TWO HUGE MISTAKES I MADE WHEN I BOUGHT THE SONY A7RIII

I was so mad at myself when I realized these simple mistakes.. hopefully after seeing this you won't make the same mistakes! This is such an incredible camera but I wish I knew these things from purchasing.

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[christopherthorkon]

06:19 This is where he summarizes everything in just a few seconds. You're welcome.

[hothcook]

You didn't make a mistake shooting in 16:9. Even if you shoot 16:9, the camera still records the entire 3:2 sensor. Open up one of those 16:9 RAW files in lightroom, then click on the crop mode and you'll see what I mean. Even if you shoot a photo in 16:9 in camera, you can always change it back to 3:2 in post. You didn't lose any pixels.

[willcarter]

8k is 7680 x 4320 = 33, 177, 600 = 33.1 Megapixels.

8k is 33.1 MP

Also

4k is 8.1 MP

Marques Brownly & Potato Jet (as well as other youtubers) have spread misinformation saying that 4k is 12 MP. 4k is actually 8.1 MP.

Now this is in 16:9 aspect ratio. Most photo cameras are 3:2 aspect ratio because that is what a full frame 35mm is. Therefore there is more height to the image. Meaning there is more rows of pixels on the sensor. Since there is more rows, you have more pixels. So you can conclude that you want a 12 MP 3:2 sensor in order to have enough horizontal resolution to exceed 3840, giving yourself enough room to crop in on the sensor for active stabilization (in video work).

By taking photos in 16:9, you are doing the equivalent of cropping off the top and bottom of the image. Which you stated that you wanted to do in editing anyway. So you weren’t loosing anything that you were going to use anyway. You still had enough horizontal and vertical resolution for an 8k video file.

The a7r iii sensor has a resolution of 7952 x 5304. When you shoot in 16:9 your resolution is 7952 x 4473.

You only need 7680 x 4320 for 8k video. So you still have room to crop in a little when editing your timelapse.

All that being said, i shoot in 3:2 because i like my timelapse to move a little in the video. Maybe add some artificial camera shake in the editor or key frame some pans.

Good video. I enjoyed it. Just wanted to leave this comment to help clarify what resolutions you said you were trying to shoot for.

[aurangzaibsaeed]

I don’t understand why people are complaining about the long video ? If you people are so intelligent stop watching his video go somewhere else! Most of you people are just trash talking! Keep it up dude you are doing a great job 👏

[dankit]

The apsc mode is if you are using a crop sensor lens, as a crop sensor lens will create a circular image because they are designed for a smaller sensor. not to use that mode if you have a full frame lens.

[JensEser]

@Kevin Eassa Why did you not go for the A7riv?

[brianmuhlingBUM]

Well I thought it was interesting. I am 84 and still learning. I did know that going from 3x2 to 16x9 will down grade your image. There is no substitute for sensor size! Bigger is best! Thanks, 😊

[balamina]

Thank you so much Kevin for sharing your experiences, helpful video! God bless and good luck!

[Squeller]

I would always shoot in the maximum quality the camera offers i.e. 42 M. However, if you want to create 16:9 picture, then you always have to crop the picture hence degrading the quality of the picture. So there will always be quality loss, whether you crop inside the camera or in post processing (thus the method I prefer)

[bassilbayazed]

Thank you, I am glad i watched this video, i was wondering whats going on?

[bhuff]

I have another question for you what is the largest size Chris that you have made with your song system

[meeloshm]

Using the part of the sensor rather that the whole sensor would reduce the mpix count, how would it not? On a A7 3 you get 10 mpix in super 35 mode, and having the topic of the video come up after 40% of the video might night be the best idea

[traianmol]

Hi! Just set your camera on Raw+Jpeg. Raw will keep the complete information, including size. Jpeg... depending on your setting.

[andrewhillphotosvideos]

Hi Kevin thanks for this video. In watching you show the aspect ratios and pixel count in the menu settings. In looking at my same settings my camera doesn’t show 42megapixels it only shows L:18M. M:11M & S:4.5M. There is no 42M what the camera should be. Only just brought the camera second hand but works fine. It is the Sony A7RIII. Can you help?

[PRARTS.]

Thanks I got mine almost one year ago. And I’ve made this mistake over and over

[andrewgonzalez]

The a7riii is one of the best cameras of the last 10 years. In that price range

[Imprasad]

Hi actually i have purchased a7riii a camera 6 months back and i am a wedding photographer. When i capturing ground photo in wedding with my a7riii and if background have any lights or bright then my camera focusing on back side of the background. It have a back focus issue when background have any lights or brighter then background. Is it problem in my camera or it is common on sony cameras

[LiuKuanLiam]

Yeah I'm Using R7 for TimeLapse and Landscape Shoots

[ivedigga]

Thank you I’ve made the same mistakes & Sony menu system is a nightmare

[macallanvintage]

Many “features” merely look attractive, but actually has limitations, which makes many of such features superfluous…virtually of little effective use.

Eg:
You can engage Mode A, but certain functions are no longer available in Mode A.
Or, you can shoot 4K, buts its significantly cropped.
Or many features are unavailable when you shoot high frame rates.
Its an endless list.

All contributing towards a hugely extensive menu system which gives the impression of a feature laden camera thats over-priced.