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Is there any way to set up autofocus with a timelapse? Im using a slider where the camera travels closer and further from the subject and it doesnt seem there is a way to do this, which is really unfortunate if not.
Nice Rundown. Like with other recent Sony cameras you can use an external remote that locks down the shutter, use continuous burst and use ND to balance your shutter speed at a third or half a second to get 1 or 2 frames per second. The camera clears the buffer fast enough even at 4FPS that you can run like that for as long as you like.
I've recently started transitioning to Sony from Canon as their low light performance spanks Canon up and down the street. I considered going for the a7siii but am hanging back for the a7iv as more a stills shooter (finding my feet in timelapses) than video. The in built intervalometer on the 6D mkii is infuriating as cannot be stopped other than by turning the camera off while it is running and that has caused my memory card to be corrupted and lost me shit loads of data on a few occasions. They programmed it to turn on, you think it would be the done thing to programme an off button for it.
Thanks for showing me how I can utilise this camera for time-lapse, learnt a lot from our shoot and this video. Going to test some out this week in Italy!!!
Great insight in that section of the camera, definitively come back and do a astro trip here to test it hehe! I've been very impressed with how good (or better) the latest Sony are with ergonomics.
Excellent video as usual. At 5:49 in the video where we see you taking a time lapse, the camera is on a Genie Mini and it appears to rotate as one would expect, but I dont see a cable connected to the camera from the Genie Mini. How is it triggering the shutter? Is the Genie Mini not running the time lapse? Keep up the great channel Mat!
You've got a very good eye haha. I just set up the camera with its built in timelapse mode and had the genie spin for the same amount of time, making sure to start both the spin and the timelapse at the same time. Because of the slow spin you don't get much blur, and even then it's nice motion blur which is appropriate for the movement and shot!
A couple tips, you can use a USB-C PD battery bank to power the camera during time lapse. Additionally, if its anything like my a6500 you can turn off the rear screen and switch to viewfinder only (which only actually comes on when you put your face up to the viewfinder) and this saves quite a bit of battery.
Great review! I'm interested in the A7SIII though I'm doubting about the resolution. Like you mentioned, I'd like to make some timelapses in 8K but also record in 4K60. Which camera would you recommend?
It’s good to know what I can do in timelapse mode, not that I’d be buying it for timelapse either as I don’t do astro as often but it’s definitely on my horizon if and when work picks up for a video camera 👍🏻
It should depend on the motion in the scene. If you're shooting slow moving things like clouds you can have any shutter speed you want really, but if there is anything moving fast in the scene you should go with a much slower shutter speed. I find when shooting people walking around for instance, I like 1/2s shutter speeds with a 1s interval.
Do you know if sony will ever create nd filter adapter? Thinking of gettjng 12-24 F2.8 but lens doesn’t support ND filter (only on the rear side) like canon it would be nice to have their own dedicated ND filter adapter
Matthew - Do you know if using the built-in intervalometer will reduce the image quality? I know on my A7S2 and A7R2 the cameras go down to the 11-bit raw mode which gives up about a stop of dynamic range. Let me know if you've heard anything like that with this new camera.
@@MatthewVandeputte Yeah, not many people talked about it, but I remember reading that using electronic shutter or any of the Sony apps to trigger the camera, it would reduce the quality (might have been 14-bit, not 11...can't recall). Hopefully the new cameras don't do it since intervalometer is a built-in drive mode instead of an app.
Great to see it’s got an inbuilt Intervalometer as I read that it didn’t have one. Great review for timelapse. It will sure make a great difference than shooting timelapses with the A7r4 in crop mode at 26mp.........lol 😀👍👌
i m watching this video as typing, i had my eyes on Sony A7S III but i was always confuse should i buy it coz i m 1st timelapser and then videographer .. anywayz lets see how it goes .. thanks for the video
Solid review -- while I think there are some great features in this camera, Im going to stick with my current Sony camera - I can rip 6K lapses on the A7iii. Think its time to get one of those E-Books!!!!
