The way you show your B roll while discussing the nuances of the camera is awesome. The B roll is so well done, and is much preferred as to watching a talking head the whole time like so many other reviews.
I appreciate that. I try to keep the viewers as engaged and not bored as possible. This info can already be boring as hell, no use in boring people worse with my face the whole time. Thank you for watching
I liked my first a7S3 so much (preordered) I bought a second a7S3 3 months later. Two years after the first a7S3 I bought a THIRD a7S3 despite having a sony A1 for 9 months which made me realized how good the a7S3 is for video. Side by side comparison between a7S3 and a1 (on identical S-cinetone or Slog3) shows that if you take out sharpness of the SONY a1 at 8K30, the a7S3 has much better dynamic range and colors.
Wish you made a 3 hour video at this point, your one of the UA-camrs I can actually follow along, you explain and make sense of everything you talk about! Amazing content man!
Hey man, I really I appreciate that. That is the kind of thing that keeps me going, so truly thank you. If you ever have any video requests let me know and I'll make it happen. Thanks again!
@@SamuelJamesVideos I sold my RIV and replaced it with the A7IV as a B cam and for stills, less noise, the RIV had so much chromatic and low noise. I use my Z9 for everything else.
This is going to be my next camera. I want it for the auto focus, IBUS and low light capability. I found some videos that point out some drawbacks that should be considered but don't change my mind. If your interested, here are some links: Tony & Chelsea Northrup -- _5 Things I HATE about the Sony a7S III_ ua-cam.com/video/aS2wyzRG1HY/v-deo.html Mac Olink _Things I DISLIKE About The Sony A7SIII_ -- ua-cam.com/video/aS2wyzRG1HY/v-deo.html
Hard to go backwards in photo resolution. Especially for us pixel peepers. S line is for videos and casual photos. Clients are limited in print sizes from a 12mp file. Great photos, except for that!
I had a7siii and it was amazing. Only thing was the megapixel. Tried in wedding and action and if you try to see a bit of details they're pixelated. It's an amazing low light video camera and also no rolling shutter on it. But I had to switch to a7iv because of the MP. Everything else was perfect on a7siii.
Yah, last camera I need as I HAD TO SEND IT BACK in after 2 months of owning it. Exposure dial and settings stopped working. Lucky Sony Canada allowed it to be sent in. Now I'm waiting. Lucky it wasn;t a client shoot when it malfunctioned. Good luck everyone.
The fx3 does look better but my reasoning behind getting the s3 was the viewfinder and the lack of a fan/weather sealing. I never have it overheat and it seems silly to miss out on a viewfinder for a tally light
Thank you very much for the view. I really appreciate it. The innitial shots were done with the Sony 90mm F2.8 Macro on the A7iii on a tripod, but the secret was the A7siii (the subject) was on a gimbal to get the rotation effect. I hope this helps. I've actually been thinking about inventing like a "product" gimbal where you could rotate whatever subject you want with clamps and motorized arms. That'd be RAD
@@SamuelJamesVideos that's a great idea man..many could use a product like that..I hope you can bring this idea to life ..the shoots are amazing... I've thought that you might used a gimbal the movement's were too smooth for handheld .
hey man, just came from the a7iii video when you said you might consider this upgrade. i was wondering what's the best camera for video in the 1500$ price range
Sam, you are funny as hell, "I get a rod every time I see the Camera". Sam you are so right, I have also used the A7SIII for photos sometimes, especially in hybrid situations and it is like you said, unless you are blowing the photos up and your composition sucks or you are trying to use it for Landscape, bird photography or wild life photography, it is fine and I own a A7IV, A7RIII and A9. Most people on the planet don't need more than 12 megapixels, they might want it, but they don't need it. I wouldn't seek an A7SIII out exclusively at 3499 for photography only, it is more video focused, but it can hold its own when called upon. It is a stop gap for me until I can find a fx6 and I got it at $2730.00 opened box mint condition at BestBuy, so $230.00 over the price of my A7IV. Also, the Fx3's XLR handle works just great on the A7SII and A7IV with the small rig cage and extension handle. The same thing that makes the A7SIII, a great video camera, makes it a great photo camera and that is its ability to gather light with those big photo sites, which drives down your ISO in low light situations. I have not had one person say, well that's only twelve megapixels. The Nikon D700 -12mp and the D4/D4s-16mp are still being used by pros without complaint from them or their clients. The megapixel thing is way overblown and anything used on social media won't be at full resolution anyway. Most people don't print anymore.
