The Sony a1 Gets Even Better! + More a7S III Improvements

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Discussing 8K recording on the Sony Alpha 1 using the battery grip, getting oversampled 4K externally, & the S-Cinetone update for the a7S III.
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Discussing 8K recording on the Sony Alpha 1 using the battery grip, getting oversampled 4K externally, & the S-Cinetone update for the a7S III.
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0:00 - Intro & Disclosure
1:26 - a1 Vertical Battery Grip
1:51 - Recap of Current 8K Performance
3:23 - Brief Review of the VG-C4EM
4:31 - Improved 8K with the Grip
5:38 - Thoughts on High Temp Shutoff
7:08 - USB Power/Charging with Grip
10:28 - Oversampled External Recording Discovery
12:18 - Getting Better 4K from the a1
14:41 - HDMI Oversampling on Other Cameras
16:13 - S-Cinetone on a7S III
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@Maxime-ho9iv 3 жыл бұрын

Man I wish we’d have the Gerald Undone in the photography world, your videos are.. basically perfect. On point, very technical, yet short and without the bullshit.

@stefchenko009 3 жыл бұрын

That 8k internal to 4k output is absolutely brilliant sir, well done

@nightdonutstudio 3 жыл бұрын

That is an interesting finding about the external recording.

@geoffreybassett6741 3 жыл бұрын

Yup that is a fantastic find! Oversampled 4K recording.

@nyambe 3 жыл бұрын

Now I know why everyone sends you to watch Gerald Undone

@user-dt8jz4hr1n 3 жыл бұрын

I bet James May would too, spanners are looking tidy and are correctly placed.

@djispark_rg2682 3 жыл бұрын

Thought everyone sees Markuspix

@dhritimanbatchu 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Gerald Undone, and I know Victoria's Secret.

@kustoo 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm Gerald Undone and it's been S-Log since I've seen you"

@MrtinVarela 3 жыл бұрын

aight you won this one

@minghaofei 3 жыл бұрын

jesus this one is so good.

@POSE4DAN 3 жыл бұрын

Slow down 😩

@POSE4DAN 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos but can you slow down no need to talk so fast

@kustoo 3 жыл бұрын

@@POSE4DAN Is that me or Gerald?

@Optemas 3 жыл бұрын

Love the attention to the Tech side of the review & testing various situations with multiple compositions of the gear ... Great Job as Always !

@scottclark1455 2 жыл бұрын

This is what makes Gerald so great. I can't think of anyone else doing these kinds of in depth tests that result in such a wealth of information. Thanks!

@andyrechenberg 3 жыл бұрын

So appreciate all the technical deep dives. Been here for a long time and there is no one better. Thanks so much. 🙏🏼

@gkochanowsky 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald, your dedication to sharing your deep understanding videography and photography is very much appreciated. And inspires me to understand my cameras better.

@Frytech 3 жыл бұрын

This is the type of content almost nobody else creates and I truly appreciate it! Amazing work, as usual, thanks a lot, Gerald!

@rara4 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching your vids for years, and they just keep increasing in quality. Always a pleasure to watch your discussions

@MuhammadKharismawan 3 жыл бұрын

the oversampling info was super nice Gerald, thanks for your exhaustive contribution as always!

@sturm3n 3 жыл бұрын

Finally: someone talking about the official battery grip! When everyone was talking about overheating, and Gerald noted that a dummy battery alleviates that, my mind instantly jumped to the battery grip. There's also a 4-battery external official dummy battery too.

@DavidKholz 3 жыл бұрын

My First thoughts were dummy battery in the grip 😅

@Knowbody42 3 жыл бұрын

But what about the dummy behind the camera? I hear it can cause issues.

@7footphotographer 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative and great comparisons on screen as usual! Thank you for taking the time and effort to compare these options and settings.

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Gerald! Thanks for taking the time to put these tests together ✌🏽

@bryanhimmelsbach4383 3 жыл бұрын

Truly excellent review / update! This is next level insight into the capabilities of these cameras that I haven’t seen elsewhere.

@mehrdadhaghighi5140 3 жыл бұрын

I just love this channel so much. So much love and detail always goes into your videos. Thank you for this! Alwys hyped to see a new video coming out from you :)

@Arri. 3 жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch your work Gerald 👍thank you.

