You are a life saver. I am a beginner and I switched from Fuji to Sony a7iii (strictly because I wanted to move into a full frame and also have the ability to be on crop mode). I am still struggling with learning the camera but you have been a lifesaver. So, thank you.
I don't understand how this only has 450 or so likes with 13k views.. Mark you are amazing ! Thank you for all your time and effort you put into sharing this amazing content. You are a true master and artist. I would gladly pay you to carry your gear anytime, on any adventure. I seem to never stop learning from you. Thanks Mark.
After a long period of inactivity (kids, building house etc...) Picked up photography again. My canon 50d was outdated and wanted to step into the full frame world. After some extensive research I decided to go mirrorless. I first considered even switching to Nikon. For some reason I didn't consider Sony... Maybe it's the branding that didn't appeal to me... I don't know. But boy,... I bought a a7 III second hand with 5000 clicks as well as 2 new lenses. 35 and 50 mm sigma art 1.4. The camera is amazing, with eye af etc... Your videos really are a cataclyst for me learning the song system. I'll never go back. Thank you so much Mark for the no nonsense explanation. This is really good stuff!
Amazing! Thank you, Mark, for putting all the effort into making this video. I have an a6400 and two Sony lenses (70-350 & 11mm f1.8). This is very helpful in mastering Sony Alpha cameras.
Thanks Mark I find all your content so useful, I love my A7, best purchase ever and you are helping me get the most out of it! I hope Sony gift you all the cameras and lenses you ever want!!!
I have to pick and choose carefully as I have a set equipment allowance each year. This prevents me from writing eBooks for older cameras as I cannot afford to keep one of each. The 400 and 600 primes are also out of my reach :-(
Ive had my a7iii for about a year now and never knew it had the live setting on/off toggle. This will most definitely help me out with my astro/live music work. Many thanks!
Nice part of the background info and how you got into the Sony world. With your expertise and being around long enough to remember a dark room and manual lenses, i would very much appreciatie a video in wich you share your thoughts on the evolution that photography has taken in the last 40 years. Great video as always, this wil be my last setting in your PAL method. Thanks, i couldnt have gotten here without you. ...im a bit further in the movie now... i love the photo examples with the small Manfrotto
Most informative Mark Im an Olympus shooter however Im about to buy a Sony A7R4 Im heading to Iceland and Scotland next years so hope Ive got a Handle on the Sony well before I head off Your Ebook and RUclips videos are most helpful
Superb video tutorial as always Mark. So detailed and informative for any Sony user or anyone who takes landscapes handheld. Good tips and tricks and logic behind each option. Only issue is..if we registered the first 3 of your setting videos into the cameras 1, 2 or 3 mode dial (Portrats, Action, tripod landscapes) we wont be able to save this new one as we only have 3 slots (on the A7xx series) and only 2 mode dial slots (on the a6xxx series) so.. hahahha oh well cant have it all. I anxiously await each and every one of your new videos as they are the best out there. SONY RULES and you rock. One of my fave RUclips teachers to say the least. Keep it up. and Happy New Year.
The A6300 has only one memory card slot, only two optional shooting modes (numbers 1 and 2) and M1,M2,M3,M4. If I save the portrait and action settings to the two available shooting modes, how do I save landscape settings, please? Can I save portrait, action and landscape settings to a memory card if there is only one slot for a single memory card? If so, how do I do it? Many thanks for your extraordinarily detailed advice.
Excellent and very informative Mark, I am switching to Sony in a few months and will be buying the A7riii and as I mainly shoot landscapes this is a fantastic tutorial, I keep hearing how Sony's menus are a nightmare but as you've explained the set up it's not too bad and I'm sure I will soon get used to it, thanks once again. :-)
Hi Mark, thanks again for this video. I wish you could give a complete tutorial on the camera settings, especially the function and short keys. Does function widow change when I change from photo to video? I like your explanation on reducing the contract. This actually does not make any changes to the raw files. I am wondering if you would change the contract of a picture profile to make changes on the raw photos? Do photographers use any picture profiles for photos, or just for video?
