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Sony HDC 950
June 2004
Colorimetric and Resolution requirements of cameras Alan Roberts
ADDENDUM 12 : Menu settings for Sony HD, HDC950 (and 930) This document is a report of the results of tests that are the precursor of those described in the EBU technical document Tech3335. It is not an endorsement of the product. Data for this section is taken from the handbooks of a Sony HDC950 camera (serial number 10520). It closely resembles the 900, but is a studio/OB camera with base station and remote control panel. Camera connection is by fibre-optic cable, which is very flexible. The menu settings result from one measurement and usage session, mostly exploring the menus to see how it differs from the 900. In many ways it is identical, but there are some minor differences which guarantee that using data for the 900 will not work. I have derived “video” and “film” settings for it, like the 900, and performance is very similar to the 900. The manual for the 950 also covers the 930 and indicates that there are only very minor differences, therefore the settings are almost certainly fine for the 930 as well as the 950. The “video look” was the easiest to derive, but the “film look” needed lab equipment to define it. This setting mimics a film camera and neg-scan telecine, with “best light” transfer to tape. It’s performance should match the equivalent setting in an HDW900 camcorder. It is always assumed that a grading operation should be used in post-production, the settings give the colourist the same range of options as with film. The laboratory tests were made using a BTS LDK9000 as a reference camera, of the type used in the Eureka 1250-line system. The values for Gamma, Black Gamma and Knee allow about 2.5 stops of over-exposure and one of under-exposure relative to normal operation, although the knee has two points of inflexion which could conceivably cause colour contouring (although this has not been observed in practice). This setup approaches a film-look, provided that Detail correction is either off or set to a low level. Images are generally sharper than even for 35mm film, this can be an issue for production, but can generally be dealt with by using filters or some post-production softening. For use in Sport or Light Entertainment, it would probably be beneficial to switch off the Black Gamma, and to increase Detail Level to zero (factory setting). Many of the menu items have little or no effect on image quality. Those that do so are highlighted. The full set of menu items is given for completeness.
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Sony HDC 950
June 2004
Colorimetric and Resolution requirements of cameras Alan Roberts
ADDENDUM 12 rev 1: Sony HD, HDC 950 (and 930) In boxes with numeric settings (e.g. –99~99), the values indicate the range, and zero means factory setting, not zero effect, and no scales are given. For each item, the set value is given (if set), then the range offered by the camera. Where two values are given, they are for film- or video-look, e.g. ON {f} OFF {v}. Only the operation manual was available, therefore information from the Maintenance, File, and Diagnosis menus relies on information from the 900, where items are different, I have not guessed. OPERATION MENUS viewfinder indicators for switch settings description BBC
OPERATION/1 VF DISPLAY Item EX ZOOM FOCUS ND CC IRIS WHITE D5600K GAIN SHUTT BATT RETURN MESSAG
Switch 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF 3S/ON/OFF ALL/WRN/AT/OFF
Each item can be set to be on or off, or on for 3 seconds each time its value changes
OPERATION/2 !IND Item ND CC WHITE D5600K GAIN SHUTT FAN EXT FORMAT
Switch ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF
Range 1~4 A~D P/A/B ON/OFF L/M/H ON/OFF AUTO1/AUTO2/MIN/MAX ON/OFF 23.98/24/25/29.97/30 (PsF) /50/59.97/60 (I)
warning indicators of abnormal settings description BBC Each item can be on or off. Any item not at the NORMAL setting (in the Range column) raises the ! indicator, but there’s nothing to say which one caused it. Frame/field rate 24/25 for film
