Sony a7iii Course for Shooting Video - Online Training Tutorial Download $49 a7M3

Sony a7iii Getting Started in Video

Are you interested in shooting video with your Sony a7 iii, but not sure where to start? This technical guide will get you up to speed quickly. Get instant access and start watching now.

About 4 hours of this course is at a beginner level, however close to an hour is dedicated to S-Log (adcanced). If you are a beginner I would suggest skipping the S-Log chapter until you have used the camera for about 6 months and then return to watch the S-Log chapter. This course covers the camera in great detail (everything video related in the manual and more), but it does not cover items sold separately from the camera, editing, rendering and photography features.

Follow along as I start fresh and customize the camera for video shooting. The menus can be very confusing when it comes to focus modes, codecs, compression, frame rates, I step you through each and demo how they work.

Sony's manuals are biased towards photography and leaves empty gaps when covering video. This training course on the a7M3 fills in those gaps and a lot more. The true value of this guide is saving you weeks if not months of time testing your camera to get the best results.

Who is this online training course for? People that have never owned a Sony alpha camera, or people that have had their camera for a while but never shot video. This course can be great for people that are trying to decide if this camera is right for them before making the investment.

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This course is based in the ILCE-7M3 1.00 firmware.

Course running time: 5 hours 3 minutes

Level: Beginner/Advanced

$49.00

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Table of Contents

Video "A" (Tour)

Course Intro (what is covered and who this course is for)

00:04
What's in the Box (description of each item and precautions, which items I use and which I don't)

01:56
USB Cable and power

03:05
SD Cards

06:30
Weather Sealing

07:39
Care of display

09:09
Record first video

09:53
Customize buttons

13:19
Resetting the camera

12:27
Customize the shutter button

13:25
Power switch

15:54
IR sensor

16:24
Lens release

16:54
AF Illuminator

17:00
Eye peice cup

17:47
Diaptric adjustment

18:35
Assign C3 button to APS-C Mode

19:07
Customize AEL button

21:48
Customize AF-on button

22:50
Back dial

23:54
FN button

24:30
Customize the Control wheel

27:02
Customize the Multi Selector (Joystick)

30:11
Customize the C4 button

31:02
Lamp access light

32:17
Image sensor position mark

32:44
Speaker

33:36
Side Ports

34:03
Hotshoe

35:18
Mode dial

36:06
Customize C1 and C2 button

36:31
Exp comp dial

37:10
NFC

37:48
Battery door cable pass thru

38:10
Front dial

38:49
Microphones

38:58
SD card slots

39:31

Video "B" (Menus)

*Note* - Some but not all 'stills only' menu are covered. They are listed for reference purposes.

Help with Avoiding Sony Menu Confusion

00:17
File Format (recommendations for time lapses)

02:07
RAW File Type

02:46
JPEG Quality (recommendations for time lapses)

03:35
Aspect Ratio (3x2 vs 16x9)

05:03
APS-C/Super 35mm Mode

05:24
FF vs Crop Mode - Noise Tests

08:05
FF vs Crop Mode - Artifacts Moire and Aliasing

13:36
FF vs Crop Mode - Rolling Shutter Tests

16:39
Long Exposure NR for JPG night time lapses

20:33
High ISO NR

21:36
Color Space (sRGB, AdobeRGB)

21:43
Lens Comp. (Shading, Chro. Aber., Distortion)

21:55
Scene Selection

24:14
Drive Mode, Bracket Settings (Stills only - not covered in depth)

25:36
Memories

26:01
Select Media (Memory)

28:45
Reg Cust Shoot Set (new feature but not for video)

29:18
Focus Mode (AF-C, MF)

30:09
Focus Area, Priority Set in AF - Both

30:37
Focus Settings

34:36
Swt V/H AF Area (Stills only - not covered in depth)

35:25
AF Illuminator (for video use)

35:44
Center Lock-On AF

35:57
Set. Face Prty in AF

37:22
AF Track Sens (Stills only - not covered in depth)

42:25
AF System (Stills)

42:29
AF w/ shutter (Stills only - not covered in depth)

42:47
Pre-AF, Eye-Start AF, AF Area Regist, Del Reg AF Area, AF Area Auto Clear -not covered in depth

43:07
Disp. cont. AF area (Stills only)

44:28
AF Micro Adj. (Stills only - not covered in depth)

45:14
Exposure Comp.

45:35
Reset EV Comp.

46:18
ISO, Range, Auto

46:41
ISO AUTO min. SS

48:40
Metering Modes

48:58
Spot Metering Point

54:32
Exposure step

56:53
AEL w/ shutter, Exposure Std. Adjust (Stills only - not covered in depth)

57:21
Flash Mode, Flash Comp., Exp.comp.set,, Wireless Flash, Red Eye Reduction - not covered

57:51
White Balance, WB

57:59
Priority Set in AWB

58:20
DRO/Auto HDR

59:39
Creative Styles

1:00:50
Picture Effect

1:01:53
Picture Profile

1:02:26
Focus Magnifer, Focus Magnif. Time, Initial Focus Mag., AF in Focus Mag., MF Assist

1:03:460
Peaking Setting

1:05:11
Anti-flicker Shoot. (Stills only - not covered in depth)

1:06:20
Face Registration

1:06:26
Exposure Mode

1:08:34
S&Q Exposure Mode

1:10:42
S&Q Settings

1:10:56
File Format and Record Setting XAVCS, AVCHD

1:14:16
Chroma sub sampling 4:2:0 8bit

1:20:04
Proxy Recording at 720p

1:24:52
AF drive speed, AF Track Sens

1:27:01
Auto Slow Shut.

