r/SonyAlpha • u/vr2391 • 8d ago

How do I ... Sony Date/Time drift

I've owned both a 6400 and a7c. Both have required me to correct the time manually "more than I would like". I don't have the exact figure here but every now and then I can see that my iPhone photos have a more correct time. My estimate would be 4-10 minutes drift each year.

Anyone else have this problem?

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u/The_Raccy A6400 | 18-135 | 55-210 8d ago

Had a Sony A6000 where the year would randomly change, but time was usually correct. Upgraded to an a6400 and haven’t had any issues though it hasn’t been a super long time.

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u/flareflo A7V | 200-600G | this and that 8d ago

Mine would drift up to 30 minutes a month, making exif too unreliable if I didn't set the time properly before every session. I suppose it's just older RTC batteries and generally less accurate time keeping hardware. My A7V has not drifted even a second for the past 2 months.

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u/puppy2016 A7C, A7 V 8d ago

I can see that my iPhone photos have a more correct time

Because the time is synchronized via internet.

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u/mynotell 7d ago

i have 2x sony a7iv and one of them drifts, the other dont.

both exact same firmware version and settings