HOW TO SETUP SONY A7III for FILMMAKING and PHOTOGRAPHY - Cody Blue

A pretty straight forward video of how to set up your Sony a7iii for filmmaking and photography. We'll go through all of the menu settings, tell you what to change, and how to save your settings as presets. These settings are also very similar for other Sony cameras like the a6300, a6400, and a6500.
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[@codyandvictoria]

It's a long one - but if this doesn't help you get your camera setup, I don't know what will! HAHA thanks for watching everyone!

[@digitalavatar5699]

Hi sony 16-35 or 24- 105? Can you suggest one lens for A7iii

[@Ade5]

@@digitalavatar5699 If your primary a video-shooter go for the 16-35.. If your more into photography go for the 24-105.. Preferably both, lol..

[@fnaticmedia]

Ades @DRONES FOR YOU, I would suggest what @Cody Blue suggested me when I was in exactly this phase. 1) Start with Sony 24-105 f/4 lense in the initial stage. Which would be your all purpose starting lense and trust me it would work fine for all the scenarios/occasions. 2) Try to set your hand on it and then see in what you do have actual interest. 3) If too much landscape photography / vlogging is your interest (which is already being covered with 24-105 initially) go for 16-35 f/2.8 (which is actually too much costly if you are not a professional video/photo - grapher. 4) if sports / wildlife is your thing, go for 70-200 f/4 or f/2.8 which is also a costly one again. Again, when you are buying stuff you are to excited to buy everything you can but trust me you dont want to be disappointed with costly lenses / accessories which you wont use even couple of times a year. Hope it will be helpful, cheers 👍🏼

[@digitalavatar5699]

@@fnaticmedia My budget is 2L.14000 rs for body and can spend upto 80000 for lens

[@fnaticmedia]

DRONES FOR YOU I am from USA and don’t know much about your mentioned currency but its not about your budget its more about your professional / personal need and utilization of the equipments overall. Over here you can find a7 iii around $2K , Sony 24-105 f/4 around $2K & Sony 16-35 f/2.8 around $2.2K.

[@DarthGold]

Dont need to change aspect ratio to 16:9 as this is for stills only, video is always filmed in 16:9 by default

[@JackJanowicz]

Okay I just followed this step by step and I can’t even see what I’m filming the brightness is so dark .. I have no idea what’s going on. Also a lot of my setting are faded and I can’t click on them… what am I doing wrong 😩😩

[@viewsforvibes]

I can't find the picture profile menu to change slo-mo settings.

[@mauriceriegler]

Can't find it either

[@mmmyeahh]

put up a time slot in the video and ill figure it out for you

[@TECHDRONEMEDIA]

Really great. Man this it’s your boy phrase is annoying. You are not my boy

[@ekphotography]

Your Color looks really nice in the intro. The A7III color science is much better. First thing I notice was nice color and less green.

[@AFTERSTOK]

lol

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[@Ade5]

I set my slow-mo recording detail to -2.. The 120p in-camera sharpening looks awful..

[@FalconEyessTv]

So what’s the right way?

[@JunsuePark]

Your videos are great but it’s time to retire that intro. Also, the 16:9 option is only for stills - Sony cameras will automatically record XAVC video in 16:9. Always keep your camera on 3:2 or else your losing resolution on your stills!

[@Foster44x]

This is a great tip - I had no idea that video did that so I am glad i don't have to remember to change it back.

[@francoconsales]

@@Foster44x @Cody Blue should answer about this i hope

[@angeljimenezaguado4265]

Interesting stuff. Are u sure 100% about that? I've never heard before, and It would be very necessary to know.

[@joashcrawford1325]

@@angeljimenezaguado4265 Yes, 16:9 will lower the resolution of your photos. It is essentially cropping the default 3:2.

[@angeljimenezaguado4265]

@@joashcrawford1325 yeah but what about the video??

[@ilyaSyntax]

Is there a reason you'd set it to 16:9? Isn't it just cropping from 3:2 so you're losing a portion of the image that you could crop later on?

[@codyandvictoria]

When you press "record" it automatically defaults to 16:9. Setting it to 16:9 beforehand let's you see your composition before pressing record.

[@KHfilmin]

Amazing video, man! Thanks, it really helped me out! ;)

[@armandomlb498]

Why do you put the aspect ratio to 16:9?

