How I set up my A7iii for photography

Today I show you how I set my A7iii for photography. Now this isn't the only way and you might have a better way that works for you, but I'm showing you how I do it, so you can learn from it and hopefully improve on it! For videography: • Sony a7iii Video setti...
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These cameras are pretty amazing in that you can customise them in so many different ways, so by all means this is in no way the only way to set your camera up, it’s just the way I like it and the way I have set it up after lots of shoots.
It gives me access to everything I need and I’ve got all these settings memorised, mainly through repetition of use.
I mainly shoot in either aperture priority or manual mode.
When things are happening or changing quickly in front of me, I need to be quick in getting my settings. Aperture priority is a little like a semi automatic mode and when used in conjunction with the exposure compensation dial, I can very quickly get the settings I want. Click here for aperture priority.
When things are more controlled, I switch to manual mode. This gives me total control over everything I want. Say for instance landscape shooting, I have time to change the settings as the conditions change. On portrait shoots, I control the lights and move the subject to where I want….so a nice controlled environment.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Setting up the Sony A7iii for Photography
0:22 - The modes I use
1:20 - The Menus
1:35 - Tab 1 1/14 Quality
2:15 - Tab 1 2/14 Noise reduction
2:38 - Tab 1 3/14 Drive mode
3:42 - Tab 1 5/14 Focus settings
5:39 - Tab 1 6/14 Focus Eye-AF
6:36 - Tab 1 7/14 Focus area register
7:15 - Tab 1 9/14 Exposure, ISO and metering
8:11 - Tab 1 10/14 Exposure settings
9:24 - Tab 1 12/14 White balance, creative style and PP
10:23 - Tab 1 13/14 Focus assist menu
12:25 - Tab 2 4/9 Shutter/steady shot
13:46 - Tab 2 6/9 Display/Auto Review
16:21 - Setting Custom Keys
19:59 - Setting the Function Menu
22:02 - Tab 2 9/9 Custom Operation 2
22:54 - Tab 5 1/7 Setup 1
23:35 - Touch operation
25:08 - File number
25:38 - Rec Media settings
26:08 - My Menu settings
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[@chrisperrywv]

Holy cow! I’m amazed as how customizable this camera is!

[@mikesphotography]

I know...I ran out of things to fill all the functions with!! 😆👍

[@chryseass.5143]

Thanks Mike, nicely paced. I watched this just for fun without my camera in hand but will go back at some point and see if I can refine any of my settings. I like the way you explained your reasoning behind some of your decisions and how you emphasized that this how you set up your camera and how others may have different priorities. Also cheers for allowing me not to stress out too much to find things to put into the "My Settings" tab!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Haha! Yes, there are so many different places to put things and when I first set it up, I was thinking well what else is there to put in these fn menu slots???? I’m glad you got something out of this!! 😁👍

[@Nicole-eo6hv]

Wow, Mike. You just made my life so much easier. After looking through dozens of videos I found yours, which is the most well-explained, clear and mellow explanation. Plus I love your accent. ;)

[@mikesphotography]

That’s excellent Nicole!! I’m so glad my video has helped!! There are definitely a lot of videos out there that ramble on about this, that and the other without actually getting to the point...this was one of the things that motivates me to start my channel. 😁 I have lots more videos on my channel so be sure to go and check them out...and I have a lot more to come so keep checking back!! 👍 Haha! The British accent does come in handy sometimes!! 😉 Thanks for watching!

[@ianloe4423]

As always a great tutorial Mike!! Ive seen a lot of videographers dismissing settings involving photos so this was helpful. Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

Excellent! Thanks so much Ian. I’m glad it’s helped. I know what you mean as well, I’m shocked at how many people don’t know what the exposure compensation dial is!

[@CharlesWilliams-xw5be]

I am so glad to of found you, thank you for going through this in such depth

[@sanjaymistry4546]

Hi Mike, only got my A7iii on Friday and this video (along with all your other A7iii videos) are super helpful in setting up and learning about the camera. Great video/videos! I've probably set up my camera 90% same as you in terms of custom keys for photograpy as it makes sense - now to get used to it! Thanks again and keep them coming - great way to learn :) Thank you!!

