one big hidden feature you didn't mention and surprisingly a lot of people don't even know about would be "smart device control" which turns a phone or tablet into a monitor so your able to wirelessly see what the camera is seeing, along with adjusting your settings and start/stop record or snap a photo from a distance. Really good way to save a couple of hundred on a monitor. Helps a lot for product photos being able to see more of what's in focus.
Hey Dunna, I personally use picture profiles for event photography. Many say they don’t effect raw photos but they do in a few ways. I use a custom cine gamma setting so that I have a deeper black in my lowlight shoots. Its‘s a great way to encounter ISO grain.
Definitely taught me a couple things today. Recently I was happy to find out I can zoom in and out of the photos by double tapping the screen; less wear on my buttons
Oh the function button!!! Dude yes. That's a game changer. Not a hidden feature by any means but having the APSC mode on a custom button is my most used feature probably. Especially when I'm using the Tamron 17-28 for that extra reach.
Dunna, I think the Sony menu system is not the best, but I also feel like people exaggerate a bit. This is from somebody that use to shoot Canon and Lumix. People just need to take the time to learn the new system and you're all set. Thanks for sharing these hidden features! Stay safe!
Nice job my friend.. Ive been watching you for quite some time now... and every time i learn something new. Thats for sharing! Wishing you the best of luck!!
the one I like on the a7RIV and latest a9 firmware updates is the ability to bring up my menus when pushing an button you have assigned them to. I have it assigned to C4 which makes my menus super quick to access and use. Thanks for the video. Great refresh on a few I didn't know about.
I didn't know about the first one since I've never owned a Sony full frame. I was vaguely aware of the others but learning what they actually do and how to make them work was great. Thanks!
Usually I’m all for customizing everything specifically to my liking, but I still can’t make myself like the Sony menu and button layout. I think it needs a better “default” layout/setup that can then be customized if necessary. Custom function buttons are great, but when you want them to do different things depending on what mode you’re in, it can get annoying to try to remember it all. I’ve also found that some camera cages block 1 or 2 of the custom buttons, at least partially, making it even more cumbersome. Still a helpful video, I personally just like how my 5D Mark IV works as far as real buttons go, and as I swap between modes and photo/video infinitely more. Still a helpful video, I definitely didn’t know all of them 👍
Hey... nice video! It was very helpful! The first hidden secret my camera didn't have... but you covered the point that a 6400 would not have that first secret... oh well... The others were also new to me! Thank you, and did the triple hit before coming down here to write a comment! )))
The 'bright monitoring' (At least in my Sony A7III) just change the screen brightness. I did what you said, Manual focus, disable the Manual focus assist, photo mode... It doesn't change temporary the exposure
Did you do it in a dark area? I tried it once in a place where it wasn’t dark and I thought it wasn’t working but it estimates how bright it thinks you’ll need it so it doesn’t do anything when it’s not dark. But if it changes the screen brightness for you, you may have chosen the wrong function.
did you actually take a shot? it should shoot in the settings that are actually input as opposed to what youre seeing. like temporary night vision. i use the fuck out of this feature when shooting with flash in a dark room and im using a vintage lens that doesnt have auto focus
@@dunnadidit I just found your channel so im looking through it to see if you have any videos with suggestions on a good combo for a6300 and lens for video. I plan on recording videos at my research sites and I am still figuring a lot of stuff out. you do a great job in making that easy!
Nice Video, thanks. The most important one for me is missing. You can map a custom Button in a way that you can toggle between AF-Areas e.g. I have set my joystick press to toggle between AF-Wide and the medium field. It’s a true game changer for me.
@@dunnadidit It's actually more of a hack rather than a feature :D First you set your cam into the first AF Area you want to toggle between. For me it's AF Wide Then you register that AF Area in menu 7/14 "AF Area Regist". Next your map the function "Regist AF Area tggle" to a custom button. Now you set your AF Area to the second AF Area you use. For me that's "Lock on AF: Flexible Spot M". And that's it. Now you can switch between the two AF Areas with that custom button. As I only need to switch between these two anyway, I never have to go into that menu again. Oh and extra tip: Map that function to some custom button and additionaly map the "Focus Standard" to the joystick press. That way, you can center the spot AF quickly with a press of that button. Try it out and tell me what you think. Takes a bit to get used to but it's the best hidden feature so far for me.
