Sony a7S III Review: Best 'run and gun' camera available today?

The Sony a7S III captures great 4K video using its full sensor, and includes features like Sony's real-time autofocus and exceptional low light video performance. It may be the best 'run and gun' hybrid video camera on the market today.

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[melaniegriesemer]

“You can hear me say that, but you need to see it in motion. FOLLOW ME CHRIS!” 🤣😂😂😂

[Maxime-hoiv]

I watch those episodes on a 4K display.
This is by far the best quality I've seen recently on this channel.

[milkod]

Used this camera for 3 projects and here is a quick comparison to A73 I'm sure many be interested in.When it comes to video A7S3 is huge step up. Footage is much more smoother and 10bit gives you very organic colours straight from camera with zero grading in post.The best settings working for me is HS 4k 10bit 420 50/60p.No matter what settings you use make sure to go with 10bit colours.Difference is huge.About time Sony offered 10bit in prosumer cameras. I have used this camera exclusively with Crane 2S gimbal and I'm happy with results. There is also option to use this camera handheld, make sure to switch of steady shot.Camera will record some data from gyroscope sensor and you can use that to steady your footage in post using Catalyst Browser.In short this is only usable if you don.t have gimbal handy but results are nowhere near as good as when using gimbal.Overall A7S3 is excellent video camera if someone doesn't have 10grand for Red or other expensive pro grade camera system.

[AllThingsFilm]

"It's gross, so it's art." LOLOL

[youuuuuuuuuuutube]

2 small inaccuracies:
1) at 2:48, you claim it's softer than the R5 and S1H, that's true at 24p, but not at 60p and especially not at 120p, because the other cameras have to resort to line skipping, which makes the image even a lot softer.
2) 10:16, you claim the camera doesn't support dial in the ISO or the white balance, but actually it does, but Final Cut Pro X doesn't support it yet with the A7siii.

[DeepteshLovesTECH]

It's the most effortless camera for sure. Just performs! No excuses in any segment from high framerates, to incredible low light to AF performance. CLOSEST to the PERFECT CAMERA CROWN.

[AuthenTech]

On the road to a million. Great video guys!

[pelanth]

The Youtube compression on this video was brutal. The blocks in the blacks looked like Minecraft.

[wtfnahmean]

5:03 I want to add something about the codec. On Final Cut Pro, XAVC HS files are easy to edit, as long as you pick 10bit 4:2:0. If you go for 10bit 4:2:2, both XAVC HS and XAVC S codecs are very slow. I've tested this on multiple generations of iMacs and MBPs; doesn't matter if the machine has the T2 chip (which claims to do HEVC decoding), the speed is always dependent on the processor.

[hcl]

The missing raw options are not an issue of the a7S III ... it's the host software you use to edit Prores RAW. Scratch already has options for white balance and ISO on Prores RAW. So it's up to Premiere or Final Cut to also implement this options.

[VideoLife_FPV_Wild]

Great job on the review video for the Sony A7S3! Your brevity and inclusion of all essential characteristics made it a joy to watch. I especially appreciate that the length of the video was just right, not too long like other reviews that can drag on. Your clear and concise presentation style really helped me understand the key features and benefits of this camera. Thanks for sharing your insights and expertise with us. Keep up the excellent work!

[ConnorMcGaffey]

I think this might be my favorite camera channel.

[terranborn]

For moviemaking, I find the slight softness at 4K a plus. Less need to use a gaussian blur in post.

[limestone_xyz]

Sony is hitting the nail on the head. The future is not in photo, but in video capabilities in a small body.
This camera was not designed with the average photographer in mind, rather with the semi professional videographer in mind.
And imo that's exactly the right direction they are heading.

[sjhstone]

Finally a comprehensive A7SIII review from Jordan and Chris. Nice first-time hair gel work.

[daycreek]

I've had very good success at editing XAVC HS footage if you use 420 vs 422. I've tested the heck out of both 420 and 422 and can't for the life of me detect any meaningful difference in color rendering even with blue sky using SLOG3. The bottom line is I have been shooting everything in XAVC HS 420 with the A7SIII and it edits beautifully on a 3-year old iMac using Davinci Resolve and I don't think I am missing anything by using 420.

[educatetube]

Thanks Jordan for the honest review. To summarize, Sony a7siii is an excellent run & gun video camera but for serious short film maker, Panasonic S1h or perhaps the soon-to-be-released FX6 will be a better choice for independent filmmakers. I am waiting for FX6 and will decide between S1h and FX6 or maybe Sony a7siii. For me, it is about the colour science. If FX6 offer Venice colour science with the capability of Sony a7siii, I will buy it for sure.

[seanimal]

Yall should have a million subscribers! Best reviewers in the game period

[SuperRicky]

I’ve upgraded to the Sony a7s3 and love it. But for a video camera I don’t know why they don’t have shutter angle instead of shutter speed. If Sony would ad waveforms, shutter angle and an audio safety track recorded 20db lower then this would be the perfect camera for me.

[ChristopherPutvinski]

The footage looks so good. Wasn't going to upgrade from Gh5/GH5s, but I think I have to now