Sensitivity/Gain/Color Temperature/White Balance; Audio; Time Data - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Sensitivity/Gain/Color
Temperature/White Balance
The setting items differ, depending on the
shooting mode or color space setting.
These items can be set on the setup menu and sub
display.
While in "Cine EI" mode: Selecting the
sensitivity (EI value) and color
temperature
Set the sensitivity by using "Exposure Index" in
"Gain" (page 47) of the Camera menu.
When you set MLUT to on, the brightness of the
LCD monitor/viewfinder screen changes
according to the EI value. This does not affect the
recorded image.
You can set the following values for the
sensitivity (EI value)
PMW-F5: 640EI, 800EI, 1250EI, 2000EI
PMW-F55: 400EI, 640EI, 800EI, 1250EI
Select the color temperature from among "Preset
3200K" (tungsten), "4300K" (tungsten), and
"5500K" (daylight), in "White" (page 45) of the
Camera menu.
While in "Custom" and "S-Gamut"
mode: Selecting the sensitivity or gain,
and color temperature
Select the sensitivity (ISO) or gain (dB) in "Gain"
(page 47) of the Camera menu.
Select the color temperature from among "Preset
3200K" (tungsten), "4300K" (tungsten), and
"5500K" (daylight), in "White" (page 45) of the
Camera menu.
While in "Custom" and "Normal" mode:
Selecting the sensitivity or gain, and
color temperature or white balance
Select the sensitivity (ISO) or gain (dB) in "Gain"
(page 47) of the Camera menu.
Select the color temperature or white balance in
"White" of the Camera menu.
For the color temperature, select it from among
"Preset 3200K" (tungsten), "4300K" (tungsten),
and "5500K" (daylight), in "White" (page 45) of
the Camera menu, and you can select any color
temperature by using "Color Temp." in "White"
(page 45) of the Camera menu.
36 Changing Basic Settings
For the white balance, adjust automatically by
using "Auto White Balance," or adjust manually
by using "Color Temp. Balance," "R Gain," or "B
Gain," in "White" of the Camera menu.

Audio

To adjust the audio levels
When "CH-1 Audio Select/CH-2 Audio Select"
in "Audio Level" (page 54) of the Audio menu is
set to "Auto," the audio recording levels are
automatically adjusted.
To adjust the audio recording levels manually, set
to "Manual." Adjust the audio recording levels on
"CH-1 Audio Level/CH-2 Audio Level" in
"Audio Level" of the Audio menu.

Time Data

Setting the Timecode
Specify the timecode to be recorded with
"Timecode" in the TC/UB menu (page 59).