Gamma Display Assist Function
In custom shooting mode when [Project] – [Base Setting] – [Target Display] is set to [HDR(HLG)] in the full menu, you can set [Monitoring] – [Gamma Display Assist] – [Setting] to [On] in the full menu to view an assisted display image on the shooting screen that makes shooting in HDR easier.
Viewfinder display when [Monitoring] – [VF Setting] – [VF Image in HDR] is set to [HDR] in the full menu
When [Project] – [HDR Setting] – [LCD/VF SDR Preview] is set to [Off] in the full menu, the viewfinder display will show the HDR video signal when shooting in HDR.
When [Project] – [HDR Setting] – [LCD/VF SDR Preview] is set to [On] in the full menu, the display is the same as the LCD monitor below.
Viewfinder display when [Monitoring] – [VF Setting] – [VF Image in HDR] is set to [SDR(LCD Like)] in the full menu
The display is the same as the LCD monitor below.
Selecting the LCD monitor/viewfinder display when the gamma display assist function is enabled
There are two display methods supported for displaying HDR images on the LCD monitor/viewfinder when the gamma display assist function is enabled.
Displaying HDR with maintained contrast between low luminance areas and high luminance areas
Images can be displayed on the LCD monitor/viewfinder without crushed blacks or blown-out highlights by taking advantage of the expressiveness of HDR, even when shooting with bright or dark exposure. However, the contrast is slightly reduced.
To use this display method, set [Project] – [HDR Setting] – [LCD/VF SDR Preview] to [Off] in the full menu.
Displaying SDR by simple conversion from HDR to SDR
This method allows you to operate the camera with the same feeling as conventional SDR.
You can adjust the brightness of the HDR image by setting the difference in gain between HDR and SDR using [SDR Gain].
To use this display method, configure using the following procedure.
- Set [Project] – [HDR Setting] – [LCD/VF SDR Preview] to [On] in the full menu.
- Adjust the SDR gain value for HDR mode using [Project] – [HDR Setting] – [SDR Gain] in the full menu.
Hint
- When converting from an HDR image to SDR using SR Live Metadata after shooting, [SDR Gain] is applied to the conversion so that the SDR image display has the same exposure that was viewed in the viewfinder at the time of shooting.
| [Target Display] | [VF Image in HDR] | [LCD/VF SDR Preview] | [Gamma Display Assist] | Video indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCD | VF | ||||
| [SDR(BT.709)] | – | – | – | SDR video | |
| [HDR(HLG)] | [HDR] | [Off] | [Off] | Video of HDR signal displayed as-is on an SDR monitor | HDR video |
| [On] | HDR video that maintains contrast in both low-luminance and high-luminance areas | ||||
| [On] | [Off] | Video of HDR signal displayed as-is on an SDR monitor | Video converted from HDR to SDR using simple conversion | ||
| [On] | Video converted from HDR to SDR using simple conversion | ||||
| [SDR(LCD Like)] | [Off] | [Off] | Video of HDR signal displayed as-is on an SDR monitor | ||
| [On] | HDR video that maintains contrast in both low-luminance and high-luminance areas | ||||
| [On] | [Off] | Video of HDR signal displayed as-is on an SDR monitor | |||
| [On] | Video converted from HDR to SDR using simple conversion | ||||