I've upgraded to version 2 firmware and I was trying to enable Auto ND.

I followed the instructions in the V2 manual but Auto ND is still disabled in the menu.

Has anyone had any success with this?

Have you got the switches on the side of the camera set to ND and Variable and the ND filter in?

Yep, done by the book.

Preset/Variable = Variable
ND Filter Dial = 2

Sorry if this is obvious...but you have to assign a button (within the Camera Setup Menu functions) so that Auto ND can be switched On or Off - and then activate it by turning it on! Have you done this?

As an aside, I currently use the button called Picture Profile by Sony - as I almost always shoot with Doug Jensen's 'Vortex FS5 Pro' profile now/rarely have need to change that. I should also add that I rarely use this new Auto ND feature (or indeed Auto anything), much preferring to adjust manually with the original Variable ND feature - adjusting exposure at any chosen Iris setting via the scroll wheel on the left hand, controls side of the camera. Superb way to shoot!

No I haven't done that Andy. I don't recall seeing that in the release notes either.

By the way, where can I find details if Doug's profile?

Well that's why you can't get the Auto ND to work then!

More info about Picture Profiles here. There are other threads about Picture Profiles - and indeed anything you want to use/learn about on your FS5. The simple to use Forum Search function is your friend :-)

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdcam-pxw-fs7-fs5/531032-picture-profiles-fs5.html

Hi John. Have you had a resolution to this yet?

An update after a protracted absence …

“Auto ND” now functions correctly, almost …

My only issue is that when “Auto ND” is on, I don’t get the value of the ND filter with an “A” symbol in the VF.

There no indication of the ND value at all.

If I switch “Auto ND” off, then the ND filter value is displayed.

Images show the VF with “Auto ND” switched off and then on.

I’m on firmware version 4.03.

Fixed.

I had “Camera Data Display” set to ‘Off’.