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SonyFS5

QuickStartGuideV.22017

BorrowingtheSONYFS5fromtheCDA

• ToborrowtheSonyFS5camerafromtheCentreforDigitalArtsyoumusttakeashorttestonthecontentsofthisguide.• CompletetheonlinetestoremailPhilHawestoreceivethewrittentestafteryouhavereadthisguide.Thetestmighttakeabout20minutestocomplete.• [email protected]

• Theborrowingperiodforthecamerais72hoursforundergraduatestudentsandoneweekforMFAstudents.

ThisisaprofessionalHDand4Kcamerawithbroadcastqualitycodecs.The4KRAWupgradeis

comingnextyear!

SonyFS5Kit

CameraandLens BatteriesandChargersTherearetwoBPU60andoneBPU30battery.

CondenserMicrophone

Important:

• Thewholekit(camera,lens,microphone,batteries,andSDcards)isworthabout$9000.• Thecameraisnotwaterproof.Itmustbeprotectedfromrainandsnow.• Whenshootingincoldweather,keepthecamerainthebagfor(atleast)30minuteswhenyoucomeindoors.Thiswillavoidcondensationonthecameraandelectronics.

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QuickStartGuideBasicOperation

PowerButton

UsingtheLCDortheViewfinder

• Bydefault,theviewfinderisoffwhentheLCDison.• ThepowerswitchfortheLCDisonthetopoftheLCD.• IfyoudonotseeanimageintheLCDwhenthecameraturnson,thebatterymightbedeadortheLCDmightbeoff!

SwitchingBetweenLCDandViewfinder

• Menu/DisplaySet/VF/LCDPanel/• Youhavetwochoicesinthismenusetting:• 1.LCDPanel:thisturnsofftheviewfinder(eyepiece)• 2.AUTO:thiswillturnofftheLCDwhenyouputyoureyeuptotheviewfinder.YoumayaccidentallyturnofftheLCDusingthissettinghencethefirstchoice.

SDCardSlots2X128GBclass10SDXCcards(95MB/s)

• XAVCHD108050Mbps280mins.percard

• 4KQFHD100Mbps150mins.percard

SlotSelectButton:todeterminewhichcardtorecordto

MakingMenuSelections:MenubuttonandSEL/SETwheel

Menu:firstimportantsettings:• GotoSystemMenu/MediaFormatandformatbothSDcards–thiswillerasealldatafromtheprevioususer• GotoSystemMenu/Initializeto – thissetsallmenuitemsbacktothefactorypresets– exceptforthePictureProfiles!

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RecordingFormats

HDFrameRates:

• ProgressiveNTSC:• 24p(23.98fps),30p(29.97fps)or60p(59.94fps)• InterlacedNTSC:• 60i(60fieldsor29.97fpsinterlaced)

• ProgressivePAL:25p,50p• InterlacedPAL: 50i (50fieldsor25fpsinterlaced)

ChoosingaFrameRate

• NEVERshootinterlacedframerates.Alldisplayequipmentisnowprogressive.

• NEVERshootPALframeratesunlessyouareplanningtoshowthevideoexclusivelyonEuropeanorAsianvideodisplaytechnology.

CommonNotation forNTSCVideoFormats• verticalresolution/framerate/scantype

• 108060p=1920x108059.94fpsprogressive• 108024p=1920x108023.976fpsprogressive• 108030p=1920x108029.97fpsprogressive• 108060i=1920x108029.9fps,60interlacedfields(AVOIDTHIS)

• 216030p=3840x216029.97fpsprogressive• 216024p=3840x216023.976fpsprogressive

SonyFS5:ThreeRecordingCodecsXAVCHD,XAVCQFHD4K,AVCHD

• XAVCHD4:2:2MPEG4LongProfile(10bit)• HD1920x108060p,30p,24pat50mbps• SlowmotionHDin1920x1080upto480p• SlowmotionHDin1280x720upto960p

