Sony Mirrorless

Supported Camera
- ILCE-1 : Sony Alpha 1, Alpha one
- ILCE-9M2 : Sony Alpha 9 II, Alpha 9 Mark 2
- ILCE-7RM4A : Sony Alpha 7R Mark 4 and Mark 4 A
- ILCE-7RM4 : Sony Alpha 7R Mark 4
- ILCE-7SM3 : Sony Alpha 7S Mark 3
- ILCE-7M4 : Sony Alpha 7 Mark 4
- ILCE-7C : Sony Alpha 7 C
- ILME-FX3 : Sony FX3
- ILME-FX30 : Sony FX30
- DSC-RX0M2 : Sony RX0 Mark 2
These cameras can be controlled directly from the RCP or via a RIO (local or remote).



Controls
- Iris (F-STOP)
- Gain (ISO)
- Shutter
- Red gain (A-B)
- Blue gain (G-M)
- White Balance
- Auto : Focus, Gain, White Balance
- REC control
Coupling your setup with a VP4 would allow multi-matrix and extended shading capabilities.
Tally is not present on the camera, but it can be added by via a RIO port as Tally output using a cy-cbl-6p-pwr. See Tally configuration page.
Connection
- Connect the USB Type-C* terminal on the camera to the RIO / RCP with a USB DATA capable. Cable that should be provided with camera.
- Deactivate power over USB, as RIO/RCP cannot charge the camera over USB.
- MENU →
(Setup) → USB → USB Power Supply → desired setting (OFF).
(*) Micro USB For DSC-RX0M2.
Setup
- If you have a motorized lens, ensure it is in AUTO
- Ensure no micro USB is plugged (DJI gimbals, etc.) and only USB-C in your camera (will conflict and only one of them will work, random)
- Ensure Control w/ Smartphone is
Off
MENU →(Network) → |Transfer/Remote| → |Ctrl w/ Smartphone| →
Off
- Ensure Remote Control is activated.
- MENU →
(Network) → |Transfer/Remote| → |PC Remote Function| → PC Remote Cnct Method →
USB
- Connect camera to RIO or RCP using the USB cable.
Add the Camera to the RCP configuration via the RCP Configuration UI.
- Select Sony brand.
- Select DSLR model.
- If your camera is connected, in a compatible firmware version, it should be listed.
- By default "*" is selected, meaning we connect to the first one plugged (you can unplug this camera and plug another one, will work).
- If you select the camera serial, it will only work with the configured one.
The setup should look like this:

And if everything is OK, the block should be green:

On your camera:
- Once plugged in :
-PC-
appears in white - Once controlled :
-PC-
changed to orange
The REC/STOP buttons are on your RCP Camera > OSD
.
Troubleshooting
White Balance not controllable
Ensure to change ATW to Off
in your RCP Camera > WB > ATW
Some parameters are displayed but don't change
Depending on the mode, some information will either be fixed or auto, but in both cases, read-only. Change mode (to M, S&Q, etc.) or check next point.
Unstable link
- Check your wiring, some USB cables only provide power and no data
- Check your mirrorless settings (disable power over USB)
- Only one device is able to control a Sony Alpha:
- check that you don't use the micro USB with a DJI gimbals or similar
- Ensure to disable Wi-Fi control
- Ensure to upgrade your RIO/RCP to the latest version using a SWU (not only an app upgrade from admin page) as the Sony protocol for alpha is at OS level.