Not a Sony shooter, but those are some great features I didn't know existed on DSLRs, like stacking. Cool! Wonder if it's on ancient Canons too .......
so helpful! just started out filming UA-cam videos with my Sony a6400 must say, Ive still not figured out everything 100% but this was absolutely helpful! thank you so much 🙌🏼
Great knowledge. Thanks. I want to know about Sony A68 video recording features on manual settings. If I want manual speed and aperture, how can I use auto focus?
Just read your IG post. Take your time to create what you like and when you do that. Because whenever you upload something, it's always a masterpiece! Take care! Much love.
I definitely need to put the AWB lock where I can get to it. I have autofocus and exposure set to toggle on my AF/MF - AEL button so I can let the camera pick the focus and exposure and then lock it in when it's what I want, so I definitely should do the same for WB.
I went to set my a6400 custom button 2 to AWB lock, and it looks like it's already set to that. I really wish I would remember my camera custom buttons for more than a day after I've set them. I even put the button settings on a flashcard in my camera bag to try to remind myself.
Yep, you Dunn did it with this one. Picked up a couple of settings that l’m going to change right now! And I’ll check out your Function menu set up as well. 👍
I can't decide what camera should I buy. Fuji xt4 or Sony a6600? I know Fuji is probably better but I don't know if it's worth paying more. Or there is other camera worth buying
Nice ... I didn't know about the AWB lock feature. But I think it's not there in my A7m3. One feature Ialso use is the "Shot. Result preview" which I have assigned to the Ael button. When shooting with my Godox flash & Live view Display off, I use this for the ambient light exposure for fill flash photos
Sony a7rii or sony a6500 which should i get? I’m going to use the camera for videos on youtube and street and portrait photography. If you have any lens reccomendations that will be really helpful.
Mansoor Mughal - I think it was a gift from my mom quite a while ago. I LOVED Gumby when I was a kid so I think she bought it for me when she saw it. Not sure where she got it though.
Hey Dunna :) Is my camera broken, or, does the memory recall saved to SD card NOT bring back The My menu Settings and one more question if I could, when I turn of my 6400's sometimes I hear a clunk sound not every time but after its been turned for a day or more.. Hope thats not too much Love these cameras and just trying to understand.. thank you for all the videos
Hey bro! Awesome channel!!! I'm a Canon EOS RP user that's planning to switch to Sony A7III (as soon as this corona ends). So I'll start selling all of my gear to buy the Sony and some prime lenses (I mostly do stills). So glad that found this channel... I wanted to ask you, do you have a like a A7III camera settings from brand new? I would love some help hahhaa since moving from the easy menu on Canon to Sony will be hard for me, but I know I can customize it just the way I will love to use it... Thanks again bro!
Hey! Unfortunately I don’t have an a7iii settings video but I’ll consider making one. I do have an a6600 settings video if that helps... they’re pretty similar. That being said, I’m constantly changing and updating my settings so it’s tough for me to say what’s best exactly.
Only 4 out of 7, and Thought I was pretty familiar with the system. Thanks! I agree that it is a major bummer. that the fn trick doesn't work on menus on the 6600.
The main problem with the sony menu is not that there are so many tabs and pages, but that it seems to be designed to maximize the number of button presses. There are a lot of menu items that turn a feature on or off by first selecting the menu item and then navigate to the desired state and select it. This is clearly annoying if assign the function to a button, why not just toggle the state, and why doesn't the 1, 2, and 3 on the mode dial get applied automatically when you select it on the dial, just like M, P, A, S is applied directly without pressing any extra button Another problem is hidden modes resulting in surprising incompatibilities e.g. Animal AF doesn't work when tracking. When you hit such a mode the only thing you get is an error message. In a modern well-designed user interface you should get some help resolving the problem. E.g. a suggestion to use some non-tracking focus area. I would also suggest that they had different menu sets for video and for still images. That would reduce the number of choices in most cases. To make things worse Sony manuals and in-camera help text must be among the worst on the market. If you press the help button (the one marked as a delete button) over a menu item called e.g. XYZ. You often only get something like "This turns on the XYZ function" but forgets to tell the user what XYZ actually is or does. The same goes for the manual (printed or on the web). There are information on what functions are available but very little info on how to make use of them to get a good result. Sony A7r iv has a lot more functionality than e.g. Nikon D850 still the manual is significantly thinner not giving room for in-depth descriptions of best practice usage
Thanks for the detailed thoughts!! I have never really found the Sony menus too confusing but I started off with sony so that helps a lot and other brands feel confusing and convoluted to me 🤷🏻♂️ Every camera I’ve ever used has similar little shortcomings to what you’re mentioning but I won’t claim to have done a deep dive on all the different brands by any means so maybe there’s something out there that nails it.
