Excellent tutorial. THANK YOU. Very well described and the final chart was just fantastic for summary! I have been looking for tutorials on this particular topic and I am convinced that this is the best tutorial on the subject. Thank you very much!

Thank you soooo much!!!!! I had no idea my camera was capable of doing this and now all pictures of my dogs and ferrets are super clear!!! 🥰😍❤️

2k21 and this just took my action shots to a different lEV3L. Thank you sir.

Excellent tips by Mark Galer. For a Sony A6500 version 1.03 firmware at time of writing this - users will find this info absolutely valuable except, 1) Use main iso setting "AUTO" as "ISO AUTO" will not work on a A6500 as it invokes Multi frame NR & don't for get to select minimum ISOASS to 2000 or 1000 as required. 2) Under Function Menu set for "Function Upper 1" use "Focus Area" instead of the "Focus setting" 3) The recall of memory M1 saved selection is done via the top Mode selection dial to "1"

just got the a7 ii and this vid was good good

Thanks for this great tutorial. I am not a native speaker of English, but the way you explain is easy to understand... I have a Sony HX100V. Subscribed. Cheers

Nice, I need to use that Memory 1, 2, for sports and portraits. Good tips.

Your video has helped me more than any other videos to learn more about my Sony a6500. Thank you so much!

Best explanation of settings for capturing subjects in motion! Everyone else got it wrong, others mentioned, back button focus and a whole bunch of other hogwash, but your explanation was spot on. I have used it right away and i love the results from my A6300 with the Carl Zeiss 24MM 1.8. Thanks a bunch!

I tested the settings suggested here and the settings work perfectly ! Thanks Mark! I'm very excited about this new find.

Beautiful video, very easy to understand. Thank you so much, you changed my life!

For Sony A7ii users: use S-mode instead of A-mode, as we aren't able to set the minimum shutter speed on our cameras.

Really wish Sony would give the a7ii that ISO Minimum Shutter option. Would love to have that feature and I can't see why a firmware update couldn't make it possible.

Thank you so much. Such a helpful tutorial!

Not only providing great video's but seeing you reply to so many comments is awesome. Cheers mate new SUB

Thanks Mark, this does simplify things. After going out and making a host of mistakes, this gives just the correction. Great tutorial.

Super tutorial. I just got the 7ii, but it worked out totally well for my sport shoots👍 Thanks a lot

thankyou for this informative info ~ wonderful

Still my favorite settings today in 2021

thank you so much sir

great material here....especially for a new SONY owner! Thanks so much!!

Excellent tutorial, easy to follow and understand, very useful. Thank you!

Very useful, thanks.

Great video. Sony should be paying you to make these plain understandable instructional videos. I do have one question (maybe two): 1. Exactly what settings are you programming on both the c1 ( I think you said c1) and the c4 (trashcan) buttons to make them put the focus point in the state that you can move it, then with c4, it will move the focus point back to center. I tried what you had with c4, which was the monitor/viewer, and it just shut off the monitor. That would be a critical setting to be able to switch back and forth like that with just one button, and put your focus point on dead center again. Thanks very much, and I am a new subscriber!!

Best tutorial ever Thank you

Never really used the memory recall function as I just change it on the fly but it give it a whirl. Very informative vid

Thanks for the great tutorial Mark

Very useful... Thank you Mark!

Thank you for your time and great teaching keep up with the great job and great videos

Superb!

Used tips, got great result. Subscribed.

What would your recommend for action shots at night?

Thank you for another great tutorial.

Great. Good instructions also apply to my a6300. Good set-up and intelligent ISO AUTO SS Min. The concept, however, is also applicable to the other my a6000. See you soon and I hope that other intelligent adjustments. Thanks I always learn something more than what ilmanuale can explain.

Awesome tutorial, like the owtto focus settings, thanks

Thanks for the great video! Still have to test the settings, but I am very optimistic! What I found really useful was the memory programming function, which I did not know before. Highly recommend this tutorial for anybody interested in action/wildlife photography! Will definately subscribe to your channel :-)

Excellent tutorial and managed to set my A7r II but it appears my wife's Sony A7 II doesn't have the ISO AUTO Min.

Thanks

Nice vidio sir.

Fantastic video. Thank you!

Beautifully described!

Great info !

Thank you! I didn't know the slower aperture was needed😀

Super tutorial, thank you!

Best sony video I have seen thank you!

Thanks for sharing, very informative. Subscribed.

Very informative, subscribed. Thank you!

Great infos mate! Thank you for sharing

Very useful Thank you very much

Awesome video!! Thank you!!

Thank you for the good video,very interesting and it helps me a lot. 😃👍👍👍

Excelent. Thanks

Thanks a lot very useful

Great video! One question though, am i suppose to be in mode Aperture priority? I noticed the big “A” on the screen of the camera. Thanks in advance.

Definitely helpful. Thank you!

Awesome video!

Hi Mark, Thanks for this wonderful video. Yet would you happen to have others to explain a bit more the difference between "Flexible Spot" Focus and "Expand Flexible Spot" Focus on a6300 sony. Generally under what situation each of them would be used. Million thanks

Can you please share your thoughts on bird photography with sony a6000.. what would be the budget lens and adapter if I can't afford sony g master lens.. looking for a decent quality under $1000

You're a cool guy! Thanks!

Thank you

Good video bro

Fantastic video, you have a great way of explaining these concepts. Very useful, thank you :)

Interesting tutorial, but I still did not quite understand. Which mode are you using? Which shutter speed are using? Also what do you do in order to focus on the eyes of the running dog towards you instead on the nose?

I am just getting into water sports photography. Question: has does choosing Shutter Priority fit into all of this? Love your channel.

photo from bali?! yeay!! hahaha nice video by the way.

