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How to shoot in low light with Sony a7 a6000 - a6300 series cameras! Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- This is an updated video to the last video about shooting in low light with af. This time its a Sony lens instead of Sigma. How to shoot in manual mode and Aperture mode.
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Man, not only am I new to the a6300 and mirrorless, I'm pretty new to photography in general lol, this video helped a ton. I appreciate you taking the time to make it.
I borrowed all your other settings, each screen, paused, set it up, moved on. Thanks. Well done. I was using a Sony 3.5-5.6/16-50 Optical Steady Shot so no f.2.0 for me. but I got some of my fave lowlight shots ever. I haven't tried the video yet. I subscribed, and am looking forward to learning more. I want to move into 4k video Sony Alpha camera.
This is fabulous! I wish I had seen this and studied my menu settings yesterday before I shot pics at a night time party! 😁 but never too late to learn!! Thank you!
Finally, I got a video that gives me practical step by step instructions to shoot in low light. Not too technical. Thank you so much!
That is very informative stuff. I'm always looking for good tips on using my a6000. That was a lot of information.. I might have to watch that a couple more times. Thanks!
Great tips. Several things I never thought to mess with. Thank you!
Thank you, got me started as I had issues getting focus on the subject for some of my long exposure shots.
Thank you so much, this has helped me tremendously, as I have just purchased an A7, whilst my little handbook has educated me a wee bit, it pales in comparison to visual footage, again thanks, big thumbs up!!
Good demonstration..
I particularly liked the use of EC to adjust shutter speed in Aperture priority.
Well done.
very good demo for low light. short and to the point. thanks
great job,thanks.i bought one today and i'm pleased to have this kind of fast t
rack help.
Great info as usual. Thanks!
Thanks. I'll try it out tonight.
The built-in mic is pretty good also.
Thank u for the info it was very helpful
Tried these tips ....worked out well......cheers mate!
Turning off smile and face detection was a GREAT tip... I kept wondering why the damned thing kept hunting!
DHI Enterprises lmao i laughed at “ the damned thing refers to
wish I had read this before.. all my videos of Justin Timberlake's concert last night are ruined...
All those options should be off
Thats good for shooting in a club, or a concert. Awesome vid
I've always wanted to know this info...thank you
Thank you this was good stuff !
Thank u so much Sir.
Amazing information!!!
awesome vid man👌👌👌👌
Thank you! This is very useful.
Now I would like to ask you to teach us to take night pictures of the city lights. I get this blury lights :(
Love your Vids...
very informative now to try it out
Thank you for your videos - Sony A6000 . You have a really good and earthy way to convey engineering.
I am using sony camera NEX , A 6000 for videos and photos in the wild for both kayakin an fishing.
And tanks for tips for Sigma optiks - super
Jan Veiby
Great video.
Thank you for this guide, what menu settings do you swap around when you're in a decently lit area? I'm just looking for optimal starting settings because I just picked this camera up. Thank you.
Sup man. good vid, do you have anything for someone who just got this same cam but has no idea what they are doing?
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A much easier way is just to turn the "Live View Display" setting to OFF. Yes, it will be like a more traditional DSLR but that it is much quicker to turn on and off for low light rather than all these settings.
Can we map a custom button to set it on off
Something to test tonight. Will need to make some notes. Would've been useful if you could store these kinds of settings as a preset/favorite to easily switch between modes.
+Pascal Michiels I think you might be with Memory Recall. I'm not sure what settings you can save there, as I haven't used it much. I should probably learn to use it.
I'm trying to video shoot my blacklight room with this exact camera, any different types of settings would you do for uv blacklights?
thank you good video
Very informative. Can we get a review on how preserve a6000 battery life. Its an awesome camera but its battery!!! In less than half hour battery done..
also i'm using the Sony 16-70mm lens..this should be compatible right?
And you can record videos also with this feature?
Do you know the difference between above and below?
