Click on one of the files below (NEX-3V5_Update1112a.exe or NEX-5V5_Update1112a.exe or NEX-C3V2_Update1112a.exe) to begin download.
Please save the downloaded file onto the Desktop of your computer (recommended).

NEX-3V5_Update1112a.dmg [ File size ： 64.5 MB (64,433,632 bytes) ]

NEX-5V5_Update1112a.dmg [ File size ： 64.3 MB (64,257,623 bytes) ]

NEX-C3V2_Update1112a.dmg [ File size ： 76.3 MB (76,291,491 bytes) ]

• 1. Double-click the downloaded file ([NEX-5V5_Update1112a.dmg] for NEX-5 and [NEX-3V5_Update1112a.dmg] for NEX-3 and [NEX-C3V2_Update1112a.dmg] for NEX-C3) .
  Do not connect the camera yet at this point.
• 2. Double-click the [NEX-3V5_Update1112a] (or [NEX-5V5_Update1112a] or [NEX-C3V2_Update1112a]) icon which appears on the Desktop.
• 3. Double-click the [FirmwareUpdater] icon.
• 4. To load a kernel extension, the message prompts you to allow the application to make changes. Type the password for the administrative account. (Figure 2-1)
  
• 5. Firmware Updater starts up. (Figure 2-2)
  

• 1. Turn on the camera.
• 2. According to the instruction on Firmware Updater, select [Menu] - [Setup] - [USB Connection] on the camera, and check if [Mass Storage] is selected (Figure 3).If the mode other than [Mass Storage] is selected, please select [Mass Storage].

Remove the memory card from the camera beforehand.

• 1. Connect the camera to the computer with the supplied USB cable.
  

  		When the camera is connected to the computer, the LCD screen of the camera turns off. Please proceed to the next step.

  　※If the LCD screen of the camera dose not turn off, please try the following methods.
  * Disconnect the USB cable from the camera, then reconnect the USB cable.
  * If there are another USB terminal with the computer, reconnect the USB cable to another USB terminal.

• 2. Click [Next] on Firmware Updater. Figure 4 appears on Firmware Updater, and Figure 5 appears on the LCD screen of the camera.
  

  		From now on, never turn off the camera until the firmware upgrade is completed.

  

• 1. After confirming the screens on Figures 4 and 5, click [Next]. The current version and the version after the upgrade appear on the lower left part of the screen. (Figure 6)
• 2. After confirming the screen on Figure 6, click [Next].
  In case of NEX-3/5, [Current version] is [Ver.01] or [Ver.02] or [Ver.03] or [Ver.04].
  In case of NEX-C3, [Current version] is [Ver.01] .
  

  		If the screen on Figure 7 appears, the upgrade is not required. According to the message, stop the USB connection and click [Finish]. Turn off the camera, remove the battery pack or the AC adaptor, and then turn on the camera again.

  

  In Case of NEX-5

• 1. The screen below appears.
  
• 2. Press the center of the control wheel to execute.
  
  

  		The screen turns off when the center of the control wheel is pressed. Please proceed to the next step.

  
• 3. Click [Next] on Firmware Updater.
  

• 1. After resetting, reconnection of the camera is verified, and the screen on Figure 11 appears.
• 2. Click [Run] to start the upgrade.
  The progress bar appears while upgrading (approximately 5 minutes).
  

		Never turn off the camera nor disconnect the USB cable while upgrading.

• 1. When the upgrade is completed, the screen on Figure 12 appears.
  Click [Finish].
  
  
  
• 2. Disconnect the USB cable.

  		After finished the upgrade, turn off the camera, remove the battery pack or the AC adaptor, and then turn on the camera again.