5 Things SONY ISN'T TELLING YOU About the A7IV!
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- Let's look at 5 hidden features and quirks that Sony isn't telling you about the brand new A7IV!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:26 Dual-Gain ISO
1:56 Features in the new menu
3:22 CFE/SD Cards
4:33 USB streaming issue
5:21 No charger in the box
6:21 Bonus: no Adobe raw support
7:02 Outro
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Raw files can be opened in LR and PS now! Adobe is always fast to update their software to recognize more cameras
thanx for that information.
I can confirm, raw files in LRC worked for me on Dec 23, 2021.
Goood stuff. Thanks for sharing this update bro! 🙏
Also on iPad?
Maybe we can choose the Raw type ? Because a7iv had 3 type of raw file ?
With regards to the streaming issue, try a different usb c cable - not all usb c cables are created equal, You might be using one with a slow data transfer speed.
This is the way
Also the difference between intel and amd type c , for some reason apple lighting to type c doesn't work on AMD chipset, but does on intel
Apples usbC cable that comes with the MacBook chargers are too slow 👍
It works pretty well with the cable which comes with it. You need a higher speed cable.
@@sandithawickramasinghe2789 100% right. Use the the cable provided in the box.
Extremely relevant. Thank you for the information dude !
Thanks a lot!
The Sony A7IV has dual native ISO, with the second step kicking in at ISO 3200.
it's actually supposed to be kicking in at about 80 times the native ISO for the color profile you are using. for instance, if you shoot slog3, your second "native" ISO is going to be much higher, like 10.000 or 16.000 ISO (can't remember exactly off the top of my head)
@@BogdanRunceanu No that is incorrect, it is different than the 7S3.
@@richardnayfilms2812 I can't remember where I saw that information and I haven't tested the a7iv to that extent to know this for personal experience, so... if you say so,... you might be right :) What's your source? :)
Great video and two tips that I didn’t know altering watching dozens of a7IV videos. The Gamma Assist may be on other Sony cameras, but since I’m new to Sony I didn’t know about it. Also, the lack of separate charger is good to know. I’ll be grabbing one. Thanks so much!
Great channel, you are going to grow fast!
webcam issue: maybe it depends on your cable being to slow
My copy works as expected. The most expensive USB Webcam that people ever made 🤣 try to use original cable from to the box or another "blue" 3.2 USB-C.
Yup it’s his cable. He’s using a white one, likely the one from Apple. However it’s not USB3.2 so won’t support the higher resolution. Use the cable that came with the camera or get a newer one.
exactly
I know its the cable because the camera will tell you “you need a high speed USB-C cable for the 1080 HD webcam.” I got one for $15 on Amazon, and it worked great! Even better, the new cable will CHARGE your camera from the computer being used. That did not happen with a normal cable, so my long video meetings would drain my battery.
thanks for making this video! Actually really helpful!
Great info mate..Thanks for sharing..
Top video kerel! 🙌
Nice job, thanks for the info
This was helpful, thank you!
Great video, thanks!
Well put together and interesting even after watching a bunch of A7IV reviews!!
Thank you very much, very interesting and clear! I bought my a7 IV a couple of days ago and I still discovering settings. Lucky for all of us, the last version of Photoshop recognised the ARW file, not problem at all with the 23.1.0 version.
Awesome stuff! Keep creating for creators!
Great and informative video!
Very helpful, thank you.
Wow man, thank you so much for this few tips and these few warnings !
You're welcome!
First time viewer, good information.
looking to get mine soon. thanks for the informative video, cheers from Leuven.
You'll love it! Cheers from Beringen
VERY important information ! thank you :)
Great video, thanks for share
Beautiful video , thanks for the info, does it have a built in time lapse mode that exports the result in the camera? Thanks in advance for the reply, keep up the good work👍
Damn good tips as im new to this camera!
Super dig your background and overall visual aesthetic bro. What diffusion filter are you using?
