Sony A7S III Gets Variable Shutter and BIG6 via USB Hack

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A Reddit user has unlocked Variable Shutter and BIG6 on the Sony A7S III by exploiting a hidden USB update channel called Jiritsu. The method drops a custom library file that the camera's own updater loads, with the full process documented on GitHub.

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