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I've been chopping and changing between Manual, Aperture and Shutter priority my fingers are numb. Until now that is. Thank you for saving me from more mental and physical pain! Truly a wonderful video.
Recently bought a Sony A7iii and been watching his channel every day for two weeks. Re watching videos over and over. Best teacher ever. He is a Sensei for sure.
Shutter speed is always something I fail to pay attention to. With your excellent suggestions set, I think my SS will definitely improve. Thank you Mark.
As someone who’s just got a Sony Alpha camera I find your videos incredibly useful for me to understand all the features in these incredible cameras and to set up to my requirements
Wow, I've been serious about photography for 10+ years. You've caused me to rethink my entire foundation of action photography. Never thought that I'd want to avoid Shutter Priority, but it makes a hell of a lot of sense. Taking my A9 out soon to test this out. Thanks so much. Will donate shortly.
I prefer to prioritise exposure rather than shutter speed or PDAF - just remember that if the ambient light is low you will see your shutter speed drop below the one you set in ISO Auto Min SS
This is incredibly helpful. I do mainly sports/events, and to not need to be constantly worrying about shutter speed / iso so I can focus on getting the shots makes such a big difference.
Great video. Since both the front and back dial control aperture when in Aperture priority, it's kind of weird that you can't program one of them to control ISO Auto Min. SS instead. It would be very useful. At least the function could be included in the "My Dials" customization.
Just remember that in dimly lit environments you will see the shutter speed fall below the ISO Auto Minimum setting you have set, just as soon as the maximum ISO is reached in the ISO Auto range. Appropriate exposure is always prioritised.
thats for sure and he has no desire to try and sell you anything as is the focus of MOST YT vides with sponsored channels and links below. his great info and the cameras amazing tech will sell itself when presented in such a clear and helpful manner like this. Mark is THE MAN!
Mark, I only just found and viewed this particular instruction video and found it one of the most useful I have ever come across , thank you so much for producing this and others.
After two years from moving from Canon to Sony (a6400) and face the tusk of managing the change I hardly have found a better professor than Mr. Galer who master knowledge, comunication and composition. I keep on coming back to his tutorials to review some concepts. Thank you.
Just got an a9 and was watching your basic settings for action tutorial and when you brought this up I was perplexed... After watching this i'm hopefully going to try it at a skiing competition this weekend! Thanks Mark!
Just remember that this is a location setting so if you try this indoors next to your computer, the shutter speed will be slower than the one you have set in ISO Auto Min SS because of the lack of light (the shutter speed begins to slow when the max ISO has been reached)..
Unless I’m using lights when I’m totally manual, I am an aperture priority shooter and use auto iso all the time. This UA-cam video matches my experience exactly and good to have my experience over several years confirmed. My C2 button on my A9 and A7Rii are set to Auto ISO Min Shutter speed. I use C1 for focus area consistently on all my cameras. Thanks for the videos (sorry “movies”) Mark.
All of these example photos are freaking phenomenal! I just discovered your channel and I can't be happier! Thank you for sharing this valuable knowlege for free!
Outstanding! Before watching your video I didn’t even know about that feature. I now looooove the auto iso auto min. ss feature so much that I couldn’t do without it.
Thank you for explaining this so clearly and comprehensively. When working with low light and wild birds I have found myself wanting to set the minimum shutter speed to 1/1600s or 1/1250s on my A6300 but the feature seems to be limited to full stops forcing me to choose between 1/2000s or 1/1000s. Min shutter speed is such a good feature that I would programme the dial to change the setting without first having to press a function button. This would be great in a situation where I have a perched bird that is fairly still and I can use a slower shutter speed; however, I might wish to change to a fast shutter speed instantly if the bird takes to flight. I have started using the camera in manual with auto ISO instead, which allows me to change the shutter speed directly with the dial. I walk around with the A6300 and 70-350mm zoom, a lovely light weight camera but small apertures on APSC tend to force the ISO up more than I’d like.
Superb info and images. Great reasoning on your thoughts. Makes me want to rethink some of my workflow. I dont normally shot sports or fast moving subjects a lot but still great info Mark. You ARE the best and your Ambassador title is well deserved.! Keep it up. We really appreciate it.
Outstanding video Mark. I have owned the A7M3 for 2 years now and you have just blown me away sharing your knowledge of the capabilities of the ISO Min SS feature. I'll nominate you for a Nobel Prize. Thank you, and keep up the excellent work!
Only video on YT, at least that i could find that goes into this much detail about such an important shooting mode and expands above and beyond. Thanks! Cant believe that 1/250 shutter speed got you those panning motorcycle shots, they are amazing. I have a lot of practicing to do lol
Great video Mark, thank you, you have a wonderful gift for teaching! Minumum shutter speed is an awesome function and I used to use it very much back in the days I had a Nikon D3100 DSLR. I purchased a Sony ZV-E10 last year and was very disappointed to find that the setting that I had on my 2010 camera is not available on the small Sony mirrorless (it did not even occur to me that it could be missing in any modern camera). I know the ZV line is targeted mostly towards video creators but I believe this setting should be available on all cameras and still hope Sony might implement this with some software update later on...🤞
It's unfortunate that Sony feel the need to reduce the complexity of their menus by deleting features they don't think basic users will use. The missing ISO AUTO Min. SS on the ZV-E10 is probably due to the fact that the A6100 entry-level camera (that the ZV-E10 was based on) did not have this feature. I would like Sony to see just how important this feature is and put it in the their Fn menu on all cameras.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Wow, I did not know that the a6100 did not have it either 🫢 The menus are already big (but this is also ok to give us lots of options) and frankly one more line would not have made any difference for me in that matter. Going back to my D3100, it was also an entry-level camera and it had it 13 years ago meaning it cannot be so difficult to implement technically (especially seeing the higher a6400 I believe already has it). I hope they do eventually see the need to implement it as a standard feature. If you make a petition I'll sign! 😄
Great video Mark. The nugget for me here was the lack of PDAF beyond F11 so I appreciate you throwing that in there. Like others, I watch your videos to learn as much as I can, not necessarily because everything will automatically be of practical use for my own photography -- but regardless of whether it is or not, everything you discuss is always worth knowing. Thanks again.
