Sony a7S III Guide for Picture Profiles & Exposure
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Guide for the Sony a7S III for exposure, picture profiles, dynamic range, color modes, gammas, ETTR, zebras, low light, and S-Log3.
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Guide for the Sony a7S III for exposure, picture profiles, dynamic range, color modes, gammas, ETTR, zebras, low light, and S-Log3.
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Dynamic Range Measurements Explained
4:19 - Profiles That Exceed 100% Output
5:33 - Comparing Dynamic Range Results
7:19 - Using the Sony Help Guide
8:00 - HLG Results
9:07 - What about Raw?
9:47 - PP Off & Movie Gamma
10:52 - S-Log2 & S-Log3 Results
11:39 - What Is Dynamic Range?
12:37 - How to ETTR
13:37 - The ISOs Are Relative
14:41 - How to Find the Clipping Point
15:55 - Practical Dynamic Range Compared
16:36 - Gammas Don't Create Noise!
17:29 - Shadow Recovery Comparison
19:37 - Note on Noise Floor
21:06 - DRO - Dynamic Range Optimizer
21:48 - How to Expose S-Log3
25:51 - S-Log3 vs PP Off (Movie)
27:38 - S-Log3 Is NOT Noisier!
30:36 - Dual Native ISOs
31:41 - Practical Exposure Demonstrations
36:12 - Trick for Second Native ISO
36:38 - Picture Profile Basics
37:22 - Color Modes Compared
41:58 - Detail Setting & Sharpening
43:28 - What Is the Best Profile?
43:47 - Overexposure Diminishing Returns
44:57 - Log Is Easier Than You Think
47:16 - Best Straight out of Camera Profile
48:44 - Done!
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I'm only 30 min. in, I shoot Canon c-log 2 not Sony, but this is just so epic I had to stop and comment. Just tremendously informative. It's great watching someone who's technical knowledge matches their enthusiasm and presentation skill. Thanks for making this.
Thanks, Rene! That means a lot. 🤓🙏
@@geraldundone how do you get rid of green tint of a7siii? not sure if to get a7siii or S1h. Thanks so much.
Gerald has pretty much become the videography teacher I never had at school.
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Great work as always. So... much.. information.. Brain.. Hurts.. But what can anyone expect from someone that goes above and beyond.
Yeah , my film school cinematography only covers angles , lens , movement , and blocking. I learned a lot from this channel knowing how to expose and all of the kind of file and compression for better handling by the editor
Hey Oliur, hope you are healing well brotherman
Hard facts
I’m Gerald Undone, and I live above the noise floor.
that's great ! :)
Question, on which number is the noise floor?
For those who can't follow the technospeak, here are Gerald's final recommendations:
If you plan to tweak things in post-production use S-Log 3 (43:28) with S-Gamut3
If you want a great video out of the box with minimal tweaking, then use: Cine-2 + Movie Color (47:16)
Gerald has bought two Sony A7S IIIs, so I trust his judgment.
Superb video!
Also Detail -7. I wonder what would be the other options
its actually S-Gamut3.cine 48:40
Really enjoyed every minute of this! 😁
Thanks a lot, Matt! 💜🙏
GU is simply on another level (but I love your videos, too, Matt! ;) )
Love you Matt! It's always great to see creators supporting each other. ☺️
Gerald ... you rock. I just got my Sony A7S III today and this couldn't have been better timed. Your understanding of the technical side of filmmaking and ability to communicate is top notch. Thanks so much for making this.
crazy i pre ordered mine the first day it went live and it says might deliver by the 23rd not fair. lol
BREAD MAKING PLAYS did you order amazon as well as me?
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@@MrRedrum01 it just came in today about an hour ago
I'm gonna have to watch this again 3 times at least...lol.
We can watch party it 😅🤣 its great
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I'm on my third watch 😂
Me tooo.... so much information in 47 min (excluded "I'm done!" and Storyblocks story)
It is my 4th time!
