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Sony Alpha hacks talk
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  • PalPetPalPet

    @malco

    Thank you, thank you, thank you !!! It works like a charm and I'm so happy that this blocking message bug now has been gone. I'm sure there are thousands that now feel a big relieve turning on their cameras without being forced to press an extra button.

    Keep on the very good work.

  • sonussonus

    Getting rid of that NTSC/PAL warning is awesome. You are a hero to many people That hesitation every single time I turn on the camera is gone!

  • PalPetPalPet

    @malco I've seen the new 'Enable & Disable PAL / NTSC selector #3 #4' at https://github.com/ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak/commit/937ecb14607e35e554906da216a17143e113c5c9

    Thanks very much vor taking care of that Sony bug.

  • PfardentrottPfardentrott

    @ma1co Yes! Thank you! That's really helpful for trying to learn how this stuff works.

  • ma1coma1co

    @Pfardentrott Does this help? https://github.com/ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak/releases/tag/v0.6

  • PfardentrottPfardentrott

    Is there a relatively simple way to get telnet or adb running on a Sony camera? Also, is there a way to enable WiFi and keep it enabled without an app open?

    I suppose I could try to write an app that includes a Java telnetd implementation, but I'd rather not learn to write Android apps just to get telnet running. I will try if I have to, but I thought I'd ask and see if there's an easier way.

  • bntbnt

    Hi, I just need to buy a camcorder.. I Will have overhetting problems if install this hack on rx10 ver.1 ? It will be better than canon g30 ? ( fluid zoom and low light ) . Thanks a lot!

  • nomadnomad

    It was on Yosemite and I tried the demo first. Maybe that helps?

  • dialdial

    I experienced the "Network Connection" error on 10.11 with multiple cameras. Couldn't get it working with the Sony site either. Perhaps the Photos app background process is intercepting the connection as the camera is connected to the computer.

    I simply followed the instructions for doing it with the terminal command line and everything worked fine.

  • mattryandpmattryandp

    Apparently others on OSX 10.11 (El Capitan) are having issues. So it might be the os version issues.

    Uncompressed RAW stills... not video. The new models have Uncompressed RAW for stills as an option.

    Yes, camera was and is set to MTP mode.

  • grossbildjaegergrossbildjaeger

    Having problems connecting camera to Mac? Sony doesn't support OS 10.11 El Capitan. Useful article here: http://briansmith.com/how-to-update-sony-play-memories-camera-apps/

  • oscillianoscillian

    Someone over at DVinfo managed his RX100 mk4 to record 79 minutes without any overheating :-) http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-alpha-mirrorless-dslr/531701-sony-30min-recording-restriction-hacked.html

  • nomadnomad

    Uncompressed RAW? They already overheat with far less ;-)

    Are you sure you set the camera to the right mode? It normally starts up as USB mass storage, you want to switch from that.

  • eyenortheyenorth

    @mattryandp Are you using the usb cable that came with the camera? Don't know if it will help, but firmware update fails when using standard usb cables.

  • mattryandpmattryandp

    So I have tried running multiple times via Safari since I'm on OSX and keep getting this error (Photo Attached).

    What does Error: Network Connection imply?

    I am definitely connected to wifi via my rMBP running this app. Trying to make this work on the A7R.

    Also, anyway to unlock UNCOMPRESSED RAW in the older models prior to the A7II, A7RII, A7SII?

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  • nomadnomad

    Works like a charm with my A7S. Thank you very much!

  • eyenortheyenorth

    Works on RX 10 mk2 firmware 1.30! So great! Amazing work @ma1co - would really like to donate to this work if possible, it really helps in day to day work.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Next can be github, they are famous for instant bans.

  • ma1coma1co

    Google suspended the site. I'm trying to find out why exactly. https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE/issues/8

  • oscillianoscillian

    @ma1co What's going on? Did they shut you down?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Looks like they're shit scared of someone unlocking the raw video capabilities they're deliberately holding back to maximise their profits.

    LOL

  • squigsquig

    Heh. Good luck with that Sony. Looks like they're shit scared of someone unlocking the raw video capabilities they're deliberately holding back to maximise their profits. To hell with that.

  • oscillianoscillian

    Yep, got a 404. Sony's coming down hard on this with a cease and desist?

  • grossbildjaegergrossbildjaeger

    The site https://sony-pmca.appspot.com/apps seems to be down - is this temporary or permanent?

  • bembelchebembelche

    ma1co, I have a lot of respect for your skills. I've tried NEX-6 and ILCE-6000, using Windows 7 and IE 11. I had to retry a few times, but finally it worked. When it didn't work with the Tweak app after a few attempts, I installed the Demo app first, which worked, and then the Tweak app could be successfully installed, too. I was able to remove the 30 minutes video limit on both cameras. I successfully recorded around 1 hour and 45 minutes with the Alpha 6000, using AVCHD and the lowest quality setting (25p, 17mbit), until the battery was empty. Thanks a lot for your work. Please suggest a way for us to buy you a pizza.

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