My Go-To Settings For The Sony Alpha 7RIV

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My Go-To Settings For The Sony Alpha 7RIV

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4 жыл бұрын

A question that I get asked more than any other about the Sony system is what are my settings for my Sony cameras. These cameras have an incredible number of options and setting them up and customizing them can be a daunting task. In this video I go through all of my personal settings for the Sony Alpha 7RIV.
This is a long video, just over an hour long, so grab some coffee, your camera and check out these settings, you may find some that you did not know about and may way to change on your camera.
In this video I only go through the menu options that I customize, I will follow this video up with a couple others with my custom button settings, Function Menu, GPS settings, and much more.
As always please let me know if you have any questions by posting a comment.
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@berniehylando6 3 жыл бұрын

I just purchased an a7Riv and this tutorial was exceptionally helpful. Thank you for taking the time to produce this video!

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@punkskaphil 4 жыл бұрын

I've just got myself an A7RIV after twenty years shooting A-mount, so this video has been invaluable in helping get all set up. Thanks so much for this.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it.

@johnarnsdorf 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan! I just picked up an A7R4 and it is the first Sony I've owned so this was super helpful. I've watched a couple other videos that covered the settings but I really appreciate your approach to walk thru them screen by screen rather than jumping around from feature to feature. Looking forward to future videos about how you configure your custom buttons and menu!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

@tonypatao7871 4 жыл бұрын

Juan, as a Canon shooter (5D Mk IV) for many years who just transitioned to Sony with the purchase of the A7R4, I found this walkthrough through the convoluted Sony menu system invaluable! I look forward to many more “instructional” videos to get up to speed on the Sony system. WELL DONE!!!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Tony, I also came from the Canon system so I know the challenges of switching. Glad I was able to make it a little easier.

@ALWH1314 3 жыл бұрын

Just received my A7r4 today, very timely. I was going to cline the setting from my A7r3, but you showed me a few things that I didn’t even know what those were, so thank you much.

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@margareth9229 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly useful, thanks Juan! Love the way you explain what the settings do and the reasons for what you have chosen. Looking forward to the videos on your menu settings, custom key settings, and function menu settings. Hopefully you can also do a video (if you have time) on the interval shooting function mode and AF area registration.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Margaret, thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. I do have it on my list to do a video on the interval shooting menu.

@ColinRobertson_LLAP 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought my first Sony and this was just what I needed. Thanks Juan.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@kohcheemeng7773 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your time spent on coming up a video like this. It makes us to understand the camera so much faster and better!!! Appreciate.

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@erg1450 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, this is by far the most useful video I came across for my camera, you explained things that wanted to know and ould not find easly the answer, I will check the remaining series on custom settings, congrats .......

@didimiorios3781 4 жыл бұрын

Easy to understand and very useful, thanks!

@georgestiros4392 Жыл бұрын

thank you,I just got my Sony A7R4. I am thrilled about it. Great video.

@thayerbigelow6436 4 жыл бұрын

Like others I just got my A7r4 and found this video very helpful. And am looking forward to future sessions

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ertezsssz Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the infos it really helped

@techdigitalgroup Жыл бұрын

This is a well done video!! Very well explain settings!! (Coming from canon r5.)

@jorgereynal9561 4 жыл бұрын

Very clear Juan. You are such a good teacher!!! Cheers from Buenos Aires.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias!

@photoboyjet 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I just got my a7R IV today and this video really got me up to speed. Like many others here, I'm a lifelong Canon shooter. I picked up a 5DMkIV a couple of years ago and was really dissatisfied with Canon's video performance, especially the horrendous 4K file format. So far, I'm loving the a7R. Autofocus is snappy, even with Canon glass.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to be able to help!

@4vedas 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video explaining all the various functions and how to set it up. I would also appreciate a video on setting up the intervalometer function and your custom button settings. Thanks!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Those two videos are on my queue to record. Thanks!

@paullangford6360 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jaun, lovely video , beautifully explained ☺

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it and I hope you got something out of it.

