A7R II settings Questions

[Nowhr2run]

I am entering recommended camera menu settings for the A7RII. I located a recommend setting for the camera from photograph life.com. I plan to initially set it to this website, but I will look for other recommended settings , compare and maybe change the settings.

As I was entering settings, the setting that were in the instructions stated that they could not be set and you had to be in , example RAW or some other Mode setting.

This brought me to my question.....Do you have to be in a SPECIFIC MODE when you enter the camera menu settings?

 

[adwb]

Short answer, no, but some menu items might be greyed out if you are in say P mode, I would always set up in M mode

Edited November 18, 2019 by adwb

[JCC]

You can not for example set uncompressed unless you are already in raw.

 

JCC

[DanArt]

Ideal settings so far at least for me

Everything RAW ( or compressed  RAW ) To hell with JPEGS RAW All the way. However for clients who only respond to JPG I prefer to give them JPG only ( because that is how they think ).

ISO 100 ( note native is 800 ??? ) . Via night time shooting ISO 6400 is highest you can gain without loss. I have used higher ISO but it also affects the flash outcome alongside the shutte.

Shutter Speed 100-250. Why 250? Because I have yet to find any official SONY flash that is able to sync above that range. I have flashes that can go at 1/8000 per second but they slow down miserably

Aperture ( closed to get the starburst and focus infinity affect ) so I need tons of lighting. Only time I need the aperture open is if the scene is really dark, that being a fill flash can take care of that muddy mess in case I have to turn up the shutter speed.

If you are in a dark room the subject needs to stay still or the ISO needs to be raised, but again if you open that shutter you will gain Bokan ( blurred background ) however if your in a venue or club with a small space that will not matter. To compare to a sports arena where the lighting is optimal or even a concert/perfomance where it is questionable.