Don't buy a Used Sony Camera in Japan unless.....
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- This is a short anecdote about by experience of buying a used Sony ZV-E10 in Japan, where the prices were amazingly cheap while the quality of used gear was pristine. I was ecstatic until I realized one unresolvable problem after I got home.
The whole video could be 1 minute long. It takes you forever to say that Japanese cameras, for the domestic market, where people speak Japanese, have the Japanese language installed by default, and you can't change it.
I wrote the same reply to a similar comment: True. In the future I'll tell people who want to skip to the conclusion to skip to that chapter / timecode. Or maybe I should have titled the video differently. Something like "My Experience Buying a Used Camera in Japan - with an unpleasant realization at the end"? I didn't mean to create clickbait. I wanted to share my experience in Japan, but I understand if the title may have been misleading.
hoping he can get ads😂
Huh then it would been better if he made UA-cam shorts video.whats wrong with him sharing his experience story in his video. If ur here just to see what's the problem then see and get off the video no one asking u to stay. Ad revenue bro his not even monetized yet ur in ur own delusional world yapping about click bait in every small channel u see cringe dude. His video is fine so take ur bs comment and cry in ur basement
@@memphiscollosis1538 lmao do u even know how yt monetization works or ur just here to show ur self as a joker here. If joker then yeh its not working out for ya buddy
thank goodness i scrolled down first. Dude needs to do his prep work beforehand not start typing websites in while recording.
Do some research and you will find out there is a solution to unlock up to 35 languages.
Did the same with my A6300 which I bought brand new in Japan a couple of years ago.
Now this is info we can all use. Love to hear more about it.
@@fizzyplazmuh9024 sorry for my late reply. There is a video from Mr. Anything - How to unlock all languages for Sony.
Everything is described very well and helped me to unlock my A7III I bought this January in Japan. For me, it worked perfectly.
If u could tell us where this solution is found or form that would be great
@@animekiss3311 search for a video named “how to unlock all languages for Sony …”
Mr. Anything
Worked very well for me.
Mike Shinoda talking about cameras :D
Wow. First time I heard that. I’ll take it as a compliment. Thank you!
Linkinpark
It should not take you 10min to explain this difference. Japanese Menu: So, you cannot buy Japanese Sony bodies, new or old and sell them overseas at a profit.
True. In the future I'll tell people who want to skip to the conclusion to skip to that chapter / timecode. Or maybe I should have titled the video differently. Something like "My Experience Buying a Used Camera in Japan - with an unpleasant realization at the end"? I didn't mean to create clickbait. I wanted to share my experience in Japan, but I understand if the title may have been misleading.
Love map camera, my go-to in Tokyo for used equipment. I had the same issue when my younger daughter (who speaks Japanese) bought me a Lumix GF2 new (back in the day) with the 14mm f2.5 lens for less than what the 14mm f2.5 lens cost here in Germany. She used it while she was there and never noticed that there are no language choices. I learned how to use it nonetheless by putting the English language manual on my phone and learning some Japanese writing. :-) Oh, and Olympus does NOT have this issue. My OM-1.1 works just fine for languages...
Thats interesting. I just got back from Japan and Korea and went to a lot of camera stores. Another thing about Japan is it's almost impossible to find 3rd party Sony batteries and the genuine batteries are expensive. Korea was much cheaper and I ended up buying a used Sony A7C from Nandaemun Market in Korea and luckily had no problem with the English menu. Great place for used cameras. Well at least you read Japanese. Still a killer camera!
Nice you didn’t have the problem I had. Seems like Japan really wants to segregate the Japanese domestic market for some reason.
Nice Video Kei, thanks for the heads up. By the way, are lenses plentiful in Japan and are ok to buy? (kind of a dumb question LOL : ) [Sony APS-C user]
Honestly, I only went to Map Camera, but a Google Maps search showed very many used camera stores. As for Map Camera, I was limited on time and was looking specifically for a ZV-E10 body so I'm sorry I didn't pay too much attention to the lenses. BUT I can say that I did see a LOT of them on display. And based on how meticulous they are in taking note of defects, I can only assume that their used lenses are probably very good. My assumption is that if they were to sell a lens with a defect that causes actual operational problems, I think such a product would be sold dirt cheap. Or maybe they wouldn't accept such a product to begin with. Again, that's just my assumption.
Bought a nice JDM Panasonic in Tokyo. No English menu of course. Google Lens in my phone takes care of the translation during the setup. Awesome piece of kit. Thanks for the content.
I suggest, try the language hack to unlock all languages. It's way more convenient than using a smartphone to translate the menus.
Check the comments here and you'll find a hint where to search for the required tools.
Thank you very much for the warning. Wish I came to this post before considering camera purchases from Japan stores. I recently paid full price for an "on display" Canon G5 X II camera from a Japanese store on Ebay (return option available). It came with Japanese language menu but I was able to change to English by reading the manual that came with it. One thing that surprised me was that the language screen on the G5x showed only 2 options: Japanese and English. I checked the Canon SX720 HS I bought from online store in Hong Kong and find many languages available on it. So it seems cameras of many brands made and SOLD in in Japan is for Japanese people.
Wow, good info. One question about the mapcamera store. I live in Argentina and I am willing to buy from their online store. But I don't see any option to know about the shutter count of the cameras. Do you know if that info is something they can give you if someone ask it?
