Sony a7Riii Course for Shooting Video - Online Training Tutorial Download and Streaming $49

Sony a7Riii Getting Started in Video

Are you interested in shooting video with your Sony a7r 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 hoursof this course is at a beginner level, however close to one hour dedicated to S-Log is 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 a7R3 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.

This course is based in the ILCE-7RM3 1.01 firmware.

Course running time: 5 hours 18 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)

02:37
Manuals

03:10
Neckstrap

03:10
USB Cable and power

03:14
Battery

06:59
SD Cards

07:29
Weather Sealing

09:04
Care of display

10:48
Record first video

11:28
Customize buttons

13:19
Resetting the camera

14:31
Customize the shutter button

15:37
Power switch

18:21
IR sensor

18:44
Lens release

19:10
AF Illuminator

19:19
Eye peice cup

20:20
Diaptric adjustment

21:26
Assign C3 button to APS-C Mode

21:59
Customize AEL button

25:15
Customize AF-on button

26:34
Back dial

27:56
FN button

28:34
Customize the Control wheel

31:07
Customize the Multi Selector (Joystick)

34:56
Customize the C4 button

35:51
Lamp access light

37:04
Image sensor position mark

37:39
Speaker

38:23
Side Ports

38:43
Hotshoe

40:01
Mode dial

40:46
Customize C1 and C2 button

41:06
Exp comp dial

42:02
NFC

42:27
Battery door cable pass thru

42:50
Front dial

43:15
Microphones

43:22
SD card slots

43:44

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

00:21
File Format (recommendations for time lapses)

03:16
RAW File Type

03:55
JPEG Quality (recommendations for time lapses)

04:37
Aspect Ratio (3x2 vs 16x9)

05:47
APS-C/Super 35mm Mode

06:19
FF vs Crop Mode - Artifacts and Noise

08:46
FF vs Crop Mode - Rolling shutter

17:40
Long Exposure NR for JPG night time lapses

20:02
High ISO NR

23:06
Color Space (sRGB, AdobeRGB)

23:13
Lens Comp. (Shading, Chro. Aber., Distortion)

23:25
Drive Mode, Bracket Settings, Px. Shift Multi Shoot. (Stills only - not covered in depth)

25:44
Memories

26:25
Select Media (Memory)

28:33
Reg Cust Shoot Set (new feature but not for video)

29:06
Focus Mode (AF-C, MF)

29:57
Focus Area, Priority Set in AF - Both

30:24
Focus Settings

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

35:13
AF Illuminator (for video use)

35:32
Center Lock-On AF

35:45
Set. Face Prty in AF

37:54
AF Track Sens (Stills only - not covered in depth)

42:30
AF System (Stills)

42:44
AF w/ shutter (Stills only - not covered in depth)

42:52
Pre-AF, Eye-Start AF, AF Area Regist, Del Reg AF Area, AF Area Auto Clear -not covered in depth

43:12
Disp. cont. AF area (Stills only)

44:33
Phase Detect. Area (Stills only - not covered in depth)

45:20
AF Micro Adj. (Stills only - not covered in depth)

45:33
Exposure Comp.

45:53
Reset EV Comp.

46:36
ISO, Range, Auto

46:59
ISO AUTO min. SS

48:57
Metering Modes

49:16
Spot Metering Point

54:50
Exposure step

57:11
AEL w/ shutter, Exposure Std. Adjust (Stills only - not covered in depth)

57:39
Flash Mode, Flash Comp., Exp.comp.set,, Wireless Flash, Red Eye Reduction - not covered

58:33
White Balance, WB

58:41
Priority Set in AWB

59:01
DRO/Auto HDR

1:00:21
Creative Styles

1:01:32
Picture Effect

1:02:41
Picture Profile

1:03:36
Focus Magnifier

1:04:33
Focus Magnifer, Focus Magnif. Time, Initial Focus Mag., AF in Focus Mag., MF Assist

1:04:38
Peaking Setting

1:05:58
Anti-flicker Shoot. (Stills only - not covered in depth)

1:07:07
Face Registration

1:07:13
Exposure Mode

1:09:21
S&Q Exposure Mode

1:11:32
S&Q Settings

1:11:46
File Format and Record Setting XAVCS, AVCHD

1:15:06
Chroma sub sampling 4:2:0 8bit

1:20:53
Proxy Recording at 720p

1:25:11
AF drive speed, AF Track Sens

1:27:20
Auto Slow Shut.

