First time doing a follow-up type review, let me know what you guys think of these content! The next one I have in mind is the a7S III and possibly revisiting the a7 III. Let me know if that's something you might like to see!
Jason, I’m looking for a b cam for my a7siii. I’m developing a RU-vid channel and I think I’ll upload videos in 1080p. Use the A7siii as my primary cam and the A7C as an over angle and as a street photography cam. If I need something for more professional shoots I can use my eos r5(which I don’t like for video) is the A7C a good fit for me in your opinion. This would be an alternative to buying an a1 and using the a7siii as the b cam. Thoughts?
great review Jason, and welcome back from your family trip. I'm still deliberating on purchasing the #Sony A7c #BeAlpha yes am waiting to see what's next, but am wanting to step up from a Sony A6400. Fab review and helpful as usual. Also - another review follow up you could do is with the Sony ZV-1, as this too has been out for a year now and has had a firmware update for direct streaming via usb, I have the camera now as a B cam and webcam.
@@patrickwilliam8060 I think if you are just shooting in 1080p, the a1 would be way too much of an overkill and even then I think I'm understating it lol I would vote for the a7C given the choices you've listed.
@@JasonVong that’s the option I’m leaning towards. I think if I didn’t have the eos r5 I might use the a1. But since I’m only shooting photos 20-30% of the time there is no real advantage to the A1 over the a7 I already have. And since I’m not printing anything the 24 mp shooter will be plenty. Thank you sir
I use the Sony A7C as my main camera and I'm a professional videographer and the quality I can achieve is outstanding, it's light, portable and easy to use. I can't stand this race to have the "most professional" camera possible and then shoot bad video.The equipment is only part of the game, the most important thing is to have something to say, otherwise it's just appearance.
I'm about to buy this camera, and I'm planning to shoot mostly photos with this, will it still be a good buy for me as this also will be my first camera.
I have a hard time deciding between A7III and A7C. I am only extrémy worried about one thing - the sdcard failing and me not having the footage from someone's wedding. What do you think about the fact that it does not have a second sd card slot and possibility of losing footage? I need it for professional use.
@@LeYoTheMan69 if its photo you are doin, the new firmware enables you to store every JPEG and RAW to you phone right after you shoot it through FTP, thats awesome! And i had the Fuji xt4, then a7iii and finally a7c, and that is def the best in my opinion
@@LeYoTheMan69 it’s fine. I’ve shot tons of weddings with one card using a 5d mk ii it never failed. I shot with one card using the a7 iii it never failed.
@@wotiluv thank you, you've calmed me down. I eventually purchased a used A7II, but bought a ton of gear with it for the money I saved on the body. So as long as the card doesn't fail, it was a good decision. :D thank you
Wouldn’t switch it for anything in the world, it’s the best camera ever created. Full frame in 509 grams, compact, quick. As a mountaineer I couldn’t ask for anything better, it saves so much weight on your back on the wall/skis
One of the biggest reasons for choosing A7C over A7III rn would be that built-in gyroscope with Sony Catalyst for video stabilization, and tilty screen.
@@giljesusseraspe9225 Gimbals are usually big, and if you wanna travel light, lightweight gibals aren't good enough while they don't support bigger lenses. A7C solves all of that.
welcome back and just picked up my a7c, (with the help of watching countless hours of videos like yours) my first full frame, love it so far.. thank you
I was thinking of buying it. 20 tabs opened, video comparisons, tests, websites - the whole deal... Today i realized one thing: i missed a $500 discount deal on A7C (with a lens). Well done me.
Hi Jason, I’ve been enjoying the a7c and the RX100VII for about 8 months. I purchased them after watching many RU-vid videos including yours! I’m a beginner photographer and having so much fun with both cameras. I’ve purchased many of your lens recommendations and I’m very happy with them all and I sold the kit lens. I’m contacting you from Victoria, Australia. We are still in lockdown. I’m in a regional area which is very beautiful and a joy to photograph . Your videos are fabulous and give me so much inspiration and joy. We are looking at another 3 months of being locked up. I’m losing hope that life will get back to some sense of normal and miss my family and friends soooo much. Keep doing what your doing. Ive just watched your latest video in which you mention receiving many negative comments and understandably it effects you. Your positivity is one of the things that keeps me going along with my partner, dog, local friends and shows like Ted Lasso. I’m sure there are many like me out there. Big thanks to you, Vivienne and your team. Keep having fun and doing what your doing.
