Sony A7R III Best Video Settings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Best video settings for the Sony A7R III.
A quick hands-on tutorial for novice videographers.
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Excellent and to the point!
That's very kind of you to say, thanks for commenting.
Terrific video. I was having trouble keep ISO and Aperture fixed while shooting video until I watched this. The a7R III is very different from my a7S. Thanks for doing this!
My pleasure, always nice to know my videos are helpful.
I'm so glad I found you Maarten! Your videos are on point and you have a wonderful way of getting all your information out in a clear and concise way. Many thank you's, cheers!
That's so nice to hear, thanks for commenting.
I sincerely appreciate your work. I think I'll get "Keep shooting until your battery is empty and your memory card is full" put on my wall in my office.
That's very kind of you to say - I'm thinking of getting that printed as a postcard. DM with your address and I'll send one when they're done.
It's been a while since I've seen one of your videos Maarten, I always enjoy your style, cheery, professional and concise.
Please don't stay away so long next time - thanks for your kind words.
Great video, Maarten! I always enjoy watching your videos because you obviously enjoy what you're doing, and you do it well. Thanks!
How kind of you to say, thanks, a pleasure to read your comments.
thank you so much this was one of the most helpful to the point videos I've seen on this subject. Well done.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your kind words, appreciated
this tutorial was exactly what I needed - like what you said at the beginning of the video, I just want a quick straight to the point and don't have time to fiddle around figuring out video menu settings. :) Thank you!!
My pleasure. Always nice to know that my videos are appreciated, thanks!!
Amazing details.. Amazing person delivering even small details it help alot
Glad you think so! Thanks for taking the time to comment
Great video! One thing that took me ages to realize is that if you want to record 4K back up video to the card inserted in the slot 2, you need a larger capacity (at least 64 gb) SDXC UHS-1 card. I spent ages trying to figure out why my 32 gb SDHC UHS-1 Sandisk Extreme PRO card would not allow that for backup video, but would work fine in slot number 1!
Thanks for the kind words, appreciated. Interesting, thanks for pointing this out.
Maarten you are the man. Thank you for such a helpful video.
A pleasure to read your kind words, thanks.
What a thoroughly enjoyable and delightful video! Keep up the good work! 😊
How kind of you to say, thanks for commenting.
Thank you so much, I have not shot video with this camera, but I love the stills. Great video
Thanks for your kind words, always nice to hear from viewers who appreciate my videos.
Hey Maarten, nice tips. for me seeing your videos is like seeing a Bob Ross videos
Kinda of Joy of photography :)
What a nice comment - thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
Thank you! very helpful and love your approach to these teaching videos...
How kind of you to say, thanks for the kind words.
Well done Maarten - you cover lots of ground in easy to follow and helpful way! Thanks!
Always nice to read kind words from a creator who's work and opinions I respect - thanks!
Awesome video. The 80% setting for Marker Display is something I've never heard anybody mention or talk about...ever. Thanks! Adjusted my setting.
Always nice to know I've provided useful information. Thanks!!
Awesome video! Really enjoyed watching it. Just bought the Sony a7riii here in Tokyo to start to make some new Videos and get more into Photography. Thanks a lot for your Video!
A pleasure to read your kind words, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Another very concise and informative video. Thanks! One question though: Is there a quick way to adjust audio levels while recording?
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. Yes, put the audio levels on a custom key for quick access without having to open the menu.
Wonderful short & sweet tutorial for novices : THANKS !
Always my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.
Yes you can shoot in that mode no problem but it does affect a couple of other things which I am finding out one is you can’t give it any frame lines which is OK because with this camera don’t seem to want to use them. I’m just playing around with it now to see what else it affects when in M mode
Right, that will affect some video-specific features. The framing will change as you hit record, and you won't have audio until you hit record.
Good overview! In addition to Clear Image Zoom, with a full frame lens Super 35 mode extends its reach.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. Yes, the two can be combined - thanks for adding that detail.
