PICTURE PROFILE SET

Items

Subitems and setting values

 

Contents

White

Offset White

 

Set to “On” to shift the conversion value for auto

Setting the white balance

On / Off

 

white balance in Memory A or B mode and that for

offset and the color

 

 

auto tracing white in ATW mode to a lower color

temperature of the preset

 

 

temperature or a higher color temperature.

white

 

 

 

 

Offset<A>

 

Adjust the volume of the offset white (shifting

 

 

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

volumes) of the conversion value in Memory A,

 

 

 

Memory B, or ATW mode, respectively.

 

Offset<B>

 

 

 

 

 

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offset<ATW>

 

 

 

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preset White

Adjust the preset color temperature when Preset

 

2100 to 10000 (3200)

white balance mode is selected in steps of 100K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

• Except when the white balance is in Memory A

 

 

 

or B mode or when ATW is active, you cannot

 

 

 

confirm the result of changing the Offset White

 

 

 

and Offset settings on the screen.

 

 

 

• Except when Preset white balance mode is

 

 

 

selected, you cannot confirm the result of

 

 

 

changing the Preset White settings on the screen.

 

 

 

 

Detail

Setting

 

Set to “On” to apply the details to the video signal.

Adjusting the details to be

On / Off

 

 

 

applied to the picture

 

 

 

 

Level

 

Adjust the detail level.

 

 

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frequency

 

Set the center frequency of the details.

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

Setting the center frequency higher decreases the

 

 

 

details, and setting it lower increases the details.

 

 

 

 

 

Crispening

 

Adjust the noise-suppression level.

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

When you set it to a higher level, less noise may be

 

 

 

seen, as fine elements of details are deleted leaving

 

 

 

only high-level elements.

 

 

 

When you set it to a lower level, fine elements are

 

 

 

applied while increasing noise.

 

 

 

 

 

H/V Ratio

 

Adjust the horizontal-to-vertical ratio of detail

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

elements.

 

 

 

A higher value makes the vertical elements

 

 

 

increased with respect to the horizontal elements.

 

 

 

 

 

White Limiter

 

Limit the white details.

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Limiter

 

Limit the black details.

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V DTL Creation

 

Select the source signal to generate vertical details

 

NAM / Y / G / G+R

 

from among NAM (G or R whichever is higher), Y,

 

 

 

G, and G+R.

 

 

 

 

 

Knee APT Level

 

Adjust the knee aperture level (level of details to be

 

–99 to +99 (±0)

 

applied to the sections above the knee point).

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

Picture Profiles

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Sony PMW-EX3 manual White, Detail

PMW-EX3 specifications

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