Custom Buttons Setup | Fast Filmmaking Settings For The Sony a7Siii & FX3 Part 2

[@whoismatt]

😍 Save Time & download my a7S III Settings Preset: whoismatt.com/a7siiisettings/ Watch Part 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIm6ZY2gbq-snck Color Graded with WhoisMatt LUTs: whoismatt.com/luts Hope this helps you film even faster with this camera!

[@laupatra1401]

Amazing Gracias!

[@ArtGurkhas]

Hi Matt, I forgot how to load your settings on to camera. Is there any instructional video that you made? I recently updated the firmware v3 but not sure how I loaded your setting before. Grateful for your help. Thanks

[@sebastian_barr]

Your videos are just the best, and your channel is successful for a reason. THANKS!

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

This was hands down the best video series I have found for the A7s III - THANK YOU! I have had this for ages but never had the time (nor, frankly, the expertise) to get the most out of it. Hopefully, that will now be closer to reality!

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

This is probably a long shot - but if I have a very bright background and a bit shadowy for the subject, is there a way for the camera to adjust exposure for both without adding lots of lighting? The iPhone seems to do some wizardry that I don't understand to make that happen!

[@whoismatt]

If you film in log and expose brightly without zebras in your highlights thst should help. But the iPhone is doing a lot of magic and work to brighten things up

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

@@whoismatt thanks, yes, I expected as much! I will try as you suggest as I am learning gradually and just love the camera! Thanks for your great work here.

[@terryoneill2493]

Honestly this is the missing manual for shooting video on the A7S3. So much work & info, thanks!

[@whoismatt]

Thanks Terry!

[@africaamaze]

Great video Matt. You're awesome. You inspired me to a KZbin channel here in Africa. And now, anytime I talk about a Sony cameras, I can't help but to talk about your genius to my audience. Still a very little channel but with inspiration from you I'm sure this will be great. You're the real champ!

[@costfe05]

These 2 videos are public service. Brilliant! Thank you!

[@zubaido2]

Thank you so much Matt for sharing. you made my life so easy and my workflow is faster. bless you

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

i just got an a7s3 yesterday and put in your custom settings download. this is also my first mirrorless camera ever owned (prior gopro user) I've watched this video like 10 times now trying to remember and figure out how to work this Flux Capacitor. however i have thoroughly enjoyed your videos.

[@lesautres-laserie7641]

Extraordinarily useful video, and I love the kind of presence Matt has : knowledgeable, practical, and authentic.

[@josephfriedman614]

Thank you for this video. I've been procrastinating tackling MENUS and the rest of the setup for literally months. This was very helpful.

[@GiancarloBiondi]

Useful advice, thank you! But I miss that buttom that adds an "S" and turns my A73 into an A7S3 😉

[@josephrogers7695]

Same 😭

[@rock3times]

That button has a name called " wallet".... Make sure you set to " double" to match the price of the S version in comparison to that of A73...

[@GiancarloBiondi]

@@rock3times :)

[@jamesricks]

The video that changed my life. I have been using this camera since launch, and this would have saved me so much hassle, and This will make my future shots better. Thank you!!!

[@westdoc]

I watched this video when first released and it was a big help in setting up my A7siii. Now I haven't been shooting for a while and no one has done a better job of describing the proper and best set up for this camera than you. And by the way, there is no description in the Sony manual that begins to explain the functions the way you do. Many thanks again. Clear and concise.

[@adrianmack7750]

All done!! A7siii all set up. Awesome Settings vid Matt. Now waiting for my Fx3 to arrive tomorrow. I will take the shortcut and just download the setting since I’ve watch part 1 & 2. Thanks again champ.

[@jayminparmar7733]

Everytime favourite and useful information we will get from you brother ☺️❤️ although is so useful for beginners as you give brief information about menu setup as in part 1...so nice to see you🙌🏼🥂

[@Sollosz]

Thank you! Just received my A7s3 and this will save me so much time setting up. I love your use of all the knobs and buttons. Ready to run and gun shoot!

[@mocestudio]

YOU ROCK!!! Amazing video Matt, I finally got the A7S3 and your video help me so much to understand the menu system. Salud mi amigo....

