topic Buggy A7SIII in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras https://community.sony.pt/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/buggy-a7siii/m-p/3982763#M11989 <H3>Someone please help me!!!!</H3><H3>Bug Report for Sony A7S III Firmware 4.0</H3><P><STRONG>Camera Model:</STRONG> Sony A7S III (ILCE-7SM3)<BR /><STRONG>Serial Number:</STRONG> 4471075<BR /><STRONG>Firmware Version:</STRONG> 4.00<BR /><STRONG>Lenses Used:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Zeiss 16–35mm f/4 (Lens firmware 0.02)</P></LI><LI><P>Sony G Master 24–70mm f/2.8 II</P></LI></UL><P><STRONG>Memory Cards Used:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Sony V60 SDXC II (R 270 MB/s, W 120 MB/s)</P></LI><LI><P>Lexar V60 SDXC II (R 270 MB/s, W 120 MB/s)</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Issues Experienced</H3><OL><LI><P><STRONG>Recording Stops Randomly</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>When recording in standard 25p XAVC S or 24p XAVC HS, recording stops unpredictably.</P></LI><LI><P>This occurs after only a few seconds or within the first minute.</P></LI><LI><P>Happens regardless of which V60 SDXC II card is used.</P></LI><LI><P>Camera is set to record to <STRONG>Slot 1 only</STRONG>, simultaneous recording disabled.</P></LI><LI><P>Auto Power OFF Temp set to <EM>High</EM>.</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Mode Switching Bug</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>When switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> using the mode dial (including custom modes C1–C3), the camera often reverts to <EM>Photo Mode</EM> instead or cycles back and forth indefinitely until I take the battery out.&nbsp;</P></LI><LI><P>This makes custom video setups unreliable and forces manual reconfiguration.</P></LI><LI><P>Issue occurs even after a <STRONG>full factory reset</STRONG>.</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Straight Movie Mode Unstable</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Even when not using C1–C3, simply switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> on the dial is unstable.</P></LI><LI><P>Recording sometimes stops after switching into this mode or it switches to photo mode (sometimes the &nbsp;Auto photo mode gets enables with the i and green camera icon). This happens when the dial is nowhere near auto mode!</P></LI></UL></LI></OL><HR /><H3>Troubleshooting Already Attempted</H3><UL><LI><P>Full factory reset performed (issues persist).</P></LI><LI><P>Multiple SDXC II V60 cards tested (Sony + Lexar, confirmed healthy and formatted in-camera).</P></LI><LI><P>Tried both lenses listed above.</P></LI><LI><P>Disabled simultaneous recording.</P></LI><LI><P>Auto Power OFF Temp set to <EM>High</EM>.</P></LI><LI><P>Verified that card write speed is not the bottleneck (recording mainly 25p).</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Expected Behavior</H3><UL><LI><P>Recording should continue reliably in 25p modes when using supported media.</P></LI><LI><P>Switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> or using C1–C3 custom positions should not revert to <EM>Photo Mode</EM>.</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Actual Behavior</H3><UL><LI><P>Recording stops at random within seconds to a minute.</P></LI><LI><P>Mode switching is unreliable and often jumps to <EM>Photo Mode</EM>.</P></LI><LI><P>Occurs regardless of lens or media used.</P></LI><LI>Problems have all occurred since upgrading from 2.11 (camera was incredibly stable on 2.11. Since 3.0-4.0 the camera has been unusable.</LI></UL><HR /><H3>Request</H3><P>Please confirm if these are known issues in Firmware 4.0, and whether Sony can provide:</P><UL><LI><P>A firmware hotfix or patch, or</P></LI><LI><P>A service procedure to roll back to stable firmware (e.g., 2.11 or 3.01) until issues are resolved.