Firmware 2.4.2? Is this new?

SteveReno · Sep 28, 2016

SteveReno said:
Thanks for reminding me, All this was on a iOS iPad air.
Will try my Nexus 6 soon.
My H4B is now with V4.0

Update:
SARDG, Knowing that your using Android, With the V4.0 H4B installed on a new BB Solo, Display looked correct, but i realized i wasn't using a gimbal & to test camera setting, must use Gimbal.
My Gimbal is setting in a lonely USPS building waiting to be delivered tomorrow.
But for the short test i did, I think video feed is corrected now ? Will confirm tomorrow evening.
I say 3DR isn't saying they fixed Video zoomed in effect, when recording, but it's there.

Chadbobb · Sep 28, 2016

I still have the zooming effect. I am not sure if you are experiencing the zooming effect while recording or not with version 4.

SARDG · Sep 29, 2016

SteveReno said:
Update:
SARDG, Knowing that your using Android, With the V4.0 H4B installed on a new BB Solo...

Android, but my GPH4B is still v3 to maintain auto on/off. And it took me 2 weeks to unbox my BB Solo - still haven't fired it up and that's why I anxiously await findings for my gear combination. All three other Solos have 2.4.1-6.

twitchyzero · Sep 29, 2016

so...is GoPro auto-on back with this update for Hero4 v4.0?

Chadbobb · Sep 29, 2016

twitchyzero said:
so...is GoPro auto-on back with this update for Hero4 v4.0?

Not for me. Still have to turn on manually. Auto-Off is now broken for me too

twitchyzero · Sep 29, 2016

great
thank you 3DR...fix 1 thing (which isn't even broken for me), then break another 3 features in the process. What a joke.

I'm just glad we now have Solex as an option.

SteveReno · Sep 29, 2016

As soon as i get my gimbal, I can answer your Android questions.
On iOS iPad with H4B V4 & V3, it had zooming effect when recording, Now with H4B v4. it doesn't.

SARDG · Sep 29, 2016

twitchyzero said:
great
thank you 3DR...fix 1 thing (which isn't even broken for me), then break another 3 features in the process. What a joke.

I'm just glad we now have Solex as an option.

But Solex is just going to use whatever Solo/controller FW the user updated to.

jibcamera · Sep 29, 2016

SteveReno said:
As soon as i get my gimbal, I can answer your Android questions.
On iOS iPad with H4B V4 & V3, it had zooming effect when recording, Now with H4B v4. it doesn't.

Are you recording in 4k ? I thought I read it was only cropping in with firmware v4 while shooting 4k? I've been too scared to turn my solo on for like 2 months now...

Cyberblitz · Sep 29, 2016

I can't even install it. The app goes round in circles asking me to connect to internet network to download the app - it does, then it says connect to solo were the screen reverts back asking to download the firmware again. I've done this over and over, restarting the app and solo to no avail. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm using android.

hackbard23 · Sep 29, 2016

Cyberblitz said:
I can't even install it. The app goes round in circles asking me to connect to internet network to download the app - it does, then it says connect to solo were the screen reverts back asking to download the firmware again. I've done this over and over, restarting the app and solo to no avail. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm using android.

Try to reinstall Solo App, or use an other mobile to update the firmware on the solo+controller

User Name · Sep 29, 2016

Just checked recording in 2.7 and 4k, the video feed isn't being cropped when recording.

-Solo/controller updated to 2.4.2, latest Solo app on Android
-GP Hero4 Black on 3.0 firmware

I would think if they actually fixed the cropped video issue, they would have stated as such in the release notes. All it mentions is the stick calibration before first flight and specifically says no other changes.

SARDG · Sep 29, 2016

Cyberblitz said:
I can't even install it. The app goes round in circles asking me to connect to internet network to download the app - it does, then it says connect to solo were the screen reverts back asking to download the firmware again. I've done this over and over, restarting the app and solo to no avail. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm using android.

So, you have manually gotten into your network settings on your device and switched to your Wi-Fi to download the update, then manually switched back to sololink to update?

SARDG · Sep 29, 2016

User Name said:
Just checked recording in 2.7 and 4k, the video feed isn't being cropped when recording.

-Solo/controller updated to 2.4.2, latest Solo app on Android
-GP Hero4 Black on 3.0 firmware

I would think if they actually fixed the cropped video issue, they would have stated as such in the release notes. All it mentions is the stick calibration before first flight and specifically says no other changes.

Cropping was in GPH4B with v4.x, wasn't it? And it allegedly never affected recording, only viewing from HDMI. Getting difficult to remember all the version foibles!

Do you still have auto on/off with 2.4.2, GPH4B, v3?

User Name · Sep 29, 2016

SARDG said:
Cropping was in GPH4B with v4.x, wasn't it? And it allegedly never affected recording, only viewing from HDMI. Getting difficult to remember all the version foibles!

Do you still have auto on/off with 2.4.2, GPH4B, v3?

Yea, but I thought there was the suggestion that the new 2.4.2 started cropping even on GoPro firmware 3... maybe I misread that, but it's not happening, at least here.

And yes, auto on/off still works, again, on the firmware versions I listed above. So, all seems good.

hackbard23 · Sep 29, 2016

ok, did the update to 2.4.2 and my GP is on v4 as it was -> i can´t see any difference to the pre-update state

SteveReno · Sep 29, 2016

jibcamera said:
Are you recording in 4k ? I thought I read it was only cropping in with firmware v4 while shooting 4k? I've been too scared to turn my solo on for like 2 months now...

Yes 4k on my H4B V.4.
Waiting for BB Gimbal be delivered today to test camera for android users.

RichWest · Sep 29, 2016

SteveReno said:
Waiting for BB Gimbal be delivered today to test camera for android users.

Funny, I'm waiting on the Cliff Note's version of this thread or a cliff to jump off of.........

Cyberblitz · Sep 29, 2016

SARDG said:
So, you have manually gotten into your network settings on your device and switched to your Wi-Fi to download the update, then manually switched back to sololink to update?

Yes, but when I switch back to solo, the screen reverts back asking to switch back to the internet network everytime.

SARDG · Sep 29, 2016

Cyberblitz said:
Yes, but when I switch back to solo, the screen reverts back asking to switch back to the internet network everytime.

"when you switch back to Solo"; do you mean the Solo network in the Solo App?

Have you given all the steps time enough to complete? Did the controller shut off, then turn back on, did you ever get the green checkmark on the controller?