larryhav Loc: Charlotte, NC

Hi everyone, I recently sold all my Canon bodies and lenses to downsize to a single travel camera. I purchased the Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV as I still wanted some control over my photography. However, the online instruction manual is 593 pages. There seems to be many You tube videos on the camera. I recall seeing some of you posting suggestions of the best YouTube videos you have found most helpful. I am asking for any guidance on the best online videos (You tube or others) to help me get started in the most efficient way. I will be using the camera for general travel photography. I will occasionally be shooting some wildlife but it won't be my primary subject. I just want to get the basic settings so I can get familiar with the camera and be able to start using some of the great features it has to offer. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advance.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I did the same switch in 2018. I purchased the Friedman book. Excellent source of "how to" for the Sony RX10 IV. The book is available at Amazon
Here is a link to a digital copy: https://friedmanarchives.gumroad.com/l/RX-10_IV
Mark

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Stuart James, Michael O'Hanlon and Jason Hermann have great in depth tutorials on YouTube.

jcwall396 Loc: Roswell, GA

I also just bought this camera to use when I don't feel like taking the D780 and all of it's "accoutrements". Here is a link on YouTube that has a ton of videos that will walk you through the RX10 and get you started: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ToPx9ygc6VtFINC9_3sP86HURNckywJ

Enjoy!

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

"Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV as I still wanted some control over my photography. However, the online instruction manual is 593 pages." Smart move... couple the RX-10 images with AI post-processing and you have the best of all possible worlds.

The huge "Instruction Manual" is a reference and not a tutorial. The first step is to play with your camera to get a feel for the menus and make mistakes then go back and find the correct "how to's." Until you get a feel for the hand-on buttons, selections, and such, the tutorial will not have good meaning... after hands-on playing, you will be able to say "oh ya ... oh that is how I shudda' done that." If you are going to a new task, "reference" the task in the 593-page manual... perhaps only 4 pages will give you details that you can follow sentence by sentence and press shoot. That is how I have learned with my Panasonic Superzoom TZ100.

The RX-10 series is great congratulations Larry.

RosiArt

I, too recently bought the Sony RX10 iv and agree that the best book out there is by Gary Friedman, who often writes for Sony. It is very long and detailed, about 750 pages, but it gives you excellent setup menus, in addition to the many videos out there on YouTube.
Art

Doc Mck Loc: Terrell,Texas

I found “Sony RX10MKIV WALK THROUGH” most helpful for a start. ByShutterbug 101. I listened more than once. Still have a lot to learn. But I’m comfortable with the camera for wandering around the ranch. I use the scene mode most frequently as it has Macro, action, etc as selections. When doing specific tasks, such as birding, I use more specific settings. Many other tutorials available. Sony instruction guides are very erratic. The cameras are good.

RosiArt

Thanks, I'll look into that.