[@burning_castles]

Finally! Someone who says 'ISO' correctly!

[@jermainenaidoo]

You rock man!!! Just moved to Sony this week, its like a whole new world

[@TheWolfPackFam]

I just found your channel and your videos are the BEST!! I love the way you explain things with a little humor.

[@RVSquaredSteve]

This Part2 is Another WINNER. I used it to translate to my new A7 IV with just a few exceptions. Now it's just a matter of remembering where everything is! HA. I make notes for each change, because unfortunately, Sony doesn't make a way to backtrack to the "default" setting for a single option. Only useful for those "OCD" times of wondering, "Hmmm, what was the default value?" THANKS AGAIN, MATT...GREAT JOB!

[@YoungBlaze]

5:58 just in case folks are wondering why the monitor and the viewfinder is still not toggling and still is acting auto , go into the settings first go to tool box then option 6 then put monitor into Manual then you can create the custom button that works for you,

[@wilsongalucho1142]

You are a legend!! The Best A7S iii tutorials!!

[@lostgyrodog]

Dear Matt, great stuff and saves me soo much time to figure out what is what...I saw the previous video you made on the menus but for the button lay out functions it would be great if you make one for the FX3 cause the layout is quite different :-) thanks!!

[@tombuck]

Thanks for this! I honestly had a great time changing my settings while following along with both videos. It was like a low stakes video game 👍

[@philliphubbard1000]

So Matt, you’re awesome, so much information coming out of you its like the ol drinking from a fire hose routine. I just charged up my A7s III battery for the first time and started your video. When I really want to lean something I take written notes all along the way meaning: pause / write / rewind / write some more and then push play - then REPEAT this 1000 times. Whew!! But its just that you have so much good stuff here. THANK YOU, YOU’RE A GREAT TEACHER.

[@whoismatt]

Haha thanks so much Phillip! Glad to help!

[@stephenmason5773]

JUST GOT MY SONY A7Siii !!!!! Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!! YOU ROCK!

[@dovim157]

You mentioned that you were able to change the AF button to the record start stop that is such a cool feature and I would love to do it but I don’t find record start stop in the menu. Can you please teach us how to do that? thank you so much. This video is so informative. Unbelievable how do you break it down so clearly you are so talented

[@YoungBlaze]

Is there a way for the custom dial settings to not register and keep the picture profiles, like say i happen to like pp3 but since i have slog set i have to keep going in and changin it, is it a way to bake everything but keep those options neutral?

[@joshaunanderson9745]

Appreciate it bro! Hope to see you at VQ this year again man! LET'S RAGEEEE!

[@donaldstoot2422]

Thank you Matt!! You made something that was supper complicated pretty easy.

[@Kojance]

Yesss! Been waiting for this. This is incredibly helpful for someone who is just finally getting serious about wedding filmmaking and is still learning all the advanced stuff there is to know. Thanks a million!!!

[@rosskinghorn]

This was easy to adapt for the a7iv. Insanely useful dude thank you!

[@BrooklynBloke]

Thank you! The rest of the guys who tried this paled in comparison to your video!! 👏

[@MrHornetpie]

Hi Matt.I'm a big fan of yours and as a beginner have learnt heaps.Thanks so much.The only frustrating issue is I have an FX3 and the buttons are configured differently from the a7Siii. Really want to set up as you have! Any advice? Thanks again Matt for your inspiration and sharing your knowledge!

[@oliverelmes79]

Amazing! Thanks again. Watched diligently, rewound numerous times. Camera set up and ready to go!

[@vansporting]

Thank you Matt your laid-back demeanor and knowledge is always a pleasure. I’ve been watching you for years. I specifically do wildlife filming. Do you have a recommendations on Settings, frame rate, codec picture profile for wildlife on A7s3 curious minds want to know Thanks Van

[@CyndiCaviedes]

Holy mother of God, I have been using a Sony camera for a long time now and I was missing the customization of the fn menu. Game changer bam!

[@whoismatt]

Awesome!