• XAVCQFHD4KUHD3840x2160• 4:2:0MPEG4LongProfile(8Bit)• 4KUHD30p,24pat100mbps

• AVCHD- lowerqualityHDformat(DON’TUSETHIS)

Threecriteriaforchoosingarecordingformat:• 1.aNTSCframerate• 2.aprogressiveframerate:24pforslowermotionor30pforfastermotion(60pisforshootingslowmotion,itisnotastandardvideospeed)• 3.thebestqualitycodec:XAVCHDforHDvideo• 4.thehighestbitrateofthatcodec:50mbpsforXAVCHD,100mbpsfor4KQFHD

4Kvideoisnotrecommended.

• Youmayassumethat4Kvideoisthebestqualityrecordingformat.Thisisafalseassumption.• 4KQFHDisalargerbutlowerqualityimagethanXAVCHD.IthasabouthalfofthecolorinformationofXAVCHD,makingitmuchhardertocolorcorrect.ItisalsomorepronetoimagenoiseathigherISOs.

Reasonsnottoshootin4K• Currently,thereareno4KdisplaysorprojectorsintheCDAdepot.• InyourclassesandinConcordiagalleries,allvideoiscurrentlybeingdisplayedatanHDsize:1920x1080.• 4Kishardertoedit.Computersworkhardertoedit4KXAVCvideobecauseitishighlycompressed.

Reasonstoshootin4K• Shoot4Kvideoifyouhave4Kvideodistributioninmind:a4KDCPforfilmfestivals,forexample,ora4KvideosplitacrosstwoHDprojectors.• NextyeartheCDAwillpurchasea4KRAWupgradeforonecamera,then4Kimagequalityfromthecamerawillimproveand(ifyoushootin4KProRes422)editingwillbeeasier.

Menu:ChoosingaRecordingFormat• Rec/OutSetMenu/RecSet• Choosethe50MbpsoptionforXAVCHD

Menu:ChoosingaRecordingFormat• Choosethe100Mbpsoptionfor4KUHD

Menu:CardRecordingOptions• RelayRecwillallowyoutorecordbetweencardAandB

seamlessly(withoutgaps)• SimultaneouslyRecwillrecordtobothcardsatonceoryou

canassigndifferentrecordbuttonsonthecameratoeachcard

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AudioControls

AudioInputsThecamerahasabuilt-instereomicrophoneonthehandle.IthasalsohastwoXLRinputsandahotshoe.Usethecondensermicrophoneincludedinthecamerakit(sidepocketofthebag).

Thebuilt-inmicrophone.Itwillpickuproomnoise.

AttachingtheMicrophone• ThecondensermicrophoneattachestoXLRINPUT2.ChoosethesettingMIC+48V• ThereisaclipforthecableunderneaththeXLRinput

SecondXLRInput(Input1)Ifyouhaveothermicrophones,thesecondXLRinputisonthebackofthecamerabehindthehandgrip.YoumayhavetomovethegripinordertosettheLINE/MIClevelfortheinput.

Thisbuttonadjuststhegripposition.

Menu:ChoosingAudioInputWhentheexternalcondensermicrophoneispluggedinchoose:AudioSetMenu/CH2InputSelect/Input2.CH1InputSelectcanremainonInternalMicifthereisnoothermicrophone– thisisthestereomicrophoneonthehandle.Youdon’thavetousethischannel.

AudioControls- AutoorManual

Flipdownthelittledoortoadjusttheaudiovolumelevelsmanually.

TheAUTOlevelshouldbesufficienthowever.

HeadphoneOutput

HeadphoneleveliscontrolledintheAudioSetmenu.

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AutoExposureControls

FULLAUTO

• Althoughthecamerahasmanycontrols,youcanoperateitinFULLAUTOmodewithAUTOexposure,AUTOwhitebalanceandAUTOfocus.

