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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure for Win and Mac November 2014 November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure New features With V3.10 firmware upgrade, the following functions will be available for your NEX- FS700 camcorder: 1. Distortion correction of E-mount lenses supported (SELP18105G, SELP1650) 2. Iris ring operation supported (SELP28135G) 3. Direction change on zoom ring rotation (SELP28135G) 4.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Version check: Confirming if the unit is applicable Select [MENU] – [OTHERS] - [VERSION DISPLAY] on the camera. Firmware version is displayed. Check if “BODY” version is “Ver. 3.00” or “Ver. 3.01”: November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure System requirements (Windows) Supported: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista 1 SP2 (Starter edition is not supported). Windows XP is not supported. Other system requirements: • Hard Disk space: 200 MB or more •...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Firmware update procedure for Windows systems When performing the firmware update, please use the supplied AC adapter. Update won’t work only with battery use. IMPORTANT: Do not remove the AC adapter during the update. Otherwise, the camera may become inoperable due to the sudden power shutdown.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Step 3: connect the camcorder to the computer Feed the camera with AC adapter, and never power it off until you have finished the upgrade. Connect the camera to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Press on the media icon on the camcorder screen.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure After confirming the current version on the screen, click [Next] Step 5: reset the camera Disconnect USB from computer following this method: November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure 1. Click on the task tray at the lower right corner of the computer screen in order to stop the USB connection. 2. Please keep the USB cable connected even after stopping the USB connection on the computer with the above operation. 3.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Click [Run] to start the update. A progress bar will appear while updating (this task will take approximately 5 minutes). Important: never turn off the camera nor disconnect the USB cable while upgrading. Step 7: complete the update November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure When the update is completed, a “Finish the update” screen will appear on the Firmware Updater application. Click [Finish] and disconnect the USB cable. After the update has finished, turn off the camera, remove the AC adapter, and then turn on the camera again.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Firmware update procedure for Mac systems When performing the firmware update, please use the supplied AC adapter. Update won’t work only with battery use. IMPORTANT: Do not remove the AC adapter during the update. Otherwise, the camera may become inoperable due to the sudden power shutdown.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Continue the operation according to the procedure “Start up Firmware Updater”. Step 3: Start up Firmware Updater Double-click the downloaded file [Update_NXCAMFS700RV310.dmg]. Do not connect the camera at this point. [Update_NXCAMFS700RV310] window appears on the Desktop. Double click on the [FirmwareUpdater] icon.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure 1. Menu appears when clicking the icon while pressing [Control] key; select “Open” from that menu: 2. Select “Open” when a new warning message appears: Firmware Updater will start up: November 2014...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Step 4: connect the camera to the computer If you still haven’t done it, remove the memory from NEX-FS700 before continuing. Feed the camera with AC adapter, and never power it off until you have finished the upgrade.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure If the USB CONNECT screen is not shown, please try the following methods: 1. Disconnect the USB cable from the camera, and then reconnect the USB cable. 2. If there is another unused USB terminal in the computer, reconnect the USB terminal to such terminal Step 5: check if the update is required Click [Next] to check your actual version.
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Step 6: reset the camera Press “OK” on the camera screen. Important: do not push “RESET” button on the camera; please proceed to the next step. Click [Next] on Firmware Updater. Step 7: start the update After resetting, reconnection of the camera is verified, and the “Run the update”...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure Click [Run] to start the update. A progress bar will appear while updating (this task will take approximately 5 minutes). Important: never turn off the camera nor disconnect the USB cable while upgrading. Step 8: complete the update When the update is completed, a “Finish the update”...
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NEX-FS700 V3.10 Upgrade procedure November 2014...