Thanks man! It's the K&F 1/8 mist filter. I've made a video about it.
Good video. Capture One 22 for the win. Also the cfa cards will clear the stills buffer faster, just not clear on the practical difference. Sony did the same on the 6600, bought the OEM charger after (same battery).
I just got my A7IV yesterday and am very excited about getting going with it. 1 thing I've found so far is that in a couple areas I've been shown in the network menu an option for Location information as item 3 on the menu. However, this is not on mine. This is used to get GPS location information from a smartphone running the imaging edge mobile application. Any ideas?
brilliant video
Very useful video bro
at frst i was ready to expect your vid to be a click-bait and was gonna thumb it down but it wasn't so I gave you a thumbs up. great job!
Thanks!
I ended up with the A9ii but still not really sure if it was the right decision or not 😑 The A9ii is a beast though 👌🏻
Very well done!
Thanks!
Would you still go for the A7IV or do you have better alternatives in price range ? Thx !
Pfoe thx a lot for this, now i might think twice before diving in head first!
Always be cautious!
Limburg represent 💪 😊
Hey this might have been mentioned but it looks like you were having issues while using the Apple white USB-C cable. I’ve had issues with that cable as well and I think that cable is designed with power delivery in mind at the expense of data throughput integrity. You might want to try another cable and see if that works.
Holy shit it wasn't clickbait. Now I must sub.
0:47 that would be the a7c no? (Great video too! I learned some things)
Just got mine and not seeing the "Emphasized REC Display. Perhaps I need to see if there's an update for the camera? Did you have to update yours for this feature?
Nothing to really do with what you are talking about but I love the lighting in this video nice work!!!!
Thanks! I have the same issue's :-). Still loving the A7IV. For photography, I use ImageEdge to export to 16bit TIFF and am able to continue with shooting (much larger files though). One thing I noticed, is that sometimes I have a vertical band in the middle of the frame, where left is less saturated and right is more saturated. I shoot HLG3 10Bit ... it happens not often but is visible... do you recognize this ? Any idea what could be the cause of this ?
Is your USB 3 cable up to handling the higher resolutions, many are not even when they are advertised as doing so.
Thanks for sharing. You will need to use the USB cable that came with the camera. You will then have no issues.
i thing u should try thunderbolt 3 or 4 usb 'c'cable for live streaming will solve the problem 👍
Adobe get your s***t together we need this update ! :)lol
Good vid man !
I know right.. :) I don't understand how after all these years they still don't have a generic way of reading raw files without needing constant updates for new models. Luminar clearly has this figured out as they are one of the only ones currently able to open a7iv raw files. Thanks btw!
have you tried using 4k60fps with apsc lenses?
Have you tried a different cable for streaming? I haven’t had that cable issue with my A7IV.
Great info. much better than 100 "open box" :) can't wait for it to arrive :) any charger will do or any specific recommendations? Thanks!
Thanks! I bought a combo pack of 2 batteries + dual charger from Baxxtar. There is an excellent NP-FZ100 battery comparison by Tech Notice here on CZcams. The Baxxtar set was one of the best out of the test and I can confirm that the batteries are excellent. The charger works great too. I don't have any experience with other chargers.
@@MsWouto Thanks a lot. just watched it. Appreciate the reply.
My A7 iv came with a charger, model nr. AC-UUE12, including two power connectors, one clunky 3-pin for UK and one of those small flat ones for EU.
Hello brother. I need help. So basically I was changing lenses and a little bit of spit got on my shutter that was covering the sensor on my A7IV, It evaporated but left a dark little smudge i can still see on the shutter. Images still come out fine. Is there a way to safely, properfly clean the shutter? Thank you .
The shutter is extremely fragile. I would recommend to not touch it at all as long as it doesn't affect your images.
i just buy the sony a7iv and also godox PROs trigger for my flash sytem but when you try to
put trigger to sony a7 iv so narrow nearly imposible to put on and after 2 time put on and take of you need realy hard push
end i broke the triger ..
its so stupid how they can make that narrow
i have a pre ordered sony A7 mark 4 1 weeks ago. today I received the message Get it by Release Date: Thu, December 23. i don't know if i will get it before christmas?
