Low light with the Sony A7IV. Don't do this...

Low light with the Sony A7IV. Don't do this...
The sony a7iv is a fantastic camera but knowing how to use it is very important. Understanding each and every feature and how the sensor performs could be crucial for your work flow. The base ISO for S-Cinetone is much lower than S-Log 3. Starting at 125 and second native ISO is 500 whereas S-Log 3 first native is 800 and second native is 3200.
Using these ISO levels will give you the best and cleanest image possible if exposed correctly.
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[@ThatGuyNameTrey]

Bro I love you advice at the end that’s what holiday spirit is all about

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

thanks my bro. I just feel for everyone doing it tough right now. Tough times for everyone

[@ThatGuyNameTrey]

@@JasonMorrisphotocinema I understand usually my church makes baskets or go work at a shelter for the holidays

[@blahblahco.5834]

Subscribed for that one. 🔔

[@DaGarbageDisposal]

Hey Jason, I am a full time KZbinr and professional eater that started doin' food challenges but moved into Vlogs a few years ago, I have over 360 Vlogs alone with a cell phone and a GoPro. I will still use a go Pro but just purchased the A7 iv and about to do an unboxin'. I do not know NOTHING about fancy cameras but I am divin' in. So glad I found your channel, thanks for breakin' the ISO down for me (only half lost now) and I subbed.

[@testchannel4933]

I watch your KZbin channel and saw you bought the new Sony A7 4. I know you like to edit your butt off as well as get the audio and video above par and I a thank you for all your hard work. family loves your content,

[@DaGarbageDisposal]

@@testchannel4933 Hey Test thanks, appreciate you as a member to the Disposal Team. Yeah I was searchin' KZbin and tryin' to soak up some knowledge about this new camera but man oh man there are a lot of features on here and I am just use to a GoPro lol

[@HomesickMac]

Big congrats on the graduation Jason! I'm a new subscriber because you've hit the right time to talk a lot about the A7IV, so that's how I found you. Great content otherwise as well so looking forward to watch you even more. All the best for the coming holidays, so noble of you to mention the care for others who'd need some attention and love right now.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you for watching my video. I hope they help in some way 🙌

[@TikTok-bl1rm]

Congratulations Jason. Well done and well deserved. I'm sure you've worked hard for it. All the best!

[@wjnmovingimages4506]

It's so good that you raised about people's mental health at the end. this is so important and especially guys are often not good at making themselves vulnerable and talking to someone. Keep it up. Rest of the video was great too

[@MrAHay88]

Hey brother...Congratulations on graduating! You're one of my favourite teachers right now. Your presentation and delivery is perfect for me and I always find you addressing things that not only I wanted to know but needed to know. I hope you grow in to the millions bro, you deserve it!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

amazing words. thank you Abdul.

[@fredkampinos122797]

Congratulations !!! Thanks for the bunch of very important infos about that new camera. Happy New Year and give us more content, please... :) Stay safe.

[@rick.walder]

really loved your christmas message at the end. Talking straight out of my heart. Thanks!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

thanks rick. I really hope it helps at least one person

[@rboydphotography]

Thanks, I was waiting for someone to address the sensor settings. thanks for the education and congratz on graduating!!

[@CityWalks]

Very helpful. Just got my A7iv and a lot has progressed since my A7sii. I learned a lot in this. Thanks! And congrats on the degree. -H

[@paulbeckmann]

Congratulation on graduating! Great stuff as always!

[@tech.inspector]

This helped me so much for my videos!

[@outmusic8877]

I needed this video just today, congrats on graduating! Can't wait to start shooting with my A7IV, please do more video like that

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you. Hope my answer helps

[@Blackriver69]

Great holiday message... spot on.

[@FloriTravels]

The color science of the latest Sony cameras is awesome, i still use the old Sony X3000 for vlogging which has super natural colors but i wish Sony would release a new version with more color modes and screen.

