Sony RX10 IV Walkthrough
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- This video is going over the layout of the Sony RX10 IV. This is to help those who have purchased the camera, either to introduce them to the buttons and doors, or for someone who has already had the camera but needed a reminder.
There are also photo and video samples from the camera at the beginning of the video!
The more you know, the less you will feel intimidated with the available settings and features!
If you have any questions I did not answer, please let me know in the comments below!
CORRECTION: 8:29 when discussing the Tripod screw mount, I assumed the placement was due to balance, however, due to a commenters point (Thank you!) that makes absolutely no sense at all. Doing further investigation, the placement is an engineering issue, and it could not be moved forward due to the lens barrel size. So, my mistake in speaking before thinking, we are all human! I always appreciate constructive criticism so I can do better for my viewers!
Time Stamps!
Beginning/Review - 1:04
Front, Sides, & Bottom of Camera - 4:19
Top of Camera - 9:58
Rear of Camera - 17:07
Menus - 23:49
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YOU CHANGED MY LIFE WITH THIS VIDEO - My uncle gave me his camera before he passed away and your video taught me how to use this camera -- I took a picture that he wanted to take his entire life and I framed it and donated it to the people he wanted to donate it to. THANK YOU 🙏
Excellent !
Wow that's wonderful❤
I've had this camera for three years and used it a bunch. You still taught me SOOOO much. Thank you!!!!!
This walk through was so awesome! I was very overwhelmed by all the menus and abilities of this camera and although I still have a whole lot to learn, this video at least made me feel like I could function with the camera and be able to start getting the most out of it! Thanks so much!
This is the gold standard of tutorials for this camera. Thank you so much for this excellent video and for making it so much easier for someone technologically challenged like me!
I have had this camera for over two years and can't imagine being without it. Great tutorial for a great camera!
Fantastic walk through. Enough detail of a camera with lots of details, yet not too overwhelming. Thank you so much. I’ll be watching this several times for sure. Subscribed to your channel... looking forward to learning more.
I was a professional photographer back in the 80’s and 90’s. Only really worked with 35 and 120mm film cameras and the occasional view camer. Aside from built in metering my cameras had none of the advanced settings this does. I recently retired and am getting back into photography as a retirement hobby. Bought this camera as an entry level camera to get back into things and learn all the new things that have come along in the past 30 years. This was a great tutorial to get started. Thank you!
It is a lot to adjust to! Have fun!!
OMG I am so thankful that I found this video. I bought this camera to take on all my travels (recently retired) as I wanted to be able to capture every single bit of my adventures from close up images to landscapes, buildings, people, etc. You explained everything so clearly that now I understand so much more. I am saving this video so I can refer back to it from time to time. Thank you!!!
Great job! Just bought the camera today. Needed all the help I could get. As a senior guy, I found it VERY helpful, but not mind boggling. Thanks again!
I am also a senior. We are better at tech stuff, because we started out doing things manually. We go beyond playing with buttons, and we tend to better understand the logic inside. I am almost 61, but an online test rated me as Gen Z recently. Just a decade ago, I was a Millennial :D :D
@@Afriqueleblanq You're 61 and identify as a senior?!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I bought this camera two years ago, and lent it to my son. It's just come back to my hands so I can get used to using it before a birdwatching trip. This video was a FANTASTIC overview, and I feel much less overwhelmed now and ready to start playing with it!
Thank you very much for making this helpful video. I just got the camera a few weeks ago. You are very easy to understand, meaning you say just what is needed, no more, no less. Great job!
Great walk-through, as this camera is jam-packed with features, and you touched on a bit of everything without getting too technical.
Gosh, here i am in South Africa for a holiday from UK, and bought this wonderful camera simply because it's an "all in one - everything you'll need - best darn up to 600 mm zoom lens" easy to carry around in it's designated camera pouch it fits snugly into.
I am an otherwise EOS Canon 70d user that now comes with a small collection of 5 lovely lenses, from dedicated wide angle to macro which is all well and good but something else to decide which to pack on a long journey holiday therefore needing a back-pack camera bag.
So this wonderful RX10iv has proved to be the answer...BUT...I had little time to learn it all to cover the full use before I took off... until this morning....when i somehow found your ecxcellent walk-through video.
