I forgot to mention, If you plug in an external monitor through HDMI, your display on the camera will shut off if you have "HDMI Info. Display" turned on. If you want the display to show up on both the camera and external monitor, go ahead and turn that off. It's under External Output(#11) under Setup
I am looking everywhere for insight on a issue I have. I hope that Bossman potato jet can answer this for me. I have an external shinobi monitor attached with hdmi and it works good but as soon as I go into playback to look at the shots both the Sony screen and shinobi goes black??? As soon as I pull out the hdmi cable Sony’s playback monitor wakes up. Is it possible that the camera can’t playback using a external monitor, that would be a huge downer. Please help me out! You’re the man🤟🏼
when using the sony a7s3 with an external monitor, can you still use the touch focus on the camera? I have tried to find the setting in the menu, but cant find it. Not sure if the camera allows you to use touch focus when using an external montior?
I just bought the a7Siii and a sigma 24 -70mm f 2.8. I just watched this entire video and went through my camera settings. It was so incredibly helpful. I can’t thank you enough!
I've watched quite a few reviews and walk throughs and I've even had my hands on mine for about 2 weeks now yet this has been by far the most helpful settings video period. Thanks so much!
This is unquestionably one of THE BEST HOW TO VIDEOS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!! I ordered this camera 8 weeks ago and still waiting (sigh) but when I get it, thanks to you Potato, I will be ready to ROCK!!!!
This is my dream camera. Hopefully in 2 to 3 years I can actually afford it. Smart move making an in-depth video on this camera. Im willing to bet this will be a top 5 video for you all time in a few years.
THANK YOU! Amazingly in depth. Being new to Sony, this is an invaluable beginning to my journey with getting my feet wet with this camera. My head was spinning a bit, but that’s what hitting pause and rewind is for! Thanks for putting in the time to do this.
Gene, seriously thank you so much for doing this. For beginners like me who try to shoot like you, this is absolutely priceless info! I know it's a ton of effort to do this, but this will help us all grow!
I just went down a rabbit hole on zebra stripes when you said you set yours high because you wanted your Zebra stripes "to come in pretty late." WHOA! I hit pause right there because I didn't understand what that meant. And, after watching several other videos JUST ABOUT ZEBRA STRIPES (thank-you, UA-cam) and reading two articles, I realized that I had not really understood the full significance of zebra stripes and how to set them before. I feel so wicked smart now that I have totally geeked out on zebra stripes. And, now I'll pick back up at 2:29. ;)
Gene! You the real MVP. I'm sure you were super tired with the final 10 min of the video. I appreciate this so much. I got so giddy going through the settings with you. My first Sony coming from the GH5. This is gonna be fun.
@@mirrorlessny The AF made me cry. It was so easy and smooth. So many previous shots were out of focus for me, that could've easily been resolved with AF.
@@JuliusSDeLaCruz have fun with it,,, stabilization is not as good as Panasonic's but A7S3 is one of the first Sony cameras to get the new "active" ibis which is a big improvement
Life saver. Thanks, Gene. This saved me SO MUCH TIME! This camera is proof positive that you have to be careful what you ask for because you might just get it. SO MUCH CAMERA! I LOVE IT!
Not in a million years am I watching this but if I had this camera I would be extremely grateful to have an experienced person as yourself run through it
Been using my A7SIII for about two weeks now coming from an A7III, but I still learned a ton from this video! The only thing I'm unhappy with so far is that in any mode I can press the record button to start taking a video, but if I'm in a movie mode I can't take a photo. I can get around it by setting my custom modes to my desired frame rates and codecs but as a photo mode so then I can take raw photos and videos. But then I can't see my remaining space on my cards or what my movie settings are until I start recording. It was the same way on my A7III although I didn't need to worry about file size, but now with all these rad 4K modes I need to be a little more cautious when shooting for clients haha. Absolutely in love with the camera though, it's everything I thought it would be and then some. Thanks for the awesome info in this vid!
Awesome, loved the in-depth tutorial. Thanks a ton! Surprisingly there are buyers out there (like me) who aren't as professional, but still bought the cam anyway and have zero clue of what these menus mean.
Crazy! I remember you posted this video a while back but I didn't have this camera so I skipped it (sorry), now I have this camera and this is so helpful! I look forward to re-watching later today with the camera in hand to adjust some of those settings. Thank you so much!!!
Yes, but I remember when a camera not even this good would have cost $100,000.00+. 20 years ago you could have gotten a 1MP with a single crap lens for the price of the A7S. No need to pay for for the latest and greatest, as in no time it will be a just a moment of novelty.