[@joshdiditt]

I watched this WHOLE video and.......I have a Fuji XT3. lol. Still good vid

[@lomarvgc1580]

Buuuuuttt the Sony is a better camera 🤐

[@joshdiditt]

@@lomarvgc1580 That wasn't my point. I was saying the only reason I watched this video was because of him and not the topic. Does the Sony have 4k 60? No. 200-400mbps? No. Can shoot 30 stills in one second? No. Better colors? No. But you're right, it still is better in alot of ways, lol.

[@codyandvictoria]

I appreciate you! 😂

[@FabEnPeOr2]

Great Vide Cody! Thanks a lot! One Q. Is there a reason why I can set 24fps? I just get 25fps. Would be nice if someone has the same issue. Greetings PS: I also don't get the 120 fps :(

[@AlexChenification]

same with my camera

[@FlushyTheDrummer]

Always shoot RAW for photography if you can! The changes you can make in post are worlds apart from RAW to Jpeg

[@mayvasha]

Hey I did all the settings same as yours but my picture is so dark

[@jamesgrayson2925]

Майваша same here, i don’t know how to solve it without making the ISO way higher. Any help would be appreciated!

[@adrimeler]

@@jamesgrayson2925 Nobody says you can't push the iso :) The A7III can handle high iso levels without problem. The lower value is just the default.

[@deekyfilmz]

Dont be afraid to crank your iso bro, the sonya7iii is made for that. Up to 10,000 because you start noticing grain sometimes I go to 12000 depending on my lighting situation

[@TheUnscriptedMind]

hmmmm..... at 3:12 changing aspect ratio has absolutely no effect because these are the setting for pictures and not videos.... you know that, right?

[@codyandvictoria]

Thanks for the info

[@TheUnscriptedMind]

@@codyandvictoria you should change such things. this was the moment where i stopped the video, because i need to think, you have no idea about what you are talking about. someone searches for tutorials on youtube and you start with this fail information. people will skip your whole channel. :-/ just a tipp.

[@codyandvictoria]

@@TheUnscriptedMind 150,000 people haven't skipped the channel lol

[@TurningStonesFlyFishingLLC]

Lost me at picture profile. I couldn't keep up, I'm a newbie. Care to help? Thanks in advance

[@codyandvictoria]

Go ahead and leave it off for now then 😄

[@swifted]

Why 3:2 instead of 16:9 for photography settings? I been shooting with 16:9 and what would be the difference?

[@codyandvictoria]

3:2 is bigger

[@studiojemz6527]

Cant find the PP1 settings from main screen

[@andrewdjmagicclark3560]

how did you charge your picture profile 12:05 I'm lost can you help

[@Kate-fn8rj]

Same question.

[@15freerun]

​@@Kate-fn8rj I ran into the same situation. Basically, go into the menu settings and find it again like how he did the first time, then from there press the right key

[@NodesofTravel]

Awesome bro - just what I was looking for, and again I am #2 to comment :P

[@OxFromPhilly]

I left a comment on this video a little while back but I have to leave another comment, this was such a great simple video! You made things very easy to understand for us newbies lol. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video, thanks again my brotha!

[@ColinBroadwaterRealtor]

Thanks Cody! I'm going to go give it a shot now!

[@AndreSmithLF]

Thanks Cody! I just got my a7iii and I’m loving it. I just posted my first vlogs with it and I’ll deff be using these settings

[@shayan_shots]

Bro you changed the aspect ratio to 16:9 at the start but then changed it back to 3:2 at the end. How can I use 16:9 just for video and 3:2 just for photography? Thanks 😊

[@aboodabulaban2867]

by doing exactly what he did in the video, he changed it to 16:9 when he was saving the video settings in (1 / 2) and changed it back to 3:2 when he was setting up (M) mode for photography

[@shayan_shots]

AbuLaban yeh sorry about that, figured it out in the end. Thanks man 🙏🏽

[@aboodabulaban2867]

@@shayan_shots no problem, no need to say sorry 😉

[@makaylarivera7500]

This helped me out A TON! Can't thank you enough.