FullAutoExposure:FullAutoButton

TogglethisbuttontogofromFullManualExposuretoAutoExposure.

FULLAUTOwilltendtoadjusttheISOandIRISsettingsbutkeeptheSHUTTERsettingconstant.Normallytheshuttershouldbekeptatdoubletheframerate.

FULLAUTOalsoadjustswhitebalanceautomaticallybutslowly.

FullAutoexposureinDisplay

• Noticethe“A”symbolnexttotheIRIS,ISOandShutterspeedinthedisplay.• KeepaneyeonthesesettingswheninFULLAUTOmode• IfyourISOgoesabove3200,youmayhavenoiseintheimage.Don’tconfuse3200ISOwith32000ISO!

1/60th ofasecondisthecorrectshutterspeedfor30pvideo.

AEShiftTheAESHIFTmenuitemcontrolsautomaticexposurecompensation.Everyshotcanbedeliberatelyunderoroverexposedbythecamera.

ThisismostusefulwhenusedwithSLOGPictureProfiles(moreonthatlater).

AEShift Ifyouareshootinginautoexposurebutnot usingaSLOGpictureprofilethenthereshouldbenoAEShift(0EV).CheckthisintheLCDdisplayormenusetting.

IfyouareshootinginaSLOG2orSLOG3pictureprofilewithautoexposure,thentheAESHIFTshouldbesetto1.5EV.ThereisdetailedinformationonPictureProfileslaterinthisguide.AESHIFTlevelindicator

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FocusControls

ManualFocus:

Auto/ManualFocusToggleonCameraSide

FocusMagnificationbuttononHandle ControlFocuswiththesmallerwidthring.

AutoFocus:

ForcontinuousAutoFocus,movetheswitchtoAUTO

InManualFocus,youcangetanautofocusmomentarilybypressingthePUSHAUTObuttonbelow.

FocusPeakingisavailableifyouneedit,intheDISPLAYSET/PEAKINGmenu.

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AbouttheLens

SonyEPZ18-105mmf/4GOSSLens

Thisisthekitlens.

OtherlenseswillrequireaSonyEMountadapter.

Thisisavarifocallens.

• Focuswillshiftasyouzoomsowhenaremanuallyfocusingyoumaylosefocuswhilezooming.• Thiswilloftenoccurifyoustartonawideangleandthenzoomintoyoursubject.Inthiscase,focusfirstcompletelyzoomedintothesubjectandthenzoomouttostarttheshot.• Rememberthatasmallerapertureopening(largeraperturenumber)willgiveyouagreaterdepthoffield.• Awidefocallengthwillalsogiveyouagreaterdepthoffield.• Usefocuspeakingtoconfirmwhatisinfocus.

SteadyShot(Stabilization)

• ThisisforlensesthatsupportSteadyShot(liketheSonyEMountlensonthecamera).• KeepSteadyShotonNormal• TurnoffSteadyShotwhenthecameraisonatripod• CAMERA/PAINTMENU/STEADYSHOT

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SlowMotionRecording

SlowMotionRecording

• Thecamerahastwopossibleslowmotionspeeds:aS&QmotionsettingandaSuperSlowMotionsetting.• Ineachofthesesettings,thereisaRECFORMAT,therecordingformatthatdetermineshowtheclipwillbeinterpretedbyeditingsoftwarelikePremiere,andaFRAMERATE,theactualframeratethatthecameraisshootingin.• Whenshootingslowmotion,theRECFORMATwillalwaysbefewerframespersecondthantheFRAMERATE.• ThesesettingscanbemadeinMenu/Camera/Paint/Slow&Quick• S&Qsettingscangoupto60fps• SuperSlowMotionsettingscangoupto960fps

SlowandQuick(slowmotion)

HeretheS&Qframerateis60fpsandtherecordingformatis108030p.

Thecamerawillshootat60framespersecond.

ButthefilewillappearinPremiereas108030pandplaybackona108030psequenceat50percentspeed.

