I've had this camera for a number of years and just took it out and started using it again. I am amazed at what it can do. Thanks for all of these tips!
I know I keep saying this but every time I pick this camera up I find something more to be impressed with. One tip for the photographers is to set the focus area to tracking center. Your can then half press the shutter with your subject in the middle and then hold it down and the camera will track it. This is an amazing feature for stills shooters. I use it with pretty good success tracking birds. Cheers
Thank you for this video! I'm new to Sony and bought this camera yesterday, and have spent hours trying to find the best settings for video. This is perfect; you've helped me out so much!
Eeey! My husband just bought me this camera as a gift for valentine's day😁 its 1am here and still watching your vids! Aaah so helpful! Thank you so much!
Hi Everyday Dad, Your videos on the RX100 and competitors really helped me make an informed decision on my recent camera purchase. I've owned the Mark VII for around 24 hours now and am absolutely loving it. This video has also helped me work my way through the menus and settings. Many thanks for the valuable content! All the best An Everyday Stormtrooper 😉
i love taking pics of everyday life, i just bought this camera a week ago mainly for photos and im amazed at what this 4yr+ camera packs!!! happy w my purchase and thanks for the tips!
Excellent video, well done. Totally agree on your comment around managing motion blur with shutter speed control vs Aperture.. I was beginning to think that was just me. cheers
Thanks for your tips .I got a mark 7 last year & it will probably be my last camera. Great for videos & easy to carry. Only thing i will probably add is a cage to install the Rode microphone . HLG PP10 is my preferred profile as the 4k , 1080p videos are great on Sony OLED . 😃
Good video. GLd you talked baouf audio. Some mainstream lacs are way too hot these days and even on Sony you have to run at 1. One correction. You can save clipped audio with Izotooe RX. It's unreal and it works in those days when we screw up.
Gary. Meow. Definitely leaps ahead of HX99 which has so many locked features and a teeny sensor. I trialed it, HX series cannot do any action or even indoor/dim situations.
Love your videos, do you have one on setting up burst mode, using 20FPS, on the RX100VII, how to set it up and why and where you would use it. It may be very informative for your audience.
So just brought mine and cant seem to rec external sound I attached mic but just get hissing ... also my image stabilizer is awful is my camera crap or have I brought a duff one
I have this camera and love it. There is however one big frustration for me. When you want to take a selfie, The shutter speed, ISO and f-stop are all covered up on the bottom of the screen when you flip it up. Why couldn't they make the screen so when you flipped it up, you could see the bottom info bar? It's basically impossible to see your settings. What a rookie mistake they made with this
I got mine... I can’t use it, not because it’s completely unusable but i discovered a dead pixel on the LCD and in order to send it back it has to be like new so I haven’t even been able to play with it for fear they won’t take it back if it looks a little bit used. I have to send it back today 7-10 days to receive it back and process my return. A dead pixel doesn’t sound like the worst thing, but that I couldn’t even really play with it a little and it’s another 2 weeks before I maybe see another one, I wanted to use it this weekend. 😅
Just bought this camera and this was a great video. I'm using it for Standard video and live stream. My question is what focus setting do I use when videoing or live streaming two people in the shot?
You create very good and informative videos! Enjoyable to watch, easy to follow, easy to understand and they are full of "just to the point" tips....Thanks for these awesome videos! :-)
Is it possible to have a macro lens for Sony RX100 vii? Is it possible to focus at close distance? I want to create a setup for scanning my old 35 mm negatives and a macro lens would greatly help. Thank you for your educational videos!
TheAndySan By using shutter priority you can set the shutter speed you desire and it will priorities that over aperture. So to get normal motion blur (say your camera is set to 4K 30p) than you would want to set your shutter speed to double the 30p, which is a shutter speed of 1/60. This means the motion blur of everything looks more like what your eyes see. 🙂
I’d love this camera, but I picked up a Sony factory seconds mkVA for about US$470 earlier in the year. The mkVII is US$1350 in my country. I’m gonna have to wait until the mkX is out before the VII is in my price range 😂
Thank you for this very informative video. I have been trying to find out how to download the videos I shoot quicker. Using the wifi through the phone takes forever. And half of the time the video can't be processed. this is probably a stupid question. but I really would appreciate any help you can give me. Take care.