[@AlexanderCSvensson]

Awesome man, super helpful! Now I’m ready for some killer shots! 😃

[@choujoan2479]

really like your video about this,that's amazing which is easy for me to understand it.Thanks Cody blue~~

[@IngridKick]

Hey the APS-C S35 shooting manual or auto ?

[@Brad_West]

Great tips on setup here man! We did the exact same thing and set 4K 24p to Mode 1 and 120fps @ 1080 to Mode 2. Nice one! 😀👏

[@danielcristeapro]

Keep rocking it dude, already shot a music video using your profile and I have to say grading it was a breeze. On another note, just bought myself the sigma 24 too, but EF mount cause I already had the MC11 and I saved 200£. How you liking it for both photo and video? Thanks for the insights!

[@codyandvictoria]

It's mainly only a low light lens for me 🤷‍♂️

[@fencecat]

Do you have a video explaining about ISO?

[@anthonygrant1768]

0:00 - Film Settings 8:31 - Photography Settings :) Have a nice day!

[@chivyp]

Anthony Grant THANK YOU!

[@Sawyer1up]

Thank you!!

[@KhanSharief]

Anyone can help? in Cody's instruction it says in Detail = (4K = -6, 1080p = 0) but in my settings I got only Level and Adjust? I wish someone can help. Thanks

[@acesauce_media]

I'm upgrading from a Sony a6000 to a Sony a7 III I'm nervous but excited

[@netnoise]

Can you do Theo Same Video for the Sony a7m4?

[@codyandvictoria]

Change your picture profile to Slog3 and everything else is pretty much the same 😅

[@gunsec3117]

Will this change my settings when I’m in camera mode if I’m a photographer too?

[@Ask22]

hi I am using a CX 711 9:28 15/11 Right Button Drive Mode Does the CX7 2 9.28 have a drive made? How does one change the aperture on the camera.Thank you !!!

[@DanGoodayleUnreal]

This was posted a year ago - got my camera over the weekend and spent yesterday shooting with it and put together my first short video with it. Love the results and absolutely love this camera. Thanks for the jump start to setting it up, saved me a few hours of research!

[@codyandvictoria]

Stoked how many people are still finding this helpful!

[@DanGoodayleUnreal]

@@codyandvictoria I mean its great content man, glad I switched from Nikon after years of using it and jumped in with Sony. Really great camera and great for video + photos, win-win in my eyes

[@g0tlands0la]

Auto whitebalance? You are kidding right? And 16:9? Waste

[@codyandvictoria]

My videos look good thooo

[@g0tlands0la]

@@codyandvictoria true tho

[@fencecat]

I watched over 10 videos about how to set this camera and honestly yours was the best! Thank you! My life is now so much easier! clear instructions! THANKYOU :)

[@OurWayToRoam]

When I put your settings in, everything is really dark. Is it because my lens is only f/4? Should I up the ISO a little bit to compensate for this? Thanks :)

[@codyandvictoria]

Yeah you'll have to compensate somehow!

[@SaiMadeInMacau]

Don’t try 4K on any camera without gh5 or gh5s and a9 rolling shutter is a huge problem 😱

[@lukemyers5045]

How so?

[@tayybagondal]

Can I do same setup for podcast recording in room ? I have FE 4/24-105 G OSS lenses .. Help me please thank you

[@OxFromPhilly]

Great video! Thanks so much for taking the time to explain things in-depth, you really simplified the process for me.

[@abhijithsanal5604]

Hi. I recently bought an A7iii and it's on 2.1 firmware version. I couldn't find any links to version 3.0, so can I directly upgrade to 3.1?

[@youngdjdouglas]

How do I find and edit my PP setting for slow motion? It isn’t highlighted in my menu. ( 12:06-12:14)

[@natasha7773]

Thank you this is exactly what I’m struggling with right now LOL

[@youngdjdouglas]

Nobody has answered my question yet😭

[@jeremyj644]

On the last step in the cine4 PP settings, when i select detail i dont see the options 4K / 1080P. I only see 'Level' and below that 'Adjust.' Can anybody help ?

