topic Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review in Alpha & NEX interchangeable lens cameras

Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:05:23 GMT

I've found a bug when in any continuous shooting mode on a7S III.

The camera will not display the various histograms on the right hand side of the screen on "Auto Review" of an image.

If you don't see the histograms you would normally press DISPLAY on the rear when reviewing an image and it would then save the option/setting you have chosen for the next time it shows your last image on Auto Review.

But in Continuous Shooting Mode it does NOT display the histograms on Auto Review at all.

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Edit: I have updated the above as a word was missing. Below is also a step by step of how this doesn't work correctly.

Select M (For manual) on dial to take photos.
Press FN button.
Select "Drive Mode" and change it to ANY "Continuous Shooting" mode from "Single Shooting".
Take a photo.
Instantly look on the rear screen. It will NOT display the various histograms during Auto Review of the image. It just shows the image you took and the settings you used. (It doesn't show the small thumbnail image with the four histograms on the right hand side).

The ONLY way to get the Histograms to display is to toggle through the DISPLAY button, but then it doesn't save the last "Display" option you chose.

So each time you take a photo in Continuous Shooting Mode to see the Histogram during Auto Review you have to keep pressing the Display button.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

Piscie — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:06:50 GMT

Have you checked the Camera Settings2 menu to make sure that Histogram is ticked off?

You can get more info from here: https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1720/v1/en/contents/TP0001653118.html

Hope that helps!

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:46:24 GMT

Your URL is for an A7 iii, not an a7S iii

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

Joe_Dohn — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:34:17 GMT

Here's a similar link for the A7S III. The notes state that the "During playback" setting is applied when using Auto Review as well.

Hope this helps!

- JD

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:08:08 GMT

Joe Dohn

I don't think you're getting what I am saying.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

Joe_Dohn — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:42:21 GMT

That might be true, can you shed more light on that then? I'd like to help if I can ^^

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:51:26 GMT

Please simply re-read my initial post. I'm sure how I can explain it anymore clearly.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

Piscie — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:42:23 GMT

Hello,

If changing the Histogram settings to off hasn't resolve the issue, try to initialize the camera settings so that it will re operate to default by pressing on Menu - Setup - Reset/Save Settings - Setting Reset - Camera Settings Reset or Initialize.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:06:52 GMT

I'm not trying to turn the Histogram off.

I couldn't make myself any clearer in my initial post.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

HannahEd01 — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:00:20 GMT

Hi coffee_king, it would be more helpful if you explain more, I'm the third person here not fully getting what is the bug?

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:06:07 GMT

I have just updated the initial post. Hopefully this will help folks find the issue a bit easier.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

HannahEd01 — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:13:22 GMT

Hey coffee_king, thank you for the explanation. As far as I know this is normal, there's nothing in the settings I know about can change it. I would say reach out to Sony directly.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 14:50:25 GMT

How does on one report this kind of thing directly to Sony please?

Anyone got a link?

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

HannahEd01 — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:22:24 GMT

I got it from the support page:

https://services.sony.co.uk/supportmvc/en/contact?pdp=bdp-s3700&cat=home-video-blu-ray-disc-players-recorders&cpint=spt-footer_contact

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

coffee_king — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:33:20 GMT

Reported cheers.

I doubt they will do anything about it mind you. There are lots of issues on this camera that never get fixed.

Re: Bug - a7S III - When in Continuous Shooting Mode camera will not display histograms Auto Review

HannahEd01 — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:40:02 GMT

You never know, from my experience Sony listens, it would also make a difference if many users reported.