@@dunnadidit Dunna Did It Even if you don't notice the Sony quirks so much if you start out with Sony and it has become your acquired taste, you still suffer from some bad usability decisions e.g. the button clickiness. You could also ponder upon why they have two menu tabs marked with a camera icon. Was it lack of imagination or if they just had a problem creating meaningful groups of items? In general, behavioral consistency is a problem with Sony cameras. E.g. why does the exposure mode wheel have a lock button (A7r iv) that you need to hold down to turn the wheel, while the exposure compensation wheel has a lock button that stays unlocked after pressing it. I would say that both locks should behave the same. Preferably the way the exposure compensation dial lock works. Why does under/overexposure indicated in the viewfinder with +/- 5 stops in automatic modes but only in +/- 2 stops in manual mode with two white dots beside the 0 to indicate bigger exposure deviations without telling if it's under or overexposure. One would expect it to work the same way regardless if you were in auto or manual. Another thing if you are in P, A, or S the shutter speed/aperture value is shown in the viewfinder, but if you go to M mode and turn on auto iso the iso value is not shown. Instead, the viewfinder just say "auto iso" (and the automatically selected iso value is only shown when you half-press the shutter release button. And why does the P, A, S, M on the mode dial get applied directly as you set them while the memory 1, 2, 3-setting need an additional button press to take effect. Yet another thing, if you can set focus point by touch, most people would expect that it should be possible to also navigate the menus by touch. As you point out many other brands have issues with many menu items to keep track of but few cameras have as many as Sony. In fact, Sony have so many menu items that you really would have wanted them to be searchable like you can do on Android phones, or why not make it possible to connect a blue tooth keyboard to fill out search dialogs. That way it would be much quicker to find what functions to assign to your configurable buttons. Speaking of keyboards, the 20 century way you enter copyright info really tells you that it is time for Sony to improve on their user interface to more conform to today's standards. (And again an example of too many button presses) Why should this be so hard, it should be a child's game compared to making near-flawless eye autofocus.
Unfortunately, I don’t own every Sony alpha camera so I couldn’t test all the features but I’d guess that the 6100 has most of them except the full frame only features
Will it stack the photos on the memory card when u look at your files? Sometimes it's really hard to tell what's one burst shot versus the next one when doing HDR
Mind blown. I fully expected to know all of them, and knew almost none of them. I have worked in a camera store for 13 years and sold Sony since they came out with their first slr. I talk just about everyone I can into an a7 type camera. The Fn button thing I should have known. So much easier.
I like to keep live view preview mode mapped to a custom button so that if I'm shooting with flash so that if I'm shooting off modeling lights and am going to have a flash I can see what I'm doing
Bro, Is there any way to turn off the Auto Screen Sensor? Whenever I want to click macro shots and even If my finger comes in front of EVF, screen goes black. Its really annoying and I want to turn this off :-|
Is there a way to playback only rated images? Shooting a lot of sports, and wifiing images at the end of the game it would help a lot if I could playback on the camera only the rated images. Thank you for the awesome video!!!!!
@@dunnadidit yes there is a way! Playback menu 3 (on the A7III), specify Image Jump Setting to Rating Only. You can use it to only select the rated images when choosing images to wifi to the phone.
@@dunnadidit dude thanks for that video your tips really helped me out, I was wondering if you can make a video for a full day time laps!! because it was something I tried but couldn't get right.
