The Camera That Will Change Photography Forever

The Sony a9 III is the first still camera with a global shutter. In this Sony a9 III review, Lee Morris from Fstoppers discusses how this camera will change the industry forever.

[maryannmoran-smyth]

You know how you make a good video, when people watch it who aren’t even interested in photography and thoroughly enjoy it… Great show… Keep on rocking

[AllgoodthingsTv]

Loved this review. Straight to the point and packed with lots of useful info. I've been watching camera reviews on YouTube since forever, and this was the first one to give an easy to understand explanation of rolling shutter. Also, I appreciate the lack the down-to-earth "wait, don't buy now" advice.

[jwp]

The latest $6, 000 camera that will change photography forever....until the next fabulous $6, 000 camera comes around.

[nicolaireinhold]

This is the properly the best explanation of shutters I’ve ever seen! Well done!🔥

[hairybanana]

2 more generations and this will be standard in all cameras

[nerys]

Your initial premise is incorrect The very first digital cameras did not have this problem because the first digital cameras used a CCD which captures the entire image plane all at once not line by line

It was the shift in digital photography to significantly cheaper and easier to make CMOS sensors that created this problem A CMOS sensor reads line by line

We have been stuck with this problem for many years because of how much more expensive CCD sensors are instead of working on making CCD sensors cheaper they have simply worked on improving CMOS sensors for most people the capabilities of a CMOS sensor were good enough it was as weirdos doing really interesting high-speed stuff that encountered this problem shooting a model rocket launch at 60 frames per second for example and getting a skewed image because of this line-by-line read nature of a CMOS sensor

It's important to realize however this is not the nature of digital photography this is the nature of CMOS sensor digital photography CCD sensor technology does not have this problem

[ninjatogo]

@7:23 This frame rate is extremely useful for allowing this camera to be used for computational photography. Imagine the processing tricks that smartphones use to capture multiple photos each time you press the shutter, combining them for expanded dynamic range and significantly less noise. That trick works so well on smartphones because of their fast capture speed, but this camera allows us to benefit from those software tricks whilst having better hardware as well (bigger sensor, better lenses)

Sony built a new mode into their desktop software for doing photo stacks with this camera, but seemingly no reviewer has even looked at it. There are also free third party tools that use the same algorithms as Google's Pixel camera software.

[justincase]

This is one of the best technical descriptions I've ever seen from any photography publication!

[JOHAN_PERJUS]

@1:30 If that was true we wouldn’t have issues with rolling shutter, as read time for each row of pixels could be offset to compensate for being out of sync with the action.

Rolling shutter occurs because each line of pixels aren’t exposed/read at the exact same point in time, vertical lines are slanted in panning shots since the pan is further along in time as the last row of pixels are exposed, thereby shifting the vertical line gradually left or right depending on the direction of the pan, in turn causing the vertical line (such as the fence in example above) to appear slanted.

[markrosenthal]

That was a super-informative recap of the rolling shutter effect caused by recording of one line at a time, I was not previously clear as to what caused the effect. Your in-depth discussion of the benefits and detriments of this new digital camera technology was also excellent. I had not previously seen any of your videos, but I will definitely check out more of them. Thank you.

[phoenixvette]

a9iii is absolutely an amazing second camera. I would only get this with a primary camera fit for my primary genre of jobs. a9iii + FX3 = awesome video kit, a9iii + a7iv = awesome wedding kit, a9iii + a7Rv = awesome studio kit. I think the a9iii is a killer photojournalism camera and if you are one of those rich hobbyists the a9iii is probably the best camera for creativity. I hope they make an a7Siv that's global shutter. Even if it was 16MP, it would be so awesome to have the global shutter perks with the low light perks.

[acceleracomigo]

Great video, thanks. The high frame rate is a game changer for engineers btw, we use high speed cameras to watch fast moving mechanisms. Keep up the good work, Oliver

[Keno_]

I was working for Sony when the original A7 came out and I remember thinking this one product could save the company along with cutting the fat and this along with the censor business has really helped solidify Sonys place in pro photography.

[DashingHeroes]

At the end of the day a photographer paints with light. Adding light discretely as fill, overpowering for POV, subtleness for redirection and humbleness for emotion. The global shutter will remove the current constraints. I do currently shoot with a Fujifilm X100F as it gives me much more ability to control the field strobes I use for fashion spreads. This is Nirvana in that respect. Looking to what I can sell to get the 6K for this. Game changer indeed.

[bondgabebond]

This is just the beginning. Too many people probably don't realize the camera is a computer. It's not a mechanical device that uses the shutter to expose film to light. So, enjoy the ride and we will see many more great things from our photo computers.

[terrybrooks]

I had a Minolta film camera in the 1990's that could flash sync at all speeds up to 1/8000 sec, the 700si, as I recall the flash guns were the 3500XI and 5400HS.
It was very very useful for bright Sunlit wedding shots to fill in the harsh shadows, fine tuned it was a great look.

[NirmalveerSingh]

keep these coming! and make em longer please

[kinnai]

I'm not a pro photographer, but I like sport's photography. For fast-paced sports like volleyball, 5 fps can be slow... I really enjoy the 11 fps my camera can shoot at, it increases my chance of taking that perfect photograph when the player's pose is just right!
A potential use I see for global shutter and this high fps is maybe photography of helicopters in flight, propellers, etc.

[BoltActionsOnly]

This might be the most legit review and explanation ive ever seen.

[PianoTopia]

Agreed my problem with my old camera isn't the 4 fps shutter, the problem is the buffer. 6 fps is really enough if you don't get stopped by the buffer.