Sony Finally Fixes “Unable to Magnify” bug in Sony A7R V

2024-01-30 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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re: Botched Sony A7R V, Reader Comment: “unprofessional to sell a pro camera for $3800 that can’t magnify a recorded image”

Sony A7R V: “Unable to magnify.”
FIXED

The Sony A7R V bug that caused images to fail to play has been fixed, apparently in mid-October. Due to travel, I was not aware the the fix had been made... almost a year after I first reported the problem. But at least it has been fixed!

Or I should say it is claimed to have been fixed. I want to see a few hundred captures or so captures go by before I conclude that.

Now that it apparently works, I am going to set the A7R V to lossless RAW + HEIF 4-4-2 in hopes of getting ultra high quality image review—TBD.

BTW, it seems that Sony no longer provides a PDF user manual that is up to date. All you can get is a “printable” PDF of the web version.

Benefits and Improvements

ILCE-7RM5 System Software (Firmware) Update Ver. 2.01

• Fixes an issue where JPEG files could not be enlarged and played
• Fixes an issue where the power may not turn on or turn off even if the Power switch is used
• Fixes an issue where the Switch V/H AF Area feature may not work correctly
• Fixes a Creators' App issue where the Auto Time Correction and Auto Area Adjustment features may turn off
• Improves the operational stability of the camera