sony fs5 quick start

SonyFS5

QuickStartGuide

ThisisaprofessionalHDand4Kcamerawithbroadcastqualitycodecs.The4KRAWupgradeis

comingnextyear!

SonyFS5Kit

CameraandLens BatteriesandChargersTherearetwoBPU60andoneBPU30battery.

CondenserMicrophone

Aboutthisguide

• Thisguideexplainsthebasicfunctionsofthecamera.• FormoredetailedinformationconsulttheSonyUserManual.

• YoumustreadthisguidetoborrowtheSonyFS5camerafromtheCDAequipmentdepot.• Youwillbeaskedseveralskilltestingquestionsbasedonthisguidetoconfirmyourabilitytousethecamera.• Thecameracanbeborrowedfor72hours.

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.

SDCardSlots2X128GBclass10SDXCcards(95MB/s)

• 4KQFHD100Mbps150mins.percard

• XAVCHD108050Mbps280mins.percard

SlotSelectButton:todeterminewhichcardtorecordto

MakingMenuSelections:MenubuttonandSEL/SETwheel

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

ThreeRecordingFormats:XAVCHD,XAVCQFHD4K,AVCHD

• XAVCHD4:2:2MPEG4LongProfile(10bit)• HD1920x108060p,30p,24pat50mbps• SlowmotionHDupto960p

• XAVCQFHD4KUHD3840x2160• 4:2:0MPEG4LongProfile(8Bit)• 4KUHD30p,34pat100mbps

• AVCHD- lowerqualityHDformat

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.

IfyouareshootingwithregularRec.709gamma,normalHDvideowithnopictureprofileorpictureprofile4,thenthereshouldbenoAEShift(0EV).CheckthisintheLCDdisplayormenusetting.

IfyouareshootinginSLOG2or3withautoexposure,thentheAESHIFTshouldbesetto1.5EV.

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

SteadyShot(Stabilization)

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

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SlowMotionRecording

SlowandQuick(slowmotion)

Intheabovesettingstherearetwoslowmotionpresets:oneforshooting108060pbutstampedat30p,theotherforshootingat1080120pbutstampedat30p.Thecameracanshootupto960p.Seethemanualforpossibleshotdurations.ThemorespaceontheSDcard,thelongerthepossiblerecording.

SuperSlowMotionTriggerYoumustsettheRecTimingforSuperSlowmotionFrameRates(frameratesabove60p).

HighFrameRatesarenotpossibleforlongdurations.

SettheRECTIMINGmenuitemforwhentotriggertherecording.STARTTRIGGERbeginsrecordingonceyoupresstherecordbutton.

SlowandQuickShootingPresstheS&Qbuttontotogglebetweennormalframerate,slowmotionframerateandsuperslowmotionframerate.

TheframeratewillappearintheLCDdisplay.

YoucannotrecordsoundinS&Qmode.

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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/GainSetting:ManualISOcontrol

TheISO/GainswitchescanbesettocontroleitherISOorGAINpresets.IpreferISOpresets.

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

IfproperlyexposedthereisnoimagenoiseonHDvideoat3200ISO andverylittleat6400ISO.

ManualIRISadjustments

TherearetwowheelstoadjusttheIRIS.

Tousethewheelonsideofthecamera,selecttheIRISswitchnexttothewheel.

Oruse thewheelonthehandgrip.

SwitchtoIRIS

Histogram

• KeeptheHistogramintheDisplaytojudgeoverallcontrastandwhetherareasareoverorunderexposed.• DisplaySetMenu/HISTOGRAM

ZebraStripes• ZebraStripesareusefulbutdistracting.• AssignaZebraStripeleveltojudgeoverexposure(alevelof100)oratanotherleveltodetermineexposureforaspecificfeature(likefleshtonehighlights).• DisplaySetMenu/ZEBRA

AssigningZebraStripestoaButton

• IthelpstoassignZebraStripestoabuttononthecamera(button5ontheHandle)sotheycanbeeasilytoggledONandOFF

SystemMenu/AssignButton

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.Thefastertheshutterspeedthemorestaccatothemotion.

Don’tadjustshutterunlessyouwantamotioneffect.Keepitattwicetheframerate.

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PictureProfiles

PictureProfiles• PictureProfilesdeterminethelookoftheimage:theyarepresetsthatdetermineimagecontrast,coloranddynamicrange.TheyaresimilartoPictureStylesinaCanonDSLRcamera,butmorecomplex.• ThePictureProfilesmaybeOFF.Youdonothavetochooseone.However,itisrecommended.• PictureProfilesalsodeterminewhetheryouareshootinginHD(Rec.709gamut)orSLOG(HighDynamicRange).• Thereareninetochoosefrom.• ThereisabuttononthecamerathattakesyoudirectlytothePictureProfilechoices.

SelectingPictureProfilesintheCameraPaintMenu

HDVideoPictureProfiles• WhenshootingHDvideo,PictureProfile3and4arethemostneutralandwillgiveyoucolorsfaithfultotheHDcolorspace

ThesearesomeofthedetailsofPictureProfile4.TheGammaissetto ITU709,theHDcolorspace.

Thesettingscanbemodified.

SLOGPictureProfiles• PictureProfile7isforshootingSLOG2andPictureProfile8and9isforSLOG3(moreonthislater).TheseareforHighDynamicRangevideo.

HerearesomeofthedetailsofPictureProfile8.NoticethattheGammaindicatesS-Log3.

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BackingUpYourMedia

CopyingDatafromtheSDCardsIfyoushotwiththeXAVCcodecassuggestedyourclipswillbeintheXDROOT/Clipfolder.TheclipsareinaMXFcontainer.

XAVCclipsplaybacknativelyinAdobePremiere,youdonotneedtochangethecodecorcontainer.4Kclipsareofcoursemoredifficulttoplaybackatfullresolution.

BackuptheMXFfilestoyourharddrive andthenbatchrenametheclips(seenextslide).

PleaseerasethemediafromtheSDcardsusingthecameramenuwhenyouarefinished.

BatchRenamingVideoFiles• TheFS5doesnotsupportcustomfilenames.• Thiscancreateaproblemwithduplicatedfilenamesifyoushootonmultipleoccasionswiththecamera.

• DuplicatefilenameswillcauseproblemsinAdobePremiereifyourvideofilesgooffline.

• AlwaysrenametheMXFfilesusingAdobeBridge:Tools/BatchRename.

• YoucanalsouseBridgetobatchdeletetheXMLfilesbeforebatchrenamingtheMXFfiles.

• AlwaysbatchrenamebeforeyouimportintoPremiere.

RenameBoxinAdobeBridge

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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

ShootingSLOG

• SLOGisSony’sHighDynamicRangesetting• ShootwithPictureProfile7(PP7)forSLOG2andPP9forSLOG3• SLOG3iseasiertonormalize.• SLOG2iseasiertolookatintheLCDmonitor(ithasmorecontrast).• IpreferSLOG3(PP9)eventhoughtheimagelooksverywashedoutintheLCD.

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:OVEREXPOSE

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.• 2Stopsoverseemsideal.Darkerskintoneareaswillbeat70IRE,yourzebrastripelevel.• At3stopsofoverexposureyoulosetoomuchcolorinformation.

SLOGandOverexposure

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

Thankyouforreadingthisguide!

YoumustanswerseveralskilltestingquestionsbasedonthisguidebeforeyoucanborrowthecamerafromtheCDAdepot.

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