Re: A1 Firmware v 2.01 is out now. On the fence about installing it though. :)
arbitrage wrote: LBJ2 wrote: arbitrage wrote: LBJ2 wrote: arbitrage wrote:
A1 2.01 doesn't work via memory card. A9III gives you a totally different type of file for the memory card update.
My 2.01 update is moving along at a sloth's pace as per normal.
Hope this fixes battery drain even if inadvertently.
Yes. I noticed two different file types : ( I was really hoping to update to ver 2.01 via the sd card)
.DAT for update via SD card and,
.dng for update via macOS computer.
I've not experienced any noticeable difference in battery drain on A1 ver 2.0 from ver 1.32, even pushing the camera hard in H and H+, AF-C mode. I tested several different scenarios with different lenses and battery drain seemed about the same from what I remember on ver 1.32. I was still able to use the battery over a few days of couple hours of shooting each day as normal.
I didn't get a chance to test the G 200-600 on A1 ver 2.0 for battery drain as much as I could have. But now with ver 2.01 I'll make a point to do more extensive battery drain testing with the G 200-600 since that lens incudes the new IBIS/OSS coordination feature.
*My youngest NP-FZ100 battery is about 3 years old.
It is interesting that you haven't felt the battery drain.
I have 6 friend with A1 and all confirm they are seeing noticeable increase in drain.
My one friend hasn't updated yet. We shot side by side this weekend...similar shooting but not identical.
I was at 17% at one point...him at 51%.
Curious...do you use a battery grip?
All my tests have been with single battery in-camera. I have not tested battery drain with the Sony vertical grip attached to the camera yet. But will try that too with the G 200-600 test.
I think all my friend have battery grip on camera...as do I. Only my friend who hasn't updated yet doesn't use a grip.
I posted this one, in-camera battery results on another thread where I paid specific attention to battery drain, and in this case pushed the camera much harder than normal during one hour nine minute event shoot. From 100% to 65% on ver 2.0 seems about normal A1 battery drainage to me.
"Just to add to the various ver 2.0 battery test scenarios results posted, with very aggressive AF-C + H Drive mode shutter action during one hour nine minutes shooting a live performance ( 6383 Lossless Compressed Large images), the 100% Sony NP-FZ100 charged battery depleted to 65% using the GM 24-70 II ver .20 on the A1 ver 2.0. *The GM 24-70 II does not currently support the new ver 2.0 Body-Lens Coordinated Stabilization control."
FWIW, I've also noted via USBC tester, APS-C: H and H+ mode draws more AMPs on the battery than APS-C: L and M.
Apr 24, 2024 at 09:13 AM
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