Well, its 3:32am in India. I know that I will not able to buy any camera for another year and I will have to borrow even a small entry level camera for my next own project, but still every night I hooked up with your videos and feels that even cannon 5d is a mid level camera.. which I can never afford ... Thanks for the good feelings which is impossible to get in real life.
The function ring lens setting is enabled when you have a lens connected that has a digital ring, which you can assign to various settings other than focus.
Possible video idea: I’m really considering buying the a7s3 and the idea of shooting in slog or any log format scares me as I’m a run and gun vlogger who would have to seriously color grade every shot differently (vs someone shooting in a home studio). I understand the advantages of shooting in log but have never really seen a video that shows comparison of what a camera like the a7s3 looks like in standard profile (color graded) vs log in a variety of situations (color graded). Is it really worth all that extra work? How much better can it look? And what does it take to bring log footage to a finished grade.
If grading of Slog3 scares you then shot in HLG (3) or Cine, look into Gerald Undone's picture profiles comparison - it's quite tech talk, but worth of watching
if I'm right, Brandon Li made a cinematic in-depth look just with Standard profile and he's really happy about it ;) ua-cam.com/video/dFGwi6II3i8/v-deo.html
Here's how you do it. Shoot slog3 Bring footage into your NLE Edit like you want And just put an adjustment layer above all your footage and just put on the slog3 conversion LUT on that layer. That's all. If you don't like the conversion lut for some reason... Then make your own luts, honestly not that difficult, and even then if you are not satisfied, you are probably underexposing stuff by incorrect lighting or something. If you can be happy with ungraded footage then don't even bother with the a7s3. Get the a6600 or a7c.
Excellent, Have referred to this video many times. Thank you. Love all your information as each year goes by. You have been a big part of my purchase decisions and you are an asset to us all. My best, Mark
The ability to move files from one card to another DID save me one time on the Varicam 35. A card wasn’t registering in the card reader but functioned fine in camera. So instead of trying to save that poor confused card, I just shifted all media from the problem card to a different one. Worked perfectly. Likely not a common use, but the ability to do that saved my ass! Thanks for the wrap up! My unit came in yesterday, it looks beautiful and feels great in the hand! Probably the last camera I’ll ever buy 😂
As a A7S3 owner this was a great video and I learned some good info. One point: it's debatable as to whether All-I is going to give you a better image quality than .265 and for a modern computer the files are not difficult to handle.
I forgot to mention, If you plug in an external monitor through HDMI, your display on the camera will shut off if you have "HDMI Info. Display" turned on. If you want the display to show up on both the camera and external monitor, go ahead and turn that off. It's under External Output(#11) under Setup
Just a question: did you do the giveaway for the DJI Pocket 2 yet?
I didn't hear any more about it after the pocket 2 review!
🙂
I am looking everywhere for insight on a issue I have. I hope that Bossman potato jet can answer this for me. I have an external shinobi monitor attached with hdmi and it works good but as soon as I go into playback to look at the shots both the Sony screen and shinobi goes black???
As soon as I pull out the hdmi cable Sony’s playback monitor wakes up.
Is it possible that the camera can’t playback using a external monitor, that would be a huge downer.
Please help me out! You’re the man🤟🏼
when using the sony a7s3 with an external monitor, can you still use the touch focus on the camera? I have tried to find the setting in the menu, but cant find it. Not sure if the camera allows you to use touch focus when using an external montior?
@@randeepvirdee it works, i was using the touch screen for focus tracking and focus locking along with a showgun 7 external monitor connected ...
Potato Jet’s Sony A7S III Video Time codes:
00:00 - Unboxing the Sony A7S III
01:00 - Quick Access Buttons
03:53 - Main Menu (Video Mode)
Shooting
04:00 - Image Quality
06:57 - Media
08:15 - File Settings
08:45 - Shooting Mode
11:00 - Shutter/Silent Mode Settings
11:17 - Audio Recording
12:16 - Time Code/User Bit
12:22 - Image Stabilization
12:49 - Zoom
13:17 - Shooting Display & Marker Display
14:24 - My Menu
Exposure/Color
15:16 - Exposure
16:34 - Exposure Comp
17:32 - Metering
18:05 - White Balance
18:42 - Color/Tone
19:23 - Zebra Display
Focus
19:35 - Focus Mode
20:11 - Focus Area
21:10 - Face/Eye AF
21:52 - Focus Assistant
22:30 - Peaking Display
Playback
22:50 - Playback Target
24:00 - Magnification
24:39 - Selection/Memo
24:53 - Delete
25:13 - Edit
26:11 - Viewing
26:34 - Playback Option
27:29 - Network Settings
Setup
29:06 - Area/Date
29:22 - Reset/Save Settings
29:34 - Operation Customize
30:01 - Dial Customize
33:50 - Touch Operation
35:01 - Finder/Monitor
35:38 - Display Option
36:09 - Power Setting Option
36:28 - Sound Option
36:42 - USB
37:00 - External Output
37:31 - Setup Option
38:28 - Saving Your Camera Settings
Thanks for making this detailed video Gene, much appreciated. Keep on creating.
