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Hello - I am new to the forum. I have a Sony A7iii. Have had it for a month. Used it extensively in various modes. As of yesterday when I set it to Manual Mode nothing happens when I try to take a picture. I'm wondering. What did I do for this to start to happen? Just starting to try to figure it out but haven't found any tips online. I'll go thru the settings tomorrow to see if I can figure it out but appreciate any advice people have.
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Normally I shoot video in manual mode with ISO set to Auto. So, while recording, the ISO continually adjusts depending on lighting. Is there a setting somewhere that prevents ISO from changing while actively recording something - and only adjusting again in-between shots? My use case is such that I want the camera to adjust ISO for exposure, but then lock that in throughout the shot and then re-adjust for the next one. That way, I don't have to manually select my ISO for each shot, but also have locked in settings throughout the shot that are easier to work with in post. Apologies if this is an obvious "feature" which I'm unfamiliar with. I haven't had much luck searching around for similar questions or a feature to fix it. Thanks!
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I recently bought the sony a7RII camera and when I shoot in Manual mode but with JPEG quality I get an image that looks animated (attached example). Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong or why this is happening? Thanks
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I recently switch from Canon to the A7R II and have been really impressed. One thing I immediately noticed was 5 stops showing in the meter on the viewfinder. What a fundamental shift, how Ansel would have love this I thought. By having 5 stops we have use the entire Zone scale, spot metering and compensating wherever we want in the tonal range. I use almost all full manual and I have taught many thousands of photographers exposure classes, including extensive use of zones for digital. Imagine my disappointment when I found out that manual mode was DUMBED DOWN to not allow us to see any metering point under 2 stops and instead only showing an arrow when you go lower that give no indication of how low we are. This forces us to use a separate meter instead of utilizing the clear potential of what's in this camera. This is so frustrating. I thought maybe it was a bug but what I found on various forums was people complaint about this and answers akin to, Exposure below 2 stops would be too dark so it does not allow it. WHAT, this is MANUAL MODE! THERE IS NO “CORRECT” EXPOSURE except the one that’s right for your image. A meter is based on middle grey and the right exposure is whatever you want. I frequently want highlights in a sky at Zone 8 for example (3 stops above 0, or middle grey). Or shadows or Zone 1 (4 stops down). Why on earth would sony include 5 stops of range and then only allow them to be used in Auto modes, leaving us with a measly two stops in Manual. I can find no solution to this and no option in the menu. Am I missing a setting. If so please let me know. PLEASE Sony, this could be an amazing took for letting photographer take exposure further and you have nerfed it for no reason. A smaller spot meter circle would also be nice, but full manual mode but please, give us full manual metering. There is no reason for this! -- Gav
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