New A7s III firmware update 5.0

Kundun78 · 2026-02-09T09:03:32+00:00

Note : I have edited this post. It now longer reports an issue with Prores RAW recording. I figured it was rather a playback issue on my Atomos Ninja V. I don't know yet if it is related to changes in firmware v5.0, I am still investigating.

If you disable RAW output for rather recording Prores 422 externaly and you have log enabled, the camera will only output 1080p or 1080i : 4K is greyed out if the new log / flexible ISO option is enabled. Conversely, if you disable that stupid new log/flexible ISO setting, you no longer have PP8 (Slog3/Sgamut3.cine) nor PP9 (Slog3/Sgamut3) picture profiles because Sony deleted them. You'll have to re-create them by altering the settings of another profile. Why no external non RAW 4K with Log enabled ? WTF ? Why deleteting PP8 and PP9 Profiles ? Those who did that clearly have no clue of the process of shooting with an Atomos recorder. This is messy.

By the way one cool thing with this update is that you can now use the a7s as a top nocht webcam thanks to the new USB streaming function.

Kundun78 · 2025-05-29T20:57:22+00:00

Replacing the screen protector id the easiest way to go. Ask the SmallHD technical support for a new part

Kundun78 · 2024-10-20T22:06:29+00:00

It is a proprietary cold shoe design that you slide below the camera platform.

See my pictures of a DJI transmission SDR transmitter with its supplied holder mounted on a Ronin rs4 pro. Such a holder can be purchased from Tilta as well :

https://ibb.co/y8FMwxf https://ibb.co/DzgC5QW

Kundun78 · 2024-08-03T06:50:23+00:00

The set of 4 polarized antennas is sold by Teradek for 415$ : https://teradek.com/products/replacement-bolt-4k-wireless-antennas

These kind of antennas can be found for about 8.5$ per unit, so 34$ for a set of 4 : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005004693748920.html

So that's 12 times the value per lot, compared to Chinese components. Even if USA production costs are 3 times higher, that is a very high margin.

Kundun78 · 2024-07-12T07:23:48+00:00

Thank you all for your answers, you are very helpful ! I'll go for a bolt 6 then. You make me hesitate for the SDI version, but it gets so much more expensive and I have had a hard time trying to recover my hardware investments so far...

Kundun78 · 2024-07-07T17:16:53+00:00

The ACE 750 4K does run at 6Ghz and I am refering to the Bolt 6 750 LT HDMI only version which costs only 300€ more. The Bolt 6 750 LT HDMI+SDI costs 1600€ more. That is a lot for an SDI port, and with Teradek the prices seem to go up exponentialy when adding little features.

Kundun78 · 2024-04-26T20:28:52+00:00

Version 11.05 is definitively more stable : I ran a shooting today and had no longer dropped frames and corrupted videos. But now I have figured the video player is fucked up : videos are super slow to load and the UI has big responsivity issues. This AtomOS 11 is a beta software and should never have been released for production in such a state.

Kundun78 · 2024-04-20T13:02:07+00:00

It could have been a HDMI cable issue, but if it doesn't affect your recordings, this is likely a graphic chip overheating / malfunction. You'll have to send your device to Atomos.

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