SuperSlowMotion

Herethesuperslowmotionframerateis120fpsandtheRECFORMATis108030p.

ThismeansthatthefilewillappearinPremiereandplaybackona108030psequenceat25percentspeed.

SlowandQuickShootingPresstheS&Qbuttontotogglebetweenthenormalframerate,theslowmotionframerateandsuperslowmotionframerate.

TheframeratewillappearintheLCDdisplay.

YoucannotrecordsoundinS&Qmode.

Adjustyourshutterspeedaccordingly

• Thehigheryourframerate,thehighertheshutterspeedthatwillberequiredtoavoidmotionblur.• Rememberthattheruleofthumbforshutterspeedisdoubletheframerate• At60fpsyouneedashutterspeedof1/125thofasecond• At120fps:1/250th ofasecond• At240fps:1/500th ofasecond• At480fps:1/1000th ofasecond• Thesearenotperfectratios,butdon’tworry.• Thehighertheshutterspeed;thegreateramountoflightyouwillneed.

SuperSlowMotionTriggerYoumustsettheRecTimingforsuperslowmotionframerates(frameratesabove60p).

ItisnotpossibletoshootatHighFrameRatesforlongdurations.

SettheRECTIMINGmenuitemforwhentotriggertherecording.STARTTRIGGERbeginsrecordingonceyoupresstherecordbutton.

RecordingTimesforSlowMotion

• Therecordingtimesforreallyhighframeratesarelimited.• TheamountoftimeyoucanrecordinslowmotiondependsontheamountofspaceontheSDcard.Ideally,shootwithanemptySDcard.• Forexample,withtheRECFORMATat108030pandtheFRAMERATEat240fpsyouwillgetaboutoneminuteofrecordingtime.

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ManualExposureControls

ManualExposureSettings

• Manualexposurereliesonthefollowingthings:• WhiteBalance• Iris• ShutterSpeed• ISO• AndpossiblyNDfiltersettings

ManualWhiteBalanceThecamerawillWhiteBalanceinFULLAUTOModebutManualWhiteBalanceispreferable.TheWHTBALbuttontogglesbetweenmanualandautowhitebalance.

Todoamanualwhitebalance,settheWHITBALswitchonthesideofthecameratoeitherAorB(youcanstoretwomanualWBsettings).

Pointthecameraatawhitecardwithlightfallingonit.PresstheWBSETbuttononthefrontofthecamera.

ThePresetSwitchiscontrolledbytheCameraMenu:CAMERAPAINT/WBPRESET.Thereareindoor/outdoorandcolortemperaturepresets.

ManualWhiteBalancedoesnotworkinSLOG.ThewhitebalanceissetintheSLOGPictureProfilesettings.

WhiteBalanceMenuSettings

OntheWBtoggleswitchonthesideofthecamera,thelastsettingPRESETisdeterminedbytheWBTEMPSETintheCAMERA/PAINTmenu.

ManualExposure

• Incompletemanualexposurethereisno“A”SymbolnexttoISO,IRISorSHUTTER.• TheISO,WBandSHUTTERbuttonswilltogglebetweenAUTOandManual.• AlwayskeeptheShutteronManualandattwicetheframerate,unless youwantamotioneffect.

ISO/GainSettings

TheISO/GainswitchescanbesettocontroleitherISOorGAINpresets.

Therearethreepresets(L,MandH)setintheCamera/PaintmenuunderISO/GAINSEL.SoyoucanhavethreeGAINorthreeISOsettingstochoosefrom.

ISOorGAIN?

• IfyouarenotshootingwithSLOGPictureProfiles(PP7toPP9)thenuseGAINsettingsasyourpresets.

• 0dBgainisthenativeISOofthecamera.Thiswillensurethatthereisnonoiseintheimage.Ifyouneedmorelightsensitivity,increasetotheminimumamountofGAIN.Startwith3dB.

