- This is the Sony, a7S Mark III,
and I've been a Panasonic
shooter for a while now.
I shot Sony kind of way
back a few years ago,
but I switched completely
over to Panasonic.
And this is the camera that's
bringing me back to Sony.
All right, guys, let's get into it.
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So before we get into my thoughts
around this camera and why
I'm so excited about it,
I just want to show you some footage
that I shot last night, this morning.
And I also just want to
mention that Sony sent me this
camera to test out.
I already, pre-ordered one.
I pre-ordered a ton of
lenses, all of that,
but they sent me this one early,
because next week I'm headed
up to a farm up in nor Cal and
I'm shooting a little mini
documentary around a sustainable
farm called Bel Campo.
And I'm gonna put this camera
to work on that project
and really get a feel for how it works
in a real world setting.
So guys, I'm gonna post
that main documentary
that I'm shooting on my second channel.
I'll link to it and down
below in the description.
And then I'm gonna do a much
more in depth review of this
camera after that experience
here on this channel.
But let's take a look at some footage
that I shot this morning.
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So, you could see from this footage
that you can get some pretty
incredible results out of this camera.
You have to remember like any
camera nowadays that's coming
out is gonna be good.
There's been so many advances
in camera technology that no
matter what camera you go for now,
you can get good looking footage.
Now it really comes down to
what features are gonna work
best for your workflow.
I'm actually shooting on the Panasonic S5
right now for this studio,
'cause I have the a7S Mark III right here.
I still like the Panasonic S5.
I just did a video about it.
However, it's not the best camera
for run-and-gun style shooting.
So my YouTube content where
I'm like on the go it's running
gun, I need to just grab quick shots.
Like the S5 just does not work that well.
And if you saw that video,
there's a lot of issues
with like cropping footage.
And there's just a lot of
things that really hinder my
workflow and that you have to think
about while you're shooting.
Now with the Sony,
the things that really stand
out for me is the fact that
A, good auto focus.
Like that hands down
for a run-and-gun style
shooter is so key.
Just having good auto focus
that locks on someone's face
someone's eye, like that's essential.
And beyond that with a full frame sensor,
the Sony has 4K 60 and 4K 120.
That is almost the entire
width of the sensor.
With 4K 120, you have a 1.1 crop.
However, that is so minimal
in the grand scheme of things.
1.1 is almost not noticeable at all
when you're out shooting.
With the S5, when I've
been shooting with it,
you could do an APC crop
when you go to 4K 60.
So having the ability to
shoot full frame on all the
resolutions that I'm gonna
shoot on makes a huge
difference in workflow.
So the first thing I did when
I got this camera was I set up
my custom settings.
I set up 4K 30 because that's
what I shoot my real time
footage in, 4K 60, because
I shoot 4K 60 all the time,
I'm just so used to that with the GH5,
but now that I have 4K 120,
that makes a huge difference
because that's one feature that
I've always wanted when I've
been working with my GH5.
And it's just nice to have 4K
through all the frame rates
that I'm gonna shoot in,
and you can also get 10 bit
footage out of this camera.
Now, the other major thing about Sony
is that Sony has a massive lens lineup.
Like there are so many
lenses that you can get
for this camera.
So I got the 16 to 35 and I have the 135.
However, I have a bunch
of other lenses coming.
I have the entire lineup of
the 1.8s because those are
smaller lenses, but you could
still open up pretty wide.
So at 20, a 50 an 85, a 35, the 135.
The lens lineup for Sony is
so good that you can choose to
get smaller lenses if
you need smaller lenses.
But if you want bigger
lenses and you can go
for the G Masters, they're bigger.
However, depending on what
style shooter you are,
that might be a good choice.
There's just so many
options when it comes to
lenses on this camera.
And when it comes to the S5,
there's very little lenses
and I don't even want to talk
about the Canon because of
overheating and things like that.
And obviously I need to test
this camera, it's overheating,
but everything that I've seen online,
I haven't seen any issues with overheating
in like a normal workflow.
Panasonic for me has always
been a solid choice when it
comes to just build construction,
taking it in the elements,
but Sony has really
improved their cameras.
And I'm excited to take this
camera up a mountain or take it
out into the wild of jungles
of Thailand, whenever we can
travel again and just see how it's able
to perform in extreme conditions.
Now, the stabilization is
not as good as I'm used to
with the Panasonic.
However, one thing that's really
cool with the a7S Mark III
is that now you can use Catalyst Browse
and actually stabilize
using gyroscopic data.
It just gives you another
tool in the toolbox.
This camera has decent
stabilization from what I'm seeing,
everything that shot from
that little sequence earlier
was all handheld.
So the stabilization is good in body.
However, I've added a little
bit of post stabilization
to a few shots.
And then also I played around
with this Catalyst Browse and,
you know, with a really
horribly unstabilized shot.
So here's the original shot
and you can see it like that,
there's almost no way to save that.
So I use the Catalyst
Browse and then added some
stabilization on top of that.
Now, yes, you're gonna crop
in, but using this method,
I was able to save the
shot to a point where
it's much more usable.
It's obviously not perfect,
however, if you are in a situation
where you need to just grab
a handheld shot and there's,
weren't able to stabilize it that well,
you have an extra tool in
your toolbox for stabilization
with this gyroscopic data and
being able to do this post
stabilization in Catalyst Browse.
Honestly, if I want a stable
shot, I'm gonna use a gimbal.
That's not a complete
replacement of a gimbal, however,
there is a lot of times
where I'm handheld shooting.
I don't want to pull out my gimbal.
And if I just focus on
getting the most stable shot
that I can handheld,
I know that I can use the
Catalyst Browse and be able to
stabilize that even more,
and then if I need to make
it as take a step further,
I can add a little bit more
post stabilization on it
and probably save a lot of shots.
There are so many times where
I've been like run-and-gun
in the moment.
I'm just grabbing quick shots
and it just ends up super shaky.
And I would have liked to
have been able to stabilize
a little bit more and the warp
stabilizer didn't necessarily
work that well in Final Cut.
So it really comes down to
workflow and how you shoot to be
able to use some of these tools.
Now, is this the perfect
camera for everyone?
No, like if you're a photographer,
you might not want this camera
because it's lower megapixel.
Lower megapixel means better
low-light capabilities
for video, but it also
means that your photos
are not gonna be like 50,
60, a hundred mega pixel.
I'm a video shooter.
Like I focus mainly on video
and then I also do photography as well.
So this is the perfect YouTuber video,
run-and-gun adventure filmmaker, you know,
on the go creator camera
that I've come across
because of all the features
that it has built into it.
And I know I've only had it for a day,
but just working with
it for a day, I'm like,
this is the camera that
I've been waiting for.
And guys, like I said earlier,
I'm headed out to this farm.
I'm gonna go shoot this mini-documentary,
make sure you're subscribed to
my second channel so that you
can see when that pops up.
But also after shooting that documentary,
I'll have a lot more to talk
about this camera and then be
able to break down kind of
my thoughts around all the
features of what I like,
what I don't like and
really take this camera
through a workflow that's gonna
work for my filming style.
All right, guys,
make sure you're subscribed
to my second channel
so you don't miss when
I post that documentary.
And obviously I'm gonna
have a lot on here.
So if you are just interested
in camera reviews, tutorials,
things like that,
make sure you're subscribed
here and guys that's it.
I'll see you on the next one.
