SONY A7III SETUP ALL CINEMATIC FUNCTIONS

SONY A7III SET UP. CINEMATIC CAMERA SETTINGS FOR THE SONY A7III
A step by step cinematic setup guide for Sony a7iii or a7riii

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SONY A7III MANUAL

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1. TOP DIAL - MOVIE MODE.

2. PROGRAM EXPOSURE - MANUAL EXPOSURE (Folder 2, page 1).

3. XAVCs 4K @ 100mbs (Folder 2, Page 1) Select 4k from options (must have Class 10, u3 card SDXC or higher for 4k 100mbs). Keep in mind there is a 1.2x crop for shooting in 30p @ 4k. ***Shooting for network TV is always 30p*****

4. S&Q Slowmo. (Folder 2, page 1) This camera can do both time-lapses and slowmo with this function. To enable, turn the dial on top to S&Q, select your frame rates in options. For slowmo it capture 120fps with no crop! Now it will conform your footage into either a 30p or 24p file automatically, so this is where you select what you want it saved as.

5. AF DRIVE set to FAST. (Folder 2, page 1)

6. AF TRACK SENSOR set to RESPONSIVE. (Folder 2, page 1)

7. AUDIO RECORDING LEVELS. (folder 2, Page 2) ** This is only necessary if using a powered mic such as RODE VIDEO MIC PRO.

8. MOVIE W/ SHUTTER ON. (Folder 2, page 3) This enables the shutter button to trigger movie recording.

9. FINDER MONITOR DISPLAY. (Folder 2, page 6) This fixes the problem of the screen going black when accidentally. BUT IF YOU SHOOT STILLS, YOU'LL WANT TO SWITCH THIS BACK!

CUSTOM BUTTONS (Folder 2, page 8)

10. CONTROL WHEEL. Not set.
11. C1 - PICTURE PROFILE.
12. C2 - White balance.
13. C3 - APS-C Super 35 mode.
14. C4 - FOCUS MODE. Another alternative would be assigning this button as a Focus Hold button (AF / MF Toggle).

15. MULTI SELECT AUDIO RECORDING. Enabling this does not disable the directional side portions of the button to move the focus window.

16. CENTER OF DIAL - Focus Magnification.

17. LEFT OF DIAL - PEAKING DISPLAY. Peaking will add a color shade to items in focus. Change Color by going to Peaking Setting (Folder 1, Page 13)

18. RIGHT OF DIAL - ISO.

19. DOWN OF DIAL - MONITOR BRIGHTNESS. Change the default to -2, when outdoors, use down button to trigger Sunny Bright mode.

20. AEL - CENTER LOCK ON AUTOFOCUS. This draws a box around your tracking subject. Must have touch operations enabled. Once armed, select center button and then use finger to touch object to track.

21. TOUCH OPERATIONS (Folder 5, page 2). Turn on touch operations, no need to change Touch Panel / Pad settings.

22. FOCUS AREA - EXPAND FLEX SPOT (Folder 1, Page 5) Change Focus area from wide to expand Flexible Spot.

CUSTOM BUTTON CONT.
23. AF ON - GAMMA DISPLAY ASSIST. This adds contrast and color to your washed out Slog or HLG profiles, its only a display LUT, and does not burn onto the footage.

24. FOCUS HOLD - CENTER LOCK ON AF. This is another location where you can put the AF HOLD function explained in step 20. Only works if you have a lens with side button such as G-Master lenses from Sony.

25. AEL - ZEBRAS. Another great tool for exposure.

26. CLEAR FUNCTION MENU (Folder 2, page 8) clear thru the noise of all the other items stuffed in the menu. By placing the needed items on the second page, (Lower functions, middle slots 3,4,5)

FUNCTION MENU ITEMS (FOLDER 2, PAGE 8)
27. LOWER 3 - S&Q FRAME RATE. You can now go from SlowMo 120fps to Timelapse with this switch. ****MUST TURN DIAL INTO S&Q position for it to work)

28. FUNCTION LOWER 4 - MARKER DISPLAY. Guide frames for aspect ratio, center cross hairs, or safety margins. You can select what aspect ratio you want in MARKER SETTINGS (Folder 2, Page 3)

29. FUNCTION LOWER 3 - PRIORITIZE REC MEDIA. Select card 1 or 2 for recording.

30. DIAL SETUP (Folder 2 page 8) Select TV / AV. This reverses the front and rear dials controlling aperture and shutter speed.

