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Sony Alpha 1 II firmware update
Update nowWhat's new
- Real-time Recognition AF+ with better subject detection and tracking.
- Preset Focus with lenses that have no power zoom, including Sony's manual zoom E-mount lenses (some zoom lenses are not supported).
- FL2 (Film 2) and FL3 (Film 3) Creative Looks, more accurate metering with bounce flash, and a better battery level display.
- Write Digital Signature for movies (needs a paid Sony licence), and improved operational stability.
- Included from 3.00 (30 Jul 2025): WPA and WEP Wi-Fi are no longer supported (use WPA2 or WPA3).
Should you update?
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Worth installing. Sony: register your preset focus/zoom positions again after the update.
How to update
- Download BODYDATA.DAT from Sony's page (button below). You can also download it with Sony's Creators' App.
- Format a memory card in the camera (this erases it), then save BODYDATA.DAT in the root of the card. Don't rename it, and keep only one BODYDATA.DAT on the card.
- Use a fully charged NP-FZ100 battery (the update only runs at 51% or more) and detach the vertical grip.
- Put the card in the camera. On the camera: MENU › Setup › Setup Option › Version › Body, choose Software Update, then Execute.
- It takes about 6 minutes. Don't remove the battery or the card. The camera restarts by itself when it is done.
If the camera is hot, the update may not start: wait for it to cool down.
Put the card in slot 1: only slot 1 reads the update.
Let us update it for you
Book an appointment and our salesman updates your device in our showroom: 2.000 OMR if you bought it from Skyorbits, 5.000 OMR if you bought it elsewhere (incl. VAT, paid in the showroom).
When you book, type the version your device shows now (see How to update above). He checks it first: if your device is already up to date, he tells you and you don't need to come.
We take each update's notes from the maker's own page. An update can reach devices in Oman a few days after it is published. Every fact double-checked against the maker's page: 17-10-2026