This will help so many people ! Especially if it's the first time buying a sony!

Dan, thank you!!! I've been looking around for something to help reduce the learning curve on my 7RIVa. As you stated the menu is a challenge. I learned so much watching this video, I immediately downloaded your file. Can't wait to get the most out of this camera thanks to you! Looking forward to more videos.

Coming into this brand new, but just bought the A7RIV, so thank you so much for these videos. A lot of info to digest for sure, but I feel these vids will help lead to success!

extremely useful and the camera menu guide is a must to download !!!!

Thanks for the video Dan, great info.

Thanks a bunch! Just ordered your A7RIV guide! HUGE help

Super informative and helpful 🙌🏽📷🎥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏽

I am getting mine tomorrow, can’t wait

Very good review! It is helpful for people like me. Thank you!

You saved my life!!!!! Your tip about continuous mode for tracking sorted my problem with tracking.

Great review, "like allways". Very informative.

Thanks bro! Just got the A7RIV and this was a lifesaver!

Very helpful, Thank you.

Amazing...The Best Camera...

So helpful ... specially im using sony for first after 13 yr with canon i hope so if you have more video for sony user trick & tips

very helpful!

thanks very much a great help

Here’s the net/net of it, Dan charges $10 for the PDF but it’s well worth it. I just bought my A7R IV and his guide is awesome. It makes you realize that not everyone on KZfaq who puts up an A7R IV video knows what they’re doing (albeit they’re well intentioned). For example, I have seen multiple videos tell you to set the RIV to AF-C, not necessarily true. If you’re shooting subjects that don’t move, you should use AF-S, if your subject moves, set it to AF-C. I haven’t heard anyone else mention this. There are also some other great sections that self-explain why you might not be getting the focus from the RIV you think you should by just understanding what the damn setting really does. Great guide.

Thanks for the menu/setup guide Dan! Well worth the $10! Great tracking and shortcut tips. Just purchased this camera with a couple G Master lenses. Looking forward to shooting with it!

By the way Dan honestly, i'm new in photography and trying to look for videos helpful to beginners like me thank you. Liked and subscribed.

Great Tutorial on settings Can't wait to trade in my a7RIII for this camera Thanks for your honest thoughts and PDF (Hard Work) best regards, rick

very helpful

On the overheating issue, I have heard if you open or flip the screen a little it will vent the rear of the camera....try it out

Thanks so much for doing this video Dan. That was really helpful. Liked and subbed.

Got the Sony A7r4a thanks too you and this video |||| 🙂

Great Video. however, are you sure there is a low light performance difference between crop vs full? and as far as file sizes go, there is another option to consider if you need uncompressed, and that is aspect ratio. I believe that you can crop to 16:9 and reduce the file file size.

Excellent vid. Subbed!

Love from India 🇮🇳 dude, I just love your content..

I watched 4 videos today trying to find what you taught! VERY NICE JOB!!! Thank you! $10 bucks for the Ebook is well worth it!

Dan thankyou for the great menu guide and educational video, I really appreciate it - I'm leaving Canon cameras and switching to Sony given canon do not support EF lenses with the new mirrorless range and I am heavily invested in primes. So, anything to ease the move from canon to Sony is appreciated, and so far, I'm really enjoying the Sony equipment. thanks again from Australia.

I love your videos Dan! I learn a lot from them. Thank you so much for the ARIV tips! Good luck!

Thank you for this review. Just upgraded from a Sony a7iii. I can't wait to take some eagle shots with this beast!

Your setup is nice!

I don’t see a link to you set up file for the a7r4 referred to in the video?

Hi Mr. Dan Watson i really like this video because i learned new things and tricks for A7RIV which i plan to buy, while you are in the middle of this video you mentioned that you have all of the settings of your camera which can be downloaded including this Sony A7RIV which i really want. Please do me a favor to send me the link on where to get the downloaded file for my new camera, thank you very much, i really appreciate it. Carl from Manila Philippines.

