After scouring Sony "help" articles and Reddit I had no answer. I'm not a videographer, I just want my camera to work. I watched this video and now I have my presets frame rate/shutter speed done so I stop jittery slow mo. Thanks 👍
Thanks so much for the feedback, this helps guide me with new content. Your channel is killer also, all of my kiddos are ballers so I appreciate the work you do.
I am so glad this was helpful. I use the memory recall buttons to get back to a Known Good Setting when I start jacking around with the settings all the time.
@@markthecre8tor would be crazy if you could pull up more video like this one explaning all the settings in the FX3 , i really enjoy the way you teach ! Cheers !!
Appreciate the feedback, I hoped this was not too advanced, as I did not mention a ton of other settings I fiddle with. please let me know where it was too much so I can improve. Thanks again for the feedback.
@@markthecre8torI don't think its too advance, That's pretty much I have my FX3 setup except for I only shoot SL3 in M3 and at 4K 24. I rarely use 120fps and if need it while shooting from M2 I just make the necessary changes.
I would also argue that the FX3 really shouldn't be in a beginner's hands but if you do start on this camera you will have a long road of learning and great tech with some longevity so shoutout to you! DONT GIVE UP!
Just got my FX3 and found this video the day after I found the save option. I have one of my save options for photos on the fly but love the 24/60/120 idea! Got my sub!
Thanks for swinging back and giving feedback, that means a lot. I need to put out some more tips on this camera as it seems that is the most useful. Thanks again my friend.
@@elizabethhummer Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback, I truly appreciate it. The FX3 is an amazing little camera, have fun with it and reach out if you have any questions.
Thanks so much for the kind words Sir. My goal was to keep it simple and show a solution for where I struggled at one point. Super glad it helped you out.
My Dude, Thanks for the feedback. I am shooting in Log, or Cine EI which is slog-3. But I do at times use the picture profiles for off the wall type stuff. Slog 3 should cover almost all the bases, but if you want to use the picture profiles they are still available on the fx3. Let me know if if you want the steps to find them. Thanks again for the kind words.
Tack så mycket för att du tog dig tid att ge feedback, och jag är glad att videon var användbar och gav värde. Är du från Sverige? Jag tillbringade en tid i Furulund för flera år sedan och där var det väldigt vackert.
Wow, Thanks so much for the feedback my friend, I am glad the video was helpful. I am sure you will enjoy the camera, it is packed full of features yet in a small package. Please reach out if you have any questions and have fun.
Thanks so much for the feedback and sub. I appreciate you for taking a moment out of your day to let me know. It's hard getting new subs with such a small account, I might as well be spear fishing with a tooth pick. Nothing but gratitude my dude. Thanks so much.
Brother Lani, Thx for the feedback and I am glad the video was helpful. You are out here grinding as well and great info on your channel as well. My wife and I travel when we can but as soon as the kiddo's get out of here we are going to really get OUT there.
@@markthecre8tor My kid just turned 1 so for the next "few" years, I'm traveling as 3. But I got hacks and tips for families too. That vid is in progress at the moment. But no need to wait (unless you don't want to take kiddos lol). I got 16x pts/$ on my FX3. everyone can do it!
@@CallMeLani I will keep my eye out for the video to drop, the wifey uses points all the time on different cards so we have a little experaince but nothing advanced yet. I for sure will reaach out for some tips and tricks. My kiddos are older and we only have one left in high school so our traveling has dropped off a little bit. When the kiddos were younger we spent the holidays in the caribbean.
I can't express how these kind words helped me out today. Thank you so much for taking a moment to provide feedback. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
Thanks so much for the feedback and I am so glad this was helpful. If you have any questions please, please reach out, if I know the answer I share it and if I do not we will find the answer together. Germany has a sweet spot for us Texans as one of your fellow country men Dirk Nowitzki did so much for the city of Dallas.
Hey man thank you so much for this video it was super helpful and easy to understand. I was losing my mind trying to look through much longer videos explaining the exact same concept. Great work!!!
Thank you so much for taking a few minutes out of your day to send this. This helps me to keep going my friend, I can't Thank You enough. I am so happy this helped you out.
Hello, Thanks for reaching out. I have not tested this yet but from what I understand you can save the MR settings to a memory card. The documentation leads me to understand you can extend the MR buttons to have a few more but I do not see a way to map the M settings to a button to be easily recalled. I could be wrong but I need to test this fully.
Thanks for the feedback, Yes it should be the same as the menu is the same just be mindful of the few differences with the fx3 vs the fx30. for example, the native iso's are different but the principles used for the fx3 can transfer right over to the fx30.
Thanks Matt, I truly appreciate the kind words. This means a lot and helps encourage me even more. Thanks again. Do you have the FX3 or considering one of the Sony cameras?
@@markthecre8tor well deserved! I’ve been a creator for 30+ years. Pro for 20. I use an FX3 for a-cam static corporate situations. A7SIII for most of everything else. A7IV for other hybrid situations. Love the FX3 and your thumbnails made me click. I also edit A LOT of UA-cam videos for larger channels and I see the effort you put in to yours. Game recognize game.
@@mattgray9297 Matt all I can say is WOW. You are an OG for sure. 30+ years in the game means you have a lot of wisdom packed away. You also have a rifecta of the killer Sony bodies to cover pretty much everything. I have the A7IV also and use it for times when I have not sure what I will be doing. Thanks so much for the feedback, especially the thumbnail. I know thumbnails are important in the UA-cam space so I have to put effort and thought into them. What is strange is the videos that seem to do well have thumbnails that my daughter and wife took with not much thought or effort into them. Please accept my appolgies for the late response, our son came home from colleage for the long weekend and had a late flight back to Utah monday. Well as usual the flight was delayed and he did not get back to his dorm until 3AM. My wife and I maybe got 2 hours of sleep on Monday night so we were exhausted on Tuesday and retired early.