S-Log 3 : What about the wisdom of overexposing by approximately +1.7 so as to allow best flexibility in post.. : (provided what tweeks if any), is it compatible with Your recommendation ?
(I admit I do know nothing first hand jet in video. But I'm a longtime stills pro and always shoot raw (without any jpeg) with the colorprofiles "constantly" changed for inspiration (I tweeked and made selectable on a weal).
Sir when will available in india market..???
Personally I don't think the a7 definitely isn't an entry level full frame...
These mk4s are very versatile for hybrid shooting! The a7C is the currently the entry!
is that the new 24-70mm rokinon lens? if so how do you like it i just pre ordered one!
It is! It's excellent. Image quality is sublime. Autofocus is very fast, accurate and quiet. Only two downsides is the heavy weight and above-average chromatic aberration. But overall I really like it for the price.
@@MsWouto would you recommend it above the sigma 24-70? i have heard about its chromatic aberration issue and im wondering if they will fix it before release
Thanks a lot man, but l have a little bit of a problem
It just arrived yesterday and when i shoot pictures on manual mode on it the shutter speed does not go less than 50.0 idk if you faced the same problem and how to fix it because i looked alot and still i found no answers
I don't have this problem myself. Are you sure you are in photo mode? Are you sure you aren't confusing seconds with 1/seconds?
Good video 📸
Thanks!
Did you tried to use another usb-c/thunderbolt cable? When im right your cable is an apple one. These often not work when high data transfer is needed. Use another usb gen 3 cable. I had the same issue with the atem switcher and an external drive. If you look closer to the apple cable, there are some pins missing inside the usb c connector. Compare it to other cables :)
hey Wout, I've not seen any review on the wifi capabilites. With a7iii and the phone app, the control was disaster. Do you have experience if the disconnection issues are still there, is the range of the wifi control from the phone extended?
they improved the app alot imo - still not perfect for sure but when bluetooth is turned on in both my phone and the a7IV connect very fast. You can choose between 2,4 and 5ghz as well. Haven't tested the range. Though it still looses connection when you switch to your home screen, reconnecting is fast at least
There’s an A7R4 vs A1 video on my channel (a couple of them actually) where I go into the range of the app. Check em out. 😉
How about test shots of the Sony a7iv 4k crop 60fps with Sony 16-55 f2.8 lens? The new Tamron aps-c Zoom lenses and the Sigma new aps-c Zoom lenses. Also, do several similar tests with Fuji aps-c prime lenses for Sony e-mount: Fuji 16mm f1.4; Sigma 19mm f/2.8; Sigma 30mm f/1.4; Sigma 56mm f/1.4.
Great, thanks :D ...subbed!
I can't go to Canon anyway, they don't have any native, bright ultra wide lenses.
And adapting old DSLR glass, I have no interest to spend my money on, since Canon isn't going to trade me the proper glass, once they bother to build some.
I can select 1080p60 on mine, but the connection is not really stable and has some freezes. I use the included usb c to A cable.
the usb problem is probably the usb-c cable too long if it is cheap, if you ask why I say that it's because while seeing that I tried on my rog g14 with a usb-c high speed 10cm cable, and it work flawlessly ... well not flawlessly as I can do something with my camera hanging at the side of my computer but no firmware issue here
I tried multiple cables already, including 2 original Apple ones and 1 brand new 50cm cable and they all have the same issue. But it looks like I'm one of very few to have this problem so it probably isn't a firmware issue after all. I will continue to try and debug this.
@@MsWouto Apples cables are very slow. I'm using the usb-c - usb-c cable from my samsung ssd between my A7 IV and my m1 macbook pro 16, and it works flawlessly in all settings.