Can you talk more about the different record settings (30p 50M)? When would you use the highest settings?
Unless you have a specific need for an alternate frame rate, I would always use 30 - as nearly all displays agree on that as a common refresh standard. For the second, I always use the highest data rate. I've purchased a high quality camera and I want high quality results. If I thought 50M was good enough, I'd buy a less expensive model.
thanks for a concise and to the point video!
You're welcome! Thanks for your kind words!
Maarten! Thanks for this lovely video! Smart tips!
That's very kind of you, thanks for commenting.
7:00 On Clear Image Zoom or Digital Zoom You can use the up and down arrows on the control wheel to smooth zooming by holding those buttons.
Thanks, yes that's fine as long as you want it fast.
Really ! Let us say that it's not that useful anyway. By the way, thanks for your videos, I like them a lot. I'm from Brazil and an amateur, not a pro. Keep up the good work !
Thanks for your kind words.
Thanks for the excellent hints. Zebras on a custom button is really a nice idea.
Always pleased to hear I've provided useful tips. Thanks for the kind words.
Thanks for your clear post. Usefull and generous. Top
How kind of you to say, thanks for commenting.
Great video, to the point with great examples!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
A phenomenal video, this helped out a ton. Thank you
Always a pleasure to read your kind words, thank you.
Thank you Maarten, as usual, very informative and very helpful.
Always nice to see your comments - thanks for the kind words.
Great help! I am a canon shooter. I recently migrated to Sony since my Canon camera's sensor broke!! I moved to Sony cuz I wanted to go mirrorless and wanted the ability to shoot 4K as well. I am conducting interviews this on Friday and these tips are very helpful! Thank you Maarteen! Any additional tips to shoot interviews will be great.
Thanks for the kind words, appreciated. How does a sensor break?
Use all manual settings, as I assume there will be some editing. Manual white balance, manual ISO, manual focus, manual audio level (although Sony doesn't really allow this - but I mean turn the recording level down, otherwise it will start high with lots of compression and then slowly turn down to get to the right level.
Any other suggestions I have would be based on style. Personally, I always shoot at eye level and (assuming it's one person talking) position myself just to the right (or left, alternating if there are multiple interviews) of the camera.
However, I would select the positioning of the chairs carefully to take advantage of natural light, I would use external mics and position them (shotgun or lav) carefully and monitor the sound with headphones while recording. Record "room tone" for editing.
Hope this helps.
I mean I ended up with a shot sensor! I took it to a camera store and they said the sensor is shot, contact Canon. I did that and they said it is dead!!!!!!
Thank you for these tips! Greatly helpful!
How unusual, the first time I've heard of that. I'm always happy to help.
You are a terrific reporter and your tips are extraordinary. I am so very impressed by your approach. I am planning to do a series of video interview shoots with two Sony A7's---one a Mark II and one a brand-new Mark III... one I'll use for wide shots and one I'll use for close ups on my main interview subject. I'll be purchasing lights, an audio mixer, and probably a new wired lav to go with the wired lav I already have. If you ever come to New York, I'd love for the opportunity to get together.
Thank you, it was a pleasure to read your kind words. I'll keep your invitation in mind - I may be there for CE week. Likewise, do let me know if you're heading to Toronto.
It’s the M on the small wheel on the top of the camera not far from the film icon. Right beside the 123 set up modes.
Wow, interesting. So in 'stills' mode, not in video ... interesting. Have never investigated that option.
Wow! Thanks a lot! You saved me few hours of life!!
Thanks, that's exactly the comment I hoped for.
Helped alottt
Great Video sir 💯
Glad to hear that, thanks for commenting.
Superb! I manage to follow each guide. Really helpful for all newbie like me. Thanks for sharing.
Do you have a video tutorial for best photo mode settings?
New fan here!
I haven't tried to do anything similar for stills - too many options, too many situations, too much to explain. Most of the detail is covered in the review: th-cam.com/video/tHvWQSMOL0U/w-d-xo.html
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You’re a god
Thanks for the promotion. What are the benefits? And thanks for your kind words.
