I’ve been reading a lot of comments on a7iv reviews saying adding a battery grip to their a7iv was single handedly taking away the over heating issues and then when keeping the screen flipped out while recording and also using a tripod there was absolutely zero issue. the battery grip seems to be a must for that camera
Thanks for your comments and feedback! I agreed with you on that. In particular the A7iv camera body is small. As a personal opinion, i had a bigger hands, the vertical grip certainly improves with the overall camera grip and balancing with those big long lenses. Taking a vertical portrait shots is also a breeze as you no longer need to position your hand in a twisted up position when pressing your shuttle.
@@Lux_Tech: A7 IV body is huuuge compared to A7 II. Very ergonomic in my small hands, a pleasure to handle for hours on end. I had to buy a battery grip for the A7 II because otherwise the grip would hurt the palm of my hand. The IV doesn't require a grip, but I will still get one.
Thanks for making the video. Odd question here. Looks like in the video that there is a very thin spacing in between the grip and the bottom of the camera body, would you please verify that?
Hi, thanks for the view and that’s a good question! The grip does able to work with one single battery and not necessarily need to load up two batteries at once for it to operate. In normal circumstances one battery should works fine, but however, the advantage of the grip is that if you’re in a critical long shoot and halfway one battery runs out, the grip will auto switch and continue to operate with the second battery running without the camera shutting down or wasting time for you to replace the battery or charge up your camera with the provided USB C cable. You can remove the drain out battery, replace or charge after the critical shoot thereafter. In personal preference, other than the grip I’ve gotten the battery pack charger to charge the spare battery while I’m still able to continue the shoot and load up to the grip when I’m able to if you don’t want to spend or carry an additional 3rd or forth batteries in your bag. You can check out my other videos on the battery pack charger. 😊
At one point when i saw the back of the camera thought it was a cheap rebel t6i lol never seen the sonys a7 line with a full flip out (ZV1 style) screen.
Mine holds on pretty decent well without any issue. Probably check your screw attachment from the grip, may not be in line with the base of your camera body. Try to remove and realign and see how it goes. If it still giving you an issue, you may want to exchange under warranty?
my issue is that the vertical grip for the A7IV does not have the video record button like the camera body does. that's one of the best things about the new A7IV and I was hoping there would be some effort put into the vertical grip to match the design update but clearly not
The sony website has got it’s retail price listed as SGD$499.00(Battery Grip), SGD$149.00 (Battery) . Please check out the link: www.sony.com.sg/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras-vertical-grips/vg-c3em www.sony.com.sg/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras-batteries-chargers/np-fz100
Hi, I don’t do video recording but more towards still photography. One shoot with normal photography using flash trigger around 500plus photo’s taken indoor studio, uses only 70-200mm GM ll lens only uses up around 20% on one of the battery. Other scenarios would be about 2.5hrs shooting portraits outdoor under day light, changing two lenses simultaneously around 400plus photos taken used up around 40% on one of the battery. I guess video may took up more battery % if you’re setting and shooting under higher frame-rates per sec. Whichever the case it would be good to have some spare batteries in your bag in case you need it at critical moment. 😊
It does fit well with the A7iv. Have been using this grip with my A7iv with no issue at all. Very comfortable grip and certainly very good built quality! Highly recommended! 😊
@@Lux_Tech the Sony grip sticks out the a7iv is very rectangular and the grip is more Round like the a7Riv sony should make a grip that fits the body style of the a7iv
I wouldn’t think heat can be avoided totally but having this grip certainly reduces the direct contact from your hands to the camera body. Thus far I’m shooting more of still photography and doesn’t have any heat issue.