Gerald is one of the only UA-camrs I get genuinely excited about seeing super long video uploads from
Right? Kinda bummed he cut it down from 90mins! 😂
Dear Gerald 'Genius' Undone, thanks for making this! Didn't even feel like 49 minutes, and being an amateur, I am definitely gonna have to watch this a couple more times, there's just so much information! Thanks again🙏👊
Thanks for the kind words! :)
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Perfect timing! Just received my A7SIII a few days ago. Thanks a lot for this very informative video.
And opening line for the next one @ 41:00 : I am Gerald Undone and "I am kind of a pink person."
How is it possible for someone to dislike this. The sheer amount of effort put into this is just mind blowing. Thanks a lot for such a detailed and thorough explanation Gerald!
Extremely helpful, thanks for putting in all the work to show us these tests. I was one who misunderstood the noise of Slog 3. Nice Gameboy, btw!
Thanks so much! 🙏
@@geraldundone Which has better low noise potential, Slog2 or Slog3? Does the maximum value of video output not matter? Slog3 only has 94 while slog2 has 106. I am shooting with a Sony a7iv.
Thank you for the hard work. I learned so much and this will help me get the most out of my A7S III.
Wow! Was just ready to delve into this on my new a7S III - saved me a ton of time.
After this beast of a video, I think the next episode should deep dive into DIYing a molecular transporter. 👍
I am not even a Sony user; however, I finished the entire video without even noticing. The knowledge and effort put into this video is beyond amazing. Thank you so much.
Perfect time to drop this! I'm trying to get better at video and this video is no doubt going to help. Thanks, man!😁
Awesome! Thanks for saying that. Appreciate you.
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This video is just what I need to master using my new A7S III. Thank you Gerald, you rock!!
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I rarely stop top click a thumbs up... Even being a UA-camr myself I just jump from one video to another... but this is def worth a huge thank You! You helped me to understand how to expose and grade Log footage finally it all makes sense!
These videos are incredibly useful!
Speechless. You've just demystified what I haven't understood for a decade of videography. I doff my hat to you sir!
49 minutes of a genius at work. 😎
I'm painfully aware of how much effort these videos take to produce and I am just in awe of your detailed testing methodology, technically knowledge, and ability to communicate effectively. Finally got my A7Siii this week and this video is incredibly helpful. Thank you.
As someone who doesn't have formal training in video production, I often feel I have several gaps in my knowledge around all of these topics - but I have to say how helpful this channel has been. I often feel I need to watch multiple times to absorb it all (because I don't understand all the terms yet), but the investment of time is well worth it - thanks for taking the time to make these videos Gerald. You're impacting a lot of people's productions in a positive way.
I LOVE YOU! I've been struggling with this since I got my A7SIII Monday. You made it crystal clear with your tests as always. I learned so much valuable and useable information here. You are a legend!
the man, the myth, the legend: Gerald Undone ladies and gentlemen. 🔥 So hype to watch through this now and then all over again when my A7siii actually comes in hahah. Thanks so much for this, man!
Answers every question you had and then ones you don't even know you had and leaves you wanting more! Practical knowledge, explained in an intelligible way that just gets to the point without skipping over the parts actually matter. Gerald you are the best!
SO MANY THINGS! ALL OF THE THINGS! I know so much more now. You are amazing at what you do, and the best at explaining "WHY" things the way they are on top of just telling us HOW. That takes so much more effort, much appreciated.
It says a lot about the teacher when he can keep a student interested in a subject their not remotely interested. You do a great job of describing everything in a clear, and easy to understand way. I don't shoot video, or have interest in the a7siii, but Im loving everything about this video for some reason.
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Thanks for the PP breakdown, perfect explanation - Still waiting for my S iii to ship..
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Gerald. Thank you so very much for taking the time to provide the world and I with your incredibly well researched testing. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. You’re an amazing teacher & I’ve learnt a ton from you. Even though I need to pause every now and then, rewind and watch your videos again, to try keep up with you 😉 You are making all of us better. Thank you!
