Sony a7 IV Hack?! - Full Frame 4K60 (No Crop) Workaround Tested

Hello,
Great video! Just a question about your Sony A7IV on your left. Is it a dummy battery connected to the camera ? If yes, is it a good solution for alimentation ? and for overheating ? There isn't problem using it ? Wish brand are you using ? Thanx!

For live streaming at 4k60 having it in-body is nice! That said, i'd rather obv have real 4k60 hdmi out... Struggling to find a good option for this

Bro… just use a wide lens or take some steps back

I just discovered this today for live-streaming application … I’m going to use this semi 4K setting for all my live streams… A note of caution though, if you are using a 4K pro 60 capture card in the #3 or last slot pci slot on your motherboard…This will not work because the bandwidth is only 4x on older z490 chipset motherboards.. You’ll need to use the pcie slot next to your Gpu with live streaming.. If using this method on an older 10th Gen Intel or Z490 chipset, you’ll end up using half of the lanes (8x) that your graphics card is using.. Since I added a dual fan rtx 4070 12Gig, I had no issues as long as I’m using it as my streaming PC to stream a Live DJ set on twitch.. For gaming this may not be an issue since most gamer use 1080p for their streams but I would assume your games would look better if you are gaming on a 4K rig… But for zoom and corporate live steaming of DJ sets, The 4k60p setting works well even when streaming on zoom.. It’s night and day difference…And the best part is that the camera never overheats if using a dummy battery without internal recording and only feels warm to the touch.

What if I used an APS-C Len's whilst on 4K 60 wouldn't that help get rid of the crop factor

Bro … just take a step back 😂

Great investigation. Actually still makes me want the A7IV which might sound mental but the reason is, the upscale still looks good

I want a same level camera OF Sony IV …but with 4k 60 fps FULL FRAME….2500 euros….i don’t know witch i have to choose

so in short no.

I doubt that Sony will do a firmware update for 4k 60 as the camera can overheat even in 4k 30, so there is no solution and I don't see any rumors about an up and coming A7v.

Great! Have You tested if Ninja V+ can record 8K from A7RV or something else?
Thanks
Dariusz

Dang I was really excited I'd be able to use my a7iv as a 50p b cam without crop! Good test

Friendly, funny, honest! Undone that dudes test! Nice!

I like how Gerald is like "if you just need locked off tripod shots like me you could save $4k per a1 by getting the a7iv" then continues to keep his two a1s and has to ask iphonedo for tests haha. The man wants his $8k footage!

Get a room

Great video great test can't wait to get the a7iv

Hi, love your videos, very detailed explanations.
Would be possible for you guys to test this on the A7IV
Film in 4K60fps SS250 then reduce to 25% speed in resolve using Optical flow and Speed warp and compare it to A7SIII or FX3 120fps.

I'm trying to output 4K30 to the Ninja and is not taking it, I must have something weird on my camera, Ninja always sees 60

Hi Gerald! Does the Metabones 0.71 ef-e mount adapter fits on A7iv??

HI, did you do the test by clicking the record button on the a7iv or in the ninja? can you try to do the second one?

Why can't you just zoom out to get the required angle. Like, if you want 55mm just shoot it in 36mm.

You should try out 1080p in aps-c mode with clear image zoom on. It does give a 2x crop but the 1080 that comes out of it has no discernible difference between 4k. It’s crazy. I feel like the A7IV has so many secrets that have yet to be revealed haha.

upscale

I feel like if there was a hack like "magic lantern" for Sony, you could easily push 4k60fps on this camera!

Hi Gerald and Iphonedo, could you please verify this.
If I set A7iv internal recording to 4k 30p use full frame and external recording to 1080p, I actually get a 1080p 60fps input on my recorder, which is a BMD Video assist 12g HDR. The image I get looks like a 7k down sampled 1080, sharpness looks more like a 4k than 1080, the best part is dynamic range (shadow noise) looks just like internal 4k 30p, much better than internal 4k 60p and 1080p. Especially if you raise the shadow in resolve.

change the title as^*le!!

idio!(*

So.......no you can't.....

Here's my question, why does the crop matter? Just use a wider lens and you'll have less chance of vignette and less barrel distortion issues...

Super

For everyone that just want a fast answer.
It does not work

Great video btw🙏🏽❤️

Hello sir could you tel me witch lens i choose for a7iv 4k 60fps crop to cover 4k 60fps full frame without loosing resolution?

OMG! Why would you not compare 4k30 wit h 4k60. That would have been simpler to see if it was the same quality

Obviously I didn't search all comments .. and by no means is this a mean comment... But is no one going to stay the obvious about iPhonedo? Or should I say Tim the enchanter???? (From Monty Python for you young kids) just saying the facial hair and accent!!! Subscribed to his channel just because of that!!!

great video thanks! do you know the max output quality over HDMI in stills mode on the a1? i want to take photos while recording to an atomos but don't have the atomos to test yet.

its not a "hack"

How about applying enhanced AI to sharpening to the upscale 4k60?

thanks for that misleading tilte asshol&*(

There are people care just about numbers...

You could have also compared it to 4K30, as that’ll give 4K resolution full frame for the test purposes.

Should I buy a Sony A7IV or BMPCC 6k Pro as a Music Video Director and Some Comercial works? I’m really use to have my Camera on a gimbal almost all the time and i really love Sony Auto Focus but idk if I will need that extra 6k quality and internal filters of bmpcc 6k pro… there is a lot of good cameras on the market rn for an affordable price and it’s kinda confusing select one! Pd: I need to buy good lenses so that’s why I can’t afford Sony A7SIII

Gerald Undone! I really had to laugh when you stated again that you hadn't purchased the a7iv, even though you had given it glowing reviews earlier. Of course not, why should you when the unspoken elephant in the room--OVERHEATING and Eye Auto Focus haven't been solved yet and probably never will be. After all, Sony has moved on with the A1 in advance and is moving to new uncharted territory.😎

I hope Sony removes the crop in 4k 60fps on the a7iv later through firmware updates

Does the Ninja V unlock ProRes Raw on the A7IV??? I NEED TO KNOW!!!

Cool

Maybe, maybe Sony would have a firmware update to have ff 4k60p,

I HATE having 4k60 crop. Made the lenses I have to be so difficult. I also shoot real estate and there hardly any good quality lenses for crop sensor ultra wise (I like zooms)

The A74 is the biggest disappointment in the camera industry since the …… …..fill in the black