Sony Alpha A7 / A7R Custom Settings Tutorial

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Get the most out of your Sony Alpha A7 /A7R Camera with this movie tutorial showing the most important custom settings - settings recommended by Mark Galer, a professional photographer and Sony Alpha Ambassador.
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@VideoSlave01 3 жыл бұрын

Always useful this, I have an A7 for the longest time now and this is a great refresher after a while it's good to reset and make sure I'm back on par with basic setting. Thanl you

@ivedigga 2 жыл бұрын

Man I swear I always love your videos

@patrikh 8 жыл бұрын

Incredibly useful, thank you!

@FloydDean 9 жыл бұрын

Great job Mark, as always!

@LifewithErns 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very helpful. Thank you

@charliejeong5721 9 жыл бұрын

excellent tutorial. very helpful. thanks

@Kriselice 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent and helpful. Thanks a lot.

@ngwinghung 7 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the setup video :)

@nellatrab 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you that is a big help!

@jonsil001 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for getting straight to the point :)

6 жыл бұрын

Very useful, thanks Mark.

@KwokKaySzeto 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks great instructions!

@AndyMc1952 6 жыл бұрын

excellent job! thank you!

@ozrs2 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, handy tweaks

@timothyshitagwa613 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot for this tutorial

@oussma3d 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot .. this is helpful.

@jvincents 10 ай бұрын

Just got my A7R this day as a back up camera, good stuff man! cheers this help me a lot with the old style menu.

@AlphaCreativeSkills 10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@MikeKleinsteuber 6 жыл бұрын

Very useful. Thx

@glenjra 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@BethePandaGames 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Thanks

@CAROLYNSCOCIOZ 8 жыл бұрын

Great help thanks.

@92spaceboy71 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! thanks for nice an easy instructions.

@seidmannalexander 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@TERRAMOUNT 8 жыл бұрын

nice stuff! We shot our last movie "my days as a woflman" on the sony A7s with shogun. pretty nice picture quality :)

@GaryLum 9 жыл бұрын

Alpha Creative Skills Mark Galer Thank you very much for this.

@redwood1968 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your easy going specificity.

@nataala_ 7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@falongreen3560 Жыл бұрын

Best video by far very explanatory thank you so much!!! 🙌🏾

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

@karlastephanyteneramirez1674 4 жыл бұрын

Thank so much from Perú 🇵🇪

@dartvader60 5 жыл бұрын

Epic😁 Thank you Sir

@cooltz 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing, guide, just changed religion to sony, and this video summarize pretty all, thanks for your patience and guide :))

@chrisbrown5700 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooooooo much!!!

@donnalamb2143 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

@JamieMarshallMusician 3 жыл бұрын

Really grateful for this Mark . . thanks!

@AlphaCreativeSkills 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@monarchpixels 8 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial

@marlineharrold1937 5 жыл бұрын

I really liked the video.

@jett7169 5 жыл бұрын

great !! thanks !!!!

@srikathcp 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent guide for beginner

@takoball4788 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir :)

@BikeVisionScotland 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, which of the spot metering points do you set in the menu, Focus Point Link or Center? I currently have it set to focus point link on my A7RIII. cheers...

@aspilobo Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

@FASTSHARPREVIEWS 9 жыл бұрын

Good tutorial !!

@TitoHaris 6 жыл бұрын

Help! i saw sony a7 MKII have XAVCS for video file format.. is there any way to make sony a7 MK1 can record in XAVCS format?

@honestkekely2963 Жыл бұрын

thanks... easy to follow and helpfull

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@kotence777 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@ComputingSound 8 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to adjust the in-camera noise reduction for video?

@ericnicolas6961 6 жыл бұрын

many thanks for this video ! just a question , can we lock the aperture and shutter speed weels when shooting in manual mode because i often change it by accident when using my camera . thank you

@AlphaCreativeSkills 6 жыл бұрын

You can lock ALL dials on the A7RIII but only the Control Wheels on other Alpha cameras.

@kellyd7438 10 ай бұрын

Loveee 🙏🏾♥️

@handwoundpickups6555 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video it’s great. Would you still recommend this camera for 1080p film and photography work? I am limited by budget but I think I could still get useable results with this camera and a decent prime lens. What do you think?

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

These cameras are now approaching 10 years old and the movie options have come on a long way since 2013. The original A7R does not have Phase Detect Autofocus which means that only Manual Focus is smooth when shooting movies.