Picture Profiles do not change the Raw files - they are designed for Movie Capture. I have a complete tutorial for every aspect of the A7III - check out my latest movie which showcases a free eBook I have made available.
You should be able to find most of those settings on the APS-C cameras. Not sure when ISO Auto Min SS was introduced and you have to remember that the camera does not have SteadShot inside (introduced with the A6500). I would recommend using f/8 instead of f/11 as you have a one stop advantage with greater depth of field.
Hi Mark. i recently purchased the RIV. Have you done an e-book of this model? BTW love this camera and you have made using it so much easier. I have to admit I do study the settings weekly for hours so i dont miss anything there's so much to learn. Thanks so much.
Update Lightroom- the update needs to be newer than the camera otherwise you will need to use DNG converter to make the Raw files backwards compatible with older versions of Lightroom
Mark, fantastic set of videos and information, has helped me no end in understanding the A7 cameras. Just moved from Nikon to A7m3 with plans for an R 3/4. I have a question regarding what you would suggest is the best options for my genre which is steam railway photography. I use portrait for still subjects but moving subjects fall between landscape, to get crisp clear definition of the surroundings and action (some of these are moving at 75mph) for freezing steam, wheel movement etc.. I have used your Action Landscape from the image of Mt fuji on the bullet train with good results but are there any tweaks you may suggest? Many thanks Andy
I would start with my action settings and the modify/fine-tune the ISO Auto Min SS as required. The distance to your subject also has to be factored in alongside the speed of the subject. 75mpd at a great distance would not require 1/2000 second to freeze the subject. I will also slow the shutter speed down sometimes if I want to add some creative movement blur when panning.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Do you think that lowering the saturation in the profile can affect the histgram so that the colors are not oversaturated in the Raw file?
Love the video but I have a question. I have been setting up my A7R3 with your previous settings (PAL) but now you show an additional setting for Landscape for Memory 3 (hand held). My previous Memory 3 has the Landscape settings for (Tri-pod). Surely the old one will now be over ridden. Am I missing something?
You can add additional memories to the M1 to M4 memories which are stored on a memory card. I will use slot 2 to load one of four additional memories from this card - watch my Total Recall movie to see how this is done.
At the moment I am not using a Recall Custom Hold for landscape settings. I have the Memory 3 on the Shoot Mode dial set to Hand-Held Landscape and M4 for my Tripod settings. As I generally have more time to consider appropriate settings when shooting action I just use either 3 or M4 as the starting point and then optimise the settings from there. I have Custom Hold 3 set up for Street shooting as outlined in my free eBooks (available from my website).
@@AlphaCreativeSkills So they (set up of the Fn function menu and the Custom Keys) are always the same no matter what memory setting or top dail setting (eg. A, M, P, etc) we are in. In some of your settings (your PAL system) you change one of the C buttons eg. C1 to Auto iso min SS. So if you have done that for action, when you move back to Porttreture, C1 wil still be on Auto Iso Min SS, right? The C buttons are always set to their latest settings and so is the Fn menu. Is this correct?
Hi Mark. This video reminded me to check my settings on compensation... my 18-105 has the distortion compensation greyed out whether I put it on my a6000 or my a6300. My other lenses don’t seem to have this issue. Is there any reason for this and are there other lenses that have this issue?
@@AlphaCreativeSkills is the auto setting in lens comp. in body A7RIII enhances the raw file, do I still need to set lens compensation in camera raw (LrC)?
When you were talking about changing the contrast setting in Creative Styles for viewing the lcd, I saw that you had adjusted sharpness too. When is this useful for a raw shooter? Many thanks for a great movie!
The sharpness was adjusted to get a more natural view in the viewfinder. This last one is very subjective as it doesn’t affect the Raw file or the contrast of the embedded JPEG preview that the camera uses to build its histogram to show where possible overexposure is occurring.
All Mirrorless cameras are live view display by default. You can use Bright Monitoring or switch the Setting Effect to off to help in very low ambient light.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills thanks for the fast response! Yeah, I know. What I meant is I couldn't find it on the menu. Sorry for the confusion. By the way, I am learning a lot from the videos. So, thanks again!
