Sony A7 IV Sony A7 IV Firmware Update v1.05 & v1.10

[Tim Mayo]

Update: Shortly after releasing v1.05 and v1.10 Sony pulled the downloads from their support sites after reports that some people are having issues accessing menus and the camera restarting. The downloads are now available again so hopefully these issues have been resolved.

The latest firmware update for the Sony a7 IV is now version v1.10. This firmware can thankfully now be installed via memory card instead of connecting the camera to your computer.

Confusingly Sony released a v1.05 update at the same time as v1.10. According to Sony "when updating from a version lower than Ver.1.01, you need to update to Ver.1.05 first". Well I tried to update directly to 1.10 from 1.01 but it failed. I then installed 1.05 before successfully installing 1.10.

I'd be interested to know if anyone here has successfully upgraded direct to Ver.1.10 from 1.01, or did your install also fail?

The Ver 1.01 > 1.05 update took around 4 minutes to install on my a7 IV and the 1.05 > 1.10 also 4 minutes. During this time the LCD is blank but the red access light (next to trash button) will flash. Don't turn it off before the update is complete.

If the access lamp repeats 5 long blinks (0.5sec. cycle) and 6 short blinks (0.25sec. cycle), the system software update failed. In this case, remove the battery and memory card from the camera, and start over. Or if you are trying to go from Ver 1.01 to 1.10, install 1.05 first.

Ver.1.10 adds the following benefits and improvements:

• Allows you to select M and S sizes in addition to L when using the RAW recording lossless compression method
• The shutter speed and ISO sensitivity settings dedicated for flash photography can be retained
• Adds the Touch Shutter function
• Improves the accuracy of the Eye AF feature
• The camera’s serial number can be recorded in the metadata in the movie files
• Improves operability of Wi-Fi connections
• Adds a 1 minute setting to the Power Save by Monitor menu
• Fixes an issue where the viewfinder display may not be brightened according to the ambient brightness
• Improves the operational stability of the camera

Ver 1.05 Download Links
US Support Site
UK Support Site

Ver 1.10 Download Links
US Support Site
UK Support Site

Further details and an install guide can be found in the blog article.

Sony A7 IV Firmware Update v3.00 - Alpha Shooters

Find the latest firmware update for the Sony a7 IV including steps on how to update the firmware for both Windows and Mac users.

www.alphashooters.com

 

[MrFotoFool]

I updated 2 of my lens last night then went on to the camera
I downloaded 1.05 but it will not open when I click on it
Any ideas ?

I will tag @Timothy Mayo on your question, as he should be able to answer it.

 

[Tim Mayo]

I updated 2 of my lens last night then went on to the camera
I downloaded 1.05 but it will not open when I click on it
Any ideas ?

How are you trying to update? The 1.05 is memory card only now so you need to copy it over to the root directory of your memory card then insert in slot 1, it won't work in slot 2. Then just run the update procedure through the setup menu. v1.11 is also out now, see this thread, but you'll still require v1.05 first if you are on v1.01 or earlier.

 

[Brownie]

I updated 2 of my lens last night then went on to the camera
I downloaded 1.05 but it will not open when I click on it
Any ideas ?

How are you trying to update? The 1.05 is memory card only now so you need to copy it over to the root directory of your memory card then insert in slot 1, it won't work in slot 2. Then just run the update procedure through the setup menu. v1.11 is also out now, see this thread, but you'll still require v1.05 first if you are on v1.01 or earlier.

NOTE! I think all 1.05 does is make it possible to do updates via a card from here on in, so unless you plant to proceed to the latest and greatest, 1.05 won't change/improve anything in and of itself.

 

[Tim Mayo]

NOTE! I think all 1.05 does is make it possible to do updates via a card from here on in, so unless you plant to proceed to the latest and greatest, 1.05 won't change/improve anything in and of itself.

Yep, but you need 1.05 to get to 1.10 / 1.11 unfortunately and these do have more benefits:

Ver.1.10 adds the following benefits and improvements:

• Allows you to select M and S sizes in addition to L when using the RAW recording lossless compression method
• The shutter speed and ISO sensitivity settings dedicated for flash photography can be retained
• Adds the Touch Shutter function
• Improves the accuracy of the Eye AF feature
• The camera’s serial number can be recorded in the metadata in the movie files
• Improves operability of Wi-Fi connections
• Adds a 1 minute setting to the Power Save by Monitor menu
• Fixes an issue where the viewfinder display may not be brightened according to the ambient brightness
• Improves the operational stability of the camera

Ver 1.11 adds the following benefits and improvements:

• Improves the shutter reliability
• Fixes an issue where the movie file rotated by the camera may not be rotated when displayed on a computer

Installing 1.11 includes all the benefits from 1.10, unfortunately you can't skip 1.05 which is a shame.

 

[Brownie]

Yep, but you need 1.05 to get to 1.10 / 1.11 unfortunately and these do have more benefits:

Ver.1.10 adds the following benefits and improvements:

• Allows you to select M and S sizes in addition to L when using the RAW recording lossless compression method
• The shutter speed and ISO sensitivity settings dedicated for flash photography can be retained
• Adds the Touch Shutter function
• Improves the accuracy of the Eye AF feature
• The camera’s serial number can be recorded in the metadata in the movie files
• Improves operability of Wi-Fi connections
• Adds a 1 minute setting to the Power Save by Monitor menu
• Fixes an issue where the viewfinder display may not be brightened according to the ambient brightness
• Improves the operational stability of the camera

Ver 1.11 adds the following benefits and improvements:

• Improves the shutter reliability
• Fixes an issue where the movie file rotated by the camera may not be rotated when displayed on a computer

Installing 1.11 includes all the benefits from 1.10, unfortunately you can't skip 1.05 which is a shame.

Correct. The point of my post is, don't expect 1.05 to change anything.

 

[Stormbringer]

Correct. The point of my post is, don't expect 1.05 to change anything.

Thanks I now realize that the updates 1.05 and 1.1 wont open as I have to transfer them to the memory card which is why it wouldn't open
I've now loaded 1.05 and 1.1 successfully via the SD card