Guides to Sony .RSV files

What to do when a Sony camera leaves an .RSV file instead of an .MP4: what the file is, how to protect the card, the free things to try first, and how to get a playable video back. One guide per camera, plus the general explainer.

• What is an RSV file?

  An .RSV file is a Sony camera recording that never got finished: the footage is there, the index is not. Why it happens, what not to do and how to recover it.

• Sony FX3 left an .RSV file instead of an MP4

  Your FX3 left a .RSV file instead of an MP4 after the battery died or the card came out. Protect the card, try the free steps, then recover the clip.

• FX30 RSV file repair: getting an interrupted take back

  How to repair an .RSV file from a Sony FX30: what went wrong, how to keep the card safe, the free steps first and how to rebuild a playable MP4.

• A7S III RSV file: recovering an interrupted recording

  The A7S III left a .RSV file after a dead battery or a pulled card. What is in it, what to try for free, and how to rebuild the MP4 without a reference clip.

• Sony A6700 RSV file: what to do when a video didn't save

  Your Sony A6700 left a .RSV file instead of an MP4. Why there is no backup copy, what to avoid, the free steps first and how to rebuild the video.

• ZV-E10 II RSV file: recovering a clip that didn't save

  A ZV-E10 II clip cut off by a dead battery or a pulled card leaves a .RSV file. How to find it, keep it safe, try the free fix and get an MP4 back.

• A7C II RSV file: saving a recording that didn't finish

  Your A7C II left a .RSV file instead of an MP4, maybe on a trip without a laptop. How to keep the clip safe and rebuild it as an MP4 on Windows.

• FX3A RSV file: recovering a take that was cut off

  An FX3A take cut off by a dead battery or a pulled card leaves a .RSV file. Protect the card, check the second slot, try the free fix, get an MP4 back.

• A7 V RSV file: recovering a video that didn't finish saving

  An A7 V video cut off by a dead battery or a pulled card leaves a .RSV file. What it is, what not to do, the free fix to try and how to get an MP4 back.

• A7 IV RSV file: recovering an interrupted recording

  An A7 IV recording cut off by a dead battery or a pulled card leaves a .RSV file. Keep the card safe, check both slots, try the free fix, get an MP4 back.

• ZV-E1 RSV file: recovering a clip that didn't save

  A ZV-E1 clip cut off by a dead battery or a pulled card leaves a .RSV file. How to find it, keep it safe, try the free fix and get your MP4 back.