Thank you for such a great to-the-point video!!!
Always nice to hear that my videos are appreciated, thanks.
The best, as usual Maarten.
That's very kind, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Very well done Maaten.
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Thanks so much Mr. Maarten. great and very informative video as usual.
Glad you enjoyed it, always nice to read kind words.
"Press fun" - I like it!
That was a tip from a viewer. I was saying "fnuh"
Great video! Definitely appreciate all the great tips and tricks!
Thanks for taking the time to comment with your kind words. Always appreciated.
Nice review and good video tips, thanks Maarten!
Just a question: how can i set my Fuji x-t10 to record a full HD video @ 30fps without getting image blinking while using low consume lights with a frequency of 50 Hz?
Thank you for your kind words, always appreciated. Well, you could change the lighting, or the location where you're shooting. If that's not possible, lowering the shutter speed can (sometimes) reduce or eliminate the effect. Try 1/50 or 1/40 to see if that helps.
Excellent - really useful info without loads of waffle. thank you.
Thanks, your kind words are appreciated. I keep waffles in the kitchen.
Hi Maarten I figured it out today how to get the Facial tracking in 4K to work on the A7R 3 I was filming downtown today with a producer who actually owns that camera and so we were talking about it and for some crazy reason he like to shoot in the manual mode on his camera. So that got me thinking about trying manual mode and seeing if the facial tracking will work and yes it does. So I believe that there is a firmware glitch in the system that Sony has to update to make it work on the film setting. I will email Sony and let them know about this.
Excellent, do you mean manual exposure?
Hey there Maarten, thanks for the insight, just sold my a7Rii and have ordered the a7Riii.
Always nice to know my content is helpful and appreciated, thanks for taking the time to comment.
really cool! very useful too!
Thanks, I do appreciate your kind words.
Hello, very complete and clear.
You mention usb-c power , is it enough to record over long periods of time ?
Longer certainly, but the camera does always use the internal battery which eventually wears down.
Would you say the steadyshot option would be good for the sony 24mm 1.4 lens? It doesn't have OSS on it so without a gimbal it gets quite shaky when vlogging.
Either that or a tripod.
Thorough job MH! I guess these settings will apply to my soon to be released A 7III? Sony rumors reports that camera is to be released at the Japan camera show in a months time.
We can only hope - thanks for the comments, always nice to see your avatar.
very easy to understand, thank you!
I appreciate the kind words, thanks for commenting.
Hi Maarten, I really like the clear simple style of your video, excellent. I was interested to see you use the creative settings rather than the Picture Profiles. Do you ever use the PPs? I looked to see if someone had asked this already but apologies if I missed it!
I use both, sometimes in combination. I thought I explained that in the video. But here's a more detailed video on using profiles and gamma settings: th-cam.com/video/1P8pIKYBmP0/w-d-xo.html
So great....Thank you!
Glad you liked it! Always nice to know my videos are appreciated.
Sir, very deeply thank you, I learn a lot about your objectives tips with the beast camera.
Thanks, kind words are always appreciated.
Awesome awesome video.. From a newbie!!
Thanks and welcome, always nice to have new voices in the comments.
Great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for commenting.
Excellent !! Great Video
Thank you very much! Always nice to hear from my viewers.
Great video and tutorial!
Thanks, it's very kind of you to say.
Thank you for the information sir!
Always my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.
Wow! Thank you! I’m a bit confused about the focusing system while on video. What would be the best way to shoot mildly moving subjects.
I appreciate your kind words. Are you anticipating problems (the focus system in Sony's mirrorless cameras is now excellent for video) or is there a specific situation where you've had problems?
For just general focus on moving subjects, I would turn on face detect (as you want the faces in focus) and then use AF-C with wide. A smaller aperture (larger F-number) can also help with focus.