• IfyouareshootingwithaSLOGPictureProfile,thenuseISOsettingsasyourpresets.3200ISOwillgiveyouthemaximumdynamicrangeofthecamera,and(whenproperlyexposed)novisiblenoise.

• YoumayalsowishtouseISOsettingsifyouarejudgingexposurewithahandheldlightmeter.

ManualIRISadjustments

TherearetwowheelstoadjusttheIRIS.

Tousethewheelonsideofthecamera,selecttheIRISswitchnexttothewheel.

Oruse thewheelonthehandgrip.

SwitchtoIRIS

Histogram• KeeptheHistogramintheDisplaytojudgeoverallcontrastandwhetherareasareoverorunderexposed.

• DisplaySetMenu/HISTOGRAM

• Inastudiosituation,youmaypluginanexternalwaveformmonitortojudgeexposuremoreaccurately.

ZebraStripes• ZebraStripesareusefulbutdistracting.• AssignaZebraStripeleveltojudgeoverexposure(alevelof100IRE)oratanotherleveltodetermineexposureforaspecificfeature(likefleshtonehighlightsat70IRE).• DisplaySetMenu/ZEBRA

AssigningZebraStripestoaButton

• IthelpstoassignZebraStripestoabuttononthecamera(button5ontheHandle)sotheycanbeeasilytoggledONandOFF

SystemMenu/AssignButton

Notethattherearetwozebrastripelevelsettings.Whenyoupresstheassignedzebrastripebuttonthenyouwillbeselectingthefirst,thenthesecondsettingandthenbacktothefirstsettingagain.Itmayhelptosetbothsettingstothesamelevel.

NDfilter

NDFilterscutlight(maketheimagedarker).

BydefaulttheNDfilterknobshouldalwaysbeintheCLEARposition.

UsingNDfilterPresets

TheNDfilterknobfunctionslikeanormalNDpresettoggleswitchwhentheswitchbelowissettoPRESET.YoucansetthreeNDlevelsintheCAMERA/PAINTmenu.

UsingtheVariableNDfilterMovetheNDfilterknobtothehighest(darkest)preset,turntheswitchbelowtoVARIABLEandthenturntheswitchbelowthattoND.ThewheelwillthenadjusttheNDlevelvariably.

ThevariableNDisusefulifyouwanttomaintainaconsistentfstop(IRIS)invariablelightconditions.Itisasimplewaytoadjustexposurewithoutaffectingdepthoffield.

SwitchtoND

SwitchtoVariable

ManualShutterControlPresstheSHUTTERbuttontotogglebetweenmanualandautoshutter.Inmanual,movetheSEL/SETwheeltoadjustshutterspeed andthenpresstheSEL/SETwheeltomaintainthatspeed.

Iftheshutterspeedfallsbelowtwicetheframerate,youwillhavemotionblur.Thefastertheshutterspeedthemorestaccato-likethemotion.

Don’tadjustshutterunlessyouwantamotioneffect.Keepitattwicetheframerate.

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PictureProfiles

WorkingwiththedefaultPictureProfiles

• ThisguidereferstothedefaultsettingsineachPictureProfile.• UnfortunatelySystemMenu/InitializedoesnotresetthePictureProfiles.• EachPictureProfilecanbeadjustedmanually,thereforeitiswisetoreseteachPictureProfileinthePictureProfilesettingsbeforeusingit,ThiswillsettheProfilebacktothefactorysettingsdiscussedhere.• IfyouaremorefamiliarwiththeProfiles,andgammaandgamut,youmaywishtoadjustthemtosuityourtastes.

PictureProfiles• PictureProfilesdeterminethelookoftheimage:theyarepresetsthatdetermineimagecontrast,coloranddynamicrange.TheyaresimilartoPictureStylesinaCanonDSLRcamera,butmorecomplex.• ThePictureProfilesmaybeOFF.Youdonothavetochooseone.• Thereareninetochoosefrom.• ThereisabuttononthecamerathattakesyoudirectlytothePictureProfilechoices.

