The Best Settings for Sony A7CII & A7CR Photography

[@darrenlam4189]

I don't usually use touch screens either, but there's a cool feature called touch pad. Essentially, when you are using the EVF, you can activate the whole screen, or only the right side of the screen (portrait or landscape), so that you can use the touch screen like a joystick. It makes moving the focus point that much more convenient. It takes a little getting used to, and it's a bit of a reach if you shoot portrait with the shutter button below, but I find it a saves a decent amount of time when adjusting focus. You can also set the touch pad so that it moves relative or absolute to where you touch the screen.

[@sjsphotog]

Agree I use that feature as well on my APSC Sony bodies. Nice to have for sure without having a physical joystick.

[@kylerprichard1285]

Didn’t know this! Super interesting

[@ImpressiveTony]

YES! So happy you made this video. :) Now.....how about that "Best Video Settings" guide??? 😁

[@DylanBlackburn]

Coming soon-ish!

[@PhilKnall]

​@@DylanBlackburnlooking forward to up that one as well!

[@Draconis8888]

Appreciate the info to setup the all manual dials. Liking these series of A7CII/R.

[@terrorsofthetarmac]

Hey Dylan. Loving your videos. Can I ask how you set your scroll wheel to move the focal point Many thanks

[@matthewhernandez8468]

Been watching your videos and I love your style. Would these settings be good for the A7C as well?

[@DylanBlackburn]

Yes they would be! The menu system is different but you can still find most of the same settings.

[@sinpolpy]

Can you share the setting file? I think I miss something.. Thanks

[@henrisilberman690]

Great video but I’m a little confused. When you were showing the part about minimum shutter speed in Auto ISO your camera was displaying the shutter speed numerically. On my Sony A7CR it it shows words “Standard” “Fast” and “Faster”. Why is that?

[@DylanBlackburn]

That’s interesting! I haven’t seen that yet… was your camera set to Aperture Priority or something else? I’ll see if I can figure out why…

[@henrisilberman690]

Yes my camera is set to aperture priority

[@iraklikordzaia]

Thank you very much for the video. I want to ask you about the Sony 24mm 2.8 G and Sony 50mm 2.5 G lenses for this camera (Sony A7CR). Are they capable of decent work and display 61 MP? Or is this a pointless waste of money and is it better to take the 33 MP Sony A7CII? Thank you

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

So I ask why do you think lossless compressed RAW reduces Dynamic Range compared to uncompressed RAW? What is your reference for this? Also why not just set “ISO Min SS” to 1/125 or 1/250 when in Aperture Priority and leave it ISO in Auto. Also what setting are you assigning to the trash can to center the AF locus point? Thank you for the video.

[@DylanBlackburn]

Lossless compressed does not seem to reduce dynamic range as per my previous where I go more in depth on the topic. Regarding the ISO Min SS, that’s what I say to do in the video so I’m not sure what you’re asking. Lastly, focus standard. Thank you for watching!

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

@@DylanBlackburn Thank you for the reply. I guess I miss understood you on ISO Min SS. I thought you were just setting your ISO and not this menu item. May take more time but helpful if you show users the actual menu item your setting. At least for me as I watch/listen. Keep your videos coming.

[@PuReXtremeGaming]

i always use auto iso with a max of 8000 iso and 1/125 mininumu apeture priortiy, works great for me, i dont even touch exposure dial idk if im meant to lol

[@luissegura3822]

@@DylanBlackburn Why is it that when even on auto ISO, my shutter speed still drops below the minimum 1/125 when using aperture priority? I been getting a lot of blurry photos trying this out in street photography due to shutter speed dropping below set minimum

[@christopherkorey2602]

How's the battery life?

[@DylanBlackburn]

It’s pretty decent! After an evening out shooting I’m usually left with like 70%

[@sjsphotog]

If you shoot Sony mirrorlese then 2 batteries min is a must/expected to cover any needs. Small price to pay always have a backupn for batty , SD card, etc

[@mathijshupkes]

Just got A7C II with the 35mm 1.4 GM lens and i'm really happy with it. The only thing is that the USB-C port is really wobbly when I connect a cable. Do you have the same issue? Check the wobbling here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZOTaZ-dgdaIrK8

[@Kraken54321]

Keep the videos coming Dylan, very informative. 📸

[@DylanBlackburn]

Thanks for watching!

[@Vantrakter]

Thanks for showing your setup, looks useful : ) I was wondering whether you ever use lock-on AF and move the camera instead of moving the (expand) AF spot around with the D-pad?

[@DylanBlackburn]

Ah I forgot to mention this! I use lock on AF occasionally for that purpose.. when I remember to!

[@Ozhtube]

If you put the camera in airplane mode, will it save battery? Also what about the 1 2 3 dial? How do you custom those?

[@09palacios]

Peak design has all black anchors now and the smallrig grip for vthis camera is perfect. A lot better than the Sony in my opinion. Plus, a lot cheaper.

[@DylanBlackburn]

Peak Design has all black anchors?? I need these…

[@countingcook]

I’m finding the panel behind the screen to run warm when on and idle. Battery life seems to be quite a bit worse than on my a7c too. Wonder if we were just lucky with the way the OG a7c sipped battery. Are you finding this at all?

