Sony A7 IV - 6 under-appreciated things

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Gary Friedman (of The Friedman Archives fame) talks about some lesser-known features of the Sony Alpha 7 IV camera, including:
* "Highlight" metering mode
* Some menu navigation shortcuts
* The Soft Skin effect while shooting video
* The Screen Reader function
* The Focus Map feature (spoiler alert: Peaking Color / Peaking Level is a better tool)
* Virtual Zoom for video (simulates the smooth zooming of a power zoom lens)
Check out Gary's 740+ page book on the A7 IV, available in downloadable and printed versions: FriedmanArchives.com/A7IV (Yes, Gary said it was 640+ pages. That was just him being modest.)
But wait! There's more! Check out these other lesser-known features on the A1, A9 II, and A7R IV which apply to the A7 IV as well! • Top Secret Features of...

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  • @signalvideo1
    @signalvideo12 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on your latest book. I appreciate how you have adapted and embraced camera instruction from film camera to modern technology and future features. The last camera I purchased was the Sony A7 iii but also enjoy shooting and keeping in good service my collection of vintage (20+) Minolta cameras. Thanks for the great content.

  • @tomowens7499
    @tomowens74992 жыл бұрын

    Hey pal, good to see you! Great video as usual, perhaps I'll upgrade my camera at some point, I do shoot a ton of video so some of this would be useful!

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, Tom! Great to hear from you. And glad you liked it. Did you get my email of 6/5/22?? :-)

  • @RyanFlanders
    @RyanFlanders Жыл бұрын

    You always have the best camera videos, Gary! I always go to your channel for the "missing manual" on Sony and other cameras.

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words!

  • @philsheath
    @philsheath Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video..that smooth skin section was a killer..I did laugh.

  • @fgen4424
    @fgen4424 Жыл бұрын

    Great, convince & buy your book, great advice & more, practical & detailed, learn 2 of them at least ! Thanks

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome. Share this with the world! :-)

  • @mtbboy1993
    @mtbboy19939 ай бұрын

    7:24 Some are dyslexic, so the letters get shuffled, some can't read, so this would be useful for them.

  • @TheFelixsKitchen
    @TheFelixsKitchen2 жыл бұрын

    Aloha Mr. Friedman awesome film thank you very much for sharing. Very useful. Aloha🤙🏾

  • @ibexsam1984
    @ibexsam19842 жыл бұрын

    Very informative Thank you👍

  • @Soundwave857
    @Soundwave8572 жыл бұрын

    wow, so early yt only offers 360p :D I recommend leaving the video on private till 1080p or better is available. Highlight metering isnt really new, the a7III also has it. The screen reader is just one of the "what the heck sony" moments. The one thing i really hate about the digital zoom is the limitation of the autofocus. I have full af capabilitys in apsc mode so why not in digital zoom too?

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good advice. The video is actually 4K so I'll wait until morning to make it public again. Thanks for the input. And you're right about everything else - in fact I never understood why phase detect AF goes out the window when digital zoom is engaged.

  • @GregorMima
    @GregorMima2 жыл бұрын

    There are not only blind people, many are considered "blind" but still can see alot, or cant read / are very farsighted etc... THATS where this feature is golden. (Check yt and look it up, there is actually one "blind" photographer talking about it).

  • @RooneyGuh
    @RooneyGuh2 жыл бұрын

    Great video Gary, thank you! Do you have any sample excerpts from the book that I can check out?

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, but I do offer a 2-week money-back guarantee to all who purchase the .pdf file from my website. (That's WAY better than an excerpt!) GF

  • @RooneyGuh

    @RooneyGuh

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FriedmanArchives TY!

  • @mtbboy1993
    @mtbboy19939 ай бұрын

    9:11 WARNING EAR TORTURE BEEPING NOISE! It's definitely not my headphones, I've two, same noise on both, it's unbearable.

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    9 ай бұрын

    Just listened to it. Sounds OK on my end.

  • @mtbboy1993

    @mtbboy1993

    9 ай бұрын

    @@FriedmanArchives Weird. The other headphones I've tried I know are flawless and are barely used so not headphone issue, maybe my pc is the issue. but this is extreme. Maybe a frequency you can't hear, maybe my pc is the issue. it was in both ear cups on both headphones, and only on that section.

  • @mtbboy1993

    @mtbboy1993

    9 ай бұрын

    @@FriedmanArchives It's kind of like exploding grenade effect you hear in movies and fps games. Or when there's some signal issues on a microphone.

  • @ManishSharma-pp2oh
    @ManishSharma-pp2oh2 жыл бұрын

    This cam have eye af issue..no other sony cam have eye af issue

  • @FriedmanArchives

    @FriedmanArchives

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I talk about it in the book (and also how far the firmware update goes in addressing it).

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