This is great news! I am trying to make my ASIAIR PRO recognize my Sony A7 IV, but it doesn't show up under main camera.. or guide camera for that matter. What is the procedure for this? Appreciate any help 🙂

oh... the 2.1 is not out yet..? When will it be released. That's a game changer for us Sony people 🙂

7 days later

This is excellent. I still think you should offer the dslr shutter port to be selected as the main camera control output for control of external shutter driven cameras. As odd as it sounds we could even use film cameras with asi air in this manner.

9 days later

This is great news I just spent 2k+ in equipment, my wife would killed me if she knew I purchased all this for my camera not to be compatible... O_o. When is the 2.1 coming out?

Really keen to know when 2.1 will be coming out. My ASIAIR Plus arrives this week after a long wait. Looking forward to getting it hooked up to my A7RV.

Woah! Amazing news!

I've long been contemplating a major ZWO purchase (AM5, ASIAir, guide camera, etc.) but the lack of support for my Sony A7iii has been the (only) thing holding me back. As a relative AP neophyte (currently using nothing more than a star tracker), I really want to take "baby steps" before jumping in even deeper with the rest of the ZWO ecosystem (eventually planning for a mono camera, filter wheel, auto-focuser).

I'll continue watching here for an update on the timing of 2.1 ... and free up some room on my credit card!

Will support A7C and A1?
Thx

    PMTeam@ZWO

    Don't forget to get Canon R6 Mark II in 2.1! I worked with the libgphoto2 dev and he added it to the Master.

      a month later

      Hi, I've downloaded 2.1 beta, but it doesnt recognize my Sony A7III. I read it was supported, got it plugged in using the USB C port, I tried the mini USB port too but it didnt work either.

        Slayne

        I haven't tried the beta yet, but I did have a heck of a time getting my Sony camera recognized even by the Sony PC software (whatever it's called), until I poked around in the camera menus ...

        If you haven't already done so, maybe try changing "USB Connection" to "PC Remote" (within Setup4, the yellow toolbox looking menu)?

            18 days later

            I am trying to get my Sony A7IV to work with the ASIAIR 2.1 production firmware and I am having issues with the exposure and iso settings. I am trying to follow setup requirements as best as possible but still no go. The camera is being detected and I can produce an image when it is not in bulb mode.

            I can’t get more than 30 second exposure and I don’t see where I can change the iso other than what is already set on the camera. When I try to take a picture in bulb mode it says exposure error.

            Does anyone know the settings required on Sony camera and/or Asiair to get this going?

              joshlopez1588 I don’t see where I can change the iso other than what is already set on the camera. When I try to take a picture in bulb mode it says exposure error.

              ISO is right under the camera selection:

              As to long exposure bulb mode, did you check @Swizerlan 's post at the end of that thread which I had linked to above?

              Also make sure you have turned all on-camera noise reduction off -- otherwise the camera will be trying to take a dark frame right after it takes a light frame, and cause additional latency that ASIAIR does not know how to handle.

              Dark frame noise compensation has to be done the usual (astrophotography) way, instead of letting the camera do it.

              I just tested my ancient IR-Modified Sony A7S with a 60 second exposure, with all noise reduction turned off, on ASIAIR v2.1, and it appears to work correctly. I have no intention of using that camera any longer, just testing it to see if ASIAIR works with a longer than 30 second exposure duration.

              Chen

                14 days later

                Hi all, anybody get the Asiair plus working with the Sony A7IV?
                I'm getting the same error as @joshlopez1588 , it's telling me the camera is not in bulb mode (although it is), and then an exposure failure.
                Thanks!