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Yes, I think that having the lens on f1.4 wouldn’t help. I think I have face auto focus on however I don’t see the white square, I’ll check my settings. Thank you!
always happy to help, it's my pleasure
Loved the content. Thank you!
Always my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.
Hi there, great tutorial. Question, whats the reasoning behind turning steadyshot off if you’re using the camera on a tripod? Is it simply to save battery?
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words. Great question, and good thought, but it's not about battery. The issue is that on a tripod, when you're trying to create a smooth move (pan, tilt, whatever) steady shot will fight the move for a fraction of a second and then jump so that the move isn't smooth.
Maarten Heilbron ah understood. Thank you sir!
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great vid thanks
I appreciate your kind words, thank you!
Great video!! 👍🏼
Thank you for your kind words, appreciated.
Thanks as always been wiaitn on this.. awesome man.. u should buy you one. :)
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EXCELLENT!
Thanks for the kind word, appreciated.
So Sony got back to me and told me to do a reinstall on the camera after putting in the new firmware 1.01 and that solved the problem facial tracking is working. So looks like the new firmware solves the problem when shooting in 4K.
Perfect, that's what Patrick suggested when we chatted yesterday also. Always nice to know you have it solved. Still interested in the M solution - really wondering how that would be different.
I should have mentioned my question: for the Sony A7 II and III, what are your favorite lenses for sit down indoor interviews? Can I effectively use my beloved Sony 55mm F 1.8 as one of the lenses?
I would use that lens, but my preferred cine lens is the 28-135.
Why would you recommend 30p? Is the intent for the footage to look 'videoy'?
This video is intended for a novice viewer. I assume that the video will be displayed on a 30p (or multiple thereof) device. Using 30p creates fewer artifacts, so provides a cleaner look. If you can see the difference between a 24p recording and a 30p recording when viewed on a TV, video or computer screen, then you likely don't need my guidance.
A cinematic or video look is created by lighting and the use of picture profile settings, possibly the shutter speed, so the frame rate isn't a very big factor.
Wow...Excellent man. To 10!!!
That's very kind, thanks for taking the time to comment.
guess i hope this not to long of a question to answer. but i never really used the movie button to record video i always used manual mode.. how do you change settings like fstop and other things why in the movie mode. thanks your videos are teh best.. i bout to rewatch it now.
never mind i just found it in your video. set program mode to manual..thanks u good
Glad to hear you found the solution. Thanks for commenting, and your kind words.
Shooting in Log allows you to optimize exposure for the highlights...
I would not agree with that statement. Log allows you to increase the dynamic range - whether you choose to optimize for highlights or shadows is up to you. However, as I pointed out in another video: th-cam.com/video/1P8pIKYBmP0/w-d-xo.html using Log to increase the dynamic range may reduce quality if there isn't a need to do so.
your video is called BEST VIDEO SETTINGS... not using LOG is a choice, and a good one in a lot of environments.. but, with a scene with a lot of contrast... using LOG and exposing for highlights (using zebra) is a probably a better option...
thanks for you videos by the way !
always my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.
so good video !! 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words.
Thanks!
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Thank you!!!!!
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Awesome. Which tripod is that ?
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. Its a Sachtler - but not sure which model. It's one that TH-cam has for our use at the studio. My guidance and preference is the Manfrotto: bhpho.to/2oHOGcR - which is what I own and use. TH-cam has them as well, but we used them to shoot our video, so this was the extra one I used as a prop for this shoot - I'm sure they're fine (Sachtler makes some very good pro models) I'm just not familiar.
Thanks for an excellent video. I am venturing into video in order to shoot footage of my son surfing. Is it correct that you cannot use lock on AF in the movie mode? Do you have some specific suggestions for shooting fast moving sports action such as this? What should I set shutter speed at? When I am not shooting video I am using 1600 or 2000 for my surf shots.
I appreciate the kind words. You should not need to lock on for video - in continuous autofocus, just keep the focus area (use the appropriate flexible size) over the area where the surfer is, or just touch the screen if focus has drifted.
