Firmware update: Sony A9 5.00
Sony has released new firmware for its A9 system cameras with 5.00 as the version number. These cameras include a full-frame BSI sensor with five-axis image stabilization with 24.2-megapixel. With the available electronic shutter, speeds of up to 1/32,000 of a second are possible. The changes in this release are as follows:
ILCE-9 System Software (Firmware) Update Ver.5.00
This update adds functions optimized for the shooting environment and makes changes to the specifications. As a result, some changes have been made to camera operation methods and other items.
Main notes
- IMPORTANT: Note that once the update is installed, you cannot return to the previous version.
- Initialization of the camera settings. All setting values of the camera are initialized because of an update that adds functions and makes major changes to the specifications. Even if camera settings for the cameras system software (firmware) Ver.4.10 or earlier have been registered to the memory card using Memory (Camera Settings1 / Camera Settings2), those settings cannot be restored to a camera using system software (firmware) Ver. 5.00 or later. We recommend you write down frequently used camera settings and other important information prior to executing the update.
- Changes to the MENU configuration. Camera functions have been added and deleted, so the configuration of the setting items displayed when the MENU button is pressed has been changed accordingly. We recommend you check the MENU configuration prior to shooting.
- Added functions and changes to specifications. Functions optimized for the shooting environment have been added. Accordingly, the function names and operation methods have been changed. In addition, some functions have been deleted.
Changes to functions made by this update
| Version number | 5.00 |
| Release status | Final |
| Website | Sony |
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| License type | Freeware |