1:30:29
Audio Recording

1:31:17
Audio Out Timing

1:31:50
Wind Noise Reduct.

1:33:03
Marker Display

1:33:43
Video Light Mode

1:35:25
Movie w/ shutter

1:36:08
Release w/o Lens

1:36:21
Release w/o Card

1:36:36
SteadyShot

1:37:08
Zoom, Clearimage, Digital, optical

1:38:27
Zoom Ring Rotate

1:39:46
Display Button

1:43:06
Finder/Monitor

1:45:35
Zebra Setting

1:46:09
Grid Line

1:49:08
Exposure Set. Guide

1:50:22
Live View Display

1:50:51
Cont. Shoot. Length

1:52:11
Auto Review

1:52:52
Custom Key

1:53:21
Function Menu Set.

1:54:02
Dial Setup

1:54:22
Av/Tv Rotate

1:54:29
Dial Ev Comp

1:54:55
Movie Button

1:56:17
Lock Operation Parts

1:56:46
Audio signals

1:57:16
Snd to Smrtphn Func

1:57:53
Send to Computer

1:59:12
FTP Transfer Func.

1:59:14
View on TV

2:00:17
Ctrl w/ Smartphone

2:00:53
Airplane Mode

2:01:58
Wi-Fi Settings

2:02:29
Protect

2:03:20
Rotate

2:03:33
Delete

2:03:39
Rating

2:03:49
Rating Set(Cust Key)

2:03:54
Copy

2:04:01
Photo Capture

2:04:38
Enlarge Image, Enlarge Init. Mag., Pos

2:05:20
Slide Show

2:05:20
Select PB Media

2:07:03
View Mode

2:07:24
Image Index

2:08:38
Disp Cont Shoot Grp

2:08:51
Display Roation

2:09:02
Image jump setting

2:09:20
Monitor Brightness

2:09:59
Viewfinder Bright.

2:10:24
Finder Color Temp.

2:10:48
Gamma Disp. Assist

2:11:04
Volume Settings

2:13:01
Delete confirm.

2:13:31
Display Quality

2:13:50
Pwr Save Start Time

2:15:34
Auto Pwr OFF Temp.

2:22:16
NTSC/PAL Selector

2:17:15
Cleaning Mode

2:18:14
Touch Operation

2:19:25
Touch Panel/Pad

2:19:53
Demo Mode

2:22:38
TC/UB Settings, Timecode

2:23:24
Remote Ctrl

2:26:41
HDMI Settings

2:27:02
HDMI 24p/60p Output

2:27:46
4K Output Sel.

2:29:53
USB Connection

2:30:54
USB LUN Setting

2:31:51
USB Power Supply

2:32:02
PC Remote Settings

2:32:19
Language

2:32:34
Copyright Info

2:32:47
Format

2:33:38
File Number

2:34:09
Set File Name

2:34:28
Rec. Media Settings

2:34:44
Select REC Folder

2:38:25
Folder Name

2:39:29
Recover Image DB

2:39:50
Display Media Info.

2:40:31
Version, Setting Reset

2:40:45

Video "C" (Stills vs Movie, Exposure, White Balance)

Pros and Cons for shooting movies in Stills Mode or Movie Mode

00:04
Exposure Intro

04:05
Shutter Speed (motion blur and brightness)

05:55
ISO (how to get the cleanest images when shooting at a high ISO)

12:00
Aperture

16:31
One Stop Relationships (how to quickly change your exposure by one stop)

21:40
Tools for setting Exposure (histogram, zebras, punching in, etc.)

24:35
Zebras

25:47
White Balance (when to use the presets indoors and what to use outside)

27:48

Video "D" (Creative Styles and Picture Profiles)

Intro

00:04
Contrast (Creative Style Contrast Levels Compared and recommendations)

02:32
Saturation (Creative Style Saturation Levels Compared and recommendations)

05:29
Sharpness (Creative Style Sharpness Levels Compared and recommendations)

08:16
Creative Style comparisons

10:31
Picture Profiles *Start of Advanced Section

21:27
PP Color Modes

22:27
HLG (Note I do not cover this section in any detail, I am waiting on a HDR monitor)

26:50
PP Gamma Curves

28:17
Exposing SLog

34:38
Grading Slog footage

36:57
Color Science that has changed

51:44
Black Level

0:57:53
Black Gamma

0:58:55
Saturation

0:59:37
Color Phase

1:00:13
Color Depth

1:00:41
Knee

1:01:19
Detail

1:02:22
V/H Balance

1:03:35
B/W Balance

1:04:03
Limit Detail

1:04:37
Crispning

1:05:19
Hi-Light Detail

1:06:01

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Covered/Not Covered

What is covered:

Only video related items.

Some color correction with Davinci Resolve is used for the S-log chapter.

How to set up your camera for video.

Basically everything in the owner's manual that relates to video plus more info that the manual neglects to mention.

What is not covered:

Photography information such as exposure compensation, the flash unit, RAW image files, etc..

This course does not cover how to edit, render/export your files.

I will not cover items sold separately from the camera.