Little-Known Things about the Sony A7C II and A7CR
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Once again, best-selling photographer/author Gary Friedman goes over details about these two incredible cameras that most of the online review sites somehow missed. This video covers:
0) The vertical grip for the Alpha 7CR
1) Pixel-Shift Multi-Shoot (A7CR only)
2) RAW video out the HDMI port (A7CR only)
3) The unexpected sharpness of the 28-60 Kit lens
4) Auto Framing feature
5) The "Enlarge Screen" feature
6) Subject Recognition and Tracking
7) USB Tethering
If you like the way Gary explains things, get the book that gives you ALL the details, available in either instantly-downloadable or printed versions at friedmanarchives.com/A7CR - Навчання та стиль
Bought Gary's A1 set up guide and it was worth every penny!
Thank you, Gary, for all the work you do to explain our cameras to us. You are a treasure.
Why, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for all the fun details! I don't have either of these two cameras yet, but am contemplating the A7CR. I have the A6700 at the moment and I purchased your book for that camera.
Thanks for going into some of the not so spoken about features, especially the FTP connection! Good video, likeable creator, A+ :)
Thanks! Tell the world! 🙂
Gary Friedman, keep doing what you do. I definitely will order your book for my A7C II. I have always liked your commentaries and reviews on cameras, etc.
Great stuff, you really touched on some of the most expensive and novel features.
As a longtime Olympus user I appreciate you giving credit there for the pixel shift technique. However, Sony still needs to figure out handheld pixel shift and in-camera processing for the files, i.e. you can take 50mp shots handheld on OMD's (no tripod needed), and the images are combined and processed immediately afterwards right in camera. Of course there are many limitations with this technique, but it can be a good option for capturing more detail in static subjects and scenes. Really glad to see Sony adding such features since Olympus is gone and I have little faith in OMD Systems going forward.
Don't write off OM Digital. I used to feel the way you did when they got bought out by an investment firm, but the feature set of the OM-1 was so advanced that Sony finally copied some of it in their A9 III. And the OM-1 is the first to introduce the computational photography techniques pioneered by modern smartphones which I wish all the big camera makers would do.
This was very helpful Gary! Thanks for showing us clips on how to get to the specific settings aswell 🙏🏽✌🏽
Thanks for all he information Gary.
Love it how Sony think a grip extender would be more useful than a battery charger on the a7cr. All the other R series cameras have come with chargers in the past.
Superb video Gary....you knowledge of the ins and outs of the cameras is amazing!
Thanks so much! Feel free to share that opinion with the world. 🙂
fantastic as always Gary.hope you do more videos soon.. Love your style. Keep it up. All the best. ❤
Thanks!!!
I got his book. I think the only thing he doesn’t have is the screw sizes that put these cameras together. Great book !!!
Thanks!! So glad you found it worthwhile.
Thanks Gary! Great Video!! Compré dos de tus libros traducidos al español, acerca de la Sony RX100 VII y la Sony A7rV. Para mí fueron un auténtico descubrimiento. Son espectaculares, los recomiendo totalmente a todos aquellos usuarios que quieran sacar el 100 x 100 de sus cámaras. Sería fantástico que tuvieras más manuales traducidos al español, aunque fuera de cámaras ya no tan modernas, como por ejemplo la A6600 que ahora está a un precio fantástico y seguro que atraerá a muchos compradores.
De nuevo, gracias y un saludo desde Barcelona.
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Te alegrará saber que estamos traduciendo el libro A7C II /A7CR al español mientras escribo esto!
Siéntete libre de ayudar a correr la voz sobre mis libros traducidos al español a todos tus amigos fotógrafos en línea. ¡El boca a boca de clientes extremadamente satisfechos es mi único medio de publicidad!
Thank you very much. I ordered your eBook.
In that case, thank YOU very much! 🙂
Congratulations on your book. I'm sure it's excellent.
It is! You should check it out! 🙂
Looks like a great resource. I don’t own the A7CR but thinking about it. Did not know about the USB tethering feature. I wonder if one could use this to over come the gripe about not having dual SD card slots, meaning images and video could both be written to both the inserted SD and tethered USB connected drive simultaneously.
