the first minute of this video was so good that I was looking for the skip button 😂

I love my A7C when it came out and I use it more than my A7R IV then and more than my A7R V now. The small size is perfect for my small hand, fits my small camera bag and travel light in my small carry on. So, this camera is for me. The only thing I’m disappointed is no screen like A7R V.

Awesome video Brandon! I completely agree with who this camera is for. Love the beginning shots! 😊

Great review! It's so refreshing to watch something that's clean and straight to the point. Thanks!

Love how in-depth this is! Lots of valuable insights, great job putting this together 👏

Best and most unbiased review on this camera. Thanks man.

This was a really comprehensive and helpful review but I just want to take a second and say that your talent as a videographer and photographer is out of this world!

Great Review! Love the in depth thoughts and thorough review :D

This was an excellent video Brandon, I’m not a camera guy but this had me hooked to the end. The opening scene had me convinced it was an ad 😂. This was MKBHD levels of quality. Keep it up 👊🏼

Love your reviews Brandon!! Looking forward to more

Great review Brandon!

really amazing video Brandon have a nice day !

Thank you so much Barndon for the helpful and informative review! God bless and good luck!

More great content! Please keep bringing us more of this great content!

At this point camera manufactures should just ditch that micro hdmi, and offer a second usb 3.1 for video. Atleast we know usbc aint gonna break that easy.

Great review, thank you.

Regarding moving the focus point, I have my A7C set up to allow me to use the screen as a touchpad when I'm using the EVF. I put the A7C up to my face, and with my thumb sliding around the screen I can use it like a joystick. Works pretty well, but I find myself doing the old "focus and recompose" more often than not. Thank you for the review!

This may be the best done review of this camera I’ve seen. And I have watched quite a few. I like that you spent a good portion of it on stills. I currently use an A7SII (for its lowlight capability) and an A7C. I am attracted to this new version because of the improved autofocus. I shoot bands in badly lit bars, and find the face-detection on the A7C struggles in weird lighting. Thanks again for this excellent video.

Freakin awesome cinematography my dude 🤌

Great work brutha!

Great workout video !!!

Those first minutes look amazing! If possible I would like to see videos of

I’m sold, thank you 🙏🏽

One of the best gym videos I have seen so far 🎉

Great video and very informative! Love this camera. Side note anyone ever tell you with your glasses on you look like Wong from SVU?

Great review! Was neat to see the cinematic footage. For the focus point issue you had, that is resolved by using real time af tracking with the point focus. This allows you to always keep the focusing square in the center. You half press on your subject and reframe, the real time af will follow your subject to where you want them to be in the frame.

WOW well done for sure! New subscriber - I have the a7Siii and the A7C as my B camera so you are bang on about who this camera is for!! 👏👏👏

Oh man, KZfaq defaulting to 720p is brutal. The background in the opening seconds looks like 256 color, lol. 4k is much nicer but you can still see the grey banding.

Color grading on point

I have had one for a few months now-first time getting into full frame Sony, since what brought me over (from FX Nikon bodies for years) was the APS-C lineup, and how Sony seems to be the only one of the big three who's kept it moving forward. But I still can't view the RAW photos from it in my Apple Photos library! I use PS/Lightroom for some things, but like to keep my entire archive in Photos (which I have backed up on two local storage devices, plus the iCloud Photos backup). It is painful because the stills this camera puts out (and the quality of the AF) is on another level compared to the a6600s I've been using. I had gotten close to moving over to a Nikon Zf for fun shooting... but the 7C II is nearly as good at nailing the colors and 'feel' I got with my last Nikon body, plus the dynamic range going back to FF is huge for me. It made me appreciate stills again, though I still whip out my ancient D700 when I really want to get into stills.

Wow, what an unbelievable video, how do you keep putting out such amazing content its genuinely unbelievable

Which camera will serve me well for wedding photoshoot and video

is A7CII has dual base iso?

my biggest purchase intent is the S&Q feature: Will the finished slow motion file be saved in 4k? In short, do I have the finished slow motion file 4k60p on my memory card? without having to slow down in post-processing

Hi Brandon! What camera has your favorite look then? Interested in your take on Sony feeling 'too perfect'

Great video

Hey Brandon. Can you maybe do a review on the Pentax K-3 monochrome? The concept sounds amazing, but I'd really love for your opinion on it. Love your content :)

The intro looks so amazing. I would like to see a video about the lighting for something like that and for the color grading.

Do you like the a7c2 or a6700/zve1 for 1 hour podcast videos as well as being used for travel/sports?

Switched to the A7C after trying the X100V. My walk around setup is with the APSC pancake 20MM, and I love that I can fit it in a tiny belt bag. Being able to use the bigger FF glass is nice, but I've actually liked my daily setup so much that I rarely swap it out. I even sold off my previous main camera the X-T4 and haven't looked back.

