topic Re: Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV

fredwest — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:49:25 GMT

Hello,

I was told that if I have feature requests for a Sony Alpha A7 IV, this would be the place to voice it, so here we go...

Focus tracking during video recording is only possible by using the touch screen, which is rather limiting. I would like a feature where you can activate focus tracking with a button (either press and hold or toggle). I know this is available on the A7R V and would really like to hope that this is a feature that could find its way to the A7 IV in an upcoming FW update.

Thank you!

Re: Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV

daveyh64 — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 07:23:55 GMT

Who told you this was the best place to post feature requests.

This is a Sony user to user forum, Sony aren't necessarily here

just users of Sony products like yourself.

Re: Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV

fredwest — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:54:25 GMT

I read in some other threads here and in other forums that Sony representatives also monitor this forum, seeing that it is hosted on a Sony operated platform. And there doesn't seem to be any other "official" feature request channel.

Re: Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV

danardeng — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:17:50 GMT

Actually I don’t know if there is a place where sony collects suggestions. I think that no one brand makes that.

Sometimes is hard to accept suggestions from colleagues and field official testers, I imagine that from common users is not possible.

Anyway you should try here https://services.sony.co.uk/supportmvc/en/Contact/Email?cat=cameras-camcorders1

Re: Highly requested feature on Alpha 7 IV

TomazagatoRTS — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 07:07:18 GMT

That was a little rude, I know unfortunately his name is Fred West but that is not his fault.