FYI: Monitor & Control App ver.1.1.0 has been released - Support for BURANO - Support for zebra display (FX3/FX30) - Added S-Log3 display pattern for False Color (FX3/FX30) - LUT files can be imported from mobile devices (FX3/FX30) - Image stabilization setting can be changed (BURANO)
This app is great I'm just wondering why they're not showing the audio levels as well, it's SO important! Still need to check my camera screen for that
You might be happy with the audio, but I see you have the RE27N/D, it’s a great mic… I would try suggest you enabling the high cut filter on the far right switch… try that and see how it sounds to you
Do either of the apps include the audio part of the signal? It would be great for the Producer to hear audio, especially when there is wireless sound going directly into the camera.
I have two FX3's on 5.0.1 and they pair nicely to the app, but when I try to do Multi-Camera Monitoring the iPad doesn't recognize the cameras. I have the iPad and cameras on the same WIFI network. Any idea how to get this working?
Thanks for this helpful review... did you ever try to see how far you can be from the camera before you're unable to hit the record button? I'm trying to use on FX3 (will rent) and need to remote from a distance but worry it will be a problem like it is with the ZVE1. Please let me know if you know the answer. Thanks! :)
@AANasseh, I haven't tested it to be too far from the camera. All I can tell you is that it works great and no issues with the connection when I was about 2 to 3 meters away from the camera. All the controls were working at that time and didn't really lose connection at all. This is great if you're doing interviews. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos Thanks but that's just not far enough for me. I need to know if I can shoot and monitor simultaneously while using a 70-200 lens. So, I want to be at least 15m away from the camera. I guess I just have to ask around. Thanks.
The Sony's advantage seems to be the Creator's App, which allows you to receive the image on an iPad and perfectly manage the focus with an assistant with a lens that of course works in autofocus or manual mode with an internal motor, so there's no need to add an external motor. I can't find the Panasonic equivalent anywhere.
Yesterday I was on a shoot and the Sony Monitor and camera app was kind of a nightmare, and I was just trying to use 1 camera (FX30) and my iPhone. Took me forever to get it connected but once I did it worked until I turned off my camera or closed my iPhone. When starting my camera back up it would always give the failed to connect to the camera warning and then I would have to fiddle for over 20 minutes trying to get it to connect again. Cannot remember what sort of worked but basically kept having to turn off bluetooth or remove the camera from the app other wise it would never pair even after pairing the first time before I shut the camera down? Any body have success getting it to work properly or what the exact way is to get it working and keep working automatically every time I want to use it or turn my camera off? Seems pretty useless if just turning the camera off makes this happen? Thanks !
I wanted to let you know you will want to turn off power supply via USB in the camera settings, otherwise the camera will draw power from your iPhone. Which is probably not the best for battery health in the longterm. The creators app actually suggests this as a step when setting up.
@jakubplecho8973, I don't have any external monitor except for the iPhone 15 so I can't say. And yes, the app is necessary for the battery percentage to show on the iPhone. Thank you for question and for watching the video!
@halimrahman, that’s a great idea and I appreciate it. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for stopping by the channel and for watching the video!👌🏾🙏🏾
Sony fx3 - Cannot connect because the camera or the system software version of the camera is not supported. Inect If the system software version of the camera does not meet the required version, update to the latest version.
@petem1554, I haven't tried and I am not so sure if there's a way to revert back to 2.0. My only solution is to use the Monitor & Control app since it's showing the percentage there. Good luck and I hope you'll find someone who has the solution.
i have the small rig dummy battery setup. sometimes it shows lines, sometimes it don't. gives me the warning, you have to say ok to. I just ordered a "used" official sony battery setup, so ill know in a few days, how that goes, stupidly expensive NPA-MQZ1K . @@BernieHipos
@_jonkent, I haven’t tried, and I don’t think you can. Sorry Jon I have no definite answer, just a wild guess. I appreciate you asking and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏾
Couple of questions, I tried monitor app a 1 year ago and it just constantly kept getting disconnected and was unable to use it. I tried every setting, wifi, bluetooth or whatever and never stayed connected for more than 10 seconds.. And My Camera App from Sony does not show me the click to record in red to start recording? the button is there but it is not red or does not do anything? Any suggestions? iPhone 14 Max Pro and Sony A7IV here... Thanks!
