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Sony RX10 XAVC S codec update

August 29th, 2014Jump to Comment Section11
Sony RX10 XAVC S codec update

Sony RX10Back in in November 2013 when reviewing the Sony RX 10,Β one of its majorΒ drawback wasΒ its AVCHD codec.

This morning we have a sweetΒ surprise! Sony just published a new RX10 firmwareΒ updateΒ which now allows the camera to record in the XAVC S codec!!!. (Its bringing me to think, will more popular Sony cameras can get the same treatment? Up until now I was assuming we are talking partly about a hardware limitation for implementing the modern codec but now the proof is, it is doable)…

According to Sony, those are the benefits of installing the new release:

  • Enables shooting 60p/30p/24p/120p movies in the XAVC S format that supports high bit ratesΒ 
    (1920Γ—1080) 50p/25,(1280Γ—720) 100p, (1920Γ—1080) 60p/30p/24p,(1280Γ—720) 120pΒ 
    Note:Β When shooting a movie in the XAVC S format, ensure that an SDXC card of Class 10 or faster is used.

As we can see,Β Sony is listening and I am sure those who are using the RX10 in a professional way can greatly benefit from such an update.

On a side news, the Sony RX100M3 also got a firmware update which according to Sony does the following:

This update improves stability in rare cases where the unit does not turn due to low remaining life of the internal back-up battery (used to maintain the date and time)

Update links:

Sony RX 10 firmware update (Windows)
Sony RX firmware update (mac)Β 
Sony RX100M3 firmware update

 

 

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