[@mikesphotography]

That’s excellent to hear Sanjay! It’s a great time to have one of these amazing cameras and it’s a great time to be a photographer!! Lots more to come so keep checking back! 😁👍

[@garykendall8633]

Mike, like many of the other commenters on here, I've had my a7iii for a few months without properly diving into all the settings. As an Apple addict, I find Sony's menu system quite intimidating and unintuitive, almost like going back to DOS! In any case, having stumbled upon your video series, I now wish I could wind back the clock to just before I took it with me to the Kruger... Fantastic content, super clear, amazingly helpful - I feel like I'm now able to make the most of this sensational camera. Thanks a mill, and please keep it up.

[@lokoearthadventures]

Thanks so much for all your videos! I just bought an A7III and your channel explain everything I needed to know about it! I love how you explain things easy/clear and you don't blah blah like other account! Keep it up Mike 👌👍

[@mikesphotography]

Thabks so much! I try and keep them short and sweet! 😁👍

[@maurice4550]

Great video. Being a beginner and fairly new to Sony, (coming from Nikon) I have been resorting to KZbin for tutorials like this. Yours is by far the best one I've found. Very informative, in-depth and yet straight to the point. I usually can't stand long KZbin videos but I watched yours in its entirety without even realizing it was close to 30 minutes long. You just got a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Maurice, there are some KZbinrs that drone on and on for ages...I try not to!! 😆 Thanks for watching and subscribing, much appreciated.😁👍

[@AskMeWhen]

I just got an A73 for Christmas. So glad I found your channel!

[@sevsuk2011]

Hi Mike, I recently bought an A73 and found your tuts. Excellent content, thanks for the easy to follow guides. Im mainly using my camera for street photography to accompany my excellent Ricoh Grii. The A73 is a beast. Keep these coming chap!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! I'm glad they are helping!! It is a fantastic camera isn't it. 👍

[@GuyFawkessupbiches]

I watched one video of this guy, and I got hooked on his voice. Super soft voice, he explains why he uses settings instead "use this because I'm a pro and you're not" like other youtubers. You're videos are very in depth and I love it.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Nothing better than to explain why I do things a certain way...it does surprise me when others don't do this on youtube and even in paid tutorials. Thanks for watching, liking and commenting, really appreciate it! 😁👍

[@Irish_Pub]

@@mikesphotography That is what was super helpful for me. This is my first camera ever, and I am just getting into the art form, so this video was really helpful in not just setting it up, but getting an explanation as to what each thing meant. I'll definitely be watching the rest of your videos. Thank you!

[@BGaud]

Hi Mike, I just wanted to say I just came across your channel and I find your videos to be incredibly helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to make these videos.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Brian. I have a lot of fun making them so there are plenty more to come. Thanks for watching! 👍

[@elboogie2324]

Thanks for this explanation of the settings. Most people only talk about the video settings, so it's good to see someone talking about photography with this camera.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, I'm glad I could help! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@chriswellstead776]

Just in the process of moving from another brand to SONY your videos are a great way of getting everything set up and ready, much appreciated.

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear I could help Chris! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@fredkampinos122797]

I bought that camera 2 days ago,was really confused(Canon user for years) with menu and now with your help,I have changed almost everything in my camera as you mentioned. A 7III is so amazing and you,Mike are Top Man. Thanks.

[@mikesphotography]

That’s awesome! I’m so glad I could help...it took me a while to get used to it as well. It is a fantastic camera isn’t it!! Plenty more to come so make sure you keep checking back! 😁👍

[@pokispartofindia4347]

Same here 😀

[@gordonlindsay6384]

Literally just found this great tutorial, this camera is so customisable its easy to miss things that are in other menus, like you I shoot mainly in continous Hi shooting mode but I wanted bulb for fireworks shooting, but after a few days and conversations with Sony (who try to be very helpful) with no joy I finally found it in single shot mode bulb at the bottom of the shutter speeds. So we all learn some thing every day especially with this camera. Thanks very much for the video Mike and I will return. Gordon

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Gordon. You’re right, there are so many hidden functions in this camera and it takes a little time to find and remember everything. I did a super quick video on bulb mode recently, check it out when you get a chance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5alqoFmltOLrNk

[@ibapherj386]

The best tutorial so far.... crystal clear.

[@mika2902]

I bought the Sony A7III yesterday and coming from Nikon I was a bit lost and this video was exactly what I was looking for. Clear and comprehensive. Thank you !