Bought rx100 vii to use as a web cam using the elgato camlink in 4k video. The camera overheats & shutsdown in 7 to 8 minutes. So it cannot be used as a webcam to stream video gaming with my pc & the elgado camlink . in 1080p, there are black bars on 3 sides of the webcam incert. Again, seems the Rx100vii can not be used with elgato camlink and can not be used for any videos longer than 7 minutes. I have a atmos but have not tried it. Suggestions please, since Im a new user to the RX100vii. Otherwise, any 4k video, even without the elgato webcam, but just regular 4k video, overheats in 5 to 8 minutes. Are there video settings to stop the overheating if the camera is used as a 4k webcam? so as a video camera, we must start and stop it every 4 minutes to avoid overheating and shutdown. So disappointing, help.
Not sure if you have a video you can link but I use a Mac and had a Sony and found it was to much to try to get video on the computer and iPad. Just wondering you work around since Sony file system is different then canon.
Hi, great tips! One question, I see you were using the camlink, do you tips for using the sony rx100 vii as a webcam? I am having issues where the video gets lagged and its delayed therefor “no bueno” for webcam use. Thanks!
I got my rx100 VII and it's great so far. however, for some reason I couldn't use eye af in 4k video recording. The camera even said it's not available with 4k. After I reset the settings it was possible again. After changing a few settings I was back to not be able to use eye af with 4k video. What am I missing?
Hello , thanks for the very nice test. I have a question: With the Sony RX 100 Mark 6 one could adjust the monitor only for photos on the largest brightness "sunshine". As soon as you switched to video mode, the monitor went dark again. Is that still the case with the Mark 7? Greetings from northern Germany
Thanks for the tips started using my first RX100 VII Camera today and am impressed of it's performance. Shutter Priority I will keep in mind as I currently use Aperture Priority mode. 👍
omg! ur video is such a great help! coz i just bought one. However, im like having troubles of doing the depth of field or blurry background of the object in far angles. Please help. Thanks
It comes across loud and clear that this camera fascinates you. As you said - every time you pick it up you find something more ti be excited about. This enthusiasm is unfortunately in the way of staying focused. Guiding the viewer - those who are not familiar with the "techy lingo you are using" through the steps - would be more beneficial and result in practical learning - rather than understanding that this camera is fun.
I’d personally go for the A6400: I own it and I have just returned a RX100 VII... I really wanted it to be the perfect camera, but I was disappointed with picture quality indoors and it is far too small. Shame as the autofocus is second-to-none and the 4K video quality is pretty good in good lighting... it is far too expensive too IMHO. I’d say save some money and start with the A6400 and the 16-50 kit lens which will give you better quality than the RX100 VII. Either way, enjoy your new camera!
Jeffrey Lipata you won’t regret it! And bear in mind all those youtubers (who I really like btw) switch from camera to camera every couple of months: the A6400 despite behind bigger than the RX100 VII will produce way better image quality with the kit lens and of course you can upgrade to some amazing lenses like: Sigma 16mm 1.4, sigma 30mm and my personal favourites the Sony 24mm 1.8, the Sigma 56mm 1.4. and the convenient Sony 18-135mm zoom lens! Anyhow, those were just my 2 cents. ;-D
The only drawback of the A6400 vs the RX100 VII is the lack of IBIS or digital stabilisation system: you might have to buy an inexpensive gimbal like the Crane M2 or the older and cheaper G6 Plus...
rx100 vii would have been perfect if the screen would not dim in 4k, and if it would not dim even further when you connect a smartphone or gimbal via wi-fi.
I will fight you! Aperture isn't irrelevant! No but really, I see your point, but still if you don't care about depth of field then there are plenty of phone cameras that will do just fine no?
Four years later and I just got this for a small travel camera. I love it. Thanks for the tips.
There is a camera dude who made a whole guide on this camera.Can’t remember his name. Could be worth a google
@@steviejames3343 Just purchased it, please, who is that dude? I need him!
@@steviejames3343 he has a 1h or more video I guess
I've had this camera for a number of years and just took it out and started using it again. I am amazed at what it can do. Thanks for all of these tips!
