Sony A7IV Setup - Customizing Buttons & Hidden Features

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If you're looking to setup your New A7IV I run through the menus and show you how I setup my Camera. If you have any questions drop them in the comments!
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0:00 - Start
1:02 - Setting date and time
1:20 - Extended temp high
1:56 - Display brightness set to High
2:06 - Anti Dust Shutter On/Off
2:46 - Setting photo quality
3:55 - Media record settings
4:23- Custom File naming
5:08 - DRO Off
5:25 - Creative look
5:37 - Focus peaking
5:54 - Customizing buttons
8:31 - Customizing Dials
9:39 - Customizing the FN menu
12:31 - My menu
13:40 - Customize Independent settings
14:53 - Setting S&Q mode
16:12 - Finding 1080p 120p 10bit 4.2.2
16:54 - talking about FN menu options
17:30 - Brief talk on Autofocus
17:50 - outro
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@gordonklau 2 жыл бұрын

The screen protector you need to get is the Sony PCK-LG2 model. It's only sold via BH Photo at the moment. It's version 2 that's specifically designed for a7IV. Hope that helps.

@TheTechCreator22 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@daniellefarrakhan Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information!

@BlacktailStudio 2 жыл бұрын

Man, this was great. Just switched to sony and needed a lot of help. Much appreciated.

@daniellefarrakhan Жыл бұрын

This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make this, for doing the time markers, and for your channel overall! Super grateful!

@NathanBuildsRobots Жыл бұрын

This setup guide rocks! Very concise. I really appreciate that you point out some places where it might make sense to diverge from your setup based on personal use cases.

@TriCkYiCe 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the assist, Lee. I just switched to the Sony a7iv from my Canon 5d3 (and previously all Canon for as long as I can remember). Your video was the perfect walkthrough of these menus that had me pretty lost. Got all of my customizations in and am ready to start shooting. Well done!

@heidibratton2939 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciated your calm, thorough walking through. Thank you!

@Ramon.fpv. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much brother. Just got mines today, the video was super helpful.

@martinhermann Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the instructive video. It helped me configure my A7 IV even better!

@Neil_Hasnat 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this video. Thank u very much.... Subscribed ♥

@MollyFitzBrown 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info! I am loving this camera or sure :)

@TristanBarrocks 2 жыл бұрын

This super dope man. Thanks for the video.

@saraackerman8595 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Trying to get everything set up properly!

@strippedlist 2 жыл бұрын

i'm glad you exist, you are one of the fiew reviewer that also makes great shots, and really makes it easy for beginers to start photo and video

@finalfinalissimo2155 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool video, thanks for sharing it!

@astrayproductions 2 жыл бұрын

you're a gem brother, thanks for the shortcuts

@Satyeshwar_Singh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your great effort to share such a informative videos it helped me a lot👍👍

@fwfeo 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, mine arrived a couple of days ago, so perfect video, perfect time!! Thanks!

@anathomaz.photography 8 ай бұрын

Hey, I really like your videos and way to work!

@ForrestWest 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video! I put that "shutter down when camera turns off" setting in my my menu section. That way I can turn it on when I'm going to change lenses but it won't happen every time I power down the camera if I'm not changing lenses.

@jakir_studio 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video thank you

@perryvalton4245 2 жыл бұрын

Superb fantastic video.

@user-qp2hj7sg9c 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - so helpful!

@zacharystudio 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much friend 🙏🏻

@hbhavsi 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect video, thanks for helping me setup my A7IV. Can you do a video on setting dial buttons 1,2,3 for video and saving those settings? I think for S&Q could also do 1 for 2fps and 2 for the 120fps HD 10-bit.

@abhikarulai9521 Жыл бұрын

Thank u sir, help full

@ConceptNewEra 2 жыл бұрын

Love how this camera has the newer menu system! I hope to get the Sony iV sometime this year for my KZfaq channel! 💯✔️🔥

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s so much better. Plus use can use it with the touch screen

@Paulus449 2 жыл бұрын

I'm picking this camera up in 2 days. This is so helpful, thank you

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! You’ll love it

@veesoho93 9 ай бұрын

Great video ty !