@heathwirt8919 3 жыл бұрын

Great work Gerald, really appreciate your deep dives into all these topics. This information is invaluable.

@PaulFeinberg 3 жыл бұрын

Very exciting stuff here! Nice job as always with all the details. Boom!

@jqmedia5800 3 жыл бұрын

Great information Gerald. Thank you for sharing! 👍

@AlexanderCornel 3 жыл бұрын

Genius setting 8k internal and getting a sharper 4K externally!

@ABUSHfan 3 жыл бұрын

this is next level inside tips. great work man!

@aram.v 3 жыл бұрын

03:52 - Learning with Gerald. Love it!

@ExploreTravelTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gerald! always the go to guy for this stuff. I love when watching other reviewers or people talking about gear how they usually refer to you for more detailed information. You are doing a great thing and I know it really helps so many people. Now if I only had unlimited funds to buy all this cool gear. lol. I know I don't need it all but some would be nice to have. Thanks again.

@JonPais 3 жыл бұрын

@Gerald Those closed captions of yours are amazing.

@michaelpoczynek 3 жыл бұрын

This video was helpful and entertaining. Thanks, Gerald.

@brandoncharleson 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review and great find in the 8k/4K output!

@Roz-Inspire-Video 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the quick bullet style Gerald ... thanks tons!!!

@wendriftwood1952 3 жыл бұрын

1. 8K mode has about 17ms rolling shutter. 2. 8K mode's 4K HDMI output uses nearest neighbour down-scaling, it appears sharp but at the expense of increased moire, compared to pixel-binning. 3. Canon's 4K HQ mode uses bi-linear down-scaling from 8K.

@immaprocrastinator1970 3 жыл бұрын

truly helpful! thank you again Gerald

@SEAKPhotog 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific update. Thanks!

@souvikroychoudhury8698 3 жыл бұрын

Impressed. Answered to some questions I didn't even knew I had

@aightdenn Жыл бұрын

Literally the best camera videos on KZfaq. Thanks, G.

@DarrellYoung 2 жыл бұрын

Gerald, this was one of the most useful videos for the ⍺1 that I've ever watched. I was happy to see that you have a JOIN button. I joined, and I look forward to learning more about my new ⍺1's video capabilities. Thank you for your detailed outlook.

@markdennis7891 3 жыл бұрын

A new breed of KZfaqr that really knows their stuff. Brilliant. Very informative. Thank you.

@alexcaparros 3 жыл бұрын

Really good information and perfectly explained. Great video! Thanks!

@chuknorth Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thoughtful, detailed, human reviews. Subscribed!

@rghurst 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following up on the dummy battery vs battery grip idea!

@overkillprojects8091 3 жыл бұрын

Great catch on the external recording. I recently worked with a client that had pretty much this same implementation - read the sensor at one density, optionally pass through a dsp IC that has a switch to select input density and output density, where density here is resolution. If you are reading at high density it uses more power and you have oversample the output in the dsp, otherwise you can pretty much just pass through the signal. It's interesting that Sony didn't include logic to determine whether you are actually recording internally and changing the read resolution automatically - I don't have an a1 so I don't know, but I'm guessing it's no issue to start internal recording at any point while you are recording externally. They probably can't just flip the read resolution that quickly so they have to leave it as you set it. Very neat observation and video, thanks!

@JulianThompsonFilm 3 жыл бұрын

love the details you found!

@Plant_Based_Riffs 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Great content yet again.

@phsphlphc 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Mr Undone !! The best !!

@patrikmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Great that you mention for streaming, I frequently use my A7SIII as a webcam and knowing that setting it to 4K internally but keeping my output set to 1080p is nice. I was always confused which is the right settings to use for a situation like that.

@JF.. 3 жыл бұрын

Another🔥🔥review from the Review King 👑

@SimeonKolev 3 жыл бұрын

Great video again :) I was hoping to get this info at the announcement, I asked sony people, nobody knew. And back than I knew I have to wait for your video :D

@tempest63132 3 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered who Gerald is looking out for in these intros, but you won't catch my man slipping. This timestamp 0:09 shows his eyes sharp, staying calm but focused so he can bring us the tech breakdowns we rely on. Thank you for your service Mr. Undone, I hope they catch whoever is out there looking for you.

@blehblahwufwoof 3 жыл бұрын

Yay more Gerald Undone a1 content!

