Sony tech - Menu walkthrough for A7CR, A7CII & A6700

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What if a title says it all?
I'll quickly stroll through the menu of each camera and explain why I choose certain settings. If you're new to the Sony system, if you just bought this camera and you want to set it up, you want to know what's inside the tiny beast or you wonder in general what certain functions/abbreviations mean: this might help you.. a bit.

Sony released in 2023 4 compact body cameras of their 5th generation mirrorless system (and announced 1 "normal" sized camera body):

▷ The full frame A7C R ( 61MP / 10fps / 60fps 4k /AI AF)

Banner for a new Sony tech Youtube video 
    Sample photo gallery / A Youtube video

(Including hardcoded "Engrish"/English subtitles because some people seem to find it hard to activate subtitles on Youtube and my voice is.. what it is..)

▷ The full frame A7C II ( 33MP / 10fps / 60fps 4k /AI AF)

The A7CII
    Sample photo gallery

****** Placeholder for YT video MID JANUARY 2024 ************* 

▷ The APS-C A6700 (26MP / 11fps / 4k 120fps / AI AF) 

The A6700 for the banner of a Youtube video
    Sample photo gallery

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▷ The full frame ZV-E1 (12MP / 10fps / 4k 120fps / AI AF /  ISO 40 - 409600)

A Youtube video on the Sony ZV-E1 with my hairy face everywhere & B somewhere
    Find a video here / Sample photo gallery

A link to this article: http://tinyurl.com/A7CR-A7CII-A6700
More Sony tech articles: https://tinyurl.com/SonyTechByRedCathedral

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