As someone who is transitioning from being a long time Canon user to using the Sony A7Riii, obviously the menu structure is completely different between the two - I found this video to be fantastic. Super clear, easy to understand and helpful. Thanks!
This video is GOLD!! I like that you not only describe what a setting does, but also why it does what it does. A must-watch for a7iii users wanting to get the most out of their camera!
What an amazing walk through of the menu system. Excellent work. I watched Tony Northrup's video and Jared Polin's video. None of them covered the menu system like you have done it. Jared didn't even know the meaning of many menu settings you have excellently explained. Thanks so much. I have saved it to my Playlist and am going to refer to it again and again.
You are a good man Charlie Brown! I’m renting this camera for the most important gig of my life this week. After watching this whole thing I feel less nervous I’m going to forget to toggle something that will mess everything up! Thank you.
Really love how you went in depth and explained everything in detail. Even when you didn't use certain settings, you still explained it without bashing it in case someone can make use of it or if they preferred it. Some people will not explain something just because they don't like it or use it but you thoroughly described each function and gave objective and positive information. Super High Quality on your part. Thank you very much for your explanation. I learned a lot with you!
It may be a long video about dry material, but I laughed quite a few times and watched the whole video. Thanks so much for making this, it was definitely useful!
This was perfect no fluff just the dirt we need. Everything was well explained (at least enough for me) and then on to the next without all the crap others throw in threre. Thank you!
That video was anything but dry. It was PHENOMINAL ! I have subscribed and look forward to more of your work. So hard to separate the trash from the quality on the internet. Thank you for your effort. Grateful.
I am a person of unique perseverance. Feels good and also feels good to have a starting point for the A7r iii I just unboxed. Thanks for a great video. You are a person of unique stamina to have managed to get through that lot with barely pausing for breath. V impressed and thank you again for the work put into this.
This is exacly how a guide/tutorial should be. Fast, total and 100% informative. No clowninsh timewasting entertainment crap like all the others. Great post m8!!
Thank you! It took me two days to go through the menu with you and don`t get crazy in the proces :) Very, very helpfull. I learned a ton of useful and two tons of useless things that are there in the menu but it was totaly worth it!
The a7iii is my first Sony camera coming from Canon so this was incredibly helpful, thank you so much, this was way more informative than the manual, thank you!
I just switched over from Olympus to a Sony a7III and this was extremely helpful in learning my new camera. The Sony menu system is definitely not ideal but that "My Menu" tab sure makes up for it! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks for producing this video. Having shot Canon for 15-years now and switching to Sony is akin to going from a PC to a Mac. A whole no system to learn. Thanks!
Just switched to Sony and was thrown through a loop when I opened up the menu. This was extremely informative and I made it through no problem 😊 thank you!
Dude... your a fucking legend.. songs will be written about you and played from the heavens for all eternity, you wonderful detailed nerd you... seriously though thanks man, what a crazy amount of time and effort you put in, really appreciate it!!
This was so helpful thank you! I stayed until the end, that's how helpful it was. Did you know you obviously liked the slideshow setting as you repeated it!
On this Sony A7r III 3 an important thing is missing which is the color inversion or negative. Very useful for reproducing color or black and white negatives. Many photographers have these negatives in stock and could digitize them. I hope this message reaches Mr. Sony's ears.
This is an amazing collection of information and useful knowledge. Your ability to present on this platform is incredibly helpful. I appreciate the effort that you made to instruct us in using this camera. Thank you.
Looks like a great video to getting into the dirty details! For those who are big fans of Sony products, it is no surprise that the menus are deep and the learning curve can be steep... But for some, that's actually a good thing, as it affords a degree of control that other products don't provide... And after all, some of the features only need be visited once to get things set up the way you want! I had an A7rii and was not happy with it in some regards, but this version appears to be an upgrade, and actually appears to make for a camera worth hanging on to! Time will tell... 😃
Nice, I've considered it a few hundred times. I'm going to hold off until the S III announcement before charting my next move. I'm crossing my fingers for 4k/60p and higher bitrates. Beyond sensor performance, Sony hasn't brought us any improvement in video capture since the a6300... the S III at least needs to be an answer to Panasonic's advances.
Jeff Ello, yes the A7SIII will be a video monster for sure. I can use the A7III right now, and if the SIII is great, I will add that to my kit too. Cheers
Excellent ! Thank you very much for your help with these awful menus! I don't understand why they do not provide a detailed paper manual as the other manufacturers...
