Technicolor - Thomson RP5430 manual Standard settings, Smart-Touch

Standard settings

To ensure that some of the camera functions are not set to unusual values, a standard file has been defined that contains the default values for most video functions. The table in the Appendix lists the values that are set when the standard file is recalled.

Press the green STD button on the left side panel of the camera and hold it for 2 seconds to recall the standard values for the various video functions. The standard values only take effect when the camera is not on-air.

Note: The standard file can be selected as either a factory or a customer standard file. Changing the standard file can only be done in the System security menu if the owner card or the PIN code is used.

Smart-Touch™

Smart-Touch™ is an optional software module that gives immediate access to 14 pre-defined scene files. This library allows you to quickly set up the camera for different shooting conditions. To choose a particular file proceed as follows:

a.Press the green STD button for 2 seconds; the viewfinder shows the library of available shooting conditions.

b.Select a file by rotating the selection wheel at the front of the camera.

c.Activate the file of your choice by pressing the Select button at the front of the camera.

The new values only take effect when the camera is not on-air. The Smart-Touch™ files can also be selected by navigating to the Files menu using the System Menu.

The files of the Smart-Touch™ library are divided into three categories, Lighting, Creative, and Matching, which complement the standard setting scene file.

The Lighting category provides three different files for various lighting conditions:

•Night optimises the transfer characteristic to enhance the visibility of detail in very dark scenes without the undesirable consequence of excessive noise associated with simply increasing gain.

•Fluorescent establishes matrix and colourmetric parameters to reduce the green tinge and give a more acceptable picture when the scene is lit with uncorrected fluorescent lighting.

•Extreme contrast uses the full dynamic range of the FT CCD sensor to obtain better handling of highlights and more detail in the shadows.

The Creative category provides seven files for different effects:

•Sports warm colour delivers warm and rich contrasts bringing out team colours.

•Sports interview incorporates the dual skin tone control into the sports setting for interviews.

•HI film gives a high contrast film-like look which is ideal for outdoor location production.

•HI film + skin is the HI film setting with dual skin tone control incorporated for natural, flattering close-ups.

•LO film gives a low contrast film-like look for studio production.

•LO film + skin is the LO film setting with dual skin tone control incorporated for natural, flattering close-ups.

•Sepia creates a sepia tone look for atmosphere- rich production.

The Matching category provides three files for camera matching:

•LDK 9x + LDK 10 for matching to Philips LDK 9, LDK 10, LDK 90 and LDK 91 cameras.

•DVW xxx for matching to Sony camcorders.

•HL xxx for matching to Ikegami camcorders.

Each of these settings can be personalised and stored on a smart card.

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