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear my video has helped Michael. Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@Aikon94]

Again another great video, thanks Mike really useful.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Aikon. 😁👍

[@Biddulph_photography]

Loved this video Mike. As a new A73 user I've found this video to be extremely useful! Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

That's great! I had a trying time switching across, so I thought I'd try and make it easier for everyone else! 😁👍

[@rodneywatkins4731]

Nice walkthrough in a calm, informative and matter of factly fashion. Thank you! Subscribed!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing Rodney, much appreciated. 😁👍

[@suttoncarpetcleaningdistri4921]

Thank you so much Mike! An utterly fabulous & phenomenal resource - which was as if a magic solution to setting up my “oh so complex A7iii menu” was solved in such a clear, well -paced, straight-forward & superbly delivered video. Thank you so much again, KeithN.

[@mikesphotography]

That's excellent Keith, I'm glad I could help!! 👍I have loads more on the sony cameras so be sure to check out my other tutorials. I've put them all here in genres and alphabetical order to make it easier to find what you're looking for: www.boxheadmike.com/youtubelinks/ ...and if you can't find it, get in touch as I'm always up for suggestions for future tutorials! 😀

[@suttoncarpetcleaningdistri4921]

Mike Smith - cheers Mike! I’ve already subscribed and I’m well into all the excellent range of Sony advice (And all your other stuff) that you have listed. Thanks once again for a supremely high-quality service. Long may you continue to provide your fabulous help to so many people. 👍.

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome to hear!! Glad to have you as a part of the community! 😁👍

[@OscarNtege]

Nice video,definitely giving me ideas for my next photography tutorial and photoshoot!👌

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Oscar, I’m glad I could help. 👍

[@maximiliangerdau758]

This is great stuff, thanks for the in-depth explanations. There are so many other videos around that rush through the menus because the creators don't know themselves what the settings actually do.

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! I bet there are a few like that!! 😆 Great to hear this has helped! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@FireDramine7]

once again great video!

[@nicknichols4249]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! A common sense, straight forward, no drama procedure to setup my new A7iii. Much appreciated, this is quite a jump from my Sony A850 DSLR, now just to capitalize on all the new "bells & whistles".

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Nick, I'm glad I could help. It is quite a jump from a dslr and it took me a while to get used to all the extra tools to help. Thanks for watching. 😁

[@keithpinn152]

Hi Mike: Without a doubt, this has been the best 27:41 minutes I have spent to get my new Sony A7 iii camera set up the way I want it. Thank you so much! Keep Covid-19 safe. . . Cheers, Keith (Canada)

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Keith, I'm glad I could help! 😁👍

[@andreyv1]

Wow, can't believe i've been using my camera for almost a year without knowing all this. High quality content! Thumbs up.

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear my tutorials are helping! Thanks Andrey! 😁👍

[@themoneytribe]

I came here looking to set up my photography settings, ended learning the entire menu. Great video!

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome!! I'm glad I could help Sean!! 😁 Thanks for watching! 😁👍

[@giviru29]

Best tutorials for A7iii! Thanks a lot,

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! I really enjoy making them!! Lots more to come so keep checking back! 👍

[@DrPinball]

Thank you! I just switched and this was very helpful! switched a few things around already!

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome, I'm glad I could help. There is a lot in there but it doesn't have to take an age to learn. 😁👍

[@gje2122a]

Thank you so much for this video, Mike. I really appreciate it.

[@mikesphotography]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@bgtamangani]

Many thanks for this amazing video. Really nice walkthrough the camera.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, and thank you for your awesome comment, really appreciate it! 😁👍

[@iwillcya]

Love your Camera setting tips. New a7 iii owner So just like others until I get the hang of all the posabilities with the camera I just went through & basically set the camera to your settings & will then learn how to use all the button settings. Thks for your time, look forward to more of your settings & usage tips.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much, that's great to hear!! I have lots of other tutorials...and you might be interested in this one as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGnGpJuBbM-HjNk I also have a page on my website where I have all of my tutorials in alphabetical order and split into genres to make it easier to find what you're looking for. Thanks for watching! 😀👍

[@niftytwo]

Hi Mike.. This is the first time I've seen your tutorials.. Two weeks ago I bought the Sony A/7/3 after using the A6000 and the A/7/2 For 3 years.. To be very honest and screaming for help,,, I'm bloody lost Mate.. I've spent the past two weeks tying to configure the custom buttons but so far you are the only Person that talks in a way that an old Bloke like me can follow.. You are steady and clear.. It's too late at night just now to do any more learning.. I'm really sick of Blokes jumping/screaming and singing like whatever and I can't learn a thing from them... As somebody once used to say Mike... I'll be back.. Neville J... Australia...

