Sony NEX-EA50 NXCAM Handbook page 38

PICTURE PROFILE
Matching color tone with other models
By utilizing the PICTURE PROFILE function, you can use different cameras simultaneously with the NEX-EA50 or create your own
world by creatively using color tones along with the bokeh effect. For example, you can even recreate the color tone of the HXR-NX5,
which has a distinct color setting. You can also nearly match the color tones when you are using the NEX-EA50 with the HXR-NX5 or
DSR-PD198/PD177/PD175 or other models.
Default settings for HXR-NX5 and NEX-EA50
In the image examples above, the difference in color tones is clear between the right photos, depicting an image captured using the
NEX-EA50's initial setting (PICTURE PROFILE = Off), and the images to their left, which show images from the HXR-NX5 and DSR-
PD198/PD177/PD175 , respectively. But the left images show largely identical color tones, indicating it is possible to match the color
tones of the NEX-EA50 with those of other cameras by adjusting PICTURE PROFILE settings.
To carry out this type of adjustment, you need a precisely
calibrated picture monitor, a color chart and a grayscale chart.
If you can make adjustments while looking at a waveform/
vector monitor, you can complete the task in a shorter amount
of time.
Quite often, there is not enough time for adjusting the color
tone on the scene. And the color temperature changes
depending on the weather when you are outdoors. So, it would
be necessary to complete the color tone adjustment under
Default settings for DSR-PD198 and NEX-EA50
indoor lighting before shooting starts, and then save the results
in memory. This way, you only need to fine-tune some settings
while checking the monitor on the scene.
Waveform/vector monitors are expensive. You can use a
similar function in nonlinear editing software for color tone
adjustments. Because you need to shoot an image and import
it into the editing software multiple times to make adjustments,
it will take a little time. But you can make the adjustments as
long as you have necessary charts.
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