@@MatthewVandeputte i saw your video about the S5, it has the best advanced settings for timelapse. I was also surprised it has a very decent dynamic range according to Dxo and many reviewers. It's time to replace my Nikon d5600 i have now too choice sony a7iv or lumix s5 ... Thanks 😌
When you shoot timelapse in raw and your sky is blown out like on a mobile phone ;) kmon man it should hurt your trained eye a lot too.. :) Yes, you have to underexpose sony very very heavily.
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Commenting after the first 20 seconds because those first 20 seconds were CHEFS KISS
Is there any way to set up autofocus with a timelapse? Im using a slider where the camera travels closer and further from the subject and it doesnt seem there is a way to do this, which is really unfortunate if not.
Got a decent amount of flicker shooting a beautiful partly cloudy sunset with these settings, any tips?
For an all night time lapse of the stars, and landscape is s&q better to use than interval shooting?
Great review to the point and slick plus some awesome footage. Thanks!
Nice Rundown. Like with other recent Sony cameras you can use an external remote that locks down the shutter, use continuous burst and use ND to balance your shutter speed at a third or half a second to get 1 or 2 frames per second. The camera clears the buffer fast enough even at 4FPS that you can run like that for as long as you like.
Thanks for the tip, that is great to know!
That is really useful info Sam. Thanks for posting that!
Nicely done mate!
I've recently started transitioning to Sony from Canon as their low light performance spanks Canon up and down the street.
I considered going for the a7siii but am hanging back for the a7iv as more a stills shooter (finding my feet in timelapses) than video.
The in built intervalometer on the 6D mkii is infuriating as cannot be stopped other than by turning the camera off while it is running and that has caused my memory card to be corrupted and lost me shit loads of data on a few occasions. They programmed it to turn on, you think it would be the done thing to programme an off button for it.
i love the organic transitions
thank you, what was that spinner on top of your tripod to make your camera turn as you're shooting. (5:50)
Syrp genie mini ii
Thanks for showing me how I can utilise this camera for time-lapse, learnt a lot from our shoot and this video. Going to test some out this week in Italy!!!
Safe travels man and thanks again for the help!
Which mechanizm do you use for moving in timelaps on your tripod?
Great insight in that section of the camera, definitively come back and do a astro trip here to test it hehe! I've been very impressed with how good (or better) the latest Sony are with ergonomics.
at 5:50 how did you make the camera spin like that?
Excellent video as usual. At 5:49 in the video where we see you taking a time lapse, the camera is on a Genie Mini and it appears to rotate as one would expect, but I dont see a cable connected to the camera from the Genie Mini. How is it triggering the shutter? Is the Genie Mini not running the time lapse? Keep up the great channel Mat!
You've got a very good eye haha. I just set up the camera with its built in timelapse mode and had the genie spin for the same amount of time, making sure to start both the spin and the timelapse at the same time. Because of the slow spin you don't get much blur, and even then it's nice motion blur which is appropriate for the movement and shot!
@@MatthewVandeputte Thanks for the reply! I'm going to try that with mine because that would make things a lot easier when trying to get setup fast.
So is it possible to connect the external intervalometer to the A7SIII? How to do that? What port to use?
Just google intervalometsr for A7s3 and you’ll find the right remote
@@MatthewVandeputte thank you
Question, a little off topic but I need help, when you record raw, it takes a lot of the battery up.... how do you power it to the v mount battery ?
A couple tips, you can use a USB-C PD battery bank to power the camera during time lapse. Additionally, if its anything like my a6500 you can turn off the rear screen and switch to viewfinder only (which only actually comes on when you put your face up to the viewfinder) and this saves quite a bit of battery.
Great review! I'm interested in the A7SIII though I'm doubting about the resolution. Like you mentioned, I'd like to make some timelapses in 8K but also record in 4K60. Which camera would you recommend?
