Just subscribed, love your channel, you are doing amazing work with affordable cameras and putting your money on lenses, that’s the smartest thing to do, keep the good work, you are serving a big audience.
I know this video is a year old hoping you can help me what is the best settings for focus when I’m filming my self doing makeup the camera focuses on my hand and not my face :/ so I want it to focus on my face while applying makeup what focus settings do you suggest ??
Hi, thank you for this video, I have a question, I use this camera for filming my youtube videos, do you know if we can have the reflect of the screen of the camera on a computer? maybe there is an app or something... thank you very helpful video!
You can plug HDMI from your camera to a capture card. And then connect that card to USB port on your PC to record the videos. Or use external screen if you want to monitor the footage as you shoot it on camera.
Great video! Now that you’ve had the both a5100 & a6000. If you had to choose between the two, for the purposes of starting youtube, vlogs, b-rolls, and take some photos. Which one would you recommend?
Great question! Personally, if the primary use is for video (vlogs, youtube etc) I would go for the a5100, while the video quality is practically the same I find the compact size and flip screen of the a5100 makes it a much better user experience. If it was solely for photography then I'd pick the a6000.
Hi! My laptop has an HDMI port, do I still need a capture card? As I understand, capture card is for converting HDMI suff to USB so if you don't have HDMI port then you can connect it via USB, right?
Yes you need an HDMI to USB (or thunderbolt if Mac) to capture live video from any camera for streaming or recording purposes directly to your computer. The HDMI port on your computer can't accept video from any camera.
Hi arron can you help me with my a5100 because the flash is not working even though it's alredy pop out and in fill in flash setting. What should I do?
Thank you for this. I had a question I was trying to capture photos of my dog and at times it’s hard to get good ones so i’ll just try to snap as many as I can BUT I notice it’ll take forever to shoot it’ll do this thing where on the screen it shows a lot of green cubes and than take the photo almost a whole minute later and by that time my dog moved lol. Is there something I can change for that?
I haven't used the nikon d3500, however I can tell its a much larger camera. the a5100 is a decent photography camera, better if you want a lightweight and portable camera.
If you're wanting to record your covers in with high quality audio I would use an audio interface and microphone hooked up to your pc/laptop. Then I would use the a5100 just for the video and sync them up afterwards. It might be worth experimenting with the camera audio first, but I don't think it will be good enough for song covers.
You need to digital zoom just a tiny little bit and the overheating will stop... I recorderd a 55 min video file just yesterday as a test because i just got this camera to do some liveset stuff ;)
Hi Arron, I recently purchased the a5100, I love it, but during a recent video session, a red light at the bottom side of the camera began blinking 3 long blinks then 7 short ones, repeating over and over again in that sequence. I couldn't turn the camera on and couldn't charge it. The only solution was to remove the battery and then put it back in. The camera then worked fine again. I haven't been able to find the cause of this or what it exactly is. It's some sort of error and the light blinking/flashing is called the "access lamp". Can you tell me what this is and what causes it? Do I need to worry that my camera is defective? Thanks for your help and your channel has been very helpful!! Michael
Hmm, doesn't sound good! Not an issue I've had myself. From a bit of searching it does seem like an issue that occasionally happens. Unfortunately I can't find a fix that seems to work. I'd try and take it to a certified Sony repair shop, hopefully you have one nearby.
@@ArronPrescott Thank you for your reply, Arron, and for looking into it for me, it's much appreciated. It's only happened once, but I may look into returning the camera, as I'm still within the 30 day period of owning it.
Arron, please help me with my camera. I tried to connect it to my computer and on the device, it says, "Check the connected device". I did try to check with other USB ports already, but it still doesn't work.
Hi Arron, May I know what Mac app or iOS app I should use to export the a5100 photos and video? Just found that PlayMemories not work in latest MacOS. Thanks.
Yes, when using the 16-50mm kit lens in and out the noise of the zoom will be picked up when recording. I usually get around this by using a separate audio recorder and syncing the audio up to the video in the edit.