Not as a USB connected drive, but as a link to an FTP server somewhere in the world. Yes, once properly configured, it could be used for that.
6:19 RIP slow camera man, you will be remembered.
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@@FriedmanArchives Congrats on finishing the ebook. looks like a lot of work.
That book is a great idea but how about making it into a video you can purchase. I'd sign up right away!
I try to use video where it makes sense to use video - visually demonstrating features are so complex that would make your eyes glaze over if you were to read about it. (Like this: ua-cam.com/video/TwHZJxYle0s/v-deo.html ) But the book is over 800 pages in detail; making a video of that would take days to watch and months to make. A better balance would be to learn the basics from www.friedmanarchives.com/seminars-old/ and then consult the book for info on the new features.
I don't see the Auto Framing feature on my A7RV or any mention of it in your Guide to the A7RV. Seems like a very useful feature that should be in a higher level camera?
That's because the feature was introduced in cameras after the A7RV came out.
Great Job!!!
Thanks!
Something odd i noticed is the a7cII does not have the sonic sensor cleaning of the other recent sony cameras. When doing sensor cleaning it shakes the sensor like the very old sony's
Sony is remarkably inconsistent in how they implement the sensor cleaning. On some camera bodies it's pure ultrasonic; on some it's a mechanical shaking. No apparent rhyme or reason regarding which camera body gets which method.
Really helpful
Everything that I've read suggests that a tripod is necessary for pixel shift with a Sony.
It depends on the camera. Hopefully the real-life handheld example I showed in this video helped change your mind. 🙂
Hi Gary, Do you know if the A7C2, (as with the ZV-E1), has the same rocker zoom switch to work with the likes of the 16-36 PZ f4 G? Many thanks, Nick
Neither the A7CR nor the A7C II have a rocker switch for that purpose.
Really wanted to get the A7CR, but Sony screwed it bad by not adding the Micro-USB port for the use of any external intervalometer... so sad. USBmicro to USB-C adapters don't work either. Wanted to use it with my motorized Timelapse rig... or the ProTimer 3.
Historically they have taken things away from the A7C series to ensure their bigger cameras still had a market. On the original A7C they removed the front dial!! But you should also be asking yourself why modern intervalometers or remote controls don't come with USB-C plugs.
Hola gary, habrá pronto una traducción al español del ebook para la sony A6600?. Gracias
¡Hola, Daniel! No todos mis libros se traducen al español. Lamentablemente no hay planes de traducir el libro A6600. :-(
Hello Mr. Gary Friedman, thank you for your information. I have a question about the lens adapter. I switched the Nikon D850 full-frame camera to a Sony A7iv. My question is, which lens adapter may I use for my new Sony a7iv with Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 Nikon. do you have any information about the adapter?
It depends on whether the Tamron is considered a "G" series lens or not. There's a whole section in my book about adapters; Section B.2.7 deals with Nikon.
Hi, I am very close to buy a7cR but despite of low resolution of view finder and LCD, 2 important issues are still my concern: how to handle low 8fps for casual wildlife and sport? And how to handle limitation of 1/4000 sync flash instead of 1/8000 high speed sync? Please advise. Thank you
The A7CR isn't for everyone. The resolution of the displays isn't that noticable after you use the camera for awhile. And the flash sync speed of the A7CR is 1/160th of a second; anything faster mandates using HSS which severely diminishes the flash's reach. If 8 fps isn't fast enough for your needs I'd say it might be best to look at a different camera.
@@FriedmanArchives i own a1 with GM lenses and waiting for a1 ii. Also i have fujifilm GFX100S for high end image quality, Xt5 as portable body with enough 40mp. But I didn’t find other important functionality in them such as sensor shield, the most accurate Ai / AF tracking, pixel shift, high resolution with high dynamic range, beautiful black and white straight out of camera, colour grading, etc in one place! I’m looking for the best light weight and compact size of camera for traveling and all around without compromising image quality and functionality. That’s why i am trying to make sure the limitations of 1/4000 sec hss flash and low 8 fps would be handled or i need to reconsider it! Your advice is very important to me. Thank you.
@@mrz1342 If you read my book you'd see the a7C series isn't THAT much smaller than its more capable brethren. It sounds like you would be better served by either a mythical A1 II or the upcoming A9 III. Only you can know if 8 fps is fast enough for your needs.