Thank you.
it's my pleasure
First and foremost thank you for teaching me how to use both of my cameras.I've come a long way thanks to you.My question is,how do I use the proxy files in my a6400 in editing software?I cant find any info on the proxy files in the a6400.Thank you
I haven't used proxy files, as my iMac seems to be able to handle the 4K originals without problems. So maybe this is worth further examination and a video (thanks in advance for the suggestion). My understanding is that you need an editor that supports this technique. You first use the proxy files to create your edit, and then tell the editor to use the actual files to perform the output render. You may need fairly pro software (like Final Cut or Premiere) to be able to do this.
My view is that, in camera, they're most useful to do a quick upload to social media.
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Hey Maarten. Can you help. When I’m using a speed lite to take photos. They have a mysterious white bar in the bottom 3rd. Any ideas please? Thanks in advance.
Your shutter speed isn't set properly for flash. Try 1/250.
Maarten Heilbron thanks again. I feel a bit stupid now. But it’s all a learning curve.
Glad to hear that was the solution you needed. Always happy to help.
very helpful video but does a73 and a7r3 share the same os
Thanks for your kind words, appreciated. Basically, yes; specifically, no.
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Maarten, I really love your videos--always excellent and economical in time.
I do have a question or two, after a short comment.
I have noticed that shooting with auto ISO in situations with stable light the camera yields excellent exposure, leaving me to concentrate on correct MF and framing, etc.
Normally I shoot with FD lenses and manual ISO. But I find in run and gun situations and other such situations with stable light auto ISO helps me get a lot more shots---and while not always perfect in every circumstance the exposure is every bit good enough to easily correct in post.
One thing I haven't tested is how to quickly get a stable exposure if light isn't stable.
My guess is to quickly turn on exposure compensation--like clicking on -1, or +1. Not sure if that will stabilize the exposure or if it will continue changing even with compensation on.
I didn't find an exposure lock on the camera. Is there one?
But generally I see no reason to routinely shoot a relatively high % of video in auto ISO...maybe even in Log gammas using exposure compensation--if it's stable.
What do you think?
Thanks for the kind words, always appreciated. Not sure why, but TH-cam truncated your comment before you got to the question ... could you please repost, or reply with the rest of your question. I'll start by agreeing with your observation. As Sony has added more power to AutoISO, the feature has become increasing more useful.
I'm going to assume you got at least the first paragraph. Here are the last two:
Normally I shoot with FD lenses and manual ISO. But I find in run and gun situations and other such situations with stable light auto ISO helps me get a lot more shots---and while not always perfect in every circumstance the exposure is every bit good enough to easily correct in post. One thing I haven't tested is how to quickly get a stable exposure if light isn't stable.
My guess is to quickly turn on exposure compensation--like clicking on -1, or +1. Not sure if that will stabilize the exposure or if it will continue changing even with compensation on.
I didn't find an exposure lock on the camera. Is there one?
But generally I see no reason to not to routinely shoot a relatively high % of video in auto ISO...maybe even in Log gammas using exposure compensation--if it's stable.
What do you think?
Again, TH-cam has cut you off - but I agree with your assessments. In general I find exposure adjustments to be fairly fast and not too obvious. With dramatic lighting changes, I expect viewers to provide some critical leeway.
I don't think exposure compensation has any effect on the adjustments made by the AutoISO system - it's just an overall adjustment.
Thanks for the great tips - Just got asked to do a aerial video i got a Kenyon KS-8 gyro for stabilization lots of experience shooting stills but now because the still cameras can shoot vid - i am asked to do vids as will. stablization rigs can get real expensive fast so how to do it on the cheap - Bungee cords at the ready thanks
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@@MaartenHeilbron so where to start a still photographer into becoming profiecnt in shooting video. It all seams so complicated. If you have the "best settings " for aerial video if would be appreciated. Also a follow up video on various applications would be great and how to set up for it. You mentioned stage, and general use. Thanks
It's not that complicated - I did my best to keep it as simple as possible. Yes, there are tweaks to these general comments for specific purposes, but for the most part they're often particular to a situation, equipment or style. I recommend shooting some samples and tests to get comfortable and fine-tune the settings for your needs.