@cheeta2705 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your knowledge!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful.

@Hightimbers41 4 жыл бұрын

Juan, I found you from watching Leigh, the Snapchick. This video really helped with your excellent explanations. I also like your rationale with the 7r4 vs the A9. They are different tools. I tried both and decided on the 7r4 for now, but if I am shooting flyers the no blackout feature is really great on the A9ll. Hope to have both bodies soon.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you here!

@bryanthomas007 4 жыл бұрын

Great thorough video. I sub’d and look forward to more great Sony content. I will be picking up my A7 RIv this week!!!!!!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@bastien7238 3 жыл бұрын

Very very clear and useful. Thanks.

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@njrtech 4 жыл бұрын

Agree 100 percent it is hard to see any difference between compressed and uncompressed RAW. And internet trolls will come :). The end result is what matters....not what lab geeks have to say because they wouldn't know a good photo anyway

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@JZaraInSight 4 жыл бұрын

very good your video, congratulations

@be-do-have 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great video!

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@vads4683 2 жыл бұрын

You can set touch operation only to left side. I'm also left eye dominant and that helps.

@dondunning6188 4 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video Juan. Thank you so much. Looking forward to the other videos you said are upcoming. I would appreciate additional ones for the three areas you said you would do if there is interest. Maybe you can combine those three into one video. Sorry, I didn’t write down exactly which three topics they were. Also, do you use Creatve Image Zoom (CIZ)? If yes, have you set up custom button for that and what do you think of CIZ? I understand it is only for JPEG when shooting in still mode.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

No worries, I will be making those videos very soon. I have not really used Clear Image Zoom, it only works for jpgs and I never shoot jpgs so I have not even tested it.

@FILMSCHOOLCINEMATOGRAPHY Жыл бұрын

Good video sharing brother

@osolemio1942 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

@brucjam45 4 жыл бұрын

I would be interested in how you setup and use your smartphone for gps on the a7riv and a7iii. Thanks Juan.

@StuartSchaefer 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, Good video on the A7RM4 settings. I definitely agree about turning off the DRO. I caught that a few weeks ago as all my Raw images looked so much darker then what I was seeing on the camera LED screen. It drove me crazy. Once I turned it off my Raw images look close to what a JPG look like. So much easier to post process now. Now from what I understand it may help having DRO on with video. I don’t do that much video yet with the A7RM4 so I’m not completely sure. Maybe that is something you could answer. Cheers!

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I have never tried DRO with video. I don't do much video with this camera so I have not had the chance to try this out, but I will try to remember to test it. Thanks.

@rp1puccio789 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video on how to change and set all the custom buttons on Sony cameras and lens

@ianjohnstone1061 2 жыл бұрын

Juan very informative thank you. ;^D AU

@damage98 4 жыл бұрын

Be sure about your instruction. For example 33:37, 'zoom is disabled because it only works w certain motorized zoom lenses' is wrong. they are disabled because you are shooting RAW, and digital zoom in only available in JPEG, when ONLY shooting JPEG. I don't want to pick your settings tutorial apart but it is important that users are not mislead or confused. Happy shooting.

@francoismarcosleriche9585 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan nice one! can you share your DAT files with your wildlife settings?

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

I have not done that, but I will try to do that soon. Thanks.

@pixflystudiomanuallicot6165 4 жыл бұрын

please thank's Rhello and thank's for your helpfull vdeo but i really want a video Wwith the setting to appair the remote RMT-P1BT to the A7R4 please .thank's a lot

@nashhall694 4 жыл бұрын

Shooting prodominantly wildlife, I thought you would have aps-c crop mode in there as well. Gif vid btw😀👍👌

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, the way I see it there is no reason to use the APS-C mode. You can crop the image in post and achieve the same thing, but keeping all the image data is kind of an insurance policy in case there was something in the frame that I may have missed. The only advantage as I see it about using the APS-C mode is that the files are smaller. Thanks for your comment!