@zomberton616 3 жыл бұрын

Here's something to test out: variable shutter and how to deal with flickering light sources in camera with A1's new fine-tunable shutter speed. You can test this in both photo and video mode. Currently there's not much out there on these minute but VERY IMPORTANT details. Also the new 1/400 flash sync and anti-distortion shutter might also be interesting to test out! Here's to Sony loaning you the A1 for another round of testing ;p

@freddyornelas1259 Жыл бұрын

Great video Appreciate your help!

@humbertoteski 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing conclusions. Gerald, you rock.

@tuckerjeffrey 3 жыл бұрын

When you summed up you great video by saying that you didn’t want to give the A1 back or return it to Sony it made me so happy that that I preordered mine last month. I’m getting excited. Thanks for your hard work and super great content

@SlideWreckDan 3 жыл бұрын

That power delivery is pretty unique! Wish more manufacturers will do the same thing!

@patbollin 3 жыл бұрын

Great info, as always! I always like your unique, rapid fire style of scripted delivery, but I often have to rewatch sections due to the fact that I can’t seem to process the info as fast as you can deliver it. So I do like this unscripted style of delivery a bit better. It reminds me of when I was giving presentations in college. I worked hard to know my subject matter, and with that I found that the presentation flowed better and came off more natural if I created a set of short sentence bullet points rather than a full blown script.

@JacobCarlson 3 жыл бұрын

I like that the wrenches in the background sort of mimic the dynamic range tester

@randfee 3 жыл бұрын

as a 20 year long Canon user (tons of lenses) the R5 and R6 release made me think they'll change. But, looking at how quick Sony is with firmware updates, and that they don't go and cripple functions like USB-charging, oversampled external output etc etc.... now I'm back to thinking I should probably jump ship and get me a Sony system. The other thing next to trying to avoid the huge cost of switching is ergonomics. Sony cams feel cramped in my hands.

@noenken Жыл бұрын

The oversample thing is something I also saw way back on the Panasonic G70. You could go 1080p 60 or 30 without a crop or you could live with a slight crop, set the camera to 2160p 30 and output super sharp 1080p. I then had the signal fed into a USB capture thingie. Probably one of the best 1080p webcam solutions at the time.

@nicholaspryor6411 3 жыл бұрын

How is it that you only have 241K subs?.... Great work man!

@MindYaBizz_Whiz 2 жыл бұрын

Not even a Sony guy, and I’ll sit and watch these videos cause Gerald makes it interesting.

@dorythomas1816 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing as usual. One note though Try to keep something active in the frame when you are doing long take tests to stress out the processor due to ai and continuous auto focus active all the time. I think that would change the run time a bit. What do you think ? Again amazing work and thank you

@TechnoBabble 3 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that the internal to external downsampling even works on the "consumer" level cameras like the a6400, when set to 4k internally and 1080p HDMI output it's much sharper, has less noise, and because of that wonderful old sensor also has more rolling shutter.

@macruise 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gerald ... appreciated !

@Shinigami7of1 3 жыл бұрын

Your work is exceptional....

@przybylskipawel 3 жыл бұрын

These differences in IQ is very easy to see in YT! THX!! It was eye opening for usng all Sony cameras! BTW... You sound amazing! What did you do since your initial new studio tour to improve acoustics?

@Jbobonline 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald, as always - great content. I was wondering if you plan on reviewing stills camera rig options for macro photography

@terryo4352 3 жыл бұрын

I used to record HD with my Atomos while shooting 4K on my A6500, the external recordings looked great and a lot of the 4K detail usually made it through.

@blakeaustinpace 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald, you’re my go to for anything creative related. Your honesty and in depth reviews are unmatched

@seankenney7756 3 жыл бұрын

I've been down scaling 4k from my A7III externally to my Blackmagic recorder for a few years now; love the results.

@hellsbells8979 3 жыл бұрын

Few months ago I just get a7iii, and. It is still awesome, can't even imagine potential of A1

@ChuckThree 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! S-Cinetone gets Undone! Now we need a Rode Wirless Go 2 vs Hollyland Lark vs Saramonic Blink Pro

@ryanheldoorn 3 жыл бұрын

Mate, noticed something interesting about the dual iso for s-cinetone. Forgive me if this was mentioned previously but when going to the upper base iso (2000), you actually have to go past it to 2500 and then back to 2000 for it to clean up. Just dialing it up from the lower values up to 2000, it has the same noise as 1600 but if you go to 2500 and then dial it back, it cleans up. 👍

@VoicesofMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Just because I know you can do this, does it run cooler when you drill holes in the dummy battery?

