Camera Setting for Capturing Street Photos - Sony Alpha

Thank you so much for this video. The information is incredibly clear and easy to follow, and the advice is very different from what us amateurs would think to do by experimenting on our own. I can't wait to use these techniques on the street.

There should be a setting on all Sony cameras: 'The Galer Settings' with a quick summary and description of all the modes.

You are a great teacher - clear, detailed and great advice in every other sentence. One question though - these settings seem great for daylight, but what are the ideal comparable settings for night?

Oh, and one thing I learned which I've never heard mentioned is that in my a6400 for example there are four separate memory slots in both PAL and NTSC, making 8 in total.

I keep my three on-camera modes for video and have so far amassed the following on my memory card across PAL & NTSC: Portraits; Action; Landscapes - Handheld; Landscapes - Tripod; Street - Day.

Apart from "Street - Night", are there any other modes you might advise in order to get maximum use out of the camera.

This is great thank you

Question: I went to shoot in downtown Los Angeles and it's completely sunny over 200 days a year here. However, when I was between two large buildings the exposure was very dark and so even though it was still fully sunny, I take it that I still should have bumped up the ISO in this case (if I want to keep my shutter speed at 400)? Also, is there a reason why f/16 is the starting point? I honestly like how some of my shots looked between f/4 to f/8. But then that completely changes the formula for the Sunny 16 rule so any help in that would be appreciated. Would I just lower my ISO as I go down in stops or would it be better to increase shutter speed or both? Thank you in advance for your help Mark!

My ISO is always 100-400. I like it that way.

According with my DOF calculator the A7 III at f16 with a 35 mm has an hiperfocal of 2,59 m. You talk about 4 meters. Its probably I had misunderstood something?

I mean 35x35/16x0,03 =2,56

According with my calculations 4m corresponds at f10 .Am I wrong?

Then the sharpeness starts at 2,04 m.

F16? I stick between 5.6 and 11 at most to get the sharpest image.

Another great insight for us amateurs 👍🏼

This is a very old video, but still useful. I do have 2 question, though. At those ISO’s, there will be a lot of noise. How do you sell these images (more to the point...who will buy them) with so much noise and no model release. 8 personally don’t know anyplace that will buy them.

I've been here before, super helpful

Hi Mark, why don't you use Auto ISO with a lower threshold of 400 ISO and high threshold of 3200 ISO?

great ! Thank you Mark.

I always shoot in Aperture Priority mode at 1.8 and let the camera do the rest :) does a grea job an got very sharp photos

Hi Mark, the shutter button on my A7Riii fell off. It must have been a replacement button when I bought it refurbished. Before I have time to get it repaired, could you tell me how I could change the settings to use a different button as my shutter? I unfortunately need to pull the button out of my pocket and place it in whenever I want to take a photo otherwise it will fall out. Thanks

Following your tutorials, Mark, I have already stored the presets 1, 2 and 3 (P-A-L) in the camera and as backups in M1, M2 and M3. In this case "L" is handhold landscape. The video setup is saved in M4. One problem is, that with the shooting mode on Movie the Recall option does not become active, so I cant get the movie settings back from M4, if the camera - a Sony A7M3 - was reset for some reason.
The second problem is that Landscape on tripod can't be stored as all options are used.
I have even noticed that you have a separate setting for street photography. That is 5 settings for 3-4 storing options.
How do you work around that problem?

I absolutely love your videos Mark. I have especially enjoyed the ones on how to set up your camera for different types of shooting. That being said, do you set up your camera differently every time you go out? If you shoot action one day do you then change your settings the next day if you do street photography? Thanks.

Dear Mark... I have recently brought a A7RIII couple of months back...your videos & tutorials are really helpful & outstanding... your in depth knowledge about Sony camera operations & settings are simply Fabulous....always keep looking forward to your new videos... would like to understand if I can set M1, 2 or 3 settings on Camera dial with these pre sets to quickly get into Street Photography mode on A7RIII as well if possible....Please keep up the great work..Best Wishes & Big Thank you !!