[@jonnytacooutdoors]

Great video! Question?! How come I only have my menu 1? Don’t see an option for 2 or 3

[@LivinWithGrininMcKinnon]

Just got the Sony a7siii & just found your channel. Super helpful! 🙏

[@josephfriedman5009]

I just bought my FX3 last week. I was really hesitant to dive into the menu and make settings choices - my typical behavior each time I get a new camera, which is not often. I found your Custom Buttons Setup really helpful. Thank you.

[@herrreinsch]

I love run and gun shooting. It's the most fun thing in film making (in my opinion) thanks for making this.👍

[@crisfehr]

Super helpful Matt! Thank you so much for this fantastic walk-through!

[@whoismatt]

Thanks Chris!

[@dungtrinh1745]

Tôi đã giành 2 buổi tối để xem phần 1 và phần 2 của bạn. Tôi đã làm theo tất cả những gì bạn hướng dẫn, và hiểu hơn về chiếc máy của tôi. Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều :X

[@TamarackFilmCo]

Super helpful & thank you for the .DAT file! However, I wanted to let folks know I followed the instructions, but there was not folder after "Private". To solve this I had to FIRST save the current button setup to the memory card (after formatting) THEN it showed the CAMSET folders, etc. Just a friendly suggestion if you run into the same thing!

[@OliveTheGirlyThings]

You're a lifesaver! Thanks!!

[@cj64films]

Great info Matt! Lol I still don’t have the A7siii but I’ve been watching all your videos In the playlist so I can get an idea of how I want to set up my camera when I get it.

[@MonokiMedia]

I've referred to these two videos multiple times so THANK YOU for taking the time to make them. I prefer to do all this manually rather than just download your settings as it gets me more familiar with the menus. Now the firmware has been updated for the A7s3 would you do an update? Also some help specifically setting up the FX3 would be super useful as some of the settings differ. I have one of each.

[@jasonfance555]

Very well put together broski

[@krookiemonster57]

Matt is a Gamechanger

[@bignoknow]

Thanks Matt

[@rogeliorogel8690]

Amazing tutorial as usual! Thanks Matt

[@ToddMcDurmont]

I now have my Sony Sherpa. Thanks Matt. Climbing the summit!

[@TrangLe-cc5ci]

Fantastic teacher and greatly paced! Thank you, sir!

[@chrisdickersonfilms]

Thank you, Matt! Very helpful.

[@lostboystories]

Great advice and instructions, Matt!!

[@StreaminFreedom]

Love this video, wish you would do one for the fx3 specifically, as this is one as the button layouts is an area where the 2 are quite different. One missing button you suggest on the a7siii that isn’t available or in a different spot, well leaves me curious which way to go. Maybe when the fx30 comes out you could do that…

[@jamieandrei]

Love these guides.. ta Matty!

[@clementstevens]

Thanks for this Matt, I was wondering if you have these presets for an A1? Will you have them for the A74

[@cinqo7]

I want to thank you for this excellent tutorial and for giving all of us your camera settings to copy them to our cameras. Pt 1 and Pt 2 of these videos plus the How to Expose in SLOG3 helped me achieve absolutely great results last week. Your settings are really practical and really work, and your tips are to the point. Unless other self-proclaimed gurus (e.g. Mark Galer) your tips actually made me shoot the video with the cinematic look I was looking. Other KZbinrs DON'T give away all their tricks. They are selfish with their "secrets".

[@film-manufaktur]

Hallo Matt, one suggestion from a guy in a german forum, wich works very well: you can register time automatic to one of the function keys. While prssing the button, you switch between manual mode and automatic. If you have no time to set your exposure correctly, this may save your shot. You get instantly a well balanced clip. The A7SIII performs changin in the shutter very smoothly. I combined this with the exposure compensation Dial set to +1 (for ETTR). I normally prefer shooting in manual mode, but this workflow is for run and gun a big plus. It is so damed fast. I registered this function to AEL, works very fine for me.

[@peteydx]

hey:) i just sent you an email regarding this setting. thanks!

[@film-manufaktur]

@@peteydx Sorry, your Mail is in the Spamfolder. I will take a look...