[@theyellowsparks]

Bump, having the same problem

[@codyandvictoria]

You'll end up doing this process twice. Once for 4k (saved on #1) and once for 1080p (saved on #2). That's when you'll make the adjustment to the detail. There isn't a specific setting. It's just the level that you'll change

[@p_p]

i would use youtube edit feature to remove that 3:24 thing. Its just misleading. you are not able to use 3:2 on video anyway. thanks for the video

[@p_p]

and despite other morons that put dislike on videos for no real reasons i'm gonna put like and subscribe.. just change that man

[@CC-gt3ro]

I had exactly the same with my a7c and on 3, i put hd120p, and like you i keep the other settings for all other photography mode. I also created a custom menu to avoid searching the settings in all the pages, i group monitor, peaking, zebra, zoom, AF speeds, memory and recall, iso settings etc.. all the most important. So i know i can find them in the custom menu. In video i set it to picture profile off in all 3 modes, but i created a pp1, for night shot with cine1 color Pro and very custom settings to show deep black and very low color noise and shadow noise. In pp off i use creative style to down detail and contrast and saturation for better film looking.

[@glennwidelko]

Super helpful … thanks for sharing … 🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@TheElementWild]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@RVDS1996]

Why am I looking at this, I don't even own a A7 III lol

[@voiceofshade319]

Thank you so much , I was looking for that video

[@lmrecorders]

These settings straight out of my a6400 look excellent. I know this is an older video but I'd like to know how you arrived at these settings. I'm sure it was trial and error to some degree but the values are pretty drastic in some cases. It would be great to see a breakdown.

[@Hispanipapi]

Absolutely awesome video. Just switched from Canon and loving how Sony have so many things to customise🔥 Thanks dude.

[@gzfilmz]

For these setting, how do you feel about everything the same except the 24fps to be 60fps? I shoot a lot of action so I find my self using 60 and 120 FPS more and manually change to 24fps when needed?

[@TheWorld_2099]

Now THIS is how you do a tutorial. Thank you for stepping us through every detail, in the order that they appear. I’m learning this camera quickly for an up upcoming shoot. Feeling confident..!

[@codyandvictoria]

Thanks Billy 🙏🏼

[@TheWorld_2099]

@@codyandvictoria You bet, thank you..!

[@souminisubran9852]

Hii..I was a Sony a7siii user..now I upgraded to Sony a7siii..can I use this same cine 4 picture profile?

[@HANandSOL]

A7m3 is calling me 🙃

[@blakespears1907]

I am deciding on whether to buy the a6600 or a7iii for photography. Right now I want to take it up as a hobby but may want to start a side hustle later. What do you suggest? My budget is 3,500-4,000 with lens.

[@AmigoAjeno]

Hey Cody, will you be making one of these videos for the Sony FX3? Thanks man...

[@FlightAcademyKickz]

How do I change the iso?

[@heinrichlombard6416]

If you're a beginner and not familiar with your camera, avoid this video as it's not user friendly. Instructions are rushed and not explained properly.

[@chrismancini3781]

Just added the Zhiyun Crane 3 Lab and needed a faster way to switch the camera for both video photography. Thanks for the help!

[@mybantik]

Tha k you so very much !!!

[@EmilyLB]

Hi there..... i’v done transfering video in to Iphone X, and i set the pic profile to pp1 HLG 2. The problem is when I see the video from iphone the color tone (HLG2) is not the same as the results when I saw it on the sony screen? Can you help me. Btw thanks in advance

[@joan_costa]

This is the best video to set up the camera! Hopefully we have a version for the Sony A7 IV

[@GlennWidelkoYouTube]

Thanks for sharing ... super helpful!! 🙏

[@shashishekhar4525]

I bought a new Sony alpha III. This is currently without an SD card and no lenses. But I am not able to focus, and when I click, I cannot see any photos.

[@JoshOhea]

Just got my A7III in the mail today! Used this to set it up. Thank you!

[@cottonuke]

For photography where you set to M. And change the PP to Off. After going to MR1 or 2 and back to M, will the settings for photography set earlier remains? Likewise for A mode.

[@Foster44x]

This is a good question and am curious about this as well

[@wingnut8]

For some reason none of my picture profile settings save in M1 or M2

[@lchandar]

Best setup video I’ve ever watched!

[@sudhanshukundu]

Hey i got a problem my a7iii not giving option for 24p 100p in xavc s 4k its only shows 25p 100 and 25p 60m what i do ??

