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Sony Alpha hacks talk
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  • yiannis_zachyiannis_zach

    Although it says not available, you can record in 4K for more than 30'. At least on the A7r-ii

  • phoriaphoria

    I'm wondering if this hack work with the latest firmware 3.10 for Sony A7RII ?

  • germanogermano

    Installed Open Memories right now on my A7S2, FW ver 2.10. Same problem as Sangye. Cannot remove 30 min. limit on 4k recording, marked "not available". Anyone can help?

  • SangyeSangye

    I just installed Open Memories on my A7s2 successfully, but I am having some trouble with the recording limit tweak. I can disable the standard video recording time limit, but under Disable 4K Video Recording Limit, the checkbox is greyed out and it says (not available). I'm using tweak version 0.9, and camera firmware version 2.1.

  • xovercamxovercam

    Query on Nex 5 & 3 shutter. I have been able to install a modified APS-C sensor at the film plane in a 1980 Nikon FE and achieve perfect focus. The IR filters are located within the camera body so the camera can shoot in normal colour or in infra red with the filter taken out.

    I wish to build the Nex onto the backs of film cameras I own but the shutter is required by the Nex to process the picture even though it is not actually needed as the Nikon takes the photo. The Nex is just "electric film". The shutter is bulky and makes it difficult to bypass the sensor flex pcb's over it to the motherboard. So with this work you have all done with hacking the firmware, can you see a way of making the Nex process a high quality RAW and JPG without the shutter in place?

  • RKMRKM

    Thanks a lot for this awesome hack. Especially killing the NTSC popup message. Well done!

    I'd like to suggest an app to clone settings from one camera to another. Maybe dump them to the SD or phone and upload to the other one. I really love my two a6300 but getting all settings exactly the same is difficult with this swimming pool of settings.

  • JohnBarlowJohnBarlow

    when the a6300 was released there was a lot of talk about the video being downsampled from 6k to 4k. This begs the question - could a fw hack bypass this downsampling to provide native 6k?

  • eruan99eruan99

    Still hoping for a NEX-7 language fix at least.

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • ChronoBodiChronoBodi

    I just installed the hack on my A7rII, but it seems the video limit is removed for 1080p recording, but not for 4K?

    i tried to check on the box to remove limit for 4k recording in Application Tweaks app, but it's disabled for some reason?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @Readbook

    You need to get A7S2 :-)

  • seanchoi2002seanchoi2002

    This is a request for ma1co and any other other developer. I noticed that there is a "PC Remote" option on the USB connection menu on the a7 series and a6000/6300 cameras (maybe others) I own an nex-6, and it does not have that option. can anyone please make a hack so i can use the micro usb port to release the shutter of the nex-6?

  • ReadbookReadbook

    I need a7s 4k internal recording for 1 min, how can I help to project realise it?

  • valtersbozevaltersboze

    if anyone could tweak the a7ii to always fire AF assist light when in "Auto" setting (and for any lens, not just FE) that would be life saver...

  • h0peh0pe

    hi i have installed the alpha hack on a japanese a7 II, it was succesful, i still have no language change option. do u guys know it will only enable english on cameras, that have some language changing options by default? my menu looks like this, after the hack also, no language options sub menu:

    https://2.img-dpreview.com/files/w/TS940x940?url=http%3A%2F%2Fi62.tinypic.com%2F346vrcx.png&signature=MWQxDedHuCPLt8p3gXxlMQnu2q4%3D

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    It all depends if some people will help.

    Actually ma1co can help concentrating on standard way to put all internal firmware volumes into SD card via app or other way. So later it can be explored and support for specific cam added to main application.

  • dialdial

    I can't speak on behalf of ma1co but I highly doubt that would ever happen, even if it were somehow possible.

  • HABGuyHABGuy

    Has anyone had any luck with the Sony AS200V? I am using it for HAB flights, and would dearly love to be able to get the camera to record the altitude, instead of just latitude and longitude.

  • Angry_CAngry_C

    @IronFilm

    I had the X70 camcorder last year , but for family holidays with long walks he was too heavy and too large . In addition, the stabilizer was not nearly as good as the BOSS stabilizer

  • Angry_CAngry_C

    @Vitaliy

    Maybe, but there´s no application menu point in the camcorder like in the photocameras.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @Angry_C

    You need to understand how they install this apps. It can be that camcorders need some different code or method.

  • IronFilmIronFilm

    Heh, that is a pity as having PAL/NTSC with the Sony AX100 would've been nice. Otherwise you need to spend more for the X70 to get a world cam.

  • Angry_CAngry_C

    It seems, that an app-install on a sony camcorder is not possible.

  • Angry_CAngry_C

    I tried the command line tool and I got this error:

    Querying MTP device Sony Corporation FDR-AX53 is a camera in MTP mode Switching to app install mode. Please run this command again when the camera has switched modes. Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 172, in File "", line 166, in main File "", line 102, in installCommand File "", line 28, in switchToAppInstaller File "pmca\usb\sony.py", line 153, in switchToAppInstaller File "pmca\usb\sony.py", line 122, in _sendCommand File "pmca\usb\sony.py", line 75, in sendSonyExtCommand File "pmca\usb__init__.py", line 58, in _checkResponse Exception: Response code not OK: 0x2006 pmca returned -1

  • Angry_CAngry_C

    The camera is connected via MTP.

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