1:31:16
Audio Recording

1:32:03
Audio Out Timing

1:32:36
Wind Noise Reduct.

1:33:49
Marker Display

1:34:29
Video Light Mode

1:36:11
Movie w/ shutter

1:36:54
Release w/o Lens

1:37:07
Release w/o Card

1:37:22
SteadyShot

1:37:55
Zoom, Clearimage, Digital, optical

1:38:45
Zoom Ring Rotate

1:39:26
Display Button

1:46:25
Finder/Monitor

1:48:53
Finder Frame Rate

1:50:40
Zebra Setting

1:49:42
Grid Line

1:52:41
Exposure Set. Guide

1:53:55
Live View Display

1:54:52
Cont. Shoot. Length

1:56:12
Auto Review

1:56:53
Custom Key

1:57:22
Function Menu Set.

1:58:03
Dial Setup

1:58:23
Av/Tv Rotate

1:58:30
Dial Ev Comp

58:56
Movie Button

2:00:18
Lock Operation Parts

2:00:47
Audio signals

2:01:17
Snd to Smrtphn Func

2:01:54
Send to Computer

2:03:36
FTP Transfer Func.

2:03:38
View on TV

2:04:42
Ctrl w/ Smartphone

2:05:18
Airplane Mode

2:06:27
Wi-Fi Settings

2:06:58
Protect

2:07:49
Rotate

2:08:02
Delete

2:08:08
Rating

2:08:18
Rating Set(Cust Key)

2:08:23
Copy

2:08:29
Photo Capture

2:09:06
Enlarge Image, Enlarge Init. Mag., Pos

2:09:48
Select PB Media

2:11:32
View Mode

2:11:53
Image Index

2:13:07
Disp Cont Shoot Grp

2:13:19
Display Roation

2:13:31
Image jump setting

2:13:49
Monitor Brightness

2:14:28
Viewfinder Bright.

2:14:53
Finder Color Temp.

2:15:17
Gamma Disp. Assist

2:15:33
Volume Settings

2:17:30
Delete confirm.

2:18:00
Pwr Save Start Time

2:20:33
Auto Pwr OFF Temp.

2:21:04
NTSC/PAL Selector

2:22:14
Cleaning Mode

2:23:13
Touch Operation

2:24:24
Touch Panel/Pad

2:24:52
Demo Mode

2:27:37
TC/UB Settings, Timecode

2:28:23
Remote Ctrl

2:31:40
HDMI Settings

2:32:01
HDMI 24p/60p Output

2:32:45
4K Output Sel.

2:34:52
USB Connection

2:35:52
USB LUN Setting

2:36:50
USB Power Supply

2:37:01
PC Remote Settings

2:37:18
Language

2:37:33
Copyright Info

2:37:46
Format

2:38:23
File Number

2:38:54
Set File Name

2:39:13
Rec. Media Settings

2:39:27
Select REC Folder

2:43:08
Folder Name

2:44:12
Recover Image DB

2:44:33
Display Media Info.

2:45:14
Version, Setting Reset

2:45:29

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

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

00:04
Exposure Intro

04:02
Shutter Speed (motion blur and brightness)

05:52
ISO (how to get the cleanest images when shooting at a high ISO)

11:57
Aperture

16:48
One Stop Relationships (how to quickly change your exposure by one stop)

21:57
Tools for setting Exposure (histogram, zebras, punching in, etc.)

24:52
White Balance (when to use the presets indoors and what to use outside)

26:04

Video "D" (Creative Styles and Picture Profiles)

Intro

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

02:18
Saturation (Creative Style Saturation Levels Compared and recommendations)

06:30
Sharpness (Creative Style Sharpness Levels Compared and recommendations)

09:49
Creative Style comparisons

12:41
Picture Profiles *Start of Advanced Section

25:13
HLG (Note I do not cover this section in any detail, I am waiting on a HDR monitor)

34:53
Exposing SLog

37:13
Grade Slog without LUT

43:56
Grade Slog without LUT including window

49:08
Grade Slog - compare different methods

51:03
Slog 2 vs 3 Dynamic Range comparison

58:21
Dave's favorite way to grade S-log

1:02:05
Black Level

1:04:10
Black Gamma

1:05:11
Saturation

1:05:53
Color Phase

1:06:29
Color Depth

1:06:58
Knee

1:07:35
Detail

1:08:38
V/H Balance

1:09:51
B/W Balance

1:10:20
Limit Detail

1:10:53
Crispning

1:11:36
Hi-Light Detail

1:12:18

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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.