Yes I've been using one similar to this - amzn.to/3fL7Hpv helps not only with overheating, but recording for extended periods of time without the battery running out.
Hi buddy, I wondered if you could help, I’ve just taken a few photos on my Sony A5100 i then put the SD card into my laptop and all that comes up is a load of white boxes that don’t show thumbnails of the pics I just took? Any ideas why it is doing this? Thanks Mark.
Do you have any tips on how to get the videos off the camera? The app will only connect with the iPhone if they are in the mp4 format. I’d love to have them in the other formats you suggested but I don’t know how to get them off the camera when they are.
I know this post is old, but for anyone that has the same question: I'm using a sd card reader that I connect to my phone. Like that you get the maximum transfer rate and have direct access to all files.
Still using this camera! I use it for makeup tutorials, however recently the battery dies really quickly and it over heats loads. I now have a problem, when i turn the camera on it says the lense is not attached properly and the lense does not go back in. HELP!!!!😿
Unfortunately the overheating is a common issue, for the battery it may be helped by buying a replacement. For your lens issue try going to 'Custom Settings' on the main menu then on tab 3 try enabling 'Release w/o Lens' I've had a similar issue before and that fixed it.
Hi Arran. Left you a wee message on your Instagram, but just in case. Your videos about the a5100 have really helped me chose the camera and taught me a helluva lot! So thank you so much for that! Having a wee issue though thats frustrating the life out of me though and wondered if you had a fix or come across this. I'm shooting the photos in RAW on the camera, but when I transfer them across (through the Imaging Edge App) to my phone its saving them as a JPEG and I've no idea how to fix this. Spent the last few days (woohoo lockdown!) trying to find a fix. Any suggestions would be so appreciated. Cheers!
Make sure you're using a lens with stabilisation (OSS) built in, this will help reduce 'shaky' footage. If you're still having issues after this you may want to invest in a gimbal.
Check out my other Sony a5100 Tips & Tricks Videos here - th-cam.com/play/PL95MpiPLGF8nB1ix2jWiPdY12jRRoXDUn.html
nice video!
I love my a5100, it’s a nice quality camera that you can carry anywhere you go
Just subscribed, love your channel, you are doing amazing work with affordable cameras and putting your money on lenses, that’s the smartest thing to do, keep the good work, you are serving a big audience.
Thanks for the kind comments!
I know this video is a year old hoping you can help me what is the best settings for focus when I’m filming my self doing makeup the camera focuses on my hand and not my face :/ so I want it to focus on my face while applying makeup what focus settings do you suggest ??
Thanks Arron,very good presentation,most helpful and appreciated.
Hi, thank you for this video, I have a question, I use this camera for filming my youtube videos, do you know if we can have the reflect of the screen of the camera on a computer? maybe there is an app or something... thank you very helpful video!
check out tether tools for your camera and computer. I don't know if is that what you mean. :)
You can plug HDMI from your camera to a capture card.
And then connect that card to USB port on your PC to record the videos.
Or use external screen if you want to monitor the footage as you shoot it on camera.
Great video! Now that you’ve had the both a5100 & a6000. If you had to choose between the two, for the purposes of starting youtube, vlogs, b-rolls, and take some photos. Which one would you recommend?
Great question! Personally, if the primary use is for video (vlogs, youtube etc) I would go for the a5100, while the video quality is practically the same I find the compact size and flip screen of the a5100 makes it a much better user experience. If it was solely for photography then I'd pick the a6000.
@ArronPrescott is that because of the viewfinder because all else is the same
Thanks, Mate. Great vid. Glad to support your channel.
Much appreciated!
Omg thank you so much the auto object framing was soooo annoying !!!
what do you prefer for a5100 prime lens ?
Nice tips . Thank you !
Hi! My laptop has an HDMI port, do I still need a capture card? As I understand, capture card is for converting HDMI suff to USB so if you don't have HDMI port then you can connect it via USB, right?