@@markthecre8tor definitely an OG - which really means I’ve made all the usual mistakes and luck-hustled my way through all sorts projects! That UA-cam life is no joke so I’m just impressed you take the time to reply at all. Sounds like you’ve got some great blessings outside of all this, so that’s awesome!
@@mattgray9297 Luck Hustled!! I am dying laughing, I have not heard that before. I respond to the comments because I enjoy the interaction and talking shop with others with similar interests. My wife and I have been blessed and both grind daily by trading our time for dollars. (trying to flip that) . Sprinkle in some Luck Hustle as you say and here we are.
Thanks for the feedback, I do not have a video for the audio yet but I plan to touch on the subject soon. Did you have a specific question you need help with? I can give it a try.
Thank you kindly, I do not have a specific question, just looking for an overall tutorial taking us step by step on how to use the audio handle that the FX3 comes with.@@markthecre8tor
Thanks Mark! Super helpful but not sure that these settings are for beginners. For beginners, I would not suggest they start with S-LOG but rather shoot with no PP or use S-Cinetone. I did that for a long time and the quality was still amazing.
Thanks for the feedback, I might have jumped the gun a little bit and assumed anyone that purchased the fx3 or even the fx30 would leverage the cine ei and slog-3. Any hoot you live and you learn and your feedback is greatly appreciated. I guess my next video will be how to color grade slog-3 in 30 seconds. 🤣🤣 I used to be intimidated with color grading, it's not difficult at all to be honest. Also i would suspect a lot of beginners are using purchased LUTS. I might consider updating the description to use no picture profile versus s-log 3 for people that do not want to color grade.
@@markthecre8torI think this video is fine because anyone who’s buying into these cameras have the mindset of learning more of a professional workflow. Most cameras come with log profiles nowadays so it’s good to explain these concepts to those getting started in the Sony ecosystem.
@@dewbzki Thank you for the feedback, that was my logic as well. The FX3 target group is professionals or novices trending towards professionals which means most would already be using a workflow that requires some post work to the image. What's funny is when I was only doing photography I disliked post production, but with video I love it.😂. Thanks again my friend for taking a moment to respond.
Which Focus area do you recommend which is most like a point and shoot? There will be times when you don’t have time to switch focus areas. Many thanks.
Hey RossCorbett, Thanks for reaching out. This is a really good question and can be very complex and I will try and make time to create a video on the topic. If you do NOT have time to switch focus areas and the subject is human I always default to Zone focus area. The reason why is the camera sets a priority on eye autofocus first, and uses face detection as a backup when it can't detect the eye. I use zone all the time for human subjects, but when it comes to non-human subjects it becomes more complex and I will need to get a video up to explain why I use expandable spot instead of zone.
Cesar, Muchas Gracias for carving out time of your day to check out the video and give feedback. This helps me to keep pushing forward, and for that I Thank You.
@@Doreencollective Bro!!! Who are you telling...It's like getting tossed in a wood chipper fam. Hard as heck but makes us better and stronger. Keep at it boss. Butter Knife shawty??? I am dying laughing at that one my dude. Next time in ATL I am going to check it out.
Thanks for taking a moment to provide feedback, I can't express how much this means and helps to proceed. I am trying to figure this out with each video and to be honest, it is not easy but I am having fun with it. Thanks to people like you it becomes much easier.
@@markthecre8tor definitely man! I am a long time photographer... My hobbie is landscape but my real job is real estate and architecture... Im trying to bridge the gap of photo and real estate video... It's where I need to go , to be a full service one stop shop for my clients... I've been shooting the a7siii but Sony is not gonna update the firmware with the pre loaded lut option which sucks ... I use the gamma display assist but it doesn't compare to the phantom lut which is use to grade all my footage ... I do have a monitor that I can attach to my gimbal, but I've noticed my gimbal movements are not as smooth because it's kinda of hard to watch the monitor and be fluid staying in straight lines walking... But I dig your channel man .. I want to get the FX3 but I'm sure when I do they will announce the fx3ii 😝
@@alansarpy I wish you much success in bridging that gap my friend, and I understand the frustration with vendor software upgrades or the lack thereof. My day job is in the tech space and I understand the complexities of releasing software from the vendor and customer perspective so I get to see both sides of it. Man, please let me know if you sort out the monitor and gimbal setup, my tired old eyes need a larger monitor but I struggled and had the same issues you mentioned when trying to add the monitor to the gimbal setup. Thanks again for the feedback, and your real estate work looks great, on the Bennet Valley living I was trying to figure out how on earth you managed to get the dog to sit so still, and I figured it was a really good prop and then it moved...EPIC!!
absolutely, I have an ND filter on the front of my lens 90% of the time and a mist filter the other 10%. These settings can be tweaked but will cover a ton of situations while getting started.
Hello NickRichtv, thanks for reaching out. The issue you just described was called out by many. With the FX3 firmware versions before 3.0 the camera would list the frame rates in whole numbers IE 24p, 30p, 60p and 120p but if you looked closely after adding the recorded files to you editing software it read 23.98, 29.7, 59.94 and 119.88. This was because the earlier firmware showed us a whole number but it was really recording in the other. Sony fixed this in firmware version 3.0 but instead of going to the whole numbers they just made sure the camera showed the user what the frame rate really was vs rounding up. You can get true 24P but that will require you to switch to File Format XAVS S-I DCI 4K. I hope this explains it and here is a link to the firmware release notes where its mentioned. www.sony.com/electronics/support/camcorders-and-video-cameras-interchangeable-lens-camcorders/ilme-fx3/software/00280268
That is a great question my friend, but yes you can,. When shooting in Cine EI picture profiles are turned off. To enable them follow the below steps. Press Menu Button - Shooting - Image Quality/Rec - Log Shooting - Log Shooting Setting (Set or change from Cine EI to OFF) Almost there Press Menu Button - Exposure/Color - Color/Tone -Picture Profile (They are all in there PP01, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 10, 11, ETC. Happy shooting my friend.
