Have you/we/I been using Aperture Priority wrong this entire time?

I have Aperture Priority, at least I used to. Now I use it all the time. So what changed? A deep dive in the camera's menu system and a little bit fo understanding.

[@helibladerunner74]

Wow straight and to the point with no fluff Well stated video as a photographer that is just returning to using my D 200 DSLR to reacquaint myself with using Aperture Priority and Manual Mode I found your explanation to be crystal clear. Thanks for sharing.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

And thank you for watching!!!!!

[@DrunkonTacos]

This is awesome! I just upgraded from an older Sony a65 to an a6400, so all of the new settings possibilities have been blowing my mind! This was a great instructional video! I need to grab my camera later today and play with these exact setting!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you so much for watching. I will have more Sony videos in the coming year. Please subscribe to the channel, if you haven't already done so, and you won't miss a thing!

[@independantthinkerwhoreads7009]

I like this video and the complete, concise explanations. I'm new to auto iso and associated settings as I've just recently upgraded to Sony a7RV. Your explanation has helped me immensely. Best regards.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

So happy to hear that the video was helpful. I will have some more Sony specific videos coming in the near future.

[@oxxxeee]

My exact settings on my SONY a7rIII and a7rV. 1/250 min ss. f/stop as needed for DoF, and Auto ISO. Works great for run-n-gun wedding and family shoots outside. Programmed into Dial Setting. When in low light; keep an eye on things and adjust as necessary.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching!

[@lahiruweerasinghe4002]

Thank you so much for sharing this.🙏 you make my life easier👍

[@PhotoKitchen425]

So happy to help, and thank you for watching!

[@Rageshek]

I was thinking all the time what was wrong with my sony camera, you really helped me bro 🤗🤗

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Glad to help sir!

[@timothyquan6304]

Hello, Thank You for doing this video. I have a A7RV and have struggled with Aperture shooting. You helped to explain the advanced ISO Auto min slow fast and faster to get the camera to behave better with widely changing lighting conditions. I would like very much to see more to help A7RV users to how to use the settings to just concentrate on composing photos.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching. I have a few more Sony videos on my channel, please check them out, give them a like and comment. I am working with the A7RIV right now, so the menu system is a bit different, but I will try to get some more videos out there. Thank you for the feedback.

[@Tboorohn]

Thank you so much for this information. And thank you baby Gru for modeling.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You are very welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@themutekiununbi4932]

Thank you so much for your explanation as it gave a headache after I switched my new Sony 16-35mm f2.8 lens.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching!

[@pw4007]

Nice, informative tutorial. Bravo!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you very much, it means a lot!

[@nunoandradebluesdrive]

this is awesome and so simply put! thanks

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you.

[@echoauxgen]

Thank You for the information, something to study further and do some playtime photos. But again there are so many things on Sony cameras as well as all cameras that your mind just can not remember at the moment needed but learn after viewing a image and say what the heck is wrong with my camera.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Well said!

[@davidgrandy4681]

I've been using Av since it was the only automatic setting possible for film Nikons like the F3 and FE2, and was the A setting. Canon's only automatic setting on their AE-1 cameras was Tv, shutter speed priority, but marked A, just like Nikon. Anyway I'd get some abuse from manually shooting photographers (and I still do). My thought was that A (Av) was faster to adjust to changing light than I was. I frequently used Av for outside sports, always paid attention to the shutter speed, and subsequently had no problems. The solution to working dumb seems to me to be easily fixed by working smart. When digital raised its ugly head I continued to use Av along with M. On my professional Canon 1D cameras I modified the control setting so only Av and M were available. I could get from Av to M without having to go by settings I never used. I changed that in the last year to now include B. I NEVER use Tv or auto ISO. My reasoning is that when aperture changes, the depth of field changes and so the image changes. And it changes without my supervision. With Av - and as long as I don't get stupid and let the shutter speed get too low - the difference between 1/1000 and 1/2000 is negligible. I didn't want to use variable ISO as that would mean that I had to separate images based on ISO so that the right noise reduction for the specific ISO was used. Although noise suppression is a lot better now with both cameras and post production apps, it wasn't then. More to the point I didn't have post production time when my stuff was needed for deadline.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thanks for watching!