[@jfdigitalmediauk]

On M m bol😢

[@quasiguy]

Helpful information, well presented. Nice touch at the end with the important message. It's always a good reminder and has me thinking about the people in my life---and others I may encounter along the way. So thanks for that.

[@Itsmemelanie]

Wow great video especially the last part. Great guy

[@AsyraffMazlan]

Congratulations on graduating mate! 🔥

[@salahgassim]

Super helpful 👌 Congrats on the graduation 👏🏻

Thanks for this video, one question about a7iv audio levels vs the a7iii, it seems I have to up the levels from around 2-3 on the a7iii to about 7-10 on the a7iv when using my blink saramonic lavaliers wireless system, have you encountered this also?

[@matthewjamesduffy]

I don't even have the camera yet but I am soooo excited to work with it after your videos. I just upgraded and am going to hopefully grow my KZbin with it in 2022. Thanks for the great content.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

I really hope you have an awesome 2022!

[@LoudlabsNYC]

What’s the min and max iso you would recommend for shooting outdoors at night? Thanks!

[@derrickkay]

great video...….good insight of what to expect as I am getting this camera soon :-)

[@harfenspieler]

Congratulations and best of luck on your ways!

[@juanromero961]

Great explanation!

[@rosskinghorn]

Super useful as always, thanks!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you! Hope it helps in some way

[@lennykibbs260]

Awesome message about mental health awareness

[@BorisBaldinger]

Really love the statement at the end of the video. Thanks for pointing that out. Sometimes we need to hear that more often.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thanks Boris. Pretty important statement everyone needs to hear, even myself sometimes

[@matttheking1655]

Congrats man.... much respect,...👌 The more I learn about the A7IV, I feel like it's the best camera value for the money and my needs,.... Still waiting for mine.... Thanks for the continued A7IV series...

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

you still won't be disappointed. best budget hybrid camera out

[@romainprovost7164]

Do you think it is interesting to buy an Atomos Ninja V to compensate for the poor quality of the Sony IV lcd screen? the idea is to use it in photography essentially, but if I can win something in video, it’s perfect

[@puma3100]

very informative!! could you please tell me what zebra level do you use and what white balance did you set in low light video?

[@MayurMahapatraFilms]

Hi Jason.. thanks for this beautiful informative video. I have some questions. I am using Fuji xt4 for my video and photo work. (I am not a professional yet). I want to switch/upgrade to Sony. Will the Sony A7iv serves the purpose. Switching from Fuji xt4 to Sony? And the 4K 60p with super 35 crop.. please suggest. Thanks and congratulations for your graduation. 👏👏

[@mirandajpace7566]

Thank you so much for the video!! I've been looking for a cage for the a7iv, where did you get yours?! Does it work with a7iii cages? Its so new that no one has info out on it

[@Stardustfallout]

Thank you Jason and the talk of mental health is important.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you. Glad you found it nice

[@Heyyluis]

The end totally caught me off guard, but I loved it, only because that me right now Even if no one messaged me, you basically already did 🙏🏻 thank you sir 💪🏻

[@dallasroberts3206]

Luis! Take care man!!🤝

[@loudandclearmedia]

Congrats on the degree! Especially as a parent already...that's tough. Your ungraded footage at 10K looks pretty good.... much better than the A7S3 would at that many stops over either of its bases. I think a takeaway with the low light comparison between the two bodies, and what often doesn't get mentioned, is that the A74 will be inherently cleaner at any given (sane) ISO because it's oversampling from its ~6k readout, thereby also descaling noise in body. Much different than the A7S3 which only slightly descales but does have a lot of smeary noise reduction added, especially at the 2nd gain stage. I'd love to try the FX6's version of that sensor, but apparently they're all still in Tokyo, awaiting the oldest man puling the slowest rickshaw to the jankiest rowboat before they'll get here sometime next year...maybe. In the meantime, I made a few videos about these bodies...check em out. 😎

[@bobmusikk]

For base ISO, is there a button to activate or you just manually set the ISO normally at either 2 settings?

[@moltenpros]

Excellent info.