31. POWER SAVER START TIME. Automatically shuts off camera after 5 minutes.

33. REC MED SETTING - AUTO SWITCH ON. (Folder 5 , page 6)

34. MY MENU - FORMAT. Program Format Media card in your my menu.

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[krzr]

We're now in 2020, and it's probably THE best Camera settings/functions explanation made on Youtube yet.

[longfieldproductions]

Have literally owned this camera for over two years, and I learned more about it through this video than all of the other videos I’ve watched on youtube combined. Fantastic job!

[JoshuaMcClain]

This is great - most V-loggers spend 10 minutes talking about themselves and you simply blaze through all of the useful information, without letting ego get in the way. Everything I needed to know, for a very complicated/powerful machine, in under 9 minutes. Thanks and Bravo

[rainierrubin]

wow this is the best A7III video I've seen. great tips man

[kristin]

please never take that video down, it's kind of a masterpiece to get along with the sony menu and create a practical workflow. It really helped me, thanks a lot!

[Photogromer]

From someone switching over from Canon and completely lost in the settings, thank you!

[maxw]

One year ago I finally started playing with my sony A7iii in camera settings after shooting an interview in photo mode mistakenly so I didn't capture any audio. My name is Max and i'm a set lighting tech and electrican for IATSE. Through all the other videos even though I didn't understand anything about DSLR video or photography I felt like I could trust you. I used your settings and finally was on my path to learn how to use my tools (camera). I think it's awesome that you team up with other youtubers and your new content about the DJI ronin was amazing because a couple weeks earlier I heard a grip talking about the new DJI ronin cameras and how he disliked them. I had never worked them but in my opinion they seem like a great tool to have in your kit. Thank you for your hard work. It helped me get comfortable to start shooting my own content now i'm in the level of my film making journey of learning the editing process so hopefully by next year I have more to show.

[johntran]

Ah yes! A video on Sony menu systems that doesn't make you feel like you are study for a organic chemistry final. Thanks for making it fun but informative. Great job again buddy!

[ZZstudioBP]

Man... this video is the most direct and clear..essy understand

[laurentiubeleca]

One thing I need to add, for the slow motion you need to set the file format to XAVC S HD as the camera doesn’t support 4k slow motion and to get the best quality, under Record Setting you set the 120p 100M. Than the S&Q settings will make sense.
The way you said it it’s a bit tricky for a person who probably doesn’t know the camera that well. But overall, really nice video. I like the fact that you kept everything under 10 minutes and compressed a lot of info. Most of them dudes be doing a 15 minute video explaining one or two things.
I like people who optimize their time.

[oRGo]

I just purchased the A7III and this video helped me out so much. Both this and the lowlight-video. You have such a genuine approach and I have learned more from you by watching your videos than anything else. Thank you so much, I really hope you can continue doing this because you are by far one of the better youtuber I've come across. Many cheers from Sweden!

[koreath]

The last comment "The only way you're gonna get good at something is by trying things out and failing miserably.", is actually very encouraging. Thank you.

[Mandsefar]

I have watched this three times now since buying the A7III more than a year ago. First time I didn't get all these. Third time: This is pure genious!

[SinisterAudio]

This has the be the best a7iii video on the entire Internet.

[brandallmedia]

I don’t even own a Sony and I watched this video 3 times...
I film skateboarding and have recently transitioned into a more cinematic realm.

I am saving up to get an A7iii and this video has inspired me even more!
Keep up the hard work and THANK YOU for helping everyone become better filmmakers!

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[Gign_soft]

Just bought the a7iii as my first Sony camera and even thought this video is 5years old, this is still the best video I’ve seen when it comes to setting aswell as describing what each setting does

[yuyangliu]

the best sonya7iii setup tutorial i've ever seen, a BIG thank to you!

[brianchastainofficial]

this video completely saved my life, just got this exact camera and the little book it came with was almost zero help and no one else is going through this thing like you do. Thanks!

[meraakifilms]

I didn’t realise how good of a tutorial it is until I went step by step. The result is simply class. Well done 👏👏