Setting The Camera Image - [Video] Menu; [Picture] Tab - Sony SRG-XP1 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Camera
Image
— [Video] Menu

[Picture] tab

You can configure the settings from the OSD
menu. For details, see "EXPOSURE Menu"
(page 27), "COLOR Menu" (page 29), "DETAIL
Menu" (page 30), "GAMMA/VISIBILITY
ENHANCER Menu" (page 30), or "PICTURE/
OPTICAL FILTER Menu" (page 32).
[Exposure]
[Mode] (EXPOSURE - MODE)
Adjust the exposure settings.
[Full auto]: The camera performs gain, iris,
and shutter speed adjustments
automatically.
[Shutter priority]: The camera performs gain
and iris adjustments automatically,
and you can select shutter speed.
[Iris priority]: The camera performs gain and
shutter speed adjustments
automatically, and you can select iris
(aperture). (SRG-XB25 only)
[Manual]: You can manually adjust gain, iris,
and shutter speed.
[Visibility Enhancer]
In high-contrast scenes such as against a
back light, this function reduces
overexposure and underexposure. Selecting
the checkbox enables the function.
This function can be enabled only when
[Mode] is set to [Full auto].
[Effect] (VISIBILITY ENHANCER - SELECT)
Set the brightness adjustment for dark areas
on the screen in a range from [1] to [3].
[Iris] (EXPOSURE - IRIS) (SRG-XB25 only)
Select the iris value from the drop-down list.
This function can be selected only when
[Mode] is set to [Iris priority] or [Manual].
[Gain] (EXPOSURE - GAIN)
Select the gain from the drop-down list. This
function can be selected only when [Mode] is
set to [Manual].
[Auto gain Max. value] (EXPOSURE - GAIN
LIMIT)
Select the maximum gain value of automatic
exposure control from the drop-down list.
This function can be selected only when
[Mode] is set to [Full auto], [Shutter priority],
or [Iris priority].
[Shutter speed] (EXPOSURE - SPEED)
Select shutter speed from the drop-down
list. This function can be selected only when
[Mode] is set to [Shutter priority] or [Manual].
Note
When you switch to the shutter speed value
with a great change, it may take some time
to apply the setting value.
During that time, the setting value on the
display does not match with the actual
setting value. By reloading the web browser,
the correct setting value is displayed.
[Fastest] (EXPOSURE - MAX SPEED)
Set the maximum shutter speed.
This setting is available when [Mode] is set to
[Full auto] or [Iris priority].
[Slowest] (EXPOSURE - MIN SPEED)
Set the minimum shutter speed.
This setting is available when [Mode] is set to
[Full auto] or [Iris priority].
[Exposure compensation] (EXPOSURE -
EX-COMP, LEVEL)
Select the exposure correction value from
the drop-down list to adjust the target
brightness for the automatic exposure
setting. Selecting higher value brightens the
image and lower value darkens the image.
This function can be selected only when
[Mode] is set to [Full auto], [Shutter priority],
or [Iris priority].
[Backlight compensation] (EXPOSURE -
BACKLIGHT)
Select the checkbox to enable the backlight
compensation function. This function can be
selected only when [Mode] is set to [Full
auto], [Shutter priority], or [Iris priority].
[Spotlight compensation] (EXPOSURE -
SPOTLIGHT)
This menu allows you to enable/disable
spotlight compensation by adjusting the
exposure darker when a part of the object is
bright, such as a person's face in spotlight.
This setting is available when [Mode] is set to
[Full auto], [Shutter priority], or [Iris priority].
[White balance]
[Mode] (COLOR - WHITE BALANCE MODE)
Select a white balance mode.
[Auto1]: Automatically adjusts the color
reproduction closer to the image you
are viewing (approximately 2500 K to
7500 K).
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