Mystery port on the EX1 at DVinfo.net

Dave Morrison · May 5th, 2008, 07:20 PM

Does anybody know what this little cover is hiding? I just discovered it today but I'm afraid to take a screwdriver to it!

Eric Pascarelli · May 5th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Don't be afraid.

All I know is what I've read here - that it's a second USB port for doing firmware upgrades.

No confirmation from Sony, as far as I'm aware.

Dave Morrison · May 5th, 2008, 07:29 PM

I did searches for "port" and "cover" and something else, but I couldn't find anybody mentioning it before. I sure hope Sony has some good plans for this hole.....maybe a connector for that external HD? ;)

Gints Klimanis · May 5th, 2008, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Pascarelli

Don't be afraid.

All I know is what I've read here - that it's a second USB port for doing firmware upgrades.

No confirmation from Sony, as far as I'm aware.

I don't know what it is either. For Firmware upgrades, I'd rather use the SxS card.

Sean Donnelly · May 6th, 2008, 04:47 AM

A while back I had posted about that in a thread. It's indeed another USB port which is supposedly for FW updates.

-Sean

Dave Morrison · May 6th, 2008, 07:38 AM

Thanks Sean. Guess I need to polish my search skills! ;)

Bruce Rawlings · May 6th, 2008, 10:44 AM

Silly question Dave. How did you upload pic? I have jpeg to show on another thread.

Dave Morrison · May 6th, 2008, 11:37 AM

Not silly. Click the "Post Reply" button (if you're attaching a photo to an ongoing thread) and you'll see the "Manage Attachments" button inside the "Attach Files" area. When you click the button, you'll get a dialog box with spaces and a bunch of "Browse..." buttons. If you have the photo ready and it is in one of the accepted file formats (.bmp, .jpg, doc., etc.), you can click on the "Browse" button to locate the file and select it. Then hit the "Upload" button. After that, upload your text reply so that it appears with the image.

George Kroonder · May 6th, 2008, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Rawlings

How did you upload pic?

You need to have more posts, I believe it is ~100. Or maybe you can as a moderator for leniency.

George/

Greg Boston · May 6th, 2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Morrison

.maybe a connector for that external HD

Naw, the new hard drive attaches via a pigtail that has mini usb at the drive and an SxS form factor at the camera end. IOW, it uses one of the card slots.

-gb-

Dave Morrison · May 6th, 2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Boston

Naw, the new hard drive attaches via a pigtail that has mini usb at the drive and an SxS form factor at the camera end. IOW, it uses one of the card slots.

-gb-

I noticed that on the EX3, they left a spring-loaded slot for the SxS card's cable to pass through so that they could close the access door. However, the EX1 doesn't have this indentation. I guess you'd have to shoot with the door partially closed.

Greg Boston · May 6th, 2008, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Morrison

I noticed that on the EX3, they left a spring-loaded slot for the SxS card's cable to pass through so that they could close the access door. However, the EX1 doesn't have this indentation. I guess you'd have to shoot with the door partially closed.

That's correct. The door won't close all the way.

-gb-

May 5th, 2008, 07:20 PM	#1
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	Mystery port on the EX1 Does anybody know what this little cover is hiding? I just discovered it today but I'm afraid to take a screwdriver to it! Attached Images

May 5th, 2008, 07:23 PM	#2
Eric Pascarelli Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 498	Don't be afraid. All I know is what I've read here - that it's a second USB port for doing firmware upgrades. No confirmation from Sony, as far as I'm aware.

May 5th, 2008, 07:29 PM	#3
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	I did searches for "port" and "cover" and something else, but I couldn't find anybody mentioning it before. I sure hope Sony has some good plans for this hole.....maybe a connector for that external HD? ;)

May 6th, 2008, 04:47 AM	#5
Sean Donnelly Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 188	A while back I had posted about that in a thread. It's indeed another USB port which is supposedly for FW updates. -Sean

May 6th, 2008, 07:38 AM	#6
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	Thanks Sean. Guess I need to polish my search skills! ;)

May 6th, 2008, 10:44 AM	#7
Bruce Rawlings Major Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 410	Silly question Dave. How did you upload pic? I have jpeg to show on another thread.

May 6th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#8
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	Not silly. Click the "Post Reply" button (if you're attaching a photo to an ongoing thread) and you'll see the "Manage Attachments" button inside the "Attach Files" area. When you click the button, you'll get a dialog box with spaces and a bunch of "Browse..." buttons. If you have the photo ready and it is in one of the accepted file formats (.bmp, .jpg, doc., etc.), you can click on the "Browse" button to locate the file and select it. Then hit the "Upload" button. After that, upload your text reply so that it appears with the image.