Truly one of your best videos. It was very helpful. I rarely use Aperture Priority, but that has changed. Sony has made so many fantastic features on these latest E Mount cameras!
Have watched this several times - keep coming back to review/refresh my take on this information. Excellent presentation; my primary work flow to use Aperture mode with ISO Auto Min. SS Fast and make changes as required. Premium Patreon member for 2 years. Continue to enjoy my humble, apsc a6400.
Hands down the best guy on UA-cam.🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 Well versed in Sony cameras📷📷📷. I have RX100V and have many of the settings and never knew what they did. Going to be upgrading to a 6500 or A7RII. Keep up the great work, it's greatly appreciated🙆🏿♂️🙆🏿♂️🙆🏿♂️🙋🏿♂️🙋🏿♂️🙋🏿♂️👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
This is a great feature. I just got the a7iii. Upgraded from a a6400 and this feature and stabilization was worth the upgrade alone. I am able to get sharp images at 1/8 of a second compared to 1/30 on my a6400 and that's huge. Thanks!!!!
There is no doubt, anyone can learn from Mark Galer. Sometimes though I have trouble keeping up. I appreciate his experience and so when Mark says he loves a feature, I try to understand it. This is my third time now watching this video, and I think I finally am beginning to get it! Mark, if you are reading this, have you done, or will you do, a video on your favorite custom settings? I'm using a Sony a6400 and I am amazed at how customizable it is. But, I'm also lost as to what are useful custom settings for me (I am a beginner). I have taken your advice about setting C1 to Auto ISO min SS, and found it very helpful. I try to see what your other custom settings are in the videos, but it would be great if you had a video that highlights all your custom settings.
Hi Damon - I have a 450-page eBook for the A6400 that can be downloaded if you are a Premium Member of my Patreon site - just $10 for one month (no ongoing commitments). www.patreon.com/markgaler
As you explain so well, ISO Auto Min. SS is a very useful feature. However, although Sony acknowledge the use of non-native manual lenses by providing a Focal Length setting for SteadyShot, it's a shame that that information doesn't appear to be passed into the minimum shutter speed computation, because it seems to have no effect at all on shutter speed when in Aperture Priority mode.
This customization was passed on during your a9 (and a7R3/a73) action setup videos. At first I didn't use "AUTO ISO Min SS". By chance, thanks to those videos and having that saved in Mem 3, I had it and used it once. That one single customization has done the most to improve my quick shooting image quality. If you haven't already, I would update those 2 older videos description and provide links to the video. I find that I get the action or run and gun, shots I want almost everytime now with this customization. I have my a9 and a7R3 both setup to use this customization for this type of shooting. I have C2 button assigned and adjust this often. The other thing I find myself using a lot is I have the metering mode where I can change it fast. I take a lot of shots with changing light situations and back and forth between multi, spot, and highlight. You get to know which metering mode will best capture the scene the way you want. But between those 2 (auto iso min ss and metering mode) with your action settings, my results have improved tremendously. I wanted to personally thank you again for all your work on these videos. If we are ever in the same city together, I owe you dinner my friend. Have a great day!
Hi Mark I like your video and all the good work you put into them. I'm just learning sony a9 . I used Sony video Cameras / Still in 1990 they were all great Cameras and some how they got off track until the A9s and A7 . I glad to see they are back on top again. You are doing a great job with your videos. Thank you.
I am not sure what you mean by off-track. They didn’t enter the ILC market until 2006 and their development strategy has been consistent and progressive - although not always apparent to reviewers.
Except that it does not work well -- Auto ISO and Min Shutter Speed can collide with one another, and the Shutter Speed takes the hit so that it's no longer kept at the "minimum" value you selected....
All of your videos are great Mark. I have been watching them to learn as much as I can before taking the dive. I am working on a plan to purchase the A7R III with appropriate Sony lenses. Many thanks.
Thanks for that (and all the other tutorials-I've had the A73 for about three weeks and learned plenty from you.). I never would have thought to look for such a feature. With the great sensors in these cameras, I typically shoot manual with Auto ISO, but this is cool.
This is incredible, I had no idea you could access this setting via a custom button! This makes Sony's min. SS implementation the best I've seen, and honestly I'd consider switching from Fuji for that feature alone. However, in your kookaburra and dog examples, I personally would have preferred to max out the max ISO and let the camera honour my min. shutter speed, because as you said you set those speeds for a reason (to freeze the motion). Anyway great video, and greetings from Brissy :)
@@AlphaCreativeSkills but if you don't respect the shutter speed you could end up with subject motion blur, camera shake, or both. Let's use the dog example specifically. At the start you mentioned that you wanted 1/4000 to freeze the action, but later you show that this is lowered to 1/2000 due to your auto ISO limit to achieve the correct exposure. But according to your logic, 1/2000 isn't sufficient to freeze the action, so motion blur may occur (if 1/2000 were acceptable, wouldn't you just set that at the start?). And I'm not sure the panning example applies here, since you were actually trying to lower your SS at base ISO.
