Sony PMW-320L User Manual page 4

Image Inversion Function
When a cinema-style lens or stills camera lens is at-
tached to the camera with a DOF (Depth of Field) ad-
aptor, the image is rotated 180 degrees. Image In-
version is the function that normalises the image by
reverse scanning.
Slow Shutter Function
The PMW-320 camcorder offers a Slow Shutter func-
tion for capturing clear images in low-light environ-
ments. This allows the shutter speed to be extended
to a maximum of 64 frames. The Slow Shutter func-
tion not only increases camera sensitivity but also
produces a special blurring effect when shooting a
moving object, for enhanced shooting creativity. The
shutter speed is selectable from 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-,
8-, 16-, 32-, and 64-frame periods
Selectable Gamma Curves
The PMW-320 camcorder offers a wide variety of
gamma curves to flexibly handle contrast and give a
specific 'look' to an image. In addition to six types of
standard gamma curves, there are four types of
Hyper Gamma which are identical to those on high-
end CineAlta camcorders. Operators can select the
best-suited preset gamma curve, depending on
scenes.
Cache Recording Function
Once enabled, Cache Recording continuously streams
audio and video through the camcorder's internal
memory. Once the Record button is pushed, the con-
tent buffered in the camcorder's memory is recorded
onto the memory media at the start of the recording
clip. The caching period can be adjusted by menu set-
ting up to 15 seconds, so in a situation such as monit-
oring a developing situation, Cache Record enables
capturing an event up to 15 seconds before the record
button is pressed.
Interval Recording Function
The PMW-320 camcorder offers an Interval Recording
function that records signals at pre-determined inter-
vals. This is convenient for shooting over long periods
of time, and also when creating pictures with special
effects of extremely quick motion.
Frame Recording Function
Frame Recording is a special feature of all XDCAM EX
camcorders that is especially useful for stop-motion/
clay animation shooting. Using this function, images
for pre-determined frames are recorded every time
the Record button is pressed.
Shutter Angle Settings
In addition to the electronic shutter speed controls,
the PMW-320 also has a 'shutter angle' control -
which is familiar to film users. By setting the shutter
speed to 'angle', the PMW-320 automatically operates
with the proper exposure time, determined by the se-
lected frame rate and the shutter angle.
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Total Level Control System (TLCS)
By activating TLCS, the correct exposure is automat-
ically set for normal, dark, and very bright shooting
environments by controlling the lens iris, electronic
shutter, and Auto Gain Control.
Scene File System
The Scene File feature of the PMW-320 allows camera
operators to easily call up customised picture-tonal
settings – such as the parameters of matrix, colour
correction, detail, gamma, and knee – to suit particu-
lar shooting conditions, rather than having to readjust
the camera each time. This gives users greater opera-
tional efficiency. SxS memory cards can be used for
storing and loading scene files.
Turbo Gain
The Turbo Gain function can boost the camera gain up
to +24 dB, which helps reproduce images in very low-
light environments.
Camera Metadata (HD Format Only)
The camera setting data such as iris, focus, zoom,
macro, capture fps, shutter, gain, white balance, and
gamma are recorded as acquisition metadata for fu-
ture utilities.
Viewfinder with 3.5-inch* Colour LCD
The PMW-320 is equipped with a large, easy-to-view,
colour LCD with a high resolution of 1920 x 480
pixels, which simplifies focusing. The viewfinder can
also be used to instantly review recorded footage, as
well as access the camera's set-up menus, view
thumbnails, and display status indications.
When the elbow block is opened up, the screen can be
monitored directly, while menu setting and thumb-
nails are easily accessed using switches on the inside
panel.The PMW-320 also has an interface for the
DXF-20W and DXF-51 Viewfinders
*Viewable area measured diagonally.
** The supplied viewfinder and DXF viewfinder cannot
be used concurrently.
Depth-of-field Indicator
A Depth-of-field Indicator can be displayed on the
LCD monitor and viewfinder to help camera operators
easily recognize the depth-of-field of a scene, and
thereby produce their desired images.
Brightness-level Display
The average brightness level of the centre of a frame
can be displayed on the LCD monitor and viewfinder
as a percentage. This is useful when a waveform
monitor is not available for shooting.
Histogram Indicator
The Histogram Indicator can be displayed on the LCD
monitor and viewfinder, allowing operators to easily
evaluate the distribution of brightness on currently
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