There are only these settings that actually matter and determine how the focusing is done, all the rest you show in both videos is a a load of guessing and changes that have no effect. Continuous AF vs Single AF changes the way the camera focuses, using what type and how fast, continuous is faster in sensible light conditions but AF illumination doesn't work with it, single AF is the only way to go in very low light conditions if you want to focus on an object that the AF illumination could hit, it's close object or you want more accurate AF at the cost of a little bit of speed as continuous AF is not as precise. Second how big focus area do you want, wide/zone or center/spot will determine on what the camera will be trying to focus, depends what you are shooting. The rest of the camera settings make no difference except preAF can if stationary for some time pre autofocus beforehand making focus in user request faster. You don't need to be in RAW or change anything else. Effect preview ON is fine and even at -2.0 eV you can see the image on display in low light conditions and what you will get as the photo, where as effect OFF can be useful if you are shooting with external flash etc. meaning the camera doesn't know how to compensate the image with show effect ON. Of course if you are not in need of face detect and AF lock on then turn them off but you can definitely use them even in low light if you wish and deal with their impact on focusing behavior. Overall set it to continuous mode, turn illumination on and you can blast in any conditions because the main center button by default works as single AF while your main shutter button as continuous AF. For normal use though auto AF may be better so that Eye focus can be used and if needed it will automatically switch to continuous such as for burst shooting. It's a shame one has to switch the camera between single and continuous AF for eye AF, lock on AF and low light conditions. Continuous is nice but can hunt depending on what you're shooting especially with face detect or lock on AF.
Summary: turn on continuous AF, turn off everything else you don't need, use central button for single AF with illumination when cont. AF fails in very low light, at worst press C1 to switch to manual focus and do it the old way.
Very informative, thanks. My settings have been very similar to yours (with the exception of preferring AF-S for it's more precise AF compared with AF-C), yet the AF still struggles in low light when contrast is low. Do you think I should try manual focus with peaking in this situation?
I just tried DMF with focus peaking and I noticed that I have the benefit of autofocus in addition to the peaking color appearing simultaneously. Additionally, I can manually fine-tune the focus. I think this may be the solution I was looking for. Any thoughts on DMF?
I have experimenting with B/W low light photos with some luck. I just bought the Sony a6000. Will these setting work for B/W photos on the a6000?
LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
Are all of these tips also relevant to using video or is this just for taking still pictures? I'm finding that most of my videos are coming out very dark even when I have great lighting
Yeah that works on contrasty stuff but not all that great on faces in lower light as they aren't that contrasty.
I sold off my a7 because I was tired of it constantly failing to perform in lower light situations.
A shame really because if it did manage to get focus the files were really clean even at iso 3200
Will these settings work in black and white ? I've been learning to take photos low light night shots with some success.
very helpful
Awe man great tips, thank you so much. I seem to have a lot of noise on a video feed. Doesnt seem to matter what settings I use. Any suggestions?
Does disabling the "Live View Display" Off induce a lot of noise?
I feel like once you enable that it changes something that settings like ISO dont matter anymore. I'm using this camera for live streaming FYI
Thanks David
Thanks for this video, i will try that. I have a question please. I
bought the Sony GZ1M Shotgun Mic for the sony a6000 but it is not
working even tho it looks compatible to it. Any idea if that the correct
mic or is there any set i should know to make it work? thank you
+Roussa Elsey I think external audio recording needs to enabled in the camera.
Will this setting works with Sony A7c
Can u make a review of 18-105 f4 e mount lens? I know that u don't like zooms though
I will make it for you: It's the best all in one you can buy. Fast autofocus, great image quality, much better value then it rival the ZEISS 24(?)-70. Of course f4 is not the best of the best, but still you can cover a full travel, from monuments to landscapes to close up portraits w/out ever changin lenses. It is not a specialized lens, it is a lens do to everything w/ only one lens. If you need a lens only for landscapes, or for portraits only, there are better options. But this is the most versatile lens you can buy for your camera under 2000$.
Thanks!
How do u edit araw?
why do the pictures look so good on the little screen but then when i actually take the picture , it looks reaaaaaally dark :(
Good video.
I'm just wondering that when you were in aperture priority, and you bumped up the EC dial, which then increased the shutter speed, presumably that also increased the ISO if your aperture stayed at F2?
Nope. Manual. Big M in the corner.
It will work aperture priority too.
Learning how to use my a6000....not sure what setting i must have accidentally changed, but all the pics i take come out dark evening on a bright sunny day. I have to turn on the flash to come out normal. Can anyone assist? Many thanks
I'm pretty sure you accidentally adjusted exposure compensation to be a stop or two darker. Just look at the meter and see if it says something like -2.