I didn't know the A7 III could go down to f:11 until I saw this (I just bought one). I thought I was going to be limited to f:8 so thanks for that. My favourite trick with motorsport photography is to go as low a shutter speed as I can while maintaining accurate panning and focus. I have shot bikes at Phillip Island at the bottom of the main straight at 1/30th second. Always a pretty low keeper rate with that strategy but frankly, lower with some cameras than with others and when you get it right, the results can be spectacular.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills As I said, it’s a low keeper rate. I more often use 1/60th. Both my mate and I do this. I would probably put it down to muscle memory from 25 years I spent as a news cameraman.
Splendid! Simply Amazing! Had I been aware of this #alphauniverse and #mirrorless whilst you were in Bozeman I would not have missed it for the world. C1 was immediately changed. Thank you!
Hi Mark. Further to my comment below, I was working on one of my photos in Lightroom that was shot in Manual shoot mode with Auto ISO, and the camera chose ISO 50. Thanks
Mark', I admire you because you teach the most elaborate subjects in most comprehensive and simplest manner. I would like to see more Setting (Memory Setting) guides for Manual speedlite shooters with indoor and outdoor human subjects ..(Sony A7 III) Thanks a million ,,
My own flash workflow in location is outlined in this video - Sony's Wireless Radio Flash - Location Lighting Demo ua-cam.com/video/JtLnp5yQ7jE/v-deo.html
I also discuss flash in the second half of this Portrait Masterclass- Capturing Powerful Portraits - Photographic Tips and techniques ua-cam.com/video/PVdwKiTcJNs/v-deo.html
I was wondering why it was choosing a lower SS than my minimum until I saw this in the manual: "If the exposure is insufficient even when the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO AUTO Maximum] in [ISO AUTO], in order to shoot with an appropriate exposure, the shutter speed will be slower than the speed set in [ISO AUTO Min. SS]." - it slightly defeats the object of having a minimum SS if the camera can over-ride it, even if to ensure better exposure.
dear mark : great video, may i ask one question, what is the difference if i use manual then set auto iso ? then i can both fix my shutter and aperture , let the camera choose the ISO ?
If you use Manual with Auto ISO you have to keep an eye on exposure. It is possible to overexpose or underexpose images using this workflow, e.g. if You select f/8 and 1/250 second on a sunny day you will most likely overexpose your shots as the ISO cannot go lower than 100 when set to Auto.
I just joined your website and I'm very impressed with everything what a great site and I'm learning so much already. You have more information I think I've seen from anybody out there so I joined your site and very happy with it and can't wait to read more. THANKS Just one quick question if I may on the ISO Auto Min SS. I did watch the video on it but just a question relating to what I would be using it for and if it would help me? I just used the SONY A6700 at an air show for the first time with my SONY 200-600 G lens. My setting were, Shutter Priority at 1/2000, AP was around F/8 to F/11, Auto ISO, 10fps and can't remember the metering? I have some good clear shots and was wondering if the ISO Auto Min SS would help with airshow air shots or not for this application?? Was shooting fast jets as well as prop planes but then dropped the Shutter to around 1/125 to keep prop blur. Thanks a ton. Bob NEW FAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Mark. Is there a technical reason that the camera won't allow us to use a minimum ISO of 50 when using Auto ISO? In your example at 10:00 where you were hoping for a SS of 1/250 to blur the background behind the motorcycle and the camera gave you a proper exposure at 1/320 at 100 ISO, if you could have used a minimum ISO of 50, the camera would have increased the SS to 1/250 or a little more and thus blurred the background to the extent you had wished.
I would like Sony to extend the ISO range of Auto ISO. You will notice that 50, 64 and 80 appear with a line under and over the ISO indicating they are artificially low ISO values. I would, however, still like to use them and would invite Sony to add ISO 25 to the list so we don’t have to use ND filters for shooting action/sports.
Beacuse those are non-normal ISOs away from the BASE 100 of the camera. The camera does electronic adjustments after the fact, like non-lens zoom (DIgital Zoom) causes issues in shots, lower or higher than the base 100 and highest ISOs will/can cause issues. so they dont want to auto go into those modes unless you choose it forceably. but yes it would be nice. One feature I liked on my Canon G12 point and shoot was that it had a built in ND filter options to use when it was really bright outside. Wonder if Sony could ever introduce something like that in their bodies.
F/11 is the smallest aperture for PDAF. You could follow my guidelines for setting up the A7lll and A7Rlll cameras with the exception of using Tracking AF: Wide instead of Wide.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hello Mark, thanks for you answering my question, but what do you mean with PDAF, PD auto focus, but what is PD? And what do you mean with Wide instead of Wide?
Another very informative video, but please comment on why you prefer this over manual mode with auto ISO which gives one total control over both aperture and shutter speed. Thanks
I think I highlighted this when I discussed the fact that in ISO AUTO Min SS exposure is protected, i.e. the Selected Min. SS is a target and NOT a fixed setting as it is in Manual and Shutter Priority Mode. I also raised the point that if aperture is a variable in Shutter Priority I may lose focus tracking or deny me the depth of field I require to ensure my subject is sharp.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills good to know, I was watching your videos, they are amazing, I will try again AP with your iso settings faster, thank you very much. I mainly do wildlife and sports. I will use tomorrow the 428 with my sony a9
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hi Mark I returned from my trip, I tried AP but for wildlife photography M still the gold standard under my eyes, check these photos ua-cam.com/video/vlqKxI3ben8/v-deo.html
Fantastic videos, Mark, and an excellent resource. You help me get the most out of my Sony cameras. At 15:15, what is "Shutter Type" that you have in the Function Upper1 position? This looks like a way to toggle electronic first curtain and/or silent shooting? I don't have this item available on my A7III.