Highlight is useful when capturing images at a concert but is less consistent / reliable than Multi for general photography. It can make mistakes when specular highlights are present in the scene or when shooting into the sun.
Does anyone know if the ISO Auto min shutter speed setting works on AR7ii? I am following Mark’s instructions exactly but the shutter speed changes rather than the ISO. I even set the Min Shutter Speed to 1/30 and it still changes down to 1/5” or so rather than the ISO adapting. (Yes I am in A (Aperture priority) mode.) Anyone have any ideas or had a similar issue? Tx
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hi Mark... tx so much for replying (how exciting this my 1st ever comment on YT)!! I am defo in ISO Auto and using Firmware version 4.0 which does hv the ISO Auto Min SS option. One thing I do notice is that the Flash setting is on Fill Flash and I cannot change it (I get the “no can do” msg).
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Lordie lordie... just to let you know I "fixed" this issue... it was (as you suspected) a case of user error... not enough light for the max ISO. Doh. Tx for yr response tho' I do appreciate it. (And I did waste much more of my time Googling it than I wasted of yrs. : ))
I have an A7R3 and struggle to find the focus point that creates a sharp throughout the image even at F/11 and F/16 with my 24mm F/1.4 GM lens handheld.
Use the depth of field calculator at cambridgeincolour.com and click on the advanced settings. The calculator will show you the Hyperfocal Distance - if you are viewing the images very large then you will need to increase the print size in the options.
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You are a life saver. I am a beginner and I switched from Fuji to Sony a7iii (strictly because I wanted to move into a full frame and also have the ability to be on crop mode). I am still struggling with learning the camera but you have been a lifesaver. So, thank you.
I don't understand how this only has 450 or so likes with 13k views.. Mark you are amazing ! Thank you for all your time and effort you put into sharing this amazing content. You are a true master and artist. I would gladly pay you to carry your gear anytime, on any adventure. I seem to never stop learning from you.
Thanks Mark.
Couldn't agree more. Really engaging and informative. I learn so much and get so much out of my camera thanks to these videos. Many thanks Mark.
After a long period of inactivity (kids, building house etc...) Picked up photography again. My canon 50d was outdated and wanted to step into the full frame world. After some extensive research I decided to go mirrorless. I first considered even switching to Nikon. For some reason I didn't consider Sony... Maybe it's the branding that didn't appeal to me... I don't know. But boy,... I bought a a7 III second hand with 5000 clicks as well as 2 new lenses. 35 and 50 mm sigma art 1.4. The camera is amazing, with eye af etc... Your videos really are a cataclyst for me learning the song system. I'll never go back. Thank you so much Mark for the no nonsense explanation. This is really good stuff!
Amazing! Thank you, Mark, for putting all the effort into making this video. I have an a6400 and two Sony lenses (70-350 & 11mm f1.8). This is very helpful in mastering Sony Alpha cameras.
Glad it was helpful!
It is amazing, you are able to put small nuggets of gold in each video. Huge thanks 😊
Simply put, YOU ARE THE BEST, Thanks Mark!
So well done. 👍👍👍
Great presentation...Top Drawer! Concise and to the point. Thanks for all your time and efforts.
Here is a recent Masterclass on the same topic: ruclips.net/video/hr_RFjfl7fU/видео.html
Thanks very much. I learned a lot watching your videos
Glad to hear that!
Love the colour and detail.
Very useful lecture. Greetings from Norway.
Thanks Mark I find all your content so useful, I love my A7, best purchase ever and you are helping me get the most out of it! I hope Sony gift you all the cameras and lenses you ever want!!!
I have to pick and choose carefully as I have a set equipment allowance each year. This prevents me from writing eBooks for older cameras as I cannot afford to keep one of each. The 400 and 600 primes are also out of my reach :-(
Another outstanding tutorial! Thanks for all the insight. This is making my camera so much more easier to use.
Mark is absolutely pumping out the videos lately. Great work!
