Α7IV focus peaking on playback.

[topssony]

On my new A7iv I had a strange experience yesterday.

Around 3 times when I tried to check my shots, I noticed that the files were playing with peaking.

After it was ok but without changing any settings at all. I have the latest firmware. I had 1.01 after 1.05 and the last 1.1. My cam was connected(multi-sony gamble) with my gimbal. Is it something to worry about?

[danardeng]

But actually the clips are ok? Or are them still affected by focus peaking?

[topssony]

Thankfully it was only on the playback... so I wish to was a one time bug. But it was strange...thats why I stop my work to film it! I don't know if someone else has the same experience;

[SkyNet404]

Have you checked your Peaking display settings and made sure it's correct? 

[topssony]

I had peaking with red color... what do you mean by correct settings?
The peaking was visible in playback mode... I thought that it's not possible but like you can see in my pictures it happens (3 times in that shooting day).

[danardeng]

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@SkyNet404 wrote:

Have you checked your Peaking display settings and made sure it's correct? 

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This setting is for liveview.

There is no option for playback (or at least no official option)

[topssony]

Yes, I have it ON/hight/Red

and it's visible even on AFC (that was not possible on my A7iii) -there I had peaking only on MF.

Yes, the strange thing is that I had peaking on playback mode... but when I go to preview and press play

again to go to playback then the peaking was gone. But I had that peaking on playback around 3 times in that day.

So it looks like it wasn't a settings issue. I had my gimbal connect it with my A7iv via multi-c sony gamble. Also I was shooting in many formats like 4K50p-25p and HD100p-50p. Also I did the firmware upgrades like the manual orders...1.05 and after to 1.1

[SkyNet404]

Then I'd say if it happened again record it, or take more pictures for it and send it to Sony, cause that's not normal yes. 

[topssony]

Yes, that's what I am going to do!

It looks like a firmware update issue... my hope is to never face it again.

[SkyNet404]

Wishing you all the best, and hope that it never happens again 🙏🏻.