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- Here are my video settings for the Sony A7R III. These settings are for filmmakers and video creators. This is a quick start guide to start shooting video with the following info: Customizing buttons on camera for video, how to make a custom menu, setting up custom function buttons, focus modes, focus magnification, focus peaking, zebras, aps-c vs full frame, touch screen, moving focus point with joystick, eye autofocus, white balance, ISO, picture profiles, Slog2, Slog3 and creative profiles for vlogging vs cinematic filmmaking, how to get the most dynamic range out of your settings, audio levels, setting manual exposure for video, shutter release to record video, in-camera steady shot stabilization, custom dial setup for aperture and shutter speed, relieving issue with camera overheating and cinematic super slow motion. I don’t cover the entire menu as it’s a massive menu system, but I do go through the entire menu page by page so you can at least check out each setup visually. I hope this helps you setup your A7R III for shooting video :)
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I've watched a LOT of videos on setting up A7iii for video-- and yours is by far the most helpful. Very awesome indeed. I'm hitting the subscribe button after posting this comment.
Thanks for the kind words and I am happy to hear this feedback! I will hopefully be doing some more camera settings videos in the future 😀
Big thank you for this video! Went over everything that is needed in a clear and concise way. Thank you sir!
this migth be the most helpful video in YT for the Sony A7RII, thanks for taking the time to do this
Thanks Alvaro! I am stoked to hear that. I will have to do one when the A7SIII finally comes out LOL
Thank you for the info about video settings starting in auto. I was so confused on how to change my aperture.
Thank you very much for amazing tut!
You're very welcome!
Best video Ty ! I’m having problems my footage is coming out noisy or blurry can’t figure out why I’m hoping some of these setting help
Thank you for making this, it is very helpful 😃
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Thank you so much for putting this informative video...
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video Nick, very informative and entertaining. I just ordered a Sony A7 III Super stoked for it to arrive. I now have a good understanding of the menu settings, cheers. New subscriber from Aus :)
Hell yah! That's awesome man that camera is going to be amazing and thanks for the sub!
setting up a7iii here, very useful video thank you
nice! I think a lot of people have used this for the a73 also and it works well
Nice video! I’m switching to Sony from Canon this month, after 7years with canon! Starting some video series about Sony next week! Cheers from Japan!
Oh whoa! Yeah I still have canon lol so I can't say I really switched but more of an added sony to my pile of gear! Lots of great stuff in the Sonys too!
NicksFort well, same here! I will still be using my Canon, I mean Sigma lenses with the MC-11 adapter, and use my 1Dx as a second body!
Holy moly 1DX as a second body seems like such a weird thing to say! LOL but yeah it's nice to have options, worst part is matching stuff in post production!
I’m also switching to Sony from Canon. I will keep my 1DX ii as a second camera but I am waiting for the A7 iii from Sony. I’m considering the A7r3 as a second camera or should I wait and get a7 iii’s?
Are you planning on using the Sony for mostly video or photo? I feel like that has a big impact on which Sony is best.
exllent bro....thanks for giving this information 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
You're welcome brother! Thanks for watching :)
SOO DAMN HELPFUL. thanks man
Glad you found this helpful!! Thanks for watching :)
nice video, I'm been working towards switching to the sony a7riii thanks for going through the video settings. most videos only show photog settings!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful. Lots of good stuff in the pipeline so pop on notifications if you dig :)
Holy shit! Nick, its Dane! Awesome to see you making content! Just got a a7riii and tumbled upon your vid!
Right on man! You got yourself a dope camera :) hope you're putting it to good use in Cali or Hawaii? I can't remember
@@NicksFort Yeah dude! I am in Hawaii, started a small digital marketing agency a little over a year ago. I do most of the creative and content related work, and finally at a point where I can justify the purchase (was already feeling the limitations of my 6300). I still remember that lunch we had, where you were telling me about making content for your youtube channel. I just landed here again via google. You have slack? DM me!
I don't use slack much, but if you hit me with a DM on instagram I am good about looking at those 😀 Also that's awesome that you are getting it done in Hawaii! We are not that fare away being in Portland. I keep my eyes open for cheap tickets. I will let you know if we come out that way! @@dan3gerou575
Thanks mate, that was super helpful setting up my A73, very similar . Great info.
For sure!!! I should make one for the A7Sii and the A7Rii maybe? Or are they to old now?
NicksFort yeah to old now. Everyone is after info on the latest gear. You straight forward no nonsense info is great for us guys that hate reading manuals 😉
Ahhh I hate that because I really have my setting dialed in for the a7r2 and a7s2 since I have been using them for so long! I will make sure to do one for the a7s3 (whenever that finally comes out!) AND yes the manuals for the camera's can be such a pain in the ass, I just want to watch a 15 minute video and be done (hence why I made one since I thought it would be useful!)