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Neville, I'm glad my tutorial has helped... Yep, there are some really hyperactive people on this platform, so I try and keep mine as clear and concise as possible... If there's anything you're not sure about just ask here and I'll try and help whenever possible. 👍 And if you need more tutorials on the a73 or on photography in general, head to this page on my website where I've listed them in catagories and in alphabetical order: www.boxheadmike.com/youtubelinks/ I hope that helps. 👍

[@anindyanet]

Just got my A7iii today. Your video helped a lot ! Thanks for posting such a useful video.

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear it has helped! Welcome to the club! 😁👍

[@jacquisalisbury2845]

Hi. I just bought a Sony A7 iii yesterday and your video has been totally amazing at helping me set things up. So straight forward and understandable. Thank you so much and I'm so glad I found your channel. I have subscribed

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear I could help Jacqui!! The Sony cameras are amazing but there is so much to them!! Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing ... and welcome to the club 😁👍

[@jacobgoldenpictures3828]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Jacob! 😁👍

[@maszekmeans]

This is so good! Thank you very much Mike!

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear you like it! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@GJSsongsmith]

Brilliant Mike , got my A7 iii yesterday …will be setting it up today . Some great tips thanks 🙏

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear Gary! It is a fantastic camera!! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@GJSsongsmith]

@@mikesphotography you’re welcome Mike took my first pics today … !

[@BrandonBousquet]

Great video, thanks for the ideas. I had mine setup pretty similar but noticed a few differences so I'm going to try some of these out. Thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome, good to hear!! Let me know how you get on if you do make any changes. I’m going to start showing my setups for different shooting scenarios too, sometime in the new year. Maybe on for sports, another for portraits and one for landscapes....👍

[@flhxs8364]

Mike, thank you for sharing. Your video is extremely helpful.

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@bassplayer60]

thank you very much Mike....very clear and informative. Aloha!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, I hope it has helped. Mahalo!

[@FelixNew]

Very insightful video!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Felix!

[@DetroitDon25]

Awesome turorial you explain a lot and I could really follow along. Great Job 2Thumbs Up!!!

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear Marvin, thanks very much! 😁👍

[@JayBVideos]

Excellent info... thanks for sharing!!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Jay, I'm glad I could help. 👍

[@user-fj6gw2yz5t]

Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@mikesphotography]

You’re welcome!! Thanks so much for watching! 😁👍

[@petedownham9571]

Thank you very much Mike, really helpful

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Pete, thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@vargasxr421]

Bookmarked and Subscribed Awesome Channel Mike!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much! Welcome to the community! 😁👍

[@shastapaul8544]

Thanks so much Mike, your the best.

[@mikesphotography]

And thank you for watching. 😁👍

[@dimplebrasington1234]

Hi, thank you for this demo. I just got my camera and this is very helpful as I was already starting to get overwhelmed reading the manual.

[@mikesphotography]

I'm glad to hear it has helped. The manual is pretty boring isn't it!! 🤦🏻‍♂️ I have loads of other tutorials and videos on the A7iii so be sure to check out my playlist for that camera. 😁👍

[@dimplebrasington1234]

@@mikesphotography Yap I will certainly checkout the play list.

[@AlexFlores]

the best tutorial for a sony a7 III... Many thanks :)

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Alex, great to hear my tutorial has helped! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@brafuptop9786]

legend, finally found the best settings for photography thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, I'm glad I could help! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@drumvannelle69]

Another great video and long enough to have a coffee while watching 😉😉

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Sherif! Plenty of coffee drinking opportunities in this one! 😁👍

[@brad7957]

Useful video. Thanks :)

[@soci8617]

Very helpful . Thanks a lot . From Sweden .

