A very useful feature not well documented on the FS7, F5 and F55 cameras (and the F65 too) is the High/Low Key feature. The High/Low Key function works by changing the brightness range of the image displayed in the viewfinder, this is very useful when shooting in the Cine-EI Mode and using a LUT to … Continue reading Using the High/Low key function on the PXW-FS7, PMW-F55 and PMW-F5.
So you have a PXW-FS7 and your looking for more information on how to get the very best from it. This page is the place to start. I will be adding a number of guides and information pages specifically for the Sony PXW-FS7 to the site over the coming months. You will find links to … Continue reading Guides and info for the PXW-FS7
Sony has now released firmware version 1.10 for the FS7 which adds some new features such as S-Log2 and fixes a few bugs. The firmware can be found here: http://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/download/HXR/OmnLLhp74v/PXW-FS7_V110_firmware.zip?fm=na As well as adding S-Gamut and S-Log2 I have found a couple of other new things. One is that it is possible to have a LUT … Continue reading PXW-FS7 Firmware version 1.10 released. Some things you need to know.
Ultimate Guide to CineEI on the PXW-FS7 (Updated May 2016). INTRODUCTION: This guide to Cine-EI is based on my own experience with the Sony PXW-FS7. There are other methods of using LUT’s and CineEI. The method I describe below, to the best of my knowledge, follows standard industry practice for working with a camera that uses … Continue reading Ultimate Guide for Cine EI on the Sony PXW-FS7
I have created two new sets of film look LUT’s for the FS7, F5 and F55. These LUT’s should be used in conjunction with S-Log3 and SGamut3.cine. They will give you a high contrast film like look that mimics Kodak film stock with slightly blue dark and mid tones and warm skin tones. The are … Continue reading New Film Look LUT’s for the PXW-FS7, PMW-F5 and PMW-F55
I’ve placed some straight-from-the-camera PXW-FS7 clips in my drop-box: Click here to download them. The daylight clips are S-log3 and the after dark clips shot with Hypergamma 7. All are XAVC. Some 50p. You can use Sony’s new Catalyst Browse software to view the clips and play with some basic grading controls. Adobe Premiere CC … Continue reading Sample clips from The FS7.
I was lucky enough to get a chance to go out and shoot with a pre-production PXW-FS7 in Amsterdam during IBC. Guess what? It makes some very nice pictures! In case you’ve had your head in the sand the last couple of weeks the PXW-FS7 is a new super35mm camcorder from Sony. It uses the … Continue reading Sony’s new PXW-FS7. First Impressions.
Exposure Guide fro S-log2 and the A7s. Part 1. What is gamma and getting exposure right. 20 LUT’s for use with the A7s. My first 10 days with the A7s.
I have just published a major update to my guide to Cine-EI on the PMW-F55 and F5. The guide now goes in to a lot more depth. I have tried to make it easy to understand but it is also quite technical, I have deliberately included the technical background stuff so that hopefully you will … Continue reading Major Update to my Cine-EI guide for the PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
Been playing a lot with HFR recently on my F5. One of the niggles with HFR/S&Q on the PMW-F55 and F5 is that you don’t have LUT’s when shooting HFR. But, in firmware V4 Sony added a new high contrast mode for the viewfinder. I now have this allocated to one of my assignable buttons … Continue reading PMW-F55 and F5 Viewfinder High Contrast Mode as a LUT for HFR.
