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Recipe Lab

Install

Install Recipe Lab

About ten minutes, once. You need the camera, its USB cable, a memory card and a computer.

  1. 1

    Get the installer

    Download pmca-gui from Sony-PMCA-RE. It's the tool that puts apps on the camera the same way Sony's own store did. Nothing to install on Windows — just run it.

    Sony-PMCA-RE releases ↗

    Your computer

    Download pmca-gui.exe from the Sony-PMCA-RE releases page and run it. Nothing to install.

  2. 2

    Download Recipe Lab

    One small file, RecipeLab.apk. It's for the camera, not your phone.

    Download RecipeLab.apk
  3. 3

    Prepare the camera

    Charge the battery and insert a memory card. Set Setup → USB Connection to Mass Storage and connect the cable.

  4. 4

    Install

    In the installer pick Install app from file → RecipeLab.apk. The camera flickers and switches modes; after about a minute the computer says Task completed successfully.

  5. 5

    Restart and open

    Unplug and switch the camera off and on. Recipe Lab is under MENU → Application → Application List.

If something goes wrong

No devices found

USB Connection must be Mass Storage with the card inserted and the camera on and showing USB Mode. Try another cable or port.

Stuck at Waiting for camera to switch…

Unplug and power-cycle the camera, then reconnect and run the installer again.

WRITE FAILED when picking a recipe

The camera refused the setting. Install OpenMemories-Tweak, open Protection, tick Unlock protected settings until it reads Protection disabled, then pick the recipe again.

The look isn't applied, or is gone after a power cycle

Turn the camera off and on. If the mode dial is on MR, 1 or 2, Memory Recall loads its own settings at power-on — shoot from P, A, S or M instead.

There's no Application menu

Your camera can't run apps — see the compatibility list. Everything Sony released after 2016 is in this group.

Installer problems belong in Sony-PMCA-RE's issue tracker. Anything about Recipe Lab itself belongs in ours.

Uninstall

Removing the app doesn't reset the colour settings, so undo the look first.

  1. 1

    Undo the look

    Pick Factory in the app, or hold TRASH, to go back to the camera's own look.

  2. 2

    Remove the app

    MENU → Application → Application Management → Manage and Remove.