Official Sony NEX100 firmware upgrade announcement

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Official Sony NEX100 firmware upgrade announcement

NEX-FS100U and NEX-FS100UK Firmware Upgrade

Timing

Firmware upgrades for NEX-FS100U & NEX-FS100UK are planned for early 2012.

Upgrade Cost & Procedure

No cost: follow firmware download instructions from FS100 webpage, connect PC to camera via USB and run user installable upgrade. Optionally, the upgrade may be professionally installed by Sony Professional Service Depots (labor charges apply).

Additional NEX-FS100U & NEX-FS100UK features*
1. Added 50Hz recording system (PAL): 1920x1080 50p, 50i, 25p and 1280x720 50p.
2. Camera Profile (camera settings can be saved to and loaded from a memory card).
3. Additional 4x and 8x Expanded Focus magnification: (with user selectable focus area).
4. Selectable ISO or GAIN sensitivity display.
5. Selectable Focus indication in FEET or METERS (E-mount lens only).
6. Selectable Shutter indication as EXPOSURE TIME or SHUTTER ANGLE.
7. Added the following Aspect-Ratio markers: 2.35:1, 1.85:1 and 1.66:1.
8. Display ON/OFF button enables Zebra and/or Histogram overlay onto video output.
9. Compatible with the new A-Mount to E-Mount adaptor, model LA-EA2. One push Auto-IRIS and continuous 15-point, Phase-Detection Auto-Focus operation with most Alpha A-Mount lenses is available. Lens metadata is displayed onscreen and stored real-time to image file.


*Listed features and specifications may change before the actual upgrade release.
For more information or other product related question please contact: Product Operational Helpline (800) 883-6817 Option 2-5-2
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http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...o-nxcam-downloads-nxcamfirmwareupgrades.shtml


Unless I missed something, this is a major disappointment for anyone with a European (UK) camera.
Doesn´t look like we get 24, 30 and 60 fps. Meh!

Frank
 
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Postmaster said:
Unless I missed something, this is a major disappointment for anyone with a European (UK) camera.
Doesn´t look like we get 24, 30 and 60 fps. Meh!
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This can't be? I might seriously have to consider selling it if it doesn't get 24p, just on principle!
 
This is from a US site. From what I understand, ther will be one universal firmware that include NTSC and PAL frame rate, applicable to all cameras. For the North american uses, we effectively gain the pal framerates as stated on US web site. But i'm pretty sure you will gain the NTSC framerates too.
 
Jean-Philippe said:
This is from a US site. From what I understand, ther will be one universal firmware that include NTSC and PAL frame rate, applicable to all cameras. For the North american uses, we effectively gain the pal framerates as stated on US web site. But i'm pretty sure you will gain the NTSC framerates too.
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Hope you're right... otherwise we might have to find some wiz kids that can hack that upgrade and make it possible to apply it to the EK camera. Disappointed it the key word here until further notice.
 
Playing devils advocate... what I read from that is that the U model will become world cam ;)

On the serious side... this is good news. Have to keep fingers crossed they will send out the same update for the E models.
 
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