Sony releases software update for “α9 III” and “α1”

Addition of shooting and playback functions

• Connect the camera to a computer via wired LAN and turn the camera’s power on/off remotely.
• After shooting, still images can be automatically created from video frames with shot marks
• Supports shutter speeds up to 1/80000 seconds with aperture value of F1.8 or higher when shooting in all drive modes and with noise reduction
• Supports relay playback between media
• Updates a synchronized release function that releases the shutters of multiple sub cameras in sync with the shutter timing of the main camera
• Supports displaying the focus frame on the Remote Camera Tool screen when the monitor and viewfinder are turned off.
• The maximum number of images that can be stored in one folder has been increased to 9,999.
• Supports display of Wi-Fi signal strength
• Supports C2PA format (date of license availability is yet to be determined)
• Changed to allow any custom grid lines to be displayed

Addition of FTP transfer and network functions

• Supports uploading camera images directly to Creators’ Cloud
• Supports automatic FTP transfer scheduling for protected videos and still images
• Improves automatic protection of videos/still images transferred via FTP
• When transferring via FTP, it is now possible to transfer specified images with priority.
• Added SFTP to secure protocols

 Other Updates for the Sony α9III

• Improved the issue where operation occasionally becomes unstable during continuous shooting.
• Fixed an issue where the color of a captured JPEG image may change when cropping it in the camera.
• Improved the issue where images were not transferred correctly via FTP transfer.
• Improved the issue where the folder name for saving still images would revert to the default (MSDCF) when the battery was removed after changing the setting.
• Fixed an issue where network connection was not possible
• Improved the issue where the time code may not be retained when the power is turned off/on.
• Improved functionality and operational stability

Support for mobile applications

• Creators’ App Support
• Monitor & Control

Addition of shooting and playback functions

• Supports relay playback between media
• Breathing compensation
• New synchronized release function that releases the shutters of multiple sub cameras in sync with the shutter timing of the main camera
• Supports displaying the focus frame on the Remote Camera Tool screen when the monitor and viewfinder are turned off.
• Supports coordinated body and lens control for image stabilization
• Image filtering to be played using multiple conditions such as FTP transfer status
• The maximum number of images that can be stored in one folder has been increased to 9,999.
• Supports time code input via the multi/micro USB terminal. You can connect this unit to a time code supply device and synchronize the time code.
• Supports registration/switching of multiple IPTC Presets
• Supports C2PA format (date of license availability is yet to be determined)
• Changed to allow any custom grid lines to be displayed

Addition of FTP transfer and network functions

• Supports uploading camera images directly to Creators’ Cloud
• Supports automatic FTP transfer scheduling for protected videos and still images
• Supports automatic protection of videos/still images transferred via FTP
• When transferring images via FTP, specify the image to be transferred first.
• USB streaming function supported
• Added SFTP to secure protocols
• Wireless LAN security now supports WPA3-SAE
• Added a function to improve security when connecting remotely to capture or transfer images from the Creators’ App or Imaging Edge Desktop.

Other

• Fixed an issue where network connection was not possible
• Improved the issue where images were not transferred correctly via FTP transfer.
• Improved the issue where the folder name for saving still images would revert to the default (MSDCF) when the battery was removed after changing the setting.
• Improved the issue where the time code may not be retained when the power is turned off/on.
• Improved exposure stability at extended ISO when shooting video
• Improved functionality and stability