[@larrymitchell3502]

Well thought out reply based on experience - lots of it. Lack of response says most viewers of this vid aren't picking up what you're laying down. 😪

[@davesmulders3931]

For Canon users: Red menu > Second tab/page > ISO speed settings > Min. shutter spd.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you!

[@davesmulders3931]

@@PhotoKitchen425 Only took me 3 years 😂

[@greenbarn.videography]

this was such a great explanation! thanks man!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you very much.

[@christopherleecowan]

Auto iso but set the max limit not to exceed 3200. Also exposure lock can help in high contrast scenes

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thanks for watching.

[@andrewhillphotosvideos2909]

I have just tried this and I get it.. it works fantastic cheers

[@PhotoKitchen425]

So happy that it helped. All the best.

[@user-qh4yw1po5k]

very informative! I've learned a lot!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you

[@givemethebits]

I don't think they thought it through when they called it ISO[A]SS

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Or did they? LOL Thank you for watching.

[@aeyde]

STD makes it even more funny :D

[@SachinKallely]

😅

[@antonioluiscorreia]

Well explained. Thank you. Cheers ! :)

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you Antonio!

[@Vintage35MM]

As still a relatively new user I need to move to the “A” mode and take control of the DOF. My Nikon D300s has these settings. This video is very useful. Thank you

[@PhotoKitchen425]

For Nikon, you need to move to A. Also, you may want to check if there is a minimum shutter speed setting on the camera. Sony's will change with lenses, but you can set a "locked" number on many Nikons.

[@Vintage35MM]

@@PhotoKitchen425 yes for minimum shutter speed on Nikon D300s, D300. No for D200 or at least that I can find in the menus.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Understood @@Vintage35MM

[@user-nb7pp8ur5i]

Great info

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@davidmcc6666]

Great explanation, mate.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you

[@davidmcc6666]

@@PhotoKitchen425 You're a good teacher, mate. Thanks.

[@Mr.Altavoz]

Great Video...thanks

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you.

[@hozo101]

Awesome video, should of seen this long ago!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@srb980]

Awesome info

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching

[@docadify]

Nobody explained it better than you 👏

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching, so happy to help.

[@JeffCreates]

I had no idea that setting was available. Genuinely useful video, thanks a lot.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You are very welcome. I will be honest, Sony doesn't do a great job talking about it.

[@T21-TwentyOneTrailers.]

You are great 👍 Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Well explained with good examples. Thanks again and good continuation. Sub and like already done 👍

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you so much. Let me know what you think about other videos on the channel! All the best.

[@hurleygreen927]

Appreciate the Aperture Priority tips! Question: do you usually shoot in RAW or JPEG formats? Thanks again...

[@PhotoKitchen425]

I shoot only in RAW. I don't have a need to turn an image around immediately, so RAW into LRC and export out the format requested.

[@timl5960]

Wow, thanks mate ❤️

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@alexmirza5210]

I learned something new! :)

[@PhotoKitchen425]

So great to hear, that is the goal. Thank you for watching!

[@cainmh]

Great video thanks.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching!

[@akingbossmadam8837]

thank you for this tutorial

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching!

[@juanmunozphotography]

This is a great video! Question. Does this work when you add flash to the mix? I have a Godox AD200PRO and looking for an easier alternative to shooting in crazy lighting conditions as i am based in Puerto Rico and go from balanced light indoors to bright and sunny outdoors all in a moment!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Great question, and I only have an answer in theory. I will say you would need a trigger on camera that work with TTL. But, you are still going to get the camera to meter what it see "pre-flash", so it might give radically different results. I will try this next time I am out, but since I am using a different system, I don't know if I will have a definitive answer.

[@juanmunozphotography]

@@PhotoKitchen425 I agree! I've been trying to find the best way to compensate the flash while shooting and if I can do it in a way where I can have the camera balance the scene with Aperture Priority and then use the flash to balance the subject. I don't know if that's possible but if it is that would be amazing!

