Sony a7iv: Electronic vs Mechanical Shutter | You NEED TO KNOW This!

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In today's video I share about the difference between electronic and mechanical shutter and their disadvantages on the Sony a7iv.
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[MarioSoMedia]

So which one do you usually use? Mechanical or electronic?

[joashha]

This whole weird vid you never mentioned the rolling shutter issue.. it’s the no. 1 topic to discuss all the rest is bs.

[bradena.]

Silent or electronic shutters on cmos sensors (a7iv, a7rv, a7iii, a7c, a7siii, etc, ) scan the image in a narrow strip from top to bottom (figurative analogy). If a fast shutter speed is used for fast moving subjects, the scan will stretch and distort the image.
Sony a9, a9ii and the a1 use a stacked sensor which scans the whole frame at once (figurative analogy) so faster shutter speeds can be used.
The a1 will also do flash in silent mode which cmos sensors can't do.
Banding by led lights is much less of an issue on stacked sensor cameras (a1, a9, a9ii).
So for cmos sensor cameras, using the mechanical shutter is going to get the job done without any tears.
Using their silent shutter isn't worth the risk.
It'll bite you in the a** in a fast paced shoot like a wedding either with banding or rolling shutter distortion.
Believe me, I learned the hard way.

[pixel_hook]

What about objects bending like baseball bats and golf clubs mid swing? Use mechanical right?

[TaanielMalleus]

I've found another weird thing when I started shooting with 50mm GM 1.2 – Shooting with mechanical shutter over 1/1000 there is less bokeh than with electronic shutter and same shutter speed.

[gudmortelevision]

Do you experience images being skewed on electronic shutter? I have this problem especially when the camera is moving. No issues on the mechanical shutter.

[irubberyouglueonethousand]

Thank you for making this video. Helped me decide settings on my Sony A7CR

[prabhatsewa]

i am getting more noise in electronic shutter in my sony a7r v. is it normal?

[petervangeloven]

The alpha 7 iv has a very low noise sensor, making it very (very, very !) suitable for astro photography. In astro photography we need bulb mode and often long exposure NR too. So when using my camera for astro photography, I am forced to switch to mechanical shutter. Otherwise : electronic. With the ISO range, I hardly ever use flashes any more (unless fill-in flash or for fast moving macro exposures).

[harrisfogel]

Thanks. Last night a friend of mine performed in a solo live streamed music concert, Jimmer Podrasky at Kulik's Woodshed (check him out), and I was very conscious of the sound of the shutter, so I switched to silent mode. It was great, although one can really take a lot more exposures than planned if you aren't careful! Your video was great help to understand the pros and cons of the technology. Thanks!

[royviewfinder]

dose electronics shutter effects shutter life ?

[creepyoldhouseexplorersclub]

Wish Sony would add a sound on/off option on the electronic shutter

[syedarmaghanhassan]

thanks for sharing ✌🏼🥰
, I wanted to get a ZVE1. the only thing bugging me is that NOT-mechanical Shutter, which may not be helpful in flickering lights. I have tried shooting in flickering lights with a6300: that Sucks!! because you are bound to 1 shutter-speed 50pfs here in Europe. maybe 100 would also work at time, but not perfectly. Anything above or below that, forget it-no usable.
Do you mean that with ZVE1, we cannot even choose that only single shutter speed, at which the banding disappears?
This in my eyes, is a huge problem while donig some serious work, like short-films... where picture quality and cinematography matters a lot. Anything possible work-arounds?

[veesoho]

Great video, great vibe, precise info, i apreciate a lot, im debating on using electronic shutter but i use flashes a lot.. its a mega bummer... my cheap lumix allows me to shoot flash without mecanical shutter... its mostly because of shutter failure or breakage that i see happening to other photographers

[hareespk]

Both electronic and mechanical is good according to the shooting conditions

[syedarmaghanhassan]

3:15 one quetiom please. why can we not get rid of banding while having only digital shutter?

[FatihVideographer]

Which one is good for taking baseball photos? I mean to avoid rolling shutter on fast paced movements during such sports? Thanks a lot bro 🙏🏻

[visualTunesbymadhu]

In my Sony a7c ii no sound in electronic shutter mode, the shutter not silent in the menu can you help me

[andycoleman]

Is silent shooting mode the same as the electronic shutter? I shoot wildlife with my A7iv and will sometimes put it in silent mode, but the rolling shutter is worse in that mode? Is that right?

[lhnsln]

Does electronic shutter affect to the Dynamic Range on a7iv? Is it still 14bit at electronic shutter or drop to 12bit?