[@ericdelano8703]

My camera also has option for 25p in 100 as well instead of 24. Would you recommend to select that and then set the shutter to 1/60 instead of 1/50? Any suggestions? Thanks

[@jacobrowsell]

I believe your camera is set to PAL when it should be set to NTSC. You can change this by going into your cameras menu, under "setup2".

[@ericdelano8703]

@@jacobrowsell thanks homie

[@austinnbradford]

hi question, my record settings won’t allow me any options other than 25 fps

[@toomoofilms7591]

seen lots of different ways to setup the a73, Have to say, I've tried to apply the best of each of the suggestions. Thanks to you and others, taking the a73 to a wedding tdao, helped me get to settings I needed to change real fast. Like 4k to slowmo? done. Crazy simple. Need tweaking BUT amazing. Next on the agenda, get acquainted with cine 4 Cheers fella

[@nastypiecesofwork]

Great video but it'd be even better if you could actually see what buttons you are touching all the time.

[@nvaldez]

is your a6500 picture profile settings video gone?

[@metthy3055]

Thank you so much, really helpfull video.

[@str8outdaatticofficialpage]

My camera has black and white bars in shot why is that? I need help

[@decliveestudio]

How i get that clean View from the display, how can i see less things when im shooting???

[@TCPOV]

Great video thanks for your help!

[@jimmylee7827]

thanks for putting this up Coby. very helpful video. i am asian, and i realised when i do the above setting, our skin appear darker than real life. which setting should i be looking at?

[@AlexandreDinant-f4t]

whats best mic for cinematic style filmmaking?>

[@ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

I have seen a lot of video and photography set up. And none of them have said that I NEED TO TURN THAT FUCKING DIAL TO VIDEO. Except for this guy. And for that reason, I SUBSCRIBE, GAVE IT A THUMBS UP AND SHARE.

[@codyandvictoria]

Thanks man!!! 🙏

[@tvsjohnhansen]

Fantastic. Thank you. I've had my A7III for over a year and I regularly compare my settings to others the more I understand the camera and everything it does.

[@leonvanzyl]

@Cody Blue Thank you for the excellent video. Enjoying my A7R III. What are your S&Q Settings for 4K? Is the framerate set to 24…?

[@KipJackson]

Ya boy is here late asf but we are here slowly growing !

[@malcolm4k270]

hey cody im about to get the a7iii what lens would you recommend for video and lowlight

[@okogenetics7314]

Malcolm4K if you got the money, that Sony 24mm f1.8 gm is a beast.

[@ReckensteinVR]

Your video was very helpful thanks ;

[@nadifah7368]

Hello, Can we change the ratio to 1:1 for photography?

[@Jones_Media]

Thanks for the refresher course 👌🏽

[@annefroment8791]

Thank you! It was very helpful :)

[@MadHedCityYouTube]

i am not seeing the picture profile option for the slow motion .. please help

[@JackStolz]

Dude we have such a similar setup! Im using the movie dial for the 24p stuff, dial 2 for 120 and dial 1 is 60p. Biggest difference is Cine 4, where as I'm always on the standard profile... Just because I'm SO colorblind. I DO however need to re-do the memory for a faster lens. It's currently on F4 because the 24-70 almost never comes off the rig.

[@seanmann9229]

Hey man I like that custom setup. I was wondering if you could explain what type of scenerios you would use 60 fps instead of 120? I'm new to the video world and I'd appreciate any help!

[@JackStolz]

So the 60p actually looks better on the A7III. It's a bit sharper, and realistically 120 can look SO slow sometimes and I prefer 60p. Also if you're in extreme low light it's nice to run 60p for slow motion because you only need a 1/120 shutter for natural motion blur. It's nice to not have to use that extra iso to compensate for the light loss.

[@seanmann9229]

@@JackStolz great explanation thanks man

[@DEXTVHD]

Hey I saw that you use the standard profile, is that the option under Creative Styles?

[@JackStolz]

@@DEXTVHD its actually PP1 which I think is "Movie" or you can just use the first option which is "off".. I have been using Cine4 lately which has been nice.

[@EudaimonicTraveler]

Thank you, Cody! I just got my hands on the A7 III. I was clueless about where to start. Luckily, this video came up. I can start exploring now :)

[@ANgu-ne6bn]

Will this work for the Sony A7iv?

[@jackeyzhu3702]

anyone knows how to export & import settings on A7?