TBH I did not know about those and the first one is not working on A7R2 (too old i guess). anyway, thaks a lot for the tips! btw, last time i wrote a comment i was about to take my vacation to Cuba. I hardly got my skin back home safe! OK now, quarantined but no symptoms :)
*How many of these features did you already know about?*
I knew about the Photo Rating, the memory function and custom hold, and gamma asst, but not about the others. Thanks again! 🤙🏽
I knew about gamma assist only. It’s disappointing that FN doesn’t work on A6400 etc(
I knew about the Rating, Recall Custom and Gamma Assist....didn't know about the others or my cameras don't have those features
The display as group! I had the a6600 and it was standard there. But I thought my new a7iii didn’t have this handy feature, until now.... 😄👍
non.. lol
The first tip.
My life will never be the same again.
Thanks!
So simple and effective right!?
I didn’t know about it either
Nice!
Damn, I thought that was my hidden secret (found by accident......)
Omg yes!!! What the hell.
one big hidden feature you didn't mention and surprisingly a lot of people don't even know about would be "smart device control" which turns a phone or tablet into a monitor so your able to wirelessly see what the camera is seeing, along with adjusting your settings and start/stop record or snap a photo from a distance. Really good way to save a couple of hundred on a monitor. Helps a lot for product photos being able to see more of what's in focus.
Good addition!!
Hey Dunna,
I personally use picture profiles for event photography. Many say they don’t effect raw photos but they do in a few ways. I use a custom cine gamma setting so that I have a deeper black in my lowlight shoots. Its‘s a great way to encounter ISO grain.
Definitely taught me a couple things today. Recently I was happy to find out I can zoom in and out of the photos by double tapping the screen; less wear on my buttons
The AWB Lock was money! Didn't know about that feature. Thanks my dude!
Another great video Dunna! What’s better than watching your channel while staying at home now!
Smooth and simple intro, i like it. Keep up the work Dunna
Thanks so much!
Man like your background, and for sure your videos
Thanks! Now I have to figure it all out again cause I moved last week!
Oh the function button!!! Dude yes. That's a game changer. Not a hidden feature by any means but having the APSC mode on a custom button is my most used feature probably. Especially when I'm using the Tamron 17-28 for that extra reach.
That’s a solid addition! I use the crop mode on a custom button too!
Super useful!! Thanks :)
You did it, Dunna!! Greatly appreciated!!
Superb video - thank you! Subscribed.
Thanks for watching James!
The Sony Alpha hero we deserve 🔥
Why are there no batman emojis!!! 😉 Thanks dude!
At #1 and I'm already stoked! Thanks Dunna
Thats great to hear!!
@@dunnadidit Unfortunately I paused it before I got to the not on the APS-C lol Thanks anyway, always helpful and always funny!
Great video ...tks from Lisbon - Portugal
Thanks for watching!
this was soooo helpful!! Thx so much!!! Stay healthy and greetings from Vienna :D
That’s great to hear!! Cheers from Canada!
My man always dropping the fire knowledge
Thanks Brandon!
Dunna that setup is so cool. The colors in the background are magnificient,good job on that ;)
Thanks so much!
This is gold! Auto white balance lock for the win. Thanks for the tips. Your background set looks so cool now 😎😎
Excellent video - I learned a lot... Thank you!
Dunna, I think the Sony menu system is not the best, but I also feel like people exaggerate a bit. This is from somebody that use to shoot Canon and Lumix. People just need to take the time to learn the new system and you're all set. Thanks for sharing these hidden features! Stay safe!
I agree 100%. I really don't think it's that bad. People are just in a hurry and don't take the time to learn it.
Nice tips Dunna. Will start using them especially the AWB lock.
And the function button tip #1 really simple yet greatly changes my interaction with the menu system
Great video, Dunna! I just joined the Sony family, so this was super useful👍
Great stuff Dunna! Always helpful! Love the channel!
Thank you so much
My life just got a lot easier!
Was really helpful learning some new stuffs, thanks man. Cheers 👍
Thanks for watching!!
Tip #1 (FN Button) also works on the Sony RX100 VII. Thank you!
Good to know!
Nice job my friend.. Ive been watching you for quite some time now... and every time i learn something new. Thats for sharing! Wishing you the best of luck!!
the one I like on the a7RIV and latest a9 firmware updates is the ability to bring up my menus when pushing an button you have assigned them to. I have it assigned to C4 which makes my menus super quick to access and use. Thanks for the video. Great refresh on a few I didn't know about.