Gerald, man! WOW. Been watching you for a few years now but you are unlocking your final form! HAHA.. Man this video is amazing and so informative.. and explained in such a way that 4 years of film school and all other UA-cam videos in the world combined have never achieved. The fact that this video has 21 unlikes is what is wrong with the world. I wish I could like this video 10,000 times! When it comes to cameras... you aren't just the best thing on UA-cam! You are the best thing ANYWHERE. Mad props! So happy to see that a ton of the masters I respect are posting how they are learning stuff from this video in the comments. Please keep doing what you are doing for as long as you enjoy doing it. I will be here for the ride! A deep and sincere thank you, brother! Some people go into insane amounts of student loan debt without ever learning the amount of information that you just fit into 49 minutes!
Watched and edited some footage set in slog2 from the A7III. You have now taught me how to expose using a grey card and now I know about the color transform tool in resolve. This is amazing about to reedit some footage but definitely will be using this for video work in the future. Like i said on twitter , This should be a QR code in the sony manual. Great work sir! Thank you. Best 49 minutes i have spent all day!
Useful 50 mins. Saving it for my bed time video 🙂❤️
Really appreciate the amount of work that goes into creating these longer videos. A video I’ll be coming back to a few times to process all the useful info + insight you provide, thank you!
I have been binging your videos for the past three days. So insightful, educating and useful. Cheers for making these.
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You did pay! TIME is MONEY!!
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@@matthewchute5514 You can, if you learn how to turn your time into money!
I don’t own any camera from the Sony system and I don’t plan to and yet here I am, watching geralds video on the a7siii and I’m actually enjoying myself.... this guy has the voice of a damn documentary narrator!
This is fantastic man! Detailed analysis for thorough examination, but also enough editorial commentary to be helpful for just about anyone looking to learn more about how to use their camera for better results. It’s just *chef’s kiss. 🤘🏻
Damn. That was all I was looking for the past 3 weeks in ONE VIDEO. Thank you so much, hope Storyblocks pays you well. Great job in so many ways.
I look forward to the day I’ll understand anything you just said.
Simply excellent! I can see how much time you put into this. I want you to know that I deeply appreciate it. I would say that you're at your best when you make these longer videos. It seems like you can breathe a little more.
Finally got my hands on the a7Siii and this video is hands down the most comprehensive and helpful video on the Sony picture profiles on UA-cam. Thank you for your hard work Gerald!
We simply don't deserve you Gerald, THANK YOU for all of that you do. Seriously.
Gerald I want you to know you have helped me and so many other creators more than you could ever possibly know. I know the comment section and the dislike button can be places of negativity, but you truly are making a difference in so many peoples lives and we are all improving because of the tremendously arduous work that you do. Thank you so much for always going above and beyond. I truly appreciate it, and I now I'm not alone. Keep killin it. Alright. Im done.
This is without a doubt everything I wanted to know about this camera. It's genius and granular and I thank you a thousand times over for going through this topic SO thoroughly.
Like so many others, I'm always so impressed and appreciative on how in-depth and engaging your videos are. The amount that I learned from this one video is absolutely insane! Thank you so much for going out and doing the research, asking all the right questions and finding out all the right answers, then sharing that knowledge with us! You're a legend!
Gerald, thank you for continuing to educate us! I would love it if you would actually make some PDF guides for download that I would actually purchase! Would love to have all this information printed out for reference. Actually I would buy every “guide” you would make and would recommend it as critical reading for all of us filmmakers!
Watched the whole thing and I don’t even have a camera, I appreciate this guy so much!
Hey Gerald! I just recently got the a7 iv and was rewatching this video of yours. I think it is one of your best! so much information and told in such a tight articulate way! All your vids are great, but this video is a Masterpiece! Thanks so much for all that you do! Cheers!
Man... just THANK YOU. For the info, for the effort, for making it simple to understand. Thank you a lot!
Oh man, sooooooo thank you made this!!!
Has this changed your opinion on Slog3? I saw your video on it last week
We needed an Undone night drop! Thank you!
Ok, you are BY FAR the BEST at teaching this on UA-cam. I've been doing this a long time but I had a stroke and needed to refresh my memory on what the heck I always used to do. Thanks for your spirit of excellence. You have a new subscriber and fan.
DUDE, anyone else been waiting for this like a season finale of your favorite show??? Gerald, well done! Thank you! Update: Cant thank you enough for the work you put into these. Youre in a league of your own my friend. Seriously. Ive learned so much!