Hi Mark, great video! Do you have a tutorial on how to take low light photography without flash? That is something I've been trying to master but my images gets too noisy or too blurred 😕
Your tutorials are the best out there. Thank you! 🙌

Great Videos, helped me a lot in understanding my Gear, approving my workflow and get better results.

Great tutorial! I use ISO Auto for street photography. I generally find 100-400 ISO Enough to cover all the light/action scenarios.

Hi . What happens when it's dark. What settings would one follow ? Thanks

Hi Mark. Under these settings I find a continuous blink of -2.0 on the MM. Is that OK? Thanks

Brilliant!!! My number one setting!!! (before PAL😁)

Hi Mark, What's the difference to setting the focus point to show infinity instead of 4 meters? Thanks

Hi Mark, I’m wondering where you got the depth of field calculator? I tried the App Store but they didn’t list it.

Thanks, I love your input each time, very nice sunny 16 tip.

Hi Mark, A great video and really useful, informative, and encouraging. Thank you.

Useful, informative and I like the term:" The settings have your back". Thank you for another really good video.

Amazing content, need today to buy my memory card, and after that I'll deep dive again into this video, tons of useful information, thanks again! 👍🙏😎🤗

that was great Mark

Many thanks Mark. This is the really very best, clear and professional explanation anybody can find in the internet on this subject

I feel dumb for asking this, but since we switched to the APS-C C35 mode, shouldn't we also choose CF (instead of Full-frame) in the cambridgecinolour depth of field calculator?

What If I have a 24-70mm ? the settings change?

Thanks for this video, do you really need another video for street shooting in the night, bright and dim areas?

nice tuto. is 1.5m min distance for sharpness remains unchanged with that 35mm when set to APS-C S35 mode ?
in 2022 with A74, would you still use that method ? I am using mode A, AF-C, half shutter (you recommend now vs AFON), min 1/200 sec, auto iso and F4...F5.6 with eye detection wide area. what do you advise ?

i understand that youshould be sharp from 1.5m to infinity. is it true in practice, 100% sharp everywhere ? do you mean that you don't turn the 35mm lens ring at all in F16/iso 400/1/400sec during all the shoots you show here ???

Thank you for this great tutorial. I have had my Sony for a number of years and I decided to finally learn the ins and outs of it better.
2 questions:
1. Would it be a good idea to ALWAYS have the camera set at "Steady shot - on?"
2. When you set the Fn key to no audio signals etc., did you group all the settings into the Fn key? I was sure what Fn upper 1 etc. meant.
Thank you again

Love the easy flow practicality. Mr. Galen was one of the reasons I have adopted Sony mirrorless along with my original Nikon dslr. Keep the a1 videos coming. Thank you

Nice .... One clarification ... Shall I use this settings for any Sony Alpha 7iii Camera

Hi Mark, can I use Prime lens 85mm 1.4G?

Hi Mark, i just suscribe to your patreon, awsome contents, but i was wondering if it's possible to have camset or settings (capturing street) for Sony A7RV ? Thnaks in advance !

Mark, with my RX100m7 I set it to f5 and 1/500 for daylight and ISO is 100 (400 for a cloudy day). Question: Why wouldn't I leave my ISO at AUTO instead of selecting 100, 400, 800 as you suggested somewhere I read? Is it because I am attempting to illuminate the subject 'in the sunlight' and not the overall scene?

hi i engoy alot your videos. thanks. i own a sony a7 4 . what is the focus and metering you recomend for street and landscape photography ? many thanks . zvika

Mark, with you I rediscovering my a7RV. Thank you so much for this and the other videos.

Hello Mark while scrolling through videos I found this one. I’ve been using my A7CR and decided to set my A7RIII up following your street settings. I did this with the Sony/Zeiss 35 FE 2.8. What do I do lets say I decide I want a 28mm lens attached in terms of DoF considerations. 4M would no longer be appropriate correct? Thanks Rodger