Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)

GAMMA

To select a gamma curve.

Item

Description and settings

[STANDARD]

Standard gamma curve

 

 

[CINEMATONE1]

Gamma curve 1 for producing tone of film camera images

 

 

[CINEMATONE2]

Gamma curve 2 for producing tone of film camera images

 

 

BLK COMPNSTN

To select a gamma curve characteristic for dark areas.

Item

Description and settings

[OFF]

Normal setting

 

 

[STRETCH]

Improves gamma curve characteristics and enhances gradation in dark

 

areas.

 

 

[COMPRESS]

Controls gamma curve characteristics to produce solid black.

 

 

KNEE POINT

To set the point at which video signal compression starts in order to prevent over-highlighting, by limiting signals in high contrast areas of the subject to the dynamic range of your camcorder.

Item

Description and settings

[AUTO]

Automatically sets the knee point.

 

 

[HIGH]

Knee point: 100%

 

 

[MIDDLE]

Knee point: 95%

 

 

[LOW]

Knee point: 80%

 

 

COLOR MODE

To set type of colors.

Item

Description and settings

[STANDARD]

Standard colors

 

 

[CINEMATONE1]

Film camera image-like colors good with [GAMMA] set to

 

[CINEMATONE1]

 

 

[CINEMATONE2]

Film camera image-like colors good with [GAMMA] set to

 

[CINEMATONE2]

 

 

COLOR LEVEL

To set the color level.

Item

Description and settings

 

-7 (light) to +7 (dark), -8: black and white

 

 

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