@shep64 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome- Thanks!

@LDiego 25 күн бұрын

Appreciate it brother.

@markdavis911time 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee, a really helpful video! Being new to Sony, your video saved me a bunch of time. Screen Protectors: Bought two before realising the nominal 3" diagonal measurement makes for several different screen dimensions, across the Sony range. New A7IV specific protectors are now available - I got a pack (x3) Komet glass ones through Amazon at £7.99 (c$10). They fit easily and I have two spares in case of damage.

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I found a cheap one on Amazon as well. At the time I made this video there wasn’t any available. Enjoy the new camera!

@markdavis911time 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Thanks! You too.

@penfex 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent !!!

@hegvihome1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks I just updated most things as you said.

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the new camera

@BlackNess00 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite channel.

@arigatouse Жыл бұрын

From this video, I finally found out how to keep picture profile disabled on still mode while enabled on video mode. Thanks for the info.

@benaywas 8 ай бұрын

You have great videos...I have a question. Can I have my viewfinder on while I am plugged in my a external monitor via HDMI, because when I plug in the viewfinder turns off. Thanks!

@BlueSkyz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lee. My A7IV arrived yesterday and your video was a big help in getting it set up. I have shot both Sony and Nikons. With all of them there was a toggle function for the AEL button. With this camera when I release the button, I loose the exposure reading. I have gone thru the menu system and documentation, but can't find any information. Can you help? Thank you

@veselinvasilev9362 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@adsfaedaer 2 жыл бұрын

for the screen you need the sony PCK-LG2 - if you can find one

@Typh00n2000 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! Just some added information though, the setting "Auto Power OFF Temp." isn't to protect the camera itself. It's to protect the user from getting low temperature burns. Now, this might only be relevant if you are handholding and recording for hours and hours on end, but it's a real thing.

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

The only area that gets real hot is behind the screen where the sensor is. It rarely gets to the grip, but I guess Sony has to make that warning

@Typh00n2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Definitely, I'm sure it has always been for liability reasons.

@impatrickt 2 жыл бұрын

oven mitts

@tcservices5065 2 жыл бұрын

@@impatrickti screamed 🤣

@anorveaa 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lee. May I ask if there is a setting to be able to make the A7IV MECHANICAL shutter sound more silent? Or is the mechanical shutter sound completely fixed? I will appreciate your input thanks.

@Decinemainc Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@YOUAREMYKIN 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

@DavidStella 2 жыл бұрын

16:15 🤯 great tip

@davidchristopherphotograph8972 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@zippo_muk9254 2 жыл бұрын

*What Tripods and Protective cases would you recommend?* I just got my first camera (A7IV + F/1.4 24mm). I’ll shoot mostly desk videos like this, maybe some Vlogs etc. I love the shape and design of the peak design travel tripod but it’s so expensive. I was unsure whether I should have the tripod behind the desk or try to make room on my desk, but it’s quite a small desk (in terms of depth) so I think a full size tripod is best. In terms of protection, I was looking at getting a small hard shell brief case. Just for the camera and lens. Is there any small hard shell cases simply for the camera body? Cheers.

@marcusmurray5440 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lee, quick question When I take a picture, it looks like it is exposed correctly when checking it on the LCD screen but when I get it into lightroom my picture always come out under exposed, by quite a bit. Not too much of a problem as I'm shooting in uncompressed raw. I always have to push up the shadows to the max in lightroom. I'd like to know why this is happening and how I can get the pictures to come out less darker. I have my iso set to manual. Cheers for any advice. I'm curious how to expose properly in camera. Auto ISO helps but I prefer to be in manual. I also have both cards set to RAW.

@pawelsynos8295 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make customization buttons/shortcuts video for XT-4 ?

