Sony RX-100 M2 change language

[SZQddy]

Hi,

I got this camera as a gift from Japan so it's a Japanese model. The menus are all in Japanese obviously.

I've been trying to figure out how to change the language but I don't think it's possible. Searching the internet and it seems only the international version allows language to change.

Anybody know otherwise? I don't know anything about photography so this camera is probably a bit of a waste on me if I can't change the settings.

I upgraded the firmware recently to v1.10 using the download from Sony UK website but it's still Japanese. Seems it's a single firmware is for all regions.

Wonder if there is a way to change the language using the firmware?

Thanks.

 

[EJB]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/C12jwrD5X8S.pdf

 

[SZQddy]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/C12jwrD5X8S.pdf

Thanks

Actually, I already downloaded the English manual. It does help. Guess the more I use it the more I will remember.

Was hoping there was a way I could change the menu language, just for convenience.

 

[trd2970]

Sony and Panasonic cameras menu only in Jap and the firmware cannot be flashed.

 

[SZQddy]

Sony and Panasonic cameras menu only in Jap and the firmware cannot be flashed.

They released firmware upgrade for this camera in Jan this year, v1.00 to v1.10. Applied already a couple of days ago and worked fine. Some fixes about noise and vibration apparently.

There's only 1 f/w package to download. I downloaded from English website and it still worked for my Jap camera but language remained the same.

I guessing the f/w package detected the language and installed the regional software or it's more complicated and only updated a specific partition or something like that.

I imagine it is possible to change language via f/w if Sony let us but they won't as the Jap version is much cheaper than the international version. Fair enough I guess. Just annoying.

 

[EJB]

Thanks

Actually, I already downloaded the English manual. It does help. Guess the more I use it the more I will remember.

Was hoping there was a way I could change the menu language, just for convenience.

The manual does show how to change the language.

 

[SZQddy]

The manual does show how to change the language.

Yes but that option is missing from the Japanese version. Trust me, I've checked every setting numerous times.

 

[zitseng]

Yes but that option is missing from the Japanese version. Trust me, I've checked every setting numerous times.

I suspect that's what Japanese brands do with their Japanese domestic models. I had another brand (Panasonic) that is a Japanese domestic model, it also can't change language even though the manual for the international model shows a menu setting for that.