@chinguyen2302 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, it would be nice if you explain how each function do to the final image quality. I am going through the settings of my Alpha 7ii all the time but I'm a newbie so sometimes I don't know what they do. Thanks a lot

@ForeignFlexTv 7 жыл бұрын

Custom button: 14:29

@NoahPetek 6 жыл бұрын

thx

@mcbenuepikin8506 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial. How do I shoot flat video on my Sony a7r

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

With the absence of Picture profiles you could 'wind down' the contrast to there lowest setting in the 'creative style' menu

@PaulCiura 9 жыл бұрын

Alpha Creative Skills excellent overview. Thanks!

@anneneijnens 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information! Do you know how to switch to shooting at 60fps?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 6 жыл бұрын

Choose 50 fps for PAL and 60 fps for NTSC - you can move to 60fps by switching using the NTSC/PAL selector in the Toolbox menu. Beware of shooting 60 fps in non-NTSC countries as you may incur flickering lights.

@anneneijnens 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Mark! When I have XAVC S as file format I can choose between 60, 30 and 24 fps. Do you often switch between these framerates while shooting?

@lameirasproducoes 7 жыл бұрын

Hello. I need your help, I bought the Sony Alpha a7SII and i'm having a problem with filming. All the vídeos I made have noise and I dont know how I can Fix this. I'm using the 24-240, could this be the problem? Could you suggest me the right configuration to use?

@markgaler 7 жыл бұрын

facebook.com/groups/SonyA7S/

@markgaler 7 жыл бұрын

Jump onto a Facebook Group and seek support

@MrGrungydude 6 жыл бұрын

Lameiras Produçoes your ISO may be too high

@tyleeur3810 Жыл бұрын

Is the A7 good to start out with? I plan on doing street photography and just parked sport cars.

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

Bearing in mind the A7 is a 10 year old camera with slow Phase Detect AF (Continuous AF) then the camera is OK for subjects where fast AF is not required. I personally would be looking for a second-hand A7III if I was on a budget or something from the APS-C range of cameras such as the A6400 which has very fast and reliable AF.

@camboriuvideo8685 8 жыл бұрын

Hello would like a help please . I have a Sony camera to 7s . When I shoot with it at 120 fps images cut " crop " I am using sony full frame lenses. I've changed the camera menu and set the Automatic option APSC and full frame . If you can help me thank you. Thank you. sorry about my English

@AlphaCreativeSkills 8 жыл бұрын

+Camboriú Video The camera cannot shoot in full frame when shooting in 120 fps. You need to switch to an ultra wide angle lens such as the FE1635 if you need to restore your ability to shoot in wide angle.

@dragonfist25 5 жыл бұрын

Can it shoot in HSS?

@dazzaleegrant713 6 жыл бұрын

Mark Whit the Sony Alpha A7 can i used high speed sync of camara flash ?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 6 жыл бұрын

Yes if you buy a flash that is compatible with the camera and features HSS - All Sony flashes support HSS

@coraliemarie6232 7 жыл бұрын

can i shoot in 4K with this camera? If yes, how do i trigger the 4K mode? If i shoot in AVCHD format and use a 4K atomos shogun recorder, is the video gonna be recorded in 4K? thx for the answers im lost.

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

The A7 and A7R cameras shoot 1080p The A7S shoots 4K to an external recording device. The A7RII and A7SII shoot 4K to the card.

@coraliemarie6232 7 жыл бұрын

Alpha Creative Skills cheers man !

@jonnathancastillo7362 7 жыл бұрын

Hello, some of you had problems with C1 C2 and C3 button? this is the second time I have the problem whit this butttons, the first one, sony replace a control PCB or someting, but now its the same problem. does anyone has the same problem?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

I have used these E-Mount cameras since they first appeared and not had a problem with the Custom buttons.

@miketipton678 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video!! I just got one recently. Is there any way at all to set a button to turn off the flash ? This is so ridiculously stupid that this custom option is not available in anything but AUTO mode... who shoots Auto SONY??? What a stupid move !! ON all my cameras I could set the flash to NO FLASH in any mode... Hopefully someone knows.. perhaps via APP? TIA

@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 жыл бұрын

It would be quicker to just turn the flash off on the flash itself rather than to look for an option in the camera menu.

@arsalanjamshid7456 7 жыл бұрын

Can you record in S-Log 2 on the A7?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

You need an A7RII or A7S/A7SII. It also is available on the A6300 and A6500

@andreadifiore3475 5 жыл бұрын

HELP! I have the Sony A7 and I cannot change Image Size to L;36, it''s on L;24. Please advise asap. Thank you! Andrea

@louismeyer6766 5 жыл бұрын

L;36 is the higher resolution's version of the Sony A7, the Sony A7R

@jimmyseraph1460 9 жыл бұрын

after i follow your tutorial than i can not set my camera mode to use Iso 50 with video mode it's alway at iso 200 can you explan for me ?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 9 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Seraph ISO 50 is an artificially low ISO option for capturing stills. There is is no increase in quality when selecting ISO 50. This option is not available for video capture. It is normal to add Neutral Density filters in front of you lens when shooting video in bright ambient conditions so that you can use the slower shutter speeds.