Thank you so much too for the timecodes!
Wow this is helpful!
Thank you 🤝
Bruh you goated
amazin! thank you
I just bought the a7Siii and a sigma 24 -70mm f 2.8. I just watched this entire video and went through my camera settings. It was so incredibly helpful. I can’t thank you enough!
I've watched quite a few reviews and walk throughs and I've even had my hands on mine for about 2 weeks now yet this has been by far the most helpful settings video period. Thanks so much!
This will be useful in a few years when i can actually buy this
This is unquestionably one of THE BEST HOW TO VIDEOS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!! I ordered this camera 8 weeks ago and still waiting (sigh) but when I get it, thanks to you Potato, I will be ready to ROCK!!!!
Best A7siii menu/functions video! Great job man!
Most famous camera in 2020 🙌🏻
This is my dream camera. Hopefully in 2 to 3 years I can actually afford it. Smart move making an in-depth video on this camera. Im willing to bet this will be a top 5 video for you all time in a few years.
my A7SIII just came today. this video came right on time!!
THANK YOU SO FKING MUCH!! THis was so helpful! I've favorited this video and i'm sure i'll be back. But thank you!
THANK YOU! Amazingly in depth. Being new to Sony, this is an invaluable beginning to my journey with getting my feet wet with this camera. My head was spinning a bit, but that’s what hitting pause and rewind is for! Thanks for putting in the time to do this.
Gene, seriously thank you so much for doing this. For beginners like me who try to shoot like you, this is absolutely priceless info! I know it's a ton of effort to do this, but this will help us all grow!
thank you for this. i just got mine today and had no idea what to do. i watched every second. Bless
I just went down a rabbit hole on zebra stripes when you said you set yours high because you wanted your Zebra stripes "to come in pretty late." WHOA! I hit pause right there because I didn't understand what that meant. And, after watching several other videos JUST ABOUT ZEBRA STRIPES (thank-you, UA-cam) and reading two articles, I realized that I had not really understood the full significance of zebra stripes and how to set them before. I feel so wicked smart now that I have totally geeked out on zebra stripes. And, now I'll pick back up at 2:29. ;)
Hello, potato jet. I finally bought my A7S3. I have your video to watch and set up and take a lot of pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Gene! You the real MVP. I'm sure you were super tired with the final 10 min of the video. I appreciate this so much. I got so giddy going through the settings with you. My first Sony coming from the GH5. This is gonna be fun.
seems like an EPIC upgrade, how do you like it so far? tried 4k120 yet?
@@mirrorlessny The AF made me cry. It was so easy and smooth. So many previous shots were out of focus for me, that could've easily been resolved with AF.
@@mirrorlessny Not yet, I'm planning to test shoot soon.
@@JuliusSDeLaCruz have fun with it,,, stabilization is not as good as Panasonic's but A7S3 is one of the first Sony cameras to get the new "active" ibis which is a big improvement
Life saver. Thanks, Gene. This saved me SO MUCH TIME! This camera is proof positive that you have to be careful what you ask for because you might just get it. SO MUCH CAMERA! I LOVE IT!
I just received my new a7s iii and your vlog has been so helpful. Thank You!!! Now, where are the LUTs?
Not in a million years am I watching this but if I had this camera I would be extremely grateful to have an experienced person as yourself run through it
So helpful. I woke this morning wondering how I'll get through these menus today. 2 hours later and I'm done. Good work :-)
Love these tutorial/menu videos a whole lot. Would love to see a video going over your editing process from start to finish
Been using my A7SIII for about two weeks now coming from an A7III, but I still learned a ton from this video! The only thing I'm unhappy with so far is that in any mode I can press the record button to start taking a video, but if I'm in a movie mode I can't take a photo. I can get around it by setting my custom modes to my desired frame rates and codecs but as a photo mode so then I can take raw photos and videos. But then I can't see my remaining space on my cards or what my movie settings are until I start recording. It was the same way on my A7III although I didn't need to worry about file size, but now with all these rad 4K modes I need to be a little more cautious when shooting for clients haha. Absolutely in love with the camera though, it's everything I thought it would be and then some. Thanks for the awesome info in this vid!