The my menus feature is huge!! Having it assigned to a custom button is a great ide!
I didn't know about the first one since I've never owned a Sony full frame. I was vaguely aware of the others but learning what they actually do and how to make them work was great. Thanks!
Nice! hopefully some of them are helpful for your shooting!
Nice! Thank you so much😊🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching!
Helped a lot with my new a6400! Tripe tap is only working one time sooo I gave you a one tap :D thx dude
Awesome video. Thank you
great tips, i know maybe 1,2 not all 7 of these, thanks man !
Nice!
Very good dunna
Thanks!!
great tips Dunna! Hope you and your family are doing well and staying safe.
I'm so glad the A7 III is my first real camera.. I have no idea what good or bad menu system would be.
I’m the same way. I started in Sony so when people are like *grumble grumble menu system... I just 🤷🏻♂️
Coming from a canon, it really is a bit confusing, but that’s due to the feature rich nature of these cameras.
Not everything needs to be an iphone 😂
Loving that background contrast! Complementary colors make everything nice 😏
i knew about none of them but the auto white balance thingy is soo cool
Nice!
Really liked the one for night shooting, just wish i'd known 3 nights ago when trying to shoot the aurora, took multiple shots just to compose haha!
Yeah, I used to always just take test shots, this was a HUGE improvement to that whole situation.
Thanks Dunna!!!
I found the star rating function useful for noting the number of prints during a wedding favours shoot.
Sooo I pretty much need like 5 more custom buttons now. Lol. I've been shooting Sony for 7 years and didn't know some of these. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, subbed
I did not know any of these! Ur becoming my favorite UA-camr man! Ur just awsome brother 😎
Usually I’m all for customizing everything specifically to my liking, but I still can’t make myself like the Sony menu and button layout. I think it needs a better “default” layout/setup that can then be customized if necessary.
Custom function buttons are great, but when you want them to do different things depending on what mode you’re in, it can get annoying to try to remember it all. I’ve also found that some camera cages block 1 or 2 of the custom buttons, at least partially, making it even more cumbersome.
Still a helpful video, I personally just like how my 5D Mark IV works as far as real buttons go, and as I swap between modes and photo/video infinitely more.
Still a helpful video, I definitely didn’t know all of them 👍
Hey... nice video! It was very helpful! The first hidden secret my camera didn't have... but you covered the point that a 6400 would not have that first secret... oh well... The others were also new to me! Thank you, and did the triple hit before coming down here to write a comment! )))
The 'bright monitoring' (At least in my Sony A7III) just change the screen brightness. I did what you said, Manual focus, disable the Manual focus assist, photo mode...
It doesn't change temporary the exposure
Did you do it in a dark area? I tried it once in a place where it wasn’t dark and I thought it wasn’t working but it estimates how bright it thinks you’ll need it so it doesn’t do anything when it’s not dark. But if it changes the screen brightness for you, you may have chosen the wrong function.
did you actually take a shot? it should shoot in the settings that are actually input as opposed to what youre seeing. like temporary night vision. i use the fuck out of this feature when shooting with flash in a dark room and im using a vintage lens that doesnt have auto focus
thanks for the tips, man! im just starting to get better at using mine and just ordered some lenses based on a video you made. big ups!
That’s great to hear! Thanks for watching!!
@@dunnadidit I just found your channel so im looking through it to see if you have any videos with suggestions on a good combo for a6300 and lens for video. I plan on recording videos at my research sites and I am still figuring a lot of stuff out. you do a great job in making that easy!
I don’t think I knew much of these but thanks dunna
That’s great to hear!
Well that was awesome....I knew all but the first two. Very interesting.....I also wish they would put AWB lock on the A7iii. Great content as always!
Yeah, the awb lock toggle on the a7iii would be super helpful! Thanks Paul!
I love that hold feature. I learned it last fall and have gotten so many good photos of birds overhead during portrait sessions because of it.
Nice Video, thanks. The most important one for me is missing. You can map a custom Button in a way that you can toggle between AF-Areas e.g. I have set my joystick press to toggle between AF-Wide and the medium field. It’s a true game changer for me.
Well now you just thought me one! What’s that feature called?
