Sony A7 IV Beginners Guide - Set-Up, Menus, & How-To Use the Camera
Jason Hermann Jason Hermann
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 Published On Jan 14, 2022

In this highly detailed beginner oriented tutorial I will show you everything you need to know about the Sony A7 IV.... Navigation links below and please feel free to ask questions. Thanks for watching, Jay

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VIDEO NAVIGATION:
- Intro: 0:00
- Charging the Battery: 0:49
- Camera Body Overview: 2:59
- Mounting a Lens: 8:12
- Camera On First Time Set-up: 9:08
- Full Auto Default Camera Usage: 10:13
- Function Menu: 15:07
- Drive Mode: 15:10
- Focus Mode (C3): 16:32
- Focus Area (C2):18:34
- Full Auto Video: 19:11
- Program Auto: 21:10
- White Balance (C1): 21:16
- ISO: 22:03
- Focus Area (C2): 22:28
- Garbage Can = Touch Operation On/ Off (C4): 24:34
- Metering Modes: 24:48
- Creative Look: 26:27
- Image Quality Settings: 27:00
- Record Media Settings (Dual Slot Raw/ JPeg Usage): 27:19
- Touch To Track/ Focus Button Explained: 28:15
- Sports = Focus Area/ Expand Flexible Spot: 29:47
- Aperture Priority Mode: 31:25
- Shutter Priority Mode: 33:00
- Manual Mode: 34:25
- Bulb Mode: 36:03
- Playback Menu: 37:29
- Menu System - Video vs Photo: 39:26
- Drive Mode/ Bracketing Settings: 40:00
- Menu System Breakdown (Photo Mode): 40:58
- My Menu: 41:22
- Shooting: 42:37
- Image Quality: 42:46
- Media: 47:20
- File (Change file/ folder names): 48:01
- Shooting Mode: 49:31
- USB Streaming: 50:32
- Drive Mode: 51:02
- Bracketing Settings: 51:10
- Interval Shooting (Time-Lapse): 51:31
- Shutter/ Silent: 52:35
- Image Stabilization: 54:14
- Zoom: 55:10
- Shooting Display: 55:33
- Exposure/ Color: 56:04
- Exposure: 56:06
- ISO Auto Min. SS: 56:14
- Exposure Comp: 58:43
- Metering: 58:56
- Flash: 59:37
- White Balance: 59:57
- Color/ Tone: 1:00:44
- Focus AF/MF: 1:01:42
- Playback: 1:08:40
- Network: 1:11:44
- Edit Device Name: 1:14:18
- Setup: 1:14:31
- Menu in Video Mode: 1:15:56
- Screen Reader (Visually impaired): 1:20:32
- Customizing the Camera: 1:22:47

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Thanks again,
Jay

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