Thank you so much, now i fully understand what all the various buttons are for that had puzzled me up till now. You're the first to cover them so simply and easy to learn and remember..
The various options in the menue sections are myriad but I'm getting there. I'll definitely go through this again and will now move onto you focusing video you shared in a reply.
Thank you again.
Thanks, Heather. My first Sony and what a learning curve! I have watched your video about 5 times and I learn something each time I watch it! You did a great time teaching n old dog new tricks! :)
This was one of the most informative product videos I’ve ever watched. Nice work!
Really nice job. Great pace, you don't talk just to talk, everything you say is meaningful in this walkthrough and easy to understand.
I don't normally write comments on youtube, but I wanted to say thank you. I have owned this camera for 18 months and have pretty much used it as a paper weight. Now I can get it into settings I am familiar with and looking forward to using it. Thanks again!
One word - excellent tutorial have recently bought this camera and still waiting for it to arrive can't wait thank you.
Thank you for this so complete and clear explanation of how this camera works! I am new to this camera. So now after this walk through I'll begin using it.
Thanks again!
Amazing video, thank you so much! I am going to re-watch this many times until I can learn and remember everything. GREAT JOB
Thank you for this video. I had some familiarity with the camera, but what feeling a big overwhelmed. Lots of information. Will be watching it over and over until I can remember it! Excellent.
Thank you so much for your tutorial. I have had this camera for exactly one year and use it on auto. Now I am setting it to P and use it how I am supposed to thanks to you. You really have made my day I love this camera even more now. You are such a brilliant ambassador for Sony they should be very grateful for what you have done in showing how this lovely camera works to its full potential. I have now subscribed as I think you are one of the most influential photographers I have ever searched for on CZcams.
Thank you very much, in this video you showed exactly what I was looking for on youtube for a few days, your video contains a very detailed description of this camera, thank you again!
Thank you so much! Just got my camera and thankfully found your video first. I will be watching many times I am sure.
Many thanks for the tutorial, your descriptions were crystal clear and very helpful.
thank you for this video, just got this camera and you answered a lot of my questions, keep up the good work :)
Well done, this is the only video I found that goes to such detail on all settings. Thank you ❤
Super overview. Thanks. Great to see all the different aspects of the camera and what it can do.
Thankyou, I just bought one of these having upgraded from a far far inferior bridge camera and I was so overwhelmed. Now I've watched this I have enough understanding to be able to use it
Good video tutorial on Sony RX10 IV Well Done :) I have had this camera for two years, it is a lovely camera. Thank you
I learned more here than I did all afternoon reading the manual. Thank You!
The best walk through I have ever seen! Perfect! Thank You for sharing this! Now I can start to use my Sony RX10 IV much better! Cheers from Latvia!
This is IMMENSELY helpful!! Thanks so much for a clear, informative and thorough guide to this camera. I rented one for a trip and your video showed me everything I need to know for using it. Thank you!!!!
Thank you so much for creating this video! I just got this camera and had know idea how to use it until I watched your video. This was very explanatory and helpful, thank you.
Excellent! Thanks for the great overview of this camera and settings. I've been using this camera for awhile and learned so much.
Thanks Heather !!! I needed this walkthrough as I haven't used my camera for a few months.
Thanks so much for the video. It is very well done and helped me understand the basics of my new camera. I am a novice and this camera has a lot more functions than I have talent.. but after watching this video I am feeling a lot less intimidated. Thank you again!!
Very helpful walk through.This will definitely get me started in using this camera .
Awesome review Heather 👍
The RX10 IV is the ultimate everything nature / sports / travel cam. The only time I reach for my a6500 is for prime lens low light photography. The only apsc zoom lens I'm holding onto is the 18-105G for the side toggle zoom control feature. Gone are all my longer zooms as you just can't beat the RX10 IV !!!!
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Thank you! New to using this camera. This is our “go to” video. We would have given up if not for you.
Thanks so much! Was feeling overwhelmed, now slightly less so! Will watch again and again I think :)
A really awesome 'Walk-through', thank you.