Thank you for the great run through! Why can I not change my exposure mode on the dial, Mode 2? "This operation or setting not available" is all I get when I try select it in the menu... help!
I am not sure I can help via the internet. but I would recommend finding some people who have the same camera in your area and maybe find a meet up where you can pick some people's brains in person :)
5:20 Thanks for your Video btw! I have the issue that when I film in full auto, I have AF, if I film manully, it just is not availabe...do you have any solution for this :) ? (A7MR3)
Nice
Great video! I cant seem to figure out how to change the record speed, mine appears to be stuck on 30fps. I've got button 3 set up to change this and when I press it the menu comes up and I can choose between the different speeds, however, even though I select it the camera sticks with 30fps. Any suggestions?
Make sure your dial on the top of the camera is set to the film mode (not photo). Then if you set your Record Setting to "24p 100mm" and your format is 4k it should work. Also try going into the menu and changing it vs using the custom key and see if that changes things! If all else fails I'd full reset the camera and start over. Hope that helps!
Thanks for your mentor! I've learned a lot from it. Do you know how to change the setting of the display button for furthur editting? My display button can only show the menu on the right side. Thanks!
hmmm I think I know what you are talking about...but it's hard to tell just from what you wrote up. If you click the display button on the back of the camera more than once it will rotate through different things being displayed on your back screen..,.maybe that's what you are looking for?
Thanks for your kindly reply! I will try it again!
you the man! thank you soooooooooo much for this!....and can you lock your exposer mode, it seems I dont mess with it much for film since I am at 24fps, I would be keeping it at 1/50. and I find myself hitting by accident not knowing it! since I am pretty new to video cameras. I moved it to the back of camera near monitor next to AF ON, because I was hitting constantly where the ON OFF button is! Lol
Oh, and I have had AUTO PWR OFF TEMP, on Standard in 105 degree heat directly in sun on a farm, here in Roswell N.M, and so far never over heats...so standard may be pretty good for most people in high heat
Thanks for sharing the note about the heat that's good to know. And as for the exposer mode lock....I am not sure about that but I really would love to know because I do the same thing from time to time and it's SUPER annoying.
Pretty similar setup to my A7riii. Have you tried using the hybrid log gamma yet? It is a good balance of dynamic range and maintains color better than SLOG 2 or 3 for less editing.
I don't think I have tried that out. Can you outline the specs for that picture profile? I'd like to play around with it.
bro need help , when i flipped my sony a7r3 and start shooting vertically , but in post it shows 16 : 9 video ,, what should i do ????? plz help
Thank for this! I just switched form Canon and this helped a lot. Especially the center focus standard and custom button setup. Did you ever figure out the Eye AF for video?
Oh man yeah! I still rock Canon also but when I bought the Sony I was completely and utterly lost and messed up a ton of video in that first few months -- it was painful. Anyways I didn't figure out the Eye AF for video sorry. But if you haven't checked out my tutorial on setting up the touch screen autofocus you should watch that, it's fantastic: th-cam.com/video/eLjpWQTy_0k/w-d-xo.html
There is no eye af for video. Noobs
How do you set to mirror these video settings to photo
on the custom key??
nice vid x
Thanks Jordan
Hey Nick, how do you get the manual video shooting mode to work? I only get the video icon with a P next to it when I'm on video mode on the dial...
I'm filming tomorrow so help is appreciated
Oh man I don't remember off the top of my head where that is specifically. I know it's in there though because when I got the camera it wasn't in manual movie mode and I had to change that. Dig around in the menu and you will find it I promise it's in there.
Can you shot shoot raw video on Sony a7riii?
What's the best way to track a moving subject when shooting 4k? It grays out the "Lock on" Flexible spot in the menu.... Thx
I am not to sure about this sorry and I don't have the camera with me any more so I can't go out and test that.
How well does it auto focus in Video S-log mode ? Both face recognition and tap on screen focus ? Does S-log make any difference with the auto focus ? Better, worse, same ?
I can't say that I tested it in s-log vs with picture profile off. I think I only really played around with it in s-log actually. And it worked pretty well in s-log. It's not at the level of Canon AF but for Sony it's the best AF that I have seen yet and that includes in the s-log picture profiles that I had setup :) Also if you haven't seen it here is my quick tutorial on the Auto Focus setup ==> th-cam.com/video/eLjpWQTy_0k/w-d-xo.html
perfect video. Now you are you :))
i'm waiting for my a6500, but this video will still help, thanks :)
Right on! LOL you know what, I have a new series concept that I am working on....do you have another camera that you'd like to see "go up against" the a6500? Like a6500 vs. ???? give me some suggestions if you want
love your spirit:))
actually i am wondering if it's worth it now to spend more on a camera body than the a6500. I do a lot of run and gun, also mostly on autofocus and gimbal.
