Sony A7S III A7Siii 2 Different Icons Sets on 2 A7Siii Cameras

[Dan K]

I have 2 Sony A7Siii cameras, they were purchased about 1 ½ years apart. I just upgraded the firmware of both cameras using the same download files for each. Both cameras are now running version 3.02.


However, the icons which show on the display and in the viewfinder are different for each camera. I don’t mean just which icons show, but the icons themselves look different. I much prefer the old icon looks. Is there a way that I can change look of the icons that display?


Picture 1 is the old format which I prefer.

Picture 2 is the new format which I don’t care for.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks.

 

[Angus Cameron]

Hi Dan,

On screen 1 you are displaying your settings with live view. Picture 2 is displaying the new quick menu. if you swipe the screen these will open or close.

Please see https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/2410/v1/en/contents/211h_touchpanel_settings.html

The good news is there is nothing wrong, you just need to familiarise yourself with these features.

Regards,

Angus.

 

[Dan K]

Thank you, Angus. This was VERY helpful. I now have things working pretty much the way I want. However, if I may, I have another question regarding icons:

In video mode there are several icons that appear to be missing, at least I think they were there before. They do appear on my A7iii (without the S) when set to video mode: The missing icons on the A7Siii are: (1) Face/Eye Priority in Auto Focus, (2) Video Format, Resolution & Bit Rate, and (3) in the viewfinder the Exposure Meter is missing. It would be great to get these displayed.

I've played with every setting I can find and thus far I have been unable to get this information to display.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

 

[Angus Cameron]

Hi Dan,

Sorry I don’t know about these items. I don't own these cameras, I knew about the fast swipe menu as this is on the Sony camera I have.

Maybe someone with these cameras will chime in.

Angus.