Sony Fs5 Owners Manual

Making	Menu	Selections:
Menu	button	and	SEL/SET	wheel 

Menu:	first	important	settings:
•Go	to	 System	Menu/	Media	Format	 and	format	both	SD	cards	–
this	will	erase	all	data	from	the	previous	user
• Go	to	 System	Menu/Initialize	to –this	sets	all	menu	items	back	to	
the	factory	presets 

Three	Recording	Formats:	
XAVC	HD,	XAVC	QFHD	4K,	AVCHD	
•XAVC	HD	4:2:2	MPEG	4	Long	Profile	(10	bit)	
• HD	1920x1080	60p,	30p,	24p	at	50	mbps
• Slow	motion	HD	up	to	 960p
• XAVC	QFHD	4K	UHD	3840x2160
• 4:2:0	MPEG	4	Long	Profile	(8	Bit)
• 4K	UHD	30p,34p	at	100	mbps
• AVCHD -lower	quality	HD	format 

Menu:	Choosing	a	Recording	Format
•Rec/Out	Set	Menu/	Rec	Set
• Choose	the	50Mbps	option	for	XAVC	HD 

Menu:	Choosing	a	Recording	Format
•Choose	the	100Mbps	option	for	4K	UHD 

Menu:	Card	Recording	Options
•Relay	Rec	will	allow	you	to	record	between	card	A	and	B	
seamlessly	(without	gaps)
• Simultaneously	Rec	will	record	to	both	cards	at	once	or	you	
can	assign	different	record	buttons	on	the	camera	to	each	card 

Sony	FS5
Audio	Controls 

Audio	Inputs
The	camera	has	a	built-in	stereo	
microphone	on	the	handle.
It	has	also	has	two	XLR	inputs	and	a	hot	
shoe.	Use	the	condenser	microphone	
included	in	the	camera	kit	(side	pocket	of	
the	bag).
The	built -in	microphone.	It	will	pick	up	room	noise. 

Attaching	the	Microphone
•The	condenser	microphone	attaches	to	XLR	INPUT	2.	
Choose	the	setting	MIC	+48V
• There	is	a	clip	for	the	cable	underneath	the	XLR	input 

Second	XLR	Input	(Input	1)
If	you	have	other	microphones,	the	second	
XLR	input	is	on	the	back	of	the	camera	behind	
the	hand	grip.
Yo u 	 m a y 	 h a v e 	 t o 	 m o v e 	 t h e 	 g r i p 	 i n 	 o r d e r 	 t o 	 s e t 	
the	LINE/MIC	level	for	the	input.
This	button	adjusts	the	
grip	position.