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Sony PXW-FS5 Manual

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USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5
Table of Contents
P. 1
Mounting and Care of Lenses
Mounting the LCD Screen
P. 2
Camera Case Contents
Care of Lenses
Powering the Camera
P. 3
Battery Charging
P. 4
Inserting a Memory Card
Using the Menus
P. 5
Formatting the Memory Cards
P. 6
USC Camera Profile
Playback
P. 7
Assignable Buttons
P. 8
Assignable Buttons
P. 9
Clear Image Zoom
Center Scan
Lens Data
P. 10
ND Filter- Preset ND, Variable ND
P. 11
Variable ND (cont)
Diopter Set
P. 12
Prime Lens Controls
P. 13
USC Picture Profiles
P. 14
Advanced Functions- Gamma Assist, Black Balance
P. 15
Advanced Functions- S & Q (slow & quick motion)
P. 16
Exposure Tools- S-Log3 Exposure Guidelines
P. 17
S-Log3 Images Pre and Post Grading
P. 18
Camera Care Guidelines
P. 19
Sony Zoom Lens
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  • Page 1 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 Table of Contents 1/2017 P. 1 Mounting and Care of Lenses Mounting the LCD Screen P. 2 Camera Case Contents Care of Lenses Powering the Camera P. 3 Battery Charging P. 4 Inserting a Memory Card Using the Menus P.
  • Page 2 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 1 https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1037099/Sony-Pxw-Fs5.html?page=15#manual FS5 Student Guide Warning: NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR ON THE IMAGER IN THIS -   CAMERA! The FS5 is a professional camera and requires care and attention to detail. This camera has a full Super35 sensor and allows control over depth of field which is significant to cinematic storytelling.
  • Page 3 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 2 Camera Case Contents Always turn the camera power off, when not in use. 1 Lens shade 1 Sony PXW- FS5 Manual 1 25mm lens w/caps 1 50mm lens w/caps 1 Wireless remote commander...
  • Page 4 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 3 Battery Charging The AC Adaptor/ Charger charges the batteries and powers the camera from an AC power outlet. The toggle switch can be set to the CHARGE or DC OUT position. It cannot charge a battery while providing power to the camera.
  • Page 5 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 4 Inserting a Memory Card Students will purchase two memory cards. One that is a 64gb sdxc class 10 memory card will record footage. The other card, 8gb, 4gb , 2gb or smaller will contain the camera settings.
  • Page 6 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 5 Formatting the Memory Cards Place the 8gb, 4gb, 2gb or smaller memory card (the one that will store the USC Camera Profile) in slot A. Place the 64gb card (the one that will record footage) in slot B.
  • Page 7 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 6 USC Camera Profile The USC Camera Profile assigns the correct FILE and REC (recording) formats. All projects must be captured in XAVC HD 1080/ 24p 50Mbps. The recording formats are found in the REC SET menu.
  • Page 8 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 7 Assignable Buttons These are buttons on the outside of the ASSIGN1 is now ZEBRA camera used to access important ASSIGN2 is now PEAKING functions, without having to go into the ASSIGN3 is now HISTOGRAM menu.
  • Page 9 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 8 Assignable Buttons ASSIGN buttons 4 through 6 are on the hand- grip on the operator’s right side of the camera. ASSIGN button 4, FOCUS MAG magnifies a selected area of the LCD screen to assist in adjusting focus. ASSIGN button 5, DIRECT allows a limited number of menu setting, such as shutter, gain, color temperature* to be changed through the LCD screen.
  • Page 10 Clear Image Zoom   This is a proprietary function from Sony that allows zooming in on any lens (prime or zoom) with relatively little image degradation. This function is accessed through the hand- grip zoom lever. The Angle of View (AOV) will be altered but not the Depth of Field (DOF).
  • Page 11 P. 10 ND Filter The camera offers two ND Filter Modes, Preset ND and Variable ND. Sony uses a fractional nomenclature for the ND filters. Cinematographers use professional Cine language and refer to ND filters as 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1.
  • Page 12 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 11 Variable ND This table illustrates the relationship between fractional nomenclature and Cine language, as it relates to the effect on ISO. Stop Loss Diopter Set The diopter needs to be set for each operator’s eye. First defocus the camera lens, then look in the OLED viewfinder and turn the diopter control until the graphics on the screen are sharp.
  • Page 13 Therefore, focus and aperture must be controlled manually. (Auto focus and auto iris are functional with compatible the Sony E-Mount zoom lenses, e.g. the Sony zoom ) Distance measurements are taken from the focus pin (which is located precisely at the image plane) to the subject and set by aligning the distance to the yellow witness mark on the focus ring.
  • Page 14 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 13 USC Picture Profiles Students in CTPR 310 and 508 may choose to shoot projects in any of the following 6 Picture Profile settings or with no Picture Profile setting (OFF). They are customized settings and part of the USC Camera Profile.
  • Page 15 It does this by applying a LUT (Look Up Table) to the OLED viewfinder and LCD screen signal feeds only. On the Sony FS5, this viewing LUT cannot be applied to an external monitor or line output. This function helps viewing with regard to the luminance (contrast and brightness), but not the color.
  • Page 16 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 15 S & Q Motion (slow & quick) In HD the camera can record frame rates from 1 fps to 240 fps. This allows for time-lapse or slow-motion effects. In Super Slow Motion the camera can record up to 960 fps but there is loss of resolution in this mode.
  • Page 17 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 16 Exposure tools There are a number of tools and features that can help determine exposure. 1. The high quality OLED viewfinder can be used to help judge exposure. The LCD screen should not be used to judge exposure.
  • Page 18 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 17 S-Log3 Images Pre & Post Grading Below are two images shot in S-Log3. The first is before color grading. The attached RGB histogram displays the exposure of red, green and blue light. This type of histogram is found in editing and color grading software, not the camera.
  • Page 19 USC SCA Guide to the Sony PXW-FS5 P. 18 Camera Care Guidelines 1. Never leave the camera in a vehicle unattended. 2. Do not expose the camera to wet conditions. Take steps to protect the camera in rain, with a cover.
  • Page 20 Center Scan function but there is image degradation, and when the Clear Image Zoom function is also applied, there is significant image degradation. Auto Iris displayed SONY Zoom Lens - Manual Focus ring / Focal Length (zoom) ring Table of Contents...