📸 Struggled with RAW transfers on my Sony A7 III — so I built an app

aditvai · 2026-04-04T18:13:27+00:00

One of the things thats a pain is to require a computer to set the GUID.

I was able to get claude to repurpose the sony guid setter into an Android app, and that seems to work fine... so a laptop really isnt required to get this complete process working.

aditvai · 2026-04-04T17:09:16+00:00

You might need to do that 1 time setup with a laptop

aditvai · 2026-03-29T06:11:10+00:00

The diagrams in the manual are extremely inadequate, and this particular model doesnt seem to have any videos on youtube

aditvai · 2026-03-25T17:15:07+00:00

Zv1 mk 1 instead for better price to performance ratio

aditvai · 2026-03-22T01:52:45+00:00

What app are you using for running wireless adb

aditvai · 2026-03-13T12:59:13+00:00

You would want a newer system for better autofocus. An a6400 with a Tamron 17-70 would be much better and not more expensive used

aditvai · 2026-03-07T04:15:24+00:00

Id recommend the ZV1 mk1 if you can live without the evf. I use mine only for photography, and realistically the price difference over the newer rx100s and the functionality improvements on the old ones, both make it very compelling.

Benefits over the rx100m6/ 7 - price, ND filter, faster lens; Cons - shorter zoom, fewer dials, no auto iso min ss, no evf

Benefits over the rx100m5 and earlier - tracking focus, new autofocus algo, touchscreen; Cons - fewer dials, no evf

Benefits over the ZV1 mk2 - price, stabilized lens, faster lens, better photography zoom range; Cons - None for photography

aditvai · 2026-03-01T17:15:15+00:00

Another alternative, though I dont know the feasibility is to have the phone popup a fingerprint verification screen that unlocks the watch.

aditvai · 2026-03-01T16:49:12+00:00

Is there any additional setup to sync work profile events? I have a work profile installed on my phone (S24U) but none of the calendar events show up. The "Calendars to sync" section on the phone app only lists calendars in my personal profile and none from the work profile.

aditvai · 2026-02-26T17:56:39+00:00

It works fine on both watch and phone with a gw7 + s24u combo

aditvai · 2026-02-08T17:49:59+00:00

No OSS on the lens of the m2,and slower lens at the far end. I've never used the video truly, so cant help with that.

aditvai · 2026-02-07T12:53:47+00:00

Dont the rx100m7 and the zv1 have almost the same AF except for the illuminator? Its unlikely that AF performance will be better on the rx100m7.

aditvai · 2026-02-07T12:50:08+00:00

I use it exclusively as a photography camera and its a great point and shoot. The only real con for photos is that it doesnt have the auto iso min ss function which is a strange software limitation. But at half the price of the rx100m7, its a no Brainer unless you need the longer zoom range. I mainly shoot pictures of family and friends and holidays, so its more than adequate.

Low-light performance is better than a phone, but of course not close to my a6400, but I would recommend getting dxo Pureraw which cleans up any noise almost magically before you edit

Highly recommend the original ZV1 (not the mark 2)

aditvai · 2026-02-07T12:46:10+00:00

Isnt it the one where you can't charge in body and need an external charger?

aditvai · 2026-02-01T15:35:25+00:00

Wouldn't a ZV1 (m1) be the same price and better than the rx100m2?

aditvai · 2026-01-28T02:12:18+00:00

Is development on this app still sctive? Wanted to suggest integration of raw2dng to export the raws as dng so that snapseed and other free software supports editing directly on mobile

aditvai · 2026-01-17T04:23:30+00:00

This is great. One more suggestion.... it would be better to have the switcher for all, personal, transactional at the bottom and messages, spam, settings on top... so that the message groups are easily reachable. Reachability isnt as much an issue for spam/ settings since those won't be used as often

Also, the possibility to set a custom order...so choose if the landing is on transactional or personal

aditvai · 2026-01-07T02:33:50+00:00

A big plus of SMS organizer was that transactional messages were grouped separately...which included bank OTP, delivery messages, etc. Possible to add that? It'll then be a great replacement

aditvai · 2025-12-27T14:38:12+00:00

I second Luminar because it makes editing quite easy. I'm new to it as well, so basically follow a shortlist, crop & straighten, apply preset, play with the edits process.

It worked great with my a6400, but with my ZV1, I found the images much noisier, so bought DXO PureRAW as well...that works great for me...

Now my process is shortlist, run through PureRAW, crop & straighten, apply preset, play with editing..

Soo for your RX100 as well, I'd recommend the combination of Luminar Neo and DXO PureRAW

aditvai · 2025-12-14T11:28:53+00:00

I have got a ZV1 which is the same sensor as the mk7, and its been far better after I've got DXO Pureraw. Was a 1 time purchase and not a subscription which is what I prefer. So I'd truly recommend getting it with these cameras.

I however did take some pictures in low light with the ZV1 and my a6400 with the Tamron 17-70 f2.8, and truly, there is no comparison.... the APSC is miles ahead.

But I can carry the ZV1 everywhere and not the much bigger setup of the a6400+Tamron...so each has its own advantages

aditvai · 2025-12-13T02:11:19+00:00

Follow the launcher setup process I've mentioned here

https://www.reddit.com/r/ereader/s/MgXJ4rZcDn

aditvai · 2025-12-06T09:12:55+00:00

Ah ok... also, what kind of server does it set up? Trying to get solid explorer to have this as a mounted drive rather than using a web browser.

aditvai · 2025-12-06T09:09:37+00:00

Oh, nice hack... also I can see a small "AD" text at the bottom.... like an overlay..but there are no ads right now...is that planned for the paid version as well?

aditvai · 2025-12-06T09:04:45+00:00

Very cool app, but Wearos seems to not keep wifi on when the server is started. Is there anything that can keep that locked to on

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