Sony XDCAM PXW-X70 Operating Manual page 56

Useful functions (Continued)
KNEE
To set knee point and slope for video signal compression to prevent over-exposure by limiting
signals in high intensity areas of the subject to the dynamic range of your camcorder.
When selecting [STANDARD] or [STILL] in [GAMMA], [KNEE] is set to off if [MODE] is
set to [AUTO]. To use functions in [KNEE], set [MODE] to [MANUAL].
Item
[MODE]
[AUTO SET]
[MANUAL SET]
COLOR MODE
To set type and level of colors.
Item
[STANDARD]
[STILL]
[CINEMATONE1]
[CINEMATONE2]
[PRO]
[ITU709 MATRIX]
[B/W]
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Description and settings
Selects a mode either automatic or manual.
[AUTO] : Sets the knee point and slope automatically.
[MANUAL] : Sets the knee point and slope manually.
Sets the maximum point and sensitivity in the automatic mode.
[MAX POINT]
[SENSITIVITY]
Sets the knee point and slope manually.
[POINT] : Sets the knee point.
75% to 105%
[SLOPE] : Sets the knee slope.
-5 (gentle) to +5 (steep)
[KNEE] is set to off when you set to +5.
Description and settings
Suitable colors when [GAMMA] is set to [STANDARD].
Suitable colors when [GAMMA] is set to [STILL].
Film camera image-like colors good with [GAMMA] set to
[CINEMATONE1].
Film camera image-like colors good with [GAMMA] set to
[CINEMATONE2].
Natural colors when [GAMMA] is set to [ITU-709].
Colors that are faithful to the ITU-709 standard (when used with ITU-
709 gamma).
Sets the saturation to 0 and records in black and white.
: Sets the maximum point.
90% to 100%
: Sets the sensitivity.
HIGH / MIDDLE / LOW