Turn On This Setting In Your Sony Camera to Fix Lens Distortion

If you are having a problem with wide-angle lenses or barrel distortion in general on any of your Sony cameras like the ZV-E10, the a6400, the a6600, or the A7iii, then you should enable this setting to make your life a better life.

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[pianopotato]

Amazing how only just yesterday, I put the excellent Sigma 18-50 on my A7IV and noticed really terrible distortion in the background where I had straight lines. But I found this setting and was relieved to know it wasn't just my lens. And I continue to be amazed with this camera that it can take cropped lenses and the quality is excellent.

[ninja.teacher]

You, sir, are a legend! I came back to this video after turning this setting on just to say thanks! Been vlogging with the a6300 / a6400 with 10-18 for years with it turned off and my footage is waayy better now.

[auxsom]

Insanely helpful video. Thanks, amigo. PS. The video quality on this video is top notch. The texture looks super crisp. Nice work as always, man.

[latenighthazard]

SAVED MY LIFE ON SET JUST NOW. THANK YOU

[seidmannalexander]

Thank you for this setting! I love your energy in your videos. Keep up the amazing work!

[camplapidary]

Sony a6400 with the 18-135 kit lens, checked my settings and the distortion comp setting is greyed out, disabled. Attached my new Tamron 11-20 and was able to see the setting and set it to auto. Good tip! Perpetual camera noobs like me will thank you for all time!

[gordon]

For a second or two I was checking to see if you had changed your mind on the skin smoothing feature and had turned it on! Great tip!

[okaerikudamatsu]

Super helpful! Thank you for sharing this tip!

[AllThingsFilm]

What a great tip. I think the subject of lens distortion crossed my mind once. But, then I forgot about it. I was just about to test out my Ronin SC gimbal with my A7C, knowing I was going to use a wide angle lens. So, ya couldn't have timed this video drop better. Thanks a ton.

[AnthonyValli]

Hey Mark, your video sent me down a rabbit hole to learn more! Like you showed, lens distortion comp makes the subject less barrel-like when shooting at a wide angle.

But when the lens is zoomed in (let's say 70mm), the lens creates a pincushion distortion that looks like the opposite of the barrel effect. So when you turn distortion comp on, it works in the reverse way, adding some of that barrel effect back in. It's cool that it recognizes and adapts to whatever focal length you're using.

When shooting interviews and portraits at 70mm and higher, I might actually opt to keep distortion comp off because the pincushion distortion makes people appear less "balloon-like" than with it on. Of course, there's no right answer, it's all up to the individual's preference! Thanks again for making me think more about this.

[pinkcurve]

thanks for the tip, and I got my smallrig cage yesterday ! the grip feels so great ! I'll never accidentally trigger the zoom again !

[eatandcouple]

Thanks sir for making a lot of content for the Sony ZV-E10...looking forward to buy one.

[rgvocal]

THANK YOU!!!! My sigma 18-50mm have this distortion on 18mm, now it's fixed!

[iamakkkshay]

Thanks to this video now I can even turn off the Chromatic & shading correction too so to get the most distorted vintage lens type look :D

[WesLifeTV]

Mark, for photography its ok if its ON but yes for vlogging def you are right :) thanx for the heads up buddy…:)

[denisdavydov]

Simply the best. Buddy, if I could I would give you dozens of likes. You made my day. From Russia with love!

[shawnpan]

Thanks for the great info! It seems to me that lens comp only apply to jpeg right? Raw will stay uncompensated.

[lukaseichinger]

I wish you, that you get the 10.000 subscribers fast. I like your style, how you create your videos. Good luck

[thefilmalliance]

I had no idea about this. Thank you so much. Will enable it now!

[meyerdigitalfilm]

Damn boy, I use f sony cameras for hundreds of years but guy that helped a lot <3