I want to ask your favour to help me, How to set up “Shot result preview” ? Thank you.

How do you get video to show up on a Mac book pro, when I bring my sd card over to my Mac book pro no raw files or videos show up

Is there an updated download for the current firmware version of this camera?

Hi Dan, thanks like always was useful and perfect. Earlier you gave me very nice advise about resolution of some cameras and today with a7riv again I need to know your professional opinion. Still to me image quality, dynamic range, and colour tones are just stunning. 1) Do you think 5div is better or at least same with lower noise and better dynamic range? 2) I’m fan of Fujifilm film simulation to make very artistic photos straight away from camera, no need retouching process, but still higher MP seems more important tome (XH1 - with amazing IBIS and XT3 with AF new features -mis not enough and still GFX100 is too expensive for me), don’t you think I should not compare a dslr with mirrorless cameras which is VS optical and Electronic viewfinder to edicted shooting with preview system rather than what you see = what you take? 3. All useful features seem came together in new a7riv as you described here and still I remember that D850 won in your last comparison video over 5div and a7riii. So, what do you say overall about a7riv? I would appreciate if you answer my questions separately. Thank you.

I was looking for a review and found you very interesting tips.. do you have also some experence with external recording on the atomos ninja V.. I'm planning to upgrade to the Sony A7RIV..

Can you make a suggestion to Sony for some firmware that would allow for a 40 or 45 megapixel option on the A7r4

Dan where do I download you pf file for Sony A7RIV.?

Hello, I just purchased your guide but I don’t see a link to download the setting you use for the camera so that I can add then to the camera I just bought . I am new to using cameras so inputting your settings as you said would be a great start so that I don’t start from 0

For some reason when I shoot video, it doesn't show a focus point or any tracking at all. Is there an option I'm missing? I shoot photos just fine with tracking and everything

Nice video - you can get the PDF guide direct from Sony for FREE

If you firmware update you cannot load a previous save from a depreciated firmware?

You have help this old man I am a pro now thanks

Please let know if your ebook link / page is valid? Getting error after PayPal

How can I enable the eye AF for videos, thanks

I got your Help Guide. But I couldn't load your Camset included file. I get an error of not being able to load. I even did a camera reset.

What tripod mount is holding that screen?

I never knew how to do the AF-C tracking right also the tap tracking on demand is insane, thx : ) I came from an A7III and it doesn't have it. I wanted the A6400 but a bestbuy salesman talked me out of it..

Where can I buy the ebook on this camera. I just purchased this camera. Let me know, love your videos. Thanks

On B&H they’ve got a massive $1000 discount on the A7Riv right now if you have an EDU account

All you need to know now is that there is no small or medium raw option and one uncompressed file is 122mb. Take 10 of those and 1gb is gone. Recently I took 4000 photos during one photo shoot. If I had this camera I would need 400 gb to store all that work.

Perfect work bro miss you♥️♥️ Do you think it's better than a73 in video or a73 will be the best?

Converted to a DNG, you get similar (~60MB) RAW file sizes with lossless compression. Still unhappy these are our only options, and cannot think of a good reason lossless compression isn't the default on-camera.

Hey Dan. Do you find that you are missing precise focus (I should say noticing it) with such a high pixel count camera? I’ve only shot on 24mp cameras (a6300 and a7iii), so I would imagine the threshold for what appears to be precise focus is significantly greater than that of the Riv.

Hi Dan, thank you for your content. Do you have anything specifically on FPS/film settings on the A7RIV?

I rarely shoot sports or any action/moving shots so shooting uncompressed RAW although insanely big file sizes the amount of detail and information in them is the whole reason I went with the RIV. Especially for landscapes its just uncompromised quality and cropping ability.