@ekphotography, thanks for your questions! The Creators' App only works for Sony A7IV from version 2.0 or later. If you have the required firmware version and still not connecting, you may want to quit the app (you can also restart your iPhone) and then turn the camera off, and then release the battery. Once done, re-launch the Creators' App, then turn the camera back on and restart the connection process. I hope that it'll do the trick and you'll be able to connect. As for the Monitor & Control App, the Sony A7IV is not supported yet as of this writing. Thank you for your question and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@farhan_adenan, thank you for your question! Both remote apps only work as monitors and can’t playback images. If you’re using the Monitor & Control app and you press play on the FX30, it’ll disable the remote shooting function and says that it’s not available and can’t do anything within the app. It’s the same with the Creators’ app. Sorry I don’t have a solution for you when doing any playback using both apps. I appreciate your question and thank you for watching! 🙏🏾
I just got a Ronin RS3 and if I connect via Bluetooth I can no longer connect to the Monitor App, Is that normal? Bummer really , I guess Ronin is using the Bluetooth so the app can no longer connect to the Camera and Monitor app..
@ekphotography, my guess is that you can only connect one device at a time. If the RS3 has WiFi connection, that might solve the issue, which I believe the RS3 doesn't have. Sorry I don't have a concrete answer to your question since I don't have an RS3. I appreciate you asking and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos Thanks for responding, The RS3 does not have Wifi connection but my FX3 and FX30 do but every time I try to connect via wifi it does not ask the camera to make it's own wifi but ask to connect to a wifi network which is weird. So I know the camera and app are suppose to work through Bluetooth or a wifi connection but the wifi connection is supposed to be created from the camera and not a typical wifi which baffles me...
@@ekphotography, no problem at all! Have you tried plugging-in either your phone or camera via USB-C, that way you'll only have one device connected via bluetooth? I haven't tried it on my Ronin-S but it might work with your RS3. If not, I hope that you'll be able to find a solution the soonest.
I have two FX3's on 5.0.1 and they pair nicely to the app, but when I try to do Multi-Camera Monitoring the iPad doesn't recognize the cameras. I have the iPad and cameras on the same WIFI network. Any idea how to get this working?
@@benitosolomita, yes I hear you. I hope they'll add more features to the Creators' app in the future or better yet include the a6700 to the compatibility list since it shares the same features with the FX30 when talking about the video aspect of the camera.
I don't know why, if im using monitor&control app, connect to my fx30 on my android phone, like Samsung a54, my phone just got realy realy hot But if im using just creators app, my phone not really that hot, and doing just fine Anyone can answer it?
Make sure your camera settings "USB power supply via USB" is off, otherwise, and I noticed this very quickly luckily, it will draw power from your iPhone, which I'm sure is not good for battery health in the long run, and may be contributing to your overheating issue. This is actually a suggested step when setting it up with creators app. Although if you are using WIFI connection I'm not sure.
@zelwxsch2484, I don't have an FX6, so I can't really test, but there are many reasons why it's not working. Please make sure first that your FX6 firmware is 3.0 or later. It could also be the Bluetooth connection or it depends on your smartphone model. Mine is not included in the verified devices but it's working fine. I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max and I've no issues. So far so good. 🤞🏾Here is the list of the compatible devices: www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/CCMC01000 Also, try to restart your device with Bluetooth disabled and turn off your FX6. And then turn on the FX6 first and then your device, as well as enable Bluetooth. Hopefully, it'll work this time. Sorry, I don't really have a definite answer for you. Good luck! I appreciate your question and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
Too bad that this app does not have any control for the audio part. There is not even a way to set or monitor the audio levels. It would've been helpful to at least see the audio levels. In the tiny screen of the camera, you can see the levels but it is such a tiny view. With the Canon app made to control the Canon cameras, you can actually see the audio meters on your phone or tablet. And even control the audio signal using your phone / tablet. What a bummer!
@TelevisionCrews, I totally agree, and in the Monitor & Control App in particular, there's still space on both sides of the screen. I don't know why it's not been added to this day. It would really be nice to have a dedicated and bigger audio level like on the Blackmagic Camera App. Hopefully, in the next update, it'll be added this time. 🤞🏾Thank you for your comment and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@directedbysteve6549, true, although not everyone can buy an extra OEM one like myself haha... The Smallrig batteries are not bad and so far they work great. The only downside is that it no longer shows the battery percentage after the 3.0 update. It's annoying but I got used to it now since it still shows on the monitor when you're using one. But I hear and agree with you that the original is more reliable. 👌🏾 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos I buy everything with same company because 99% of the time it doesn’t fail. I never had any failure for 8yrs with Sony not even the Sony card and there express ones aswell.