Caution: When you turn off the live view effect, it practically effects how the aperture change when in live view and specifically focusing, and it shifts focus, better turn that on if you want sharp focus specially at smaller aperture settings. trust me.
What are you memory settings? What would you recommend? I've added the settings from this video to my memory recall 1 but would love to know what other settings you have for the empty bays - thanks
+Matthew Luxford actually just this and a setting for afc wide and iso 800 for shooting video in my studio.
What's a good low light lens for the A6000 for capturing sports? I go to pro wrestling events/indoor concerts/indoor basketball so I would need something for that.
If you can afford it, the Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Lens
would be a great choice. It's 2.8 Aperture setting will allow you to let in plenty of light and with the crop factor of the a6000 it would be an equivalent to 105-300mm.
hmmm i take a pic and it goes totally black,,then clicks like 5secs later an i get a bit of a cloudy pic
i have a question. Does brightening your screen monitor make the pictures look brighter?
Not at all. It's just for viewing purposes depending on how bright or dark is out there.
no, it justs makes your screen brighter
Correct me if Im wrong, but whats the point of this as the pictures will be dark and unusable anyways? This is just to make the camera be able to focus but doesnt change the pics.
why you didnt show the actual photos at the end of the video?
Thanks for the Tipps. Sadly my a6000 still does not autofocus at all when I use the kit lens. Does anyone has further advices?
study your camera and understand the mechanics of your autofocus. Sadly the infos provided with the manual are really poor. Just know that this sony cameras have the best AF in the world - or so - so you just need to learn how it "thinks". It is not a problem of camera or kit lens
FUGAZI Brothers thanks for getting back. The "autofocus ok shutter" was disabled.... Now it's working fine. Thank you
Did everything you said on the A& sii ......Live View effects off but after I shoot it's still dark? what am I missing?
Pay attention to your meter. you are probably under exposing.
Turn it back on, it's not showing your "live view" aka what the camera actually is seeing. (I know it's an old post but this is just to help other people.)
how exactly are you shooting in 24p 50M on your sony a6000? i do not have that option in my record settings
+Mike Nowicki Has the firmware been updated to 2.0? if so is your camera set to ntsc or pal? if ntsc then which codec? don't use MP4 use avchd, avchs.
are these settings work good for low light video shooting with a6000 ? becouse many people use this camera for video and not for photography
+George S Yes.
I saw, that you had the Sony 28mm f2 attached during the video. Would you prefer this lens over the Sigma 30mm f2.8 for the A6000?
Yes. its a great lens.
I got this lens yesterday from bestbuy, focus is really fast. Picture quality also really good, DoF is impressive. Us you can see its not small lens, but my A6000 looks badass with it lol.
Nice!
If Am shooting in low light should I sett my ISO on Auto or sett it to say 800 or 1600...
I set mine on 800 or 1600 max.
Will this work on sony a7. I could not find the menu. please help
Yes it does, i just bought an A7 and followed this mans step by step visuals
Hallo Lavikka. In the beginning of the video you say something about RAW shooting and amount of noise. Can you explain it a little more to me?
If you shoot jpg then the in camera processing performs decent noise reduction. If you shoot raw you have to fix the noise yourself in post.
Judging by the performance when it comes to photos A6000 should manage to record 30 fps in low light as well without too visible noise. Thanks
My a6000 the screen stays dark know matter what I do,in very dark I see only black screen changing all settings to what you say did Nothing? Any suggestions?
Turn live view display settings off.
Lavikka Photography I had Live View off still the screen is as dark as the room Thanks for your help could it be the kits lens ?
Take your lens cap off
did you ever find out the problem because mine does the same thing !
when I'm shooting low light, my camera seems to take quite a while longer to get the shot than yours is. (f3.5, iso1600) could this be because you have a different lens, or am I doing something wrong?
If you are using the kit lens then it will be slower. Lenses that are sharper wide open will focus faster.
I followed your steps. I have Sony A6000 with Sony 10-18 lens
However, I still can't see in the dark.
I followed all your steps but I still can't see anything on my screen. Pls help.
