Sony Fs5 Owners Manual

Manual	White	Balance
The	camera	will	White	Balance	in	FULL	AUTO	Mode	but
Manual	White	Balance	is	preferable.	The	WHT	BAL	button	toggles
between	manual	and	auto	white	balance.
To	do	a	manual	white	balance,	set	the	WHIT	BAL	switch	on	the	side	of	
the	camera	to	either	A	or	B	(you	can	store	two	manual	WB	settings).
Point	the	camera	at	a	white	card	with	light	falling	on	it.
Press	the	WB	SET	button	on	the	front	of	the	camera.
The	Preset	Switch	is	controlled	by	the	Camera	Menu:
CAMERA	PAINT/WB	PRESET.	There	are...

White	Balance	Menu	Settings
On	the	WB	toggle	switch	on	the	side	of	the	camera,	the	last	setting	PRESET	
is	determined	by	the	WB	TEMP	SET	in	the	CAMERA/PAINT	menu.	 

Manual	Exposure
•In	complete	manual	exposure	there	is	
no	“A”	Symbol	next	to	ISO,	IRIS	or	
SHUTTER.
• The	ISO,	WB	and	SHUTTER	buttons	will	
toggle	between	AUTO	and	Manual.	
• Always	keep	the	Shutter	on	Manual	
and	at	twice	 the	frame	rate,	unless you	
want	a	motion	effect. 

ISO/Gain	Setting:	Manual	ISO	control
The	ISO/Gain	switches	can	be	set	to	control	either	ISO	or	GAIN	presets.	I	prefer	ISO	presets.	
There	are	three	presets	(L,	M	and	H)	set	in	the	Camera/Paint	menu	under	ISO/GAIN	SEL.	
So	you	can	have	three	ISO	settings	to	switch	between.
If	properly	exposed	there	is	no	image	noise	 on	HD	video	at	3200	ISOand	very	little	at	6400	ISO. 

Manual	IRIS	adjustments
There	are	two	wheels	
to	adjust	the	IRIS.
To 	 u s e 	 t h e 	 w h e e l 	 o n 	
side	of	the	camera,	
select	the	IRIS	switch	
next	to	the	wheel.
Or	usethe	wheel	on	
t he	hand	grip.
Switch	to	IRIS 

Histogram	
•Keep	the	Histogram	in	the	Display	to	judge	
overall	contrast	and	whether	areas	are	over	or	
underexposed.
• Display	Set	Menu/	HISTOGRAM 

Zebra	Stripes
•Zebra	Stripes	are	useful	but	distracting.
• Assign	a	Zebra	Stripe	level	to	judge	
overexposure	(a	level	of	100)	or	at
another	level	to	determine	exposure	for	
a	specific	feature	(like	flesh	tone	
highlights).
• Display	Set	Menu/	ZEBRA 

Assigning	Zebra	Stripes	to	a	Button
•It	helps	to	assign	Zebra	Stripes	to	a	button	on	the	camera	(button	5	
on	the	Handle)	so	they	can	be	easily	toggled	ON	and	 OFF
System	Menu/Assign	Button 

ND	filter
ND	Filters	cut	light	(make	the	image
darker).
By	default	the	ND	filter	knob	should	
always	be	in	the	CLEAR	position. 

Using	ND	filter	Presets
The	ND	filter	knob	functions	like	a	normal	ND	preset	toggle	switch	when	the	switch	below	
is	set	to	PRESET.	
Yo u 	 c a n 	 s e t 	 t h r e e 	 N D 	 l e v e l s 	 i n 	 t h e 	 C A M E R A / PA I N T 	 m e n u .