I am planning on purchasing a Sony A7r iv soon, I downloaded your manual and it looks like that will help me. I have one problem I need to do focus stacking with it, but can't seem to find any info on that. Can you help me? thanks Mike

I have this camera and I wish I hadn’t bought it because it lacks focus bracketing. All the other major brands have this feature in their mirrorless cameras. How about updating the software Sony?

hı Dan, ın my sony A7R4 functıon of touch operatıon settıngs is not allowed to change, what can be the reason for it :/ ? ı hope u give me an answer thank you.!

Hey would it be worth it to have your guide if it’s just the song a74 and not the R

From where can I download 29page booklet and also file of wht u have set ur camera so I can set my like urs

Hi Dan, What's your YT audio setup? I see a Rode mic boomed above you?

If I shoot compressed RAW will it be easier for Lightroom to edit these files ? Great video bro!!

I’m sitting and recording in the sun constantly and sometimes for 25-30min at a time. Never over-heated once.

What mini Tripod is that?

You don't need to put the camera drive mode to continuous shooting in order to use the lock tracking AF. It'll work in single shoot drive also.

Pls help me out, I am getting much grains in pics while I click group photos in weddings.

Is there a trick to saving more than 1 settings file? For example landscape settings file, portrait settings file, wildlife,.etc. Would be great to just select a different settings file and save tons of time by automatically having custom buttons set up....maybe I'm just dreaming

Where to find the setting file?? Not seen anywhere…

Can you upload to social media with no problems?

what fps do you shoot your videos in? What about this video in particular?

Is the Menu for this camera the same as the A7R III ?.... Could I use the same Cinema Settings?

Just got your menu guide, even though I have an A9 and an A6600. Thanks! I think that their high configurability is both the best and worst point of Sony cameras. Configuring a camera to your workflow is a huge advance, but there’s a learning curve. We all survived the transition from pocket phone to smart phone; we’ll get through this one with some help from people like you.

whats the best lens that would maximize those 61mp? will sigma 35 1.2 be the best companion for this?

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@ 2:10 tracking in real time renders the focus hold button on the lens useless. Need to find something else to assign to it!

I was amazed when playing with Sony A7RIV how much noise there is in the shadows of its raw files. Any sort of shadow recovery and the white specs (a result of lots of chroma noise being "removed" with raw converters) is absolutely terrible. I think these white specs are more offensive than just normal noise, about as bad as banding.

Where is download available for the guide?

You don't need to be in a continue shooting mode for tracking.

I think the A6600 has touch tracking too Dan, am i wrong?

I spend the $10, how do I get your camera settings?

What shotgun mic are you using on the Rycote mount? Is that the new Rode VideoMic NTG?

Thinking about switching shouting fuji had the a77ii before $$$

Hi Dan - Thanks for your step-by-step guide... QQ? I tried changing my "Func. of Touch Operation" on my R4 and I get a message saying "This operation or setting not available as follows." Is there another item that I need to enable or a function dependency I'm missing? What am I not doing right? Thanks, sir.

Settings file?

I just got one on sale for 2200$ well 1900 the tax was 300$ though I thought it would have the new menu. A7iv might have been better

My touch screen for focus doesn’t work. It doesn’t give me the option. Is this because I have a prime lease?

You mentioned the change to apsc from full frame, but forgot to tell us how to set it up. I have searched everywhere for this, but no one seems willing to say how you set it up. Is it a secret? Seriously, no one seems willing to explain how to set it up?????

Does canon 90D have True-WDR in it?

I would have grabbed your pdf if it was like 5$ 10$ is a lot for an older camera.

Is there a difference in apps-c mode or just cropping after the fact? Any quality benefit in APS-C over just cropping? Sorry for the newb question!

the overheating issue is actually built in so that you buy 2 cameras ............use one while the other cools. smart Sony, smart.

Hi

just got one from BH for 2662USD. proud college kid loving my edu email.

Great video for all the obsessive-compulsive camera nerds out there but for average folk this is way to complex and confusing and overkill in obtaining great images. Sony and you obviously don't believe in KISS.