TANKS FOR YOU INFORMATIONS . JUST BOUGHT THIS CAMERA BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM MONITOR BLACH . CAN YOU GIVE MI SOME HELP HOW TO RIATTIVATE THE MONITOR? THANK YOU
Please send me an email - Gary at Friedman Archives dot com.
I have a7c2. The kit lens is small, sharp... I would love it... but the zoom ring is just terrible. It is not smooth, actually quite opposite. It tends to stick, when I want to turn it just a bit it jumps. I was really dissapointed by that. I like small lenses, previously I was taking my a6400 and its 16-50PZ kit lens quite often, due to the compactness. I hoped for something similar with the 28-60 kit lens, but the zoom is so terrible I started to hate it. Actually it made me purchase 20-70 F4 two weeks ago (much sooner than I originally planned).
Sorry you found the lens disappointing. You do get what you pay for. At least they didn't skimp on the optics. :-)
Gracias
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Good afternoon. Please tell me. On my Sony A7CM2 the remote control is not connected in the menu. When I click on ON, the connection is turned on, but then when I exit it remains OFF again. In this case, the remote control does not connect. Thank you.
I just got my bluetooth remote commander and tried it. Once the two were paired, every time I turned the camera off and then on, the remote commander worked automatically. I'm not certain what could be causing yours to behave differently. :-( Some things are difficult to troubleshoot via comments!
Thank you. The fact is that my JJC BTR-51 remote control does not interface with the camera at all. Maybe this will be fixed in the next firmware.@@FriedmanArchives
The remote works well with my Sony A7R4 camera.
Well I actually had to send the camera back to Sony, so I tested the remote on my A7R V. Perhaps it's time to call Sony?
Hi, just now I switched on video and S&Q to test my new a7CR but the LCD screen is glitching colours and through view finder too! I turned off and on, removed and put in the card, changed lenses, but still it’s in same problem! I am very disappointed and worry what is this issue? I bought this camera only 2 days ago! Please advise me what to do. Thank you
Run, don't walk back to the place you bought it, explain that it's defective, and exchange it for a healthy one.
@@FriedmanArchives I found the issue: by mistake, I set on the focus map, it was not screen glitching though :)
@@mrz1342 Glad you were able to figure out the problem!
The only reason I would switch from my A7c is if they made that brick any lighter or more like my original A7 form factor and once they added the new screen hinge. I thought the A7 screen wasn't optimal but I really hate the A7c one. Why they didn't give it the new screen, who knows.... Heck I'd take the old one over the side hinge any day.
The A7C II and A7CR so have the new screen! It's hinged on the left side.
@@FriedmanArchives But it doesn't tilt up in place as my old A300 or A7 did. You have to tilt it out and then rotate - this is a pain that turned out to be annoying day by day. The A7V tilts up in place - this would be the new hinge not the old crappy one they reused on the A7cr and II :))
The cat doesn't wanna pose for anything 😂 typical ah
guess no one is interested about EVF quality anymore ?
Are you the aliens from the 1994 Ruwa Zimbabwe encounter?.. was it your puppets?..
Kit lens is garbage, if you want to keep it small, just get one of the small primes and you will end up with a lot better pictures.
Gary, I've heard you created some sort of digital authenticity verification system. How do I find out more about that and apply it to my digital work? I've done some of my best work with digital mostly because of the instant feedback but what bothers me is unlike film, digital "photoshop fakes" are easily created and with AI it's even worse. It would be nice to have some kind of "proof" to show clients that my photos are minimally processed. Thanks.
The whole sordid story is here: friedmanarchives.blogspot.com/2020/03/i-invented-camera-whose-output-could-be.html Read the update near the end; it's now a standard and Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Leica (among others) are producing products that adhere to it. Sony still hasn't officially released the capability although I know the necessary secure hardware is embedded in their most recent cameras. Hope this helps!
@@FriedmanArchives Wow. I can't believe legal action is not an option. There's a Trump around every corner looking to screw you out of every last penny. But in this post-truth world most do not value truth, evidence, facts, reality; they prefer fairy tales, delusions and lies that confirm their already made up so called minds.