[@idka4523]

Thanks for all the A7IV tips!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you. Hope it helps in some way

[@danieIlondon]

I got a battery grip and it’s amazing. So much more comfortable

[@HDBnB1]

Does the base ISOs apply to photos as well or just video?

[@ElijahTichborne]

whats the difference between this and the a7c/a7iii for low light? im wanting a camera for low light with the flip to the side screen.

[@sidehustlers336]

Amazing message at the end. Subscribed

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Legend thank you for watching until the end

[@jamesprecious1035]

High five from Canada Jason! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

merry xmas james. thank you

[@armando.visuals]

Happy holidays! I haven’t had to over exposed by 2 stops for SLog3 in my Sony A7SIII. Ive stayed around .7 or so. HLG3 has been my go to profile.

[@TommyGunsDunleavy]

Well done! Thanks. I noticed you have a rig setup on your intro. Do you feel that there is no longer a need for a Gimbal with today's A7's?

[@sendykumalakanta1]

Congrats on your diploma! Keep up the great work!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you Sendy. (it's also a degree ;) haha) three more extra years for that word

[@ColtCapperrune]

Good video! Gerald undone touched on the dual native iso in the A7SIII, and found that the base, and second base ISO are always the same number of stops apart from each other regardless of their actual number. And if I remember correctly, they actually work out to be proper exposure since you’re supposed to over expose s log. So proper exposure at base ISO in S Cinetone, is still proper exposure at base ISO in S log even though it goes up to 800 because you are 1.7 stops over. Hope that made sense LOL, he did a much better job explaining it then I just did.

[@Sirfunkymonkey]

x20 original base ISO is second base ISO

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

i personally don't exposure with the metering anyway. It is way too inaccurate. I expose my scenes using false color. Much more accurate tool for exposure I use for all my commercial work

[@Sirfunkymonkey]

@@JasonMorrisphotocinema 100% agreed, the metering on the camera is garbage and inconsistant. False colour is by far the best. I normally use 1st or 2nd base ISO and expose using VND. Changing ISO is so 2 years ago 😂

[@sinaasgari4516]

Do you know what the two base ISO are for the Sony a7iii?

[@videosam]

Thank you so much, so in the night better s-cinetone for Sony A7IV right? And in the day s-log3 is better ?

[@MichalOlender]

Awesome!

[@nscreativeco]

With you having the FX6 and the A7IV how do match the camera exposures when using as an A and B cam? If you are in low light and shooting Slog3 do you use the same 12800 iso on the A7IV as with the FX6 (even though 12800 is well above the second base iso on the A7IV)? I havent seen anyone talk about this yet. I purchased an A7IV for a B cam. I had an A7SIII as my A cam but sold it to purchase a FX6 for the ND's and a different form factor. Unfortunately, it has been on back order so i have not had the chance to test them together yet.

[@ppulkkinen5308]

Congratulations, and thanks for the good content.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you very much. Hope it helps in some way

[@richardwelnowski7845]

For a while I am watching your videos about A74, A7S3 and ZV-E1, those are on my upgrade list from A7s2 and A7R3. I am interested about moire/aliasing A74 to compare with ZV-E1. I have experience with A7R3, which is a great hybrid camera, but 4k full frame has visible moire/aliasing, when set for APSC is clean. Is on A74 aliasing/moire visible on FF and clean on APSC mode? Do you suggest to buy ZV-E1or A7S3 for clean video, and keep A7R3 for stills? Thanks.

[@RealityStudioLLC888]

What cage do you use with your A74? Didn't see it listed in your gear.

[@HUNJANPRODUCTION]

love you Brother🧡

[@KUBAGRANCANARIA]

hey man, good job, was very interesting, take care, regards from canary islands

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Canary islands! Amazing. Happy holidays

[@WKANALE]

Hi Jason! Congratulations on graduating. Good job bro!💪

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you my bro. Long time coming haha

[@legacyfitness7469]

Is there a way to find out the base ISO of any camera?

