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There are IQ4 fixes and feature sets are on the horizon. Can't be more specific than that.it sure would be nice to have some solid assurance from Phase or the Dealer Network that IQ4 owners there are fixes and feature sets on the horizon...
Not the case.I think they probably have moved most of their efforts on to developing an IQ5.
This is the cardinal rule for buying a camera system. Never pay attention to what the dealers or the manufacturers say is coming down the road, whether it’s bug fixes, new firmware features, new accessories, or new lenses. If it’s not here now, assume it never will be here, and decide whether you are want/need that camera “as is”.I've said it before: The key to equipment satisfaction is to accept that the only things that exist are in your hands. Anything else, no matter how much the company president says "It's great. I've used it. We're ready to go." No matter the roadmap. No matter the dealer buzz. No matter the promised features.
Sometimes promised features appear. Sometimes unforeseen features appear. Often nothing appears. If you aren't holding it, it doesn't exist.
Matt
Based on other comments from my dealer I fear this is the case. He was blaming Linux (not the wifi hardware) but whatever the case, there does seem to be something preventing the existing platform from supporting Adhoc, which I find very, very hard to believe, but we are at their mercy on this one. It sounds like they are looking towards the CFExpress standard to bring this functionality to the platform. If this is true it would mean either using very specific Wifi-enabled CFExpress cards (do these even exist yet?), or putting a Wifi adaptor card into the XQD/CFExpress slot, both of which sound like they are recipes for disaster to me. Other platforms have had issues with CFExpress card compatibity issues and putting hardware variability into the mix to support something like that is just asking for trouble.... or there is a fundamental hardware flaw in the wifi adaptor not supporting adhoc
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I wish the best for you Paul... You have been a great contributor here and it's a shame that this Covid BS has impacted your business. I hope you recover and if it means selling the P1 so be it..... really in the long run No Big Deal. There are lots of cameras available for a photographer of your caliber.Sad also as 2019 was a huge year for me and had several large contracts carried forward to 2020 all of which were cancelled.
Paul C
I just started looking into this, figuring I could build a better web based version! Glad to learn it's easy haha.As a IQ4 user there is no doubt that the image quality is outstanding, but when the upgrade was sold to me it came with massive spin.. and this is where they failed massively...
it was sold as evolving platform...
the IQ4 is a Linux based ARM computer bolted to a FPGA and a big arse sensor... it has Ram, Storage, Wifi, Ethernet and a touchscreen.. Its a computer, it could do so much... so why have some of the things taken soooooo long...
Why Capture pilot hasn't been sorted is a joke... if you spend any time reverse engineering it on the IQ3 its very simple... (im that sad) its a web server the spits out lots of small jpegs and a bit of html that the app strings together and settings are applied to the camera via http posts.. anyone who can't find a webserver for a Linux arm build is retarded... a stop gap fix could have been made for this year ago until something more fancy could be built... or there is a fundamental hardware flaw in the wifi adaptor not supporting adhoc
If Hasselblad can sort out Ipad tethering why the f**k hasn't P1 (And what really f**ked me off was being told I could use a MS Surface)
The whole thing have made me VERY cynical of Phase One and has left me with a bad taste...
In my view you under sell and over deliver, not the other way round...
The Adhoc WLAN functionality is not the problem. You can now connect to IQ4 on your mobile phone via WiFi without any problems.Based on other comments from my dealer I fear this is the case. He was blaming Linux (not the wifi hardware) but whatever the case, there does seem to be something preventing the existing platform from supporting Adhoc, which I find very, very hard to believe, but we are at their mercy on this one. It sounds like they are looking towards the CFExpress standard to bring this functionality to the platform. If this is true it would mean either using very specific Wifi-enabled CFExpress cards (do these even exist yet?), or putting a Wifi adaptor card into the XQD/CFExpress slot, both of which sound like they are recipes for disaster to me. Other platforms have had issues with CFExpress card compatibity issues and putting hardware variability into the mix to support something like that is just asking for trouble.