SonyFS5
QuickStartGuideV.3.2018
Contents
• BasicOperation,p.6• RecordingFormats,p.14• AudioControls,p.26• AutoExposureControls,p.33• FocusControls,p.39• AbouttheLens,p.42• SlowMotionRecording,p.46• ManualExposureControls,p.54• PictureProfiles,p.69• HighDynamicRange,p.93• BackupUpYourMedia,p.110
ThisisaprofessionalHDand4Kcamerawithbroadcastqualitycodecs.However,itisrecommendedthatyoushootinHD.
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.
PP01
PictureProfile02(PP2)
• Thiscreatesverycontrasty imagesbylosinginformationintheshadows.ThecolorsaremoresaturatedthanPP01.TheonlyreasontousePP01wouldbetomimicthelookofcertainDSLRcamerasthathaveabout3stopsofdynamicrange.• However,itisaloteasiertomanipulateamoredynamicimageinpostproductionthantorelyonanin-cameraeffect.• Avoidthisprofile.
PP02
PictureProfiles3(PP3)
• LikePP1,PP3isastandardHDgamma(REC.709)presetthat,whenproperlyexposed,willrequireverylittlecorrectioninpostproduction.• TheimagewillhaveslightlylesscontrastthanPP01.• Exposeawhitecardat100percentIRE.• Exposeagreycardat50or45percent.
PP03
PictureProfiles4(PP4)
• ThisislikePP03butthecolorsaremoresaturated.• IrecommendPP3andPP4asgooddefaultprofilestouseifyouareusingthecameraforthefirsttimeorarenewtovideoproduction.• Exposeawhitecardat100percentIRE.• Exposeagreycardat50or45percent.
PP04
PictureProfiles5and6(PP5andPP6)• TheseareCinegamma profilesthatprovideagreaterdynamicrangethanthestandardgammaprofilesofPP3andPP4butrequireverylittlecorrectioninpostproductioncomparedtoSLOGprofiles.• Thecolorswillbequiteabitlesssaturatedthanthestandardgammaimagesbuttherecanbemuchmoredetailintheshadowandhighlightareasoftheimage.• ItiseasiertojudgeexposureintheseprofilesthaninSLOGprofileswheretheimagelookswashedoutintheviewfinder.• TheonlydifferencebetweenPP5andPP6isthatPP6willpreventthehighlightsfromgoingbeyond100IRE,makingtheimageslightlydarker.• Exposeawhitecardat95to100percentIRE(alittlebitunderexposed).• Exposeagreycardat40to45percentIRE(alittlebitunderexposed).
PP05
PP06
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
Diagramsfrom:DigitalCompositingforFilmandVideo,ThirdEdition:SteveWright,FocalPress2010.
Logsamplingvariestheluminancedistancebetweensamples.Therearegreaterjumpsbetweensamplesinthehighlightareaswhereweperceivelessvariation.
ExposureUsingLogSampling
Diagramsfrom:DigitalCompositingforFilmandVideo,ThirdEdition:SteveWright,FocalPress2010.
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
Thankyouforreadingthisguide!