[@TAPPChannel]

thanks Matt... All set... I just screw all of my first shots from Milwaukee Bucks Championship Parade and Our trip to the West. Now I'll gave to deal with those XAVC HS 4K files that and already can tell that stabilizing them will take me for ever... But got some stunning shots from Glacier NP and Yellowstone But since 'm not coming back there anytime soon looks like I have no choice and will give my computer a hard time soon... Thanks. Cheers

[@Raiyacorsiglia]

Thank you for being such a clear communicator! You are a great teacher! My favorite camera guru on KZbin!

[@AemJaY]

thnx for this 2 videos, helped me a lot to learn also my camera and settings!

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Such a great video. Love these settings. Is there a similar file available for the A7 IV?

[@whoismatt]

Nope sorry, I need to make one!

[@antoniawildmedia]

Just what I was looking for! So helpful, thank you 🙏

[@ClipCritics]

Mode 1, 2 and 3 aren't on the FX1? MR1 settings delete when we reformat card. How do we fix that Matt? Great vids. I'm in Jamaica on a shoot watching your tutorials. Your saving our ass. Ha!

[@aliruane]

Brilliant. Exactly what I needed. Thanks Matt.

[@davidcameraman1]

you are my idol! thanks so much for your work

[@mynameisneb]

Love this. I need to shoot more with my Sony so I can remember which custom button does what on the fly

[@whoismatt]

Haha do it!

[@john78oneill]

I loved your video on the Tascam DR-10L settings, and I was just thinking, "I hope there's a guide like that for this new camera my friend told me to rent." Lo and behold, you saved the day again! Thank you!

[@whoismatt]

Haha perfect! Glad to help John!

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

What an amazing video Matt, you are the king of customisation! Speaking about your Select Finder/Monitor on MANUAL mode and controlled by the REAR2/No.5 Down Button, I have just discovered and some may find useful to set the Select Finder/Monitor on AUTO mode. This way, by pressing the Down Button you can set the screen on and off to save battery even during video recording/time lapses and you still have the Auto Viewfinder feature when you get your eye close to it :) Your Dial Settings are fantastic too and I thought that since the Dial No.3 is for 4K 120fps, which means shutter at 1/250 and consequently a lot less light, some may want to register it with a faster aperture than f2.8. I set mine as fast as possible to f1.4, as my Sigma 16mm allows that. If the lens you're using can't open that much, you could register Dial No.3 with a higher ISO like 12,800 as it's the High Base ISO in S-Log2 and S-Log3 on the A7siii, therefore the cleanest one in that range :)

[@owenacevedolara8850]

I just bought a sony a7siii and I'm worried that it generates a lot of moiré, aliasing in video and photo. I come from Fujifilm and this has never happened to me. Have you had this problem and/or have you found a solution? Thank you for sharing so much knowledge in your videos!

[@helloansuman]

Downloaded and applied. Thank you 🙏

[@_mattwayman]

Incredibly helpful!!

[@jmackultra]

You're doing God's work Matt Johnson.

[@toastsandbells]

Thank you Matt, you da real MVP

[@jeremyegrayson]

Great Video Matt Thank you! FX3 - unable to use ISO button #3 after changing Exposure Ctrl Type to P/A/S/M Mode. I must have gone wrong somewhere. Does your A7SIII Settings Preset also work for the FX3 which has slightly different menu options?

[@whoismatt]

Thanks! Unfortunately no, the a7siii settings don't apply to the FX3 :(

[@jeremyegrayson]

@@whoismatt Thanks Matt. FX3 written in the video title threw me off a bit but manually changing the rest of the settings are all looking great on the FX3.