Yes you need an HDMI to USB (or thunderbolt if Mac) to capture live video from any camera for streaming or recording purposes directly to your computer. The HDMI port on your computer can't accept video from any camera.
Those were wonderful tips that you shared with us. Thank you so much.😊
Hello I would like to know how to save my settings (brightness, colour etc...) in the intelligent auto mode. Thanks
Hi arron can you help me with my a5100 because the flash is not working even though it's alredy pop out and in fill in flash setting. What should I do?
Thank you for this. I had a question I was trying to capture photos of my dog and at times it’s hard to get good ones so i’ll just try to snap as many as I can BUT I notice it’ll take forever to shoot it’ll do this thing where on the screen it shows a lot of green cubes and than take the photo almost a whole minute later and by that time my dog moved lol. Is there something I can change for that?
Actually I really wanted this camera. I have used Sony a6000 for 2 years. Deeply, I really want to upgrade it but Idk just want this camera lol
great info videos 👍🏽 ...how I can upgrade the version iLCE5100 I tried your link video and it is not supported by Catalina 😒 HELP PLEASE!
Thanks, so much! brilliant video, and so helpful. All the tips I applied to my camera as all the things you mentioned were driving me mad =)
Is this camera good for photography? I don't care if it can shoot videos or not. Or should I buy nikon d3500?
I haven't used the nikon d3500, however I can tell its a much larger camera. the a5100 is a decent photography camera, better if you want a lightweight and portable camera.
@@ArronPrescott thanks, It really helped me a lot
any advice on how you can get good audio using this camera eg for recording covers of songs?
If you're wanting to record your covers in with high quality audio I would use an audio interface and microphone hooked up to your pc/laptop. Then I would use the a5100 just for the video and sync them up afterwards. It might be worth experimenting with the camera audio first, but I don't think it will be good enough for song covers.
I'm recording cooking videos with this camera.. do you have any idea why after 15 minutes or so it just shuts off?
Unfortunately this camera overheats after around 15-25 mins of recording and most likely this is why it is shutting off.
You need to digital zoom just a tiny little bit and the overheating will stop... I recorderd a 55 min video file just yesterday as a test because i just got this camera to do some liveset stuff ;)
could you please indicate me how can i shoot an object close to me and have the rest of my depth of field blurry. which f should i use. thank you
Hi Arron,
I recently purchased the a5100, I love it, but during a recent video session, a red light at the bottom side of the camera began blinking 3 long blinks then 7 short ones, repeating over and over again in that sequence. I couldn't turn the camera on and couldn't charge it. The only solution was to remove the battery and then put it back in. The camera then worked fine again. I haven't been able to find the cause of this or what it exactly is. It's some sort of error and the light blinking/flashing is called the "access lamp". Can you tell me what this is and what causes it? Do I need to worry that my camera is defective?
Thanks for your help and your channel has been very helpful!!
Michael
Hmm, doesn't sound good! Not an issue I've had myself. From a bit of searching it does seem like an issue that occasionally happens. Unfortunately I can't find a fix that seems to work. I'd try and take it to a certified Sony repair shop, hopefully you have one nearby.
@@ArronPrescott Thank you for your reply, Arron, and for looking into it for me, it's much appreciated. It's only happened once, but I may look into returning the camera, as I'm still within the 30 day period of owning it.
Hey, for some reason when I take photos my camera flashes a red light? Like flash, but it's red. How can I turn that off, and why does it do that?
You need to turn off the 'AF Illuminator' setting I've covered how to do this in a previous video - th-cam.com/video/JAgIWtmAgZc/w-d-xo.html
@@ArronPrescott thank you! That was it.
Arron, please help me with my camera. I tried to connect it to my computer and on the device, it says, "Check the connected device". I did try to check with other USB ports already, but it still doesn't work.
nice tips, sir
Great video!👍
What should my settings be if I’m only using it for streaming/webcam ? PLEASE HELP
Hi Arron, May I know what Mac app or iOS app I should use to export the a5100 photos and video? Just found that PlayMemories not work in latest MacOS. Thanks.