Hi Mark thanks for taking the time and effort to make these videos. I currently own the a6300 and have Sony 35 1.8 and 18-105 I am getting into photographing drag racing such as top fuel dragsters, I need more reach so today I went and brought the Sony 70.200 f4 so looking forward to this however the salesperson suggests I should change to A73 anyway my question please is what focus mode do you suggest please. Thanks any advice would be greatly appreciated.
At around 12:00 you say that af tracking stops working after f/8. Is there a way to overcome this? In the past there were many occasions in which aperture needed to go to f11 or f13 to give me the slow shutter speed required for a nice panning effect.
Hi Mark. As you state in the video, with AP and Auto ISO, the camera will prioritise the exposure by lengthening the shutter speed. It seems that this can lead to camera shake so we may end up with a properly exposed blurred image or group of images. Whereas with Manual and Auto ISO, the camera will respect the shutter speed that was set and will underexpose the image, which can always be corrected in Post. At least the image will be sharp. I believe the camera lets me know when the parameters I set cannot be met and will lead to an underexposed image by the fact that the ISO is flashing in the EVF and therefore I have to alter the parameters I set to produce a proper exposure. Am I correct in my supposition as to why the ISO is flashing? Thanks.
You are correct about the ISO flashing. Choosing underexposure rather than shooting at your specified Shutter Speed setting is certainly an option - just watch out for instances of over-exposure using Manual as blown highlights cannot be recovered in post.
Just remember that when the ambient light gets low the shutter speed will go below what you have set in ISO Auto Min SS - this is to prioritise correct exposure over shutter speed.
As with your camera, my a7r3 also has an ISO Auto Minimum setting restricted to 100, which one would expect. Since I formatted the memory card after backing up the photos of this last trip, there is no way I can verify if the camera actually used ISO 50 and that perhaps LR made an error reading the metadata of the file. Very strange. Thanks
I use aperture mode when things are relatively static or in busy situations to get focus. I have a related question though, on the A9. you can only set full stop ISO range for Auto ISO? If you manually select the ISO then you can do .3 ISO stops. My old A6600 could do it but the A9 doesn't seem to(yes I have firmware 6.0). So in Auto ISO you go from 3200 to 6400 to 12800!
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by far, this is the best tutorial on ISO AUTO Min. SS
Thanks for the positive feedback
If only the teachers all over the world could teach things as simple as you do ! Thanks a lot.
I've been chopping and changing between Manual, Aperture and Shutter priority my fingers are numb. Until now that is. Thank you for saving me from more mental and physical pain! Truly a wonderful video.
Thanks for the positive feedback
Recently bought a Sony A7iii and been watching his channel every day for two weeks. Re watching videos over and over. Best teacher ever. He is a Sensei for sure.
Shutter speed is always something I fail to pay attention to. With your excellent suggestions set, I think my SS will definitely improve. Thank you Mark.
As someone who’s just got a Sony Alpha camera I find your videos incredibly useful for me to understand all the features in these incredible cameras and to set up to my requirements
I was like "I hope he explains what I need to know in the first minute", but then I watched the whole info-packed video and do not regret it
Exactly. And that is as good a compliment as one could give a video imo.
Wow, I've been serious about photography for 10+ years. You've caused me to rethink my entire foundation of action photography. Never thought that I'd want to avoid Shutter Priority, but it makes a hell of a lot of sense. Taking my A9 out soon to test this out. Thanks so much. Will donate shortly.
I prefer to prioritise exposure rather than shutter speed or PDAF - just remember that if the ambient light is low you will see your shutter speed drop below the one you set in ISO Auto Min SS
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Good point. Again thank you.
This is incredibly helpful. I do mainly sports/events, and to not need to be constantly worrying about shutter speed / iso so I can focus on getting the shots makes such a big difference.
Aperture priority + auto ISO + minimum SS is the way to go 95% of the time.
Great video. Since both the front and back dial control aperture when in Aperture priority, it's kind of weird that you can't program one of them to control ISO Auto Min. SS instead. It would be very useful. At least the function could be included in the "My Dials" customization.
That’s a good idea.
I finally figured out how ISO Auto Min. SS works. Thanks Mark for the simple and clear explanation.
Glad it was helpful!
Just remember that in dimly lit environments you will see the shutter speed fall below the ISO Auto Minimum setting you have set, just as soon as the maximum ISO is reached in the ISO Auto range. Appropriate exposure is always prioritised.
Mark，Thanks！ You are one of few people who really work on the details of Sony cameras.
thats for sure and he has no desire to try and sell you anything as is the focus of MOST YT vides with sponsored channels and links below. his great info and the cameras amazing tech will sell itself when presented in such a clear and helpful manner like this. Mark is THE MAN!
You continue to help me expand my capabilities on these incredible cameras. Thank you for being so concise and educational.
Mark, I only just found and viewed this particular instruction video and found it one of the most useful I have ever come across , thank you so much for producing this and others.
Glad it was helpful!
After two years from moving from Canon to Sony (a6400) and face the tusk of managing the change I hardly have found a better professor than Mr. Galer who master knowledge, comunication and composition. I keep on coming back to his tutorials to review some concepts. Thank you.
