Sony announces new firmware update for FX6 camera with various benefits and improvements for the users in India
Sony Electronics launched the FX6 Full frame camera in India in the year 2021. As part of the Cinema line, the FX6 camera incorporates Sony’s core technologies of an image sensor, processing engine, and AF performance making it a perfect choice for professionals. The company has today officially announced that this camera will now be getting a new firmware update.
📢 New firmware update available for Sony #FX6 users!
Update Now: https://t.co/pWANY00tGv#FilmWithSony #FX6 #SonyFX6 pic.twitter.com/BLyrXQD1RV— Sony India (@sony_india) August 17, 2023
This new update arrives with file version 4.00 and the file size is of 584331632 bytes. It arrives with a number of benefits and improvements for the users to enhance their recording experience.
The new firmware update includes;
- Adds support for Movie file names in the Camera ID + Reel# format
- Adds a function that displays De-squeeze (2.0x, 1.3x)in the viewfinder and HDMI output
- Adds more AF frame rates during Slow & Quick Motion
- Adds support for Flexible ISO and Cine EI Quick in shooting mode:
- Allows you to record S-Log3 content with exposure settings by adjusting the ISO sensitivity
- Allows you to record at a base ISO setting the same as Cine EI, with the base ISO adjusted automatically in conjunction with the EI value
- When the shooting mode is set to Flexible ISO, Cine EI, or Cine EI Quick, adds support for recording a 3D LUT file to the same memory card with the base look used during shooting as the shooting data, at the same time
The version update data is first saved to an SDXC type SD card or CFexpress Type A memory card, then is updated using MENU.
How to update the latest update on the camera?
- Insert the SDXC or CFexpress card on which the version update data was saved, into slot B of the unit.
Note: Only slot B recognizes the version update data. - Select Version→ Version Up in the Maintenance menu, and select Execute.
Note: A Please use the AC Adapter message will appear. If the version update data cannot be determined, Version Up cannot be selected. - Select Execute on the version update confirmation screen.
Note: A Version Update VX.XX → YY message appears (X.XX: existing version number, Y.YY: latest version number). - Select Execute on the version update confirmation screen again. The version update starts. When the version update starts, the access indicator flashes. The process takes approximately 8 minutes (the time will vary depending on the combination of the old and new updated versions). When the version update is completed successfully, the access indicator stops flashing and the unit restarts automatically.
- Check that the version has been updated (see Checking the Existing Version). If the system software has not been updated to the latest version, check the version update procedure, and then perform the update procedure again from step 1.