Thanks. I just got this camera, so this was very helpful to give me an idea of where things are and so I can start shooting. Getting up to speed with new cameras can be intimidating and takes a lot of time (especially for a guy that grew up using the ultimate no frills film camera, the Nikon Nikkormat.
A very concise overview. Thank you!
Thanks so much! I just got this camera and was a bit confused but you explained everything so well
Great overview thank you...I have the camera on loan at the moment and am going to test drive it in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park which is in South Africa so this has been ernormously helpful.😃
FANTASTIC WALK THROUGH!!! Thank you!!. At least now i can use the camera but still have a lot to learn.
Practice makes perfect! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this walk through. You make my camera sound so easy to use👍👍👍.
Thanks for this. I don't shoot a lot of video but I was more interested in night shots. I've laid the camera aside lately during these last couple of months due to COVID. However I'm going to take it out tomorrow on my way to work and then again after work when it's dark. I haven't tried the flash before mainly trying to compensate by adjusting aperture, shutter speed and ISO. It should be fun.
Great video, very thorough and easy to understand. Thanks!
So very thorough ,this is a great instructional video on this Sony DSC RX10 IV Camera thank you , you are easy to understand and go through this perfectly.
Really appreciate the walkthrough, but would love to see you do a How-To with this on focusing. For example, how to move the focus point to make sure the animal on the branch is in focus rather than the branch itself. Thanks again!
Thank you! I actually already have! Check it out here: czcams.com/video/0ajF1YRfA2s/video.html
And let me know if you have any other questions!
Thank you! New to this camera and your video is so helpful!
Very clear / clean story, thanks!
Thank you for this. You have answered all my questions regarding what all the buttons and switches do🎉
At last someone who goes through the camera settings in detail.
An excellent and fun presentation that I enjoyed, thank you from Oslo.
I have just got this camera, so excited, but so scared. It is mind numbing, this video has taught me so much. Will I get the full extent of what it can do, who knows, but this video will definitely help. Thank you
Thank you. I just purchased this camera and your video was very helpful!
Very well explained. Thank you!
.... Just got this camera great video, great walkthrough on the functionality.. it’s a great camera
Awesome review! Thank you!
BTW I got some very good bird shots in the spring out at Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, ON. It's amazing what this bridge camera can do. It still won't replace my Sony a7iii that accompanies me on major travel. For an all around purposeful camera it is versatile and enjoyable to use. I'll take this camera over the RX vii any day of the week.
Just been through the video again with the camera to try the different functions and settings and got a lot from it and you are right when you mention that some people find it daunting and very tempting to stay in auto mode for every shot/video and for some people the results they get may well suffice.I find it much better to follow a tutorial like yours rather than reading a manual so thanks for your support Shutterbug and i'm now beginning to see the wood for the trees with this magnificent camera !
Thank you this is extremely helpful. I quite likely will purchase this camera soon.
Thanks so much for all the info. Very well done
Great video. Helped a lot!
Thanks for a wonderful , informative, and very clear tutorial. 3 quick questions: 1) is there a back button focusing option. ( or an option to customize a button for this purpose) ? Where is it located and if convenient to use. 2) is there a bulb option for long exposure. What’s the maximum ? 3) What’s the lens’s caliber ( to check out whether it fits any of my filters)
Thank you 🌼
1) Yes, you can assign a button to focus or focus hold. Just go through your menu to the customization option.
2) Yes, this camera has a preset time up to 30 seconds for long exposure, or BULB is available in the Manual mode to do exposures for hours long.
3) The lens filter size is 72mm
Thank you for watching! Let me know if you have any other questions!
@@Shutterbug101 Thanks 😄
Great video. Explained in great detail.
I do aircraft spotting with a canon 650d and canon 70-300mmL. Wanting more reach now, would you recommend canon m6 ii (32mp) with same lens and cropping the image OR upgrade the lens to canon 100-400mm L ii using the canon 650d. Thanks.
The Canon M6ii is a fantastic upgrade with great tracking and sharper focus, but if your happy with the quality of the 650D I would look into getting the 100-400 Canon or the 150-600 G2 Tamron (and a monopod to help when shooting either of those). The key is if you are seeking better quality, go for the M6, but if your mainly seeking more distance, go with a new lens. And if you are concerned about weight, a change in brand may be a good option for you, like Panasonic or Olympus as their lenses get double the distance due to the sensor size. Let me know if you have any other questions!