I cannot express my appreciation enough for guys like Gerald Who really make time for creating these in depth tutorials and reviews to help others, it just shows how much he cares to help others then the actual social status of subscriber counts and money.
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So much respect for all your hard work, dedication, and technical mastery. I don’t know what I’d do without your videos. Thank you 😌🙏🏼
Thank you! The most comprehensive one out there in youtube for Sony A7SIII. I'm seriously considering grabbing one!
Next Intro: I'm Gerald Undone and if you're watching this on a vectorscope, I'm just a blurry beige blob.
Gerald Undone... Thank you sir, thank you very much for this masterclass :)
This is one of the best technical videos I’ve ever watched on UA-cam. Trying to understand this topic from the myriad of videos available is so tough and whilst this is a long and highly detailed video, it’s filled with gold dust throughout. I paused and went back over so much of this to fully comprehend what you was saying, the 50 minutes turned into 3 hours but 3 hours well spent. Absolutely love the 55% approach for 1.66 stops. Ordering a more appropriate 18% grey card right away.
Thanks Gerald
Excellent video Gerald! This is my third time watching it. I have gained such a better understanding of how to achieve the best exposure. Your demonstrations were great. Thanks
I knew this was coming and was waiting with bated breath. 🙏🏼
I've been playing around with my 7siii for a week, trying to sort all this crap out, the whole time thinking "Gerald's going to sort this for me, any day now...", and so he has.
Next intro: “Hi I’m Gerald Undone and I use time travel to make these epically detailed videos!”🤣 - Seriously though, this like many of your recent videos is phenomenal work, thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together and being able to explain everything in a way that makes perfect sense 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👌👌👌
Awesome!! So much information in this video. Started taking notes part way through. Will definitely watch multiple times and take more notes. This is exactly what I needed to start my picture profile learning.
I’ve watched parts of this video at least three times a month four five months now. So incredibly useful
Gerald Undone, makes me want to get a sony a7siii.:)
Gerald Undone is like plugging into the Matrix [in Neo voice] “ Whoa I know the Sony a7S III”.
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Mr Undone only came into my life a couple of weeks back and already I don't want to think of that time without him
Hands down the best channel out there
Gerald you are amazing - amazes me everytime the level of content you keep delivering, simply can’t find words that matches what you give to the community and users of the products you decide to deep dive on.
Sony should in this case be so grateful, as you really help all of us new to Sony, to understand the camera. So a simple but truely heartfelt - THANK YOU❤️
The 6 dislikes came from those really dedicated super fans who have notifications turned on, just so they can hit dislike.
They watch every minute of every video you make and are just really jealous they can’t put out videos of their own and they think a dislike will help. Bless their hearts. All the dislikes after 6 are still fans but just not super fans ya know?
Oh I almost forgot an obligatory comment about how the colour science of my USB web cam from 2009 has far superior colour science than this Sony crap. I’m going to shoot my next film entirely on potatoes from Idaho anyhow. Who needs this biased super helpful information anyways yada yada yada. You know the drill
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Ha. Thanks, man. Means a lot. 💜🙏
Is it weird that if I see a youtube video longer then 20 min I get mad but when I see Undone videos 25+ mins I get excited lol
Thanks for the info. My camera is still on the way but I shoot a lot of night and dark scenes and was wondering if I should shoot them with PP off or HLG3 instead of SLOG3 but this helps me choose if I even need to change profiles
Try Cine2 to start for night scenes and remember the dual ISO at 1,000.
I'd start with Cine 2 for everything and if you someday hit the limitations of that move up to S-log 3.
rsmith02 I’m already shooting slog2 not trying to go down to cine2 unless it truly has a benefit in low light but this explanation already proves that I should be fine with slog.
@@TheInfluenceStudios As long as you stay in 10-bit, S-log 2 or 3 seem fine if you expose them as Gerald shows here. I think switching between profiles depending on scenes would get confusing when you go to edit them.
rsmith02 yeah I never mix them. If I feel like I need a different profile for the night scenes, then I’ll shoot the whole thing in cine or hlg. But I’m gonna try and shoot everything/most in slog3
Very well done, thanks for taking the time to explain everything so well!
