FS7: Just pulled the trigger on the FS7K

I don't have any lenses that use steady shot but what I have found with the FS7 is that when some functions are on other functions get greyed out.

This maybe a silly question but is steady shot turned on the lens itself?
 
Yes it does - so which lens would be compatible in this respect, if not the kit SELP28-135 one?!! Please just name one...
Frankly, I only bought this rather expensive lens in order to have at least one lens that is 100% compatible with all camera functions - in spite of it being not so fast, and not wide enough. And now, it's "incompatible"?
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moldcad said:
Yes it does - so which lens would be compatible in this respect, if not the kit SELP28-135 one?!! Please just name one...
Frankly, I only bought this rather expensive lens in order to have at least one lens that is 100% compatible with all camera functions - in spite of it being not so fast, and not wide enough. And now, it's "incompatible"?
:(
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Buyers remorse.
 
I'm sure the 28-135 OSS works with the FS7. Lots of people have this lens and I haven't read about it not working.

Have you you tried reinstalling the lens or doing an all reset?
 
Well, not really - as my first FS7 lens, it not only offers full (well - almost) integration with the camera, quite efficient autofocus, power zoom etc., but also 3 independent rings with hard stops. Manual focusing is a pleasure! As to "Active mode" stabilization: I browsed through several E-mount lenses brochures (including the FS5 kit lens - SELP18-105, and the FS7 kit lens that I have), and they both are supposed to support Active mode. What is blocking the camera from choosing it on my 28-135 beats me...

http://www.sony.pl/pro/support/atta...4uG1xKJ_67thIvEGhcpGjSL0ojGSTMe-HoJ7Uz9tCXnAs

http://www.sony.pl/pro/support/atta...0mgpafSE-BeczC8SUTrapgDuo08NNzWTMnVizQFmLUCPg.


Who knows?
 
I have FS7K and active steady shot is also greyed out. I have looked at the 2 brochures on the links above and from my interpretation both lenses offer just basic OSS and not Active SS. The icons at the bottom of the pages are for all lens options over product range but looking up higher on the brochure page only the OSS icon is shown against each lens so I think you may have misread them and they are only Basic OSS. Hope that is of help. Peter
 
Yeah... you're probably right. The statement in the discussion I also linked to that the SELP28-135 does have active mode with cameras like the AS7 may be just hearsay...

But I'll repeat my question, out of curiosity: if the FS7 has active OSS in the menu, a (probably Sony E-mount) lens with this capability must exist - which one is it?

Piotr

PS. OK - here is the answer:

https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answe...ble-with-the-active-mode-steadyshot-function?
 
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Active Steadyshot is a version of electronic stabilization. It's available on my RX100m4, but causes a slight crop of the FOV, & in theory, a equivalent loss of resolution.

Sony's 28-134mm f/4 has optical stabilization (OSS) built-in. OSS on this lens is subtle, but effective. To see it's effect most easily try it on, & off, at 135mm while shooting handheld.

On my FS7 I cannot access the SteadyShot menu without a optically stabilized lens attached, & when I do have one mounted the Active Steadyshot menu remains greyed out, so not sure why it's even included.
 
Bern Caughey said:
On my FS7 I cannot access the SteadyShot menu without a optically stabilized lens attached, & when I do have one mounted the Active Steadyshot menu remains greyed out, so not sure why it's even included.
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Here is why:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...//us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answer...ot-function?

If someone has any of those horrible lenses, it seems he will have Active OSS on the FS7 (I had one with my FS100, and it was really awful - drive by wire at its worst)...

PS. I can't comprehend one thing: if Sony has this Active OSS technology why did they only implement it in their lower-end lenses, and not in something like the SELP 28-135? The Active OSS worked great - it was in fact the only virtue of that otherwise crap lens.
 
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Today my FS7 asked me to perform Auto Black balancing with the lens cover; is it normal, and when does it happen? I did change the HyperGamma in my Scene File short time before - was that the reason?

Piotr
 
moldcad said:
Today my FS7 asked me to perform Auto Black balancing with the lens cover; is it normal, and when does it happen? I did change the HyperGamma in my Scene File short time before - was that the reason?

Piotr
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This happens all the time with the FS7. A bit of a pain, I never figured out exactly when and why it does this. But it seems to happen about once per week at least for me. If you don't use it for a few days it is a given it will ask for the ABB when turned on. You eventually get used to it.
 
I really like the prompt to black balance. I've been burned on a C300 before forgetting to black balance before the shoot and it was noise city. Always nice to get a reminder.
 
My next newby question:


With 8 channels of audio required by XAVC codec specs, and 4 channels actually available for recording on the FS7 - do the audio channels steal bandwidth from video, so that the sum equals to the max datarates of various recording modes on this camera? And if so, does it matter whether say just 2 audio channels are used or 3, or all 4? In other words: if an audio channels 3 & 4 are not used, are they filled with "empty" bits (padded), or are they empty - thus releasing more bandwidth to the video signal?
 
I was told the APR was because with so many pixels it can be hard to see if one is out.. so its just a precaution .. if you using the camera alot it seems to be less frequent.. you can just ignore the prompt and it soon goes away.. but no a bad idea anyway every now and again..
 
My historical knowledge of black balance is it can be needed after big temperature changes.

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There is nothing you can do about audio channels.. so move on from that one.
 
"Sony professional 4K cameras prompt the user to periodically perform an APR because it's very difficult to see RPN (residual pixel noise) on the viewfinder. It's better to be safe..."


Found the quote I had read before.. not sure if APR is totally the same as doing a BB..
 
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