It’s really so hard to decide whether I want to upgrade to the A7C from my A6600… I feel like one of the biggest benefits of staying APS-C is keeping myself from being exposed to the scary world of FF lenses 🤣
Totaly understand haha I moved from A7II 24mp to the whooping A7RIV 60mp sensor and guess what? Now I have to do research a lot as even some amazing lens like 70-200 GM I can’t perform well on such sensor…
which lenses are you comparing? the 1.4 lenses on apsc are definitely more compact overall i like both setups but you do get more subject isolation on FF. i can tell the differences between the x1100 shots and my a7iii shots but really depends on the lense and there are great apsc lenses now like the new pro viltrox apsc lenses
I put 100-400 on A7C, and immediately realized Sony stupidly made the grip very shallow. What were they thinking? Is the target buyer category Japanese women? Some people try sugru to make the grip bigger, but I doubt it works well.
Jason, I agree with this excellent review. I work as a field producer on a national TV show, and I hit the field with the A7C and a 20mm lens and shoot extra B-Roll, BTS, and snapshots of our guests and my hosts. Awesome channel, keep doing it, bro!
I am a German living in Thailand and mainly doing street, urban and people photography. Instead of Leica Q, Fuji X100V, or Ricoh GRIII I decided for the Sony A7C and using the camera with five small lenses: Voigtländer 21/3.5 and 35/1.4, Sony 28/2 and Samyang 45/1.8 and 75/1.8. Excellent camera for my sujets, light, reliable real time tracking with eye-AF, good image quality and many lenses with E-mount available.
Here's the best way to make use of gyro data, for those who are interested. Shoot in 1080p, 60 fps. Set the shutter speed to 1/125 to 1/160, IBIS off. Stabilize in catalyst browse and then go down to 24fps. This gives fairly usable footage. That footage is not very grading friendly though due to lesser bitrate so the more you expose it right in camera, the better.
I love my A7c. I switched to it from a Nikon D500 and it honestly feels like when I switched from film to the Nikon D70. Trading something which had become bulky and cumbersome (D500 literally; film metaphorically) for a shrunken total package. No more planning walkabout sessions- the A7c is basically a necklace lol. I'm back to shooting all the time 🤘
the a7c honestly sounds like a dream! I’m very much into videography and have owned the sony a6000 for around 8 years now. It is definitely a great camera as a beginner, but I’m feeling very limited rn. It only shoots in HD and doesn’t perform well in low light. I’m starting to save for my dream camera now! It’s quite a lot of money since I am only a student, but if I work hard, hopefully I’ll finally be able to lay my hands on one of these this summer! Thank you for the great video
Great video! I’m loving my a7c with kit lens and looking for perfect vlogging lens… think I’ll order the Sony 20mm! I have small hands and want my camera as small and light as I can get it, love the feel of this one! :)
Glad to see this video aged well! With the Sony A7C II out, it sure is the perfect camera 🙌🏼 they just needed to add good video specs and it’d be sweet 🔥
I use the a7c for several years now and i like it very much. I added a smallrig cage 3212 which makes it heavier but it is now more stable in videos. Also the v2 firmware add the eye AF for animal in videos. I also bought the professional flash and it increase the quality of the photos with the fill flash and bounce techniques. With a little more knowledge, the a7c is really a pro camera hybrid. The best is to have the wide lens tamron and the tele lenses with the flash covering all these range. I added also the bluetooth remote and a pro microphone Azden smx30 mono/stereo for the best sound quality. To complement this kit a crane m3 or a weebill 3 will make it definitive package for everything. 24mp very good in low light, HLG3 movie hdr quality. Even if it is 8 bit video the quality is very high. The smallrig 3212 adds a nice grip, make it more stable in video. It is important as the camera is TOO lightweight and every movement is recorded and the Ibis in motion video is not capable like a a7r5. But making it heavier with a cage and microphone and improves a lot the stabilization. The gyro stabilization is good also with increased shutter speed to 1/200s when we want motions. Ibis is very good for photo (even with my tamron at 300mm as soon it is static or few motion) and static video (especially with the cage 3212 handle) . Adding a flash improves your photos more than buying a new camera or lenses. You must learn how to use it and set your camera with the flash to improve the quality. Lighting is important. Not simply the body. All components around are important. For less or equal than just only the body a7R5 you get a full photo/video package fullframe 24mp 4k video, sound , light, I recommend it even today in 2023.
Ha,ha - couldn't wait ! I finally picked up my a7c on Saturday! Super happy with my "impulse" buy. Coming from an a7iii/ a6500, I feel right at home with it but am really loving the form factor. I am delighted to be sizing down for my camera bag again!
Jason, this is an awesome video. I picked up the a7c and the Sony 20mm 1.8 G today ( to join my a7siii and avoid-1) right after watching this video, seriously! Also, I would like to request that you make a video on cage setups for the a7siii.