Hello Mark. I have now came back and watched for the 4th time. Thanks for the great instructions. If I have saved to memory 1 (which registered to M1 settings) How can I go back and undue that saved setting or over wright it, if I want to change it. Hope that made sense. I went into manual White Balance and wanted to save the new white balance and it says I cannot? Thanks
That is a great question, and thank you for the kind words and feedback. I should have called this out in the video, but the fix or process to update the settings in the MR buttons is fairly simple. Let me explain. Step 1 Go into the Menu and for example CHANGE the White Balance from 5600K to 5000k (note: it can be anything IE Focus area, Steady shot, audio levels etc. Step 2 From the Menu Select - Shooting - (4) Shooting Mode - Camera Set Memory - Press Enter The next screen with Show Memory 1, 2 and 3 across the top. Select the number of the memory slot you want to update from 1, 2 or 3 using the joystick or jog wheel, and then press enter. (note: make sure that you select the correct MR button on this step or you might save it to the wrong MR button) It will say Registered. Now when you press the mode button and select the updated MR button it will reflect what you changed. I hope this helped, but I might create a video on how to do this as well. Thanks again for the feedback
@@markthecre8tor I tried it and it worked perfectly thanks. Years ago I was in the video business. You put your S-VHS in the camera, focused, did a white balance and you pressed record. For me learning this FX3 is like learning to swim by being thrown over Niagara Falls LOL! It is so helpful to be able to ask someone like you who knows. Manuals seem to always tell me everything but what I want to know. Is there anyway I can have a monitor plugged into the camera and still have the camera monitor stay on? It always turns my camera monitor panel off, when I use an external monitor. Thanks
@@StarAccount-km1rt Sorry for the delay my friend, I have been on-site with work the last few days and just getting a chance to respond. To allow the flippy screen on the FX3 to stay one when you plug in a external monitor Press the Menu button --> Go down to Setup --> select #11 External Output --> HDMI Info Display ---> Select OFF. This should allow you to use both screens at the same time. If you turn it off it will kill the flippy screen again.
@@StarAccount-km1rt Haha, sounds like you and I are around the same age. I was too poor to afford a video camera but I do remember having a ton of movies on VHS. Keep learning my friend.
@@redmann009 if you are on a budget the SDXC v90 cards will pretty much work with all the file formats and they are fairly priced. If you want to speed up your workflow and cost is no issue the cfexpress type A cards are great. Just remember they are expensive
I appreciate this so much, it looks like we have some similar interests. I fly FPV also, and mountain bike. My wife and I just came back from riding in Bentonville AR last weekend. Thanks again so much for the sub my friend.
Hey There SamMasghati, sorry for any confusion. 60FPS can be slowed down by 40% in post-production or final cut pro to start where it looks natural on a 24FPS timeline. Here is the complete list to start with. When I shoot at higher frame rates my intention is to slow it down and how much will depend on the look I am trying to create. 24FPS is not listed but I have been able to do it with some trickery magic in Final Cut Pro. I hope this helps These numbers are from the below formula 24 FPS / Frame Rate amount = % to slow down 30fps = 80% 48fps = 50% 60fps = 40% 80fps = 30% 96fps = 25% 100fps = 24% 120fps = 20% 150fps = 16% 180fps = 13% 240fps = 10%
Thx for reaching out, for sports I would first consider if you have any plans to slow the footage down. Fast moving sports 120fps and 60fps all day. But remember you will lose motion blur if you view it in real time so it won't look right. 60fps gives you a little motion blur so I would start there and look at the footage on a 24p time line. If there is no reason to slow the footage down to emphasize a move or action go with 24p.
@@markthecre8tor hey bro really appreciate the quick reply! This has helped out a lot now I finally understand what all the frame rates mean and what they do🙌 keep it up live your work brother, all love from Brisbane Australia🫡
@@notoriousx4390 Australia, wow I am honored and appreciate the kind words my friend. When you can play around with the different frame rates on a 24P time line and you should have an AHA moment. Try and use static and moving subjects, for example you walking across the frame and a ceiling fan spinning. Keep the camera in your hands and learn as much as you can, and hit me up if your learn something new as I learn something new almost every day. #gratitude
I have always been curious about the Sony A7C line and thought they were more focused on photography but more on the minimalist side. The smaller form factor and the full-frame sensor are how I came to that conclusion. The biggest change I see compared to the older model are sensor goes from 25.3 megapixels to 34.1 and they added 10bit color to the new model vs 8. major IQ bump going from 8 to 10 for sure. Slog 3 support was also added and a slight increase on the auto focus points.
Don’t forget to set variable shutter speed so you don’t get horizontal rolling lines in your 119.88fps (set to 239.9 shutter speed) slow motion footage like I did last night
Thanks for the feedback, I am a bit curious as to what may have caused this on your camera. I am not good enough to not obey the 180-degree shutter rule and before firmware version 3.0 the FX3 did not have true 24P as the footage when added to post-production showed 23.98. I just shot some product footage at 119.88p with a shutter of 1/250 with no rolling lines. Are you using the Sony FX30 by chance? the Sony FX3 does not offer a variable shutter, but the fx30 does.
Hello Sorry for the late response. Unfortunately, you cannot set a custom button for a memory recall setting on the Sony FX3. You can only use the virtual selections available when pressing the mode button then select MR1-MR3. This holds true for the Sony A7IV as well, you cannot set a memory recall button different then the dial setting of 1-3.