Thanks for taking the time to do that! Very helpful!
Awesome, loved the in-depth tutorial. Thanks a ton! Surprisingly there are buyers out there (like me) who aren't as professional, but still bought the cam anyway and have zero clue of what these menus mean.
Gene Thanx Brother....Followed The Entire Tutorial...
So awesome to see you and Matti Using the Sony vs Canon👍🙌
Got mine today! Thanks for the help. FX6 is now on pre-ordered for Camera A, A7SIII Camera B, or whatever project that fits our needs.
I watch this video last year and I watched it again after I bought Sony A7 4, Thank you, Gene.
Can’t wait to get my hands on it 😭 Impossible to get one in South Korea !
I got one from China
i got one from my indonesian friend
i know... sony korea sucks!
Me too
From Iran
I waiting since July :(
Crazy! I remember you posted this video a while back but I didn't have this camera so I skipped it (sorry), now I have this camera and this is so helpful! I look forward to re-watching later today with the camera in hand to adjust some of those settings. Thank you so much!!!
Thank You for taking the time to do this, My A7S3 is ready for the road!!!!
So INFORMATIVE!!! Thank you so much Gene! I’m your biggest sweet potato fan!
Most of us will never have a A7S III, but just to watch Gene explaining everything make this video worthy of been watched.
This was super helpful- I have moved my setup from Canon to the Sony7sIII very much appreciated.
Anyone else watching this even though they can’t afford the a7s III? 🤣
Yuuup!
@@julianburrus9956 Yeah, informative, and definitely the funniest!
That's most of us!
Yes, but I remember when a camera not even this good would have cost $100,000.00+. 20 years ago you could have gotten a 1MP with a single crap lens for the price of the A7S. No need to pay for for the latest and greatest, as in no time it will be a just a moment of novelty.
Heck, I got my R5 in late September and I am still watching this...
Well, its 3:32am in India. I know that I will not able to buy any camera for another year and I will have to borrow even a small entry level camera for my next own project, but still every night I hooked up with your videos and feels that even cannon 5d is a mid level camera.. which I can never afford ...
Thanks for the good feelings which is impossible to get in real life.
This video was perfect, thanks for this! Somehow listening to this straight with hardly any pause did not even feel like 41 mins lol.
Potato jet: It’s a very very in depth guide
Eggsy’s voice in my brain: “he ain’t joking you should go”
Jason Vong vibes 🤣🤣
What camera do you suggest for youtube vlogging n cenematic film making for youtube ???
The function ring lens setting is enabled when you have a lens connected that has a digital ring, which you can assign to various settings other than focus.
This video is a godsend! So many things I didn't know about my camera! Great video!
Keep it up Jet. The only good place to find out new features on alot of things video or one snap pictures. Thank you.
OMG You can finally get the camera to frickin turn off the PP when in photo mode!! 31:49 'Different set for still/mv' I'm so happy.
Thank you soooo much!! Looking forward to your A7S III LUTs
Possible video idea: I’m really considering buying the a7s3 and the idea of shooting in slog or any log format scares me as I’m a run and gun vlogger who would have to seriously color grade every shot differently (vs someone shooting in a home studio). I understand the advantages of shooting in log but have never really seen a video that shows comparison of what a camera like the a7s3 looks like in standard profile (color graded) vs log in a variety of situations (color graded). Is it really worth all that extra work? How much better can it look? And what does it take to bring log footage to a finished grade.
If grading of Slog3 scares you then shot in HLG (3) or Cine, look into Gerald Undone's picture profiles comparison - it's quite tech talk, but worth of watching
if I'm right, Brandon Li made a cinematic in-depth look just with Standard profile and he's really happy about it ;)
ua-cam.com/video/dFGwi6II3i8/v-deo.html
Thank you - exactly what I wanted to know
It's way better! It's not that hard honestly
Here's how you do it.
Shoot slog3
Bring footage into your NLE
Edit like you want
And just put an adjustment layer above all your footage and just put on the slog3 conversion LUT on that layer. That's all.
If you don't like the conversion lut for some reason... Then make your own luts, honestly not that difficult, and even then if you are not satisfied, you are probably underexposing stuff by incorrect lighting or something.
If you can be happy with ungraded footage then don't even bother with the a7s3. Get the a6600 or a7c.
