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Ty Turner July 27th, 2017 01:31 AM
FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
For some reason my FS5 doesn't detect or charge from the ac adapter port. I've tried several ac adapters... I normally don't care because I'm running off battery 99.9% of the time. But the fact that it's not detecting the AC plus is preventing me from having the ability to upgrade to firmware 4.0... Are you all having any problems similar? And is there a way to get around the Need of the AC needed for the update?

Gildo Houtekamer July 27th, 2017 03:02 AM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
May be too obvious form my side but:

Did you switch from 'charge' to 'dc out?'

Christopher Young July 27th, 2017 06:10 AM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
...and make sure there is no battery on the camera... I think from memory? Also make sure you remove all cards from the camera to be safe.

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

Ty Turner July 27th, 2017 04:30 PM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gildo Houtekamer (Post 1934754)
May be too obvious form my side but:

Did you switch from 'charge' to 'dc out?'
yeah I've tried that

Ty Turner July 27th, 2017 04:31 PM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Christopher Young (Post 1934763)
...and make sure there is no battery on the camera... I think from memory? Also make sure you remove all cards from the camera to be safe.

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

still no luck :(

Christopher Young July 28th, 2017 12:30 AM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
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Haven't been able to confirm this yet but check this out. maybe best to hold off till this situation is clarified.

HD Warrior » Blog Archiv » Meanwhile back at Sony…FS5 firmware V4 has been pulled with no explanation.

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

Alfred Okocha August 3rd, 2017 04:45 PM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
So... any issues with the new firmware or is it alright to go ahead and do it?

Cheers

Christopher Young August 3rd, 2017 11:26 PM
Re: FS5 does not detect AC adapter preventing me from firmware update
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ty Turner (Post 1934786)
still no luck :(
Just had a thought. Are you 100% sure you are using the USB cable that was supplied with the camera. I have seen a couple of cases where another USB cable was used and the update wouldn't proceed. I notice with the FS5 upgrade instructions they don't specify that you MUST use the supplied USB cable. With a number of the other Sony cameras they specify to use the USB cable supplied with the camera. Sony goes on to say that

"Update functionality is not guaranteed with any other USB cable."

As I say just a thought. See below the warning from an X70 uograde.

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney


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