[@mikesphotography]

Great to hear it has helped. 😁👍

[@UNLKYHNTR]

I just got my a7III. Got a great deal for black friday (a7III + Sigma 28-70 for 1499€ ). I will probably adapt your settings, they offer everything I need or could need without having to navigate the menu all the time. Love your channel, learned a lot so far. Thank you :)

[@mikesphotography]

That sounds like a great deal!! The menus are really in depth and confusing, so great to hear I could help with that. There are so many custom buttons and places to put things from the menus so they have made it very customisable. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@markduffield]

Great Video !

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Mark. 😁👍

[@wahyuwiyono4163]

Just bought a7iii for my own Christmas present. Thank you for tutorial. Subs

[@mikesphotography]

That's an awesome present for yourself Wahyu! Welcome to the club and thanks for the sub! 😁👍

[@maymumk3618]

I really can’t thank you enough man!! Now i can say that i own an as7r3👌🏼 thx again

[@mikesphotography]

Awesome! I'm glad I could help!! 😀👍

[@reddaB]

Thanks a million for these!

[@mikesphotography]

Glad you like them! 😁👍

[@kaksas5530]

Thank u mike very helpfull for me

[@mikesphotography]

That's great to hear. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@arjendriesen2005]

This video is a great help to initialize my A7III, only some technical terms are a bit difficult to translate in Dutch but it solved

[@mikesphotography]

I’m glad I could help Arjen! My Dutch is non existent so I not sure if I can help with the translation....hopefully google can help with that. 👍

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

Dutch oven. You fart and then pull the blanket over your wife's head. Best thing ever. Lol, I'm being goofy because I don't understand this camera and it might as well be a paperweight

[@klackon1]

Another good tuitional video. I shoot wildlife almost exclusively and have my A7III (and A7II) set to manual with auto ISO. I generally shoot stationary mamals/birds at f5.6/f8 but it's easy enough to change the aperture. I will also set out with a shutter speed of at least 1/250th, but with good light I will use 1/500th as a baseline. I tend to use the two presets on the top function dial for birds/insects in flight. I have one set up for 1/2500th, f8, lock on AF wide, and the other preset is set at 1/1600th for overcast skies in order to keep ISO as low as possible. I also preset exposure compensation and adjust it as necessary. Using the presets means fewer missed shots.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Pete and that’s great to hear How you set your camera up differently. I was at an event yesterday with lots of photographers and it was really interesting to hear how others set up their cameras. I actually learned a thing or two that I’m trying out at the moment, so I might make an updated version of this video in six months time if my setup varies enough. What lenses do you predominantly use for wildlife?

[@klackon1]

@@mikesphotography. I have a Sony 100 - 400mm G Master on my A7III (I will purchase a Sony 1.4 TC in the new year) and a Sony 90mm macro on my A7II. I find that I do not require anything else. My previous system comprised a Nikon D500 and Olympus EM1 mark II, a Nikkor 200 - 500mm, Nikkor 300mm PF ED VR + Nikkor TC14EIII, Sigma 180mm macro, Olympus 300mm + Oly 1.4TC and an Oly 12 - 100mm. It was a fabulous system but became cripplingly heavy after 17 months of walking about 7 hours a day, 5 days a week.

[@mikesphotography]

Wow! Your older system sounded amazing but also amazingly heavy!! Can you get everything you need with the new lighter package!? I had a play with the 100-400gm at the weekend and it’s a really nice lens. Amazing light for what it does!

[@klackon1]

@@mikesphotography.It works for me, Mike. The full format allows for reasonable cropping and the addition of the 1.4TC will cater for longer range subjects. The fact that there is no crop factor makes the 100 - 400mm quite versatile for subjects which are reasonably close. The 90mm macro is superb and so much lighter than the Sigma 180mm, so I can now take handheld shots. It would be brilliant to be able to afford the Sony 400mm f2.8, but it's out of my price range and is also rather heavy to lugg about for 7 hours.

