Sony Imaging Edge Desktop (formerly known as PlayMemories Home) is an advanced photo management app, created by Sony Corporation to enable professionals to take full control over their photo shooting sessions, manage remote shooting, easily manage the transfer, storage, and development of RAW photo files, and access wide array of unique features that are offered by professional Sony cameras.
This comprehensive application is built from the ground up to optimize the daily workflow of professional photographers, supporting them for both hand-captured photos and remote shooting sessions where they can take full control over their static cameras via tethered (USB) or wireless (Wi-Fi) connection.
The core functionality of Imaging Edge Software is separated into four categories of tools that Sony has optimized for use with their professional cameras. Remote tools allow live control over static cameras connected via USB or WiFi, with live view, and a wide set of controls that include fine-tuning of composition, focus adjustment, and much more.
Built-in Viewer can access large libraries of RAW and JPEG files, with support for several display modes (thumbnails, comparison, preview), overlays such as grids and guides, and with full access to output rating information and XMP compliance metadata. The app also has extensive Editing tools, where enthusiasts and professionals can take full control over their RAW photo files and tweak every aspect of their presentation (including brightness, hue, and white balance), and export them into any popular compressed photo format (JPG, TIF, PNG, BMP, and others).
Finally, Sony has infused Imaging Edge Desktop with support for their latest photo enhancement technologies such as “Pixel Shift Multi Shooting” (that allows Sony cameras to extract much more fine detail by intelligently combining four RAW photos into one), “Pixel Shift Multi Shooting” (which can remove artifacts found on moving objects), create time-lapse movies using still images, and more.
PROSSony Imaging Edge Desktop is an advanced photo management app for professionals with remote shooting, photo transfer, storage, and development of RAW files. It has built-in viewer, editing tools, and latest photo enhancement technologies.
CONS
The app is optimized only for modern 64-bit versions of Windows OS (8.1, 10, and 11), and it may not work on older systems. It is also designed specifically for use with Sony professional cameras, limiting its compatibility with other camera brands.
Sony Imaging Edge Desktop is optimized only for modern 64-bit versions of Windows OS (8.1, 10, and 11). The app is distributed as an automated installer with a size of under 100MB, and since it does not require strong processing hardware it can easily be deployed even on modern laptops.
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Imaging Edge Mobile
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With this versatile mobile application, you can auto-transfer all still images while shooting by ‘Auto background transfer to Smartphone’ function via Wi-Fi® and share through SNS, easily and immediately. You can also send 4K movie from camera to mobile, check camera live-view remotely on mobile, and add location data to image files.
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Mobile application for pros
Professional mobile application brings you high-speed mobile workflow, starting with still image transfer from the camera to its delivery. Speed up working efficiency while shooting by using FTP background transfer, and also quickly tag images using voice input or shortcut. No more need to bring your laptop — just enjoy efficient mobile workstyle from start to finish.
Imaging Edge Webcam
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An application that makes it easy to connect with your Sony cameras as high-quality webcams for live streaming or web conference.
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Desktop applications
Elevate your photography with Imaging Edge desktop applications. Use “Remote” to control and monitor shooting live on your PC screen; “Viewer” to quickly preview, rate, and select photos from large image libraries; and “Edit” to develop RAW data into high-quality photos for delivery. Get the best from Sony RAW files, and manage your productions more efficiently.
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Create and export IPTC metadata for the α9, to automatically tag your images with copyright and other descriptors as they are captured.
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Capture One Express (for Sony) is a free award-winning editing software that provides RAW development, easy management and powerful editing tools. Capture One Pro (for Sony) can be bought for even more editing tools and tethered shooting capability.
PlayMemories Home
Easily import photos and videos to your Mac® or PC, with simple editing and sharing tools to get your images looking their best.
PlayMemories Camera Apps
Broaden your photographic horizons with add-on cameras apps for selected Sony cameras, adding new ways of shooting, automating and personalising your camera.
Action Cam Movie Creator
Create and share amazing action videos with this free software. With features like slow-motion, overlay GPS data, and multi-camera editing, you can be the star of your own action masterpiece.
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Using «MVR studio», you can import and easily edit audio and video recorded with the music video recorder HDR-MV1. Further enhance the audio with audio effects and waveform editing, then share directly to YouTube.
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Imaging Edge is a combination of three different applications. The three programs come bundled together in a single installer which is available for both Windows and Mac operating systems. The three different programs, Remote, Viewer, and Edit are built in a way that allows photographers to shoot with a tethered setup and then seamlessly progress to culling and then editing the shots.
Compatible with:
- Mac
- Windows
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Compatible with the Following Cameras:
| Sony | |
|---|---|
| Sony a1 | Sony a5000 |
| Sony a5100 | Sony a58 |
| Sony a6000 | Sony a6100 |
| Sony a6300 | Sony a6500 |
| Sony a6600 | Sony a6700 |
| Sony A7 | Sony A7 II |
| Sony a7 III | Sony a7 IV |
| Sony a77 II | Sony a7C |
| Sony a7C II | Sony a7C R |
| Sony A7R | Sony A7R II |
| Sony a7R III | Sony a7R IIIa |
| Sony a7R IV | Sony a7R IVa |
| Sony a7R V | Sony A7S |
| Sony A7S II | Sony a7S III |
| Sony a9 | Sony a9 II |
| Sony a99 | Sony a99 II |
| Sony DSC-RX100M4 | Sony DSC-RX100M5 |
| Sony DSC-RX10M2 | Sony DSC-RX10M3 |
| Sony DSC-RX10M4 | Sony DSC-RX1RM2 |
| Sony FX3 | Sony FX30 |
| Sony RX10 II | Sony RX10 III |
| Sony RX100 IV | Sony ZV-1 |
| Sony ZV-1 II | Sony ZV-E10 |
PLEASE NOTE: For most up-to-date information regarding camera compatibility, please refer to Manufacturer’s Website
*The exact configurable settings depend on camera model. Please refer to the software manufacturer for detailed information regarding capabilities for your camera.
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If you have a high-quality digital camera, shifting down to a webcam for video calls or vlogging can feel like too much of a compromise. Now, thanks to a new app from Sony, it is possible to transform your digital camera into a high-quality webcam.
Your digital camera – unless it is very old – is almost certainly of a much higher resolution than the vast majority of dedicated webcams on the market. So why not take advantage of this? This is precisely what Sony Imaging Edge Webcam enable you to do.
At launch, the software supports 35 models of Sony camera including the Alpha 9 II, Alpha 9, Alpha 7R IV, Alpha 7R III, Alpha 7R II, Alpha 7S II, Alpha 7S III, Alpha 7S, Alpha 7 III, Alpha 7 II, Alpha 6600, Alpha 6400, Alpha 6100, RX100 VII, RX100 VI, RX0 II, RX0 and vlog camera ZV-1.
The software itself is little more than a driver, essential, so there is no interface to interact with nor settings to configure – everything you can change can be handled through your video chat apps.
It’s something of a shame to see that the software only support 64-bit versions of Windows 10, but the majority of people are likely to be running this so it is not too much of an issues – but that’s not to say that those hanging on to older versions of Windows won’t feel left out in the cold.
In addition to the 64-bit Windows limitation, it is also worth pointing out that Sony warns: » The aspect ratio is automatically set to 16:9. It will remain set to 16:9 after using Imaging Edge Webcam, so set it to the previous value if necessary».
Verdict:
This is a very nice idea that enables you to not only get more from your Sony camera, but also to enjoy higher than average webcam footage. It will be interesting to see how many other camera manufacturers follow Sony’s lead.
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