[@patnellm]

So would you say that s-cinetone would be a better profile for low light than slog2/3?

[@realmusics5508]

What a great video

[@MollyFitzBrown]

Fun example shots :) congrats on the diploma 🥳

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you! Bachelor degree 😜 3 more years of torture for that title hahaha

[@PascalPayantfilms]

Hi so would you say that if i shoot in low light, a lot of low light it might be best to shoot in S cinetone instead of Slog 3.. then i can use the 3200 and it will look cleaner and then S log 3 ?

[@youngken_lakehousestudio8188]

Hi plse what is the base iso for the a7iv? thanks

[@LanceRazon]

Does apply to this Photo mode also for the a7iv?

[@wildlifelouie]

Hey man, new subscriber here! Discovered you from Peter Lindgren, love your content 👌🏻 out of interest which lens did your shoot the low light stuff with?

[@PristineSelf]

The ending was surprising. Good to see you care about others

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you my friend

[@BarbaryStudio]

Bro I’m subscribed because you have really professional skils. I’m ready to purchase my first camera for video production and podcasts, Is it worth to buy the sony as3 or is there a better option for video production. So yes wich lens is good for video production for podcasts, sometimes in lowlight conditions Greetings from the Netherlands

[@ScottSalvi]

Thanks Jason! I shoot a lot of low light stuff and have always been "afraid" to crank up the ISO...but man your footage was SO CLEAN! Appreciate the tips!

[@Roy.story.4]

Noob question here. When filming in low light, and trying to maintain the integrity of your hihglights - is Slog3 the best PP to use?

[@alvarob17]

Thanks for the information! Quick question and hopefully not a dumb one, when it comes to dual native ISO, does that pertain only to video or does it apply to stills also. Will a still shot at ISO 3200 be cleaner than shot at 2500?

[@mariomalmanza]

hey man its not a dumb question...I'm wondering the same thing.... I do photo and so far everything I've seen is just saying 400 iso is where the dual iso starts .... but what does that mean??? That the camera is garbage for anything above 400?? I used a a7ii before and I was able to use iso's up to 1600 with no issues...but now the sony a7iv is telling me I shouldn't do that?? Something aint' right... and I'm talking photo as well....not video

[@alvarob17]

@@mariomalmanza hey there.. have had the A7IV for a while now so understand it a bit more. For stills the second native ISO is 400. Doesn't mean that above that is garbage though. I shoot a lot at ISO 1600 and sometimes at 3200. Looks pretty good. Usually better to try to expose correctly at the higher ISOs. You can bring up the exposure and shadows in post but you get more noise that way. If I'm shooting for example at around ISO 250 or 320 I'll just increase it to 400 and bring up my shutter speed. If you do video and use for example Slog-3 than it's ISO 800 and second native 3200.

[@camaslindbeck1985]

Thank you

[@outmusic8877]

How do you take care of your exposure whether false colour or metering in changing light situations? if I expose right and then the light becomes stronger I'm overexposing more than +2.0 or 1.7 or vice versa

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

I suggest play around with your zebras if you don't have a monitor. Zebras will help tell you the exact spot that is exposed how you want it. If you have a monitor this makes things easier because you can use zebras, histograms and false color to expose. I suggest at the start, exposing skin tones is the most important factor

[@hoani_goivideos5615]

With my A7 IV and the Slog 3 is at 800 iso in auto, that's why! I put in manual iso and my minimum base in slog 3 was at iso 200, which also had an impact on my exposure!

[@celestial_78]

1:29 I like how he moved the text on his t-shirt to make the transition even smoother

[@x_jaydn]

Hey Jason, do you know what the Dual Native ISOs are in the "Stills" Gamma or PP-Off? 🤔

[@gabriel101x]

I would assume it'd be the same as photo mode which is 100 and 1600 ISO.

[@projectunk.4792]

Congratulations on your accomplishment Brother!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

thank you

[@rfish2]

Which PP is the s-conetone on the a7iv?