Nice video, love my A7iv and 200-600mm , i love the grip with dual batteries ,it just makes sense, i know you charge the batteries while still in the grip or wall power to continue your shoot , i own a 30,000 m/ah power supply and was going to try and use it to supply power to camera /grip to see if it was able to do the same as a wall plug does, i think it should, i have to wait a few weeks to try it out when the weather finally is decent enough here in Canada, the last of the snow is finally melted in my yard today May.1st 😂 woohoo i put away the Toque/gloves
Why should I add more weight to my camera.It’s easy to swap a spare battery in seconds.I don’t want to go back to the boat anger DSLRs .Your better of spending your money on a removable cage system.
Thanks for your comments. Well i guess it all depends on what you’re shooting. There maybe some situations that you just need that full attention in shooting at critical moments and you don’t have that split second to do a swap and downturn. End of the day it’s an individual preference and these gadget is just an additional tools to help around..😊
Pro wedding and sports photographers like them the kind of people that shoot continuous mode for ages and it takes the battery heat out of the camera I'm guessing it takes longer to overheat when shooting video.
I’ve been reading a lot of comments on a7iv reviews saying adding a battery grip to their a7iv was single handedly taking away the over heating issues and then when keeping the screen flipped out while recording and also using a tripod there was absolutely zero issue. the battery grip seems to be a must for that camera
Thanks for your comments and feedback! I agreed with you on that. In particular the A7iv camera body is small. As a personal opinion, i had a bigger hands, the vertical grip certainly improves with the overall camera grip and balancing with those big long lenses. Taking a vertical portrait shots is also a breeze as you no longer need to position your hand in a twisted up position when pressing your shuttle.
@@Lux_Tech: A7 IV body is huuuge compared to A7 II. Very ergonomic in my small hands, a pleasure to handle for hours on end.
I had to buy a battery grip for the A7 II because otherwise the grip would hurt the palm of my hand.
The IV doesn't require a grip, but I will still get one.
Thanks for making the video. Odd question here. Looks like in the video that there is a very thin spacing in between the grip and the bottom of the camera body, would you please verify that?
Does it need to have both batteries in the grip for it to work, or does it work with just one?
Hi, thanks for the view and that’s a good question! The grip does able to work with one single battery and not necessarily need to load up two batteries at once for it to operate. In normal circumstances one battery should works fine, but however, the advantage of the grip is that if you’re in a critical long shoot and halfway one battery runs out, the grip will auto switch and continue to operate with the second battery running without the camera shutting down or wasting time for you to replace the battery or charge up your camera with the provided USB C cable. You can remove the drain out battery, replace or charge after the critical shoot thereafter. In personal preference, other than the grip I’ve gotten the battery pack charger to charge the spare battery while I’m still able to continue the shoot and load up to the grip when I’m able to if you don’t want to spend or carry an additional 3rd or forth batteries in your bag. You can check out my other videos on the battery pack charger. 😊
@@Lux_Tech that’s great! I appreciate the information. Thanks
@@DavidStella You’re most welcome! 😊
@@Lux_Tech Thank you! I had the same question as well
I wonder if my original Sony battery grip, will fit my new A7iv. When it comes in the mail, it used to stay on my A7rii
Unfortunately it won’t. Sony started using a new battery from the A7iii onwards.
At one point when i saw the back of the camera thought it was a cheap rebel t6i lol never seen the sonys a7 line with a full flip out (ZV1 style) screen.
Have that on my Canon M50 I'm really missing it on the A7R IV I have to stick a screen protector on it.
Does A7iii sony grip works on model a7iv or they are different seems exactly the same?
They are the same.
Do you know any L-Grips for this setup?
Sorry have no idea about L-Grips
@@Lux_Tech ooops, i mean "L-Brackets'
Is there any play between the body and the grip on yours?
Just got mine, and I can see and hear it moving around, which is a little disconcerting.
Mine holds on pretty decent well without any issue. Probably check your screw attachment from the grip, may not be in line with the base of your camera body. Try to remove and realign and see how it goes. If it still giving you an issue, you may want to exchange under warranty?
my issue is that the vertical grip for the A7IV does not have the video record button like the camera body does. that's one of the best things about the new A7IV and I was hoping there would be some effort put into the vertical grip to match the design update but clearly not
I'd constantly be bumping the record button by accident during weddings.