[@scottsolomon7579]

For the automatic modes (Slower, Slow, Standard, Fast, Faster), do they only work with a Sony-branded zoom lens or will it still work if I am using a Tamron 35-150 lens?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Great question Scott, and I am going to come off as a total snob when I say that, "I only shoot Sony lenses". So I am not really sure. I would say yes, since focal length and shutter speed at all being transmitted to the camera. The easiest way to tell is to attach you Tamron and set it up as directed in the video. If you zoom in or out, or the lighting amount changes, you should see the shutter speed change in this mode as your change the focal length, and it should never drop under a certain amount, say 1/125th if you are zoomed in at 85mm and the setting is at "Faster".

[@johnmcbryde715]

photography is an art form and art is subjective, there is no right and wrong, only opinion.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@Anonymous-gl8in]

Genius!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@bri_b08]

Thank you!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You're welcome!

[@bossjeewonsagain]

I have a trouble using a7iii in lowlight with av mode. It lower the shutter to 1/10 since it was set with l/125 and yes blurred always. Can u give any advice with this.?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

What is your ISO? 1/10 is slow for action and hand holding your camera, so I would expect it was blurring. If your ISO is not set to Auto, the shutter speed will drop no matter what you have it set at in the menu.

[@_eugenechia]

Thank you Saul Goodman!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You are very welcome

[@Laura-ff5yp]

Thank you for the clear instructions! Unfortunately I keep bumping into a problem when using Aperture Priority on my Sony a7iii. I've been trying to use this mode for a while now, but when I set the ISO AUTO Min. SS to 250 it still goes lower than that. Like it just ignores the settings. I have tried multiple settings, but it still happens. Do you have any idea what I might be doing wrong? Thank you!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

The firs question is, what is your MAX ISO setting when you are in Auto ISO? That might be too low. The other thing it could be is that you are just shooting in very dark situations, and the camera is just trying to make a picture. 1/250th is a pretty fast shutter speed, so you will need a lot of ISO or a low aperture to make that happen in darker conditions.

[@Laura-ff5yp]

@@PhotoKitchen425 aaaah, I tried playing around with my ISO and it worked! It was too low indeed. Need to play around with it a bit more. Thank you!!!

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You are very welcome @@Laura-ff5yp

[@chitraweddings3460]

Mu Sony does the opposite. With Aperture Priority mode, put Min SS at 250, my camera won't go more than 1/250 but stays within that. Any clue why it is happening ?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Not sure. Do you have enough light to go higher than 1/250th? Go out side, open up the aperture and see if it climbs beyond that number. Make sure it is a bright and sunny day.

[@johndwilliams]

Something else I never knew about my a7rii.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@VarunPrasadoneplusone]

Nice video

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you!

[@Jerry10939]

Hahaha. The auto, program, aperture priority came out for the amateur market in the film era. The camera is doing all the work. Camera meters can misread the lighting and give you a bad exposure.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thanks for watching!

[@chasinglife2861]

Is this feature in the Sony ZVe10?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

I just checked the manual, it doesn't look like you can have the camera limit the Shutter Speed based on focal length for that camera, but you can still put the ISO into Auto and use Aperture Priority.

[@alfaman4113]

Does the digital zoom have to be on?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

That should impact this feature, but I don't use digital zoom on my camera, unless it is for focus.

[@salemghazal9977]

Wow, what if i need max shutter to be 1/100 because the i do manually flash sync speed, and shutter cant be above 100

[@PhotoKitchen425]

In the menu, you can scroll down and set the Shutter Speed to a fixed amount. Now only the ISO will change. To be honest, I think you would be better in Manual, unless you want the ambient light to change as you shoot.

[@bigchief1658]

I don’t use AV mode on anything that moves

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching.

