Let me say to you, that I am shaking in a nervous crisis in a bathroom of the sound stage I am currently filming as cinematographer because ALL of my life i´ll been working on canon, I get to work today and my client says, I want to use this camera, and my face goes jaw dropping, my answer was okey but I have never shoot with this camera, and he says okey but you can do it right? and I say oh yeah !! Sure let me go to the bathroom, so I am here trying (urgent emergency mode) to find a video on youtube that could help me and boom !! woooow !! here comes the magic, GOD bless you for doing this valuable video this is amazing thanks a lot, you literally saved my life.
Rented a A7S2 and this absolutely was a lifesaver to make sure I didn't miss anything and could navigate the menu. Thank you for being so clear and informative!
You are such a rare Gem on RU-vid shaming all this professional knowledge. I think most of us are really very grateful that you want to share this with us. At least I am ! Thanks.
Got the solution. Get a big poop in the toilet, pull down the lid. Let the gas build up then throw a match in there. BOOM! Shoot is cancelled for a day so you can practice with this video!
Thanks for this! Finding useful/relevant/to the point info among endless hipster-wannabe-filmmaker crap on RU-vid is hard nowadays. This was extra helpful.
Man, this guy is very familiar with his camera and information! Thankfully my 10 years as a photographer and recent dabbling in video has given me some knowledge of the terminology or I'm pretty sure I'd be left in the dust! Great info! Tx for sharing!
Thank you for such an amazing tutorial. This is a really useful video. Especially the Spot Metering option which finally helped me get my exposure right on the histogram. Never knew it existed or how to get to it.
Super useful video - some hacks I didn’t know existed! I hate the recessed “movie” button too so have programmed the C3 button instead. Nice. Many thanks 👍🏻
I've been struggling with my Sony RX10 ii... trying to figure out all the sub menu's and their best settings. Thank you for your detailed and clear explanation!
Thanks for the video! I have a question. In this video you recommend changing the Movie/HFR to Manual, which I did. After watching this video I jumped over to your video about setting up your Sony a7S II to work with an Atomos. One of the steps you recommend on that video is to turn the Time Code Output to On, however, when I try to do this it tells me this function is not available when using Manual Exposure. Am I doing something wrong or have you switched your exposure settings in order to work with the Atomos. Thanks!
16:09 This sucks that the a7S II doesn't allow (or at least I haven't figured it out yet) the shutter button to be the Movie button. This would have been great so that I can use an intervalometer to bypass the 30 minute limit. Ugh. Works for other Sony cameras like the a7 3.
very helpful video, thanks. question: is it normal for a camera to not simply have a "LUT" mode? why put the flat features all the way at P7? this is the only video camera i've ever used so im not sure if thats normal. thanks again!
Great info! I have a A7s but in PP7, there are no further settings I can choose. In custom setting, there is no Movie option I can set in the center button. Damn!
Enjoyed the video, very thorough. Question...unfortunately my computer doesn’t support 4K or the HD strangely. So, I’m using AVCHD/24P 24M (FX) should I change that setting or any that you mentioned in your video for filmmaking? Thanks!
While I was doing all this my battery died and when I put a new one in all the settings I had changed were reset and I had to change them all over. This is my first sony. Why doesnt it save settings? Is there some magic button to press after this is all done or do I need to do this with every new battery? Other than this issue your video helped a lot.
Sony A7SII; I was trying your set up settings, and now in the lower right corner of the screen, I have "TV" right above the ISO. I Can't find what this is in the manual. Any Idea's?
NIce video! Just I was wondering do you think the cine profiles are usable without atomos? Grading with premiere I found very hard to get a decent result, especially in outside footage they came up with weird colors. Thanks
A very basic question: Is there anything different in terms of steadyshot way to work when you go one the movie mode, instead of just pushing the rec button when being in M mode?
I have a zoom lens and it doesn't let me film in 4k without getting a vignette. What would be the Record Setting be for XAVCS HD be, as they are totally different record settings.
Realize that you need to have a lens that is built for full frame. 4K on the Sony uses the full frame, so only lenses that are full frame will not vignette on the sensor.
That's why I got a battery brick and dummy battery, so it would last longer. It stops at 30 or this camera would considered a "video camera" and not a "Still photography camera". This is because once a DSLR or mirrorless camera records past 30 minutes, it is considered a video camera and has higher tax laws.
@@chinfat Thanks for answering me. I'm new on this, so I don't know if this camera is considered a "video camera" or "still photography camera". I thought that once records videos it will records as long as I want to. But obviously didn't. What is DSLR? And yes, as you may know this is a mirrorless camera. So, there is a way to fix this? or do I need to get one of those big nose real video cameras?
This is a Rokinon Cine lens. I believe it is a 50mm FL. The T-Stop is 1.5 (fairly fast lens). Here is the series of primes: www.adorama.com/rkdscfbc.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAhp_jBRAxEiwAXbniXYv7o3uWr6LTAIzCMEO3TFRqfql-u7Fb7Cy_XukYhEGzGfqsfJc4fBoCBbQQAvD_BwE
Thanks for the video, it was really helping in getting started with this camera. I have a question for you - I'm not a film-maker but just using this camera for an education project. When I switch the file format to XAVC S 4K the edges of the image turn dark and appears almost circular. On XAVC S HD it's fine. Like I say I'm not a film-maker so probably some schoolboy error! Would appreciate some help? Thanks
Would you recommend this camera for a documentary, verite format, with concerts and bands in lowlight settings? I have a Redrock shoulder rig that I could use and possibly even an external monitor. But would this be better than something like the C100 which is kind of a documentary staple?
It would be fantastic at concerts and places with low light. C100 has the advantage of balanced audio with phantom power. You can plug a shotgun into the XLR port and get much better brill audio. You could the same with the Sony, but you'd have to accessorize it to get balanced audio.
I have not tried to mix those cameras. What software are you using to color grade? You can put a chip chart in front of the cameras (often times on the back of a slate) and it makes it easier to match-- especially in Resolve.
Usually, when a camera has 24/60, it shoots at 60 fps, but then conforms it to 24 fps to play back at 40% slow motion. So 24/100 means that the camera is recording at 100 fps, but the file will play back at 24 fps which is playing back around 24% slow motion. You divide the higher frame rate by the lower frame rate and it gives you the percentage speed. 24/60 is .40 or 40% and 24/100 is .24 or 24%.
Hey what a great video and such an excellent camera. Im on a budget and had to settle for the a7ii for now. i understand i cannot shoot 4k, but if i tried to implement this as much as possible on the a7ii do you think it would still shoot decent orrr am i just fucked?
Most Sony mirrorless cameras are very similar in the way the menu and setup are concerned. I'd recommend shooting some test footage and color grading it first, if you're using S-Log. Especially before you do a big shoot.
It's an external recorder which records higher color bit depth and gives an increased dynamic range. The internal card compresses the footage and you lose color information. It also works as a large HD viewing monitor. www.atomos.com/shogun-inferno