Yes I actually did finally update to firmware version 3.00. If you are on an earlier firmware the settings for frame rate will be a little different. I am using v90 SD cards and you can record XAVC S 4K on 24, 60, and 120 FPS. I do have a V30 SD card and it will do 24 and 60 FPS at 4K but will not do the 120 FPS 4K in XAVC S. The V30 cards are not fast enough to handle that 280M Bit rate, it's just too much data being pumped through so you will need a V90 for 120FPS. I hope this helps my friend and hit me up if you have any questions
thank you so much man im really learning a lot from your channel we need more creators like you ive been recommending your channel to other creatives as well, awesome work@@markthecre8tor
Hi Mark I have the latest version of FX3 3.0.0 I have a Tough 160GB CFexpress type A card But it will not appear for me 23.98 and 29.97 and 59.94 and 119.88 I get 25, 50 and 100 I hope you can help me Thank you in advance
Hello, my friend, This could be a region setting on your camera body. Go into the Menu and select the yellow toolbox icon way at the bottom. Select #1 Area/Date --> Then select NTSC/PAL Selector. When you hit enter if it says change to NTSC this means you are on the PAL region. This is the correct frame rate for your region.
As long as you follow the 180-degree shutter rule, I think you should be okay, but the reason for the 24fps for NTSC and 25fps for PAL is a carryover from the legacy TV broadcast days for geographical regions difference.
It is for sure fast, I wish I could go slower but being new I had to consider the viewer's attention span. To access the shutter with these modes all you have to do is rotate the control wheel. It's the one on the back of the camera with Disp, Zebra, peaking, and shutter wrapped around it. If you rotate the wheel and the shutter does not increase or decrease, it's locked (which is by design). Press down on the control wheel right above the word shutter, which will unlock the shutter. You should now be able to change the shutter now by rotating the wheel. This seems cumbersome but it prevents you from accidentally changing your shutter by bumping the dial. I hope this helps, if not let me know and we can sync up.
Thanks for the feedback. Not having an EVF was mentioned often with the FX3. This decision was made by Sony from probably tons of market research and probably because of the camera's small size. I am not an expert on this topic but I think a proper camera for video with an EVF would not be fixed to one position on the camera like a photo camera EVF. It would have the ability to be re-positioned like the Blackmagic Cine camera, but that camera has a much larger form factor. Great observation and maybe Sony will try to add this in a future design for those of us that have a use for it.
Peace and Blessings Mark, as always I enjoy your content. you did a great job breaking down the reasons why not just the whats. Keep making these types of vids... your improving with every release. 🫡
OG Lamar, Thank you so much for the kind words and feedback this means a lot Sir. I literally am just putting one foot in front of the other and trying to learn and share and maybe help someone along the way.
After scouring Sony "help" articles and Reddit I had no answer. I'm not a videographer, I just want my camera to work.
I watched this video and now I have my presets frame rate/shutter speed done so I stop jittery slow mo.
Thanks 👍
Super glad this helped, cool name by the way. My oldest son we named Triston, with an O.
I’ve had a fx3 for 2 years but haven’t bothered actually learning the settings. starting here thanks, great vid
Thanks so much for the feedback, this helps guide me with new content. Your channel is killer also, all of my kiddos are ballers so I appreciate the work you do.
Really, really helpful. My M1, M2, M3 finally serve a purpose! Thanks, Mark!
I am so glad this was helpful. I use the memory recall buttons to get back to a Known Good Setting when I start jacking around with the settings all the time.
BRO !!!! insane value , thx alot ! you solve something big for me here !!!!
Big Thanks to you my friend for taking a moment to provide feedback. Thanks so much!!
@@markthecre8tor would be crazy if you could pull up more video like this one explaning all the settings in the FX3 , i really enjoy the way you teach ! Cheers !!
@@SimonSenez I will try and put together another video going over the settings soon.
Finally a simple tutorial on this - thank you man
@@Beatthefire Not a problem my friend, I'm glad this was helpful. Thank you for swinging back and providing feedback.
I wouldn't call this for beginners but the most useful setting for Run and Gun.
Appreciate the feedback, I hoped this was not too advanced, as I did not mention a ton of other settings I fiddle with. please let me know where it was too much so I can improve. Thanks again for the feedback.
@@markthecre8torI don't think its too advance, That's pretty much I have my FX3 setup except for I only shoot SL3 in M3 and at 4K 24. I rarely use 120fps and if need it while shooting from M2 I just make the necessary changes.
I would also argue that the FX3 really shouldn't be in a beginner's hands but if you do start on this camera you will have a long road of learning and great tech with some longevity so shoutout to you! DONT GIVE UP!
Just got my FX3 and found this video the day after I found the save option. I have one of my save options for photos on the fly but love the 24/60/120 idea! Got my sub!
Thanks for swinging back and giving feedback, that means a lot. I need to put out some more tips on this camera as it seems that is the most useful. Thanks again my friend.
you are really good on camera, love how comfortable you appear. I still struggle with that part.
I really appreciate the kind words, most of it is luck, to be honest. I have never done this before.
Such a great video! THANK YOU! Perfect (concise!) info/tutorial...and I love your DJ, big mic style 👏🏼🙏🏼
@@elizabethhummer Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback, I truly appreciate it. The FX3 is an amazing little camera, have fun with it and reach out if you have any questions.
@@markthecre8tor Thanks - actually I have tons. Was just doing new stuff with it this weekend...need to figure out some things for sure.
My guy, thank you so much. Been looking for a simple video to help explain all of this and you KILLED it!
Thanks so much for the kind words Sir. My goal was to keep it simple and show a solution for where I struggled at one point. Super glad it helped you out.
Great vid thanks!! Please make one on focus functions
Thank you for taking a moment to provide feedback.
Hey great video but one quick question ….. what picture profile do you use ??