Hi, the new app is called Imaging Edge mobile app. You can use this for transferring your images.
does your a5100 pick up the zoom noise while recording? my 16-50mm is making noise....
Yes, when using the 16-50mm kit lens in and out the noise of the zoom will be picked up when recording. I usually get around this by using a separate audio recorder and syncing the audio up to the video in the edit.
@@ArronPrescott Thank you for your reply, now I feel better~ lol, I thought I got a bad copy of lens.
Mine does too but I use the denoise filter in premiere pro
Do you use a dummy battery with your a5100?
Some say it's the only way to prevent overheating if you use it as a webcam.
Yes I've been using one similar to this - amzn.to/3fL7Hpv helps not only with overheating, but recording for extended periods of time without the battery running out.
Hi buddy, I wondered if you could help, I’ve just taken a few photos on my Sony A5100 i then put the SD card into my laptop and all that comes up is a load of white boxes that don’t show thumbnails of the pics I just took? Any ideas why it is doing this? Thanks Mark.
Hmm, very strange, not one I've come across before. Will the files open at all? Are they the JPEGs or ARWs or both?
Arron Prescott Hi Arron I’ve sorted it now the pics went to a different file on my PC ATB Mark.
Do you have any tips on how to get the videos off the camera? The app will only connect with the iPhone if they are in the mp4 format. I’d love to have them in the other formats you suggested but I don’t know how to get them off the camera when they are.
I know this post is old, but for anyone that has the same question:
I'm using a sd card reader that I connect to my phone. Like that you get the maximum transfer rate and have direct access to all files.
Muchas gracias. Bro. Excelente video
Thanks for the support!
Fantastic tip 5.. was driving me mad!
It's a strange feature to be switched on as default. I was relieved when I worked out how to turn it off!
@@ArronPrescott Not half as relieved as I was when you showed how to fix it.. Cheers Arron.
Is it normal for the camera a5100 to shut off with power saver? the most i can set it is at 30 minutes? i cant disable that function.
Still using this camera! I use it for makeup tutorials, however recently the battery dies really quickly and it over heats loads. I now have a problem, when i turn the camera on it says the lense is not attached properly and the lense does not go back in. HELP!!!!😿
Unfortunately the overheating is a common issue, for the battery it may be helped by buying a replacement. For your lens issue try going to 'Custom Settings' on the main menu then on tab 3 try enabling 'Release w/o Lens' I've had a similar issue before and that fixed it.
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Hey Arron, was just wondering how to take good photos on low light ambient with this camera its so hard not to get soooo much noisy in the photos.
Hmm, I've had fairly decent low light results with this camera. What settings are you using/ what lens?
Does this camera have a silent mode to turn off the shutter sound?
Unfortunately no, no silent shutter on this one.
@@ArronPrescott too bad. Thanks
Hi Arran.
Left you a wee message on your Instagram, but just in case. Your videos about the a5100 have really helped me chose the camera and taught me a helluva lot! So thank you so much for that! Having a wee issue though thats frustrating the life out of me though and wondered if you had a fix or come across this. I'm shooting the photos in RAW on the camera, but when I transfer them across (through the Imaging Edge App) to my phone its saving them as a JPEG and I've no idea how to fix this. Spent the last few days (woohoo lockdown!) trying to find a fix. Any suggestions would be so appreciated. Cheers!
this is great
Any tips to reduce the shakiness of the video??
Make sure you're using a lens with stabilisation (OSS) built in, this will help reduce 'shaky' footage. If you're still having issues after this you may want to invest in a gimbal.
Auto-Obj framing set to OFF, still finding a bunch of “cropped” thumbnail-like images on SD, after shoot 🤔
Anyone know how to recover photos they accidentally deleted or reset
The Imagine Edge Mobile application is bugged. Dont work properly - often switchess off - so the bad camera. I never buy sony camera again.