Luck for you the A7s ii and the A7R3 and A7R2 are all e-mount so your glass should work on those bodies also! I have a feeling it's going to be worth waiting for the A7S3 to come out though if you are shooting more video than photo. Plus I think the autofocus on the A7S3 should be upgraded from the A7S2....just my guess though! I am waiting for sure!
you might be right, now i have to think it all over again :))
Hi Nicks 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
Hmmm have you tried playing around with clicking through the different display modes? On the back if you click the top of the wheel where it says display it cycles through different display modes on the LCD. Also in the menu (I can't recall exactly where) there is an ability to change what is seen in those different display modes. So MAYBE in that menu you can customize if that box stays on or not? That's my best guess I hope you figure it out and if you do drop another comment here, I am interested in the answer myself!
Thanks for getting back to me I will play around a little bit more with it tomorrow I also asked Sony Canada if they have an answer they're trying to figure it out also If I do figure it out I will let you know thanks again and I really did enjoy your tutorial.
For sure! Glad you like my channel 😄 I have also called Sony directly about things before and they are usually as helpful as they can be LOL but sometimes the representative ends up telling me that I know about the camera than them HAHA!
Hi, Thanks for sharing this! I also made a Sony Alpha Travel Film using the a6000 during my time in Toronto. I hope you like it
Right on Celina! Checked it out, nice stable shots and super clean broll. Good job :)
I want one soooo bad...not enough green yet. Thanks for guide! Sell all my canon, is not quite enough. Been using Canon for 23 years.
Oh man I love Canon also! I have the C200 for my cinema camera and it's my favorite :) but I like the Sony for the vlogging work!
Thanks....
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Can the Sony a7R3 camera shooting video offer an auto-focus ASSIST in manual focus mode -- meaning press a button to have the camera auto-focus, then let go and have focus stay locked?
We need this feature all the time, and I'm hoping the a7R3 does it, and I'm just not aware. If so, I'd be delighted to be enlightened. But as far as I can tell, the camera in video mode has just two focus choices -- full manual, in which case neither the eye auto-focus, nor any auto-focus capability works at all -- and then full continuous auto-focus, in which case if an interview guest moves their head, the camera may suddenly focus on the back wall.
I use auto-focus assist in manual focus mode all the time shooting video with the Lumix GH4/5 cameras. Not having it would be a huge disappointment, considering the a7R3 is so much newer technology than the GH4.
If you're doing lots of video interviews in a row with slightly different set-ups, it's incredibly convenient to let the camera auto-focus each guest before you start rolling at the press of a button, but then have the focus stay locked after that. Clearly this could be a firmware revision. Hello? Sony???
Having an auto-focus assist in manual focus mode would be dope! I know this isn't the same but you can try flipping to auto focus, hold the shutter half way down and then the camera will pull focus to your focus point then flip back to manual and it should keep that focus point...sort of an auto-focus assist hack for now :)
Funny you wrote that... I literally just saw a walk-around on how to do what you're asking for: th-cam.com/video/R8uUqDSXGS0/w-d-xo.html
Can we hide the focus point on screen when using MF only
hmm when you are in manual you shouldn't have a focus point...do you mean like the focus magnification?
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Great video! I’m debating if I should wait for the Sony a7siii or get the a7riii
You know that's a big question for me too. I have the A7s II and I love it, but I also really really liked the A7R III. For now I am just going to wait. My plan is to rent the A7S III and the A7R III and battle it out with them both and then make a choice!
NicksFort good idea! I’m going to wait too. By the way, A7siii vs A7riii would make a hell of a video ;)
Quick question, why does Slog 3 require me to use an ISO of 800 or higher?
I wish I knew...that's one for Sony lol
I am really leaning toward getting this camera. But the menus looks so enormous and confusing. I think this video helped but gee whiz, there is so much going on with the menus!
Christopher Thorkon the menu system can be overwhelming. But if you take a few hours and spread it over a weekend you can learn it. Also the custom menu feature on this new one is amazing. I don’t have it on my a7s2 and having that feature on this a7r3 makes a huge difference once you set it up!
what is the name of the song in the beginning?
I don't remember off the top of my head but I got it on Epidemic Sound
Bro, please tell me the name of the lens you're using..plzz..
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Great video. Looks like a great camera, too bad the my stock portfolio is a complete disaster and I am loosing 1000's every day, other wise i would purchase this camera.
The market should make a shift eventually and then you'll be able to buy one for yourself and another for a friend!
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.
Hi Nicks 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.
OHHHH so if you are shooting in the "manual photo mode" it will work? But it won't work in the "video mode"? I know that is the case with the Eye AF (it only works in the manual photo mode and not in the video mode...