My Dude, Thanks for the feedback. I am shooting in Log, or Cine EI which is slog-3. But I do at times use the picture profiles for off the wall type stuff. Slog 3 should cover almost all the bases, but if you want to use the picture profiles they are still available on the fx3. Let me know if if you want the steps to find them. Thanks again for the kind words.
Outstanding! Well done you.
@@lindongareis8757 I appreciate the feedback, thanks so much.
Tack, riktigt bra och pedagogiskt framställt.
Tack så mycket för att du tog dig tid att ge feedback, och jag är glad att videon var användbar och gav värde. Är du från Sverige? Jag tillbringade en tid i Furulund för flera år sedan och där var det väldigt vackert.
Yes I´m from Sweden. I really don´t know, where is Furulund in Sweden? 🤔@@markthecre8tor
Just picked up an FX3 and love it! Thanks for this video. To the point and sprinkled with some humor. Awesome! And I subbed too.
Wow, Thanks so much for the feedback my friend, I am glad the video was helpful. I am sure you will enjoy the camera, it is packed full of features yet in a small package. Please reach out if you have any questions and have fun.
most detailed i saw so far thank u bro 💯
I am glad this was helpful, and thanks for the feedback. Reach out if you have any questions.
Thank you for keeping it simple! cheers
@@FIFA10EA you are very welcome, I'm glad this helped.
Thank you man you just got a new subscriber 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks so much for the feedback and sub. I appreciate you for taking a moment out of your day to let me know. It's hard getting new subs with such a small account, I might as well be spear fishing with a tooth pick. Nothing but gratitude my dude. Thanks so much.
I just got this camera for my YT channel setup! This was helpful
Brother Lani, Thx for the feedback and I am glad the video was helpful. You are out here grinding as well and great info on your channel as well. My wife and I travel when we can but as soon as the kiddo's get out of here we are going to really get OUT there.
@@markthecre8tor My kid just turned 1 so for the next "few" years, I'm traveling as 3. But I got hacks and tips for families too. That vid is in progress at the moment. But no need to wait (unless you don't want to take kiddos lol). I got 16x pts/$ on my FX3. everyone can do it!
@@CallMeLani I will keep my eye out for the video to drop, the wifey uses points all the time on different cards so we have a little experaince but nothing advanced yet. I for sure will reaach out for some tips and tricks. My kiddos are older and we only have one left in high school so our traveling has dropped off a little bit. When the kiddos were younger we spent the holidays in the caribbean.
Thank you. This is exactly what I've been looking for.
Awesome, Great to hear the video was helpful. Enjoy that camera and have fun.
Excellent video!
Thanks so much for the feedback, feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Mark Thank you so much. Easy to understand and useful. You are an excellent teacher. I have subscribed and liked.
I can't express how these kind words helped me out today. Thank you so much for taking a moment to provide feedback. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
*Nice info for those looking to figure out their Menu to set it 4K recording. I have the same setting on my fx30 but I do 24,60 and 1080 60*
Thanks so much for taking a moment to give a guy some feedback.
Perfect! Thank you for this. I am just starting with the FX 30 and this ist pretty helpfull.
Greatings from old Germany.
Thanks so much for the feedback and I am so glad this was helpful. If you have any questions please, please reach out, if I know the answer I share it and if I do not we will find the answer together. Germany has a sweet spot for us Texans as one of your fellow country men Dirk Nowitzki did so much for the city of Dallas.
Hey man thank you so much for this video it was super helpful and easy to understand. I was losing my mind trying to look through much longer videos explaining the exact same concept. Great work!!!
Thank you so much for taking a few minutes out of your day to send this. This helps me to keep going my friend, I can't Thank You enough. I am so happy this helped you out.
Can you also tell us, what M1/M2/M3/M4 are? Thanks.
Hello, Thanks for reaching out. I have not tested this yet but from what I understand you can save the MR settings to a memory card. The documentation leads me to understand you can extend the MR buttons to have a few more but I do not see a way to map the M settings to a button to be easily recalled. I could be wrong but I need to test this fully.
This was super helpful sir. Thank you! And can't wait to see the growth!
I appreciate the feedback fam, slow and steady wins the race. Just learning as I go and trying to have fun with it as well. Thanks again.
Awesome video, Mark. Very clear and organized. New subscriber! Looking forward to seeing your channel grow 💪
@@chrisdickersonfilms I truly appreciate the feedback, kind words and sub. Thanks so much
Happy raksha bandhan bhai 😊
Great video - would this be almost the same for the FX30?
Thanks for the feedback, Yes it should be the same as the menu is the same just be mindful of the few differences with the fx3 vs the fx30. for example, the native iso's are different but the principles used for the fx3 can transfer right over to the fx30.
You’re doing great work here, Mark.
Thanks Matt, I truly appreciate the kind words. This means a lot and helps encourage me even more. Thanks again. Do you have the FX3 or considering one of the Sony cameras?
@@markthecre8tor well deserved! I’ve been a creator for 30+ years. Pro for 20. I use an FX3 for a-cam static corporate situations. A7SIII for most of everything else. A7IV for other hybrid situations. Love the FX3 and your thumbnails made me click. I also edit A LOT of UA-cam videos for larger channels and I see the effort you put in to yours. Game recognize game.
@@mattgray9297 Matt all I can say is WOW. You are an OG for sure. 30+ years in the game means you have a lot of wisdom packed away. You also have a rifecta of the killer Sony bodies to cover pretty much everything. I have the A7IV also and use it for times when I have not sure what I will be doing. Thanks so much for the feedback, especially the thumbnail. I know thumbnails are important in the UA-cam space so I have to put effort and thought into them. What is strange is the videos that seem to do well have thumbnails that my daughter and wife took with not much thought or effort into them. Please accept my appolgies for the late response, our son came home from colleage for the long weekend and had a late flight back to Utah monday. Well as usual the flight was delayed and he did not get back to his dorm until 3AM. My wife and I maybe got 2 hours of sleep on Monday night so we were exhausted on Tuesday and retired early.
