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Updating firmware in a Sony Alpha A100

Submitted by tor on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 11:22.
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My wife just got a new camera - a Sony Alpha A100, and as a typical computer geek one f the first things I checked was the version of the firmware.

As it was version 1.00 I did a quick Google for the latest version of the software, and found version 1.04 on Sonys website. I downloaded the Mac version the new software to the camera memory card by using the USB cable and connecting the camera to the Mac. I then uploaded the necessary files (2 of them) to the root of the memory card.

But after turning the camera off and then on and pressing the play key - nothing happened.

That is until i deleted all images from the camera, turned it off and then on - pressed the play key and at long last I was presented with the upgrade menu! The firmware was now easily updated, and all was now ok.

So the missing part of the instructions was to remove all images from the card before you could start the process.

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