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These videos are the only way to learn your 7RIV. Thank you, Mark Galer.
Just got an a9 and was watching your basic settings for action tutorial and when you brought this up I was perplexed... After watching this i'm hopefully going to try it at a skiing competition this weekend! Thanks Mark!
Just remember that this is a location setting so if you try this indoors next to your computer, the shutter speed will be slower than the one you have set in ISO Auto Min SS because of the lack of light (the shutter speed begins to slow when the max ISO has been reached)..
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Wow from the professor himself! Thanks for the advice sir!
Unless I’m using lights when I’m totally manual, I am an aperture priority shooter and use auto iso all the time. This UA-cam video matches my experience exactly and good to have my experience over several years confirmed. My C2 button on my A9 and A7Rii are set to Auto ISO Min Shutter speed. I use C1 for focus area consistently on all my cameras. Thanks for the videos (sorry “movies”) Mark.
Best advanced instructions on You Tube....we all appreciate your straight forward info. You deserve as many viewers and subscribrrs as you can get.
All of these example photos are freaking phenomenal! I just discovered your channel and I can't be happier! Thank you for sharing this valuable knowlege for free!
Thanks for the positive feedback - I prefer to educate others only after first mastering my own craft.
Outstanding! Before watching your video I didn’t even know about that feature. I now looooove the auto iso auto min. ss feature so much that I couldn’t do without it.
Thank you for explaining this so clearly and comprehensively. When working with low light and wild birds I have found myself wanting to set the minimum shutter speed to 1/1600s or 1/1250s on my A6300 but the feature seems to be limited to full stops forcing me to choose between 1/2000s or 1/1000s. Min shutter speed is such a good feature that I would programme the dial to change the setting without first having to press a function button. This would be great in a situation where I have a perched bird that is fairly still and I can use a slower shutter speed; however, I might wish to change to a fast shutter speed instantly if the bird takes to flight. I have started using the camera in manual with auto ISO instead, which allows me to change the shutter speed directly with the dial. I walk around with the A6300 and 70-350mm zoom, a lovely light weight camera but small apertures on APSC tend to force the ISO up more than I’d like.
Among all the topics, this one is my most favorite. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Superb info and images. Great reasoning on your thoughts. Makes me want to rethink some of my workflow. I dont normally shot sports or fast moving subjects a lot but still great info Mark. You ARE the best and your Ambassador title is well deserved.! Keep it up. We really appreciate it.
Outstanding video Mark. I have owned the A7M3 for 2 years now and you have just blown me away sharing your knowledge of the capabilities of the ISO Min SS feature. I'll nominate you for a Nobel Prize. Thank you, and keep up the excellent work!
Only video on YT, at least that i could find that goes into this much detail about such an important shooting mode and expands above and beyond. Thanks! Cant believe that 1/250 shutter speed got you those panning motorcycle shots, they are amazing. I have a lot of practicing to do lol
Great video Mark, thank you, you have a wonderful gift for teaching! Minumum shutter speed is an awesome function and I used to use it very much back in the days I had a Nikon D3100 DSLR. I purchased a Sony ZV-E10 last year and was very disappointed to find that the setting that I had on my 2010 camera is not available on the small Sony mirrorless (it did not even occur to me that it could be missing in any modern camera). I know the ZV line is targeted mostly towards video creators but I believe this setting should be available on all cameras and still hope Sony might implement this with some software update later on...🤞
It's unfortunate that Sony feel the need to reduce the complexity of their menus by deleting features they don't think basic users will use. The missing ISO AUTO Min. SS on the ZV-E10 is probably due to the fact that the A6100 entry-level camera (that the ZV-E10 was based on) did not have this feature. I would like Sony to see just how important this feature is and put it in the their Fn menu on all cameras.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Wow, I did not know that the a6100 did not have it either 🫢 The menus are already big (but this is also ok to give us lots of options) and frankly one more line would not have made any difference for me in that matter. Going back to my D3100, it was also an entry-level camera and it had it 13 years ago meaning it cannot be so difficult to implement technically (especially seeing the higher a6400 I believe already has it).
I hope they do eventually see the need to implement it as a standard feature. If you make a petition I'll sign! 😄
Great video Mark. The nugget for me here was the lack of PDAF beyond F11 so I appreciate you throwing that in there. Like others, I watch your videos to learn as much as I can, not necessarily because everything will automatically be of practical use for my own photography -- but regardless of whether it is or not, everything you discuss is always worth knowing. Thanks again.
The only time it becomes an issue is when you are wanting to use a slow shutter speed when panning in sunny weather. The answer is an ND8 filter.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills is it okay to reduce the exposure in post production and avoid the filter? If you shoot in RAW.
Truly one of your best videos. It was very helpful. I rarely use Aperture Priority, but that has changed. Sony has made so many fantastic features on these latest E Mount cameras!
Just purchased this camera, changing from micro four thirds, mostly due to your video's Mark and this one is particularly brilliant
This really changed the game for me. Thank you for making these videos. So professional and easy to grasp.
You're very welcome!
easily the most comprehensive and professional tutorials. you have helped and inspired my photography
Great to hear!
Great, thanks! Defenitely gonna try that mode, as i've missed quite some shoots to motion blur in the past ...
Have watched this several times - keep coming back to review/refresh my take on this information. Excellent presentation; my primary work flow to use Aperture mode with ISO Auto Min. SS Fast and make changes as required. Premium Patreon member for 2 years. Continue to enjoy my humble, apsc a6400.