@rochederekmartin085 Жыл бұрын

I have my eye AF turned off in the menu. I mapped eye AF to the C1 button and it now when I press C1 it locks focus on the eye. This is great and I want to keep this set up. But I also photograph animals and I would like to map the animal eye focus to another custom button to work the same way. Is there a way to map a button to toggle between animal and human eye AF?

@greggkerber1936 2 жыл бұрын

Can custom buttons be set to other settings than in the menu. On my a73 I set C3 to interval on/off.

@SidneyDiongzon 2 жыл бұрын

Great settings man! Mine is pretty similar. Let's gooooo!!!

@harryc560 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for a fantastic tutorial I have only failed on one customisation the center wheel which comes up not set I then do everything I have done with all the others but nothing happens Please help Harry

@antonisdavis2288 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo!i want to pair the fuji xs10 with my new A7IV. Which profile can i use to match them?thanks!

@NathanBuildsRobots Жыл бұрын

How does one set up the custom shooting modes for the 1, 2, 3 disk on the top?

@edjela 2 жыл бұрын

Do you use PP for raw photos? And if you do can you talk more about that?

@markshirley01 9 ай бұрын

Is it possible to use the shutter button on the A7R5 to record video.

@EUguitarRULE 2 жыл бұрын

Question for you Lee at 6:30 when I pick Face/Eye AF my camera doest give me an option 23/33 and no where Eye AF appears it just shows menu 24/33. Can you help. Thank you.

@bardascardosas7052 2 жыл бұрын

How can you use the clear zoom on top of crop mode ?

@lordrash6910 8 ай бұрын

Lee question .. is this the right camera for F1 shooting ?

@DiversSupplyYT 2 жыл бұрын

A7Siii cage will not fit either, the bodies are "not" the same just like you found out about the screen protector.. Thanks for your vid, got my 7iv the day before Christmas

@jamesamoh7340 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully done. Why is the autofocus sensitivity tracking set at 4? I’ve always left it at 3. Am I missing something good? 🙏

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

It’s all preference

@LuisMarquez80 2 жыл бұрын

I would turn the anti-dust function off. Exposing the shutter to potentially get damaged vs dust on the sensor that can easily be blown off.

@marcusmurray5440 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for camera set up. Why did you choose 3.2 aspect ratio?

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

That’s usually the most common aspect ratio for photos and It should use the full sensor vs any other aspect for photos

@marcusmurray5440 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz thanks man, never knew that. I always thought it 4.3

@RamonLinares 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, really interesting. Just one thing, you might double check the date you set up, I believe you entered 1st Jan of 2021 instead of 2022 😉 I made this same mistake last year and it was a pain to mix the footage from two different cameras for a travel video...

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that. I fixed it

@FTYT1 2 жыл бұрын

Lee, quick question for you, where do you find the setting for s cinetone? Is it in color profile?

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

It’s in picture profiles. Pp11

@SteveDuchesne27 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lee! Quick question about a problem with the A7 IV. I don't know if you've noticed but if you're up close on an animal using animal eye AF, if you try to focus on let's say the eye of a cat/dog, it will always focus outside of the eye and it will be soft. The outside of the eye will always be in focus and never the eye. Have you had this problem? I'd be curious to see your experience with it! Thank you!

@SteveDuchesne27 2 жыл бұрын

It also does it on human eyes when you're up close and trying to only get the eye in focus. And no it's not a minimum focus distance problem before someone calls that out 😅

@25eazi Жыл бұрын

Do you or did you shoot with mechanical shutter on with e front curtain on or off?

@LeeZavitz Жыл бұрын

Depends on what I’m shooting, if I shoot at higher shutter speeds and I can remember to turn it off I will because it changes the look of the bokeh. But most of the time I leave it on. Helps with shutter shock at lower shutter speeds

@25eazi Жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz Thanks for the quick response. I just got the camera yesterday and noticed it was on by default as well as the mechanical shutter. On my a6400 you don't have the option for both simultaneously. I noticed as well that you aren't a back button focus shooter either. Correct?

