Color Phase; Color Depth - Sony NEX-EA50 NXCAM Handbook

PICTURE PROFILE
■ Settings for adjusting coloring
COLOR LEVEL
COLOR LEVEL deals with saturation in the color space and makes washed out colors appear more vivid. Settings can be adjusted
–7 (Grow pale in color) to +7 (Grow rich in color)
between
value results in more vivid colors, while a lower set value presents faded colors. COLOR LEVEL should be adjusted in tandem with
contrast. Bright and vivid settings produce video-like images, while dark and vivid settings result in film-like images. The combination
of bright and light creates pastel tones, whereas dark and light settings create artistic finishes.

COLOR PHASE

COLOR PHASE controls Hue in the color space. A single step in Hue amounts to
a roughly 1.5-degree rotation in the color wheel. As you rotate the color wheel to
the left or right, the colors shift such as from red to yellow, green, aqua, blue and
purple. Because this setting affects all colors, it is difficult to use COLOR PHASE for
a particular intention. Please refer to this setting when matching coloring strictly
between different cameras.
Settings can be adjusted between

COLOR DEPTH

COLOR DEPTH shifts brightness (luminance) in deep colors (high saturation areas in the color space). A higher set value lowers
luminance while deepening the color. A lower set value increases luminance, making the color look paler. The deeper the saturation,
the bigger the change will be. Hardly any change can be seen if colors are close to achromatic. You can adjust color depth between
–7 and +7 individually for [R (Red)], [G (Green)], [B (Blue)], [C (Cyan)], [M (Magenta)] and [Y (Yellow)].
Color Range
R –7 (Shallower red) to +7 (Deeper red)
G –7 (Shallower green) to +7 (Deeper green)
B –7 (Shallower blue) to +7 (Deeper blue)
C –7 (Shallower cyan) to +7 (Deeper cyan)
M –7 (Shallower magenta) to +7 (Deeper magenta)
Y –7 (Shallower yellow) to +7 (Deeper yellow)
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TIPS
With previous camcorders, the color strength was changed by adjusting the COLOR LEVEL settings (saturation). But this only enhanced
apparent vividness of colors. With the NEX-EA50, it is possible to express deep, dark colors by using COLOR DEPTH.
Because each of the six colors — R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue), C (Cyan), M (Magenta), Y (Yellow) — can be adjusted individually, you can use
COLOR DEPTH to emphasize only the colors you want.
. There is also a
–7 (Greenish) to+7 (Reddish)
± 0
30 30
–8: Shoot in black & white
COLOR PHASE
(–7 ~ +7: 1.5degree/step)
–7
(–7 ~ +7: –8=B/W)
.
Luminance
Magenta
R–
setting. A higher set
+7
+7
–7
COLOR LEVEL
Luminance
–7
Blue
Cyan
Green
Red
Yellow
+7