Sony PXW-FS5 Operating Manual page 84

Useful functions (continued)
KNEE
To set knee point and slope for video signal compression to prevent over-exposure by limiting
signals in high intensity areas of the subject to the dynamic range of your camcorder.
When [GAMMA] is set to [CINE1], [CINE2], [CINE3], [CINE4], [STILL], [ITU709(800%)],
[S-LOG2], or [S-LOG3], setting [MODE] to [AUTO] will set [KNEE] off. To use the
[KNEE] function, set [MODE] to [MANUAL].
Item
MODE
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[AUTO SET]
[MANUAL SET]
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Description and settings
Selects automatic or manual mode.
[AUTO] : Sets the knee point and slope automatically.
[MANUAL] : Sets the knee point and slope manually.
Sets the maximum point and sensitivity in [AUTO] mode.
[MAX POINT] : Sets the maximum value of the knee point.
[SENSITIVITY] : Sets the sensitivity.
Sets the knee point and slope in [MANUAL] mode.
[POINT] : Sets the knee point.
75% to 105%
[SLOPE] : Sets the knee slope.
–5 (gentle) to +5 (steep)
[KNEE] is set off when you set to +5.
90% to 100%
HIGH / MIDDLE / LOW