Notice to owners of Mount Adaptor "LA-EA1" for firmware upgrade

When performing the firmware upgrade, please use a fully charged rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50 or the AC adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately).
Do not remove the battery or AC adaptor during the upgrade; otherwise, the camera may become inoperable due to the sudden power shutdown.

Click on one of the files below (LA-EA1V2_Update1010a.exe) to begin download.
Please save the downloaded file onto the Desktop of your computer (recommended).

LA-EA1V2_Update1011a.exe
[File size : 2.03 MB (2,131,344 bytes)]

Double-click [LA-EA1V2_Update1011a.exe] to start up Firmware Updater (Figure 2).

Double-click [LA-EA1V2_Update1010a.exe] to start up Firmware Updater.

(Figure 2)

Remove the memory card from the camera before following the procedure below.

Attach the mount adaptor and the A-mount lens to the camera, then turn on the camera.
According to the instruction on Firmware Updater, select [Menu] - [Setup] - [USB Connection] on the camera, and check if [Mass Storage] is selected (Figure 3).
If the mode other than [Mass Storage] is selected, please select [Mass Storage].

(Figure 3)

Connect the camera to the computer with the supplied USB cable.


		When the camera is connected to the computer, the LCD screen of the camera turns off. Please proceed to the next step.

Confirm is displayed on the task tray at the lower right corner of the computer screen.

After confirming the above, click [Next] on Firmware Updater. Figure 4 appears on Firmware Updater, and Figure 5 appears on the LCD screen of the camera.


		From now on, never turn off the camera until the firmware upgrade is completed.

(Figure 4)

(Figure 5)

After confirming the screens on Figures 4 and 5, click [Next]. The current version and the version after the upgrade appear on the lower left part of the screen.

After confirming the screen on Figure 6, click [Next].


		If the screen on Figure 7 appears, the upgrade is not required. According to the message, stop the USB connection and click [Finish]. Turn off the camera, remove the battery pack or the AC adaptor, and then turn on the camera again.

After confirming the screens on Figures 4 and 5, click [Next].

(Figure 6)

(Figure 7)

Click

on the task tray at the lower right corner of the computer screen to stop the USB connection.


		Please keep the USB cable connected even after stopping the USB connection on the computer with the above operation.

(Figure 8)

Press the center of the control wheel to execute.


		This operation will turn off the screen. Please proceed to the next step.

(Figure 9)

(Figure 10)

Click [Run] to transfer the upgrade firmware.
The progress bar appears while transferring (approximately 10 seconds).

(Figure 11)


		Never turn off the camera nor disconnect the USB cable while transferring the upgrade firmware.

When the transfer is completed, the screen on Figure 12 appears.
Click [Finish] and disconnect the USB cable.

(Figure 12)
The updating procedure will start, and Figure 13 will be displayed.
The progress bar appears while upgrading.

(Figure 13)

When the upgrade is completed, the screen on Figure 14 appears.


		Turn off the camera, remove the battery pack or the AC adaptor, and then turn on the camera again.

Complete the upgrade of the mount adaptor.

(Figure 14)

Follow the instruction below to confirm the firmware version is Ver.02.

Select [Menu] - [Setup] - [Version] on the camera.
The firmware version is displayed (Figure 15).

(Figure 15)