</P></LI></UL> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:57:04 GMT caelas17 2025-09-23T19:57:04Z Buggy A7SIII https://community.sony.pt/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/buggy-a7siii/m-p/3982763#M11989 <H3>Someone please help me!!!!</H3><H3>Bug Report for Sony A7S III Firmware 4.0</H3><P><STRONG>Camera Model:</STRONG> Sony A7S III (ILCE-7SM3)<BR /><STRONG>Serial Number:</STRONG> 4471075<BR /><STRONG>Firmware Version:</STRONG> 4.00<BR /><STRONG>Lenses Used:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Zeiss 16–35mm f/4 (Lens firmware 0.02)</P></LI><LI><P>Sony G Master 24–70mm f/2.8 II</P></LI></UL><P><STRONG>Memory Cards Used:</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Sony V60 SDXC II (R 270 MB/s, W 120 MB/s)</P></LI><LI><P>Lexar V60 SDXC II (R 270 MB/s, W 120 MB/s)</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Issues Experienced</H3><OL><LI><P><STRONG>Recording Stops Randomly</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>When recording in standard 25p XAVC S or 24p XAVC HS, recording stops unpredictably.</P></LI><LI><P>This occurs after only a few seconds or within the first minute.</P></LI><LI><P>Happens regardless of which V60 SDXC II card is used.</P></LI><LI><P>Camera is set to record to <STRONG>Slot 1 only</STRONG>, simultaneous recording disabled.</P></LI><LI><P>Auto Power OFF Temp set to <EM>High</EM>.</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Mode Switching Bug</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>When switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> using the mode dial (including custom modes C1–C3), the camera often reverts to <EM>Photo Mode</EM> instead or cycles back and forth indefinitely until I take the battery out.&nbsp;</P></LI><LI><P>This makes custom video setups unreliable and forces manual reconfiguration.</P></LI><LI><P>Issue occurs even after a <STRONG>full factory reset</STRONG>.</P></LI></UL></LI><LI><P><STRONG>Straight Movie Mode Unstable</STRONG></P><UL><LI><P>Even when not using C1–C3, simply switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> on the dial is unstable.</P></LI><LI><P>Recording sometimes stops after switching into this mode or it switches to photo mode (sometimes the &nbsp;Auto photo mode gets enables with the i and green camera icon). This happens when the dial is nowhere near auto mode!</P></LI></UL></LI></OL><HR /><H3>Troubleshooting Already Attempted</H3><UL><LI><P>Full factory reset performed (issues persist).</P></LI><LI><P>Multiple SDXC II V60 cards tested (Sony + Lexar, confirmed healthy and formatted in-camera).</P></LI><LI><P>Tried both lenses listed above.</P></LI><LI><P>Disabled simultaneous recording.</P></LI><LI><P>Auto Power OFF Temp set to <EM>High</EM>.</P></LI><LI><P>Verified that card write speed is not the bottleneck (recording mainly 25p).</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Expected Behavior</H3><UL><LI><P>Recording should continue reliably in 25p modes when using supported media.</P></LI><LI><P>Switching to <EM>Movie Mode</EM> or using C1–C3 custom positions should not revert to <EM>Photo Mode</EM>.</P></LI></UL><HR /><H3>Actual Behavior</H3><UL><LI><P>Recording stops at random within seconds to a minute.</P></LI><LI><P>Mode switching is unreliable and often jumps to <EM>Photo Mode</EM>.</P></LI><LI><P>Occurs regardless of lens or media used.</P></LI><LI>Problems have all occurred since upgrading from 2.11 (camera was incredibly stable on 2.11. Since 3.0-4.0 the camera has been unusable.</LI></UL><HR /><H3>Request</H3><P>Please confirm if these are known issues in Firmware 4.0, and whether Sony can provide:</P><UL><LI><P>A firmware hotfix or patch, or</P></LI><LI><P>A service procedure to roll back to stable firmware (e.g., 2.11 or 3.01) until issues are resolved.</P></LI></UL> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:57:04 GMT https://community.sony.pt/t5/alpha-nex-interchangeable-lens-cameras/buggy-a7siii/m-p/3982763#M11989 caelas17 2025-09-23T19:57:04Z