SelectingPictureProfilesintheCameraPaintMenu

DynamicRange

• ThemostobviousdifferencebetweenthePictureProfilesistheincreaseinthedynamicrangeofthecamera.• DynamicRangereferstotherangeofluminancethatthecameracancapture.Thegreaterthedynamicrange;themoredetailsyouwillseeinthehighlightsofyourimage.• StandardGammaProfilescancapture5to6stopsoflight.• SLOGProfilesmaycaptureupto13stopsoflight.• Cinegamma Profilescapturesomewhereinbetweenthosetwo!• Thefollowingimages(unlessotherwisenoted)aretakenstraightfromthecamera.

PictureProfiles1(PP1)

• Thisisthestandardlookofthecamera.• Thisisfinetouseifyouarenotshootinginahighcontrastsituationoryoudon’twantdetailsinthehighlights.• Ifyouexposecorrectly,theimagewillrequireverylittlecorrectioninpostproduction.• Exposeawhitecardat100percentIRE.• Exposeagreycardat50or45percent.

PictureProfile02(PP2)

• Thiscreatesverycontrasty imagesbylosinginformationintheshadows.ThecolorsaremoresaturatedthanPP01.TheonlyreasontousePP01wouldbetomimicthelookofcertainDSLRcamerasthathaveabout3stopsofdynamicrange.• However,itisaloteasiertomanipulateamoredynamicimageinpostproductionthantorelyonanin-cameraeffect.• Avoidthisprofile.


• LikePP1,PP3isastandardHDgamma(REC.709)presetthat,whenproperlyexposed,willrequireverylittlecorrectioninpostproduction.• TheimagewillhaveslightlylesscontrastthanPP01.• Exposeawhitecardat100percentIRE.• Exposeagreycardat50or45percent.


• ThisislikePP03butthecolorsaremoresaturated.• IrecommendPP3andPP4asgooddefaultprofilestouseifyouareusingthecameraforthefirsttimeorarenewtovideoproduction.• Exposeawhitecardat100percentIRE.• Exposeagreycardat50or45percent.

PictureProfiles5and6(PP5andPP6)• TheseareCinegamma profilesthatprovideagreaterdynamicrangethanthestandardgammaprofilesofPP3andPP4butrequireverylittlecorrectioninpostproductioncomparedtoSLOGprofiles.• Thecolorswillbequiteabitlesssaturatedthanthestandardgammaimagesbuttherecanbemuchmoredetailintheshadowandhighlightareasoftheimage.• ItiseasiertojudgeexposureintheseprofilesthaninSLOGprofileswheretheimagelookswashedoutintheviewfinder.• TheonlydifferencebetweenPP5andPP6isthatPP6willpreventthehighlightsfromgoingbeyond100IRE,makingtheimageslightlydarker.• Exposeawhitecardat95to100percentIRE(alittlebitunderexposed).• Exposeagreycardat40to45percentIRE(alittlebitunderexposed).

PictureProfiles7,8and9(PP7,PP8,PP9)

• ThesearehighdynamicrangeprofilesthatuseSLOGgamma.• Theseprofilesuselogarithmicsamplingoflightinsteadoflinearsampling.• SLOGprofilesareforshootinginhighcontrastsituations(outsideonabrightdayforexample).• Theimagewilllooklowcontrast(washedout)intheviewfinderorLCDpanel.Thatishowitwillactuallyappear.DonotusegammaassistontheLCDpaneltocorrectitoryouriskoverexposingyourimage.• ImagesshotwithSLOGprofilesmustbe“normalized”orcorrectedinpostproduction.• Oncethecontrastiscorrected,thecolorsaturationappearsnormal.