@@markthecre8tor definitely an OG - which really means I’ve made all the usual mistakes and luck-hustled my way through all sorts projects! That UA-cam life is no joke so I’m just impressed you take the time to reply at all. Sounds like you’ve got some great blessings outside of all this, so that’s awesome!
@@mattgray9297 Luck Hustled!! I am dying laughing, I have not heard that before. I respond to the comments because I enjoy the interaction and talking shop with others with similar interests. My wife and I have been blessed and both grind daily by trading our time for dollars. (trying to flip that) . Sprinkle in some Luck Hustle as you say and here we are.
amazing video Thank you! do you have a setup video for how to use the audio by chance?
Thanks for the feedback, I do not have a video for the audio yet but I plan to touch on the subject soon. Did you have a specific question you need help with? I can give it a try.
Thank you kindly, I do not have a specific question, just looking for an overall tutorial taking us step by step on how to use the audio handle that the FX3 comes with.@@markthecre8tor
This is awesome, thanks for making this
Todd, I am glad the video helped and I appreciate you for carving out a moment of time to provide feedback. Much appreciated!!
Nice one Mark 👍🏿 Keep em coming !
ODHunte, thanks so much for the kind words and motivation. I will do my best.
Right on point. Thanks
Thank you, I am glad this helped.
Thanks Mark! Super helpful but not sure that these settings are for beginners. For beginners, I would not suggest they start with S-LOG but rather shoot with no PP or use S-Cinetone. I did that for a long time and the quality was still amazing.
Thanks for the feedback, I might have jumped the gun a little bit and assumed anyone that purchased the fx3 or even the fx30 would leverage the cine ei and slog-3. Any hoot you live and you learn and your feedback is greatly appreciated. I guess my next video will be how to color grade slog-3 in 30 seconds. 🤣🤣
I used to be intimidated with color grading, it's not difficult at all to be honest. Also i would suspect a lot of beginners are using purchased LUTS. I might consider updating the description to use no picture profile versus s-log 3 for people that do not want to color grade.
@@markthecre8torI think this video is fine because anyone who’s buying into these cameras have the mindset of learning more of a professional workflow.
Most cameras come with log profiles nowadays so it’s good to explain these concepts to those getting started in the Sony ecosystem.
@@dewbzki Thank you for the feedback, that was my logic as well. The FX3 target group is professionals or novices trending towards professionals which means most would already be using a workflow that requires some post work to the image. What's funny is when I was only doing photography I disliked post production, but with video I love it.😂. Thanks again my friend for taking a moment to respond.
@@markthecre8tor Yeah no worries! I recently switched to Sony so that’s how I came actually your video. Keep it up!
@@dewbzki keep it up fam, welcome to the Sony side, there is so much to learn but it's fun.
Which Focus area do you recommend which is most like a point and shoot? There will be times when you don’t have time to switch focus areas. Many thanks.
Hey RossCorbett, Thanks for reaching out. This is a really good question and can be very complex and I will try and make time to create a video on the topic. If you do NOT have time to switch focus areas and the subject is human I always default to Zone focus area. The reason why is the camera sets a priority on eye autofocus first, and uses face detection as a backup when it can't detect the eye. I use zone all the time for human subjects, but when it comes to non-human subjects it becomes more complex and I will need to get a video up to explain why I use expandable spot instead of zone.
Great video!!
Cesar, Muchas Gracias for carving out time of your day to check out the video and give feedback. This helps me to keep pushing forward, and for that I Thank You.
Thank you for a great video.
Thanks so much for taking a moment of your time to provide feedback Larry, #gratitude
perfect bro thanks
Thank you so much for taking a moment to provide feedback.
Broooo. You are greatly appreciated!!!
Anytime my friend, Super glad it was helpful and provided some value.
Mark Thank you so much.
Anytime my friend, glad this helped out.
SO HELPFUL THANK YOU!
Reneecbull, I appreciate you for taking a moment out of your day to provide feedback. I am super glad this was helpful.
Continue to put out great content, brother
Thank you so much for taking a moment out of your day to provide feedback, I can't express how much this helps. Sending a virtual dap and fist bump.
@@markthecre8tor we are both on this youtube grind, keep going my bro
@@Doreencollective Bro!!! Who are you telling...It's like getting tossed in a wood chipper fam. Hard as heck but makes us better and stronger. Keep at it boss. Butter Knife shawty??? I am dying laughing at that one my dude. Next time in ATL I am going to check it out.
@@markthecre8tor bro his food is incredible! Let me know when you plan to come through and I’ll get you linked. Also, let’s collab on some content!!
@@Doreencollective I would love to, let's connect via IG or another channel where we can chat offline as well.
awesome channel bro
Thanks for taking a moment to provide feedback, I can't express how much this means and helps to proceed. I am trying to figure this out with each video and to be honest, it is not easy but I am having fun with it. Thanks to people like you it becomes much easier.
@@markthecre8tor definitely man! I am a long time photographer... My hobbie is landscape but my real job is real estate and architecture... Im trying to bridge the gap of photo and real estate video... It's where I need to go , to be a full service one stop shop for my clients... I've been shooting the a7siii but Sony is not gonna update the firmware with the pre loaded lut option which sucks ... I use the gamma display assist but it doesn't compare to the phantom lut which is use to grade all my footage ... I do have a monitor that I can attach to my gimbal, but I've noticed my gimbal movements are not as smooth because it's kinda of hard to watch the monitor and be fluid staying in straight lines walking... But I dig your channel man .. I want to get the FX3 but I'm sure when I do they will announce the fx3ii 😝
@@alansarpy I wish you much success in bridging that gap my friend, and I understand the frustration with vendor software upgrades or the lack thereof. My day job is in the tech space and I understand the complexities of releasing software from the vendor and customer perspective so I get to see both sides of it. Man, please let me know if you sort out the monitor and gimbal setup, my tired old eyes need a larger monitor but I struggled and had the same issues you mentioned when trying to add the monitor to the gimbal setup. Thanks again for the feedback, and your real estate work looks great, on the Bennet Valley living I was trying to figure out how on earth you managed to get the dog to sit so still, and I figured it was a really good prop and then it moved...EPIC!!