[@jdmcnudget]

your the man. thanks for this video. I am unskilled when it comes to taking photos but My sister in law needed me to take photos for an event and I literally watched this 1 hour before said event to figure out camera config. the shots look pretty decent. I didnt make any money otherwise I would have venmo'd you a bit. hope life is good. cheers mate

[@mikesphotography]

Haha!! Now that's my kind of preparation!! 😆 Great to hear it all worked out though. Once you understand how the camera works it is great to be able to get some decent shots of events for the family ... I always get the "can you just bring your camera" line when it comes to family get togethers ... it is a lot of fun though!! All good here dude! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@patomat1000]

How are you so good at these kinda videos! god! thanks. Waiting for a video about focus areas differences :D

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! Thanks so much, I really appreciate your words of encouragement!! 😁👍 I’ve been making videos for years, so the quality does come with experience. That’s coming in the new year...I wanted to do it sooner but I’ve been really busy so haven’t had the chance to go over it properly yet....but it is coming soon! 😁

[@vincent5525]

I know I'm late to the party, I've only just purchased my A7iii. But coming from (an old) Canon 550D, this video was super helpful. I couldn't for the life of me figure out where the focus zoom function was. I now have it set to custom C3 button (for macro) Thank you.

[@mikesphotography]

That's a great upgrade! I used to use the 550d a long time ago, great little unit and a good starter cam! You'll notice such a difference with the a7iii. Great to hear my video helped and it's better to be late to the party than never show up! 😁👍

[@TomKaszuba]

Massively helpful.

[@mikesphotography]

Excellent! Thanks Tom! 👍

[@luishurtado4196]

lovely video! Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Luis, I hope it helped! 😁👍

[@raja34777]

Great information..👌👍👏👏

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks 😁👍

[@jaishruti]

Great video

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much! 😁👍

[@MrApplebumPS]

Very good tutorial !!!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Joseph! Lots more to come so make sure you keep checking back. 😁👍

[@gje2122a]

Thank you so much, Mike.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries, thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@RobFall]

Thank you very helpful

[@mikesphotography]

And thanks for watching Rob!

[@raminhashemi1946]

Very well explained and it's interesting to know how a professional does the settings on his camera. I just bought this camera and it seems to have much more in details and quality comparing to Sony Alpha 77M2. But, its also have some features less. Would have been nicer for beginners to have some explanations on some details you say you do not use. As you said, it is about how you use it, yet I think with just a little more, it would have been even better, Over all I liked a lot! Thank you for the great job.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Ramin. I'm hoping to do a beginner course really soon to fill that gap. This was more of an overview of how I set my camera up but great to get some feedback so I can make my videos as good as they can be in the future. 😁👍

[@DougFresh]

I learned a few helpful things Mike... dropped Canon (1983-2018 R.I.P. , I still love you ) and went Sony a7III, I'm impressed everytime i use it , I shoot mostly people, so the eye af is champion focus for me!

[@mikesphotography]

Oh man, it hurts so much when you drop a camera! I dropped my sigma 70-200mm 2.8 years ago and my heart skipped a beat! 😳 I’m glad my video helped! The eye af is pretty fantastic isn’t it, and hopefully with the new firmware update in April, it’ll get even better! 👍

[@DougFresh]

@@mikesphotography I'm excited for the new firmware.

[@mikesphotography]

Most definitely...especially the timelapse option. It’ll be interesting to see how easy/hard it will be to use.

[@EduardoOliveira-ho3ll]

Great video. Nit: the touch panel already exists on old Nex 5 at least, so Sony had already used it before, but it got forgotten down the line.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Eduardo! Great bit of info. It's interesting to see how they come up with new bits of technology. 👍

[@JessDemant]

Thanks for this video!

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Jess, I hope it has helped. 😁👍

[@JessDemant]

Mike Smith Yes 👍

[@MottiWolkenbruch]

When I first got into the menu of my a7III, I felt like someone shoved me into the cockpit of a plane and told me to land it. After this video I feel much more familiar with the camera. Thank you!

[@mikesphotography]

Haha! That's a great analogy!! There is so much to these menus isn't there, it's basically like a little computer in there with minimal buttons and dials... Thanks for watching Thomas. 😁👍

[@Norshauls5]

Very helpful

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks very much!