SLOG2andSLOG3

• PP7 usesSLOG2• PP8andPP9useSLOG3• SLOG2iseasiertolookatintheLCDmonitor(ithasmorecontrast).• SLOG3looksverywashedoutinthemonitorsoitishardertojudgeexposure.• YouhavemoreflexibilitywhencorrectingSLOG3inpostproduction.• ThenextsectionprovidesdetailedinformationonexposingSLOG.

PP07SLOG2

PP07SLOG2Corrected

PP08SLOG3

PP08SLOG3Corrected

PP09SLOG3

PP09SLOG3Corrected

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HighDynamicRange(SLOG)

WhyHighDynamicRange?

• ShootinginHighDynamicrangesolvesonepersistentdifficultyofvideoimagingsinceit’screation:howtomaintainimagedetailintheshadowsandhighlightssimultaneously.• Althoughitcanbemorecomplicatedtoexposecorrectly,HighDynamicRangevideoisusefulforsituationsofhighcontrast.• HighDynamicrangevideouseslogorithmic sampling.Sonycallstheirversionofthis:SLog.

ExposureUsingLinearSampling

Linearsamplingdoesnotprovideenoughdetailtoreproducetheluminancerangethattheeyecanperceive.

Soitdiscardshighlightinformation.

Anyvideocamerathatcannotshootinhighdynamicrange,discardsthisinformation.

Diagramsfrom:DigitalCompositingforFilmandVideo,ThirdEdition:SteveWright,FocalPress2010.

Linear:mathematicallyconsistent Log:perceptuallyconsistent


Logsamplingvariestheluminancedistancebetweensamples.Therearegreaterjumpsbetweensamplesinthehighlightareaswhereweperceivelessvariation.

ExposureUsingLogSampling


Logsamplingiscapableofreproducingtheentireperceivedrangeofluminance.

Highdynamicrangecamerasalsouseahigherbitratecodec.Inthischartwehave10bitsampling(1024variations).

TheSonyFS5uses10bitsinHDonly.

WhatisImageNoise?

• Imagenoiseoccurswhentherearenotenoughsamplestoaccuratelyreproducethevariationsoflightandcolor.• Wegetnoiseintheshadowareasoftheimagewhenshootingbecausereproducinglowlightrequiresahighsamplingrate.• Onesolutiontoeliminatenoiseistoeliminatethisshadowareafromoursamplerange.• Pushtheimageinformationupintothelowermids andhighlightsinthehistogramwherethesamplingrateismoresufficientforagreateramountoflight.

SLOGexposure

• Keepyourpictureinformationinthemidandhighlightarea.• Youneverwanttobeinthesituationofhavingtoraiseyourshadowareasinpostproduction- thiscreatesnoise.• Youalwayswanttolowerthemids andhighlightsinpostproductionwhen“normalizing”theshot(makingthecontrastseemcorrectonacomputerdisplay).

http://www.xdcam-user.com/2016/06/pxw-fs5-tutorial-videos/

ThewebsiteofAlister Chapman,cinematographer,hastwovideosontheFS5withinformationonhowtoshootwithSLOGpictureprofiles.Irecommendthissite.

ThefollowingrecommendationsarebasedonMr.Chapman’s butadjustedwithmyownexperience.

WhentouseSLOG• Whenyouhaveasituationwithshadowsandbrighthighlightsandyouwanttopreservethisdynamicrange,shootinSLOG.• DonotuseSLOGPictureProfileswhentherearenohighlights.• Ifthesituationisdark,shadowsandmids only,shootwithstandardREC.709pictureprofileslikePP3orPP4.• SLOGhastwicethedynamicrangeofRec.709Gamutbutitfavorshighlightinformation.• ItismucheasiertoshootinSLOGwiththeFS5inHD1080pthan4K.• ThisisbecauseHDisa10bit4.2.2imageand4Kisan8Bit4.2.0image

SLOG:WhiteBalance

• WhenshootinginSLOG,thewhitebalancemustbesetinthePictureProfilesettings/COLORMODE

• SetthecorrectcolortemperatureforthecorrectS-GAMUTsetting• ForSLOG2useaS-Gamutsettingplustemp.forSLOG3useaS-Gamut3.Cinesettingplustemp.