The facial truck and will work in the manual mode but there's one problem when you're shooting video the frame size changes every time you turn the camera on and off. So Since we know that facial tracking works in 4K in the manual mode then why does it not work in the video mode. I believe they need to do a Firmware update to the camera to make it work in the film Mode.
I hope a firmware update does the trick!
But what is going on with the focus magnification in video mode? It's completely unusable. But it works great for video in stills mode. Go figure. This was extremely frustrating the first time I used this camera for video with only the camera monitor to view. Is there a solution to this, or is the solution to use stills mode?
Marius, I can't say that I recall having this issue when I was testing the a7r3 out. I feel like the focus mag worked in the video mode? Did you assign a custom in video mode for focus magnification and it didn't work?
It works, as in it punches in, but the image is so soft it's almost impossible to tell exact focus. But in stills mode it works perfectly. I don't understand why.
Marius that’s really odd. You’re using the same lens right? Also did you turn on the peaking feature to help with your focusing? Peaking on high plus the focus mag should work well. Also try looking in the EVF (the eye whole) and that should have a better result for getting focus vs the back LCD screen
I've been using the GH4/5/5S for a while and the focus magnification in video mode is tack sharp, like it is in stills mode on the A7 cameras. I found that focus peaking didn't get that pin point I wanted, so ended up shooting the segment in stills mode and was able to focus 100%. I just don't understand why Sony limited the sharpness or detail in video mode. Try it yourself, compare the focus magnification in stills mode vs movie mode.
Hmm okay I will try it out on my A7SII. I don't own the A7R3. I just rented it to test it out and see if I would replace my A7SII with it (which I haven't, because I am waiting for the a7s3 to come out, which who knows when that will be lol)
I did the setting you did but my video in somehow lagging
make sure your shutter speed is double your frame rate. so 24fps = 1/50 for your shutter, etc. That might be the issue.
NicksFort it works:D thanks a lot champ
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Right on 😁
How many in here still use the a7 III as their main photo and video camera?
#Subscribed thanks! I just got my a7riii from #CreativeRyan’s raffle 🏆
thanks for the sub!! that's awesome to win a camera, damn...I am jelly for sure!
i love my cannon, but it's clear that i will always have camera envy with the sonys. why cannon why!
LOL dude I might have just bought the Canon C200....I think I just want all the Canon cameras AND the sony cameras!!!!
its really just an endless pit. i want them all and i'll never have them. ha ha. even i f i win the lotto i don't think i'll have enough for all the toys i want.
Sony needs to keep up with time they make the cameras way to complex to a point it doesn’t need to be its 2020 now and they still lack in that category there is no reason for half the crap they have in the menu
Yeah the menu system is pretty deep on the sonys
its "pixel binning" which means pixels are being thrown out to the bin :P
son of a biscuit! those poor poor pixels haha thanks!
Not to be disrespectful I think that if you take it upon yourself to spend time making a teaching video then take your time and slow down a little bit because I believe that many smart people may not come to TH-cam to learn, Please teach those of us too that are slow at learning, Just a suggestion. Thank you.
some people say it's to fast, some say "get to the point" and it's to slow. So I'lll just go at my pace and people can watch it in fast time or slow it down or re-watch it.
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Haters gonna hate!
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Hey man. Love your videos. I was wondering if you could check out my tech channle and tell me if I need to improve and thing?
Thanks man! Noticed some of your videos don't have music and some do. You should try and get music for all your videos. I know it can be hard to find music you're allowed to use, but try to get music for all your videos! Also try to look right in the middle of the lens when you are talking to the audience. Sometimes you are looking up and away (maybe you have a flip out monitor? But make sure you keep eye contact with the camera! Keep on making videos man! Love it!
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I don't know what Hn means....google says either "Hacker News" or "Honduras" 😂😂
0:06 you can see MY face?
I am a level 12 wizard so yeah obviously I can.
Pixel binning. Not Pixel Binding.
either way those poor poor pixels...
@@NicksFort naaa man its good. Pixle Binning just means he and three of his buddies are grouped together. They average the light across multiple pixles and write it out to the camera. It is like a smores party. Thanks for the video am more in photos than video, came here trying to work out if I would dip my toes into some SLOG action.
@@BrianIrwin right on!
Pixel "binning" not "binding". A bin is a garbage can in US parlance.
Thanks Rick! You are totally right it's pixel binning, even further confirmation that I have no idea what it is (though I just googled it and understand it better now)
Binning means combining adjacent pixels, such as a 2x2 area, into a single pixel. It's significantly less CPU intensive than proper oversampling and interpolation. As electronics are getting more efficient, binning will eventually disappear completely, as oversampling gives a sharper looking result, if you can afford running it non-stop without overheating.
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.
That is amazing to hear! Thanks for sending along the info as you handled that situation. firmware updates for the WIN!