Multi-matrix function
Unlike conventional color correction or matrix control, the Multi-matrix function allows color adjustments to be applied over a color and/or hue range as specified by the operator. The color spectrum is divided into 16 areas of adjustment, where the hue and/or saturation of each area can be adjusted. This provides interesting in-camera color effects – similar to secondary color correction.
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TruEyeTM processor
The Sony TruEye processor is one of the most innovative features of Sony digital signal processing technology. This technology makes it possible to virtually eliminate hue distortion, particularly obvious in highlight conditions that result from conventional RGB analog or digital processing. By processing the video signal data at three levels – brightness, hue and saturation – similar to how the human eye works, the TruEye features assists in the reproduction of natural skin tones.
Conventional Video Equipment
TruEye
Triple Skin Tone Detail control
Skin Tone Detail allows control of image enhancement within user specified color tones. The MSW-900 camcorder allows enhancement to be set independently for up to three distinct color and/or hue ranges.
The conventional use of Skin Tone Detail correction is to reduce the image enhancement in areas of skin tone. With the MSW-900, correction is not restricted to areas of skin tones and can be set to apply to any three color areas. Image enhancement within those three areas can be increased or decreased relative to the overall image enhancement of a given scene.
Electronic Soft Focus
The Electronic Soft Focus included in the camcorder applies an effect similar to using an optical soft-focus filter – but in a much more convenient way. Electronic Soft Focus uses the detail signal to reduce, rather than increase, the sharpness of the picture. By subtracting the detail signal from the original signal (as opposed to adding it as in conventional image enhancement), Electronic Soft Focus is able to provide a picture that is “softer” than that achieved when detail is switched off completely. Electronic Soft Focus can be used in conjunction with Skin Tone Detail to only change the sharpness within a specific color or hue range.
Selectable gamma table
A selectable gamma table is provided to easily give a specific look to a picture by selecting from several fixed gamma patterns.
Auto Tracing White Balance (ATW)
The MSW-900 offers an Auto Tracing White Balance (ATW) function that automatically adjusts the camera’s color temperature in real time with a change of the lighting. This is especially useful when a shoot is performed across different environments, such as from indoors to outdoors.
Color temperature control
In addition to the optical color filters, digital color temperature control is available to give a ‘warmer’ or ‘colder’ look to the picture. Combined use of these two color temperature control methods allows operators to meet their creative needs.