CommonColorTemperatureSettings

• LCDMonitor:6500K• Daylight:5500K• FlorescentIndoor:4300K• TungstenIndoorLightoraStreetatNight:3200K• IncandescentIndoorLight:2500K

SLOG:GammaDisplayAssist

• SonyhasaprovidedaGammaDisplayAssisttonormalizetheLCDimagewhenshootinginSLOG• Don’tuseit.Turnitoff.• Becauseyouareoverexposing,theimageintheLCDwilllookwashedout.• UsetheHistogramandtheZebraStripestojudgeexposure.• TheFS5cannotimportLUTs.

SLOGandISOsettings

• ThehigherISO,themorethedynamicrangeisreduced.• ISO3200inSLOGgivesyouthemaximumdynamicrange.• ChangingISOtoAUTOwillcauseittochangesokeepexposureonmanualat3200ISOifpossible.

ShootingSLOG:Autoexposure

YoumustoverexposeforSLOGshooting.Ideallyyouwillhavenoimportantinformationintheshadowareasofyourimage.TheeasiestwaytooverexposeproperlyistouseAutoIRISandsettheAEshiftto1.5EV.Thiswilloverexposetheimageby1.5stops.YoucannotuseFULLAUTOwhenshootingSLOG.UsemanualexposurecontrolbutAUTOIRIS.

SLOG:ZebraStripes

• IfyouwanttomanuallyexposeusingSLOGconsiderusingtheZebraStripesasareference.• SettheZebraLevelto70• Usethisareferenceforfleshtonehighlights.

SLOG:ManualExposure

• UsethehistogramwhenexposingSLOG• Pushalltheinformationintothemids andhighlightsonthehistogram.• Keepallimportantinformationabove30IRE(onethirdofthewayuponyourhistogram).• Thinkthatallyourimageinformationwillbeshiftedtowardstheshadowareaslateron.Soyoumustleavesomeroom.• Youcanoverexposeby1.5to2.5stops:Greycardat60to65IRE.• At3stopsofoverexposureyoulosetoomuchcolorinformation.

SLOGandOverexposure

• YouneverwanttounderexposewithSLOGbutyoucanoverexpose.• GenerallytheoverexposedhighlightswillblowoutmoregraduallythaninRec.709.Youmaywantthiseffect.• Youwillbeabletorecoversomedetailinslightlyoverexposedareas.

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BackingUpYourMedia

CopyingDatafromtheSDCardsIfyoushotwiththeXAVCcodecassuggestedyourclipswillbeintheXDROOT/Clipfolder.TheclipsareinaMXFcontainer.

XAVCclipsplaybacknativelyinAdobePremiere,youdonotneedtochangethecodecorcontainer.4Kclipsareofcoursemoredifficulttoplaybackatfullresolution.

BackuptheMXFfilestoyourharddrive andthenbatchrenametheclips(seenextslide).

PleaseerasethemediafromtheSDcardsusingthecameramenuwhenyouarefinished.

BatchRenamingVideoFiles• TheFS5doesnotsupportcustomfilenames.• Thiscancreateaproblemwithduplicatedfilenamesifyoushootonmultipleoccasionswiththecamera.

• DuplicatefilenameswillcauseproblemsinAdobePremiereifyourvideofilesgooffline.

• AlwaysrenametheMXFfilesusingAdobeBridge:Tools/BatchRename.

• YoucanalsouseBridgetobatchdeletetheXMLfilesbeforebatchrenamingtheMXFfiles.

• AlwaysbatchrenametheMXFfilesbeforeyouimportintoPremiere.

BatchRenameBoxinAdobeBridge

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