@AlphaCreativeSkills 8 жыл бұрын

+Jimmy Seraph The minimum ISO cannot go to 50 in video mode

@DarthGold 7 жыл бұрын

How do i change from full frame to Super35 in video and viceversa

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

There is an option in the menus

@billoconnor2727 5 ай бұрын

I'm having trouble using my new GODOX flash with this camera, it says "this device is not compatible with this device." My firmware is 1.01. Is that the latest version for the a7R?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 ай бұрын

www.sony.com.au/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-7-series/ilce-7r/downloads

@ronycon3100 6 жыл бұрын

help me please// i dont see any green color every time i focus

@louismeyer6766 5 жыл бұрын

put focus peaking level high and choose the color on yellow

@bayupermana9433 4 жыл бұрын

Sir i’am actually user sony alpha 7 mark I , i need ur help, could you tell me how to prefix name or rename file foto in my gear ? U know sir after we take the pictur the result file always with inisial lika IMG0001, i wanna change the inisial to be my inisial name, can you tell me how to fix it ? Or there’s no feature that in sony a7 mark I, thank u sir

@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 жыл бұрын

There is a Set File Name option in the Setup menu on the Sony Alpha Cameras I currently own. I can't remember if the the A7 had this option.

@ronwilsontringue6574 7 жыл бұрын

perhaps you could suggest a solution to this seemingly simple problem - attaching an external mic to shoot movies only records on one channel - either L or R but never both. We have tried this on 4 NEX-7 and 6 a7r cameras. We have tried 6 stereo mics all of which work fine on other A/D equipment and the internal mics on each camera work correctly. Thanks, Ron

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

I don't have this problem on my A7S, A7SII, A7RII or A6300. I am using a Rode Microphone or Sony XLR kit.

@karthikkumar6615 5 жыл бұрын

I am a sony a7ii user.. when i click shutter button... The shutter sound comes twice... I mean.. the comes two times.. but inner have a single photo.. what can i do.. ? Please help me

@AlphaCreativeSkills 5 жыл бұрын

The two sounds are the first curtain shutter and rear curtain shutter. The original A7R does not have an electronic first curtain shutter. Subsequent models have the option to use an electronic first curtain shutter so there is only one shutter sound. The shutter sound was also dampened in the MKII and MKIII models.

@mckingblack7548 4 жыл бұрын

Why my camera can take only 15 MP

@baconpancakes8899 6 ай бұрын

My front dial isn't changing the shutter speed. Why? It's sucked at F--

@AlphaCreativeSkills 6 ай бұрын

That;s because you may be in Aperture priority mode. Try changing to Shutter priority mode.

@nghiatrung3354 Жыл бұрын

Sony a71 have not green area focus with continue AF?

@AlphaCreativeSkills Жыл бұрын

I am not familiar with the A71

@IyanRizki 4 жыл бұрын

where is Picture Profile ?

@matthewtarplah8858 3 жыл бұрын

How do u low the camera brightness

@AlphaCreativeSkills 3 жыл бұрын

Go to the menu and locate the Monitor Brightness menu option.

@MrKodihalli 4 жыл бұрын

sony a7iii audio input not working plz help me

@AlphaCreativeSkills 4 жыл бұрын

Check your microphone is working and/or consult Sony technical service.

@jonathanroy2600 5 жыл бұрын

Why is my cam is limited to 15mp? It's a A7R

@bassosusi6687 5 жыл бұрын

Are you using MP4? It has limited quality

@DushyantDeshwal 7 жыл бұрын

How do i edit raw file ?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

Use a Raw editing software such as Photoshop or Lightroom

@DushyantDeshwal 7 жыл бұрын

Alpha Creative Skills Thanks ! I have Adobe CS6 suite. Do I need to get some plugins for it or will it just work like that ?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 7 жыл бұрын

The Adobe Camera Raw plugin shops with Photoshop. If the camera is newer than CS6 you may have to update the ACR plugin.

@DushyantDeshwal 7 жыл бұрын

Alpha Creative Skills Thank you Very much ! Will try that :)

@kevinliande164 8 ай бұрын

Cara setting 4k how ?

@AlphaCreativeSkills 8 ай бұрын

That is an incomplete question as I do not know the camera model you are using. I offer personal support and guidance for individual camera models on my Patreon.com/markgaler support channel.