Ya I also have the a7Siii as my main camera and just recently bought the A7C (with a Smallrig cage comes with a nice silicone deeper grip) for my B camera as I often do 2 camera shoots with the A7C sometimes on a tripod with a Sony 20mm 1.8. Gives me a nice wide-angle shot while I run and gun with the a7Siii. AMAZING!! 2 matched FF cameras with same colour science to cut together in Premiere! 😎
I have the a7c for a year now, and we like very much the quality of our photos and videos. I now start to know well the menus and settings. I also experienced post stabilization with catalyst browse which works really as soon as you know how to set your camera. For me i set at 1/250 and steady shot off. And it works very well. Near Gimbal like quality. I have a setting ready to go for this type of videos (setting 2). I reserve that only for walking videos. Everything else is just fine with ibis. Photos are really really good. With tamron 17-28 and 70-300. I use a lot aps-c mode in videos and sometime in photo for wildlife photography. The sony a7c is very high end camera and beautiful as well. Good to have, would be active stabilization like a7siii and now a7iv. Eye tracking in video for animal like in the a7iv. Focus assist, and the camera would be perfect. 4k60 would be nice but i don’t like big files to manage. 4k24 and 1080p120 are fine for me.
Hey Jason I have watched many of your videos and really enjoy your content - as well as your humor. You are born to do this work. I gave a small donation to put my money where my mouth is. I hope you keep up the good work. I am subscribed to your channel. I have two A7Cs and love them.
@@CC-gt3ro thanksfir the info.. we're they your first lenses? I actually have the a7c now too, i just got a sony 50mm full frame lens today.. love the camera for what it's worth
@@JasonVong Just slight front heavy. The Sigma 28-70mm balances much better (I have the new Sigma 28-70mm as well) but prefer the reach with the 28-200mm. The 28-200mm is pretty much the same weight and size as the Tamron 28-75mm if you want a feel of it.
For content creators there really aren't many options from Sony if you want a flip screen. It's either the A7C or A7siii (which costs twice as much). The gyro stabilistation sounds great on paper but I never use it because of the annoying workflow with catalyst browse. At the end of the day it is a solid camera for content creators but not the best thing for people who take photographs or don't film themselves.
I'm about to recieve this cam as my Christmas gift. I watched your video two years ago, when i got my sony a6100, and I wanted to upragrade to this one later, so now I think i'm prepared to do so. Thank you for your review on Sony a7c
I was honestly amazed about the quality and versatility of A7c. I use it for photo video and even stick it to my atem mini livestream unit. When we done with corporate live stream or musical performances live stream. I just take it out and we take photos. Basically amazing. I use it on weddings, studio shoots basically a lot of things and the quality is super and the form factor is amazing. Even putting it on my weebill s feels right with the flip screen. Simply wow.
Aww..I loved the video! Laughed out loud more than once- thanks! Just ordered the a7c and the kit lens with 85mm Sony lens- would love for you to do a video (if you haven't already) showing users how to make the most of the five lenses you recommended in this video. You were just a joy to learn from and your messaging was clear, concise, and humorous- what more could be improved upon?
Loved the video! Thanks for sharing! I definitely couldn't wait and got the A7C when it came out a few months ago. I've been using it to film all my talking head shots for my videos. I'm excited to finally get out to shoot in the real world when I start traveling again! Please make a video about the A7SIII! I'd love to know your thoughts on how it's been going the last several months. This is basically my dream camera- maybe someday :)
Hey Jason ... i got a question ... currently have 2x cameras a6400 (only for web streaming / web cam) with Sigma 16mm 1.4. Also have a sony a7iii with a couple G Master lenses for family/travel/hobby/events. I am thinking of either selling both camera for a single sony a7siii + 24mm G 1.4 as both webcam/stream and events. Not sure if the a7siii is overkill for my needs. Due to the lockdown, a7iii is collecting dust... a6400 is getting plenty of use :)
C stands for "we are Coming for LeiCa". I hope we keep getting additional generations of these. If they keep tweaking this they can get all of us that want a LeiCa but can't afford it (like 90% of photographers soooo)
Superior performance at night compared to any Apple and Sony flagship phone thanks to the FULL FRAME SENSOR. I can crop in and the picture and video quality doesn't degrade and Sony does not over sharpen compared with Samsung. IBIS is crap but it's a compact professional camera. When it sits in my DJI Ronin SC gimbal, no one knows I'm recording XD. So it's good for walking videos without being too obvious.
I'm not a photographer (but I want to learn a little bit). I'm thinking in buying a A7C and quit buying new phones every year because "the new one takes better pictures" what do you think?
Great job on the review, I will be buying it as my 1st casual photography camera. They create their own lens for it, wow. Which lens do you prefer I buy for it? I want to do portraits for IG, street photography, and bit of landscapes.