[@DylanBlackburn]

That’s to be expected when you put much more powerful internal specs into a body the same size as the original A7C. That panel running warm is the case for just about every newer Sony camera, they make some fans that suction onto that back panel. But I’m not planning to shoot any video with this camera so it would be pointless to buy so I can’t speak from experience owning it. Battery life is solid enough, go out shooting for an evening I’m left with about 70% charge when I get home.

[@countingcook]

@@DylanBlackburn I’m out in the forest with my son testing today. I’m using the a7c ii and loving it so far. The feel of the grip alone makes the upgrade worth it for me. Battery an eems to be more reasonable today - probably because I’m not sitting there watching it go down. Funny how we can see things with such a critical eye when we don’t allow ourselves to focus on sheer enjoyment.

[@PhilKnall]

Great video, always good to see other people's settings. I have my C1 set to peaking, and trash can I just left on touch menu since that's the most convenient. However I find myself using it less and less so I might just leave touch off and reassign that button in the future. Looking forrward to the video edition!

[@CameronL]

Does switching the aspect ratio crop the image and reduce the quality?

[@DylanBlackburn]

@@CameronL only an in camera crop. You still have the full 2:3 raw photo in Lightroom (cropped to 4:3 upon import tho)

[@danfarmer_photo]

I use the bottom on the lens for the APSC mode because when the camera is to my eye, is when I will decide to use it.

[@NathanHassani-kr4bh]

Just got the a7cii.. Not happy that I'm forced to use NTSC just so I can use 30/24fps for 4k video recording... NTSC doesn't always place nice since I'm in the UK

[@strippedlist]

can you check the sigma 90 mm contemporary lens??? those sigma small lenses

[@DylanBlackburn]

I’ve used the 35 f2 and love weight and quality of it. Would love to get my hands on all them to review! Hint hint* @Sigma

[@ColdCoffeePhotography]

Really helpful stuff, thankyou! Just one question - Does the DR change with uncompressed raw vs lossless raw?

[@maxchobotov9501]

Hey Dylan! Thank you for sharing your experience and making a nice content! Appreciated 🙏 I’ve just got my first serious stuff for shooting both photographies and videos, after watching you felt like I have a trust on your choice and went for SONY A7C II accompanied by SIGMA 28-70 mm (initially was planning to go for Tamron 28-75 mm) I feel a bit inconvenient with the grip on my new camera and would like to make it more confident with this additional bottom platform. It looks solid and just like original extension of the camera. Didn’t find the link for it in the video description, maybe you could share it or add to the list of gear) I’m pretty much sure it will be useful for other beginners too 😊

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

I’m a fan of your channel but for some reason I hadn’t seen this video. Nice and helpful. Do you by any chance have a website with a setup guide? I’m looking for a web page I could reference while the camera is my hand. Anyway take care.

[@dayknowltonjr]

Thank you for such good videos. So looking forward to getting one of those cameras I can take with me and document my life with my wife and three girls!

[@Renerator]

Great instructional vid man! Can you tell me where I can find the grip under your camera?

[@rickbiessman6084]

Funny how different your setup is from mine. While I’ll stick with the custom button and dial layout that I set up eversince I got the A7C I, it’s always really interesting to see how other people do it!

[@sidspears3117]

nice tips, min ss iso is super helpful

[@DylanBlackburn]

Thanks for watching! Glad I could help.

[@BenSussmanpro]

How did you assign the movie button to Main (showing all settings)? Mine doesn’t even show the icon for Main (ie the 1 that looks like a house). Thanks for the video!

[@bobsykes]

Hey, Dylan! I finally bought on of these cameras, so I'm back here for the setup and tips! The tiny size and light weight of this camera are amazing. It's even smaller and lighter than a Leica-M. I'll have to be reviewing all of your videos for more helpful content! Thanks for doing these.

[@omidrajaee7996]

Sorry I am just start to learning the settings but I am a little confuse you chnaged ISO settings in appreture priority then you said set ISO to Auto?

[@madelinehayley5791]

Love it!

[@theflyingbear]

Very useful information! But why did you add that annoying music in the background?? It is completely unnecessary and distracting.

[@DylanBlackburn]

Because I like it sorry!

[@calvinchan3743]

Love to see your videos! Great job! Are there any chances that you can have an episode of recommending the a7cr setting for stary sky and galaxy?

[@DylanBlackburn]

Thanks for watching! I’ve never experimented with Astro Photography before but I would love to try it out for a future video!

[@MrPedalpaddle]

I appreciate your settings without the touchscreen

[@edgorochowski9709]

Thanks, very useful .

[@KGeorge-1]

Very helpful, Thanks!

[@robj1366]

Will you be adding an eyecup to the EVF as you did with your A7C ?

[@DylanBlackburn]

Yeah! I think it’s a must for owning an A7C

[@robj1366]

Can you let us know which one you go for, at the moment I can't find one here in the UK unless anyone knows different?@@DylanBlackburn .... new subscriber by the way

[@enessexploresart]

Muche needed. Thanks!

[@neskaSkull]

thanks Love it !

[@DylanBlackburn]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@07SATS]

I have used almost all cameras but Sony Menu system sucks.... you need to fiddle around to get to something you need. Its really designed by first graders.... They should learn from Fuji or Leica. It really sucks and very poor user interface.