Sony has released firmware update version 1.10 for the Sony a6600.
The update basically just adds support for the new Sony LA-EA5A adapter along with Sony’s normal statement: “Improves the overall stability of the camera”.
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v.1.10 Benefits & Improvements
Adds support for the LA-EA5A-Mount Adapter (sold separately)
- LA-EA5A-Mount Adapter supports all A-mount lenses
- Full support is provided for focal plane phase-detection AF, and the AF and high-speed continuous shooting features
- Wide-area focal plane phase-detection AF coverage
- AF features based on subject recognition, including Real-time Eye AF(human, animal) and Real-time Tracking
- AF/AE tracking during continuous shooting at up to 11fps
Notes:
- STF lenses are manual focus only
- Teleconverters are not supported for use with any A-Mount Adapters
- Autofocus is not available during movie recording when using the LA-EA5 A-Mount Adapter
- For AE tracking, the aperture is fixed for the first frame while shutter speed and ISO are used for exposure adjustment
Improves the overall stability of the camera
Firmware v1.10 Download Links
You can download the v1.10 firmware from Sony’s support sites:
US Download: Win | Mac
UK Download: Win | Mac
I did the update now it’s focus hunting like crazy! Not happy about this at all! I’ve tried 3 different lenses and the focus hunts with all 3 of them. Nothing else has changed except for having done this update.
DO NOT GET THIS UPDATE IF YOU USE A 3RD PARTY BATTERY!!!
But I think the high speed burst JPG corruption bug is gone (I don’t care since I use RAW), maybe… Maybe I got lucky today, maybe it only happens on hot days.
I’m going to do a comparison with my friend’s un-updated a6600 and see if they intentionally did something bad when you use a 3rd party battery, like drain it faster intentionally to trick you into buying 1st party.
Is it not showing the third-party battery warning when you turn the camera on? Generally it will still work just fine and the battery shouldn’t drain any faster, but the message can get annoying.