# ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE

Reverse Engineering Sony Digital Cameras

Repository: https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sony-pmca-re
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-07-27T23:58:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4131, "days_push": 767, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2777, forks 305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.442253+00:00)

## What it is
A tool that interfaces with Sony digital cameras over USB to tweak settings, dump firmware, and install custom Android apps via the PlayMemories Camera Apps mechanism. It ships as a command-line application (pmca-console) and a limited GUI (pmca-gui).

## Use cases
- install custom android apps on sony camera
- dump sony camera firmware over usb
- tweak hidden settings on sony camera
- run telnet or adb server on sony camera
- execute custom code on camera via firmware update mode

## When to choose
- you own a supported Sony camera with PlayMemories Camera Apps and want to unlock hidden features
- you want to dump or analyze Sony camera firmware
- you want to sideload custom Android apps onto a Sony camera

## When to avoid
- your camera uses CXD90045 or CXD90057 architectures, which are incompatible
- you need a polished, fully supported consumer tool rather than a hacky reverse-engineering utility
- you are not comfortable with USB driver setup and potential device risks

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, cli, gui, security
- domain: hardware, reverse-engineering, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: sony-cameras, firmware, usb, playmemories, camera-hacking, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.442253+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:31.401588+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.442253+00:00, sha 92e61691f7c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.