Alpha language issue 7

Julio -  
 Julio -
Hello, I have a second-hand Sony Alpha 7 III
In the language selector there is no European language...
I purchased a device in Asia region....
Does anyone have a solution.....?
Thank you

2 answers

T3chN0g3n Posted messages 69 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 217
 
Hello,

There seems to be a way, but you have to tinker (and speak English)!
For example, see this guide which may be adaptable:
https://www.personal-view.com/faqs/sony-hack/languages
There is also a tool on GitHub but I’m not sure it’s compatible with your model (?)
https://github.com/ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak

Best regards.
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Julio
 
Hello and thanks for this information; I’ll go to the store with your advice and references!
Thanks again
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brucine Posted messages 24717 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 150
 
Hello,

It is reputed to be possible for Series II, but became impossible for Series III (Sony wanted to prevent bulk purchases on the Chinese market to then dump onto Western markets).

There is, however, a claim that a site would manage to flash the EEPROM for money, but which works when it has time and is in Chinese:

If the seller is official and did not inform you of this situation, not surprising that you got a good price, but it is safer to get a refund for non-conformity.
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Julio
 
Thank you for your response.... The seller had
mentioned Sony "Asia zone" but his paragraph praising the device was so long that in reading it I skipped over this information which, to be fair, was noted....
Thanks again
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