{"id":9747,"date":"2019-03-25T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?p=9747"},"modified":"2019-03-25T17:00:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T17:00:36","slug":"sony-a9-firmware-5-0-is-here-and-it-just-blows-away-everyting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/sony-a9-firmware-5-0-is-here-and-it-just-blows-away-everyting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony A9 firmware 5.0 is here and it just blows away everyting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sony A9 firmware 5.0 is here and it just blows away everything I&#8217;ve seen so far in terms of focusing and tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sony-A9-Firmware-5.0-crazy-EYE-AF-and-subject-tracking-f-1.4-960x722.jpg\" alt=\"Sony A9 Firmware 5.0 crazy EYE-AF and subject tracking f 1.4\" class=\"wp-image-9748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sony-A9-Firmware-5.0-crazy-EYE-AF-and-subject-tracking-f-1.4-960x722.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sony-A9-Firmware-5.0-crazy-EYE-AF-and-subject-tracking-f-1.4-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sony-A9-Firmware-5.0-crazy-EYE-AF-and-subject-tracking-f-1.4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have updated the very first thing in the morning when it became available and the did a quick run to a nearby lake for some BIF tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be able to show others what I see in the viewfinder and how Sony A9 behaves with the new firmware 5.0, I have to connect the camera to my Atomos Ninja V and record the feed camera send to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately this mean I don&#8217;t get to see anything in the EVF, nor LCD, so I have to do the tracking while following the bird on the external monitor, which is a pain in the a..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>But here it is, a quick demo of the new firmware 5.0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"838\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NxT7UMmaQVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here a small gallery with some of the images I&#8217;ve took in those series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9758\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9758\" class=\"wp-image-9758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09701.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9760\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9760\" class=\"wp-image-9760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09796.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9755\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9755\" class=\"wp-image-9755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00172.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9757\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9757\" class=\"wp-image-9757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09577.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9753\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9753\" class=\"wp-image-9753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00141.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9754\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9754\" class=\"wp-image-9754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00155.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9759\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9759\" class=\"wp-image-9759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL09711.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9756\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9756\" class=\"wp-image-9756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When I came back home, I wanted to try the new intelligent EYE-AF and I just got blown away by its amazing performance in tracking the subject (my 9 y.o daughter) even at F 1.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is a demo of the new EYE-AF on firmware 5.0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"838\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YkggoheUjpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course some of the shots in the series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9761\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9761\" class=\"wp-image-9761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00299.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9765\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9765\" class=\"wp-image-9765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00398.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9763\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9763\" class=\"wp-image-9763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00367.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9764\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9764\" class=\"wp-image-9764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00388.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9762\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/?attachment_id=9762\" class=\"wp-image-9762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ALL00349.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh boy, I so love the new firmware 5.0 and I can&#8217;t wait to have the Interval shooting back in the camera, with the firm 6.0 which will be available in June this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still have a lot to discover with the new features!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony A9 firmware 5.0 is here and it just blows away everything I&#8217;ve seen so far in terms of focusing and tracking. I have updated the very first thing in the morning when it became available and the did a quick run to a nearby lake for some BIF tests. In order to be able [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1098,1543,1126],"tags":[4097,6771],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-9747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articole-si-teste","category-english-corner","category-featured","tag-bif","tag-firmware-5-0"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9747"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinpopescu.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=9747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}