Maybe your lens cap is on? Lmao
hahaha @@scry1888
I noticed that his lens has a wide aperture like 2.8f or something like that. Maybe your lens could only open up to 3.5f
Hello, would this low light setting be a good setting for fireworks..i have the a6000
It's hard to photograph fire works with AF you are better off manual focusing.
thanks will have a go at manual..... scary ;o]
Thanks
Can you do tutorial on the Sony a5100 for the low light?
settings are the same, just tried myself
@@guru19807 thank you!
Yeah, there is no hope if I am using Caon lens with adapter - it is dark.
When I shoot with the A6000 in low light with flash at ISO 100, I find that acquiring accurate AF is more difficult with narrower apertures. How wide do you typically open up your aperture in this situation?
+Harvey Louis All of my glass is good wide open so I open all the way up if I need too.
ISO 100 is a bit too low for low light surely, you could increase that to something enough that grain isn't noticeable, people usually say 1600 is their preferred limit before the noise really begins but I guess it depends just how smooth you want a picture. For scenic shots, use the widest aperture you can get; its drawback is the narrow FoV but only on nearer objects. If you're brave, try using manual focus with focus magnifier and peaking colours, super helpful if you got some contrast somewhere for reference. Your comment was posted a year ago and I'm sure you've probably learned a lot since then so this can be for newcomers.
What's a black magic? I've just tried in a dark room, only laptop screen light and a moon through the window. And no luck on A6000 with 35F18, what I'm doing wrong?
+Artyom Nikolaev The 35mm f1.8 is soft wide open so you need to stop it down a little to f2.2. Black Magic is a micro four thirds camera for video.
+Lavikka Photography aha I think I've just confused low light with no light, I got the idea, thanks!
Unfortunately in real life it looks not so fancy as in video :)
Fascinating!!!!!
David, I have tried to duplicate video several times and failed. Could it be that I'm lacking a firmware update? I just can't get seem to brighten my screen as much as you. I'm using the 24mm 1.8 Zeiss. My only source of light is from a TV. Could that be the issue?
in the menu turn the "Live View Display" setting to OFF.
I made this like You too, step by step.. and my screen is still dark ;/ i have sony G 18-105/4 ? maybe because of lens?
hi ,I'm using 16-50mm how can i setting up in low light capture..
It the same as the video.
I'm try already, but it doesn't work 😭😭😭
James chin it does tho lol i just did it
Your explanations are good but I couldn’t see the buttons of the camera when you actually moved them or makes changes in the sitings, is too fast and also dark.
Hello. What did you meant that you don't like shooting bellow 1600 due to the noise?
ISO setting
Yes, I understood. But were't you refering to shooting above 1600 iso ? As in 3200, 6400, etc
I try not to shoot above iso 1600.
i am missing something, it's not working for me.
Any low light advice for shooting video?
+Harvey Louis Yeah put focusing on manual. Seriously. turn off live view effects, Turn on focus peaking.
How about if the low-light video is a selfie video?
You just have to try it both ways..
Pls show the menu properly
How can i record 60p vids with the A6000??
+88elbron88 just change to that in your video settings.
+88elbron88 You have to choose NTSC to enable 60 fps..else on PAL its 50 fps .
+88elbron88 I'm a scrub, but I find that leaving my shutter speed at 1/60 speed is pretty important for what I film (sports) and plus it is evenly divisible to 120hz light flicker so it won't contain any weird dark frames.
+88elbron88 yeah if shutter speed goes below 60 then it wont be recording at 60 fps . found it myself few weeks ago when at night i was recording at 60 fps but after playing found it was not 60 as shutter speed was way below 60 xD
Will this work in video?
Yes.
Lavikka Photography thanks
Hi brother. Is Sony a6300 limited till 64gb or can I go beyond it? Please let me know what is the MAXIMUM memory expandability in a6300. Thank you.
Hmmm I have no idea I just use 64s because the price is right. I don't see any limits in the specs.
I have a 128GB in my a6300 currently, works great.
Good to know. I haven't used anything bigger than 64gb yet
I can’t get my F set to F2.0 it can only set to F3.5 and I am fucking annoyed PLEASE somebody help me!!!!!!!!
2 things .
1600 iso is very noisy hell 1000 is very noisy.
1/20 of a second without a tripod is going to be incredibly shakey .
Good and bad video! Bad point is why dont you have some light on the cam so we can see what control you are fiddling with! The video is bit too dark!
6100 is sooo bad in low light situation . damn - soo much noize iv never seen.