Yes, a person I trust when it comes to cameras!!

how do u shoot in that low light condition with no noise in your footage..i shoot at night using zve1 using auto S.. but the iso bump make my footage so rubbish..

Really nice video! Would be interesting to have your opinion on the 28-60mm kit lens🤔 I know that such a camera highly profits from better lenses as the one you used, but then it somewhat misses the point of compact/light. Was thinking about a camera compact/light enough to take it with me on trailruns/bike rides/.. So would be great to hear your opinion on that and eventual lens suggestions :) Greetings from Switzerland

I really love the shooting with the LCD screen. The viewfinder was and is still NEVER a defining factor for me when i look for a camera. Great review btw

The Sony A74 is the one for me alongside the Sony A7C2

How does the EFS affect the bokeh?

I'm not sure I understand the complaint about moving the focus point with the joystick, im new to the A7c2, but you can always touch the screen to focus, and you can even change what touching the screen does on the camera. It can auto expose, continuous track, focus point, ect... I do wish the resolution on the view finder was better, a bit more similar to the a7rV. Great review!

I recommend using center/spot tracking to focus on something and then recompose the shot rather than using static autofocus point that you have to move around.

Bro what’s your settings in camera

What do you think about the ZV-E1?

Brandon you and Gerald Undone should do a video shoot off. both of you can record your own footage and set max time for editing like 6 hours minus export. Would be epic!!!

I'm an amateur, but shoot with two A7R5 cameras. Frankly the A7CR is enough camera for me. But, I do like having a larger grip and a better evf. I shot for years with just one card slot and to me it's not an issue. Although I do like having one card slot for jpgs and the other slot for raw files. But, I plan to use the A7CR as a travel camera for now.

Do u think the efcs is a huge problem?

Much camera, such wow.

although I could see why, Sony being the giant that it is, the A7IV would be considered to be the best hybrid on the market, I think that there is a very firece competition in that price/size bracket and that this statement is not really true in 2023 (might have been when it was released, but it's been a while...). There is other cameras that can do better (imho) First, the R6 mk II, which is the natural competitor to the A7IV. It's quite simple, every spec in that camera (save for resolution) is better in the Canon than it is in the Sony... for the same price of 2.5k USD. Second is the Lumix S5II which, if it doesn't have the same super fast 24MP sensor as the Canon (it relies on an older 24MP sensor that is just as slow as the A7IV's sensor), it achieves to be significantly better for video work, having good autofocus, active cooling (without making the camera larger which is nice) and better video modes like 6K open gate video, better video assist tools and interface... and a significantly lower price of 2k USD, without compromising the stills either (lossless compressed RAW is 7fps on both cameras, you have to go to lossy compressed or JPEG to do 10 fps on the A7IV while if the S5II can't get a faster mechanical shutter, it can shoot 30fps electronic shutter. A wash in my opinion) And if you could argue that the Sony had better lens selection than the Canon (though the argument of EF glass exists), the Lumix has access to a plethora of video optimized Panasonic glass as well as photography optimized Sigma and Leica glass. Again, this is a wash to me. Honestly, being lighter and smaller, the A7CII makes a more compelling product compared to the A7IV, considering the competition it's facing the moment the camera body starts to get bigger. And that's not even comparing with APS-C/MFT cameras on the market that sit in a similar price range like the X-H2S, X-H2, GH6 or OM-1 I'd really love if camera reviewers stopped comparing cameras to other cameras from the same brands, as ultimately that just serves one brand and that does not help one understand the camera market further, only one side of it.

The transition at 6:06 yaks'!!!

A7cii does not support type A memory cards. But the All-i bit rate 600mb.. V90 card only 300 mbps. which card is best for A7cii ? I am little bit confused about a7iv or a7cii. Basically, I am a wedding photographer. I need both photography and cinematography. And want to shoot slog 3 600mbps bit rate.

The 2 reasons to buy this over the full size bodies is size and price, this seems to be priced against the A7V rather than the IV which doesn’t bode well for the price of that when it’s released.

So funny I didn't know about the channel at all and I watch that first minute and was like hmm that style reminds me of brandon from ltt. Then your face shows up!

During the squirrel and bee test did you have the AF subject set to animal and insect?