[@Bangkok_way_of_Life]

THANKS MR. MIKE #GREAT VIDEO #SONY A7III

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! 😁👍

[@Franzino]

Realy helpfull channel!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Franzino! I’m glad my channel is helping. 😁👍

[@georgephippsgreen5745]

Heyyy! Sr. This was and is really great!!! Thank you.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much for your kind words George, much appreciated. There's a lot more to come so make sure you keep checking back! 😁👍

[@carloscarlitos4010]

YES!!!!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Carlos! 😁👍

[@Jaq365]

I just recently upgraded from an a6000 to an a6600 (at $998.00) and this was very helpful in reviewing settings. Most tutorials are video-centric created _by_ content creators _for_ content creators. I really wanted photo settings for landscapes, architecture and street genres. I'm looking forward to exploring custom settings and trying back button focusing. Every one of your videos is a condensed master class - thanks Mike! edit: Would you consider a very short video pointing out how you set your custom keys for your a6600, and link it to this one?

[@backyardjunkie]

Thanks Mike, could you tell us more about Andrew Reid and EOSHD, how it works and how you use it. Many thanks.

[@mikesphotography]

I am going to do an in depth video soon on picture profiles and in that I talk about Andrew Reid's Pro colour pack. It's well worth looking into, here's the link to his website: www.eoshd.com/eoshd-pro-color-hdr-v4-a7-iii-a7r-iii/ He basically gives you the settings to put in to your picture profiles, tells you how to use them and how to get the best out of them...also supplies some luts for when using his flatter profiles. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@1946gsp]

I’ll have to watch this again.

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Geoff! It's a great camera isn't it...just a lot of different functions and options! Thanks for watching. 😁👍

[@contactkaterina1603]

Thanks, Mike. Useful tutorial, very well explained! Will the settings stay the same as we change from A to S mode? expecially the custom keys?

[@Miguel_Angel_Duarte]

This is great, man. I appreciate your knowledge and guidance. How do you get so amazing sound. Any special processing or mic? Greetings

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Muigel! I filmed this with the rode NTG3 mic going through a Juicedlink preamp and then straight into camera with the camera preamps set to 1 in the A7rii. I think I did a little bit of processing in Adobe audition, but only a little bit of compression and some EQ boosting the bass and treble a little. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@PetrieXyooj]

Just got my A7iii back from repair and they factory reset it, I'm glad you have a video on this.

[@mikesphotography]

What happened to your camera Petrie!? That’s cool. I’m glad this video has roped you get back your settings, it saves writing them all down! 😁👍

[@PetrieXyooj]

It had a green dotted line in the videos/photos when taking them, they replaced the Mecha device on it, which I have no idea what that is.

[@mikesphotography]

Ah that would have been annoying but good to hear they fixed it. 👍

[@kingwata1]

@@mikesphotography Hi Mike, Do you have the settings on written form we can print? Thanks

[@mikesphotography]

Hi Kofi, I don’t but that’s something I’ll add to my list of things to do. 👍

[@dilippradhan2920]

Very Nice Video

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much! Lots more to come so make sure you keep checking back. 😁👍

[@alansarpy]

Mike ! Just picked up my a7iii! This video was awesome! I was hating that focus magnifier in man focus last night!! Haha this was was the first video showing how to turn it off .. Great video again my man! Do have a video or ideal settings for Astro besides the basics? Or does this video cover it ?

[@mikesphotography]

Excellent! I'm glad I could help!! The auto magnifier is so annoying, it should come switched off as standard...I don't know anyone who actually likes or uses that function!!! I have an astrophotography tutorial...with settings for astro, they will change for the given conditions but I tend to start off with about 25 seconds for my 14mm f2.8 lens and about 13 with my 25mm f2. I set the iso to 5000 and the aperture as wide as it will go and then tweak the settings from there. Here's a link to my astro tutorial just in case you haven't seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joG5dnifjr-Eeas I hope that helps. 👍

[@alansarpy]

I have watched most of your videos ... I saved your settings for Astro... have you explained why uncompressed raw on and ibis off are better for Astro shots ?

[@WaleedAlfudhaili]

Thanks so much Mike for your professional tutorial as usual. I am wounding if you have made a similar video for setting a7iii for videography? Also dose the the same custom key be programmed for different shortcuts if switching between both modes (I.e. photo/video)? Thanks in advance.

