{"id":82197,"date":"2025-11-05T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/?p=82197"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:25:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:25:24","slug":"free-software-update-to-enhance-real-time-recognition-af-performance-and-other-features-for-sony-electronics-interchangeable-lens-cameras-alpha-1-ii-and-alpha-9-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftech-news.com\/en\/2025\/11\/05\/free-software-update-to-enhance-real-time-recognition-af-performance-and-other-features-for-sony-electronics-interchangeable-lens-cameras-alpha-1-ii-and-alpha-9-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Software Update to Enhance Real-time Recognition AF Performance and Other Features for Sony Electronics\u2019 Interchangeable-lens cameras Alpha 1 II and Alpha 9 III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.com\/ar-eg\/homepage\">Sony Electronics<\/a><\/strong> is providing free software updates<a id=\"_ednref1\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> for the interchangeable-lens cameras Alpha 1 II and Alpha 9 III starting October 30, 2025. These updates support &#8220;Real-time Recognition AF+ (Plus)&#8221; with improved person recognition performance and recording of authenticity information for videos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some features of this software update are planned for deployment to other models in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key updates for both the Alpha 1 II and Alpha 9 III models:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Support for Real-time Recognition Auto Focus (AF+) with improved person recognition performance: <\/strong>Enhanced human pose estimation technology allows the camera to continuously track initially captured subjects with high accuracy, even in challenging sports scenes where athletes cross paths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for recording authenticity information in videos<a id=\"_ednref2\" href=\"#_edn2\"><strong>[ii]<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>Authenticity data, once available only for still images, can now be attached to video recordings as digital signatures, enhancing content verification. For details, please refer <a href=\"https:\/\/authenticity.sony.net\/camera\/en-us\/\">here<\/a>.<a href=\"#_msocom_1\">[LG1]<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable preset focus function for zoom lenses without power zoom: <\/strong>The preset focus function can now be used with zoom lenses that do not have power zoom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additionally, the Alpha 9 III has received the following updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Addition of Auto to Recognition Target: <\/strong>When Auto is selected in the Recognition Target subject setting, the camera automatically selects and recognizes a subject from among the recognition targets to which check marks were added on the [Auto Recog. Target] screen<a id=\"_ednref3\" href=\"#_edn3\">[iii]<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vertical orientation support for shooting information layout<a id=\"_ednref4\" href=\"#_edn4\"><strong>[iv]<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>The shooting information layout displayed on screen now supports both horizontal and vertical orientations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony Electronics is providing free software updates[i] for the interchangeable-lens cameras Alpha 1 II and Alpha 9 III starting October 30, 2025. These updates support &#8220;Real-time Recognition AF+ (Plus)&#8221; with improved person recognition performance and recording of authenticity information for videos. 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