I always find a new trick to setup my R3 with your helpful videos... Thanks !
Wonderfull !! Many thanks Mark
Ive had my a7iii for about a year now and never knew it had the live setting on/off toggle. This will most definitely help me out with my astro/live music work. Many thanks!
Thanks very much Mark .... from Madrid
I am so glad I found you're channel, very very helpful, thank you.
I have the A7Rii and this tutorial is SO useful. Thanks!
Oh man. That PAL tip was just what my brain needed! Thanks!!
Nice part of the background info and how you got into the Sony world. With your expertise and being around long enough to remember a dark room and manual lenses, i would very much appreciatie a video in wich you share your thoughts on the evolution that photography has taken in the last 40 years.
Great video as always, this wil be my last setting in your PAL method. Thanks, i couldnt have gotten here without you.
...im a bit further in the movie now... i love the photo examples with the small Manfrotto
Excellent as always. Straight to the point.
Thank you again, you are so helpful with these cameras.
Most informative Mark Im an Olympus shooter however Im about to buy a Sony A7R4 Im heading to Iceland and Scotland next years so hope Ive got a Handle on the Sony well before I head off Your Ebook and RUclips videos are most helpful
Very informative Mark, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
Very useful content. Thanks for sharing. Going to get myself a mini tripod now.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you your videos you short cut my learning curve thanks :)
Thanks for the video. Oh I'm sticking with the Sony 🤗
Thank you for all your work!
So relevant - thanks for sharing (I am so happy I found this channel!
So happy you have chosen to follow 👍
very guided ....thanks mark
Thanks Mark I soot a great photos with your setting on my Sony a7riii in Australia and New Zealand las weeks. Hand held landscape works grate.
Thanks so much Mark, this was a BIG help in my transition to Sony
always useful, thanks Mr. Galer.
awesome instruction
Great, thank you very much !
Another Great learning video...Thanks.
Helpful as usual, thank you.
Great information, thank you Mark!
Superb video tutorial as always Mark. So detailed and informative for any Sony user or anyone who takes landscapes handheld. Good tips and tricks and logic behind each option. Only issue is..if we registered the first 3 of your setting videos into the cameras 1, 2 or 3 mode dial (Portrats, Action, tripod landscapes) we wont be able to save this new one as we only have 3 slots (on the A7xx series) and only 2 mode dial slots (on the a6xxx series) so.. hahahha oh well cant have it all. I anxiously await each and every one of your new videos as they are the best out there. SONY RULES and you rock. One of my fave RUclips teachers to say the least. Keep it up. and Happy New Year.
Look out for my total recall movie - I keep 4 settings on a memory card I load from slot 2 😀
The A6300 has only one memory card slot, only two optional shooting modes (numbers 1 and 2) and M1,M2,M3,M4. If I save the portrait and action settings to the two available shooting modes, how do I save landscape settings, please? Can I save portrait, action and landscape settings to a memory card if there is only one slot for a single memory card? If so, how do I do it? Many thanks for your extraordinarily detailed advice.
Thank you so much Mark. This was outstanding.
Thanks ... very useful
Thank You. THANK you. THANK YOU!!!
Impressive video,definitely giving me hints for my next photography tutorial and photoshoot!👌
so helpful thank youuuuuuu
You're welcome!!
Very Good, thanks mark
Excellent and very informative Mark, I am switching to Sony in a few months and will be buying the A7riii and as I mainly shoot landscapes this is a fantastic tutorial, I keep hearing how Sony's menus are a nightmare but as you've explained the set up it's not too bad and I'm sure I will soon get used to it, thanks once again. :-)
Excellent🎉🎉🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
I wish someday i can master the sony cameras like you :)
Interesting and helpful thanks Mark …
Perfect tutorial - thank you!
Dear Mark, amazing 😉 video lessons. Thank you 🙏
My pleasure!
thank you so much sir.
Thanks Mark, that was really helpful :)
Firstly thank you.