Nice content. I have the free version of Resolve and I don't have issues editing my 10 bit footage. Does the free version downscale the 10 bit footage to 8 bit when you render the video?
That's a great question, though I'm not positive. I don't even know if downsampling to ten bit is possible so I couldn't tell you. Thank you for watching though!
Your video was great! And you are entertaining. Maaaan, I wish I wouldn’t be a chicken and just buy this camera. I always wanted to shoot in lowlight and have good best slow-mo. The priceeee…… hurts my heart :)))))) Was in the store and wanted to buy the FX 30. After looooong and many reviews. Good that the card didn’t work that day (had the limit on it)… Now I am back in the rabbit hole :))
Its only the young kids complaining about 12mp, I learned photography on my uncles nikon D1X, that thing had what 4 or 5mp? His earlier D1 model had 2mp i think. He eventually let me have it and i used it until 07'/08' when i got a nikon d40x with 10mp, then the d600 with the MASSIVE 24mp. So on and so on, anyway to cut it short, 12mp is PLENTY. A billboard only needs around 4 - 6mp.
Hey bro. Awesome video. Do all the other colour profiles hold up just as well in low light beyond iso 12800, eg: up to 100,000 etc, or must one always be in s-log3 to benefit from the low light performance? I would love to see some comparisons. Almost about to pull the trigger, but I do a lot of live streaming at night in the dark so I need a run and gun usable profile that works without colour grading, as there is no post with live, but I do need the best low light performance. Perhaps hlg or s-cinetone might work?
Sorry about the late reply. I'm not sure, I always stay in either 640 OR 12800. I'll go a little above but nothing too crazy, I'd rather light the situation better in that case. As far as picture profiles you might be able to crank a little extra out of them but there's no picture profiles that are going to be way better in low light. It's not really what they're designed for. They're more for expanding dynamic range and control in color correction. I hope this helps!
@@SamuelJamesVideos thanks mate. I understand. I've now got the camera myself and am still experimenting. But it has been a worthwhile purchase so far. Cheers.
@@smatruk not sure if you've found this out already but if you use OBS to stream you can apply a LUT as a filter so you could stream with S-Log3 and output a nice image. Unsure about other streaming software. An external monitor like the Ninja V can also output a LUTted image if you want to keep spending money.
@@themartinhawkins Hey Martin, that's actually a really cool suggestion re OBS and LUTs as filters. I actually didn't know that. I must look further into it. As currently I'm just shooting live through OBS using a standard profile in the A7s III. What a great idea. Thank you!
Hi Sam great video I'm in need of some help..... I just broughtba sony zve10 for youtube and its great on a tripod but soon as I go hand held for cinematic video it's so jumpy is the only solution a gimble or would you recommend a different camera I can up my budget ?
For that specific camera I'd take a look at the rs3 mini from DJI or the zhiyun M3 both are tiny and good for smaller cameras like that. If you can afford a bigger camera that's always my recommendation but I understand budgets can be tight. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with. Just remember before you buy anything it's good to know what lenses/accessories you're going to plan on using with it. It's a bad idea to just look at one thing at a time
@Samuel James cheers dude I'm in a right pickle I like the zve10 it just has to many things I don't like I cam maybe go to 1800 I will need to buy a shot gun mic and a gimble also then rest I'm ready to go. Most of my videos are on a tripod 95% of the time any other cameras that are really good with auto vocus and crispy picture n 4k ?
@@APASSIONFORDETAILING you're not in a pickle cameras hold their value incredibly well so even if you had to sell everything you'd make most of your money back. What lenses do you have so far? Follow me on Instagram and message me too @samueljamesphotos
Eh, the thing is, there's always some random cutbacks on features in these cameras. The a74 should certainly be able to do full frame 4k60 but they just don't allow it to for no reason because they want you to buy the more expensive cameras for that. Money and greed fuel everything, even this.
@@SamuelJamesVideos it's a bad business decision.... Think of the amount of anamorphic lenses they could be selling to a slightly lower end market. That's a lot of revenue there missing out on
XAVC-HS is definitely NOT the worst quality, it is an H.265 codec, which makes it much more compression efficient than H.264, but it is more difficult to edit. Two video files one H.264 and one H.265 with the same bitrate, the H.265 is much better in terms of picture quality (in theory at least).
