wondering if I dodged a bullet. But, I'm even more curious as to why the Creator's App went through the whole update process for nothing.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, that sounds strange that it took you through the steps for nothing. Someone else told me a similar story about going through the update process but doesn’t have shutter angle.
As your cine lens is manual, I can’t imagine you experiencing an issue with it.
Others have reported in consistent AF…
It does sound very strange that the app highlights v5, goes through steps, but then doesn’t update.
But I do feel this was part of Sony suspending it. Just a strange way of them suspending it.
I did two videos covering this topic and it’s honestly very odd that they didn’t just make it more obvious themselves that it’s suspended.
@@leo_hoang I'm a Sony fan, but Sony really screwed up the rollout for this firmware update. Speaking of screw ups...RED used to do this fairly consistently in the beginning. They'd send out a new "build" without testing and then not fess up to it. AC's would be tearing their hair out trying to get those RED ONEs to work after some of the firmware updates. 🙂
We've been waiting long enough...can't believe they haven't fixed it yet
I suspect it will be at least another month… potentially Nov release… but I am purely just guessing at this point
Hi, I just bought the FX30 today and I’m not being able to do an update. Currently my camera is on version 4.00
I’m looking to have the latest update so I can use shutter angle
Thanks
Sony suspended the update - there are some users who have commented on this video and the last one who have the update available if you’re really wanting it… but personally because of the suspension I would wait for them to iron out the bugs… but the option to contact the other users who still have the file is there for you if you wanted
I updated my fx30 and fx3 on the day it came out. Still got the files
Experienced any issues?
@@leo_hoang No issues. From what I read on reddit most didn't and the ones that did updated through the app
@@titan4260 I need to review the update through app process myself, but from what I can tell all it does is downloads the file to your phone wirelessly, then copies it to your SD card wirelessly through the camera then it’s the same install process… so it just removes the need for you to physically take SD card out, copying it over via laptop, and then physically putting the card back in…
I will have a few FX30’s to update once the bugs are fixed and I will compare the two processes when it’s update time
Sony better make it up to us with someore extras....what a disappointment.
I can’t actually think of what they could do as extra?
@@leo_hoang extra picture profiles, maybe sony provided luts .... in camera editing maybe hahah something extra would be nice
@@NoRivalRecords lol - fair play… I didn’t think of those… imagine In-Camera editing lol… it would be fiddly as hell lol… a cool idea though!
I updated the software and the issue in my camera is that the camera won't automatically flip the display when you turn the screen. Thats has been the main issue and it is a pain to work with the camera
That does sound annoying… if it doesn’t automatically do it, how do you trigger it to flip?
Thank for the update
Thanks for watching!
I got a new FX30 the same day the firmware was released, downloaded but did not install it. My camera came with version 4.0 and all my 3rd party batteries work with the warning but the percentage is not shown. Just blank battery icon.
Which batteries do you use?
I have K&F USB-C rechargeable ones and when it dies completely and turn on the camera, it will still register as empty but then later kick in to give a reading…
@@leo_hoang Have not tried that yet, I have 2 different off market ones, but "good" off market, do not have the names at this moment but I will check.. Thanks for responding. What do you mean when they die? And then turn the camera back on? If the battery died how is it Turning the camera back on?
@@ekphotographyI use it as a dummy battery with USB-C connected to the battery and leave the battery door open. Sometimes I’m charging other devices and unplug the cable and then forget to plug back into the camera and then the camera shuts off… when it does that, I would take the battery out, connect to USB, charge for a bit, and then when I add back into the camera it reads as a completely empty battery but works… then randomly it would magically say 100% available after a couple minutes…
@@leo_hoang Mine are not dummy batteries, a couple can be charged by older USB cables but not USBc Thanks
I have the fx30 with 4.0 version, but the real 24fps and 60fps not appears, just 24fps for DCI mode, in other videos people use whatever codec and can choose that frame rates, has anyone fix the that problem?
I’m not entirely sure, but is this a PAL vs NTSC setting issue?
@@leo_hoang Nothing like that, I recently saw a comment in another video, that after v2.0 the frame rates are really like that, the only real 24fps is in the 4k DCI codec
@@leo_hoang Could you confirm with both of your fx30's?
@@MagnUs7_7 I have access to a few FX30’s through my work, but I only own one personally… I will check my one tomorrow and my work ones next week…
you are correct it has 1/48th for 24 P in DCI only, and there is no 60p DCI I also was wondering why I saw on some videos people with 1/48th on the screen, after researching it it is ONLY for 24p and DCI at the moment. That is also why I asked if the new Shutter Angle was true 1/48th and 120/th and why that is not an option anyways manually. There are people that try and fake it with variable shutter to control flicker but I am assuming it is not the same