What an excellent video! I say again--excellent. You have technical understanding coupled with a dry and clever sense of humor, and this made my learning process easy and painless. Thank you. Like others among your viewership, I am a Canon user going back to the 5D classic (which I still own and use). I won't say that I'm transitioning to Sony as I have already owned the Sony A7RII. But your video has made things clear to me, clearer than ever before.
a note: compressed is 14 bit, it only shoots 12bit when in continuous shooting mode with compressed RAW or in BULB mode if you forget to turn the long exposure noise reduction off.
Thank god someone did this. Monumental effort. You technical knowledge is awe inspiring. I'm sure I'll be going back to this many, many times (I've already reviewed a few times).
Thanks. I see on your channel you have a playlist dedicated to MS S2D... I deployed that a year ago (6 nodes, NVME/SSD/HDD). 2M+ IOps. I'd like some better monitoring interfaces (like Honolulu), but I've been very pleased so far.
Man, that was really comprehensive and absolutely useful to me. I have looked high and low for a PDF, or preferably a flip book, that has what I just learned and logged 13 (thirteen!) legal sized pages full of notes. Nice job! I took notes on your settings of course. Do you have videos on how you tweak those for different shoots?
17:25 "ISO would typically be set by the physical buttons of function menu, but you can set it here If you hate having extra time in your life" ahahah. Didn't expect that :D.
As someone who is transitioning from being a long time Canon user to using the Sony A7Riii, obviously the menu structure is completely different between the two - I found this video to be fantastic. Super clear, easy to understand and helpful. Thanks!
Thanks much :)
The best tutorial found in TH-cam. One hour, well worth spending. Its not boring, quiet informative Great Job Sir!
Thank you kindly.
This video is GOLD!! I like that you not only describe what a setting does, but also why it does what it does. A must-watch for a7iii users wanting to get the most out of their camera!
Wow! I just ordered my a7iii, to replace my Canon 80D, and I sat here glued to my screen for the entire video. Thank you so much for all of the info!
Glad it helped :)
What an amazing walk through of the menu system. Excellent work. I watched Tony Northrup's video and Jared Polin's video. None of them covered the menu system like you have done it. Jared didn't even know the meaning of many menu settings you have excellently explained. Thanks so much. I have saved it to my Playlist and am going to refer to it again and again.
Thank you. I agonize over accuracy, which is why I'll never have time to do many videos. :)
@@Photonarmy I like detail oriented people :) since I am one too :D I just have a youtube channel though :)
You are a good man Charlie Brown! I’m renting this camera for the most important gig of my life this week. After watching this whole thing I feel less nervous I’m going to forget to toggle something that will mess everything up! Thank you.
Your sense of humor fits with mine perfectly......even though this was extremely dry, you made it worth watching!!
Man you have a great radio/tv voice man. You should seriously looking to doing podcasts or something. Im not gay btw haha
The most informative video I’ve seen on the Sony mirrorless menu by a mile...Refreshingly knowledgable and extremely well explained.
Thank you kindly
Thanks so much for this. I am a recent Sony Switcher who has never used a Sony camera and this was very useful.
Really love how you went in depth and explained everything in detail. Even when you didn't use certain settings, you still explained it without bashing it in case someone can make use of it or if they preferred it. Some people will not explain something just because they don't like it or use it but you thoroughly described each function and gave objective and positive information. Super High Quality on your part. Thank you very much for your explanation. I learned a lot with you!
Thank you kindly. It is definitely a struggle explaining a function that you wouldn't use yourself... I just assume there's a case for everything. :)
It may be a long video about dry material, but I laughed quite a few times and watched the whole video. Thanks so much for making this, it was definitely useful!
great video! I learned a lot about my new camera and I also discovered I am a person of unique perseverance!
The truest journey of personal discovery. :)
This was perfect no fluff just the dirt we need. Everything was well explained (at least enough for me) and then on to the next without all the crap others throw in threre. Thank you!
Thank You so much for taking the time to put this together, Sony should be paying you a fortune.
That was a great explanation of the menu settings. Much better than going through the book. I look forward to more videos on the A7!
One of the very best a7 setup videos I’ve seen!
Wonderful video. I've had the A6000, A6500, A7Rii, and now the A7iii, and still found this video very informative. Thank you.
That video was anything but dry. It was PHENOMINAL ! I have subscribed and look forward to more of your work. So hard to separate the trash from the quality on the internet. Thank you for your effort. Grateful.
I am a person of unique perseverance. Feels good and also feels good to have a starting point for the A7r iii I just unboxed. Thanks for a great video. You are a person of unique stamina to have managed to get through that lot with barely pausing for breath. V impressed and thank you again for the work put into this.
We just loved the last expression that you gave.
