Sony FX3 Beginners Guide - Set-up, Menus, and How-To Use The Camera

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0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:14 - Charging and Installing Battery
0:09:43 - Memory Card Slots
0:10:49 - Mounting A Lens
0:12:38 - Turning On Camera
0:14:21 - Full Auto Mode
0:15:22 - Focusing and Taking a Photo
0:15:35 - Recording Video
0:19:53 - Focus Mode
0:22:03 - Program Auto Mode
0:23:08 - Aperture Priority Mode
0:23:52 - White Balance
0:24:37 - Focus Area
0:26:47 - ISO
0:28:01 - Focus Area Wide + Touch Focus
0:29:17 - Focus Magnify (5)
0:31:23 - Aperture Priority Mode Explained
0:33:11 - Shutter Priority Mode Explained
0:34:36 - Manual Mode Explained
0:34:57 - Hard Set ISO - Off Auto
0:37:24 - Bulb Mode
0:38:36 - Movie Mode
0:39:16 - Switching Focus Mode
0:39:32 - Flexible Exposure Mode
0:42:01 - Function Menu in Movie Mode
0:43:48 - Screen Icons in Video Mode
0:46:06 - Menu System
0:48:02 - Menu - Shooting
0:53:19 - File Settings - Changing Names
0:57:04 - Zoom Settings - Clear Image Zoom
0:58:20 - Menu - Exposure
1:03:14 - Menu - Focus
1:08:19 - Menu - Playback
1:13:05 - Menu - Network
1:16:09 - Menu - Setup
1:17:25 - Operation Customize
1:20:28 - Touch Operation Settings
1:22:25 - Auto Review - Displays Photo After Taking
1:22:51 - Power Save Start Time
1:23:22 - Auto Power Off Temp - Set High!
1:24:48 - HDMI Output Settings
1:25:57 - Menu - Using Photography Mode
1:26:54 - Interval Shooting Function - Timelapse
1:28:48 - HDR Photography
1:29:24 - Set-up Camera For 4K S-Log3
1:33:32 - XLR Audio Handle - Crash Course
1:37:39 - Closing Remarks
1:38:02 - 1 on 1 Consultations/ Help

[theyreallnamedgeorge]

What an amazing video. After watching many of these yours was by far the best and most easily understood. Having the chapter markers is awesome and your pacing is perfect and easy to follow along.

[TheteaonGLP]

You have saved my butt with this video. I was able to set up a fx3 and fx30 with ZERO previous experience. Thank you for helping out us idiots that bought a camera we were not suppose to own.

[AbhishekUpadhyayvideos]

Seriously you have explained much better then my film school teacher

[TrueMagisterium]

11K views and only 80 likes so far? This is the best FX3 tutorial I have seen, yet! I ordered mine on April 28, received it almost 20 days later, am a beginner videographer/photographer, and have been watching videos every day on this camera since early April. There are some good videos out there, but this one is so direct, thorough, and practical. I felt like I bought way too much camera for my skill level, at first, but now I’m stoked to dive in deeper and build up with the FX3. Thanks!

[MythicalVigilante]

I love how you’re like, ” at the end of this video you’ll totally know how to work this camera” haha this video is an hour and 38 minutes long. I’m gonna have to watch it a few times lol. I’ve got a wedding to shoot in 3 days and the company that hired me handed me this camera. Wish me luck! 😅

[MatthewFawcett-nptz]

For anyone having trouble following this video for touch tracking (17:05): After upgrading firmware, I had to enable touch tracking (17:05) instead of touch focus by going to Menu -> Setup -> Touch function in shooting -> Touch Tracking

[xacck]

Man, can't thank you enough for people that put out these kinds of videos! They help a lot when you're going into a shoot/helping out a friend and have never used a particular camera beforehand. I appreciate these in-depth literally step-by-step videos that just give me a lay of the land. Keep it up! Excellent execution, clear and concise explanations.

[grahamfjlaws]

I've just got the FX30. This guide is encyclopedic, and has helped me to get started. Thanks for the huge amount of effort and research that you must have put into this. I've bookmarked it, and will no doubt return to it time and again in the future. Appreciated, thanks again.

[adelgadomd]

This is the best tutorial on how to use this camera. Better than reading the manual. Real time-saver. Thank you so much. ❤

[chazbarclay]

I'm a beginner and mine is being delivered in 2 days. I couldn't pass up the low light capabilities as I know most of my work will be done in low light. Thanks for doing this video, it helped me seal my decision too.

[Mr.StealYoCat]

OMG thank you so much!!! Mine gets here next week and I was so scared I wouldn't understand how to use it. You saved my life!!! 💕💕💕

[Wincewicz]

Absolutely fantastic video. This is my first video camera (I know I'm jumping into the deep end) and feel like this was directed to me. Only highlight is for newbies like myself you have to slide the memory card slot door forward before swinging open. Took me a while to figure that out, even though Jason mentioned that in the video.

[jameslisteroutdoors]

I don't have an FX3 (although I would love to), but OMG... I learned so much about my sony camera from this video!

[yelam]

Thank you so much!! just switched from canon to sony, I had no idea how to approach this animal. you made it so clear and accessible with the best vibes out there .

[FredOzeee]

Come on people ... give this hard work video more Likes...

[anrn]

OMG... $3899!!!! i'll stick with my 6400... thanks to you it was you that made my buy my first APSC onwards... my first one was NEX...

[StevenSmith-nqxe]

This tutorial is superb. Thank you for not only providing so much invaluable information, but for quickly removing my reluctance to start using this unfamiliar, tiny beast!

[carloslopez-qrsd]

thank you for this video. I will be buying the FX3 tomorrow I am new to cinema camera. I’ve never really used the camera but the way you explain everything makes it easy to understand this camera.

[cmetcalf]

This feels like an official Sony training video. Very well done. 🙌🏾👍🏾

[tpf]

Thank you very much for all this work. I’ve been using an A7SIII for all my work the last three years. Switched to an FX3 today. Quickly discovered I needed a primer on the FX3. After watching your guide I feel a whole lot better. And I can see how this is a much better camera for video work!