@linkkaao 2 жыл бұрын

I want to shoot Raw & Jpeg with Raw going to Slot 1 & Jpeg going to Slot 2. I could set this up on my A7iii, why can't I figure this out on the A7IV?

@russellkaye4846 5 ай бұрын

Hi Lee. I’m considering A74 thank you for the teaching set up. One thing could you think about explaining why you’re changing pre set menus and what effect that has. Also sorry it’s an age thing to follow, please go a little slower.

@LeeZavitz 5 ай бұрын

I like to try and keep things moving. Good thing KZfaq lets you change the speed of the video if you want to slow it down.

@lino4thmr1985 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you think there should be a save option, for user settings, all the settings n customizatio in one go and export to other devices.. will help a lot, but going over each options n setting it helps you rethink!

@baslessteak9189 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me if there is zebra patern for highlights in A7iv ????

@naakmas 2 жыл бұрын

I bought two of the Same cameras. But menu style looks old style. How do switch to looks like yours?

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

This is how the menu looks on an a7iv. There is no old style.

@DavidShephard 2 жыл бұрын

thank you. a million times better than Jason Vong's

@davidnaylor83 4 ай бұрын

I can't believe Sony still hasn't got auto brightness for the display. This should be such a simple thing to implement in something that is constantly measuring light...

@javadezzati5578 Жыл бұрын

Hello, what memory card are you using, my camera got hot in the settings mode, they said I should use Sony cf memory card🤕🤕🤕

@LeeZavitz Жыл бұрын

I use prograde v90 sd cards. But I do have a prograde cf express card as well. I haven’t noticed a difference. Do you hav extended temp turned on? That helps with overheating shut down

@ArleyMcBlain 7 ай бұрын

i don’t understand the warning about burning the shutter blades. the alternative is burning the sensor, no?

@user-dx6eg4lo3l 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@derrickvision9547 2 жыл бұрын

Damn son are you shooting a video at 2:55am or did you mean to put PM? Nocturnal video shooter! Lol

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Late at night is the only time I get KZfaq stuff done

@TaeThitiChannel 2 жыл бұрын

which one is hidden features?

@charleslee6626 11 күн бұрын

I don’t know Waz going on but I can’t fine that setting in my camera the af/mf toggle

@TOTO72090 2 жыл бұрын

عرب👀

@randrmedia8338 2 жыл бұрын

you set it to 2021

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

I like to live in the past

@randrmedia8338 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeZavitz lol

@LuisPerez-fy6up 2 жыл бұрын

So all these a7iv are over heating why?

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Sony says to open the screen. From the tests I’ve done. If you leave the screen closed and you are recording at the highest bitrate it will shut down at 30mins. If you have the screen open it will run longer than the 2hrs I wanted to wait. So it has to be people with screen closed or especially not setting auto temp to high

@strippedlist 2 жыл бұрын

it's 3:2 and not 4:30 like the others screens a7iii and a7siii

@motebike 2 жыл бұрын

Do not keep the anti-dust on! It will damage your shutter.

@LeeZavitz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t recommend leaving it on. I would rather have dust I can clean off vs a broken shutter that costs $$$ to fix

@deanbange9937 Жыл бұрын

He move so fast as a menu you cannot follow him.

@LeeZavitz Жыл бұрын

Good thing KZfaq lets you slow the video down or pause it.

@gunnarlarsson5974 2 жыл бұрын

Everything happend far, far too Quick. There is no chans in the world to follow what you are doning. It was only klick, klick, klick

@mellymel9892 11 ай бұрын

You suffer from the knowledge curse extremely bad. You are going way too fast. You have to remember we do not know this stuff, you do! I have to keep rewinding everything you’re saying because you keep going so fast.

@LeeZavitz 11 ай бұрын

Good thing KZfaq let’s you slow the video down if I’m too fast

@mellymel9892 11 ай бұрын

@@LeeZavitz When you’re a good teacher that’s not necessary.