I know I keep saying this but every time I pick this camera up I find something more to be impressed with. One tip for the photographers is to set the focus area to tracking center. Your can then half press the shutter with your subject in the middle and then hold it down and the camera will track it. This is an amazing feature for stills shooters. I use it with pretty good success tracking birds. Cheers
That’s awesome! And I totally agree the more I use it the more I’m shocked at how much I like it 👍
Thanks heaps that's amazing as 😊
Wonder of it works for video lol ❤
Thank you for this video! I'm new to Sony and bought this camera yesterday, and have spent hours trying to find the best settings for video. This is perfect; you've helped me out so much!
Eeey! My husband just bought me this camera as a gift for valentine's day😁 its 1am here and still watching your vids! Aaah so helpful! Thank you so much!
Hi Everyday Dad,
Your videos on the RX100 and competitors really helped me make an informed decision on my recent camera purchase. I've owned the Mark VII for around 24 hours now and am absolutely loving it.
This video has also helped me work my way through the menus and settings.
Many thanks for the valuable content!
All the best
An Everyday Stormtrooper 😉
i love taking pics of everyday life, i just bought this camera a week ago mainly for photos and im amazed at what this 4yr+ camera packs!!! happy w my purchase and thanks for the tips!
Thank you! My RX100 VII is coming Monday! I can’t wait. I’ll watch this video a second time Monday.
I got mine yesterday and upgraded from the Mark II. The Mark VII is amazing. Love it already
Thanks for this, great walk through
At 9:50, you probably meant to say the “Aperture” is changing, not the “Shutter Speed”. Just pointing it out.
The 4K temperature setting is HUGELY important. That 5 minute limit is really limiting.
I just ordered mine this evening after watching videos and I am excited! Great Tips!
Just ran into the 5 minute limit thing! Thanks a lot for the info!
Thanks for the great videos! Is there any specific screen protector you use to increase outdoor visibility with this camera?
thanks for your tip. Can't wait to play with mine.
It would be cool if you did an Rx100 V Vs. VII Low Light comparison test.
Your video is excellent! I'm setting up my new RX100 VII and using your settings. Thanks so much!
I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me thank you very much and I bought the camera on your recommendation
Thank you so much for making these videos - you are a legend. Keep up the great work.
Great tips. Especially for a Sony (and video) newbie.
Thanks so much! Glad it’s helpful 👍
Excellent video, well done. Totally agree on your comment around managing motion blur with shutter speed control vs Aperture.. I was beginning to think that was just me. cheers
Thanks for your tips .I got a mark 7 last year & it will probably be my last camera. Great for videos & easy to carry. Only thing i will probably add is a cage to install the Rode microphone . HLG PP10 is my preferred profile as the 4k , 1080p videos are great on Sony OLED . 😃
Sony engineers are the best engineers on earth keep it up. I wish you all the best
Thanks for this. Bought this camera yesterday
Me too. My yesterday is October 2024.
the way you explain is very nice bro keep it up👌
We just picked up. Mostly outdoor video for us and will see how it perform, especially on a sunny day. Appreciate the tips!
Amazing video! Really appreciate your job , and how you explained everything. I’ll buy Sony RX100 VII ASAP. Thanks a lot .
Cheers
Good video. GLd you talked baouf audio. Some mainstream lacs are way too hot these days and even on Sony you have to run at 1.
One correction. You can save clipped audio with Izotooe RX. It's unreal and it works in those days when we screw up.
This is so at the top of to buy list when I get some money list :)
Nice! I’m definitely a pretty big fan of those camera 😁👍
That was a great video. Thanks a lot!
Almost 100k congrats already 🎉
Which glass screen protector did you get? I just ordered one of these and also wear polarized glasses. Thanks in advance.
I need one also. What do you recommend?
@9:48 *If you're on shutter priority and you lock the ISO, it's the aperture that will change automatically.
Finally Bought mine 😊 Thanks for your review
Thanks so much hope you enjoy it!
Gary. Meow. Definitely leaps ahead of HX99 which has so many locked features and a teeny sensor. I trialed it, HX series cannot do any action or even indoor/dim situations.
Love your videos, do you have one on setting up burst mode, using 20FPS, on the RX100VII, how to set it up and why and where you would use it. It may be very informative for your audience.
What music did you use at the beginning inside this video from 0:03 to 0:13?
Cheers so much a real help indeed 😊❤
Can you specify screen protector with properties that reverse the polarization issue with sunglasses?
Received mine yesterday , I’ll be out shooting tomorrow
It's sad that there has been 4 years gap and no mark 8 yet :/ I hope Sony will release that or a compact camera of similar specs!