I have an a7111 (considering upgrading to 1V) and unfortunately my versions of LR and PS won’t open the raw files, this is mainly because I am still on Win 7 and there are no updates for them, no worries, when all else failed I downloaded rawtherapee and it works fine.
Thank you I'll keep my Nikon D780
You need to try a USB cable that supports the right transfer rates.
Streaming I get top resolution by using Sony cable or a longer 6foot 10Gbps cable. I got a fasgear cable on Amazon.
What’s top resolution?
Great informative video dude 👌
BTW, are you a Dutchy? 😅
Thanks! I really appreciate it! And yes, Belgium to be exact 😁
@@MsWouto ik dacht het al aan de naam te zien 😁👌 ik heb net geabonneerd, ben benieuwd wat je allemaal nog meer voor toffe video's gaat maken
As far as the web cam issue goes are you sure it's not a problem with your usb-c cables not being up to snuff?
At what point do I need to upgrade my v60 cards for v90? What can’t th v60’s do? Just found your channel and subscribed great work!
From what I can tell online you can use all modes except all-intra. S-I is unavailable in both 1080p and 4k in all framerates. I can't garantee that there aren't any other limitations as I don't have a v60 card myself to test this with.
I don't have a problem streaming 1080/4k on either my dell or 2016 apple laptop, perhaps its your cable?
Looks like others have it working as well. I tried 3 cables so far, including a brand new one and the original Apple cable but with 0 success. My usb3.2 SD card reader works just fine though at full speed. Very strange. I will continue to try and resolve this and will update when I find anything.
No issue here with 1080p 60fps webcam mode. Using an USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 to usb C cable with 2m in length, running windows 11
What brand of cable is it, and is it still working ok?
Support for RAW images has now been added by Adobe.
A lot of CZcamsrs have their cameras already. Still waiting for best buy to ship mine out.
Does it show auto review after taking picture?
Fantastic review, best I’ve seen yet. Do you know if the Sony A7III or the A7C also have the dual gain sensor also?
Haven't used those cameras myself but on this site you can check out a graph of the read noise of most cameras at different ISO levels: www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/RN_ADU.htm If you check out the A7M3 you can see that there is an improvement at 640, so my guess is that the 2 native ISOs are 100 and 640 for the A7M3 and A7C. Though because this switch happens so low in the ISO range you might not ever notice it during real world usage.
where did you get this charger.please
Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts about my dream cam.
Your name sounds very Dutch....ben je een Nederlander?
Groetjes vanuit Paramaribo, Suriname
To clarify: You mention that there's no charger in the box. I get what you mean (no way to charge the batteries while unplugged from the camera), but my box had a usb-c power supply that charges the battery in camera.
that's what he said as well. It's just a nightmare to use if you have multiple batteries. Charging 3 batteries overnight means you have to set up alarms to switch..
@@behatiprinslooooooo it's a bit ambiguous, as he only mentions a "usb-c cable to charge in camera", but that does indeed include a charger. So to clarify, it does come with a usb complete power supply for the camera, but no external battery charger. :) No offense meant to Wout, just something I stumbled over while listening. Thanks for your video!
How fast does it “wake up” compared to a7iii? The latter is pretty sluggish to kick into action after turning it on.
Great question!
Yeah A7IV, its great to have 10bit 422 4k but do we have option to shoot 8bit 4k ?? Just when we need more storage in memory cards..
Are both of these sensors ISO Invariance?
at the time I post this comment Adobe already updated photoshop and lightroom to get them work with A7 IV raw file, what you have to do is just update lightroom to the latest version or just update cameraraw to the latest version if you use photoshop. I also test A7 IV at hight iso peformance and found that It is not good as my Nikon Z6 II in lowlight so I am a little disappointed on that
The race to megapixels is not good. They should stick with 24mp but improve sensor speed and low light performance. All cameras with higher mp, have inferior result above 800iso.
