AX100 Firmware 3.0 is out today!!
 

Wahoo....we get 100 MBp/s today!!

Looks like Sony has improved the auto focus even more too.

System Software Update version 3.00 (Microsoft Windows) : Download : Sony Asia Pacific

Looks like Sony Pacific Asia is the first to post it. For some reason, they always beat Sony US to the punch.

Enjoy!! Thank you SONY!!!

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Looks like Mac users have to wait.

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Do Mac user have no Pc friends? :) Should be easy to find someone in the family with a pc to do a quick upgrade?

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Very cool.

This guy is still on my radar as a potential upgrade path.

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Has anyone done this upgrade yet? How did it go? I'm doing video with the AX100 tomorrow and would like to have this, but of course concerned that doing an upgrade just before a shoot can be a bad idea.

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I upgraded...seemed to all work well, but I haven't had a chance to test yet. You have to reset time and date as well as any custom settings you had..... Now I've got to buy some faster chips so it will work at the 100mbs speed...

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Performed the update with no issues. When selecting the 100Mbps mode of 4K, I get a message saying

"Use UHS-I U3 compatible memory card."

My SanDisk Extreme PLUS 80MB/s U1 SDXC card is not compatible. Hopefully some local vendor has what I need so I can check out the upgraded 4K tomorrow.

Mark

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Yes, I bet they cost a whole lot more too!

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I"m using Kingston 64gb "sda3" cards with 90mbs read and 80mb write speed, would that one be too slow as well for 100mbs? I don't have any issues on my gh4 which does have a 100mbs bitrate.

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Thanks Cliff! Autofocus has been SO bad with the AX100. I've very happy that this update is available, will download and install asap.

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Did someone using a PAL model already do the update downloaded from this link ? Does it work flawlessly on the PAL model. Is the HDMI port still only enabled during recording of 1080i/p or is it now also enabled while recording 4K ?

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i just got one of these, gh4 recorded through the whole card at 100mbit with no hiccups

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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ntsc ax100 version 3
No hdmi output while 4k recording

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Is HDMI output still available for 1080i/p recording ?

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Just installed it, the only thing I hate is that it also resets everything to factory default so I have to customize the camera again.

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Where do I find that info back in the menu?

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In fact this info cannot be found in the menu. The only way to determine this is to connect the camcorder to a televsion and see if there is still an image displayed on it while recording.

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Ok, so it's not the "hdmi resolution" in the menu, that one does display from 720p to 2160p as selection? Not sure if I can find my hdmi cable but if I do I"ll try

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Anyone know how to get rid of the Zoom buttons on the screen that now appear after the update?

They are distracting and I can't find a setting to turn them off.

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No, the menu entries are always available. Only a black image is outputted via hdmi during recording 4k on older firmwares.

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menu, camera/mic, camera data display -> set to "on"

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Just connected the camera to my tv with a hdmi cable and got an image in standby mode, as soon as I pressed record my tv turned black.

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oh wait, my camera is set to 4k and the tv is 1080p, I take it I should set the camera to 1080p first?

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Noa, that setting is on by default. These zoom buttons are driving me crazy. The come on over top of the screen and I can tap the screen to get rid of it. but then they come right back.

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Just set the camera to 1080p and connected back to the tv, now I continued having a preview on my tv when the camera was recording...

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have you configured your buttons true camera/mic and then mybutton?

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Sorry, wrong setting! try setup, display setting and set this to on

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As you are from Belgium, I suppose you installed the update on the pal model right ? So is it also perfoming correctly on the PAL model and offering 25/50fps ?

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Noa, thanks much! That was it!

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Yes, it's a pal model and when viewing the menu I get 25p and 50p options in xavc s hd and 25p in 4K

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I updated; it seemed to go well. Already have a U3 card so it records at 100Mbps okay. Focus is better. Zoom seems better. I'll see how it goes tomorrow.

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As Charles said, it's fine, no issues. Just have to reconfigure your camera. Focus does seem improved, mildly, but I haven't really tested it much yet. Go ahead, just follow the directions, takes about 5 mins or so to run.

If you use autofocus it could only help.

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The update completed sucessfully on 2 ax100s pal here. I can record 4k at 100Mbit/s successfully to Sandisk 95MByte/s UHS 3 cards. Sandisk 95MByte/s UHS 1 cards work only at 60mbps.

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Updated my AC-100 finally. Would not work on my desktop but I used my Sony Vaio laptop and all went well. WOW!,, focus banged right in.......the downconverts from 4K are crisp. Price was right.....FREE.

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This begs the question, the update set for June for the X70 will now be inferior to the AX100. Sony better allow 100mbps to the X70 or lots of pros will ditch the X70 for 4K use in favor of something like the GH4.

The only benefit to the X70 over the AX100 is 24bit audio and THAT'S IT.

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Just picked one of these up. It's quite impressive for what it is. Would be nice to have a tad more control over color contrast and sharpness, but footage looks pretty good out of the box.

Wondering if anyone is using the PNY 128GB UHS-1 card with the new 100mbps shooting mode update? Ordered it from Amazon yesterday but it seems like I might need a true UHS-3 card for the highest quality? Otherwise I suppose I could be the Guinnea Pig!

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UHS-1 cards (no matter how fast they are) will only work in 60 mbp/s.

The camera forces you to use UHS-3 cards for 100mbp/s.

It kinds sucks because UHS-1 cards are clearly fast enough.

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Bummer. Thanks for the info. Does anyone have any confirmed 128GB cards that will work with the new update? Prefer not to spend $150 on a sandisk. Maybe the UHS-3 Transcend?

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I'm using Transcend cards and they have always been rock solid.

One got smashed once. I took it apart and saw Samsung labled chips. So, i figured that was a pretty good thing to see.

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Just did the update with no troubles. I had ordered this memory card which arrived today (great timing):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MCJPSUO/

$70 for a 128gb memory card, pretty good deal and it works great at 100mbps 4K mode with firmware 3.0. Says about 2 hours 49 minutes record time available with this memory card. The 4k 100mbps footage drops right into Vegas Pro 13 and plays just fine as well.