Sony Fs 7 Manual

		October	2016	v4	1	Sony	PXW-FS7	Guide											 

		October	2016	v4	2	Contents  Page 3 – Layout and Buttons (Left) Page 4 – Layout back and lens Page 5 – Layout and Buttons (Viewfinder, grip remote control and eye piece) Page 6 – Attaching the Eye Piece Page 7 – How to attach the grip remote control Page 8 – Resetting the Camera      Formatting (initialising) the Cards        Initial Set Up      Record Format Page 9 – Shooting Mode/Base Setting Page 10 – Colour Space Page 11 – Setting the Codec Page 12 – Basic Audio Page 14 – Custom Mode and hyper...

		October	2016	v4	3	Layout	and	Buttons	(Left)																							Start	&	Stop	Record	Audio	controls	(Page	12)	ND	Filter(Page	29)	Headphone	socket	Button	to	open	QXD	card	slots	Slow	&	Quick	Motion	(Page	28)	Menu	and	selection	On/Off	Switch	Focus	Controls	(Page	21)	White	Balance	(Page	20)	Gain	Switch	 

		October	2016	v4	4	Layout	and	Buttons	(Back)								 Lens  				Battery	Release	XLR	Inputs	Remote	grip	input	SDI	and	HDMI	outputs	Focus	Ring	(Page	21)	Zoom	Ring	Iris	Ring	Manual	to	power	zoom.	Optical	steady	shot	on	and	off	Powered	Zoom	 

		October	2016	v4	5		Layout	and	Buttons	(Viewfinder,	grip	remote	control	and	eye	piece)										 

		October	2016	v4	6		Attaching	the	Eye	Piece										 

		October	2016	v4	7	How	to	attach	and	adjust	the	grip	remote	control		    

		October	2016	v4	8	Resetting the Camera  It is good practice to reset the camera when you get it so all the setting are correct. Menu > System > All reset (Execute when prompt to) Follow the on screen instructions.  Do look at setting the clock to the correct time   Formatting the Cards  Make sure before you start filming that you format the cards so you do not have other people’s footage.  Menu > Media > Format Media > A or B (Execute when prompt to)  Initial Set Up  Frame rate setting Menu > System >...

		October	2016	v4	9	Shooting Mode  Custom Mode (Easiest) • Conventional video camera operation, what you see is what is recorded (Page 13)   CineEI Mode (Advance) • Film style shooting mode, flat, low contrast recording with a wide dynamic range. Contains lots of information to then grade in post-production. • CineEI is a more complex work flow and what you see in the viewfinder may not be what is recorded. (Page 31 for more details)   To change the base settings Menu > System > Base Settings > Custom or...

		October	2016	v4	10	To set mode Menu > Base Setting > Shooting Mode > Custom / CineEI (Execute when prompt to)   Colour Space  In custom mode this is greyed out. But in CineEI mode you have the following options. S-Gamut/Slog2 S-Gamut3.Cine/Slog3 S-Gamut3/Slog3  S-Log 2 and 3 have the same dynamic and contrast range. The difference is with the colour space where these capture the most colour.  S-Gamut3.Cine records a smaller colour range that S-Gamut/Slog2 and S-Gamut3/Slog but it is still a larger...