What is the Cost of grip and Battery each
The sony website has got it’s retail price listed as SGD$499.00(Battery Grip), SGD$149.00 (Battery) . Please check out the link:
www.sony.com.sg/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras-vertical-grips/vg-c3em
www.sony.com.sg/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras-batteries-chargers/np-fz100
@@Lux_Tech thank you
@@vibrantfotoz5162 You’re most welcome! 😊
Thanks for the excellent video.
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Yeah, the A7 IV is a little bit bigger than other models, so the transition from body to vertical grip is not seamless. Bummer.
How much recording time do you get with two fully charged batteries in the grip? Thanks.
Hi, I don’t do video recording but more towards still photography. One shoot with normal photography using flash trigger around 500plus photo’s taken indoor studio, uses only 70-200mm GM ll lens only uses up around 20% on one of the battery. Other scenarios would be about 2.5hrs shooting portraits outdoor under day light, changing two lenses simultaneously around 400plus photos taken used up around 40% on one of the battery. I guess video may took up more battery % if you’re setting and shooting under higher frame-rates per sec. Whichever the case it would be good to have some spare batteries in your bag in case you need it at critical moment. 😊
Wait it doesn't come with batteries
Thanks for the video.
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Thank you for the video. I was wondering if this grip would fit the a7iv well, this helps a lot.
It does fit well with the A7iv. Have been using this grip with my A7iv with no issue at all. Very comfortable grip and certainly very good built quality! Highly recommended! 😊
@@Lux_Tech the Sony grip sticks out the a7iv is very rectangular and the grip is more Round like the a7Riv sony should make a grip that fits the body style of the a7iv
@@lewcehjitl3282 I noticed that the grip is not flush with the body. At the end of the video you can see the grip is smaller than the body.
@@FerdinandTerreros becasue the batteries slot is detached. Look at 3:29 and you will see that the grip is exactly same lenght as the sony a7iv
Excellent video.....
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@@O-Dini Awesome! Thank you 😊
Wow that's crazy awesome!
Is it can avoid heat form camera body ?
I wouldn’t think heat can be avoided totally but having this grip certainly reduces the direct contact from your hands to the camera body. Thus far I’m shooting more of still photography and doesn’t have any heat issue.
@@Lux_Tech yes because the main heat is form battery 🔋,I guess use grip may be reduce that .
Nice video, love my A7iv and 200-600mm , i love the grip with dual batteries ,it just makes sense, i know you charge the batteries while still in the grip or wall power to continue your shoot , i own a 30,000 m/ah power supply and was going to try and use it to supply power to camera /grip to see if it was able to do the same as a wall plug does, i think it should, i have to wait a few weeks to try it out when the weather finally is decent enough here in Canada, the last of the snow is finally melted in my yard today May.1st 😂 woohoo i put away the Toque/gloves
reading this hurt my brain, ever hear of periods? Lol
the shape of grip not perfect with a7 iv body, and the problem with a7 iv record button custom also, so wait for other grip
So this is compatible with the new A7iv?
Yes, this video demonstrated using Sony A7iv together with Sony battery grip.
Why should I add more weight to my camera.It’s easy to swap a spare battery in seconds.I don’t want to go back to the boat anger DSLRs .Your better of spending your money on a removable cage system.
Thanks for your comments. Well i guess it all depends on what you’re shooting. There maybe some situations that you just need that full attention in shooting at critical moments and you don’t have that split second to do a swap and downturn. End of the day it’s an individual preference and these gadget is just an additional tools to help around..😊
Pro wedding and sports photographers like them the kind of people that shoot continuous mode for ages and it takes the battery heat out of the camera I'm guessing it takes longer to overheat when shooting video.