Sony A7iii electronic shutter access/enable

[Frans Loriaux]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

 

[Edgar_in_Indy]

Isn't 1/8000 the maximum shutter speed?

 

[SQLGuy]

What you need to do is return your A7III and get an A9. Then you can go up to 1/32000th with the electronic shutter.

 

[mcrksman]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[jennajenna]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[jennajenna]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

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Mark

haha..yeah blame the guy how just spent $2000 of their hard earned cash....great attitude dude..

you remember BETA-cam? it can happen again if sony does not get their superiority attitude in check.

 

[PeterY]

Isn't 1/8000 the maximum shutter speed?

That's what I thought too...

 

[mcrksman]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[SQLGuy]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[Entropy512]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[dkojevnikov]

Sony's name for electronic shutter is "Silent Shooting". I programmed it to a function button.

You can find this setting for example here:

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Unfortunately 1/8000 is the fastest possible shutter speed for both electronic and mechanical shutters on Sony A7 III

 

[Marky12]

Any help would be appreciated. Just received my A7iii and cant find out why im not able to go past 1/8000sec. I turned on silent shutter, didnt help. Can find in the menu any “shutter type” option. I shoot full manual and cant find where to turn on electronic shutter. I’ve shot with Nikon and Fuji and currently use leica and now this Sony A7iii, and sony definitely has to improve their menu system even more.

Their menu system is fine, it's the users that don't know how to navigate it

 

[Frans Loriaux]

Coming from having fuji cameras as well I thought the A7iii would have similar ES capabilities. The menu system isn’t horrible, just cumbersome to navigate. As a professional, spending $2000 for cameras with abilities that the A7iii offers, and not initially knowing the max ES shutter, doesn’t discredit my ability lol. Thanks for those who chimed in with the 1/8000th max note I was looking for. Perhaps Sony will come out with a firmware to increase the max ES like fuji did with their XE-2 bodies

 

[PeterY]

Just curious, in what scenario would you need a faster shutter speed then 1/8000 of a second? Would it be to shoot extremely fast moving outdoor sporting event wide open?

For someone like myself who has never needed anything faster then 1/500 of a sec in my line of work, I am genuinely curious. It seems like a new territory of photography.

 

[Edgar_in_Indy]

Just curious, in what scenario would you need a faster shutter speed then 1/8000 of a second? Would it be to shoot extremely fast moving outdoor sporting event wide open?

For someone like myself who has never needed anything faster then 1/500 of a sec in my line of work, I am genuinely curious. It seems like a new territory of photography.

I imagine it would primarily be useful for shooting at very large apertures in bright daylight.

 

[PeterY]

Just curious, in what scenario would you need a faster shutter speed then 1/8000 of a second? Would it be to shoot extremely fast moving outdoor sporting event wide open?

For someone like myself who has never needed anything faster then 1/500 of a sec in my line of work, I am genuinely curious. It seems like a new territory of photography.

I imagine it would primarily be useful for shooting at very large apertures in bright daylight.

I have seen destination weddings shot on the beach in scorching sun at f2.8 and shutter speeds at 1/2000, 1/3000.....but 1/8000 I have yet to see in any photo. That's why I am very curious as to when that is used.

 

[ATLshooter]

Just curious, in what scenario would you need a faster shutter speed then 1/8000 of a second? Would it be to shoot extremely fast moving outdoor sporting event wide open?

For someone like myself who has never needed anything faster then 1/500 of a sec in my line of work, I am genuinely curious. It seems like a new territory of photography.

I imagine it would primarily be useful for shooting at very large apertures in bright daylight.

I have seen destination weddings shot on the beach in scorching sun at f2.8 and shutter speeds at 1/2000, 1/3000.....but 1/8000 I have yet to see in any photo. That's why I am very curious as to when that is used.

If they were shooting in bright daylight at 1/2000 at 2.8, they had to have had an ND filter.

Early morning or late in the afternoon? Sure I can see that. But not in the middle of the day.

 

[PeterY]

I have seen destination weddings shot on the beach in scorching sun at f2.8 and shutter speeds at 1/2000, 1/3000.....but 1/8000 I have yet to see in any photo. That's why I am very curious as to when that is used.

If they were shooting in bright daylight at 1/2000 at 2.8, they had to have had an ND filter.

Early morning or late in the afternoon? Sure I can see that. But not in the middle of the day.

I have no idea what time of the day it was but it was bright and people were squinting. Not sure why they would use an ND filter when they can increase the shutter speed.

 

[Edgar_in_Indy]

And I've encountered plenty of situations myself where I had to close my aperture down.

I use a variety of cameras, and one has 1/8000 max, one has 1/6000, and the others have 1/4000, and I always enjoy the flexibility that comes with very high max shutter speeds. Not usually necessary, but nice to have on occasion.