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The way you show your B roll while discussing the nuances of the camera is awesome. The B roll is so well done, and is much preferred as to watching a talking head the whole time like so many other reviews.
I appreciate that. I try to keep the viewers as engaged and not bored as possible. This info can already be boring as hell, no use in boring people worse with my face the whole time. Thank you for watching
I liked my first a7S3 so much (preordered) I bought a second a7S3 3 months later. Two years after the first a7S3 I bought a THIRD a7S3 despite having a sony A1 for 9 months which made me realized how good the a7S3 is for video. Side by side comparison between a7S3 and a1 (on identical S-cinetone or Slog3) shows that if you take out sharpness of the SONY a1 at 8K30, the a7S3 has much better dynamic range and colors.
Do you ever use it for stills? I'm having a lot of trouble between a7s3 and a74
@@thehorizonchaser I just bought the a7siii and planning to use for both stills and video.
Great job. Still timely.
You made me feel like I’m missing out on the best camera in the world!!!!!!!!
It really is a great camera but I'm sure the 4 will be out soon 😂
I wish UA-cam had recommended this video earlier. I just returned the a7S III camera today.
Great info, I'm close to pulling the trigger and getting a A7Siii. You deserve way more subs!
Best review ive seen on this camera
Whoaaa that's a big compliment. Thank you so much for watching man I really appreciate it
Wish you made a 3 hour video at this point, your one of the UA-camrs I can actually follow along, you explain and make sense of everything you talk about! Amazing content man!
Hey man, I really I appreciate that. That is the kind of thing that keeps me going, so truly thank you. If you ever have any video requests let me know and I'll make it happen. Thanks again!
I've been on the fence with this camera for a while now, you sold me on it! Great job, very detailed and well thought out!
You won't be disappointed! It's the perfect camera in my opinion
I own it and it is AMAZING !!!!!
Dang man. Awesome video. I appreciate your thoughts and opinions. Your practical advice helps a lot. Thanks
Not a problem I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Any questions and I'm here to help
I can't wait for more new cameras to come out so I can pick one of these up for
Great content mate! I have the A7Siii and find it amazing.
It is a stupendous camera. I only wish it had more resolution but it is what it is. I'll just have to get an r4 for pictures 😃
@@SamuelJamesVideos I sold my RIV and replaced it with the A7IV as a B cam and for stills, less noise, the RIV had so much chromatic and low noise. I use my Z9 for everything else.
Bro, what an awesome breakdown, seriously! On another note that Beavis & Butthead clip killed it, haha!
Thank you for watching!
best review nocap🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for that it means a lot to me to hear stuff like that. Thank you for viewing my stuff!
Enjoyed the video and I love my A7S3 but my favourite camera? I can't deny my rx100m7 is my favourite.
Can't wait to get it - My day will come !
It'll be here before you know it man. Tbh if I had $3500 today I might just wait for the next one the a7siii
@@SamuelJamesVideos should i wait for the latest release maybe a7siv or is it worth it to buy a7siii in 2024?
Well-informed video man! Love it!
Thank you very much Icy I really appreciate that and the viewing. Hope you have a great day!
You covered all the points worth mentioning, WELL. 👍🏾
Thank man! I appreciate the feedback. Hope this review blows up
This is going to be my next camera. I want it for the auto focus, IBUS and low light capability. I found some videos that point out some drawbacks that should be considered but don't change my mind. If your interested, here are some links:
Tony & Chelsea Northrup -- _5 Things I HATE about the Sony a7S III_ ua-cam.com/video/aS2wyzRG1HY/v-deo.html
Mac Olink _Things I DISLIKE About The Sony A7SIII_ -- ua-cam.com/video/aS2wyzRG1HY/v-deo.html
Hard to go backwards in photo resolution. Especially for us pixel peepers. S line is for videos and casual photos. Clients are limited in print sizes from a 12mp file. Great photos, except for that!
I had a7siii and it was amazing. Only thing was the megapixel. Tried in wedding and action and if you try to see a bit of details they're pixelated. It's an amazing low light video camera and also no rolling shutter on it. But I had to switch to a7iv because of the MP. Everything else was perfect on a7siii.
