{"id":19789,"date":"2019-09-28T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T06:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=19789"},"modified":"2019-09-28T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T06:46:38","slug":"sony-releases-%ce%b19-firmware-update-adding-real-time-eye-af-for-animals-interval-shooting-functionality-and-compatibility-with-rmt-p1bt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/photography\/sony-releases-%ce%b19-firmware-update-adding-real-time-eye-af-for-animals-interval-shooting-functionality-and-compatibility-with-rmt-p1bt\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Releases \u03919 Firmware Update Adding Real-Time Eye AF for Animals, Interval Shooting Functionality and  Compatibility with RMT-P1BT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(<strong>MANILA PHILIPPINES<\/strong>, 27 September 2019) \u2013 Sony has released a new firmware update for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony-asia.com\/electronics\/interchangeable-lens-cameras\/ilce-9\">\u03b19<\/a> full-frame mirrorless camera (model ILCE-9), delivering key functions such as Real-Time Eye AF for animals<sup><strong>1<\/strong><\/sup>, Interval Shooting and compatibility with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony-asia.com\/electronics\/interchangeable-lens-cameras-tripods-remotes\/rmt-p1bt\">RMT-P1BT<sup><strong>2<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony-asia.com\/electronics\/support\/e-mount-body-ilce-9-series\/ilce-9\/downloads?nick-error=module-search\">version 6.00<\/a> update enables Sony\u2019s AI driven Real-Time Eye AF technology to now detect both animals and human subjects, with an option to select either animal or human Eye AF mode depending on the shooting situation. Time-lapse videos can also be created through use of the Interval Shooting function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the new functionality, the update improves the overall stability of the camera and makes it more user-friendly, allowing photographers to assign \u2018My Menu\u2019 to appear when first selecting the menu button. It is now also possible to select the Focus Frame Colour allowing users to choose between red, grey or the standard green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, the upgrade allows operation with the wireless remote commander <strong>RMT-P1BT<\/strong> providing a solution to remote shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Version 6.00 firmware upgrade is downloadable for free on the Sony Support site<sup><strong>3<\/strong><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><strong>1<\/strong><\/sup> It is not possible to simultaneously detect human and animal eyes. Eye detection may not be possible depending on the environment, animal type or the movement of the animal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><strong>2<\/strong><\/sup> Sold separately. Please update Remote Camera Tool to the latest version if you use Remote Camera Tool after this update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><strong>3<\/strong><\/sup> Ver. 6.00 download for <a href=\"http:\/\/support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp\/download\/NEX\/b9prs9R8dz\/Update_ILCE9V600.exe?fm=eu\">Windows<\/a>. Ver.6.00 download for <a href=\"http:\/\/support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp\/download\/NEX\/b9prs9R8dz\/Update_ILCE9V600.dmg?fm=eu\">Mac<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(MANILA PHILIPPINES, 27 September 2019) \u2013 Sony has released a new firmware update for its \u03b19 full-frame mirrorless camera (model [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2494,1183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","category-photography-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sony Releases \u03919 Firmware Update Adding Real-Time Eye AF for Animals, Interval Shooting Functionality and Compatibility with RMT-P1BT - 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