First of all, Thank You, Heather. Very nice "walk around" for the RX10.
When you were showing us the Focus Area's "flexible spot" it looked like the camera had a touch screen when you were tapping it to change the spot location. Did it move as you tapped it or were you hitting the display ring to make the spot move for you?
Yes the screen is touch sensitive and you can select the focus points - it then gives an option of touching an "x" to remove the focus point if needed. I've had this camera a couple of years and it's pretty much made my DSLR sit in a pile of dust due to it's versatility. The only issue is night shots as she first says, large sensor's will always win on that one.
very helpful video, thanks for posting!
Thank you! Great overview!
Hi Heather. Great review. Many thanks.
Thank you - so beneficial. I'm thinking about buying this model, so your information has been so useful. One question - can you screw filters on the front of it, and any implications in doing so.
Yes you can screw filters onto this camera, and no implications :)
Thank you very much for the video - Really appreciate it!
A fantastic and straight forward run through, thank you.... A problem I have is that when I shoot video on this camera, I can play it back on the camera but they never seem to transfer onto my pc. Where do these videos go as they arnt on the card any more after I select all, cut and paste from card to PC folder?
Great question! While Photos are found in the DCIM file, you can typically find the Video files in a file called Private or Stream or Clip. Sony software unfortunately buries their files.
Hi thank you for this video. Very helpful. One thing I wandered about is can I add my copyright info in the camera so that info is embedded in each shot?
A lot a good information in this video . thanks
Thank you! Nice walk through. Looking at a used one today…more for a travel camera in my case, often wildlife and some sunsets.
Thanks Heather. The steady shot on the Sony RX10 )V has three different options plus of course turning it off. Could you tell me which one is the most commonly used? What are the differences?
What are you seeing on your screen? From what I can see, there is a film strip for video stabilization, photo symbol for image stabilization, and for both of those, turning it on or off.
Thanks for your explanation! I have a question. I plan to do macro photography as a hobby and am hesitating to either purchase this bridge camera or a body with macro lenses. What would you recommend to me? Can I really do macro photography with this bridge?
Thank you so much! So helpful, not ready to cry anymore. :)
Great video. Your teaching style is spot on
Thank you for this informative review. I'm a beginning birder, and not tech savvy. 3 questions perhaps you can answer, or have already answered: 1. How can I permanently make the viewfinder continuously enabled, where I permanently disable the monitor while taking pictures. I don't want to see the monitor at all when shooting, just the viewfinder. 2. If I want to go from optical zoom to clear image zoom (600mm-1200mm equivalent), will optical zoom transition automatically, or do I have to change optical zoom (off) to a setting for clear image zoom (on)? 3. Can you explain again how to make the Display on the viewfinder when shooting pictures minimal without a dozen icons to see when focusing on a subject (just battery life icon or a few others)? Thank you again.
Thank you for watching! As for your questions:
1. Menu>Camera Tab 2>Page 7/10>FINDER/MONITOR>Viewfinder
2. Optical zoom will automatically transition to digital zoom if you have it turned on.
3. To change the different display options for the viewfinder, when looking through the viewfinder, hit the DISP button until you have found one you like
Let me know if you have any other questions!
I love this camera it is a king of photography kingdom.
Great video! Many thanks!
Many thanks for a great walkthrough. my RX10 has recently started moving the square green focusing pixels all around the screen when I focus on a subject. In the past it would lock in and the pixel squares would not move around. I have not messed with any of the settings I originally had. What has changed please?
Hi and thanks for the detailed video. I'm wondering if you have tried Hand-held Twilight mode to try and improve low light shots. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. the small sensor does limit the camera's ability but computational photography has greatly improved the results, at least in the smartphone world and this mode claims to "Shoots night scenes with less noise and blur without using a tripod. A burst of shots are taken, and image processing is
applied to reduce subject blur, camera-shake, and noise."
I did test out the Hand Held Twilight mode when they were dancing because those shots, I found, were the most difficult to capture! However, I found I was happier using the Aperture mode and controlling the variables myself because even using the HHT mode it wasn’t coming out as well as I would have liked due to the challenge of them moving. So I would say for someone who doesn’t know their manual modes or controls very well yet, that mode is a God send because it was better than just using automatic mode. Great question!