Yah, last camera I need as I HAD TO SEND IT BACK in after 2 months of owning it. Exposure dial and settings stopped working. Lucky Sony Canada allowed it to be sent in. Now I'm waiting. Lucky it wasn;t a client shoot when it malfunctioned. Good luck everyone.
I'm sorry but that just sounds like bad luck. I've heard very little in the way of hardware issues with this specific camera. Did you get it back yet?
Going to start binging the rest of your videos.
That's awesome thank you!
I own the a7siii but I have to say, the FX3 looks better aesthetically, in my opinion. I want both.
The fx3 does look better but my reasoning behind getting the s3 was the viewfinder and the lack of a fan/weather sealing. I never have it overheat and it seems silly to miss out on a viewfinder for a tally light
@@SamuelJamesVideos Absolutely. The viewfinder is great! The a7siii is definitely a legendary camera.
Great video, really infomative. Appreciate it
Superb presentation. Thank you very much.
Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement
Absolutely A+ review!
Thank you 😊
Thanks 😊
Brilliant review.
THANK YOU!!!
My fav camera❤️❤️
Hells yes
Nikon Z30 & Sony A7s iii for me thank you!🙂
Nikon is a brand that I have no personal experience with but look like awesome cameras!
dude love your videos and hope to pick up an s3 or a fx3 soon!
Hell yeah bro, did you get one yet?
M-am how did you film those initial B-roll?they are sick ..instant sub
Thank you very much for the view. I really appreciate it. The innitial shots were done with the Sony 90mm F2.8 Macro on the A7iii on a tripod, but the secret was the A7siii (the subject) was on a gimbal to get the rotation effect. I hope this helps. I've actually been thinking about inventing like a "product" gimbal where you could rotate whatever subject you want with clamps and motorized arms. That'd be RAD
@@SamuelJamesVideos that's a great idea man..many could use a product like that..I hope you can bring this idea to life ..the shoots are amazing... I've thought that you might used a gimbal the movement's were too smooth for handheld .
hey man, just came from the a7iii video when you said you might consider this upgrade. i was wondering what's the best camera for video in the 1500$ price range
That depends - are you looking for a full frame camera or are you open to the idea of a aps c or micro 4/3 ?
Great video!!!
Thank you ! Let me know if you have any requests
7:06 major pause 😂
Sam, you are funny as hell, "I get a rod every time I see the Camera". Sam you are so right, I have also used the A7SIII for photos sometimes, especially in hybrid situations and it is like you said, unless you are blowing the photos up and your composition sucks or you are trying to use it for Landscape, bird photography or wild life photography, it is fine and I own a A7IV, A7RIII and A9.
Most people on the planet don't need more than 12 megapixels, they might want it, but they don't need it. I wouldn't seek an A7SIII out exclusively at 3499 for photography only, it is more video focused, but it can hold its own when called upon. It is a stop gap for me until I can find a fx6 and I got it at $2730.00 opened box mint condition at BestBuy, so $230.00 over the price of my A7IV. Also, the Fx3's XLR handle works just great on the A7SII and A7IV with the small rig cage and extension handle.
The same thing that makes the A7SIII, a great video camera, makes it a great photo camera and that is its ability to gather light with those big photo sites, which drives down your ISO in low light situations. I have not had one person say, well that's only twelve megapixels. The Nikon D700 -12mp and the D4/D4s-16mp are still being used by pros without complaint from them or their clients. The megapixel thing is way overblown and anything used on social media won't be at full resolution anyway. Most people don't print anymore.
Well done
Nice content. I have the free version of Resolve and I don't have issues editing my 10 bit footage. Does the free version downscale the 10 bit footage to 8 bit when you render the video?
That's a great question, though I'm not positive. I don't even know if downsampling to ten bit is possible so I couldn't tell you. Thank you for watching though!
Do you perhaps have a mac? I'm on PC and can't even see the video of my 10bit 4k videos. Only audio
@@igelkotte Yes I have a Mac...
Your video was great!
And you are entertaining.
Maaaan, I wish I wouldn’t be a chicken and just buy this camera.
I always wanted to shoot in lowlight and have good best slow-mo.
The priceeee…… hurts my heart :))))))
Was in the store and wanted to buy the FX 30.
After looooong and many reviews.