Good Video!!! thanks for the info.
Bthefilmer, thanks for stopping to provide feedback, I really appreciate it and I am glad you got some value out of the video.
Are these settings also suitable for using ND filters?

absolutely, I have an ND filter on the front of my lens 90% of the time and a mist filter the other 10%. These settings can be tweaked but will cover a ton of situations while getting started.
Im new to the camera but any idea why the fps isn’t 60 120 etc. but is 59.8 or whatever. Is there a way to change that or is that normal?
Hello NickRichtv, thanks for reaching out. The issue you just described was called out by many. With the FX3 firmware versions before 3.0 the camera would list the frame rates in whole numbers IE 24p, 30p, 60p and 120p but if you looked closely after adding the recorded files to you editing software it read 23.98, 29.7, 59.94 and 119.88. This was because the earlier firmware showed us a whole number but it was really recording in the other. Sony fixed this in firmware version 3.0 but instead of going to the whole numbers they just made sure the camera showed the user what the frame rate really was vs rounding up. You can get true 24P but that will require you to switch to File Format XAVS S-I DCI 4K. I hope this explains it and here is a link to the firmware release notes where its mentioned. www.sony.com/electronics/support/camcorders-and-video-cameras-interchangeable-lens-camcorders/ilme-fx3/software/00280268
Can we set picture profile also ??
That is a great question my friend, but yes you can,. When shooting in Cine EI picture profiles are turned off. To enable them follow the below steps.
Press Menu Button - Shooting - Image Quality/Rec - Log Shooting - Log Shooting Setting (Set or change from Cine EI to OFF)
Almost there
Press Menu Button - Exposure/Color - Color/Tone -Picture Profile (They are all in there PP01, 2, 3, 4 5, 6, 10, 11, ETC. Happy shooting my friend.
Hello Mark. I have now came back and watched for the 4th time. Thanks for the great instructions.
If I have saved to memory 1 (which registered to M1 settings)
How can I go back and undue that saved setting or over wright it, if I want to change it.
Hope that made sense. I went into manual White Balance and wanted to save the new white balance and it says I cannot?
Thanks
That is a great question, and thank you for the kind words and feedback. I should have called this out in the video, but the fix or process to update the settings in the MR buttons is fairly simple. Let me explain.
Step 1
Go into the Menu and for example CHANGE the White Balance from 5600K to 5000k (note: it can be anything IE Focus area, Steady shot, audio levels etc.
Step 2
From the Menu Select - Shooting - (4) Shooting Mode - Camera Set Memory - Press Enter
The next screen with Show Memory 1, 2 and 3 across the top.
Select the number of the memory slot you want to update from 1, 2 or 3 using the joystick or jog wheel, and then press enter. (note: make sure that you select the correct MR button on this step or you might save it to the wrong MR button)
It will say Registered.
Now when you press the mode button and select the updated MR button it will reflect what you changed.
I hope this helped, but I might create a video on how to do this as well.
Thanks again for the feedback
@@markthecre8tor I tried it and it worked perfectly thanks.
Years ago I was in the video business. You put your S-VHS in the camera, focused, did a white balance and you pressed record. For me learning this FX3 is like learning to swim by being thrown over Niagara Falls LOL!
It is so helpful to be able to ask someone like you who knows. Manuals seem to always tell me everything but what I want to know.
Is there anyway I can have a monitor plugged into the camera and still have the camera monitor stay on? It always turns my camera monitor panel off, when I use an external monitor. Thanks
@@StarAccount-km1rt Sorry for the delay my friend, I have been on-site with work the last few days and just getting a chance to respond. To allow the flippy screen on the FX3 to stay one when you plug in a external monitor Press the Menu button --> Go down to Setup --> select #11 External Output --> HDMI Info Display ---> Select OFF. This should allow you to use both screens at the same time. If you turn it off it will kill the flippy screen again.
@@StarAccount-km1rt Haha, sounds like you and I are around the same age. I was too poor to afford a video camera but I do remember having a ton of movies on VHS. Keep learning my friend.
Can I ask what memory card you would recommend for this?
@@redmann009 if you are on a budget the SDXC v90 cards will pretty much work with all the file formats and they are fairly priced. If you want to speed up your workflow and cost is no issue the cfexpress type A cards are great. Just remember they are expensive
Thanks!
Glad it was helpful, enjoy the camera.
Thanks for this!! new sub.
I appreciate this so much, it looks like we have some similar interests. I fly FPV also, and mountain bike. My wife and I just came back from riding in Bentonville AR last weekend. Thanks again so much for the sub my friend.
3:24 You meant Slow down the footage by 60%, or to 40%, not by 40%
Hey There SamMasghati, sorry for any confusion. 60FPS can be slowed down by 40% in post-production or final cut pro to start where it looks natural on a 24FPS timeline. Here is the complete list to start with. When I shoot at higher frame rates my intention is to slow it down and how much will depend on the look I am trying to create. 24FPS is not listed but I have been able to do it with some trickery magic in Final Cut Pro. I hope this helps
These numbers are from the below formula
24 FPS / Frame Rate amount = % to slow down
30fps = 80%
48fps = 50%
60fps = 40%
80fps = 30%
96fps = 25%
100fps = 24%
120fps = 20%
150fps = 16%
180fps = 13%
240fps = 10%
Which setting would you use for sports?