Hi Mark, thanks again for this video. I wish you could give a complete tutorial on the camera settings, especially the function and short keys. Does function widow change when I change from photo to video? I like your explanation on reducing the contract. This actually does not make any changes to the raw files. I am wondering if you would change the contract of a picture profile to make changes on the raw photos? Do photographers use any picture profiles for photos, or just for video?
Picture Profiles do not change the Raw files - they are designed for Movie Capture. I have a complete tutorial for every aspect of the A7III - check out my latest movie which showcases a free eBook I have made available.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills You are so generous to provide such important setup ebook. Thanks for your reply.
I look a lot of videos from you in the last days. They are all awesome. But I‘ve one question: why did you not shoot in M?
Because for hand-held I find it much quicker to shoot Aperture Priority with ISO Auto Min SS. I shoot Manual when the camera is on a tripod.
Good video I shoot apsc cameras like a6000 6300 any adjustments u suggest??
You should be able to find most of those settings on the APS-C cameras. Not sure when ISO Auto Min SS was introduced and you have to remember that the camera does not have SteadShot inside (introduced with the A6500). I would recommend using f/8 instead of f/11 as you have a one stop advantage with greater depth of field.
Hi Mark. i recently purchased the RIV. Have you done an e-book of this model? BTW love this camera and you have made using it so much easier. I have to admit I do study the settings weekly for hours so i dont miss anything there's so much to learn. Thanks so much.
Yes there is an A7RlV book - just head over to my website and check out the downloads section.
Thanks Mark, this was great, can I ask, Lightroom doesn't recognise my ARW files when I shoot raw, whats the best work around. Cheers Mark...
Update Lightroom- the update needs to be newer than the camera otherwise you will need to use DNG converter to make the Raw files backwards compatible with older versions of Lightroom
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Right ok, thanks Mark.
Mark, fantastic set of videos and information, has helped me no end in understanding the A7 cameras. Just moved from Nikon to A7m3 with plans for an R 3/4. I have a question regarding what you would suggest is the best options for my genre which is steam railway photography. I use portrait for still subjects but moving subjects fall between landscape, to get crisp clear definition of the surroundings and action (some of these are moving at 75mph) for freezing steam, wheel movement etc.. I have used your Action Landscape from the image of Mt fuji on the bullet train with good results but are there any tweaks you may suggest?
Many thanks
Andy
I would start with my action settings and the modify/fine-tune the ISO Auto Min SS as required. The distance to your subject also has to be factored in alongside the speed of the subject. 75mpd at a great distance would not require 1/2000 second to freeze the subject. I will also slow the shutter speed down sometimes if I want to add some creative movement blur when panning.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills many thanks, will give that a go 👍🏻
Hello. Will lowering the saturation in the profile affect the histogram when taking the photo?
That would be an interesting test
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Do you think that lowering the saturation in the profile can affect the histgram so that the colors are not oversaturated in the Raw file?
It will have no impact on the Raw file - i can explain this in much greater detail on my Sony support site- Patreon.com/markgaler
Love the video but I have a question. I have been setting up my A7R3 with your previous settings (PAL) but now you show an additional setting for Landscape for Memory 3 (hand held). My previous Memory 3 has the Landscape settings for (Tri-pod). Surely the old one will now be over ridden. Am I missing something?
You can add additional memories to the M1 to M4 memories which are stored on a memory card. I will use slot 2 to load one of four additional memories from this card - watch my Total Recall movie to see how this is done.
Hi Marc, van you tell me what your settings are for Recall Custom Hold 3 in the Landscape memory?
At the moment I am not using a Recall Custom Hold for landscape settings. I have the Memory 3 on the Shoot Mode dial set to Hand-Held Landscape and M4 for my Tripod settings. As I generally have more time to consider appropriate settings when shooting action I just use either 3 or M4 as the starting point and then optimise the settings from there. I have Custom Hold 3 set up for Street shooting as outlined in my free eBooks (available from my website).
Mark Galer's Alpha Creative Skills Okay, thank you for your answer.
The Fn functions are also saved to the memory (on card)?
