Sony HVR-S270U Operating Manual page 38

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
BLACK LEVEL
To set the black level.
Item
[MASTER BLACK]
[BLACK R]
[BLACK G]
[BLACK B]
GAMMA
To select a gamma curve.
Item
[STANDARD]
[CINEMATONE1]
[CINEMATONE2]
[ITU709]
[G5.0]
[PD]
[x.v.]
BLACK GAMMA
To correct gamma in low intensity area.
Item
[RANGE]
[LEVEL]
38
Description and settings
Sets the master black level.
-15 to +15
Sets the black level of Rch.
[MASTER BLACK] + [BLACK R] is the black level of Rch.
-15 to +15
Sets the black level of Gch.
[MASTER BLACK] + [BLACK G] is the black level of Gch.
-15 to +15
Sets the black level of Bch.
[MASTER BLACK] + [BLACK B] is the black level of Bch.
-15 to +15
Description and settings
Standard gamma curve
Gamma curve 1 for producing tone of film camera images
Gamma curve 2 for producing tone of film camera images
Gamma curve that corresponds to ITU-709 . Gain in low intensity area:
4.5
Gamma curve with 5.0 of a low intensity area gain
Gamma curve for producing tone similar to DCR-PD series
Gamma curve similar to x.v.Color
Description and settings
Selects a correcting range.
HIGH / MIDDLE / LOW
Sets the correcting level.
-7 (maximum black compression) to +7 (maximum black stretch)