Thanks for the positive feedback Jim :-)
theeeere we go ! didn't want to click on this in the first place because of the 26 minutes but it's all here, thank you !
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This was very helpful as I have been trying to figure out how to change my shutter speed when using your PAL workflow ( Action)! Thanks a million!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks again Mark for a great video. I now think of this setting as ISO Auto TARGET SS, which is what you called it in some of your slides!
Best advice on Sony ISO I’ve seen. I shoot with a a7c.
Thanks for the positive feedback
This is a great feature. I just got the a7iii. Upgraded from a a6400 and this feature and stabilization was worth the upgrade alone. I am able to get sharp images at 1/8 of a second compared to 1/30 on my a6400 and that's huge. Thanks!!!!
There is no doubt, anyone can learn from Mark Galer. Sometimes though I have trouble keeping up. I appreciate his experience and so when Mark says he loves a feature, I try to understand it. This is my third time now watching this video, and I think I finally am beginning to get it! Mark, if you are reading this, have you done, or will you do, a video on your favorite custom settings? I'm using a Sony a6400 and I am amazed at how customizable it is. But, I'm also lost as to what are useful custom settings for me (I am a beginner). I have taken your advice about setting C1 to Auto ISO min SS, and found it very helpful. I try to see what your other custom settings are in the videos, but it would be great if you had a video that highlights all your custom settings.
Hi Damon - I have a 450-page eBook for the A6400 that can be downloaded if you are a Premium Member of my Patreon site - just $10 for one month (no ongoing commitments). www.patreon.com/markgaler
You deserve millions of subscribers
that's his passion so I would assumed he doesnt care :)
except the videos are not too concise.
You can always read the manual Dr Leo....
I agree he deserve a million suscr
So true!
Thanks Mark, great info as always. Glad to be a Patron.
Much appreciated!
Can't wait to get my new camera to put your advice into practice! Thanks for these fantastic video tutorials.
Thank you for educating Sony Alpha users.
As you explain so well, ISO Auto Min. SS is a very useful feature. However, although Sony acknowledge the use of non-native manual lenses by providing a Focal Length setting for SteadyShot, it's a shame that that information doesn't appear to be passed into the minimum shutter speed computation, because it seems to have no effect at all on shutter speed when in Aperture Priority mode.
This may be something the manufacturers of the smart adapters can address
This customization was passed on during your a9 (and a7R3/a73) action setup videos. At first I didn't use "AUTO ISO Min SS". By chance, thanks to those videos and having that saved in Mem 3, I had it and used it once. That one single customization has done the most to improve my quick shooting image quality. If you haven't already, I would update those 2 older videos description and provide links to the video. I find that I get the action or run and gun, shots I want almost everytime now with this customization. I have my a9 and a7R3 both setup to use this customization for this type of shooting. I have C2 button assigned and adjust this often. The other thing I find myself using a lot is I have the metering mode where I can change it fast. I take a lot of shots with changing light situations and back and forth between multi, spot, and highlight. You get to know which metering mode will best capture the scene the way you want. But between those 2 (auto iso min ss and metering mode) with your action settings, my results have improved tremendously. I wanted to personally thank you again for all your work on these videos. If we are ever in the same city together, I owe you dinner my friend. Have a great day!
Thank you. Two words that are simple to say but not said enough.
Hi Mark
I like your video and all the good work you put into them. I'm just learning sony a9 . I used Sony video Cameras / Still in 1990 they were all great Cameras and some how they got off track until the A9s and A7 . I glad to see they are back on top again. You are doing a great job with your videos. Thank you.
I am not sure what you mean by off-track. They didn’t enter the ILC market until 2006 and their development strategy has been consistent and progressive - although not always apparent to reviewers.
Mate. You have no idea how much this helps everybody. :)
Except that it does not work well -- Auto ISO and Min Shutter Speed can collide with one another, and the Shutter Speed takes the hit so that it's no longer kept at the "minimum" value you selected....
Thank you Mark,all your videos are ver7 detailed and professional.Many thanks from ...Greece
All of your videos are great Mark. I have been watching them to learn as much as I can before taking the dive. I am working on a plan to purchase the A7R III with appropriate Sony lenses. Many thanks.
Thanks for that (and all the other tutorials-I've had the A73 for about three weeks and learned plenty from you.). I never would have thought to look for such a feature. With the great sensors in these cameras, I typically shoot manual with Auto ISO, but this is cool.
Thanks Mark! You are a Hero for us Sony Full Frame Shooters!
actually he is a hero for us Crop Sony shooters as well . great info even if you dont shoot Sony (which would be a sin! Sony Rocks!!)
Love the moto go shots. Wouldn’t mind a go at these . Great vid as always 👍
This is incredible, I had no idea you could access this setting via a custom button! This makes Sony's min. SS implementation the best I've seen, and honestly I'd consider switching from Fuji for that feature alone. However, in your kookaburra and dog examples, I personally would have preferred to max out the max ISO and let the camera honour my min. shutter speed, because as you said you set those speeds for a reason (to freeze the motion). Anyway great video, and greetings from Brissy :)
If you respect the shutter speed you will underexpose the image. I would rather have more panning blur than underexposure.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills but if you don't respect the shutter speed you could end up with subject motion blur, camera shake, or both. Let's use the dog example specifically. At the start you mentioned that you wanted 1/4000 to freeze the action, but later you show that this is lowered to 1/2000 due to your auto ISO limit to achieve the correct exposure. But according to your logic, 1/2000 isn't sufficient to freeze the action, so motion blur may occur (if 1/2000 were acceptable, wouldn't you just set that at the start?). And I'm not sure the panning example applies here, since you were actually trying to lower your SS at base ISO.
