Sareesh Sudhakaran

With RAW, you have the choice of compressed and uncompressed stills. The only reason to shoot compressed is to reduce file size (by about 50%). Here are the sizes of a typical 12MP image*: Compressed: 12.8 MB Uncompressed: 25.1 MB *The sizes will vary by a bit depending on the kind of information you’re shooting. … Read more

DRO is available for RAW, JPEGs and video. For every shutter press, the camera studies the scene and creates a combined image that is flatter – trying to raise the shadows and preserve the highlights. You will find Auto HDR in Menu A > 5 > DRO/Auto HDR > D-Range Optimizer. You have the following choices: Auto: Camera … Read more

AutoHDR is not available for RAW stills, only JPEGs. For every shutter press, the camera records two images, one slightly underexposed and the other slightly overexposed. The degree is determined by the settings. You will find Auto HDR in Menu A > 5 > DRO/Auto HDR > Auto HDR. You have the following choices: Auto: Camera … Read more

In this video I’ll go over the challenges of exposing in S-Log3 using the Atomos Shogun. Even though I tell you how to solve the problem, the video doesn’t show it. The purpose of the video is just to go over the options on the Shogun. Download Video Note: I didn’t use the Zebra because … Read more

In this detailed video we go over all the settings specific to photography: Download Video Notes If you’re new to the camera it will take some time to sink in. Don’t worry if you find it hard, I’ve personally seen Sony’s engineers struggle to find settings on their own cameras!

In this lesson we’ll record a piece of audio directly to the Sony a7S II, and then to the Tascam DR-60D recorder. Here are the results for your comparison*: Recorded to Sony a7S II sample Recorded to Tascam DR-60D sample *No processing has been done. The hiss is from the system itself, probably the microphone … Read more