@sfayers3361 4 жыл бұрын

How do you find the Sony RMT-P1BT Wireless Remote Commander as a remote shutter. is it quick and reliable in use? Do you have to pair it every time you want to use it? What about using it with two bodies, A7Riv & A9. It is physically less 'klunky' than a conventional wireless remote shutter with its transmitter and receiver in the hotshoe plugged into a port on the side but is it as easy to use? great video's by the way, very useful, keep up the good work. Thanks.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Ys it's quick and reliable. You pay it with one camera at a time. If you want to use it with another camera you need to pair it which then it loses the previous pairing. It's easy to pair so it's not too much of a hassle. I MUCH prefer it to wired or optical remotes. very reliable and has quite a few functions for controlling video as well.

@sfayers3361 4 жыл бұрын

@@JuanPons Many thanks. Ordered one.

@hozo101 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, what are your min and max ISO settings?

@JuanPons Жыл бұрын

I set my Sony cameras to a Minimum of 100 and a Maximum of 12,800

@hozo101 Жыл бұрын

@@JuanPons thank you sir, stay safe

@mrz1342 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, what’s the best setting for B&W shooting to gain rich dynamic range without needing post?

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

For sure you want to be shooting RAW, and for absolute best quality in uncompressed format. That will give you a little bit of an advantage over compressed.

@GioFar 4 жыл бұрын

To be clear, I'm definitely not a troll, and just giving my point of view, but the compressed vs uncompressed it depends on the scenario and type of photo you take, in most of the case there shouldn't be difference, but in case you having strong shadow to recover or very smooth gradients in the sky or studio background, there is a big difference, 12bit will have more chance to show banding, and it happened plenty of time to me.

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

I would tend to agree with you

@janseneca7366 4 жыл бұрын

👍📸👍

@harryzarubaiii357 4 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend some settings for shooting paintings and sculptures at museums better?

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

I am sorry I would not be the best to provide you settings for this because I am primarily a wildlife photographer. Having said that, I would use a tripod if possible, small aperture for a deep depth of field and a remote release since you will be dealing with long exposures. Hope that helps.

@youreperfectstudio4789 3 жыл бұрын

Museum and artwork photography is the type of photography I specialize in. Its quite a rare specialization. Shoot me an email at info@youreperfect.studio and I'll help you out with it. :-)

@sallysally8129 Жыл бұрын

Do you set up this settings on Manual?

@hormorjoeshorts8280 2 жыл бұрын

Does Sony a7rivA works better a A7riv?

@efrainsueldo 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video but the AF tracking sensitivity should be 1 or 2 for tracking , no the 5

@JuanPons 4 жыл бұрын

Efrain, it depends on what you re trying to achieve. Setting Tracking sensitivity to 1 makes the AF system "Lock On" unto subjects, this is useful if you are trying to track a subject and other subjects cross it's path. What this means is that the AF is less "Responsive" to a dynamic environment. This is why I set mine to 5, so that the AF system is more responsive to dynamic situations and does not get "stuck" on one subject. Hope that helps.

@efrainsueldo 4 жыл бұрын

@@JuanPons yes I do BIF and it is a must to be on 1 for tracking, thank you

@Stefan1968ful 3 жыл бұрын

Problem is that compressed RAW files come with 12bit color depth. That worries me more actually. Especially when you take a images underexposed and brighten them up later on post.

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience this is only an issue with VERY fine detailed images with VERY smooth gradations. I have friends who are amazing landscape photographers and they also can't tell the difference and they shoot compressed as well.

@Stefan1968ful 3 жыл бұрын

@@JuanPons Hmmm…I think you see the delta in extreme situations. For example when you need to brighten the shadows up substantially. Sometimes I need to do that in my Wildlife work.

@JuanPons 3 жыл бұрын

@@Stefan1968ful Yes for wildlife I very often need to bring up the shadows, sometimes substantially, and I do not like the results of the a9 in those situations. In my opinion the a7RIV does a much better job here.