I didn't know the A7 III could go down to f:11 until I saw this (I just bought one). I thought I was going to be limited to f:8 so thanks for that. My favourite trick with motorsport photography is to go as low a shutter speed as I can while maintaining accurate panning and focus. I have shot bikes at Phillip Island at the bottom of the main straight at 1/30th second. Always a pretty low keeper rate with that strategy but frankly, lower with some cameras than with others and when you get it right, the results can be spectacular.
I am happy if I can pan at 1/250 second so your panning technique must be pretty solid if you are attempting 1/30 second.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills As I said, it’s a low keeper rate. I more often use 1/60th. Both my mate and I do this. I would probably put it down to muscle memory from 25 years I spent as a news cameraman.
Mark, thank you for such a clear and concise explanation of ISO Auto Min. SS. Your explanations are the best. Thanks again.
Mark, thank you. I really do value your videos, they have helped a lot.
Glad you like them!
As usual with Mark’s videos, superb and chock full of information.
Waiting for my first Sony camera, I was wondering about this . What a nice implementation, thank you for this great explanation.
Splendid! Simply Amazing! Had I been aware of this #alphauniverse and #mirrorless whilst you were in Bozeman I would not have missed it for the world. C1 was immediately changed. Thank you!
I was just learning about this and found your video. Excellent as always
Glad it was helpful!
What a brilliant tutorial and knowledge passed in such a professional manner! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, can not thank you enough! I've learned sooo much from you and your tutorials! The best!
Very nice video again. Very helpfull to discover more from our Sony full frame camera's. Thanks!
Everyday is a school day, especially when I watch your videos Mark! Thank you so much.
Hi Mark. Further to my comment below, I was working on one of my photos in Lightroom that was shot in Manual shoot mode with Auto ISO, and the camera chose ISO 50. Thanks
I didn't think that was possible
Amazing, Mark. Just amazing. Another really helpful tutorial!
Excellent as usual, love your images. Do you mind sharing your general picture profile?
Mark', I admire you because you teach the most elaborate subjects in most comprehensive and simplest manner.
I would like to see more Setting (Memory Setting) guides for Manual speedlite shooters with indoor and outdoor human subjects ..(Sony A7 III)
Thanks a million ,,
My own flash workflow in location is outlined in this video - Sony's Wireless Radio Flash - Location Lighting Demo
ua-cam.com/video/JtLnp5yQ7jE/v-deo.html
I also discuss flash in the second half of this Portrait Masterclass- Capturing Powerful Portraits - Photographic Tips and techniques
ua-cam.com/video/PVdwKiTcJNs/v-deo.html
thank you Mark. You helped me to take better pictures.
Great to hear!
I was wondering why it was choosing a lower SS than my minimum until I saw this in the manual: "If the exposure is insufficient even when the ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO AUTO Maximum] in [ISO AUTO], in order to shoot with an appropriate exposure, the shutter speed will be slower than the speed set in [ISO AUTO Min. SS]." - it slightly defeats the object of having a minimum SS if the camera can over-ride it, even if to ensure better exposure.
This is a good thing - better that you get s shot with a slightly slower shutter speed rather than one that is seriously underexposed
dear mark : great video, may i ask one question, what is the difference if i use manual then set auto iso ? then i can both fix my shutter and aperture , let the camera choose the ISO ?
If you use Manual with Auto ISO you have to keep an eye on exposure. It is possible to overexpose or underexpose images using this workflow, e.g. if You select f/8 and 1/250 second on a sunny day you will most likely overexpose your shots as the ISO cannot go lower than 100 when set to Auto.
I just joined your website and I'm very impressed with everything what a great site and I'm learning so much already. You have more information I think I've seen from anybody out there so I joined your site and very happy with it and can't wait to read more. THANKS
Just one quick question if I may on the ISO Auto Min SS.
I did watch the video on it but just a question relating to what I would be using it for and if it would help me?
I just used the SONY A6700 at an air show for the first time with my SONY 200-600 G lens. My setting were, Shutter Priority at 1/2000, AP was around F/8 to F/11, Auto ISO, 10fps and can't remember the metering?
I have some good clear shots and was wondering if the ISO Auto Min SS would help with airshow air shots or not for this application?? Was shooting fast jets as well as prop planes but then dropped the Shutter to around 1/125 to keep prop blur.
Thanks a ton.
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Hi Bob
Can you ask photographic questions on Mark’s Patreon support channel as he doesn’t get a lot of time these days to answer questions on UA-cam. You may also want to list the specs of the camera again as there is no A600 camera in the Alpha lineup - Thanks
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I meant 6700.
Ok yes I joined so I guess there's an area to ask a question??
Thanks for the very helpful video. I have a sony a7iii. This video will help alot.
Hi Mark. Is there a technical reason that the camera won't allow us to use a minimum ISO of 50 when using Auto ISO? In your example at 10:00 where you were hoping for a SS of 1/250 to blur the background behind the motorcycle and the camera gave you a proper exposure at 1/320 at 100 ISO, if you could have used a minimum ISO of 50, the camera would have increased the SS to 1/250 or a little more and thus blurred the background to the extent you had wished.
I would like Sony to extend the ISO range of Auto ISO. You will notice that 50, 64 and 80 appear with a line under and over the ISO indicating they are artificially low ISO values. I would, however, still like to use them and would invite Sony to add ISO 25 to the list so we don’t have to use ND filters for shooting action/sports.
