Sony a7iii Video Setup Guide (Full Beginner's Walkthrough)

If you need help setting up your Sony a7iii or similar Sony based DSLRs and cameras (a7siii, alpha, etc) for video recording and not photography, then follow along with this step-by-step guide. I go through all the menu settings for movie mode, videography, and audio recording. Make sure you have your Sony a7iii optimized for filming instead of using the default settings.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Welcome to your a7iii full walkthrough
1:47 Image 1 (red menu)
9:56 Movie 1 (purple menu)
19:06 Network (green menu)
21:02 Playback (blue menu)
22:00 Toolkit (orange menu)
26:15 Request a video

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ABOUT

I’m a full-time filmmaker and a professor of film at the University of Colorado - Denver. My mission is to teach new and upcoming filmmakers, youtubers, and artistic entrepreneurs how go full-time doing what they love and making an impact through the power of film making.

Questions about Video Production, Film Making, or Anything Else? Post in comments section of this video!

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[sidneyreed]

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[PopGoesTheWorld]

I have watched every single A7iii settings video by all these ‘famous’ youtubers. And you are so right about that many tend to be extremely crazy about pp settings and such. Your walkthrough is by far the most usefull and honest. Really glad that I found your channel 🎉👍

[joe_a_photo]

The quality and the value of this video is totally awesome. I’m incredibly grateful that you made this video

[MatthewRathbun]

Thank you for thie tutorial. I've watched a few of these with overly-caffinated middle-aged guys run through the settings and never explain why. I've been shooting with this camera for over a year and the settings you suggested significantly improved my videos. Your approach is awesome, thanks for taking the time to make this!

[ninathecrab]

Hey Sidney, loved this video. The Camrote app was MIND BLOWING I record all my videos myself and I thought I needed to get an elaborate setup with cords and a computer to see what I was recording. Im so happy I can do this all from my iPhone. I would love to hear in your next video more about frame rate, all the fancy terminology you used in this video!

[boscoe]

Best out of the box video setup guide I've seen -- and I've seen quite a few!

[SWERBZ]

Best cinema macro tips, I have 90mm macro and a7iii

[josedeleon]

thank you for the video.. I just got my camera so perfect timing to come across your videos.. thanks from SWFL

[alrashidadamu]

Newbie here. Was following up just fine . Got lost around page nine. Talks fast and doesn't sometimes wait for you to be in the right page before going ahead with explanations. Will try again...

[jerardogomez]

thank you for this its my first time having a camera

[Sancheznews]

Good job 👏 24p100m it’s better in 4k ?

[fotabrollop]

Great video, thanks!
I was surprised and super excited to understand how to use a laptop to view 4K in real time but I did not understand how to accomplish that. Have you made a video about that that I can watch?

[corydwyer]

Sidney is so pretty I had a hard time focusing

[HornHippieMedia]

Thank you for this! Love the explanation of "why" you have your settings the way they are, which is missing from most of these.

[dsk]

Hi sidney reed nice video i m a wedding photographer i m useing sony a 7 iii tq for setting nice one

[annuartv]

Amazing walkthrough!! Best video out there :) Thank you very much for getting us up to speed. I come from Canon so this new world is taking a bit to catch up to but you made it that much easier!

[priyanka_paul]

Amazing video 😍, would like to request a video on how to stop Canon R6 from overheating and shutting down while shooting in 4k. I have been shooting in Canon R6 for a while and everytime it shuts down after 10-15 minutes of recording.

[stephenrichards]

i like 1080 for black and white 4K has a lovely depth of field

[NayomyRolon]

Best Video EVER!! helped me sooo much :) <3 !!!!

[chaueter]

Great video! Just now figuring out my a7-III
THANKS!