topic Re: FX3 firmware 4.0 - NTSC & PAL in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

FX3 firmware 4.0 - NTSC & PAL

petomki83 — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:06:05 GMT

UK FX3 owners: if you upgraded your firmware to 4.0, did you keep the ability to switch between NTSC and PAL? Thanks.

Re: FX3 firmware 4.0 - NTSC & PAL

mozkok — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:52:17 GMT

I'm also an FX3 owner in the UK. After updating my firmware to 4.0, I did retain the ability to switch between NTSC and PAL. It's interesting to note that your camera lost this functionality post-update.

It might depend on the regional version of the camera as I reached out to Sony about the issue, and they said they're limiting it on purpose. If your FX3 was intended for a different market (like the Japanese market, as I learned in my case), the firmware update might enforce the original regional settings, which could explain the loss of the NTSC/PAL option.

It could be worthwhile to check with other FX3 owners from various regions to see if they experienced similar issues. This could help determine if it's a widespread problem or isolated to specific regional models of the camera. We all should complain about it and urge them to take action to fix this unfair policy.

Hope this helps!

Re: FX3 firmware 4.0 - NTSC & PAL

petomki83 — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 01:51:55 GMT

Thanks for replying.

I haven't upgraded to v4.0 yet, I am still on v3.0. My FX3 was bought from an authorised Sony dealer in the UK and is genuine UK stock so should be ok to update.

I wouldn't want to lose the ability to shoot at 24fps (or 23.976fps) as I need that for some of my film work.