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SONY FIXES FIRMWARE BLUNDER
and Sony’s firmware upgrades are back online. Rival manufacturer Panasonic has issued a firmware update for the Lumix S5 II and S5 II X which adds integration with Adobe’s Frame.io platform to enable automatic upload, backup and sharing via the cloud using a Wi-Fi or USB connection. This firmware also aids autofocus, with real-time recognition capabilities for animals, cars and motorcycles. Also included is an upgrade to the image stabilisation system, with a mode for more extreme movements, plus a perspective distortion correction feature which reduces the effects of distortion from wide lenses. sony.com panasonic.com
Long-awaited major firmware updates for Sony’s A1 and A7S III mirrorless cameras were designed to bring lens breathing compensation, fresh menus, a boost to AF, improved in-body image stabilisation for certain lenses and better compatibility with cloud services. Unfortunately, these updates were blighted by problems upon release. Version 2.0 for the A1 and 3.0 for the A7S III were quickly withdrawn after various users found multiple glitches that caused cameras to lock up or not perform as described. These updates were intended to bring some of the newest technology that already exists in Sony’s newer but lower-model cameras to the flagship models. Fixes have now been sorted
Canon has started to release its stranglehold on RF mount by allowing Sigma to launch six new lenses in said mount – but only for APS-C cameras such as the EOS R7 and R10. Sigma claims the lenses have been designed specifically for the Canon RF mount to ensure quick autofocus and in-camera image stabilisation. Each lens includes a rubber seal to improve weather resistance. These RF-fit Sigma lenses can be mounted on full-frame cameras, but there will be vignetting so the sensor size must be set to APS-C. The announced optics are the 18- 50mm f/2.8 DC DN, 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN, 16mm f/1.4 DC DN, 23mm f/1.4 DC DN, 30mm f/1.4 DC DN and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN from the Contemporary range. sigmauk.com SIGMA TO BUILD CANON RF FIT LENSES
Sandisk’s 4TB surprise
Sandisk Professional has expanded its range of desktop hard drives with the 24TB enterprise-class 7200RPM Ultrastar, made to keep up with 8K and VR workflows. For more space, the Ultrastar Transporter offers up to 368TB of NVMe SSD performance. While the Ultrastar Data102 JBOD Platform’s tech reduces heat and vibration by up to 62%. westerndigital.com
Sandisk has recently revealed a massive 4TB SD card as well as next-generation SD Express and microSD Express cards in 128GB and 256GB capacities, claimed to achieve transfer speeds up to 4.4x faster than previous models. The big daddy is the 4TB Sandisk Extreme Pro SDUC UHS-I card, but you can also find the 2TB Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I and microSDXC UHS-I memory cards.
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