I found one major problem it’s cropping when you press record the cropping changes in M mode. So looks like I’m back to square one with the movie mode. Oh well let’s see if Sony can figure it out.
Right. Until you hit record it's in stills mode. Maybe if you change stills mode to 16x9?
What is good camera for flying birds or animal filming? For a beginner.
It's not the camera, it's the lens that you should concentrate on. A longer lens with a larger aperture is needed to get close and maintain a fast shutter speed to stop action. There is no camera that has manual settings that cannot handle this kind of photography.
So... whats my best option?
The RX10 III or RX10 IV th-cam.com/video/YGqeezyuifg/w-d-xo.html
Maarten Heilbron What about nikon p900?
No idea, haven't used it. It has a very small sensor.
Thank u sir
It's my pleasure, thanks for the kind words.
Hello Maarten,
I really appreciate job that you make.
I have a Sony A7r III with Sony Zeiss 16-35 f4 lens and when I shoot 4K videos the footage becomes very jittery (despite 1/180 rule).
If you have an advice how to fix this issue, I would be grateful.
I don't remember referencing the 180 rule in this video. My recommendation is to shoot at 30 frames with a 1/60 (or so) shutter.
Which frame rate and shutter speed are you using?
Does the a7r3 support/need the v90 Sandisk SD card? Mine just arrived heard they were faster lol but I’m not seeing a difference from my v30 cards.
The higher video data rates are only supported on faster cards. However, you're correct, the V30 is sufficient for most purposes. If shooting stills in burst mode, your buffer will clear faster.
Correct: When you chose video quality, its mean bit rates, 50M mean 50 Megabit per second, not 50 megapixel as you say in the video at ~2m30
I'm sorry if I mis-stated that, thanks for the catch!
Native ISO for the a7r iii is 800.
If the ISO is lowered to compensate for a bright scene, will the video get noisey when shooting in s Log 2?
Irregardless of the camera's native ISO, there is always an increase in ISO when using a camera's LOG profile. Whether or not that makes the recording noisy depends on the lighting.
Hi Maarten I like your tutorial and I figured you're the guy to ask. I am a DP in Toronto and am new to the DSLR world. I purchase the Sony A7R3. My question is I can't get the white box to stay on in 4K for face detection It comes on for a fraction of a second then goes away. I did turn on the AF Face priority and the Face direct Frame display. I was wondering if you knew how to keep that box on it would be helpful when I use a gimbal. By the way I did do the upgrade to the new firmware.
Thanks for the kind words, and your confidence. Face detect has improved, but remains somewhat flakey, particularly for some faces and subjects wearing glasses. My solution is to stack the flexible spot in approximately the same area, hope this helps. But for as good as the AF is, my preference is manual - which I use whenever I can.
Thanks for getting back to me Maarten. Yes this is the first time that I've ever used auto focus in my life but it seems to work quite well with the gimbal system. I was hoping that the little box would stay on their faces so I'd have a good idea what was in focus while you're running around with a gimbal.
I'm also contacting Sony Canada to find out if they have any answers. Thanks again for getting back to me.
Always my pleasure - I do reply to all questions and comments. Let me know if you get an answer. There is a Sony session (about the new A7 III) at Vistek on Friday - that's an opportunity to chat with a few Sony reps.
Yes I know about the this Vistek showing. There's a teck named Patrick Chan at sony that is there go to guy for DSLR cameras I sent him a email if I get back a reply from him I will let you know what it is.
Yes, Patrick is a solid go-to for Sony. Keep me posted.
you're awesome!
That's very kind of you, thanks for commenting.