Sorry for the late reply. I’m not sure about that but…. Considering the amount of data MapCamera had in their inventory database I wouldn’t be surprised if they did have that info, but… I don’t see it on their website. I see that on their website, they only rank their used gear into 6 categories which roughly translate to:
“Just like new”
“Beautiful”
“Good”
“Normal”
“Slight issue”
“Junk”
Each category has explanations which are a little too long to translate here. I realize that the ZV-E10 I bought was ranked as “beautiful”. I haven’t been able to figure out how it is any inferior to a “just like new” product.
Not me watching this after I bought a sweet deal on a Sony a6000 for ¥42900 (around $290 USD) just hours ago. Just like what's stated in the video, there's no language option on the camera that I bought.
Still a sweet deal though.
Hello can i know how much is sony a6700 second hand camera
Panasonic and Sony don't have English menus for domestic Japanese cameras. Other brands have English menu like Canon and Fujifilm. Accessories and lenses of course are fine.
What about Nikon cameras? Would you know if the domestic releases have English option in the menu?
I think the domestic Japanese Panasonic s5ii has the option to change to English.
no silent shutter in Lumix cameras in Japan.
My A6000 camera was listed mint from Japan. The camera had error power turn off problem but still took pictures soon after message. I was dumb since my first sony camera and didn't know error message was kiss of death. And yes, it had 30 day return.
I bought a lot of lens from Japan, most are not for mirrorless.
More info about this. all Japanese branded cameras starting from Sony, Panasonic, casio,nikon are Japanese only cameras. I also got a Nex5 and it was only Japanese and i had to use some kind of patch program on the firmware to bypass the language option to open up the multi language which i did by my own risk cause u can brick the firmware if not done correctly and not all models can do it thats the problem. so if anyone wanna get cheap used camera in japan i would say get Olympus or some other branded camera which is not Japanese based or check if its only Japanese region camera.the fact its cheap cause its only Japanese region locked that is why, i also got the olympus em5 used from japan and the quality is really good shutter count was 38k only hopefully wont have to worry much as its a mirrorless. other then language lock system all used Japanese cameras are way way... more better quality in used section really good condition for cheap price.
For Google TV devices starting with Android 12 (even Sony TVs), devices sold in mainland China and Taiwan may be Chinese only.
(Devices sold in Hong Kong and Macau will still support English.)
My story: bought an A7ii here in Japan and put one of those language patches on it (forgot the name) and was happy with it for the last 5 years. But, last year I put my EF 50mm 2,5 macro on it (with Sigma mc-21) and my camera just kind of when a bit nuts. The back dial and button didn`t work anymore, so I send it to Sony to ask for a repair quote... I got a very rude (for Japanese standards that is) reply that because it had non Sony approved software on it (which they claimed broke the thing - yeah sure after not breaking the thing for over 5 years!?) they did not want to repair it!!! WTF!?!? I mean, it is not that it was still in warranty or anything like that, and I was of course not expecting them to do it for free, but NO JOY, they bluntly refused to touch it! In the end, my Japanese wife got involved and the `compromise` they suggested was that if I removed the `illegal` language patch from the camera they would be willing to fix it... Well, try to get anything going with your camera with access to the menu and such (back dial and button don`t work anymore, remember). SO, long story short, I am being punished by Sony for being a dumb `gaijin` (foreigner) living in Japan who doesn`t read all the Kanji... WELL SHITsurei shimashita Sony!
It could be a 10-second video
I rewatched and agree….
6:15 -- Japanese ones have Japanese menus
to save that much money just learn japanese ;) thank you for the video very helpful. i plan on picking up a used fx3 in tokyo !
Jeez Sony! Just bought and received a very nice used body from Japan only to have it arrive here in Canada with the same issue. The sale listed the language as Japanese.... but not Japanese only! International buyers beware. The danger is real! Whatever the rationale Sony, this is certainly putting a dent in my regard for Sony gear.
you can fix it. Google Sony-PMCS-RE
Gd video could’ve been edited tighter and less time
Thank you for the feedback. I’ve got a tendency to stray off topic and talk too much. Need to fix that. I’ve tried writing down a rough script or Bullet points, but that just made me awkward on camera. I can definitely improve my editing for sure.
Are you selling those japanese camera?
How about used Sony lens in Japan?
If it's a lens I think it's ok.
If you’re brave enough. You can flash the firmware to allow English.
is there no software you can download to change the language?
As far as I know, the answer is no. (Maybe there are unapproved hacks out there). This is a deliberate choice Sony is making in order to use market segregation to control their products distribution. So unless Sony changes their strategy I don’t think this will change - thus there will be no software to download to “fix” this issue.
yes there is, google SONY-PMCA-RE
It can't be guaranteed that it's going to work but there is, check out this video:
How to Change Japanese to English on a Sony ZV-1 / ZV-E10 Camera (Bought in Japan)
Basically there is. If you are not happy with the suggested video, try the one from Mr. Anything - How to unlock all languages for Sony.
Used it to unlock my Sony A7III I bought this January in Japan.
@@911skull I was interested in the A7RIV, do you know if those are able to be unlocked the same way?
Talks too fast, slow down a bit.
Noted. I’m still trying to figure out my pacing and I know I need to sharpen my editing skills. I think I was caught in the mindset that with the short attention span of current viewers, I had to cover as much information as possible as fast as possible in order to keep a viewers attention. Thanks for the constructive feedback.
@@keisugimoto570I thought this comment was odd. I thought the pacing was fine, if anything, maybe a bit slow even? I had you 1.5X speed and understood you fine.
Thanks for the warning. The viewer who said you talk to fast is totally out of his mind. Will Probably vote for trump a third time.