I spend the vast majority of my life making that face. :)
You should do videos more. Excellent speech craft, very concise. Exactly what I needed.
Thanks for taking the time! This made my life as a new A7iii user a lot easier.
Glad it helped, welcome to the alpha team
Loving this. My A7iii arrives tomorrow and I am mentally preparing for the high learning curve.
Coming from Nikon, this is the best video I've seen yet. Very informative. thank you Jeff!
But it still looks pffffff😱. Thinking to switch my D750 but this menu is so hard to learn. Not?
Nasir Quadri ok, I can deal with a learning proces of 1 or 2 weeks but let’s hope it’s not gonna turn into a nightmare for me 🙂
This is a great video for first timer using Sony Alpha cameras. A big thumps up!!
Bless you sir. I just went through the entire video with my A7 III. I feel like I have a much better understanding now as I switched from Canon.
i am just setting up my new a73's for a couple of wedding over the weekend.. this vid helped me greatly.
WA1NO Good luck :)
This is exacly how a guide/tutorial should be. Fast, total and 100% informative. No clowninsh timewasting entertainment crap like all the others. Great post m8!!
Thank you! It took me two days to go through the menu with you and don`t get crazy in the proces :) Very, very helpfull. I learned a ton of useful and two tons of useless things that are there in the menu but it was totaly worth it!
Just purchase a7iii, made it to the end and cheers mate.
The a7iii is my first Sony camera coming from Canon so this was incredibly helpful, thank you so much, this was way more informative than the manual, thank you!
I just switched over from Olympus to a Sony a7III and this was extremely helpful in learning my new camera. The Sony menu system is definitely not ideal but that "My Menu" tab sure makes up for it! Thanks a bunch!
Moved from Canon to Sony. This video is outstanding 👍
Much appreciated.
Kudos. I love your dry humor. Very helpful video. I appreciate your time.
Thanks for producing this video. Having shot Canon for 15-years now and switching to Sony is akin to going from a PC to a Mac. A whole no system to learn. Thanks!
Switching from Canon to Sony and found this extremely useful!
42:47 you did slideshow twice
i watched the whole thing. thank you for this
this is really a big effort to finish explain every item. Thanks for your hardwork
Just switched to Sony and was thrown through a loop when I opened up the menu. This was extremely informative and I made it through no problem 😊 thank you!
Dude... your a fucking legend.. songs will be written about you and played from the heavens for all eternity, you wonderful detailed nerd you... seriously though thanks man, what a crazy amount of time and effort you put in, really appreciate it!!
Epic endeavor Jeff. Your tone and pace made this watchable; given the content and length of this piece, thats saying something.
Just got an A7iii, and this was very helpful. Thanks.
This was so helpful thank you! I stayed until the end, that's how helpful it was. Did you know you obviously liked the slideshow setting as you repeated it!
I was demonstrating the slideshow repeat functionality. That is my story. :)
Just to say that it was wonderful! Best tutorial I have seen about a7 III menu. Thank you very much!
On this Sony A7r III 3 an important thing is missing which is the color inversion or negative. Very useful for reproducing color or black and white negatives. Many photographers have these negatives in stock and could digitize them. I hope this message reaches Mr. Sony's ears.
Most comprehensive and useful menu review that I found! Thx and much appreciated!!
Thanks great post. I have A7RIII and have ordered the A7III also. Cheers
Just got my a7iii yesterday. This video was *incredibly* helpful! Thank you so much for making it!
This is an amazing collection of information and useful knowledge. Your ability to present on this platform is incredibly helpful. I appreciate the effort that you made to instruct us in using this camera. Thank you.
You are the funniest photographer I know 🙂
Looks like a great video to getting into the dirty details! For those who are big fans of Sony products, it is no surprise that the menus are deep and the learning curve can be steep... But for some, that's actually a good thing, as it affords a degree of control that other products don't provide... And after all, some of the features only need be visited once to get things set up the way you want! I had an A7rii and was not happy with it in some regards, but this version appears to be an upgrade, and actually appears to make for a camera worth hanging on to! Time will tell... 😃
Love your sense of humor! Comes in handy with a Sony menu system tutorial.
I watched it to set up my RX100M7. Very similar interface. Thanks
Glad it helped :)
amazing video, the most in depth video on the camera settings ive found.
Thanks, i have the A7RIII and have ordered the A7III.
Nice, I've considered it a few hundred times. I'm going to hold off until the S III announcement before charting my next move. I'm crossing my fingers for 4k/60p and higher bitrates. Beyond sensor performance, Sony hasn't brought us any improvement in video capture since the a6300... the S III at least needs to be an answer to Panasonic's advances.
