Sony's Confusing Camera Models EXPLAINED

Oh my goodness I can’t believe you just posted this because I have spent three days looking at Sony cameras, wondering why there are so many models to choose from!

Sony owe you some $$ for this upload. Video is superb! Weldone Jason 👍

Jason, you're the BEST Presenter and Explainer on Youtube. I've watched many videos complaining about the confusion of Sony camera models. However, those videos tell an incomplete picture , don't have enough illustrations and they are presented as more of a rant than an official presentation. On the contrary, yours have beautiful, easy-to-read illustrations, is better organized, more visual, and complete. After watching yours, I now have a complete grasp of those models and know exactly what I should buy. Long live Jason!

Thanks for thatJason at 85 years old, I have been buying Sony cameras for 5 years second hand and new and could never get a clear answer what the difference was other than the pixels when I went into a camera shop. thanks for that.

Am i buying a new camera anytime soon? Nah. Do i still like watching Jason explain and break down all the different models? You betcha. 🤣

Thanks for this Jason! I’m new to cameras and let me tell you, Best Buy isn’t my friend by any means. I returned 4 cameras and ended up sticking with the a6700. Your video will save a lot of folks from the heartburn I went through in a span of 4 months. Very well put together!!!

How many of you were confused with all the different Sony models??

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Beautiful work Jason !!!! You are the A1 among all the cameras out there !!!!!!! Keep shining !!!

Very well done. With so many models coming out, especially the video models, this is very timely. However, despite the A7RIII having my favorite Sony sensor, I would recommend the A7RIV over the A7RIII, for experienced photographers for the following reasons (I own and use both). The A7RIV has: better focus and tracking capabilities, more cropability (especially significant for wildlife and sports), 26 megapixel APS-C mode (vs 20 megapixel for the A7RIII), noticeably better button design and ergonomics, Continuous AF (auto focus) up to f/11 (vs only f/8 for the A7RIII), improved tracking notification in the viewfinder, 16 shot pixel shift (instead of 4 shot for the A7RIII), and compatibility with Sony’s small Bluetooth remote (not compatible with the A7RIII), and more remote controls with Sony’s phone app. All that said, the A7RIII has: a quieter shutter, and is more forgiving when the settings are not correct, and may be better for less experienced photographers. The 60 megapixel of the A7RIV shows motion blur much easier than the 42 megapixel sensor, so the shutter speed must be higher. The image is more susceptible to noise, especially in shadow areas when under exposed, and the depth of field is effectively shallower because you can see out of focus areas easier when zoomed into 100%.

Thanks Jason! You really cracked the Sony model code. I have been looking at Sonys and this helped me understand the line from top to bottom. Your sense of humor makes it all the better!

I grabbed the a7riv at a great price and paired it with the 70-200 OSS mark II lens. I’m searching for a second body. This was very informative thank you!

Great video - very informative. I’ve had 4 of them. RX100vii, a7iii, a7iv, and a7cii. All great hybrid cameras.

I love this video, but just feel like it needs a part 2, that answers the question, “what do I do with all this video footage I have from my new camera?” I don’t want to spend time editing video, so I need a dead simple workflow that take my video clips (that I somehow get into Apple photos, why does Sony make this so hard to access your video clips?) and makes an automatically generated video from a day/week/trip etc.

Hey man!!! I really love all these explanation about Sony. Great Job Jason. Your did a great work. I have been using Sony since August 2019 a7R III Then I bought a a7II later on I will try buy the a7R V. Your explanations are potential

Best info. Best editing. Best voice overs. Sony-send this man some money!

Just when I was thinking to upgrade to Sony full frame this comes out, glorious!!!! Thanks Jason!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

By far the best explainer on camera videos goes far, as far as what I have personally seen. can't really afford any of those, even the budget once. but dang all the information you need on a single video. thumbs up. Now I'm subscribing for more!

Unfortunately, it appears the RX100 series is dead now. I don't think Sony has said anything officially, but nobody seems to have them in stock.

the eevee analogy got me