Sony Fs5 Owners Manual

Menu:	Choosing	Audio	Input
When	the	external	condenser	microphone	is	plugged	in	choose:Audio	Set	Menu/	CH2	Input	Select/Input	2.
CH1	Input	Select	can	remain	on	Internal	Mic	if	there	is	no	other	microphone –this	is	
the	stereo	microphone	on	the	handle.	You	don’t	have	to	use	this	channel. 

Audio	Controls-Auto	or	Manual
Flip	down	the	little	door	to	
adjust	the	audio	volume	
levels	manually.
The	AUTO	level
should	be	sufficient	
however. 

Headphone	Output
Headphone	level	is	
controlled	in	the
Audio	Set	menu. 

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Auto	Exposure	Controls 

FULL	AUTO
•Although	the	camera	has	many	
controls,	you	can	operate	it	in	
FULL	AUTO	mode	with	AUTO	
exposure,	AUTO	white	balance	
and	AUTO	focus. 

Full	Auto	Exposure:	Full	Auto	Button
To g g l e 	 t h i s 	 b u t t o n 	 t o 	 g o 	 f r o m 	
Full	Manual	Exposure	to	
Auto	Exposure.
FULL	AUTO	will	tend	to	adjust	the	
ISO	and	IRIS	settings	but	keep
the	SHUTTER	setting	constant.	
Normally	the	shutter	should	be	
k ept	at	double	the	frame	rate.
FULL	AUTO	also	adjusts	white
b alance	automatically	but	slowly. 

Full	Auto	exposure	in	Display
•Notice	the	“A”	symbol	next	to	the	
IRIS,	ISO	and	Shutter	speed	in	the	
display.
• Keep	an	eye	on	these	settings	when	
in	FULL	AUTO	mode
• If	your	ISO	goes	above	3200,	you	may	
have	noise	in	the	image.	Don’t	
confuse	3200	ISO	with	32000	ISO!
1/60thof	a	second	is	the	correct	shutter	speed	for	30p	video. 

AE	Shift
The	AE	SHIFT	menu	item	controls	automatic	exposure	compensation.
If	you	are	shooting	with	regular	Rec.709	gamma,	normal	HD	video	with	no	picture	profile	or	picture	profile	4,	then	
there	should	be	no	AE	Shift	(	0	EV).	Check	this	in	the	LCD	display	or	menu	setting.
If	you	are	shooting	in	SLOG	2	or	3	with	auto	exposure,	then	the	AE	SHIFT	should	be	set	to	1.5	EV.
AE	SHIFT	level	indicator 

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Focus	Controls 

Manual	Focus:
Auto/Manual	Focus
To g g l e 	 o n 	 C a m e r a 	 S i d eFocus	Magnification	button	
on	HandleControl	Focus	with	the	smaller	width	ring.