@@Nooroollah for you experience that’s great, glad that other brands are working for you. I’ll stick with the expensive Sony because it trusted, that’s all.
@@directed_by_steve, good for you and great to know. 👌🏾 Same here, if I have the budget my first option is the OEM one like the battery and other Sony branded accessories. I appreciate your comment and thank you for watching! 🙏🏽
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FYI: Monitor & Control App ver.1.1.0 has been released
- Support for BURANO
- Support for zebra display (FX3/FX30)
- Added S-Log3 display pattern for False Color (FX3/FX30)
- LUT files can be imported from mobile devices (FX3/FX30)
- Image stabilization setting can be changed (BURANO)
This app is great I'm just wondering why they're not showing the audio levels as well, it's SO important! Still need to check my camera screen for that
This helped me fix a problem where the app wasn’t connecting to my fx3. That deserves a like! Cheers mate!
@stevenkralovec, you’re very welcome! I’m so glad the video helped. Thank you for watching and for your comment! 🙏🏾 Cheers!
Hi
Can I get playback on monitor through m&c app? If yes, please let me know the settings.
Yes you can, you just have to play it from the camera.
You might be happy with the audio, but I see you have the RE27N/D, it’s a great mic… I would try suggest you enabling the high cut filter on the far right switch… try that and see how it sounds to you
Do either of the apps include the audio part of the signal? It would be great for the Producer to hear audio, especially when there is wireless sound going directly into the camera.
I have two FX3's on 5.0.1 and they pair nicely to the app, but when I try to do Multi-Camera Monitoring the iPad doesn't recognize the cameras. I have the iPad and cameras on the same WIFI network. Any idea how to get this working?
Thanks for this helpful review... did you ever try to see how far you can be from the camera before you're unable to hit the record button? I'm trying to use on FX3 (will rent) and need to remote from a distance but worry it will be a problem like it is with the ZVE1. Please let me know if you know the answer. Thanks! :)
@AANasseh, I haven't tested it to be too far from the camera. All I can tell you is that it works great and no issues with the connection when I was about 2 to 3 meters away from the camera. All the controls were working at that time and didn't really lose connection at all. This is great if you're doing interviews. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos Thanks but that's just not far enough for me. I need to know if I can shoot and monitor simultaneously while using a 70-200 lens. So, I want to be at least 15m away from the camera. I guess I just have to ask around. Thanks.
The Sony's advantage seems to be the Creator's App, which allows you to receive the image on an iPad and perfectly manage the focus with an assistant with a lens that of course works in autofocus or manual mode with an internal motor, so there's no need to add an external motor. I can't find the Panasonic equivalent anywhere.
Yesterday I was on a shoot and the Sony Monitor and camera app was kind of a nightmare, and I was just trying to use 1 camera (FX30) and my iPhone. Took me forever to get it connected but once I did it worked until I turned off my camera or closed my iPhone. When starting my camera back up it would always give the failed to connect to the camera warning and then I would have to fiddle for over 20 minutes trying to get it to connect again. Cannot remember what sort of worked but basically kept having to turn off bluetooth or remove the camera from the app other wise it would never pair even after pairing the first time before I shut the camera down? Any body have success getting it to work properly or what the exact way is to get it working and keep working automatically every time I want to use it or turn my camera off? Seems pretty useless if just turning the camera off makes this happen? Thanks !
I wanted to let you know you will want to turn off power supply via USB in the camera settings, otherwise the camera will draw power from your iPhone. Which is probably not the best for battery health in the longterm. The creators app actually suggests this as a step when setting up.
How do you show the audio levels?
Have you played with doing vertical content with the M&C app? I can't get it to full screen while vertical. Very frustrating.
This isnt working with my a74. Any way to fix this?
Update to v4
Did you have have to update you a74 ? If so link pls thank you
I’m shooting on the FX three. Which of the two apps will allow me to transfer video footage wirelessly to my device?
Will the battery percentage show on any external monitor or I have to use the mobile app?
@jakubplecho8973, I don't have any external monitor except for the iPhone 15 so I can't say. And yes, the app is necessary for the battery percentage to show on the iPhone. Thank you for question and for watching the video!
