The latest news from a person who tried it with their A7R4 is that Helicon Remote (the version currently on the website) does work with the latest camera firmware.

Thanks for the link, we're not using the Sony SDK, but the documentation might still be helpful.


This thread is not about a7r4 it ...

Hello it has been a while.

I was wondering if anything changed with the Sony system overall. More than a month ago Sony released a few firmware upgrades that brought better remote control and more crucially expanded the SDK of remote camera control. I had hope that maybe the process of creating ...

Hey, It has been almost half a year, are there any progress on the Sony A7IV support? Maybe cable support?

Id like to test out the software once again, is it possible to reset or refresh the trial period for some time?

Access point mode works in the same manner. Speed is also the same when connected via 5GHZ. So a good option for home use if you don't have spare wifi for direct connection.

To adress some of your comments.

1. The camera is not detected via USB. The Sony imaging edge works and detects the camera, Helicon Remote does not.

2. Downloading the photos is not a critical functionality. I can just use my card to copy photos with my fast card reader, which takes a lot less ...

After I started this thread, I switched my camera to 5ghz wifi mode (from 2.4ghz, I used direct wifi for testing, not via my router) and everything sped up 4x and this was enough to make it usable.

I attach a 75 photo image stack made automatically with the Helicon remote, Focus, with a Sony A7IV ...

Hello, I have been trying to use Helicon Remote with my Sony A7IV, and found that:

1. When I manage to connect via direct wifi - the whole process is slow and I cannot disable downloading RAW images. I set everything to "leave in camera" but the software downloads each images making it 20 seconds ...