@@dunnadidit It's actually more of a hack rather than a feature :D
First you set your cam into the first AF Area you want to toggle between. For me it's AF Wide
Then you register that AF Area in menu 7/14 "AF Area Regist".
Next your map the function "Regist AF Area tggle" to a custom button.
Now you set your AF Area to the second AF Area you use. For me that's "Lock on AF: Flexible Spot M".
And that's it. Now you can switch between the two AF Areas with that custom button. As I only need to switch between these two anyway, I never have to go into that menu again.
Oh and extra tip: Map that function to some custom button and additionaly map the "Focus Standard" to the joystick press. That way, you can center the spot AF quickly with a press of that button.
Try it out and tell me what you think. Takes a bit to get used to but it's the best hidden feature so far for me.
Cool! I’m stoked to try it!!
@@u_nico_rn nice 👌 👍
That AWB L is a gem! It's the best 😎
Totally!
I don't think I knew any of these things. I guess I should subscribe since you're so good and like cool cameras.
Not a Sony shooter, but those are some great features I didn't know existed on DSLRs, like stacking. Cool! Wonder if it's on ancient Canons too .......
Yeah you might find some of these features on some other brands as well!
Thanks! I wish more features worked on video
Good stuff man! No, I wasn't aware of about 5 of those things!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
I use a custom button 4 to enable the audio level set. It’s amazing for filmmakers
Such a helpful content man, few of I'm a Sony user for long time didn't know about. Thank
Nice! Thanks for watching!
Thank you 😊
so helpful! just started out filming UA-cam videos with my Sony a6400
must say, Ive still not figured out everything 100% but this was absolutely helpful! thank you so much 🙌🏼
Glad it helped! Let me know if you have questions!!
Great knowledge. Thanks. I want to know about Sony A68 video recording features on manual settings. If I want manual speed and aperture, how can I use auto focus?
I’m not familiar with the Sony a68 sorry!
ISO Indies, nice music dude.
Thank you man! Didn’t use these! I will now. +1 sub
Just read your IG post. Take your time to create what you like and when you do that. Because whenever you upload something, it's always a masterpiece! Take care! Much love.
Thank you so much!! Luckily I recorded a couple extra videos before the move so it’s just about editing until I get my new space set up!
I definitely need to put the AWB lock where I can get to it. I have autofocus and exposure set to toggle on my AF/MF - AEL button so I can let the camera pick the focus and exposure and then lock it in when it's what I want, so I definitely should do the same for WB.
I went to set my a6400 custom button 2 to AWB lock, and it looks like it's already set to that. I really wish I would remember my camera custom buttons for more than a day after I've set them. I even put the button settings on a flashcard in my camera bag to try to remind myself.
I hear you, I change all this stuff too often and then it gets hard to remember!
Yep, you Dunn did it with this one. Picked up a couple of settings that l’m going to change right now! And I’ll check out your Function menu set up as well. 👍
I can't decide what camera should I buy. Fuji xt4 or Sony a6600? I know Fuji is probably better but I don't know if it's worth paying more. Or there is other camera worth buying
My advice would be to go to a camera store and hold them. Whichever one makes you more excited to shoot when it's in your hand, get that one.
@@dunnadidit thanks a lot, I love your channel, always helpful and entertaining 🔥
I love the menu system. Complicate away just give me features!
Yo great video! As a suggestion I'd like to see a video on Color profiles like S-log vs Hlg2 vs Cine4 Cheers.
Cool! Thanks for the suggestion!
Nice ... I didn't know about the AWB lock feature. But I think it's not there in my A7m3.
One feature Ialso use is the "Shot. Result preview" which I have assigned to the Ael button. When shooting with my Godox flash & Live view Display off, I use this for the ambient light exposure for fill flash photos
Yeah unfortunately AWB lock toggle came out after the a7iii so it doesn’t have it. That’s a great addition! Thanks for the comment!
Thank you :)
My pleasure!!
Sony a7rii or sony a6500 which should i get? I’m going to use the camera for videos on youtube and street and portrait photography. If you have any lens reccomendations that will be really helpful.
A6500 if those are your two options. In my opinion.
Dunna Did It and with what lenses should I pair it?
