Q7 Wifi Camera Firmware Hacks

Apologies for the lateness of this post and the relative briefness of it. Finding time to do anything has been a struggle recently. I wanted to get this up, but I wanted to do a more in-depth comparison. This was proving to be impossible to squeeze in, so I made the choice of just going with this.

My thoughts and experiences with this system and whether it is worth it or not. The FS700 is a camera that despite its very awkward ergonomics / impractical design and underpowered codec, is a pretty unique, incredibly powerful camera.

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It has a superb image, fantastic low light sensitivity, SDI output, amazing super slow motion features PLUS of course that mysterious feature of being announced as “4K ready”. I have been curious about how good the 4K will be from the FS700 ever since it was announced that it would be a future feature. Well, that firmware has finally come along. V3 of the firmware beings not just the ability to record 4K raw but also a 4-second 120FPS burst also in 4k. Much more useful, though, is the continuous recording in 2K HFR up to 240 FPS. Unfortunately all these features are only available via an external recorder, more on that later.

Another key feature is the addition of the rather lovely S-Log 2 gamma curve. Something that would be possible to use internally with the AVCHD, although it’s perhaps not the best codec to work with when using a profile that needs a lot of colour work to come alive. When shooting in this mode, the camera effectively became a 2000 ISO native sensitivity beast, but it also means you cannot set the camera to a lower ISO, so you will use the ND filters a lot! With this increased sensitivity, the camera’s maximum ISO is now a ludicrous 64,000. Although this 2000 ISO base is only for the Slog2. The minimum ISO varies depending on which gamma cure you try. You are able to drop it much lower and if recording just internally it does make sense.

I reviewed the camera over year ago (you can watch the review near the bottom of this post) and bought it not long after that. For me it really was the super slow motion that sold me on it. As an owner of a Canon C300, I wouldn’t use it for normal speed recording, as it doesn’t come close image-wise for me and, especially in usability, it really is a bit of a pig to use! Very unintuitive operationally, and a design that frustrates when operating.

So, other than for slow motion, I rarely used the camera. My C300 is a dream to use, doesn’t need a rig, has a good EVF, great screen and great efficient codec.

The slow motion is its biggest negative. It also, despite having the same sensor as the C500, cannot and will not ever shoot 4K (as far as I know).

Whereas the FS700 will now let you shoot 4K. It’s taken longer than I had expected to be made available and has taken a form that isn’t exactly helping this camera in its ergonomic credentials! It’s now a bazooka with the Sony raw 4K solution with the R5 recorder (currently the only way to get 4K raw with this camera). I took the camera to Tuscany last month to try it out. Initially I had wanted to take my F55, but the 240FPS hadn’t been released at that point so it was the FS700 for sure.

So let’s start at what you need to make this work. Clearly an FS700. The new version is ready to rock and roll. The old one needs to go into Sony for a paid update of around $400 or so. This gives you the new firmware.

I believe there is a hardware fix too, which is why it has to go in. Next up is a recorder. Prokon 2 4 keygen crack generator reviews. If you want 4K raw, there is only one choice: the Sony R5 which costs a whopping £4k not including VAT, something I have with my R5.

You will then need the interface: the HXR-IRF5, which roughly costs another 2K. Then you need batteries to go on the back. I use V-Locks.

You cannot use the Sony FS700 batts, I am afraid. IRF5 interface, R5 raw recorder and a V-Lock battery Of course you then need cards for the R5. The AXS cards cost around £1200 plus VAT which gives you a 512GB card but just 1 hour of recording in Sony 4K raw. In 2K raw that is 4 hours. 4K will add up. You also need a USB 3 reader on top of that. Now as I said, we have a bazooka at this point.

When put on rails it truly is quite ridiculous. It also adds up A LOT. The camera, recorder, interface, cards, batteries and charger will cost you around £20K.

That’s a lot of dose. When I was in Tuscany, I found the Bazooka to be too much. I ended up wearing it like a U-Matic recorder of old or clamping it onto my Think Tank Roller bag. BIT OF PHOTO GALLERY COMING UP NEXT.CONTINUED AFTER THAT! Thankfully, this is not the only option.