@@Shutterbug101 Would it perhaps help to crank the aperture wide open in bad lighting conditions?
Great walk through video, thanks. I’ve just traded in my DLSR equipment for this camera as I’ve got to the stage where carrying my interchangeable lenses and canon 7D ii was too much weight.
In same position now as you were a year ago.. How have you found the rx10 vi?
@@kahlospirit24 I’m enjoying it, I’ve not had the opportunity to use it for wildlife yet so can’t comment on the full zoom, but for wide to medium zoom lengths it’s a pretty good camera. I’m so glad I made the change from my bulky canon DLSR system. I don’t have the need for the video aspect of the camera so I can’t comment on that. I hope you enjoy using this camera
Great tutorial, covering so much. Thank you for sharing. Ray (Australia)
Wonderful overview. I have a very specific question, most applicable to bird/wildlife photography. I learned about the limitations of autofocus with a photo I took of a beautiful pinpoint focus cluster of Acacia thorns with tragically blurred blue Hildebrant Sparrow behind it. Can I use the custom buttons on this camera to rapidly shift between a tight center auto-focus and the mode needed to use auto-focus to follow a rapidly moving subject (the one that shows all the green squares following the object? Thanks,
Absolutely! If you go the menu>camera tab 2>custom key (shoot)> and you can set whichever key on the outside of the camera to change your focus area
Hi Richard, maybe a little too late but check this czcams.com/video/nQdnynpEmgQ/video.html
Very helpful walk through
I just purchased this, my first Sony. I’ve been Canon all the way until now. I can no longer handle 27+ pounds of gear/lenses. Thank you.
Great walk through! I just bought this camera and your walk through takes a lot of stress from learning how to use it. Questions: I downloaded the Imaging edge mobile app on my iPhone 13 but it won’t work. Do you have a tutorial that can help me connect my iPhone to wifi? Also, is there animal eye AF on this camera? And is there a way to turn off the sound of the shutter?
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial.
Found solutions yet? Asking, before I may be getting one and would like to know about all the snags beforehand.
@@Afriqueleblanq I called Sony and they walked me through! It’s pretty easy!! Sony customer service is excellent!!
Many thanks, v useful for us beginners
Muchas gracias Perfectamente claro todo. Asi puedo empezar a jugar con mi rx10 IV
Thank you. Fantastic Video 😊
Thank you for providing this video, I'm delighted to have learned many things from it. Could you also please share information on shooting a video in 4K and adjusting the frames per second (fps)?
That was so great - thank you! I've learnt such a lot from watching your tutorial, I was struggling with the online manual, it was sooo overwhelming! One question I have, along the bottom bar of the screen at the base of the camera, there is on the far left, an icon which is showing a number in inches (3") - can you tell me what this is? I thought the shutter speed was suppose to show here? TIA!
Great question! And you are correct, that IS the shutter speed! When the number shows with “ next to it, it mean that the shutter speed is opening in full seconds rather than a fraction of a second. So in this case with it being so dark, the camera determined it would need a shutter speed of 3 seconds to pick up an image! Great eye!
@@Shutterbug101 Thanks, Heather - I thought I was going mad there! Phew!
Awesome tutorial! I uploaded the Imaging edge mobile app but can’t connect to wifi with my iPhone 13. Do you have a tutorial for this? Does this camera come with animal eye AF and is it possible to silence the shutter sound? Thank you so much for posting this incredibly informative tutorial.
Here is the video walkthrough for the app, and make sure you are disconnected from your home wifi: czcams.com/video/uHdT5VFIwJI/video.html
For the animal eye focus, make sure the firmware is fully updated and that feature should be added!
To silence the shutter, you can turn the beep off in the wrench tab and turn the shutter to electronic in the camera tab.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you, that was useful. Any specific tips for newbie bird photographers in terms of settings?
Start on Auto to get comfortable, then start playing with the sports scene mode to target movement and speed. When you want to learn more about having custom control, you will want to watch my shutter speed mode video, as that’s the mode you will want to use.