Hey, this is Scott of Photography Banzai. In this video I'll be showing you the Sony A7 III. Thanks
to Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at their shop. Some
of the notable features of this camera: 1/8,000th of a second maximum shutter
speed. And a boosted ISO of 50, which is very nice for landscape work. Flash Sync
speed of 1/250th of a second is pretty standard for these level of cameras. The
camera has an NP-FZ100 battery, which is new for many of their cameras of the A7
line. It basically has more power in it, so the battery will last longer. The camera
does have two memory card slots. Great for backup. I'm always a big fan of
cameras that do have the dual slots. This camera has 4k recording, so you have very
high resolution video up to 30 frames a second, 100 megabits. You can also do 1080p
video at 120 frames per second which is very nice for slow-motion video. It does
have clean HDMI output. That basically means no stuff on the screen
when it's outputting HDMI. It has the s-log formatting for higher dynamic range
with your videos. Auto-focus wise 93% of the frame is covered by
auto-focus. You do have that phase detection on the sensor, so a very quick
auto-focus. It's rated down to -3 EVs all the way up to 20 EV, so we have
a big range of auto-focus capability with this camera. It does have 693 phase
detection points on the sensor, and it also has a few really interesting
features like their eye auto-focus. The in-camera stabilizer is rated at 5-stops.
Definitely very nice. It's 5-axis, but it does depend on the lens. So let's talk
about handling of the camera. The body feels very robust. Nice materials, nice
solid hunk of a camera. The camera itself is a little thick, but that's probably
due to the in body stabilizer. The grip itself is good for this size of camera.
They have definitely improved the grips on their A7 line. It's probably the best
one that I've handled so far. The bottom plate has enough surface area to easily
mount any type of tripod, any type of quick-release. The port covers are easy
to open and close. They get out of the way with no hassles. Very nice to see.
The screen tilts up and down, but does not fully articulate. I do you think it's
a missed opportunity. Especially with this specific camera and Sony's lineup.
SD cards are easy to access. Nice dual card slot there, and very easy to use. No
issues with that. The AF selection nub joystick is very nice to have. Helps
you quickly move the focal point. Ports wise is USB 3.1, so it's a very fast
connection, it is Type-C. Also have a micro HDMI port, mic port, headphone jack,
and a wired shutter release. So definitely full of ports that you
would need in many situations. There are a few negatives to this camera. I ran
into the battery being depleted when I was testing out the camera at the shop.
It wouldn't let me format the memory card. It wouldn't basically let me do
anything, but I could still see the viewfinder. See the back screen as normal.
It was a little odd, but just a very particular situation with a battery that
was low charge. While trying to find the format feature of the card, I understand
some people's frustration with Sony menus. It was difficult to find, but
eventually I found it and could format the card. Get started... take some photos.
The touchscreen experience with this camera is not perfect. You can't go
through the menus with touch screen. You can't go through the playback system
with the touch screen, but you can select focal point at least. So you do have some
functionality with the touch screen. Only one of the SD card slot supports UHS-II.
When you can record 4k video.. you can record high frames per second video..
It would be nice to have both card slots the fastest type possible, but in this
case you only have one. The viewfinder on this camera is lower resolution compared
to the A7R III. Now it really depends on you if you care about a little pixelated
look inside the viewfinder, but not really a big issue. So let's go over the
positives of this camera. A large number of customizable buttons, 13 to be exact.
So you can definitely get this camera working exactly how you would like it. It
takes a little bit of effort, but once you're there, it should be very good to
work with. This camera is very compact considering the level of performance
that it has. The battery in this camera is significantly improved over
the A7 II. So you have more battery life and take more video more photos, without
changing the battery. Considering the price of this camera, it is a very
extreme value with all of the features.. all the functions.. all of the speed.. the
image quality. Has a lot going for it. I do think the A9 was a turning point for
Sony. Then you have the A7R III and now you have the A7 III. But this is really a
larger turning point because of the price, and all the features all the
functions to the camera. I've seen people get into the system now because they saw
this camera. They saw the amount of functionality to it, and the price point.
So definitely a great camera to pick up if you are interested in that hybrid
shooting. You want to do a lot of video. You want to do a lot of photos. This is a
very good camera for that. It does fill so many needs. It's relatively
inexpensive considering what you get. And it's relatively compact also considering
what you get with performance. So that was the A7 III. I hope you enjoyed this video.
Again, thanks that Camera Craft for let me check it out at their shop.
Thanks again!