Beacuse those are non-normal ISOs away from the BASE 100 of the camera. The camera does electronic adjustments after the fact, like non-lens zoom (DIgital Zoom) causes issues in shots, lower or higher than the base 100 and highest ISOs will/can cause issues. so they dont want to auto go into those modes unless you choose it forceably. but yes it would be nice. One feature I liked on my Canon G12 point and shoot was that it had a built in ND filter options to use when it was really bright outside. Wonder if Sony could ever introduce something like that in their bodies.
Definitely the greatest content on UA-cam!!! Thanks a lot for Your help!!!
Excellent presentation!
Great content Mark, learned a lot from you !!!!
Hi Mark, thank you for sharing this video, it's very interesting. But very curious about these setting for the A7R IV....
Curious in what way?
How to set up the mark IV for sports, and if also for this cam f/8.0 is the smallest aperture.
F/11 is the smallest aperture for PDAF. You could follow my guidelines for setting up the A7lll and A7Rlll cameras with the exception of using Tracking AF: Wide instead of Wide.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hello Mark, thanks for you answering my question, but what do you mean with PDAF, PD auto focus, but what is PD? And what do you mean with Wide instead of Wide?
Another very informative video, but please comment on why you prefer this over manual mode with auto ISO which gives one total control over both aperture and shutter speed. Thanks
I think I highlighted this when I discussed the fact that in ISO AUTO Min SS exposure is protected, i.e. the Selected Min. SS is a target and NOT a fixed setting as it is in Manual and Shutter Priority Mode. I also raised the point that if aperture is a variable in Shutter Priority I may lose focus tracking or deny me the depth of field I require to ensure my subject is sharp.
Great feature. I miss it on my A6100. Does anyone know which of the APSC lineup models support this feature?
All of them except the A6000 and A6100
Great Info Sir
I love your all tutorials
Great info! I've already shared with other Sony shooters. Actually really enjoy every video of yours I've seen. Keep up the great work!
Great video as usual, I still using M for everything (as the majority of sports and wildlife photographers), any tutorial should be great
The majority of Wildlife photographers I know (and I know a lot) shoot in Aperture priority.
@@AlphaCreativeSkills good to know, I was watching your videos, they are amazing, I will try again AP with your iso settings faster, thank you very much. I mainly do wildlife and sports. I will use tomorrow the 428 with my sony a9
@@AlphaCreativeSkills Hi Mark I returned from my trip, I tried AP but for wildlife photography M still the gold standard under my eyes, check these photos ua-cam.com/video/vlqKxI3ben8/v-deo.html
Fantastic videos, Mark, and an excellent resource. You help me get the most out of my Sony cameras. At 15:15, what is "Shutter Type" that you have in the Function Upper1 position? This looks like a way to toggle electronic first curtain and/or silent shooting? I don't have this item available on my A7III.
Shutter type on an A9 is covered by the menu ‘Silent Shooting’ on the A7lll
Stellar information Mark ! Pure gold !!! Thank you !!!!!!
Hi Mark thanks for taking the time and effort to make these videos.
I currently own the a6300 and have Sony 35 1.8 and 18-105 I am getting into photographing drag racing such as top fuel dragsters, I need more reach so today I went and brought the Sony 70.200 f4 so looking forward to this however the salesperson suggests I should change to A73 anyway my question please is what focus mode do you suggest please.
Thanks any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Love your videos, thank you Mark!!!!
At around 12:00 you say that af tracking stops working after f/8. Is there a way to overcome this? In the past there were many occasions in which aperture needed to go to f11 or f13 to give me the slow shutter speed required for a nice panning effect.
Great video. Thanks Mark !
Hi Mark. As you state in the video, with AP and Auto ISO, the camera will prioritise the exposure by lengthening the shutter speed. It seems that this can lead to camera shake so we may end up with a properly exposed blurred image or group of images. Whereas with Manual and Auto ISO, the camera will respect the shutter speed that was set and will underexpose the image, which can always be corrected in Post. At least the image will be sharp. I believe the camera lets me know when the parameters I set cannot be met and will lead to an underexposed image by the fact that the ISO is flashing in the EVF and therefore I have to alter the parameters I set to produce a proper exposure. Am I correct in my supposition as to why the ISO is flashing? Thanks.
You are correct about the ISO flashing. Choosing underexposure rather than shooting at your specified Shutter Speed setting is certainly an option - just watch out for instances of over-exposure using Manual as blown highlights cannot be recovered in post.
Many, many thanks for this explanation it helped me a lot. Cheers Jess
Just remember that when the ambient light gets low the shutter speed will go below what you have set in ISO Auto Min SS - this is to prioritise correct exposure over shutter speed.
As with your camera, my a7r3 also has an ISO Auto Minimum setting restricted to 100, which one would expect. Since I formatted the memory card after backing up the photos of this last trip, there is no way I can verify if the camera actually used ISO 50 and that perhaps LR made an error reading the metadata of the file. Very strange. Thanks
Thanks for the info... will be tipping soon!!!
I use aperture mode when things are relatively static or in busy situations to get focus. I have a related question though, on the A9. you can only set full stop ISO range for Auto ISO? If you manually select the ISO then you can do .3 ISO stops. My old A6600 could do it but the A9 doesn't seem to(yes I have firmware 6.0). So in Auto ISO you go from 3200 to 6400 to 12800!
Excellent video. Thank you. 👍🏻
outstanding presentation! Thank you! :)
You're very welcome!