Shooting Mode

The unit allows you to choose between custom shooting mode for creating images flexibly on-site, or log shooting mode where the unit is operated similarly to a film camera with images being developed in post-production.

Switch using [Project] – [Base Setting] – [Shooting Mode] in the full menu.

Note

  • The initial values (such as ISO sensitivity) may vary depending on the shooting mode. When changing the shooting mode, double-check that the settings are as intended.

Custom shooting mode: [Custom]

In [Custom] shooting mode, you can select the video standard.

Switch using [Project] – [Base Setting] – [Target Display] in the full menu.

  • [SDR(BT.709)]: Shooting according to HD broadcast standard
  • [HDR(HLG)]: Shooting according to 4K broadcast standard

Log shooting mode: [Flexible ISO] / [Cine EI Quick] / [Cine EI]

Record S-Log3 content with exposure settings reflecting the ISO sensitivity matching the scene being shot.

In log shooting mode, you can also select the base color gamut for recorded signals and output signals. The color gamut selected here is the color gamut of the recorded video and the video output when [LUT] is set to [Off].

Switch using [Project] – [Cine EI/Flexible ISO Setting] – [Input Color Space] in the full menu.

  • [S-Gamut3.Cine/SLog3]: Easy-to-adjust color gamut for digital cinema (DCI-P3).
  • [S-Gamut3/SLog3]: Sony wide color gamut that covers the ITU-R BT.2020 color gamut.

There are three Log shooting modes: [Flexible ISO] / [Cine EI Quick] / [Cine EI].

  • [Flexible ISO]: Records S-Log3 content with exposure settings reflecting the ISO sensitivity matching the scene being shot.
  • [Cine EI Quick] / [Cine EI]: Records S-Log3 content at the selected base sensitivity (fixed). You can change the distribution between dark and light areas using [Exposure Index]. In [Cine EI Quick] mode, the optimal base sensitivity for the [Exposure Index] setting is selected automatically.

Note

  • It is recommended to set a fixed [Exposure Index] setting when recording in [Cine EI Quick] / [Cine EI] mode. If the [Exposure Index] setting is changed, it will be very difficult to correct the brightness in post-production, and you may not be able to reproduce the conditions at the time of shooting.

The functional restrictions for each shooting mode are given below.

✓: Supported

×: Not supported

Item [Custom] Log shooting mode
[Flexible ISO] [Cine EI Quick] [Cine EI]
[ISO/Gain] ✓ ✓ (ISO only) × ×
[AGC] ✓ ✓ × ×
[Base Sensitivity] ✓ × × ×
[Base ISO] × ✓ ✓ (Auto) ✓
[Exposure Index] × × ✓ ✓
[Auto Shutter] ✓ ✓ × ×
[ATW] ✓ ✓ × ×
[LUT On/Off] × ✓ ✓ ✓
[Paint/Look] (excluding [Base Look]) ✓ × × ×
[Internal Rec / RAW Out] (external RAW output enable setting) × ✓ ✓ ✓
Codecs including X-OCN × × × ✓
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