[@mikesphotography]

No worries Waleed, I hope they are helping! With the custom keys, you'll notice that there are two different custom key settings in tab 2 page 8/9, the top one is for photo and the second one down is for video. Here's the link to my A7iii video settings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYDdl2ytq8yGgMU I also have set up a page on my website with all the links to all of my videos and tutorials in alphabetical order and broken down into different genres: www.boxheadmike.com/youtubelinks/ I hope that helps! 😁👍

[@WaleedAlfudhaili]

Thanks so much Mike for the details info really appreciated. And thanks a million for the efforts you have made to create the best fortune educational library on KZbin.

[@mikesphotography]

No Worries Waleed, I'm glad to help a fellow photographer! 😁👍

[@SnapographyAP]

Thx Mike very helpful although I do use memory dial for different types of shooting. I am just getting into video. Any thoughts, tips, preferences on Premier Pro vs Da vinci resolve?

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much!! The memory modes are really handy if you shoot the same sorts of things on different days. Saves a lot of time setting your camera up at the start of a shoot. I’m a premier pro user through and through. I tried resolve but couldn’t get on with it. If you’re not sure to premier pro, I’d say go with resolve as you won’t be hooked in to the subscription model. Thanks for watching! 👍

[@UmangOjha_05]

Hi Mike - Great video, i am new a73 user and your video not only helped me in understanding how to setup but also helped me in understanding the various options and their meaning and usage. However i still have a few questions. - why to keep aspect ratio 3:2 but not 16:9? - why you kept dro off but not auto? - in what conditions you would turn ibis off? And why? - in what conditions you would use mf but not af and why? - in what conditions you would turn zebra off and why?

[@mikesphotography]

Thank you! I’m glad it helped! 3:2 uses all of the sensor and 16:9 crops it, so you have a drop in megapixels. I’ve never had dro on...I think it only affects jpegs. I generally turn ibis off when shooting from a tripod. Manual focus is good for when you set your focus point and then it doesn’t change. Autofocus when tracking subjects or when they move a lot, or when shooting events when I move around a lot. I generally keep zebras on all the time. I hope that helps! 👍

[@UmangOjha_05]

@@mikesphotography Thanks.

[@thilinaalagiyawanna3680]

Thank you

[@ralphfrank1984]

Hello Mike! I always love your video. I have an idea for a video you might want to do? I’m have a shoot to do for a church group photo. I need to get into focus about 300 people. I don’t think the eye focus would work? Lol! I’ve been practicing how to get everybody in sharp focus. Your help would be great. Also this will be shot outside high noon sun behind me and facing the members. Thanks!

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks so much Ralph! Ah, that sounds like a challenging shoot...Is it flexible in which way they will be facing? If so I'd really push for a different position or time of day. Sun in the faces of your subjects is always tricky as they will tend to feel uncomfortable looking towards the sun and some will start to squint...If you can change that, I'd get them all in a position to use the sun as a hair light, hire some big lights if at all possible and flash at full power to overpower the sun. Or if you cant get any lights or change the location, maybe change the time to get a more preferable angle of light? As for getting them in focus, close the aperture down...I'd be shooting that at f8 at the widest...

[@craigeagleson5058]

Great tutorial Mike....I noticed you AF Track Sens you have set to 5. I have mine set to 2 so that it has better lock-on power to the object of interest. Is there alternative thinking for setting to 5? Also, you mention that half a shutter press will LOCK exposure when AEL w/shutter is on. I presume that it re-reads the exposure or does it just lock it to what exposure you have adjusted too? And does it release and relock the exposure when the shutter is pressed a second time? Cheers

[@mikesphotography]

Thanks Craig! When tracking things the af track sens is much better in the lower numbers, this is more for general shooting. I’m going to make some videos on setting in more specific environments like sports, portraits etc in the new year...but I definitely agree with you in having lower numbers when tracking subjects. I really like locking my exposure so I get a consistent exposure in a sequence so that’s why I have exposure lock on shutter. There’s been the odd occasion where it’s not helped but most of the time it works for me. It keeps the exposure locked until you release the button completely. I hope that’s answered your questions. 👍

[@BrandonColePhotography]

I would just like to know what are you using to record your camera screen at that distance. What camera and lens?

[@mikesphotography]

No worries. I have my a7rii in crop mode 4K, with the batis 25mm about 20cm behind the a7iii. The batis has a really close minimum focus distance which means I can get it close enough to get this shot. Then I think I have the aperture about f4 so the focal plane isn’t too shallow...and then I light it will an led panel from above. I hope that helps. 👍