Thx for reaching out, for sports I would first consider if you have any plans to slow the footage down. Fast moving sports 120fps and 60fps all day. But remember you will lose motion blur if you view it in real time so it won't look right. 60fps gives you a little motion blur so I would start there and look at the footage on a 24p time line. If there is no reason to slow the footage down to emphasize a move or action go with 24p.
@@markthecre8tor hey bro really appreciate the quick reply! This has helped out a lot now I finally understand what all the frame rates mean and what they do🙌 keep it up live your work brother, all love from Brisbane Australia🫡
@@notoriousx4390 Australia, wow I am honored and appreciate the kind words my friend. When you can play around with the different frame rates on a 24P time line and you should have an AHA moment. Try and use static and moving subjects, for example you walking across the frame and a ceiling fan spinning. Keep the camera in your hands and learn as much as you can, and hit me up if your learn something new as I learn something new almost every day. #gratitude
thank you brother , subscribe done
You are very welcome my friend, glad this was helpful 👍🏽
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I appreciate the kind words a feedback boss!!!
What are your thoughts on 7ACII and ACR?
I have always been curious about the Sony A7C line and thought they were more focused on photography but more on the minimalist side. The smaller form factor and the full-frame sensor are how I came to that conclusion. The biggest change I see compared to the older model are sensor goes from 25.3 megapixels to 34.1 and they added 10bit color to the new model vs 8. major IQ bump going from 8 to 10 for sure. Slog 3 support was also added and a slight increase on the auto focus points.
Don’t forget to set variable shutter speed so you don’t get horizontal rolling lines in your 119.88fps (set to 239.9 shutter speed) slow motion footage like I did last night
Thanks for the feedback, I am a bit curious as to what may have caused this on your camera. I am not good enough to not obey the 180-degree shutter rule and before firmware version 3.0 the FX3 did not have true 24P as the footage when added to post-production showed 23.98. I just shot some product footage at 119.88p with a shutter of 1/250 with no rolling lines. Are you using the Sony FX30 by chance? the Sony FX3 does not offer a variable shutter, but the fx30 does.
why would you want variable shutter in vids?
Sir is thier a way i ket set a button to change from custom 1,2 or 3v
Hello Sorry for the late response. Unfortunately, you cannot set a custom button for a memory recall setting on the Sony FX3. You can only use the virtual selections available when pressing the mode button then select MR1-MR3. This holds true for the Sony A7IV as well, you cannot set a memory recall button different then the dial setting of 1-3.
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Thank You very much, my friend.
did you update your fx3 because your settings area little bit different from mine also what sd card are you using because it wont let me map 120fps
Yes I actually did finally update to firmware version 3.00. If you are on an earlier firmware the settings for frame rate will be a little different. I am using v90 SD cards and you can record XAVC S 4K on 24, 60, and 120 FPS. I do have a V30 SD card and it will do 24 and 60 FPS at 4K but will not do the 120 FPS 4K in XAVC S. The V30 cards are not fast enough to handle that 280M Bit rate, it's just too much data being pumped through so you will need a V90 for 120FPS. I hope this helps my friend and hit me up if you have any questions
thank you so much man im really learning a lot from your channel we need more creators like you ive been recommending your channel to other creatives as well, awesome work@@markthecre8tor
My man
I appreciate Boss, hope the video helped in some way.
Lets gooo🎉
Hi Mark
I have the latest version of FX3 3.0.0
I have a Tough 160GB CFexpress type A card
But it will not appear for me 23.98 and 29.97 and 59.94 and 119.88
I get 25, 50 and 100
I hope you can help me
Thank you in advance
Hello, my friend, This could be a region setting on your camera body. Go into the Menu and select the yellow toolbox icon way at the bottom. Select #1 Area/Date --> Then select NTSC/PAL Selector. When you hit enter if it says change to NTSC this means you are on the PAL region. This is the correct frame rate for your region.
As long as you follow the 180-degree shutter rule, I think you should be okay, but the reason for the 24fps for NTSC and 25fps for PAL is a carryover from the legacy TV broadcast days for geographical regions difference.
That was very fast. I felt some steps were missing. I am not able to access my shutter. Can you help?
It is for sure fast, I wish I could go slower but being new I had to consider the viewer's attention span. To access the shutter with these modes all you have to do is rotate the control wheel. It's the one on the back of the camera with Disp, Zebra, peaking, and shutter wrapped around it. If you rotate the wheel and the shutter does not increase or decrease, it's locked (which is by design). Press down on the control wheel right above the word shutter, which will unlock the shutter. You should now be able to change the shutter now by rotating the wheel. This seems cumbersome but it prevents you from accidentally changing your shutter by bumping the dial. I hope this helps, if not let me know and we can sync up.
@@markthecre8tor Finally got it!!! Thanks so much!
@@ReelKineticActionDesign Glad we figured it out my friend.
Word...
I appreciate my dude.
Fx3
For begginers
Lol
No evf no run and gun in the field 🫤👽
Thanks for the feedback. Not having an EVF was mentioned often with the FX3. This decision was made by Sony from probably tons of market research and probably because of the camera's small size. I am not an expert on this topic but I think a proper camera for video with an EVF would not be fixed to one position on the camera like a photo camera EVF. It would have the ability to be re-positioned like the Blackmagic Cine camera, but that camera has a much larger form factor. Great observation and maybe Sony will try to add this in a future design for those of us that have a use for it.
Peace and Blessings Mark, as always I enjoy your content. you did a great job breaking down the reasons why not just the whats. Keep making these types of vids... your improving with every release. 🫡
OG Lamar, Thank you so much for the kind words and feedback this means a lot Sir. I literally am just putting one foot in front of the other and trying to learn and share and maybe help someone along the way.