If I get A7RV as my first camera with 70-200mm F4 macro G ii and just use standard Yellow iPhone 15 to shoot closer things with its 13mm, 26mm and 52mm, is it good setup if I'm just hobbyist with good understanding of photography and compositions who want to enjoy shooting and use for personal products shots too? I choose Sony over other brands because they have the lens with unique feature I want like super tele with macro ability that I mentioned, power zoom lens and standard zoom that start from ultra wide 20mm and I love Sony as a brand too. I choose this over A7CII/R because of its good EVF and 4 ways tilt screen and smaller body don't give benefit with big lens other than weight saving and people still notice you have a camera, A7RV is like just as small but with a big EVF attached, the silver top of A7C is nice looking tho. Should I get another lens right away, I have the 16-35mm F4 PZ G in mind, or I should get something faster and prime that still light weight on gimbal? I don't really care for bokeh, that tele will able to do it too if I want to, I like my photos and videos to have story and creativity and not blur out the contexts. Also, have you wonder why put so many effort just to take photos and videos and not just use phone camera to record here and there if it's not your primary work and also your content not all will get pass down and value later? And what camera setup you bring in everyday life and travel, some people use less bulky and performance camera for their own life but use fancy gears for clients and travel, why, isn't everyday life is most parts of our life and important too?

Where was all the street food shot?! I need to try some of those places!!!

the a7c ii sensor can't be closed like a7iv? and is there a weather seal like a7iv? and the memory can use cf express?

Great video! Word?

kinda sounds like the audio for this whole video has some weird compression in it, or is that just me?

@12:07 Why would someone want to be a bit more conspicuous when shooting in public. It is often the opposite right?

Sony really just wanted to keep making money in the halfway point between the a7 iv and an a7v. Wish they figured out how to remove the 60fps 1.5 crop. I do wish i could swap my fx30 for this as my b camera though.

3:08 - OMG the face stretching and compressing due to the terrible sensor scan rate

Me too.😀

Thanks for your great video! You gave me such a great advice and I really enjoyed it.

Sony’s line up did become confusing. I shoot as a hobby for 4 years with my a6300 and wanted to upgrade so i can earn some buck on the side (and i struggled with Low light every now and then). But now there is this camera and a7 iv. This camera seems to be the same and then some compared to A7iv. The only true difference is the size wich is a plus, and dual cards, which I never had. All videos are telling me this is the reason not to use it as a pro camera.. but only because of the cards??

Please make a video on sony fx30 and lens choice with it 📷 love from 🇮🇳 It's my aim to became a film maker so i learning and researching and doing practical with my old nikon d3500 with prime lens of 50mm 1.8g prime len. If you could make videos on cinematography and film making please do it will help a lot of people like me.❣️🌎📷

Instead of keypad for AF adjustment, Sony wants you to use the touch screen?😅

First time seeing your videos, nice job! I'm a long time Sony user and wondering what next body to get. I think I'm leaning toward a7iv after seeing this...

A7Cii is pretty much A7iv with the EVF chopped off. So it's obviously for those people who are willing to trade a usable EVF for a slightly less weight.

The price is too high. A6700 seems like a way better value.

at the end of your video y0ou said "profesional looking" what is even better looking for video? i just bought the a7iv but have it in the box coz im consdiering swappping for the a7c ii (if video specs are litterally the same + i get the touch controlls and stuf)

Few things separate this from straight outta Nike... And I do not have the film knowledge to pretend I know what those things may be...

This or your fujifilm?

What pro mist filter and strength do u use?

Everyone says the same things about this camera but also misses the same things .Do they all use the same script. I do enjoy the criticism of the micro HDMI over and over again.

What do you recommend for a beginner videographer for content creation? ZVE10? ZVE1? A7C-II? A6700??

if they make a a7cs like the s-deries than i think they are losing they mind

Oh I know the answer to this one. It’s for me.

Sony have so many a7 cameras now... and a7CR on top of everything. It's confusing

s5IIx

For people with money.

The A7C II may be a good upgrade for my A7II in a few years. I'm a very very casual photographer so I don't really need a lot of the pro features like dual card slots.

Too expensive to justify why not grab a R8 with small prime instead.

Makes me feel that All cameras are the same😞

The a7cII is an entry level body with 2 year old specs and with a premium price tag.

Why did you get the black version? That's a crime. Everyone has to get that camera in silver.

So basically the camera is for no one. A professional can’t use it without 2 SD card slots. An entry level buyer isn’t going to spend $2200-$3000 for a camera body that r the competition sells for $1500.

I don't understand why you talk so much about camera size and footprint when the lens you show is much much bigger than the camera itself.

This is not the Brandon Lee you're looking for. And not the Brandon Li you're looking for, either. 😂

Over priced, no CF express, only one SD card slot and a minis HDMI port what a joke

intro could have been better if she was actually sweating.

Did u use human autofocus for the animals n bees? I think it was hunting for humans in the view 😂

You still make videos? I thought you just edit for KZfaqrs who gave you more money than Linus now

This is for recording chicks who can barely do pushups