Thanks to another forum member I just realized this issue, only after 2 full days of shooting however.
The IQ4 with the latest firmware is not recording at the 16 EX extended quality or normal 16 bit when selected, instead it's writing at 14 LOW quality, amazing. You can select the 16 Bit EX and the camera shows it's selected, but LOOK AT YOUR COUNTER, it will show the incorrect number of frames remaining instead it's based on the 14 setting.
To get my IQ4 to finally record 16 bit agin, I had to do the following:
1. Formally select the 14 setting
2. Reformat the Card in the IQ on the XF (not sure what would happen if back on tech camera)
3. After first format camera still showed the incorrect frame count after selected 16 bit EX(note it's almost 2x if you have 14 bit selected)
4. I selected 14 bit again and reformatted the camera a 2nd time.
Now the camera will record correctly, but only after 2 formats.
NOTE I tested this on a brand new card out of the box XQD. But also had the exact same issue with a 64 bit card.
I normally do not format my cards each time, instead I just copy the images off and reuse the card. But it's apparent to me it doesn't matter as a brand new card, formatted for the first time in camera did the exact same thing.
Just want to point this out as you may end up with hundreds of images all in 14 bit, like I did.
Sorry, tone of post is harsh just a bit pissed off at this time. There is NO excuse for this.
Edit:
Problem is worse than I thought. It happens everytime you turn off the camera. So if you have formatted a card, and it's showing the correct frame count for 16 Bit EX (on a 64GB card around 266 frames), when you power on again you will have 16 Bit EX selected and the counter will show 556 So the IQ4 is dropping to the lowest quality setting of S14. You have to go back and re-select 16 Bit EX again and then as long as back is powered on it will stay there. Turn it off/on you must reset. Trust me even though the quality setting shows EX16 bit your remaining frame count is the give away, 556. Take a shot and it's in 14 Bit lowest possible quality.
Also there is not real way to tell if you have recorded in 16 Bit EX or 16 bit until you look at the image in C1 as on the back, the files have the same description. No EX shows.
Paul C
The IQ4 with the latest firmware is not recording at the 16 EX extended quality or normal 16 bit when selected, instead it's writing at 14 LOW quality, amazing. You can select the 16 Bit EX and the camera shows it's selected, but LOOK AT YOUR COUNTER, it will show the incorrect number of frames remaining instead it's based on the 14 setting.
To get my IQ4 to finally record 16 bit agin, I had to do the following:
1. Formally select the 14 setting
2. Reformat the Card in the IQ on the XF (not sure what would happen if back on tech camera)
3. After first format camera still showed the incorrect frame count after selected 16 bit EX(note it's almost 2x if you have 14 bit selected)
4. I selected 14 bit again and reformatted the camera a 2nd time.
Now the camera will record correctly, but only after 2 formats.
NOTE I tested this on a brand new card out of the box XQD. But also had the exact same issue with a 64 bit card.
I normally do not format my cards each time, instead I just copy the images off and reuse the card. But it's apparent to me it doesn't matter as a brand new card, formatted for the first time in camera did the exact same thing.
Just want to point this out as you may end up with hundreds of images all in 14 bit, like I did.
Sorry, tone of post is harsh just a bit pissed off at this time. There is NO excuse for this.
Edit:
Problem is worse than I thought. It happens everytime you turn off the camera. So if you have formatted a card, and it's showing the correct frame count for 16 Bit EX (on a 64GB card around 266 frames), when you power on again you will have 16 Bit EX selected and the counter will show 556 So the IQ4 is dropping to the lowest quality setting of S14. You have to go back and re-select 16 Bit EX again and then as long as back is powered on it will stay there. Turn it off/on you must reset. Trust me even though the quality setting shows EX16 bit your remaining frame count is the give away, 556. Take a shot and it's in 14 Bit lowest possible quality.
Also there is not real way to tell if you have recorded in 16 Bit EX or 16 bit until you look at the image in C1 as on the back, the files have the same description. No EX shows.
Paul C
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