Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual page 7

(exceeding that of color film), allowing for near
human vision image representation capability.
Wide latitude, low noise
The camcorder has a 14-stop latitude that can
reproduce images captured by the CMOS sensor
with smooth gradation of black to white.
Exmor Super35 CMOS technology provides low
noise levels, even with 4K resolution and 14-stop
latitude maintained.
Video signal processing
4K/HD simultaneous recording and high-speed
recording with unlimited recording time is
possible with single LSI chip processing of both
camera signals and baseband video signals.
Single-chip design provides stable, high-speed
4K 59.94P baseband video processing, low power
consumption, and compact design.
Gamma curves corresponding to various
situations
The camcorder has a variety of gamma curves
corresponding to various situations.
S-Log2 and S-Log3 are equipped to cover wide
latitude of the camcorder.
The camcorder also has user gamma and hyper
gamma.
The user gamma can install and use the gamma
curve that is made by CvpFileEditorTM V4.2.
The hyper gamma can display the wide dynamic
range images in smooth contrast without using
the knee function. The PMW-F55/F5 provides the
following six hyper gamma choices:
Available hyper gamma choices
No. Name* Dynamic
range
1 HG3250G36 325%
2 HG4600G30 460%
3 HG3259G40 325%
4 HG4609G33 460%
7 HG8009G40 800%
8 HG8009G33 800%
* Name format: "HG" + 3 digits of dynamic range value
+ the unit digit of white limit + "G" + video output
value with 18% gray card
You can select dynamic range from among 325%,
460%, and 800%. You can select 109% or 100%
for the maximum value of video output (White
Limit). You can select the video output value with
18% gray card from two values.
White Video output with
limit 18% gray card
(video input 20%)
100% 36%
100% 30%
109% 40%
109% 33%
109% 40%
109% 33%
Monitor LUT on/off function for each output
By dividing the video output signal (including the
internal recorded signal) into 3 types, you can set
Monitor LUT to on/off for each type
independently.
The camcorder has 5 types of gamma curve and 4
types of Look Profile for Monitor LUT preset.
You can also use any user LUT file that is created
by RAW Viewer.
Intuitive user interface
This camcorder has the color LCD panel on the
inside panel, and direct access menu that assigns
the commonly-used settings to 6 buttons.
Displaying the setting information large, makes
visibility better.
By switching four screens (CAMERA, FILE,
AU/TC, VIEW), you can perform setting speedy.
A LOCK switch allows you to prevent changing
settings by accident.
By using the supplied IFU-WLM3 USB wireless
LAN module, you can operate the camcorder
from a Wi-Fi compatible device such as a tablet,
with the wireless transmission.
Assignable buttons
The inside panel has three assignable buttons,
while the outside panel has one assignable button.
You can operate the camcorder easily by
assigning commonly-used functions to these
buttons.
Built-in ND filter
A rotary ND filter is built into the camcorder, and
supports three types of filter: Clear, 0.9 (1/8), and
1.8 (1/64). This allows light adjustment without
the need for external matte box.
When using a B4 lens by attaching an optional
LA-FZB2 mount adapter to the camcorder, you
can use the power optical filter (neutral density
filter and color temperature conversion filter) of
the LA-FZB2 by setting the built-in ND filter of
the camcorder to "Clear."
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