Sony PMW-F5 Quick Reference Manual page 9

PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Quick Reference Guide.
WHICH LUT OR LOOK
EXPOSING WITHOUT LUT
CANT CHOOSE USER 3D LUT
USING A LOW EI
USING A HIGH EI
SLOG2 OR SLOG3
WHICH COLOR GAMUT WITH
SLOG3
Copyright Alister Chapman 2014.
This is down to personal preference.
Use the one that looks right to you or
gives the most pleasing image. There
is no best LUT/LOOK or right or
wrong LUT/LOOK. If unsure I
suggest LUT P1 709(800) as this
gives reliable and conventional 709
exposure levels.
Slog2 Middle Grey = 32% 90% White
= 59%. Slog3 Middle Grey = 41%
90% White = 61%
User 3D LUT's are only available
when the camera is set to SGmaut3
or SGamut3.cine.
Using an EI Lower than the native
ISO will result in a final image with
less noise and more shadow
information (as the actual recordings
will be brighter). However over-
exposure headroom is slightly
reduced.
Using an EI higher than the native
ISO will result in noisier pictures with
less shadow information but with
greater over exposure headroom (as
the actual recordings will be darker).
Both give the same dynamic range.
Slog2 may have some small benefits
for low EI shooting. But Slog3 is
easier to work with in post production
and uses more familiar exposure
levels. My recommendation is to use
Slog3. (System – Base Setting –
Color Space).
With Slog3 you can choose between
S-Gamut3 and S-Gamut3.cine. S-
Gamut3 is an extremely large color
Gamut that can cause issues in some
post workflows. S-Gamut3.cine is a
smaller subset of S-Gamut3 that is
easier to work with and very close to
the DCI P3 color space used for
digital cinema. Check with your post
production people. Otherwise my
recommendation is to use S-
Gamut3.cine. (System – Base
Setting – Color Space).
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