Can you make an in-depth comparison to Monitor+?
@halimrahman, that’s a great idea and I appreciate it. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll see what I can do. Thanks for stopping by the channel and for watching the video!👌🏾🙏🏾
Monitor + is night and day better. But it's nice to see them stepping up and actually listening to their users.
Sony fx3 -
Cannot connect because the camera or the system software version of the camera is not supported.
Inect
If the system software version of the camera does not meet the required version, update to the latest version.
I'm bummed they dropped support for SmallRig batteries, I have 8 of them :( Is there a way to drop firmware version from 3 back to 2?
@petem1554, I haven't tried and I am not so sure if there's a way to revert back to 2.0. My only solution is to use the Monitor & Control app since it's showing the percentage there. Good luck and I hope you'll find someone who has the solution.
i have the small rig dummy battery setup. sometimes it shows lines, sometimes it don't. gives me the warning, you have to say ok to. I just ordered a "used" official sony battery setup, so ill know in a few days, how that goes, stupidly expensive NPA-MQZ1K . @@BernieHipos
do you know if you can connect two phones to the camera with this app?
@_jonkent, I haven’t tried, and I don’t think you can. Sorry Jon I have no definite answer, just a wild guess. I appreciate you asking and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏾
Couple of questions, I tried monitor app a 1 year ago and it just constantly kept getting disconnected and was unable to use it. I tried every setting, wifi, bluetooth or whatever and never stayed connected for more than 10 seconds.. And My Camera App from Sony does not show me the click to record in red to start recording? the button is there but it is not red or does not do anything? Any suggestions? iPhone 14 Max Pro and Sony A7IV here... Thanks!
@ekphotography, thanks for your questions! The Creators' App only works for Sony A7IV from version 2.0 or later. If you have the required firmware version and still not connecting, you may want to quit the app (you can also restart your iPhone) and then turn the camera off, and then release the battery. Once done, re-launch the Creators' App, then turn the camera back on and restart the connection process. I hope that it'll do the trick and you'll be able to connect. As for the Monitor & Control App, the Sony A7IV is not supported yet as of this writing. Thank you for your question and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos Cool thanks, Yes I did see the other app was only for the FX line...Monitor + it is then...hahah
@@ekphotography, no problem! 👌🏾 And yes, the Monitor + App is great too.
I can’t seem to get a playback working on the app, and the browse function on menu is greyed out. Do you happen to have a workaround?
@farhan_adenan, thank you for your question! Both remote apps only work as monitors and can’t playback images. If you’re using the Monitor & Control app and you press play on the FX30, it’ll disable the remote shooting function and says that it’s not available and can’t do anything within the app. It’s the same with the Creators’ app. Sorry I don’t have a solution for you when doing any playback using both apps. I appreciate your question and thank you for watching! 🙏🏾
Mine doesn't have SHOOTING /l LOOK as an option for some reason.
I just got a Ronin RS3 and if I connect via Bluetooth I can no longer connect to the Monitor App, Is that normal? Bummer really , I guess Ronin is using the Bluetooth so the app can no longer connect to the Camera and Monitor app..
@ekphotography, my guess is that you can only connect one device at a time. If the RS3 has WiFi connection, that might solve the issue, which I believe the RS3 doesn't have. Sorry I don't have a concrete answer to your question since I don't have an RS3. I appreciate you asking and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos Thanks for responding, The RS3 does not have Wifi connection but my FX3 and FX30 do but every time I try to connect via wifi it does not ask the camera to make it's own wifi but ask to connect to a wifi network which is weird. So I know the camera and app are suppose to work through Bluetooth or a wifi connection but the wifi connection is supposed to be created from the camera and not a typical wifi which baffles me...
@@ekphotography, no problem at all! Have you tried plugging-in either your phone or camera via USB-C, that way you'll only have one device connected via bluetooth? I haven't tried it on my Ronin-S but it might work with your RS3. If not, I hope that you'll be able to find a solution the soonest.
What version works on sony fx3.. I have the latest update 3.00
I have two FX3's on 5.0.1 and they pair nicely to the app, but when I try to do Multi-Camera Monitoring the iPad doesn't recognize the cameras. I have the iPad and cameras on the same WIFI network. Any idea how to get this working?