How's thew new Ninja doing? Looking forward for more info on your setup since adding that. Keep up the great work!
Is that a Horse from Gumby!? Thanks for the video
Yes that’s Pokey!! Thanks for watching!
Dunna Did It cool where did you get that from ?
Mansoor Mughal - I think it was a gift from my mom quite a while ago. I LOVED Gumby when I was a kid so I think she bought it for me when she saw it. Not sure where she got it though.
Hey Dunna :) Is my camera broken, or, does the memory recall saved to SD card NOT bring back The My menu Settings and one more question if I could, when I turn of my 6400's sometimes I hear a clunk sound not every time but after its been turned for a day or more.. Hope thats not too much Love these cameras and just trying to understand.. thank you for all the videos
Having an A7ii I could not use a single one of those features...thanks Sony....
Still, great video! Gets me thinking of upgrading to an A7iii :D
nice video bro where ru from?
Canada 🇨🇦
awesome!
Hope your staying safe brother🙏🏽
You too!!
Dude its like having a new camera! Dunna knows his gear!!!
Damn. I only knew the last Tip with the s-log assistance. Can I still get the virtual high five? 🖐. Great video man. Cool stuff.
Hey bro! Awesome channel!!!
I'm a Canon EOS RP user that's planning to switch to Sony A7III (as soon as this corona ends). So I'll start selling all of my gear to buy the Sony and some prime lenses (I mostly do stills).
So glad that found this channel... I wanted to ask you, do you have a like a A7III camera settings from brand new? I would love some help hahhaa since moving from the easy menu on Canon to Sony will be hard for me, but I know I can customize it just the way I will love to use it...
Thanks again bro!
Hey! Unfortunately I don’t have an a7iii settings video but I’ll consider making one. I do have an a6600 settings video if that helps... they’re pretty similar. That being said, I’m constantly changing and updating my settings so it’s tough for me to say what’s best exactly.
Dunna Did It Okok I’ll watch the A6600 one! Thanks bro
Actually I love that menu, it's very organized.
This is proof that everyone is different 🤷🏻♂️
Only 4 out of 7, and Thought I was pretty familiar with the system. Thanks! I agree that it is a major bummer. that the fn trick doesn't work on menus on the 6600.
The main problem with the sony menu is not that there are so many tabs and pages, but that it seems to be designed to maximize the number of button presses. There are a lot of menu items that turn a feature on or off by first selecting the menu item and then navigate to the desired state and select it. This is clearly annoying if assign the function to a button, why not just toggle the state, and why doesn't the 1, 2, and 3 on the mode dial get applied automatically when you select it on the dial, just like M, P, A, S is applied directly without pressing any extra button Another problem is hidden modes resulting in surprising incompatibilities e.g. Animal AF doesn't work when tracking. When you hit such a mode the only thing you get is an error message. In a modern well-designed user interface you should get some help resolving the problem. E.g. a suggestion to use some non-tracking focus area. I would also suggest that they had different menu sets for video and for still images. That would reduce the number of choices in most cases.
To make things worse Sony manuals and in-camera help text must be among the worst on the market. If you press the help button (the one marked as a delete button) over a menu item called e.g. XYZ. You often only get something like "This turns on the XYZ function" but forgets to tell the user what XYZ actually is or does. The same goes for the manual (printed or on the web). There are information on what functions are available but very little info on how to make use of them to get a good result. Sony A7r iv has a lot more functionality than e.g. Nikon D850 still the manual is significantly thinner not giving room for in-depth descriptions of best practice usage
Thanks for the detailed thoughts!! I have never really found the Sony menus too confusing but I started off with sony so that helps a lot and other brands feel confusing and convoluted to me 🤷🏻♂️ Every camera I’ve ever used has similar little shortcomings to what you’re mentioning but I won’t claim to have done a deep dive on all the different brands by any means so maybe there’s something out there that nails it.
@@dunnadidit Dunna Did It Even if you don't notice the Sony quirks so much if you start out with Sony and it has become your acquired taste, you still suffer from some bad usability decisions e.g. the button clickiness. You could also ponder upon why they have two menu tabs marked with a camera icon. Was it lack of imagination or if they just had a problem creating meaningful groups of items?
