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  • Panasonic AG-AC90 Firmware update

    Posted by Tom Adams on July 7, 2015 at 3:21 am

    Hi all, couldn’t find the right forum to post this but figured some of your FCP users might be AC90 owners…

    wondering if any of you have successfully downloaded the firmware updates. I just noticed that i hadn’t done done ANY of the updates and figured it be a good idea…but now it’s taking forever to download the firmware from parsonic’s site… with very little information to go on. Do I need to update incrementally? any help from ac90 owner who has done this would be greatly appreciated

    Regards,

    Tom Adams – Director/Owner
    Reelife Documentary Productions
    “cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
    http://www.reelifeproductions.com
    Williamsburg, MA, USA

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    Roger Poole replied 10 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Roger Poole

    July 7, 2015 at 12:07 pm

    Tom, I’m not a great fan of updates and only do them if I’m sure that I need to. If find that with Apple’s updates they tend to give with one hand and take away with the other. If it works don’t fix it.

    Firmware updates are something else. If you are at all unsure, I would suggest you take your camera to your local dealer to update the firmware, as if things go wrong during the firmware update your camera could be rendered useless. Do you NEED the update and is it worth the risk?

  • Tom Adams

    July 7, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    I hear us. I guess I was looking more for direct experience from an ac90 owner on whether they saw the firmware upgrade as useful to them.

  • Roger Poole

    July 7, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    Well, I have used the AC90 and didn’t like it. I found it lens heavy and didn’t balance well. As to the firmware update, I just googled it and it seems un-impressive.
    https://www.studiodaily.com/2014/06/panasonic-updates-ag-ac90-with-new-recording-modes/

    But if there’s a “must have” in there for you then go ahead.

  • Tom Adams

    July 7, 2015 at 6:35 pm

    Oh I was happy with the form factor and the general feel, so I went ahead and did the firmware update and I’m glad I did… a couple key upgrades – especially the white balance… much better …

    thanks for your input though…

    Regards,

    Tom Adams – Director/Owner
    Reelife Documentary Productions
    “cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
    http://www.reelifeproductions.com
    Williamsburg, MA, USA

    http://www.FolktographybyTom.com
    https://Folktography.zenfolio.com

    MacPro
    Premiere ProCC 2014
    4TB Firewire Drives
    Panasonic AGAC90, Canon D60 DSLR

  • Roger Poole

    July 7, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    Good news Tom :o)

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