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Hello, when in Aperture Priority mode on my SONY A7RV, I set ISO AUTO and Minimum Shutter Speed, the camera does not comply with the selected value of min. shutter speed, and continues to determine it by itself. Why?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

The shutter speed will change, like it normally would in Aperture Priority Mode, but what Minimum Shutter Speed does is not allow the shutter speed to drop past a certain point, based on the lens you are using. So if you are shooting on a 50mm lens, and set it to Fast, the Shutter Speed will probably not drop bellow 1/60th of a second. It will be different for every lens, and the setting you make, Slow, Fast, etc.

[@veselinvasilev9362]

@@PhotoKitchen425 But it drops... For example, if I set a minimum shutter speed 1/250, the camera shoots at 1/50, as it did before I set the 1/250

[@PhotoKitchen425]

In that mode you don't set an actual shutter speed, you giving the camera a range to operate, and not to go bellow@@veselinvasilev9362

[@veselinvasilev9362]

@@PhotoKitchen425 Thanks!

[@sumitshanker2829]

I am unable to update min shutter speed in aperture priority mode on my sony a7ii :(

[@isabellethomas2108]

Yes this is good tips but what if you have to use flash suddenly and need to go lower with shutter speed? What do you do?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Great question. I have two answers for you. The easy, but bit of a cop out solution, is just to go all manual. It sounds like you might have a specific look you want, and you certainly don't want the shutter speed to change. The other is to get out of auto ISO, and turn off this feature, which I honestly think is more complicated that just dumping the camera into all manual mode.

[@isabellethomas2108]

@@PhotoKitchen425 I agree with you 100 % manual is the best way if you are shooting indoor with low ambient light with a flash. Although shooting outdoors I find that having a high ish iso (400 automatic minimum range)keep the shutter speed high enough so no blurry photo…if I use a flash outdoor now I tent to have it hss instead of “full flash” on aperture priority And while doing all of this at the same time trying to keep an eye on the histogram…🤣👍 plus interacting with subject..no wonder we are tired at the end

[@isabellethomas2108]

@@PhotoKitchen425 I agree with you 100 % manual is the best way if you are shooting indoor with low ambient light with a flash. Although shooting outdoors I find that having a high ish iso (400 automatic minimum range)keep the shutter speed high enough so no blurry photo…if I use a flash outdoor now I tent to have it hss instead of “full flash” on aperture priority And while doing all of this at the same time trying to keep an eye on the histogram…🤣👍 plus interacting with subject..no wonder we are tired at the end

[@larrymitchell3502]

​​@@PhotoKitchen425On my Nikons AutoISO On/Off is quickly available: Press & hold the ISO button on the back of the camera & rotate the rear Command dial. One detent toggles 'Auto' ISO on to off & vice versa. We're 'blessed' with so many options on digital cams. Sorting them out & setting up your gear for YOUR uses can be challenging.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you @@larrymitchell3502 , what model of Nikon are you using?

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Why do photographers pretend that the image quality is the same at ISO 6400 as ISO 100?

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Thank you for watching!

[@SachinKallely]

Image quality is never the same but a compromise on ISO is always better i think compared to camera shake. Post processing these days can always help clear the noise.

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

@@SachinKallely Of course, I'll go to ISO 6400 for indoor sports. But saying that ISO 100 and 6400 are equally fine is a bad thing to say to newer photographers.

[@SachinKallely]

@@UnconventionalReasoning I agree. Its wrong to say both are the same. I missed that section where he said that though

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

@@SachinKallely "I know my base level of 100 to my upper range of 6400 are pretty safe numbers." The photographer who already knows what they're doing, "pretty safe" and "the same" are distinct. But to the person this video is intended for, they sound equivalent.

[@davey3765]

My canon r6 mkii better have this or im gunna be upset lol.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

Let me know, I am curious as well. Sony seems to be the only company that alters the minimum shutter speed when changing lenses that I have found so far.

[@djAlexF71]

😂 Albert Einstein

[@PhotoKitchen425]

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[@johnmcbryde715]

no

[@PhotoKitchen425]

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[@Tugela60]

No.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

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[@mp_martin]

Um, maybe stick with an iPhone.

[@PhotoKitchen425]

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