Sony Fs5 Owners Manual

Using	the	Variable	ND	filter
Move	the	ND	filter	knob	to	the	highest	(darkest)	
preset,	turn	the	switch	below	to	VARIABLE	and	then	
turn	the	switch	below	that	to	ND.
The	wheel	will	then	adjust	the	ND	level	variably.
The	variable	ND	is	useful	if	you	want	to	maintain	a	
consistent	f	stop	(IRIS)	in	variable	light	conditions.
It	is	a	simple	way	to	adjust	exposure
without	affecting	depth	of	field.
Switch	to	ND
Switch	to	Variable 

Manual	Shutter	Control
Press	the	SHUTTER	button	to	toggle	between	manual	
and	auto	shutter.	In	manual,	move	the
SEL/SET	wheel	to	adjust	shutter	speed and	then	press
t he	SEL/SET	wheel	to	maintain	that	speed.
If	the	shutter	speed	falls	below	twice	the	frame
r ate,	you	will	have	motion	blur.
The	faster	the	shutter	speed	the	more	staccato	the	
motion.
Don’t	adjust	shutter	unless	you	want	a	motion	effect.
Keep	it	at	twice	the	frame	rate. 

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Picture	Profiles 

Picture	Profiles
•Picture	Profiles	determine	the	look	of	the	image:	
they	are	presets	that	determine	image	contrast,	
color	and	dynamic	range.	They	are	similar	to	Picture	
Styles	in	a	Canon	DSLR	camera,	but	more	complex.
• The	Picture	Profiles	may	be	OFF.	You	do	not	have	to	
choose	one.	However,	it	is	recommended.
• Picture	Profiles	also	determine	whether	you	are	
shooting	in	HD	(Rec.709	gamut)	or	SLOG	(High	
Dynamic	Range).
• There	are	nine	to	choose	from.	
• There	is	a	button	on	the	camera	that	takes...

Selecting	Picture	Profiles	
in	the	Camera	Paint	Menu 

HD	Video	Picture	Profiles
•When	shooting	HD	video,	Picture	Profile	3	and	4	are	the	most	 neutral	
and	will	give	you	colors	faithful	to	the	HD	color	space
These	are	some	of	the	details	of	
Picture	Profile	4.	The	Gamma	is	
s et	to ITU	709,	the	HD	color	
space.
The	settings	can	be	modified. 

SLOG	Picture	Profiles
•Picture	Profile	7	is	for	shooting	 SLOG	2	and	Picture	Profile	8	and	9	is	for	
SLOG	3	(more	on	this	later ).	These	are	for	High	Dynamic	Range	video.
Here	are	some	of	the	details	
of	Picture	Profile	8.
Notice	that	the	Gamma	
indicates	S-Log	3. 

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Backing	Up	Your	Media 

Copying	Data	from	the	SD	Cards
If	you	shot	with	the	XAVC	codec	as	suggested	your	clips	
will	be	in	the	XDROOT/Clip	folder.
The	clips	are	in	a	MXF	container.
XAVC	clips	play	back	natively	in	Adobe	 Premiere,	you
d o	not	need	to	change	the	codec	or	container.
4K	clips	are	of	course	more	difficult	to	play	back	at	full	
resolution.
Back	up	the	MXF	files	to	your	hard	drive and	then	
batch	rename	the	clips	(see	next	slide).
Please	erase	the	media	from	the	SD	cards	using	the	
camera	menu	when	you	are	finished. 

Batch	Renaming	Video	Files
•The	FS5	does	not	support	custom	file	names.
• This	can	create	a	problem	with	duplicated	file	
names	if	you	shoot	on	multiple	occasions	with	
the	camera.
• Duplicate	file	names	will	cause	problems	in	
Adobe	Premiere	if	your	video	files	go	offline.
• Always	 rename	the	MXF	files	using	Adobe	
Bridge:	Tools/Batch	Rename.
• You	can	also	use	Bridge	to	batch	delete	the	XML	
files	before	batch	renaming	the	MXF	files.
• Always	batch	rename	before	you	import	into	
Premiere.
Rename	 Box...