Sony Firmware Updates

SonyAlphaRumors has reported that there is a new firmware update available for the Sony E 18-105mm G zoom. According to the official Sony website, the new firmware updates the lens system software to version 04 to provide improvements to the focus tracking accuracy and stability. You can download the firmware from the official Sony eSupport page.

Following the A9 firmware, Sony has released subsequent firmware updates for the A7 mark II series (A7s II, A7r II and A7 II) as well as the a6300 and a6500. Let’s have a closer look. The A7 II (version 4.0) gets: improvements concerning the operability of the camera when the AF area is set to flexible […]

Less than a week after complaints about the A9 overheating began to surface, Sony has released a firmware update (1.01) that is supposed to improve the overheating warning functionality. According to SonyAlphaRumors, this issue only seems to affect a small batch of A9 cameras. You can download the new firmware from the official Sony website.  

There are new firmware updates available for 10 full-frame E-mount lenses. The 70-200mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 G Master lenses as well as the Planar 50mm f/1.4 have received an update that improves the compatibility with the Sony A9 when shooting at 20fps and during the start-up time. The firmware also improves the autofocus tracking performance […]

Sony has released a minor firmware upgrade for its flagship APS-C mirrorless camera, the a6500. Version 1.02 fixes one issue related to the Play Memories apps when using the touch screen: Improves operability of the left side of the PMCA (PlayMemories Camera Apps) keyboard during touch panel operation. The new firmware is also said to […]