Thank you for this tips
Thanks !!!!
So just brought mine and cant seem to rec external sound I attached mic but just get hissing ... also my image stabilizer is awful is my camera crap or have I brought a duff one
Great video!
I have this camera and love it. There is however one big frustration for me. When you want to take a selfie, The shutter speed, ISO and f-stop are all covered up on the bottom of the screen when you flip it up. Why couldn't they make the screen so when you flipped it up, you could see the bottom info bar? It's basically impossible to see your settings. What a rookie mistake they made with this
I finally picked up one of these: great vid. Why is my "audio rec level" grayed out?
Great video. Very helpful tips
Thanks... super helpful
great video
Love this video tips n tricks.
Thanks so much!
I got mine... I can’t use it, not because it’s completely unusable but i discovered a dead pixel on the LCD and in order to send it back it has to be like new so I haven’t even been able to play with it for fear they won’t take it back if it looks a little bit used. I have to send it back today 7-10 days to receive it back and process my return. A dead pixel doesn’t sound like the worst thing, but that I couldn’t even really play with it a little and it’s another 2 weeks before I maybe see another one, I wanted to use it this weekend. 😅
Brutality tutorial no find it in hispanish how this is complete... tanks for you're tips ...I have a camera Sony the same RX100 VII
Great info👍. Waiting for the comparison with mark V
Thanks so much!
Thanks a lot for sharing.
Got Mine Monday. Perfect travel Camera. Great tips man.
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Just bought this camera and this was a great video. I'm using it for Standard video and live stream. My question is what focus setting do I use when videoing or live streaming two people in the shot?
You create very good and informative videos! Enjoyable to watch, easy to follow, easy to understand and they are full of "just to the point" tips....Thanks for these awesome videos! :-)
What is the cable u used to connect the camera to your MacBook?
I was curious about this too.
Is it possible to have a macro lens for Sony RX100 vii? Is it possible to focus at close distance? I want to create a setup for scanning my old 35 mm negatives and a macro lens would greatly help. Thank you for your educational videos!
I'd like to learn more about how shutter priority affects video! I tried looking it up, but all I get is photography stuff.
TheAndySan
By using shutter priority you can set the shutter speed you desire and it will priorities that over aperture. So to get normal motion blur (say your camera is set to 4K 30p) than you would want to set your shutter speed to double the 30p, which is a shutter speed of 1/60. This means the motion blur of everything looks more like what your eyes see.
🙂
TheAndySan try googling shutter angles or 180 degree shutter.
I’d love this camera, but I picked up a Sony factory seconds mkVA for about US$470 earlier in the year. The mkVII is US$1350 in my country. I’m gonna have to wait until the mkX is out before the VII is in my price range 😂
can u share ur settings to this camera somewhere please?
Thank you for this very informative video. I have been trying to find out how to download the videos I shoot quicker. Using the wifi through the phone takes forever. And half of the time the video can't be processed. this is probably a stupid question. but I really would appreciate any help you can give me. Take care.
9:47 the aperture was changing not the shutter speed.
Bought rx100 vii to use as a web cam using the elgato camlink in 4k video. The camera overheats & shutsdown in 7 to 8 minutes. So it cannot be used as a webcam to stream video gaming with my pc & the elgado camlink . in 1080p, there are black bars on 3 sides of the webcam incert. Again, seems the Rx100vii can not be used with elgato camlink and can not be used for any videos longer than 7 minutes. I have a atmos but have not tried it. Suggestions please, since Im a new user to the RX100vii. Otherwise, any 4k video, even without the elgato webcam, but just regular 4k video, overheats in 5 to 8 minutes. Are there video settings to stop the overheating if the camera is used as a 4k webcam? so as a video camera, we must start and stop it every 4 minutes to avoid overheating and shutdown. So disappointing, help.
did you change temperature limit to high?
Shutter priority video too please. Thanks again lol
How do you turn off movie mode on Sony RX100 M7? Thanks, Brian from Aussie
Thanks 🙏
Are you going to camera camp?
Do you mix footage from canon and sony? And if so with picture profile in each camera?
Not sure if you have a video you can link but I use a Mac and had a Sony and found it was to much to try to get video on the computer and iPad. Just wondering you work around since Sony file system is different then canon.
Would you recommend the A6400 or RX100VII??