[@mickcrossey1110]

Hi Matt, greetings from Ireland, brilliant informative video, probably the best I have seen on the camera. I am trying to find out what the camera pushes out through HDMI to my Ninja v ?? We do not want to shoot in raw but we do want to record to the Ninja. I cannot find any informative guide about setting up through HDMI. I have looked through the manual but so far no luck. Any ideas ?? Only had the camera for a few days. Thanks Mick

[@whoismatt]

It should be pushing out a 10 bit signal. You can also set it to record ProRes raw

[@Boubakam79]

Hello Matt ! Thanks for this vidéo! Do you know how ton bind the s&q record ? Thank you ! PS: the c4 joke is hilarious

[@BrettCurrie]

Again, thanks for this video also. It helped massively 😀

[@benjiwill]

Great video thanks! Helped me a lot to get my A7IV setup! :)

[@MrMxTech]

Life saver my man specially the memory settings on the Dial ;)

[@charleshambleton7722]

Great vid, thx, & big thanks for the settings!☮️❤️🎥👊🏻

[@BlackMountainHoney]

Great video Matt. You have made this all SO easy. Ive downloaded the presets but I want to tweak them. Do I have to go through the whole preset again and assign to 1,2,3 on the rotary dial or can I build/amend the current presets? Hopefully the latter. I just want to move from manual filming to Aperture priority with a auto ISO. I know - I am sorry, but I am filming myself 99% of the time so just need good footage with minimal effort. If anyone can point me in the right direction, that would be awesome. Liked and subscribed. This is my go to channel for my A7s iii

[@whoismatt]

You should be able to amend it

[@BlackMountainHoney]

@@whoismatt Thanks for the reply. I tried to tweak it but just couldn't work it out. I'll have a play around. Cheers.

[@patrickreynolds5262]

Thank you man! That was exactly what I needed.

[@Chiefz]

This really helped me thank you!

[@petersigma]

Now that Sony has updated firmware for the A7Siii I can't set some of the buttons the way you show in this video?

[@mattriley2232]

Another life saver! 🙏

[@thepoetmustdie]

Super Thankful for this Video. Appreciated

[@jonathanfatigate]

Great series! Thank you

[@halfbinz]

I’d be interested to know and have to test, if you load the LUT you want into the camera and then shoot slog3 without it being baked in, would it still look the same / really good in the end? The thought would be yes…I’ve just got a fx30 body after working with a7s2 bodies and still my goto bodies. After the long years ago realising slog2 doesn’t work, I’m reluctant still with slog3. Did a few test samples did ETTR between 1.7-2 on the dot, found 50/50 some looked really good and some just looks terrible in footage non useable

[@ameetpawar4391]

Excellent settings description matt. Thank you matt for such a wonderful explanation on the custom button set, Function menu set and excellent tips and tricks on my menu. Matt I need your suggestion on a buying guide for the sony A7iii cam or should I wait for the A7IV one. Any information on the sony A7iv release please do let matt! Thank you Matt in advance.

[@whoismatt]

I would wait for the a7iv. Hopefully we will see it this year

[@ameetpawar4391]

@@whoismatt Thank you matt! Fingers crossed for the A7iv

[@lucaguagni4133]

Amazing video and content as usual Matt. One things, when I format the card I don't get the folder structure you mention to copy settings into. It stops at PRIVATE>SONY nothing after can't copy the setting file. Anyone had this issue?

[@lucaguagni4133]

Ok, found. You need to save at least once in the camera to force the camera to create that structure :)

[@Darkart123]

Hi Matt, great video. ? On the download, is it directly to the camera or to my computer and then to the camera? Thanks Michael

[@whoismatt]

Thanks! Download to your computer, copy to your memory card, then load into your camera

[@kimpetersen8758]

Hi Matt Is it possible to download the settings for my a7iv? Regards from Denmark

[@ozb2006]

hi matt thank for making this video, i have configured my s3 just like yours, and it took me almost 2 hours, thanks, just one problem, it took me 2 hours so now i don't remember half of it lol, do you have some king of page referencing what each of the (newly configured) buttons do?, so i could memorize it until i'll get use to it?

[@41vids]

Love the video!!! Serious question- is there a way to save the current video settings so when you switch to manual(photo) and go back to video mode it goes back to those settings? So that I don’t have to switch the settings every time I go from photo to video? I always have to turn off picture profile and switch a bunch of things and it’s really annoying to switch back and forth!!! Please help!!! :)

[@techr9186]

could you tell any hotkey for a quick "Audio Level" changing?

[@rfish2]

Is their a way to customise the dials as in the a7iv?

[@DotAndDab]

just what I needed thanks matt