Xt4 is amazing for me :)
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It’s good to know what I can do in timelapse mode, not that I’d be buying it for timelapse either as I don’t do astro as often but it’s definitely on my horizon if and when work picks up for a video camera 👍🏻
Absolutely!
What your go to shutter when shooting a standard timelapse? 1/50th? Or lower?
It should depend on the motion in the scene. If you're shooting slow moving things like clouds you can have any shutter speed you want really, but if there is anything moving fast in the scene you should go with a much slower shutter speed. I find when shooting people walking around for instance, I like 1/2s shutter speeds with a 1s interval.
Do you know if sony will ever create nd filter adapter? Thinking of gettjng 12-24 F2.8 but lens doesn’t support ND filter (only on the rear side) like canon it would be nice to have their own dedicated ND filter adapter
I think there are brands that make these but don't have experience with them myself
My Sony a7sii doesn’t have drive mode!!! So how?
Matthew - Do you know if using the built-in intervalometer will reduce the image quality? I know on my A7S2 and A7R2 the cameras go down to the 11-bit raw mode which gives up about a stop of dynamic range. Let me know if you've heard anything like that with this new camera.
Whew that is a big deal! Never heard of this happening before but will ask Andy if he can have a look for us.
@@MatthewVandeputte Yeah, not many people talked about it, but I remember reading that using electronic shutter or any of the Sony apps to trigger the camera, it would reduce the quality (might have been 14-bit, not 11...can't recall). Hopefully the new cameras don't do it since intervalometer is a built-in drive mode instead of an app.
Matt, do you submit your recommendations (feedback) to Sony or just rely on them to watch your video 🤔 cheers mate
Don't have a contact but hoping to get one soon!
thank you for posting,always interesting
Thanks Nico! What do you think of the cam?
@@MatthewVandeputte like u ,already full set of good canon lenses and I need more pixels as well...
Never did the follow-up setup for Sony a7s iii
yeah life got in the way, apologies. I'm sure someone else has made it by now!
Shoot in A mode?
Great to see it’s got an inbuilt Intervalometer as I read that it didn’t have one. Great review for timelapse. It will sure make a great difference than shooting timelapses with the A7r4 in crop mode at 26mp.........lol 😀👍👌
martin heck already on r5 rally...should be a good collaborative with him about canon r5 in terms of timelapse
Yeah he's loving it I think!
S&Q mode will create a video for you.
i m watching this video as typing, i had my eyes on Sony A7S III but i was always confuse should i buy it coz i m 1st timelapser and then videographer .. anywayz lets see how it goes .. thanks for the video
Cheers Samim!
yup 12MP wont cut it .. i can still use it for video .. got my Canon 6D for timelapse
It's cool to crop, to zoom in while editing your timelapse but 12Mp for a 4k timelapse on TH-cam is more than enough
Solid review -- while I think there are some great features in this camera, Im going to stick with my current Sony camera - I can rip 6K lapses on the A7iii. Think its time to get one of those E-Books!!!!
I think Nikon and Sony have the best settings for shooting time lapse
Have you tried lumix??
@@MatthewVandeputte i saw your video about the S5, it has the best advanced settings for timelapse. I was also surprised it has a very decent dynamic range according to Dxo and many reviewers. It's time to replace my Nikon d5600 i have now too choice sony a7iv or lumix s5 ... Thanks 😌
i literally could not understand what you said in the very beginning. So fast lol just took me a few seconds haha
For the life of me I can't figure out how to turn image review off!
🎥🎥🎥❤️❤️
holy fuck that intro slow down
Why is the resolution so pants? If I’m spending 4 grand On a Camera I want to be able to shoot 6K surely,
because it's a video camera and it's incredible. The $11,000 Canon C300 Mark III has a 9 megapixel super35 sensor and it's awesome too!
When you shoot timelapse in raw and your sky is blown out like on a mobile phone ;) kmon man it should hurt your trained eye a lot too.. :) Yes, you have to underexpose sony very very heavily.
very messily