Thank you for the clear instructional video. Full disclosure: I have no idea what I am doing but am determined to learn. I set all the settings you recommend in your video and, while my videos look great, they stop and stutter. What could I be doing wrong? [I don't know if it's the computer during playback, my computer is mid-2011 iMac 27 with 12 GB of RAM, if it's just that I don't know what I'm doing.] Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. That sounds like a playback problem, and that computer is more than capable - where is the file when you're playing it? On an SD card or copied to the computer? What application are you using to play it? Finder, iMovie ...
Thank you for replying. They are copied to my computer. I tried to use iMovie but it keeps shutting down. I was just looking at them using QuickTime Player. [Premiere Pro is also on my computer but I don't know how to use that either and am currently watching videos on that!] The clips are each under 1 minute. They appear to lag about every 2 seconds. I set it not to record audio, so they are video only. I had recorded some other short videos earlier in the day, before viewing your video and changing my settings, so I was using settings "straight out of the box" at that time and those clips do not lag.
Very strange. They should play fine in QuickTime from the drive in your computer. Are you recording in 4K at 30/100?
Yes, I am. I can't figure out what I've done wrong.
Try a recording at 30/60 - maybe the lower data rate will be better? However, I'm also thinking that if iMovie isn't running properly maybe there's another issue - a codec has gone wrong or something. Try asking Apple Support - they should be able to help you get iMovie to launch.
Hi .I can't use picture profile and creative style.in movie mode .can you help me please. Thank you very much.
Picture effect must be off before those two settings are available.
hello sir my sony a7r3 camra in movie setting not 30p 60p only 50p nd 100p ,so how showe in 24,30,60 p settings i buy yesterday new camra i am confuse
If you want 30/60 etc (the NTSC frame rates) you'll have to switch your camera from PAL to NTSC. However, if the TV standard in your country is PAL, then you will not be able to connect and play your videos on a TV set. Computers, etc. should be fine.
Thank you for details. Have a question, I am trying to shoot video with 60FPS 50MB settings but video looks like a normal and not slow motion in A7III. Same is the case when I shoot it using 120FPS with 100MB. Please let me know why I am not able to get a slow motion video in both these cases?
If you are shooting at those frame rates using the standard video recording mode, you will need to slow it down in post, by reducing the speed to 50% (for 60 frames) and 25% (for 120 frames) - that leaves you with 30 frames per second in the final production.
There is an in-camera slow motion capability, the lower quality S&Q mode, which does not record audio, but does create the slow motion playback in camera.
Hope this helps.
Thank you so much Maarten.
always happy to help
Do these settings affect your setting for when you are shooting portraits?
Still portraits, no. Video portraits, yes.
@@MaartenHeilbron thank you 🙏 I’m a newbie with my Sony a7R3
Thanks this is a great video. I'm new to video recording and this helps a lot. I understand that for recording 30p at 100Mb(its) mean 12.5 MB(ytes) and the 95 MB card can well handle recording. But will the 95MB/s card with probably 90 (or less) MB/s write, take a long time to upload to a computer for editing, or am I thinking in still photography?
How kind of you to say, thanks! That's correct - divide by 8 for bits to bytes (not sure why the card manufacturers and camera companies can't agree to use one or the other). The time to transfer files to your computer depends on a number of factors. It certainly shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
The meat of my question is about the transfer rate for the file. So, a 30 minute hd file (Sony 7RIII) is smaller that 500 uncompressed raw photo files and would take significantly less time to transfer?
The transfer rate is the same - it doesn't transfer in real time. Math says that a 30 minute file will be about 20 GB. I don't know your system, so I can't predict how long it will take 20GB to transfer.
got it! We're not talking about still uncompressed files at 82MB a pop. Thanks for your quick response. Now I can distinguish between what cards I need for video and what I need for sport still shots. This will help my wallet!
I recommend and use SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB UHSII cards, but the A7R III doesn't need that for video, and it only helps a bit with burst (still takes over a minute to unload the buffer).