[@alanartme1]

I wanted to watch your video....but that music was awwwwwwful!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DaickersVideos]

Can I film higher than 500 iso on S cinetone as 500 sometimes ain’t enough

[@ASX2001]

Congrats on the graduation!

[@quinlansee1]

Also great message to end the video

[@swagerproductions8202]

Love the "digital noise jazz hands" 🤣 5:54

[@zeemae2034]

Beautiful words at the end

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you for watching until the end

[@GameOnWithTony]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

[@quinlansee1]

Hi Jason loving the a7IV content do you (or anyone in the comments) know if you can set the a7IV to display shutter angle instead of shutter speed?

[@cityboymedia933]

Great Message to everybody Bud! Very Thoughtful. :-)

[@f0t0b0y]

New sub here. Love the info, and thanks for sharing. Just a suggestion(take it or leave it). It was tough watching the info while listening to the loop of the squirrel hip hop in the background. ✌🏼

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

You know what, I love your honesty. Thank you for that feedback. If some9ne hates it they won't explain and just give a blunt comment. I commend you

[@user-pj7jc8gn2m]

Does it heat a lot or have an overheat?? Because my camera is heating in any mode except Foto mode (( really disappointing

[@BrendanGill]

Congratulations!!!

[@wiama]

Congrats for the graduation, same uni, Griffith Uni Nathan campus back in the 90s

[@jacekl9607]

I set on my A7 iv slog3 and test it on both base iso 800 and 3200. And I still have grain , it's not like in Your samples in that video. What can be wrong then ?

[@professorx4706]

How did you find the base ISOs for each picture profile. I see different numbers listed in youtube videos but I have no idea how folks confirmed their numbers

[@the_truffle_travels]

The 1st base ISO for any picture profile is the first one that doesn't have the little lines over/under the number. For example without a PP the base Iso is 100 and you can select 50 but that has lines over and under the number which means it's an extended value. The 2nd base ISO for the A7iv is 2 stops over so 400 without a PP The base ISO in SLOG3 is 800 2nd base ISO in SLOG 3 is 3200 (to count stops between ISO you multiply x2 or divide by /2. So 400 is 1 stop faster than 200. And 200 is one stop faster than 100)

[@kabircharan8865]

Hello Brother, keep growing. Have you tried Samyang 24-70mm? specially with Sony A7iv?

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

i haven't yet

[@omerhaktanbulut8023]

You are living my dream. Buy a chocolate bar from me. "Sad filmmaker from Turkey."

[@SteveWB]

Low light is awesome a lot better than the gopro and almost as good as my G9. Love the video.

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

haha the gopro is horrible in low light unfortunately :(

[@SteveWB]

@@JasonMorrisphotocinema The whole comment is a joke lol the g9 is ok but not up to full frame standards

[@aakashaajtakmds]

thank you bro

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

You're welcome!

[@olivierbornand7282]

Hi Jason and congratulations on your exams ! Perfect instructive video for me, as I am mainly a photographer...AND YES, thanks for also taking care of other people. Happy to see that there are still people like you on earth !

[@liceafilms]

I saw a different channel that said exposure settings should but between 0 and 1

[@MarkArnett]

Congratulation on your degree!!!

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jirosaves_theworld]

1st of all happy graduation, bruh!! and the question : sorry if i ask quite far from your content i'm curious about S-Log ISO based on my A6400 a couple months ago i'm doing some shoot in outdoor using S-Log 3 i believe, and my EV : flashing at +2.0 but when i open it on my PC, histogram on Premiere pro detect it as under exposed (situation outdoor around 4PM i guess) my ISO at that time around 800 my question : how much "safe" ISO for S-Log3?? thanks before

[@JasonMorrisphotocinema]

it depends on what it was exposing for. if you want a fairly accurate exposure you may need to change the exposure metering to spot rather than wide metering

[@jirosaves_theworld]

@@JasonMorrisphotocinema ahhh i see i see thanks for replying i would try looking exposure metering on my camera for next shoot