Yesss watching it only 3 minutes after release :)
I just got my Sony a7s3 man!!!! This camera is a hell of a camera
Good video Gene. Cant wait to get hold of my A7s III to start setting it up.
Epic! Thanks so much, dude!
This helped SO much, thank you for taking the time to record and edit this video. Subscribed!
Excellent, Have referred to this video many times. Thank you. Love all your information as each year goes by. You have been a big part of my purchase decisions and you are an asset to us all. My best, Mark
This is so useful, thanks for making another one even though the a6600 one didn't do great
OMG 41min?? You are going strong on it man!! :D
Whew, this was great for new camera anxiety- thanks for going through the trouble duder!
Thank you soo much. Just got my A7S III and this really helped a Sony noob ;-)
Best over all explanation out there! Thanks
Epic menu tour! Thank you!
This is literally my dream camera!
Congrats on 750k subs!!
Amazing video. Still relevant. Thanks for doing this.
Fantastic video! Well-shot and very well explained. Thank you!!
this has been really useful, i'm using pp11 cinetone - thank you very much.
Man this video was so useful. Thank you thank you thank you
Thank you for this video, all the gear and no idea! Now, half an idea. :)
The ability to move files from one card to another DID save me one time on the Varicam 35. A card wasn’t registering in the card reader but functioned fine in camera. So instead of trying to save that poor confused card, I just shifted all media from the problem card to a different one. Worked perfectly. Likely not a common use, but the ability to do that saved my ass! Thanks for the wrap up! My unit came in yesterday, it looks beautiful and feels great in the hand! Probably the last camera I’ll ever buy 😂
Please do video just like this, but for the DJI rs2
Thank you for going over this. I ordered this beast back and in July, finally got it last month and now I’m like, “uuuggghhh” lol.
Man that was so helpful, I have one, thought I had it down but picked up a few things. Always good to go through your settings, thanks again!
I love you so much that I let the video play the whole way while I was eating ramen.
Wow, totally awesome video. Thanks for all the time you took to make this!
Amazing in-depth video. Kudos to you.
Very nice! Waiting for my camera. Gonna go through this video again. Waiting for those LUTs!
thank you, it's a very helpful walk through. I am wondering when the A7S III LUTs will be released.
Wow - super informative. Thank you. Face paced, but so much info to get through.
Just watching Gene navigate the menu.... Masterpiece 🤣
Made it to the end Mr. Jet!
Thanks for this detailed video
Really hope if you can make one for RED Komodo as well.
This video being so long proves that how much gene loves the a7siii
Thanks Gene this really helped me!
I lol'd at 19:15 with the "Creative Looks" part - "Let's get the hell out of here!" :)
Thank you brother I learn a lot of things 🤝
As a A7S3 owner this was a great video and I learned some good info. One point: it's debatable as to whether All-I is going to give you a better image quality than .265 and for a modern computer the files are not difficult to handle.
If you have Macbook M3 Max which is best format to record in?
Brilliant video Gene! Thanks for doing this.. Just received my camera today and I tell ya.. it beats any instruction manual lol. Cheers dude!
This was SO HELPFUL thanks!
thanks for making this! great job
THanks for posting this was super helpful!
Oh dang I got my a7s before Potato Jet :o
D R off or on for video?
Why am I watching this the whole through?!
I don't own A7SIII and not planning to buy one..
In fact I don't even own any Sony camera.. Lol
Because video is uploaded by mr.potato
@@s.peiris3846 Yes, I like Potato!
@BerzerkPrime ofc,, but spesifically it's a video about camera menus that I don't have and I still watch it anyway..
Amazing job. Thanks for the video.
wow amazing camera sir..i love it
waiting for the LUTs, dude!
Potatoe Jets a7Siii MasterClass. :)
Awesome tutorial! I just got mine and needed this. 👍
I am totally buying this camera!
Never going to afford this camera but still watch it just to hear Gene's voice...
Keep at it dude you’ll get there one day 👍
More people should watch this review :)
Sick a camera that no one can even get ahold of for the foreseeable future
i'm pretty sure it's out?
sorry there's clearly something im missing here lol
@@caseygecko it sells out like hot cakes.
Hey Ryan, trying local stores or smaller stores (not b&h) is the best way to go. Lots of people getting it within the fortnight of ordering that way
Over a month past the ship date 😭 will die waiting.
Want your review on mavic mini 2 as soon as possible plz..
Was watching this full screen on my iMac. Very clear to see all the features of the camera. Wich lens will be your favourite for this camera?