New subscriber! I love your videos and your humor! I am about to pull the trigger on the A7C - your videos have been very helpful. I am mostly going to use it for content for my channel, but I also really like still photography. I am drawn to the size and weight of this camera. Also, while I don't consider myself "lazy" (lol), I feel like some of the more professional cameras are over-kill for me. Are there any other full-frame vlogging camera's for me to consider before I get out my credit card? Getting close to 2023 and wondering if I am missing something that is better (but similar in size and weight)!
What irritated me more with A7C is the neck strap as you mentioned and the placement of the menu button on the middle, which was harder to reach when you need to back out of a menu. I returned the one I bought as new and after a long wait, I found one open box with everything inside for $400 less. That I would think is a real price for A7C.
I haven’t loved a camera like this one since canon released the first dslr that took video. I take this camera everywhere. I don’t think the mark ii will be out anytime soon, but I’m sure I will get it? Thanks for the video! Oh and the fact that Sony made this camera look vintage is such a huge plus!
Great video Jason! A purely Nikon shooter here but you've sold me to adopt this Sony into the mix simply with the line "long time photographers with aging back problems". LOL. (New subscriber by the way, I'll be going through your other videos after knocking this one out. Thanks for the info about the A7C.)
welcome to the channel! I meant it when I said "aging back problems" My Korea trip def took a toll on me carrying all these gear, but on the days I just need to shoot with the a7C, some reason I just end up with a lot of photos that I like more 🤷
@@jinxnarzy2920 The only option we have, I've had the A6500, now got the A6400, features are there, but bit dated and could do with the bigger IBIS in the A7 range amongst other things of course
@@attaillahmoza if you are going apsc, 6600 is best one, fixes all issues with 6500 (I've made a video about all the issues and why I got my 6400) but the price point is closer to the a7c. 6500 is good but quite old now.
Welcome to Korea! I'm a new subscriber since few months ago! I hope you enjoyed staying in Korea! Your videos are all amazing! I've learned a lot as well!
Looks like a great "video body" for hybrid shooters. Smaller gimbal, no EVF bulk in the way, shoots past 30 minutes if you are asked for a tripod shot like interviews and docs. I don't really see this as the "street photography" camera unless you also like burning money. If it's just photos you can get an RP or Z5 or older models of any FF camera. But yeah, for people on a budget this body with a basic tiny lens and the cheapest gimbal is probably the cheapest way to produce videos that, simply, don't suck.
I can add. I own a 7C for half a year, the Tamron 17-28 F2.8 and Tamron 28-200 / are more suitable for video, it is inconvenient to take photos through a small viewfinder. On the street, the screen is completely bad, you can't see anything. For operational shooting, the 7C is not very convenient, it is not a convenient grip, there are few buttons. The high-power objects make it almost as large as 7M3.
ohhh what a gorgeous shot on the helycopter, what camera did you used to film yourself Jason ? is super super clean and creamy. thanks for your great videos, as always .-)
That A7c is awesome. That's what I miss about the A6000's I had, before going to a A7II. I love the compactness of the body on the A7c, but still getting the full frame goodness... My favorite lens is the Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA Lens. GREAT video btw!
This will probably be my first full frame. Thanks fro the review. BTW...How did you get that Helicopter to fly for you man. I will be in Seoul soon. Need to get up in the air and boast on my vlog as well...haha...Cheers bro!
Before watching I let my like because it’s impossible your content be bad! Thanks for one more amazing video Jason! One question: For videos at home what lens do you recommend for Sony a7C? I’m between sony 20mm 1.8 and Tamron 28-70mm 2.8. Thanks and God bless you. Cheers from 🇧🇷
I loved your video. I got a pixel 6 pro last year and take great pics but I don't like the user interface as much as Samsung's. I got the S22 ultra a couple days ago and I love the user interface but pixel takes better pics. I am thinking in staying with Samsung and just buying a Sony A7C and keep it for years and stop buying new phones every year or couple years. What do you think?
I can’t believe I just rebought this again. I had moved my light/travel to the A7IV but after 6 months without it wanted something small to take with me as a second body backup when using my A7IV or A7RV. Have two A1s that backup each other in my sports and wildlife kit. Thought about waiting for an announcement of the rumored A7C II but keep hearing its going to be the same 24 Mpixels still and have the same viewfinder and since I only shoot stills I figured why wait and I bought a like new one for only $1200. Now if the mark II is 33 Mpixel we I’ll see. Thank you for your video to remind me of all the options on it even though your video is older at this point but stood the test of time. Rebuying it has kept me from sinking money back in Fuji for more lenses to use on my X-E3 which is also only 24 Mpixels but at APS-C.
@@smhvito ahah that’s why I got it! Just jump off the screen... as soon as I saw it when I was looking for a camera I was like yep!!! I’ll figure it all out when i get it but.... damn it looks good ahaha