In general, behavioral consistency is a problem with Sony cameras. E.g. why does the exposure mode wheel have a lock button (A7r iv) that you need to hold down to turn the wheel, while the exposure compensation wheel has a lock button that stays unlocked after pressing it. I would say that both locks should behave the same. Preferably the way the exposure compensation dial lock works. Why does under/overexposure indicated in the viewfinder with +/- 5 stops in automatic modes but only in +/- 2 stops in manual mode with two white dots beside the 0 to indicate bigger exposure deviations without telling if it's under or overexposure. One would expect it to work the same way regardless if you were in auto or manual.
Another thing if you are in P, A, or S the shutter speed/aperture value is shown in the viewfinder, but if you go to M mode and turn on auto iso the iso value is not shown. Instead, the viewfinder just say "auto iso" (and the automatically selected iso value is only shown when you half-press the shutter release button. And why does the P, A, S, M on the mode dial get applied directly as you set them while the memory 1, 2, 3-setting need an additional button press to take effect.
Yet another thing, if you can set focus point by touch, most people would expect that it should be possible to also navigate the menus by touch.
As you point out many other brands have issues with many menu items to keep track of but few cameras have as many as Sony. In fact, Sony have so many menu items that you really would have wanted them to be searchable like you can do on Android phones, or why not make it possible to connect a blue tooth keyboard to fill out search dialogs. That way it would be much quicker to find what functions to assign to your configurable buttons.
Speaking of keyboards, the 20 century way you enter copyright info really tells you that it is time for Sony to improve on their user interface to more conform to today's standards. (And again an example of too many button presses) Why should this be so hard, it should be a child's game compared to making near-flawless eye autofocus.
cant you mention which feature work with which model?? Alpha series contain A6100 too....any of them work with that?
Unfortunately, I don’t own every Sony alpha camera so I couldn’t test all the features but I’d guess that the 6100 has most of them except the full frame only features
Pretty dope
Will it stack the photos on the memory card when u look at your files? Sometimes it's really hard to tell what's one burst shot versus the next one when doing HDR
Mind blown. I fully expected to know all of them, and knew almost none of them. I have worked in a camera store for 13 years and sold Sony since they came out with their first slr. I talk just about everyone I can into an a7 type camera. The Fn button thing I should have known. So much easier.
I like to keep live view preview mode mapped to a custom button so that if I'm shooting with flash so that if I'm shooting off modeling lights and am going to have a flash I can see what I'm doing
Thats smart!!
Bro, Is there any way to turn off the Auto Screen Sensor? Whenever I want to click macro shots and even If my finger comes in front of EVF, screen goes black. Its really annoying and I want to turn this off :-|
You sure can, it will be something in the menu called FINDER/MONITOR select (I think) and you can then it to only be the monitor.
Is there a way to playback only rated images? Shooting a lot of sports, and wifiing images at the end of the game it would help a lot if I could playback on the camera only the rated images. Thank you for the awesome video!!!!!
That’s a great idea. As far as I’m aware there isn’t a way to sort like that directly in camera but they should definitely add that!
@@dunnadidit yes there is a way! Playback menu 3 (on the A7III), specify Image Jump Setting to Rating Only. You can use it to only select the rated images when choosing images to wifi to the phone.
Once again, thank you for some good contents! Keep it up!
Hey man, thanks for the tips! As i understand AWB lock not available on A7III? I cannot find it
It’s not available on the a7iii, like I said in the video it only came out with the a6400 so it’s only on cameras newer than that 🤷🏻♂️
Didn’t know them all... but i still want that virtual high five!
You got it! 🙌🏻
i didnt know all of them but i still want that hi 5 xD
Ask and ye shall receive! 🙌🏻
@@dunnadidit dude thanks for that video your tips really helped me out, I was wondering if you can make a video for a full day time laps!! because it was something I tried but couldn't get right.
I’ll do some research and see what I can do for you!
@@dunnadidit thank you
TBH I did not know about those and the first one is not working on A7R2 (too old i guess). anyway, thaks a lot for the tips! btw, last time i wrote a comment i was about to take my vacation to Cuba. I hardly got my skin back home safe! OK now, quarantined but no symptoms :)
Yeah the R2 might be too old for the function button trick. Glad to hear you made it back safe.