@CarlBergsdorf 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesing video per usual 👌

@hxllywxxd22 3 жыл бұрын

tremendous work Gerald, im glad your not sponsored by any camera manufacturer, then you would probably be obligated to be bias about your results, but i hope in the future all of them just start giving you a camera so you can nerd out on it and they can get factual results like you have been, keep it up 🙌🏽😎

@charles_wren_films 3 жыл бұрын

It’s great to see S-Cinetone on the SIII. The update that would excite me most though is a shutter angle option.

@00WhiteBlade 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you review the Sirui Anamorphics. I plan to buy them for my A7S III and I find that other reviews either love them or hate them. You're the only one I trust to give me a full picture.

@tmpm441 3 жыл бұрын

This Guy deserve at least 1 million subscribe, great job as always.

@boredproductionsofficial 3 жыл бұрын

He'll get there... =)

@DanielBengtsson 3 жыл бұрын

You are amazing! You are relevant and interesting and you can explain so I get it. Thanks!

@gtiboogiemann 3 жыл бұрын

After watching your videos and other's producers for years. You still have the best in-depth video's ever. Bravo for your hard work. It's a lot of work what you do and I appreciate it! Thank you. Need more of this and less of the B.S. out there.

@MohamedKeita 3 жыл бұрын

There is nobody best at this than Gerald. A unicorn.

@tricamel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the hard work. When you do the rundown test you have a still image, presumably for control. Does the battery run down faster if there are moving artefacts? Also, does it overheat faster? Apologies if it's a noob question but I thought it might have an "in real life" implication.

@adityashubham8381 3 жыл бұрын

Gerald, you are the absolute best. You are the advocate that Sony didn't know, it needed.

@randomtrips3619 Жыл бұрын

i've never found a youtuber that impresses me as much as this guy every video

@cogmission1 3 жыл бұрын

What can I say? I'm SOOOOO thankful/grateful to have you advocating for the community and educating us as well! Alright... I'm done. :-)

@rbbtwlf 2 жыл бұрын

thanks brother great vid

@stephenmatera9579 3 жыл бұрын

Great as always Gerald. For the HDMI out at 4k using 8k internal, does it affect the crop for 4k/120p?

@CosmosSafari 3 жыл бұрын

I recently subscribed to Story Blocks as a result of your videos that you were doing with the studios. I thought they were wonderful and so I gave them a look and used your link. I bought a whole year's worth of subscription, I hope it helps you out in some meaningful way. Hoping to make Story Blocks bigger part of my channel! I absolutely love their After Effects templates. I never knew how much I would like fonts!

@ryan41024 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gerald, love these update videos! Any tips for setting up a picture profile for SCinetone? Adjusting sharpness or any other parameters?

@visionstudiomy 3 жыл бұрын

very interesting test. thanks for great sharing

@iamprithviraj8486 3 жыл бұрын

You are very much underrated bro

@NinaRei 3 жыл бұрын

I imagine this applies to the A7III as well, great find!!

@rachael_padman 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. I have just started getting interested in video with my Sony FF bodies, and you answered a lot of my questions. Just one small slightly off-topic point: did you have some sort of cage or mount on the A7Siii, or was the Ninja mounted directly in the hotshoe? From the video it looked a bit less flimsy than my arrangement.

@munnauntil 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man. I want to see bmpcc 6k pro video

@ElGuardianDelTiempo 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting 8k setting to get a sharper 4K externally. Nice video, thanks

@AlFooteIII 3 жыл бұрын

For that "set the internal resolution higher when outputting lower" tip you earn the sub! Thanks!

@magicbeatbox 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerald, been watching your very thorough and informative reviews for a while, but was always curious to see more sample footage and real world use of your cameras. Where can one find your portfolio or cinematography reel?

@benbjurstrom 3 жыл бұрын

Noticed the same thing when sending 1080p from the A7SIII to the Atem Mini Pro ISO. Quality of the ISO recordings was much better when the camera is set to 4k internal.