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Sony A7V Full Setup for Wedding Photography - My Exact Settings

Magic Wedding Photographer

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Time for Sony A7V full setup for wedding photography! I'll give you my exact settings and recommendations.

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So this is everything I change on the Sony A7V before shooting a wedding - my exact setup, straight through.
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Also if you have any of you suggestions or crucial settings - let me know down in the comments!

All the stuff that I use for weddings:
camera 1: https://geni.us/UYQXNr
camera 2: https://geni.us/Yx4xM4R
camera 3: https://geni.us/JCB04
camera 4: https://geni.us/vA7aZ
lens 35: https://geni.us/JfbnyS
lens 50: https://geni.us/n9rBlwI
lens 85: https://geni.us/KCtAs
lens 24: https://geni.us/TW8pMQ
tilt lens: https://geni.us/tilt50
flash: https://geni.us/P-A10
flash 2: https://geni.us/niEG
flash 3: https://geni.us/Nxfkou
powerbank: https://geni.us/QlkNC
dji nano: https://geni.us/FJgmYv
moneymaker: www.holdfastgear.com
straps: https://geni.us/peakmagic
little bag: https://geni.us/holdfastbag
main backpack: https://geni.us/MAc5Y
printer (new version): https://geni.us/QRhlnf
pouch for prints (use code magic10): https://geni.us/4PVUx
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7 Comments

@d1scoturkey 3 weeks ago

great video, to the point and not hours long! Nice job

@megamastah 1 month ago

Cool! For advanced users there are some settings that barely any youtuber mentions:
- recall custom hold: recalls full set of parameters when holding a button, incredibly powerful. Say you are shooting high shutter speed, wide AF zone, no tracking, high FPS wildlife. Hold a button with slow portrait settings saved and bam - slow shutter speed, XS AF zone, tracking enabled, DMF mode enabled, low FPS.
- my dial: allows you to hold a button then turn the dials, which at that moment take on a custom role - similarly to Nikon setup. You can hold say C2 and rotate rear left dial to change WB modes, and rear right to change WB temperature. You can set up to 3 maps. Too bad the "auto ISO min SS" isn't available here as an option.

Might not be very useful strictly for weddings/portraits, but these are immeasurable when switching genres often.

@lonceyofcairns 1 month ago

Hi Magic, thanks so much, this is such a stress free tutorial and a must save 😊❤

Lol it's so funny, because friend of mine from the early 90's, nickname was Magic 😂🤔😜☺️❤

@bogdanpoiana7360 2 weeks ago

what cards do you use ? and where did you get 1TB CARDS ???

@ondrejbobek. 1 month ago

I have s35 crop to "Auto" just because it jumps automatically back to FF after turning the camera on.
I use only electronic shutter, so my mechanical is in EFCS and with Anti-Flicker ON for really bad lights.
I changed face /human tracking range from 3 to 1 after few shootings (less need of pressing the "turn off recognition" button)

@gam3955 1 month ago

Hi, thanks for these settings review.
I’ve done last weekend a bridal shooting with compress HQ setting and was disappointed because DXO is unable to read the files 😢 otherwise, it’s an amazing camera.