The organisation of the Fn menu and the function of the Custom Keys are not part of the registered Memory.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills ty
@@AlphaCreativeSkills So they (set up of the Fn function menu and the Custom Keys) are always the same no matter what memory setting or top dail setting (eg. A, M, P, etc) we are in. In some of your settings (your PAL system) you change one of the C buttons eg. C1 to Auto iso min SS. So if you have done that for action, when you move back to Porttreture, C1 wil still be on Auto Iso Min SS, right?
The C buttons are always set to their latest settings and so is the Fn menu. Is this correct?
Do you think Sony's animal eye focus will be a firmware update or just included in the new cameras?
Hi Mark.
This video reminded me to check my settings on compensation... my 18-105 has the distortion compensation greyed out whether I put it on my a6000 or my a6300. My other lenses don’t seem to have this issue. Is there any reason for this and are there other lenses that have this issue?
Some lenses may not be recognised by the camera depending on the firmware it is running
Hi Mark, how to focus the hyperfocal distance with Sony lenses that do not have the distance ring?
I have made a movie on setting the hyperfocal distance
Great!!
hello, as I do on long times on nd filters, with AF off, will turning DRO on auto affect the RAW file
DRO has no effect on Raw files
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Thank you for your answer. Which style: standard or neutral gives the most natural colors?
These also have no effect on Raw files - check out my alpha support channel - Patreon.com/markgaler
@@AlphaCreativeSkills is the auto setting in lens comp. in body A7RIII enhances the raw file, do I still need to set lens compensation in camera raw (LrC)?
When you were talking about changing the contrast setting in Creative Styles for viewing the lcd, I saw that you had adjusted sharpness too. When is this useful for a raw shooter? Many thanks for a great movie!
The sharpness was adjusted to get a more natural view in the viewfinder. This last one is very subjective as it doesn’t affect the Raw file or the contrast of the embedded JPEG preview that the camera uses to build its histogram to show where possible overexposure is occurring.
A7iii don't have Live View Display. What is our solution when light levels go down in this case
All Mirrorless cameras are live view display by default. You can use Bright Monitoring or switch the Setting Effect to off to help in very low ambient light.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills thanks for the fast response! Yeah, I know. What I meant is I couldn't find it on the menu. Sorry for the confusion. By the way, I am learning a lot from the videos. So, thanks again!
In landscape if we expose for the highlights, why is muti metering better than highlight for the metering mode?
Highlight is useful when capturing images at a concert but is less consistent / reliable than Multi for general photography. It can make mistakes when specular highlights are present in the scene or when shooting into the sun.
So the memory settings (PAL, 1/2/3), are only temporarily stored on the memory card?
1, 2 and 3 are stored by the camera. M1, M2, M3 and M4 are stored on a memory card.
Does anyone know if the ISO Auto min shutter speed setting works on AR7ii?
I am following Mark’s instructions exactly but the shutter speed changes rather than the ISO. I even set the Min Shutter Speed to 1/30 and it still changes down to 1/5” or so rather than the ISO adapting. (Yes I am in A (Aperture priority) mode.) Anyone have any ideas or had a similar issue? Tx
Sounds like you are not in ISO Auto and the A7ll predated ISO Auto Min SS
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hi Mark... tx so much for replying (how exciting this my 1st ever comment on YT)!! I am defo in ISO Auto and using Firmware version 4.0 which does hv the ISO Auto Min SS option. One thing I do notice is that the Flash setting is on Fill Flash and I cannot change it (I get the “no can do” msg).
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Lordie lordie... just to let you know I "fixed" this issue... it was (as you suspected) a case of user error... not enough light for the max ISO. Doh. Tx for yr response tho' I do appreciate it. (And I did waste much more of my time Googling it than I wasted of yrs. : ))
I have an A7R3 and struggle to find the focus point that creates a sharp throughout the image even at F/11 and F/16 with my 24mm F/1.4 GM lens handheld.
Use the depth of field calculator at cambridgeincolour.com and click on the advanced settings. The calculator will show you the Hyperfocal Distance - if you are viewing the images very large then you will need to increase the print size in the options.