This is such a great tutorial. I really like how you broke everything down. I learned so many new things about my Sony A6300 that I recently purchased with my SELP18105G E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS. I'm not to pleased with the sharpness of the lens. I wish I had read reviews before purchasing. Why is it that you recommend auto ISO? I was always told that auto is no good, because it adds a lot of noise to a photo. I was also told to keep it at 100. What mode do you set your dial on the top to? I have mine set to manua mode.l Anyway to contact you outside of KZfaq? Do you have a Kik or Instagram account?

Hi Mark, Can these settings be dialed into the original a99? this is my back up camera and I do a lot of bird photography, but have just been using shutter priority, but have found these settings very helpful thank you

Mark, thank you for the insight and the video. Love your content and am a subscriber to your channel. I have a small terrier (black and white) weighs about 18 lbs and shoot with the A6000. I have tested multiple options for capturing him running in AF-C and a) Lock on auto-focus is a laborious task requiring many variables to be in place before locking on and shooting and b) Lock-on auto focus often loses my dog running rather quickly. I am just not convinced this is the best mode for shooting a smaller dog with the A6000. I have been experimenting with "center zone" in AF-C and appear to be having much better results with lock-on auto focus off. Can you comment and let me know if you have any other suggestions? For what it is worth I am planning to upgrade to the A7r3 next year and that should also help improve my action photography with the newer auto focus technology from Sony.

Nice tutorial. Why Lock-on AF does not work, on my A7iii, with Animal subject detection? Thanks

Hello i have the sony a55v and may i ask how to stop focus shifting? eg. taking portrait pictures but wanting the focus on background

Great video! I have a Sony a7rii with the Sony 24-70 2.8 G master lens mark 1, should this kit be good enough to capture fast moving dogs or do I need a faster lens?

Excuse my ignorance, but what does the A-B: A0 and G-M:G0 mean in the saved settings display screen?

Hello Mark, thank you for your video. I want to use these settings for wildlife, but I can't set the Focus Area to Lock-on AF: Expand Flexible Spot, because I use Subject Detection: Animal. Any tips? Best

Can you do 1 for the A99

Wonderful video as usual! Question though, I'm used to using the AF-On back button. Should I use the shutter instead to "lock on" or will it still work with the back button. Having trouble locking on my subject.

How is the auto focus in the A7ii ? nice review

Thanks Mark, great tutorial. I have a couple of extra questions for you on this topic. Do you adjust anything further when trying to shoot action in poor/low light situations? And do you use Sony's 'Multi-frame NR' mode at all? thanks again.

Do you have a video with recommended settings for Single Shot in a low light, party setting with the a6300

Hi Mark. I'm just got my A7iii and although I shot Nikon most of my life, there is still a learning curb. The dial on top, should I set it to S? I certainly appreciate your thorough explanation and I can't wait to try it at an upcoming bicycle race.

Very interesting. Would have thought the M1-M4 would have saved to some kind of internal storage in body, not the sd card. Why on earth would it not store in body? The camera companies must know you’re gonna format the card. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Why when I’ve inputted and saved these settings does my viewfinder always seem to bright ? Over exposed ? Can you help ?

I missed what shooting mode you are using??

I'm using sony a6400 model

great review! whats that black/red disc on a string to the right of your camera? :)

I like cameras with fast bursts, but not because of the FPS rate, it's because I know that the camera will work fastly with a decent memory card. I don't really rely so much in burst when watching for example a pair of seagulls in an argument, and waiting till one gull throws an attack, then shoot once and catch the moment. If I use buffer, obviously I may not press accurately and between two framing blackouts I see the exact moment, and I loose the exact moment. Each one is free to do whatever wants. And this video explains how to freeze very well.

Mark. When is the sony A9III coming out?

Do these same settings apply for the song a6600? I recently just got the a6600 and I’m struggling with action shots.

don't you get a lot of grain when using high iSO?

oh I am stuck trying to set my camera up grr....I have intelligent auto set, when I follow tutes like yours to change and add custon buttons, I cant as it says this mode is on, what do I need to do , I have tried to change it but have lost hwat it needs to be switched too and how to do it.....I have been using auto to get used to the camera now I am wanting to customise ..I am lost with this locking me setting things up? do I need to start all over again settign the camera up following a cute you may have? thanks

what about lenses for dog photography for the a6400? looking to stay under the 400$ range

How do you activate the Flash Exposure Lock (FEL) on the A99ii, and can you assign it to a custom button?

I’ve set up my a7iii just like this for taking pictures of my dog who runs at 100mph! I’ve set the min SS to 2000 on auto iso but it’s still going below that speed? I’m on aperture priority. Do I need to be in manual or should it be working in aperture priority does anyone know? Thanks

I use tamron 150 600 with MBiv on my a7rii and a6300. What should i take care of since its a non native lense. Thanks

Mine is greyed out, it says "this operation or setting not available as follows.. shoot mode, manual exposure" I followed the instructions on this video. Can anyone help? thanks

It has to be in shutter priority of less than 1/1000 or else you can't freeze image, I tried your setting but fail on A, then it did freeze when I changed to S. ( I was using a6500)

Hello Mark, I have a Sony a77M2, and I went to the camera settings, and I also found the memory tab, I press the center bottom, I see the same menu that you show on the video with all the settings, but when I press again the center button in order to access that menu and do my configuration, it take me out of there and I see again the option MEMORY that you have on your video on 9minutes 11 seconds, I press again the center button and I see again the menu that you show in your video on 9minutes 17 seconds. It is like a kind of circle. Any help? (Sorry for my english)

Would photos like this be possible with an a5100???

Excellent video! When you are setting up the parameters; do you have the camera in Manual mode? (Newbie). Thank you!

BALI..😍😍

Will this work on the sony a6000? thank you