Sony F5 Manual

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ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN 
CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY 
MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE 
MPEG-2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING 
VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED 
MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED 
WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER 
APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG-2 
PATENT PORTFOLIO, WHICH LICENSE IS 
AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C., 250 
STEELE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER, 
COLORADO 80206.
“PACKAGED MEDIA” means any storage 
media storing MPEG-2 video information such as 
DVD movie which are...

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Power Requirements
DC 12 V (11 V to 17.0 V)
Power Consumption
PMW-F55
Approx. 25 W (body only, while 
recording XAVC 4K 59.94P,
4K SDI: On)
PMW-F5
Approx. 24 W (body only, while 
recording XAVC HD 59.94P, 
HD-SDI: On)
Notes
 When connecting a device to the DC OUT 
connector, use one with current 
consumption of 1.8 A or less.
 When using the camcorder with peripheral 
devices attached, make sure that the total 
power consumption of the attached devices 
is 60 W or less....

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Imaging Device
PMW-F55
Super 35mm equivalent Single-chip 
CMOS with Global Shutter
PMW-F5
Super 35mm equivalent Single-chip 
CMOS
Imaging Device (Pixel Count)
11.6 M (total), 8.9 M (effective)
Built-in Filters
Clear, 0.9 (1/8ND), 1.8 (1/64ND)
Sensitivity (2000 lx, 89.9% reflectance)
PMW-F55
Video Gamma: T12@24p (3200K Light 
source)
PMW-F5
Video Gamma: T14@24p (3200K Light 
source)
ISO Sensitivity
PMW-F55
S-Log2 Gamma: ISO 1250 (D55 Light 
source)
PMW-F5
S-Log2 Gamma: ISO 2000...

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SDI Output
BNC (×4)
PMW-F55
HD mode: 
SDI 1/2: Line Output
SDI 3/4: Monitor Output
4K mode:
SDI 1/2/3/4: Line Output
Display On/Off switchable
PMW-F5
SDI 1/2: Line Output
SDI 3/4: Monitor Output
Timecode Input/Output
TC IN/OUT: BNC (×1) switchable
Genlock Input
BNC (×1)
Remote
8-pin (×1)
HDMI Output
A Type (×1)
USB
USB device, Mini-B (×1)
USB host, type-A (×1)
USB Wireless LAN Module Connector
USB host, type-A (×1) (To be supported 
by future upgrade.)
Headphone Output
Stereo...

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PL mount wide angle zoom lens
SCL-P11X15
PL lens
SCL-P35T20, SCL-P50T20, SCL-P85T20, 
SCL-PK6 (set of 6 lenses)
LCD color viewfinder
DVF-L350, DVF-L700
OLED color viewfinder
DVF-EL100
Microphone
ECM-680S (EC-0.5X5F3M), ECM-678, 
ECM-674
Shoulder adaptor
VCT-FSA5
Battery pack
BP-FL75, BP-L80S
AC adaptor
AC-DN2B, AC-DN10
SxS memory card
SxS PRO+ Series
SxS PRO Series
SxS-1 Series
SD card
SDHC memory card, SD memory card
Portable memory recorder
AXS-R5
AXS memory card
AXS-512S24...

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Dimensions
119.4 (4 3/4)
115.9 (4 5/8)
103.4 (4 1/8)
90.9 (3 5/8)
78.4 (3 1/8)
53.4 (2 1/8)
44.4 (1 3/4)
40.9 (1 5/8)
28.4 (1 1/8)
15.9 (21/32)
1/4 in internal thread (body)1/4 in internal thread (handle)
1/4 in internal thread (body)
57 (2 
1/4)
1/4 in internal thread (body)3/8 in internal thread (handle)
130.7 (5 
1/4) 73 (2 
7/8)
112.5 (4 
1/2)
52 (2 
1/8)
116.4  (4 5/8)
88.7 (3 1/2)68.6 (2 3/4)
169.9 (6 3/4)
205.2 (8 1/8) 50 (2)
3/8 in internal thread1/4 in internal...

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Notes
 Always make a test recording, and verify that 
it was recorded successfully.
SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, 
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT 
ON ACCOUNT OF FAILURE OF THIS 
UNIT OR ITS RECORDING MEDIA, 
EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEMS OR 
ANY OTHER MEDIA OR STORAGE 
SYSTEMS TO RECORD CONTENT OF 
ANY TYPE.
 Always verify that the unit is operating 
properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE 
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND 
INCLUDING,...

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A
AC Adaptor  19
AC Power  20
ACCESS lamp  25, 27
All File  55
All Reset  59
Aperture  47
Assignable Button  33, 57
Audio  30, 32
Audio Input  49
Audio Level  32, 49
Audio menu  49
Audio Output  49
AXS memory card  28
AXS Recorder  59
AXS-R5  28
B
Base Setting  57
Battery Alarm  58
Battery Pack  19
Black  42
Built-in speaker  30
C
Camera Config  56
Camera menu  41
CAMERA screen  39
Clip  31, 35, 61
Clip name  31
Clock  20
Clock Set  58
CMOS Image Sensors  64
Color Bars  45
Color space...

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Media Near Full  26
MENU button  40
MENU dial  38, 40
MLUT  39
Monitor LUT  50
MPEG2 Proxy  36, 54
Multi Matrix  48
N
ND Filter  9
Nonlinear editing  61
O
Offset White  42
OPTION button  35
Output Display  50
Output Format  50
Output Setting  50
Output signal  65
P
Paint menu  45
Peaking  51
R
REC button  30
Rec Control  54
Rec Format  57
Recording menu  54
S
S&Q FPS  39
S&Q Motion  44
SBAC-US20  61
Scene File  55
SD memory card  27
SDHC memory card  27
SDI OUT connector  60, 65
SDI...