Why does the Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) create an unplayable .RSV file — and how do we rescue it?
The Sony Alpha 6700 (internal Sony model designation ILCE-6700, Alpha APS-C Flaggschiff) records high-bitrate XAVC HS 4K 120p, XAVC S 4K (6K Oversampling), XAVC S-I 4K streams onto 1× SDXC UHS-II (Einzel-Kartenslot). Because of its specific hardware design and 2-Kanal 16-Bit 48 kHz LPCM audio pipeline, interrupted recordings on the Sony Alpha 6700 leave behind model-specific .RSV containers in /PRIVATE/M4ROOT/CLIP/.
What happened technically inside your Sony Alpha 6700?
While recording XAVC HS 4K 120p, XAVC S 4K (6K Oversampling), XAVC S-I 4K, the BIONZ XR processor of the Sony Alpha 6700 continuously writes video GOP chunks, 2-Kanal 16-Bit 48 kHz LPCM audio blocks, and real-time gyro metadata (RTMD) into a temporary .RSV file. Only when you press REC Stop does the camera write the closing MP4 index ("moov" atom). If power or card writing fails mid-take, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and VLC cannot open the .RSV file.
Typical .RSV Failure Scenarios on the Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700):
Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) — Schneller Temperaturanstieg bei 4K 60p / 120p
Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) • XAVC HS 4K 120p • 1× SDXC UHS-II (Einzel-Kartenslot): While recording XAVC HS 4K 120p, XAVC S 4K (6K Oversampling), XAVC S-I 4K, the BIONZ XR processor of the Sony Alpha 6700 continuously writes video GOP chunks, 2-Kanal 16-Bit 48 kHz LPCM audio blocks, and real-time gyro metadata (RTMD) into a temporary .RSV file. Only when you press REC Stop does the camera write the closing MP4 index ("moov" atom). If power or card writing fails mid-take, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and VLC cannot open the .RSV file.
Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) — Schreibabbruch auf UHS-I / UHS-II SD-Karten
Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) • XAVC HS 4K 120p • 1× SDXC UHS-II (Einzel-Kartenslot): While recording XAVC HS 4K 120p, XAVC S 4K (6K Oversampling), XAVC S-I 4K, the BIONZ XR processor of the Sony Alpha 6700 continuously writes video GOP chunks, 2-Kanal 16-Bit 48 kHz LPCM audio blocks, and real-time gyro metadata (RTMD) into a temporary .RSV file. Only when you press REC Stop does the camera write the closing MP4 index ("moov" atom). If power or card writing fails mid-take, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and VLC cannot open the .RSV file.
For Step 2 (Healthy Comparison Clip), select any working .MP4 clip recorded on your Sony Alpha 6700 (ILCE-6700) with the same resolution, codec (XAVC HS 4K 120p), and audio mode.