Jeff Ello, yes the A7SIII will be a video monster for sure. I can use the A7III right now, and if the SIII is great, I will add that to my kit too. Cheers
Just migrated from canon to sony and this was immensly helpful really solid vid.
Best setup guide ever 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I refuse to disagree with you. :)
I have no idea why this was so enjoyable.
Andy Grizzell it's laced with subliminal profanity and a mild disdain for authority. ;)
Thanks! I preorded mine from Amazon yesterday. I'll go through this when I get it!
Great set of instructions, this explain all my questions, now I'm ready to go take some pictures.
Excellent ! Thank you very much for your help with these awful menus! I don't understand why they do not provide a detailed paper manual as the other manufacturers...
What an excellent video! I say again--excellent. You have technical understanding coupled with a dry and clever sense of humor, and this made my learning process easy and painless. Thank you. Like others among your viewership, I am a Canon user going back to the 5D classic (which I still own and use). I won't say that I'm transitioning to Sony as I have already owned the Sony A7RII. But your video has made things clear to me, clearer than ever before.
Thanks. Very helpful. Waiting for the focus video. Please hurry.
Thanks for this walkthrough, very useful when setting up my camera. Greetings from the Netherlands
Awesome!!! Straight to the point without wasting time - exactly what I needed! Thanks!
Thank you, sir! Excellent info. Subscribed your channel.
Thank you so much, this really helped me 👍🏾 amazingly I was still awake at the end
Great video, thanks for taking the time to do it. Super helpful to get such an overview, and get things setup the way I want.
Amazing video, thanks! I should've done this the day I bought the camera. So many tricks :)
Thanks for that video. That helped a lot getting the camera known!
Amazing detail in the video. Thanks!
Nice information and presentation, thanks
Thank you! Very informative and great radio voice.
Nice and concise! You got the Swt. V/H AF area a bit wrong though.....it uses the exact AF point chosen by you in vertical or horizontal shooting.
This was perfect thank you so much! learned so much about my camera watching this. Clear and concise sir you just got new sub .
Thank you kindly :)
Made it to the end, dude thanks this was very helpful!! Good job by the way :)
Great video with clear explanations. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!! This was exactly what I needed!
I loved this guide! Got me totally into the depths of my new A7 III :D
Very helpful! Thanks for explaining the menu buttons,just got my A7III.👍🏼
thank you!!!! best one yet
Great!Please keep on doing viedos about a7R III. Congrats!
Awesome thanks so much!
Omg this intro is brilliant 😂
Thank you... and if that's what you're into, there's plenty more clinical semi-monotone monologue were that came from. :)
Awesome video. Just the information needed, although that is quite a lot.
Jesus, the "a person of unique perseverance" was a bit too emotionally on the nose after sitting through all that. Your face was perfect.
lol i just suscribed right away. i like your humor and how informative you are. thanks man
a note: compressed is 14 bit, it only shoots 12bit when in continuous shooting mode with compressed RAW or in BULB mode if you forget to turn the long exposure noise reduction off.
Definitely seems to be an oversight on my part. Now I'm all curious and want to do some more testing this weekend.
Thank god someone did this. Monumental effort. You technical knowledge is awe inspiring. I'm sure I'll be going back to this many, many times (I've already reviewed a few times).
Thanks for making this video.not everyone could do that. Cheers!
awesome hugely helpful and I had to crack up as I was mirroring your pose at the end - shouldn't watch late at night :-) :-)
There were lots and lots of retakes for each section because I kept trying to "say it better". That pose at the end was not acting. ;)
Thank you very much! Look forward to your other videos.
Great video! I've got my A7 III last week and I can confirm that 99% of the settings in this video are the same.
Thanks. I see on your channel you have a playlist dedicated to MS S2D... I deployed that a year ago (6 nodes, NVME/SSD/HDD). 2M+ IOps. I'd like some better monitoring interfaces (like Honolulu), but I've been very pleased so far.
Excellent run through.
Man, that was really comprehensive and absolutely useful to me. I have looked high and low for a PDF, or preferably a flip book, that has what I just learned and logged 13 (thirteen!) legal sized pages full of notes. Nice job! I took notes on your settings of course. Do you have videos on how you tweak those for different shoots?
17:25 "ISO would typically be set by the physical buttons of function menu, but you can set it here If you hate having extra time in your life" ahahah. Didn't expect that :D.
Thanks... I specialize in subtly. :)
GREAT JOB ! - A perfect guide
Great information! Good sense of humor! Thank you!
Brilliant, I thought I knew my camera until I watched this, thanks.