Thank you so much for your love to details and accuracy! You are really outstanding in this UA-cam world!
I guess this means you don't want my intro??? 🤣🤣🤣 Cool cool cool.
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Haha. I considered it. 😜💜🙏
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I just did a night shoot with the a7SIII and one of the biggest things I "learned" was not to shoot SLog for dark scenes as this introduces noise, so instead shoot in a Cine or HLG mode.
Your video basically says they are all wrong and shoot Slog3 at night as gammas don't introduce noise (If I'm understanding you correctly). I will trust you over everyone else with no issue.
Seems like exposing correctly and using both native ISOs should do the trick tor reduce noise using s-log in dark scenes!
It just means get the exposure right and keep parts of the image that matter well above the noise floor. It's more intuitive to expose Cine 2 than S-log, so practice if you want to use it.
I tried watching this when it came out and had a tough time, but I just played around with a Sony a7 IV and now this video make SO MUCH SENSE. Super helpful, thank you so much for putting in the time to do this, Gerald.
I’ve just started videography & am ordering the A7s3. This is by far the best video I’ve seen on setting up the picture profiles, especially setting up the zebras with the grey card. It will be slog3 for me for everything because as you said using Resolve is so easy to correct in post. Thankyou so much for a making a very in depth & helpful video & for that I’m eternally grateful! 🥰🙏👍🤗👌
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WHY?
because of G.U.
If before I was in love with my Sony a7S3, now I am crazy for it after all this explanation! Best teacher ever!
Thank you so much for this video Gerald. I always learn so much from your videos but this one in particular blew my mind. Especially your explanation of noise and base isos in different PPs.
Who else is watching this knowing they will never afford the camera 😂
Keep grinding brother. You'll get there before you know it!
I thought the same for a long time... but once you go all in, and put in the work to learn and get better daily... you will get there sooner than you think!!! Wish you the best of luck!!!
@@storybookfilms944 I learnt alot from this actually. Since I haven't owned a camera. Always good to be educated before you start
I don't own need or want it but this video applies to all Sony cameras.
rsmith02 not necessarily. This is the only So y mirrorless camera that shoots in 10 bit. And also the only one with dual native ISO. a lot of these concepts don’t apply to say the a7iii
Dude, your dedication and delivery is worthy of applause. thanks Gerald Undone
I'm watching this for the 2nd time now since I got my a7s iii and it's like a floodgate opened. I can't believe how much I missed before. Gerald, this is a masterpiece!
I've watched this like 200 times, always find something new!! Thank you Gerald!!
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I've been shooting with a Sony A7S for years and didn't know 90% of this stuff. I remember looking it up back when I first got the camera because I tried shooting something in low light in S-Log and the noise and the colors came out terrible. Now I recently upgraded to the A7S III, I took it for a little test run on the town and once again saw some funky looking noise and colors in S-log 3 when I tried to color it in Premiere. I'm gonna have to watch this video over and over until I finally learn how to properly expose my shots. I wish they would've taught me this stuff college. UA-cam for the win! Thanks for sharing!
this was EXACTLY what i needed!! thanks for the hours of work you put into this.
Hands down one of the *best content creators* - value per second on UA-cam! Commended and massive effort put forward to give genuine benefit to all. Thank you.
Just got my A7IV last week and came across this. Absolutely incredible and clear and just the information I was looking for. I couldn’t explain this to someone else, but I understand 95% of what you discussed here. Thank you!
I've watched this video several time and always learn something I missed before. nice work.
Your LUTs for SLog3 are insanely helpful. Thanks for sharing!
I finally pulled the trigger and bought an A7Siii after years on the GH5 (which I plan on keeping). I don’t have a huge budget so in making the decision it was important to feel like I was informed to the maximum capacity my brain would allow. Thanks for all your hard work my man, truly grateful. Looking forward to watching the hell out of this multiple times.
All of Gerald's videos are high quality in thought and production, but this one is next level. Really helpful, thanks!
Great video Gerald...waiting for my A7SIII and I feel that watching this video and some of your others a few times are going to help extremely. Thanks for your enthusiasm, dedication, and hard work.