Sony HVR-Z7E/Z7P Operating Manual page 36

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
KNEE
To set knee point and slope for video signal compression to reduce over-highlighting by
limiting signals in high contrast area of the subject to the dynamic range of your camcorder.
Item
[MODE]
[AUTO SET]
[MANUAL SET]
COLOR MODE
To set type and level of colors.
Item
[TYPE]
[LEVEL]
COLOR LEVEL
To set the color level.
Item
COLOR PHASE
To set the color phase.
Item
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Description and settings
Selects a mode either automatic or manual.
[AUTO] : to set the knee point and slope automatically.
[MANUAL] : to set the knee point and slope manually.
Sets the maximum point and sensitivity in the automatic mode.
[MAX POINT]
[SENSITIVITY]
Sets the knee point and slope manually.
[POINT] : Sets the knee point.
75% ~ 105%
[SLOPE] : Sets the knee slope.
-5(gentle) ~ +5(steep)
Description and settings
Selects a type of colors
[STANDARD]
[CINEMATONE1] : Film camera image-like colors good with
[CINEMATONE2] : Film camera image-like colors good with
[ITU709 MTX]
Sets a color level when you set [TYPE] to the settings other than
[STANDARD].
1 (close to color settings of [STANDARD]) - 8 (color settings of the
selected type)
Description and settings
-7 (light) to +7 (dark), -8: black and white
Description and settings
-7 (greenish) to +7 (reddish)
: Sets the maximum point.
90% ~ 100%
: Sets the sensitivity.
HIGH/MIDDLE/LOW
: Standard colors
[GAMMA] set to [CINEMATONE1]
[GAMMA] set to [CINEMATONE2]
: Colors corresponding to ITU-709