Hey. I just bought one. I turned on the flash mode on FN and have the actual flash one but it doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong ?
When in shutter priority what shutter speeds do you typically set the camera at?
Hi, great tips! One question, I see you were using the camlink, do you tips for using the sony rx100 vii as a webcam? I am having issues where the video gets lagged and its delayed therefor “no bueno” for webcam use. Thanks!
I got my rx100 VII and it's great so far. however, for some reason I couldn't use eye af in 4k video recording. The camera even said it's not available with 4k. After I reset the settings it was possible again. After changing a few settings I was back to not be able to use eye af with 4k video. What am I missing?
I bought the camera and I don't shoot in 4K either. were you able to solve?
you forgot to tell everyone how when they come to add an ND variable filter they will get dark shadowing at a wide focal range!
Hello ,
thanks for the very nice test. I have a question: With the Sony RX 100 Mark 6 one could adjust the monitor only for photos on the largest brightness "sunshine". As soon as you switched to video mode, the monitor went dark again. Is that still the case with the Mark 7?
Greetings from northern Germany
yes it still dims in 4K mode and dims even further when connected via wi-fi . Very frustrating.
In another video it was told that it's different now.
I pre Ordered the camera before the 16th and still haven't got it yet.
Thanks for the tips started using my first RX100 VII Camera today and am impressed of it's performance. Shutter Priority I will keep in mind as I currently use Aperture Priority mode. 👍
Thanks Gary very good review
Thanks Rick!
Good info.
Thanks Mark! 😁
omg! ur video is such a great help! coz i just bought one. However, im like having troubles of doing the depth of field or blurry background of the object in far angles. Please help. Thanks
Can you add grain to the jpegs photos?
Having trouble loading new firmware 110 if you have any tips, thanks
I didn't realize that this is only a video camera. Wish it took stills.
Do you still use this camera?
This is dumb but can u please do a comparison on canon g7x mark 2 vs g7x m 3 please
its really dumb, since this cam beats all canons out there thus making them all irrelevant.
0:21 Such a dad with that flag flying behind.
I set up iso on my scroll wheel with a right click on it.
Sony Rx100 VII has ND Filter ?
No
What ND filter solution would you recommend
It comes across loud and clear that this camera fascinates you. As you said - every time you pick it up you find something more ti be excited about.
This enthusiasm is unfortunately in the way of staying focused. Guiding the viewer - those who are not familiar with the "techy lingo you are using" through the steps - would be more beneficial and result in practical learning - rather than understanding that this camera is fun.
this camera or A6400?
A6700 will be presented at the end of the month
I’d personally go for the A6400: I own it and I have just returned a RX100 VII... I really wanted it to be the perfect camera, but I was disappointed with picture quality indoors and it is far too small. Shame as the autofocus is second-to-none and the 4K video quality is pretty good in good lighting... it is far too expensive too IMHO. I’d say save some money and start with the A6400 and the 16-50 kit lens which will give you better quality than the RX100 VII. Either way, enjoy your new camera!
@@ChristopheLanglois thanks!!! i ordered it now....
Jeffrey Lipata you won’t regret it! And bear in mind all those youtubers (who I really like btw) switch from camera to camera every couple of months: the A6400 despite behind bigger than the RX100 VII will produce way better image quality with the kit lens and of course you can upgrade to some amazing lenses like: Sigma 16mm 1.4, sigma 30mm and my personal favourites the Sony 24mm 1.8, the Sigma 56mm 1.4. and the convenient Sony 18-135mm zoom lens! Anyhow, those were just my 2 cents. ;-D
The only drawback of the A6400 vs the RX100 VII is the lack of IBIS or digital stabilisation system: you might have to buy an inexpensive gimbal like the Crane M2 or the older and cheaper G6 Plus...
rx100 vii would have been perfect if the screen would not dim in 4k, and if it would not dim even further when you connect a smartphone or gimbal via wi-fi.
How to shot BW photo ?
shoot raw and post process in Lightroom the way you like it, including BW
In Australia this camera won’t be a big seller as it’s $2,000
It’s now down to $1400 in Oz.
I will fight you! Aperture isn't irrelevant!
No but really, I see your point, but still if you don't care about depth of field then there are plenty of phone cameras that will do just fine no?
No! Name a phone camera that can zoom out to 200mm and capture a sharp, usable picture.