barefoot Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 This youtube channel is claiming to have hacked the Sony A7S for internal higher bitrate and 4K recording, with better subsampling (HDMI output:10bit 4:2:2). Is that even possible without a hardware upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBounce Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 It may well be. Companies often disable features and sell the dumbed down device for less money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf33d Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Look at the guy comments here: https://vimeo.com/139784830/comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBounce Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Look at the guy comments here: https://vimeo.com/139784830/comments they should add an anamorphic mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 An eyebrow lifts slightly on the Island of Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 This guy is a pathological lier. Even for a second don't believe what he claims. He was the one behind the E-M1 4K fiasko. Keep your camera safe and away from any of his hacks. Cinegain and Emanuel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Lol imagine 10bit 4:2:2, but totally a lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 The eyebrow lowers again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynn Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 This guy is a pathological lier. Even for a second don't believe what he claims. He was the one behind the E-M1 4K fiasko. Keep your camera safe and away from any of his hacks. That sucks. 10 bit 422 and an anamorphic mode would have been sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Kotlos Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 That sucks. 10 bit 422 and an anamorphic mode would have been sweet.Yep 4K with em1 would be sweet too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chris Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Didn't Sony also state the processor in the A7's is only capable of 8-bit? I'll wait for more concrete proof before rushing out to get an A7s. BrorSvensson and dahlfors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fraser Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Olympus has released a camera with an open API that users with some coding skills can write ios or android apps to work along with their smartphone. They are making it a "hack and make project", incl making available some 3D printer files for some of the accessories and items to customise the camera.It's the same sensor as the EM10 I believe. 16 mpix 30p. I doubt the API allows very low level access to the sensor, (pity as 3K 15fps would suit me to extract stills from) but it's an interesting direction they are taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 H.263, that's exactly what I was waiting for.On a more serious note it looks like a normal app from playmemory to me, and I don't believe apps are able to alter camera settings (resolution, frame rate, bitdepth) The fact that Nabil was also the source of the UHD rumor on the EM-1 that didn't come to fruition doesn't exactly give a good impression too,though, the EM-1 UHD mode very likely could have been a real experimental firmware even for future bodies and he was not exactly making it up, just got excited when he saw it on screen and assumed a firmware upgrade. Anyhow, I am 90% doubtful it's true, and if it is true, I am 100% sure the camera will not be able to exceed 2-3 minutes before frying up and shutting down needing cooling. Sony actually states the a7s did record internal UHD at some point but wasn't usable due to heat accumulation, just like samsung stated the camera did output 240p 6K at some point but of course processing/heat/recording that into a real usable, reliable feature is another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damphousse Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 The eyebrow lowers again.And the hand resumes gently stroking the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahlfors Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Didn't Sony also state the processor in the A7's is only capable of 8-bit? I'll wait for more concrete proof before rushing out to get an A7s. I also think I read that in an interview with Sony quoted in a post on sonyalpharumors, just a month or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantsin Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 http://resourcemagonline.com/2015/08/why-the-sony-a7r-ii-cant-shoot-10-bit-or-slow-motion-video/57624/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagnje Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinchimp Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 How is it meant to be running android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Lol @ chroma articfacts. The guy has a chroma background on the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chris Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 How is it meant to be running android?Through the Playmemories Apps: https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-REUntil the "hacker" posts footage, this is just noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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