NEW Firmware release Version 2.1 for fs7

Question

http://www.pro.sony.eu/pro/lang/en/eu/support/software/SET_BPE-SS-1238/30 1.) Peaking, Zebra function improvement 
     • Peaking and Zebra function will become functional during Picture Cache Recording
2.) Monitor LUT limitations of Ver.2.00 are improved
     • M-LUT remains“off” after S&Q
     • M-LUT is not applicable to SDI-2 while 4K recording.
3.) Operation stability improvement

Answer 1

In time, we all learn to expect nothing from Sony.  They are first and foremost a consumer electronics company.  They will never build cameras and cater to their customers the way Arri does.  We buy Sony's because they are a cheap version that gets the job done.  (They look pretty ****** good in my opinoin.  Especially with Art Adams LUT.)  With that bargain comes a lot of headaches and frustration.  It's the hidden price.  The moderators and engineers are good people- I am convinced.  Unfortunately, they work for a company that ties their hands.  I completely understand why they don't keep a presence on these forums.  What can they say to people who have purchased a product that continues not to work properly? At the FS7 price point, Sony's main interest is in making a camera that they can obsolete in a couple of years.  Sadly it will take those couple of years to get the camera up the specs they promised us.  It's just the way they do business.  I own a couple of F55s and they are great for the most part.  It took over a year for it to become mostly reliable. The OLED viewfinder was a disaster of course, but you win some and you lose some.  The Mods are good people but they simply can't do anythng about the way the corporation is run.  In the meantime, buy yourself a Small HD 502 monitor and use that as a viewfinder.  That was my solution.  As for the shutter changing at will... vigilance is the only answer there I guess.  Here is hoping for a fix in version 3 firmware.  In the meantime, it's still a great camera for the money.  ****** you Sony!