@@CC-gt3ro totally agreed
Great Video... Sony did change another thing: they don't market it any longer as "entry level" and the specs are way above such a claim - this spot is still held by the A7II regarding price (compared to Eos RP and Z5) and of course the A7III - which now really feels "entry level" when comparing to my new A7IV
I guess that's true of you take previous generations of the A7 into account. The A7II isn't really a great competitor against the RP and Z5 though. But hopefully the A7III price will continue to drop.
@@MsWouto there should also be plenty used III's cause everyone's switching ;)
Let’s not forget that there’s the A7C…
What lens and filter are you using for this video?
Samyang AF 24-70 f/2.8 & K&F Concept Black Mist filter 1/8
also for the USB c webcam issue , did you try a different cable ?
I did, but with no effect. Very strange. This is why I thought it might be an issue on the camera but it seems other don't have this problem. I will continue trying to figure this out and will update here whenever I find something!
@@MsWouto appreciate it
Like cause you mention the RAW thing case,
that doesnt work with lightroom yet..
Cheers!
Yeah it's definitely something to keep in mind. I am still holding on to my older Nikon because of this as the A7IV is currently useless to my for any photo work. Hopefully Adobe doesn't take too long to fix this.
@@MsWouto It works since yesterdays LR update
Sony never gave a charger in the box for the batteries of their cameras ... I've owned 5 Sonys since 2012.....
Maybe it depends om the region. All my sony got it
I wonder if Adobe has fixed the Raw import. Jan 2022.
Regarding the USB streaming issue, you will need a capture card for streaming in 4k E.g Elgato capture card.
Réferi g to usb streaming of course
Oh on the USB C streaming, it has nothing to do with firmware but might actually be your cable, make sure it's at least USB-c gen 2
Your macbook is within spec but your cable isn't ;) Most usb cables are usb 2. Apple ships multi thousand dollar macbooks with a cable that seemingly does not fit any usb spec, as it can provide nearly 100 watts of power for charging, but has only usb 2 data speeds. This surprised me a lot also when I noticed how slow the transfers were when saving photos from my camera onto my macbook with that cable 😅😅
The Gama assist is on a7iii I use it all the time
Oh damn, I wasn't aware of that. It seemed like they were really hyping this up as a new feature on the A7S3 launch. But I guess it wan't that new after all. That is what threw me off. Still a great feature to have nonetheless.
How did you get your camera already? I live in the States and ordered mine 21st of October, the first day it became available to order. It's not going to ship till 30th of December. Is it different for other countries than in the United States?
Yup, I've heard that the US is one of the last countries to get it I'm affraid. I live in western Europe and we were one of the first.
@@MsWouto Thanks
You can thank Biden
@@jkinze "call Biden?" Is that a distributor? I couldn't find Biden selling cameras online. I look forward to hearing from you.
Any discounts on this model ?
Yes you are right about no support in LR for the new ACR files. I just did a shoot with ACR+Jpg both file types recorded OK. I was planning to use just the Jpg files initially in Lightroom and recon on getting best quality in 2-3 weeks maybe.But I had an issue with LR not seeing.Jpg files in same folder and just displaying a msg that files (ACR) weren't supported.!!
My workaround was to open my card in Win explorer, create a new folder, sort Jpg from ACR, drag Jpg into new folder, then import Jpg files into Lightroom OK. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
If a folder contains 2 files with the same name, one raw, one jpg, Lightroom will automatically only show the raw files to import as it assumes you want to edit using those. There is probably a way to also show the jpegs but I'm not sure how to do that.
since yesterday lightroom supports a7iv raws ;)
@@JonasJa Thanks. Yes I spotted that, updated and and can now use RAW again via LR and PS. Does make me wonder what we might all do in say 10+ years to look at our old raws? Not that it's likely, but if Adobe suddenly changed their terms or stopped supporting the oldest raws then we might be left with hard to use, or at the very least inconvenient to use/open files from yesteryear?
What charger is that?