Good that the card didn’t work that day (had the limit on it)…
Now I am back in the rabbit hole :))
I wouldn't buy anything right this moment just because sony is releasing a few new cameras soon as far as I know. It might be good to wait
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Should I hold out maybe another year for the A7s IV? I don’t see how they could further improve this monster of a machine.
You know what's funny is I'm about to drop a whole video on that topic. I'll let you know when I do.
@@SamuelJamesVideos Ironic, the A1 is also in my debate if that helps your video any. Can’t wait to see it!
Its only the young kids complaining about 12mp, I learned photography on my uncles nikon D1X, that thing had what 4 or 5mp? His earlier D1 model had 2mp i think. He eventually let me have it and i used it until 07'/08' when i got a nikon d40x with 10mp, then the d600 with the MASSIVE 24mp. So on and so on, anyway to cut it short, 12mp is PLENTY. A billboard only needs around 4 - 6mp.
Hey bro. Awesome video. Do all the other colour profiles hold up just as well in low light beyond iso 12800, eg: up to 100,000 etc, or must one always be in s-log3 to benefit from the low light performance? I would love to see some comparisons. Almost about to pull the trigger, but I do a lot of live streaming at night in the dark so I need a run and gun usable profile that works without colour grading, as there is no post with live, but I do need the best low light performance. Perhaps hlg or s-cinetone might work?
Sorry about the late reply. I'm not sure, I always stay in either 640 OR 12800. I'll go a little above but nothing too crazy, I'd rather light the situation better in that case. As far as picture profiles you might be able to crank a little extra out of them but there's no picture profiles that are going to be way better in low light. It's not really what they're designed for. They're more for expanding dynamic range and control in color correction. I hope this helps!
@@SamuelJamesVideos thanks mate. I understand. I've now got the camera myself and am still experimenting. But it has been a worthwhile purchase so far. Cheers.
@@smatruk Hell yeah!
@@smatruk not sure if you've found this out already but if you use OBS to stream you can apply a LUT as a filter so you could stream with S-Log3 and output a nice image. Unsure about other streaming software. An external monitor like the Ninja V can also output a LUTted image if you want to keep spending money.
@@themartinhawkins Hey Martin, that's actually a really cool suggestion re OBS and LUTs as filters. I actually didn't know that. I must look further into it. As currently I'm just shooting live through OBS using a standard profile in the A7s III. What a great idea. Thank you!
I get a rod???
Yes I do
Waiting for the A7s IV.
Earned a sub. +like! Thank you!
When is A7SIV due?
Hi Sam great video I'm in need of some help.....
I just broughtba sony zve10 for youtube and its great on a tripod but soon as I go hand held for cinematic video it's so jumpy is the only solution a gimble or would you recommend a different camera I can up my budget ?
For that specific camera I'd take a look at the rs3 mini from DJI or the zhiyun M3 both are tiny and good for smaller cameras like that. If you can afford a bigger camera that's always my recommendation but I understand budgets can be tight. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with. Just remember before you buy anything it's good to know what lenses/accessories you're going to plan on using with it. It's a bad idea to just look at one thing at a time
@Samuel James cheers dude
I'm in a right pickle I like the zve10 it just has to many things I don't like I cam maybe go to 1800 I will need to buy a shot gun mic and a gimble also then rest I'm ready to go. Most of my videos are on a tripod 95% of the time any other cameras that are really good with auto vocus and crispy picture n 4k ?
@@APASSIONFORDETAILING you're not in a pickle cameras hold their value incredibly well so even if you had to sell everything you'd make most of your money back. What lenses do you have so far? Follow me on Instagram and message me too @samueljamesphotos
What do you think about 15 percent of the sensor not being used when shooting video?
Eh, the thing is, there's always some random cutbacks on features in these cameras. The a74 should certainly be able to do full frame 4k60 but they just don't allow it to for no reason because they want you to buy the more expensive cameras for that. Money and greed fuel everything, even this.
@@SamuelJamesVideos it's a bad business decision.... Think of the amount of anamorphic lenses they could be selling to a slightly lower end market. That's a lot of revenue there missing out on
XAVC-HS is definitely NOT the worst quality, it is an H.265 codec, which makes it much more compression efficient than H.264, but it is more difficult to edit. Two video files one H.264 and one H.265 with the same bitrate, the H.265 is much better in terms of picture quality (in theory at least).
You lost me at 12MP.