@@LoveUniqueStudios I have 3 updates and cannot upgrade to update 5. It needs update 4 and I did not find it on the Sony website.
Hi, is it compatible with alpha 6700?
Hello @benitosolomita, only the Sony Creators' app is compatible with the a6700. 👌🏾Thank you for watching! 🙏🏽
@@BernieHipos It's a shame because the monitor and control app gives a lot more information😞
@@benitosolomita, yes I hear you. I hope they'll add more features to the Creators' app in the future or better yet include the a6700 to the compatibility list since it shares the same features with the FX30 when talking about the video aspect of the camera.
I don't know why, if im using monitor&control app, connect to my fx30 on my android phone, like Samsung a54, my phone just got realy realy hot
But if im using just creators app, my phone not really that hot, and doing just fine
Anyone can answer it?
Make sure your camera settings "USB power supply via USB" is off, otherwise, and I noticed this very quickly luckily, it will draw power from your iPhone, which I'm sure is not good for battery health in the long run, and may be contributing to your overheating issue. This is actually a suggested step when setting it up with creators app. Although if you are using WIFI connection I'm not sure.
I am getting a problem when setting it up with the Fx6. It prompts “ Can’t stream on this phone , Check your camera settings “. Idk what to do?
@zelwxsch2484, I don't have an FX6, so I can't really test, but there are many reasons why it's not working. Please make sure first that your FX6 firmware is 3.0 or later. It could also be the Bluetooth connection or it depends on your smartphone model. Mine is not included in the verified devices but it's working fine. I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max and I've no issues. So far so good. 🤞🏾Here is the list of the compatible devices: www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/CCMC01000
Also, try to restart your device with Bluetooth disabled and turn off your FX6. And then turn on the FX6 first and then your device, as well as enable Bluetooth. Hopefully, it'll work this time. Sorry, I don't really have a definite answer for you. Good luck! I appreciate your question and thank you for watching the video! 🙏🏽
too high framerate and the app won't work. change in between framerate and you can see which work or not :)
@@HienL Thanks It worked. The app won’t let you shoot at “24 Fps” rather it is taking in “23.98 Fps” as the streaming input.
like if it goes into s&q that is when it wont work too. @@zelwxsch2484
Are filipino "ha"? new subscriber here
@cyvidal10, hahaha... 😂 Opo pinoy na pinoy! 👌🏾Maraming, maraming salamat po sa panunuod at pag subscribe! 🙏🏽
you just showed bluetooth, i setup via wifi, works best.
@tek_soup, great to know that WiFi is working for you. 👌🏾 Thanks for your comment and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
How can we do that? wifi connection, I have a Ronin RS3 that is already using the bluetooth so I cannot connect to the app at all.
Too bad that this app does not have any control for the audio part. There is not even a way to set or monitor the audio levels. It would've been helpful to at least see the audio levels. In the tiny screen of the camera, you can see the levels but it is such a tiny view.
With the Canon app made to control the Canon cameras, you can actually see the audio meters on your phone or tablet. And even control the audio signal using your phone / tablet. What a bummer!
@TelevisionCrews, I totally agree, and in the Monitor & Control App in particular, there's still space on both sides of the screen. I don't know why it's not been added to this day. It would really be nice to have a dedicated and bigger audio level like on the Blackmagic Camera App. Hopefully, in the next update, it'll be added this time. 🤞🏾Thank you for your comment and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
Original batteries are just better and more reliable. I don’t trust 3rd party batteries.
@directedbysteve6549, true, although not everyone can buy an extra OEM one like myself haha... The Smallrig batteries are not bad and so far they work great. The only downside is that it no longer shows the battery percentage after the 3.0 update. It's annoying but I got used to it now since it still shows on the monitor when you're using one. But I hear and agree with you that the original is more reliable. 👌🏾 Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching the video! 🙏🏽
I guess you've never tried Nitecore's batteries 🔥
@@BernieHipos I buy everything with same company because 99% of the time it doesn’t fail. I never had any failure for 8yrs with Sony not even the Sony card and there express ones aswell.
@@Nooroollah for you experience that’s great, glad that other brands are working for you. I’ll stick with the expensive Sony because it trusted, that’s all.
@@directed_by_steve, good for you and great to know. 👌🏾 Same here, if I have the budget my first option is the OEM one like the battery and other Sony branded accessories. I appreciate your comment and thank you for watching! 🙏🏽