OPERATION/3 MARKER Item MARKER CENTER SAFETY ZONE EFFECT
Switch ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF
ASPECT MODE MASK VAR WIDTH
ON/OFF
Range
description
1~4 80%/90%/92.5%/95% 16:9/15:9/14:9/13:9/4:3/ VAR H /VAR V/ VISTA1/VISTA2/ 0~100 0:1920 (VAR H) /0:1080 (VAR V)
type of centre marker Dim outside zone
Dim outside zone User box in pixels./lines
OPERATION/4 GAIN SW Item LOW MIDDLE HIGH
Range -3/0/3/6/12 -3/0/3/6/12 -3/0/3/6/12
description
OPERATION/5 ZEBRA/View Finder DeTaiL Item ZEBRA ZEBRA1 ZEBRA2 VF DTL
Switch ON/OFF
ON/OFF
Range 1/2/1&2 58%~82% 88%~112% -99~99
viewfinder markers BBC
video gain switch BBC 0dB 6dB 12dB
zebra and v/f detail enhancement description BBC ON, 1&2 Set low for skin tone 65% 100% 100% this doesn't seem to work OFF
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OPERATION/6 AUTO IRIS Item WINDOW OVERRIDE
Range 1~6 -99~99
description Six window shapes Manual control on lens
Range
description Heading
OPERATION/7 BATT ALARM Item DC IN TYPE BEFORE END END
LITHIUM/DIGITAL/OTHERS1/OTHERS2/AC ADP
battery alarm levels BBC AC ADP
Reflects voltage settings in maintenance menu
OPERATION/8 OTHERS Item D5600K ASSIGNABLE 1 ASSIGNABLE 2 MIC1 GAIN MIC2 GAIN CAM VTR S/S LENS VTR S/S ZOOM DISP
metering area BBC
Switch ON/OFF
Range OFF/D12dB/D24dB/VTR/ LENS RET/RETURN
sets user switch and colour rebalancer description BBC Shifts P3200 to D56 OFF D12/24=extra gain in digital OFF processing, VT=start/stop OFF
-60,-50.-40,-30,20dB LEFT/RIGHT read/write camera settings description BBC Memory stick read Memory stick write Factory reset Text field, enter what you like User set
OPERATION/9 OPERATOR FILE Item READ (MS to CAM) WRITE (CAM to MS) PRESET FILE ID CAM CODE DATE
Switch Range Press rotary encoder to execute
OPERATION/10 LENS FILE Item FILE LENS APERTURE
Switch
Range 1~16
description Select lens file number Text entered in maint menu Only stores max aperture data
BBC
PAINT MENUS parallel with switches in other menus description BBC ON ON ON {f} OFF {v} ON ON OFF {f} ON {v} ON OFF ON
PAINT/1 SW STATUS Item FLARE GAMMA BLK GAM KNEE WHT CLIP DETAIL LVL DEP SKIN DTL MATRIX
Switch ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF
Range
some parallel with controls in other menus description BBC White balance settings. Reports values set by auto-white balance, or enter values directly Effectively master gain Black balance settings. Reports values set by auto-white balance, or enter values directly Effectively master black
PAINT/2 VIDEO LEVEL Item WHITE [R] WHITE [G] WHITE [B] WHITE [M] BLACK [R] BLACK [G] BLACK [B] BLACK [M] FLARE [R] FLARE [G] FLARE [B] FLARE [M]
Switch
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
Depends on lens used Master flare correction
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Sony HDC 950 GAMMA [R] GAMMA [G] GAMMA [B] GAMMA [M] V MOD [R] V MOD [G] V MOD [B] V MOD [B] FLARE V MOD TEST
June 2004 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 OFF/ON OFF/ON OFF/1/2
Vertical shading modulation Sawtooth, 2=digital, 1=analogue
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OFF ON
PAINT/3 GAMMA Item LEVEL [R] LEVEL [G] LEVEL [B[ LEVEL [M] COARSE
Switch
TABLE GAMMA TEST
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 0.40/0.45/0.50 1~6
ON/OFF OFF/1/2
description
Degree of curvature 1=ENG (3.5 slope), 2/3=EFP (4.0), 4=SMPTE240 (4.0), 5=ITU709 (4.5), 6=BBC (5.0)
Switch
OFF/ON OFF/ON OFF/1/2
ON
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 1,2,3,4 -99~99 1/2/3/4
description
Set for max slope about 7.2 Upper limit of stretch Upper limit of stretch Duplicate of PAINT/2 item
Switch ON/OFF
black stretch BBC 0 0 0 62 ON3 {f} OFF {v} OFF
saturation in black stretch area description BBC Saturation in stretched part Value in Y curve where it stops OFF
PAINT/5 LOW KET SAT Item LEVEL BLK CLIP
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Duplicate of PAINT/2 item
PAINT/4 BLK GAMMA Item LEVEL [R] LEVEL [G] LEVEL [B] LEVEL [M] RANGE [RGB] LEVEL [Y] RANGE [Y] TEST
BBC 0 0 0 0 0.45
Range -99~99 -99~99
PAINT/6 KNEE Item POINT [R] POINT [G] POINT [B] POINT [M] SLOPE [R] SLOPE [G] SLOPE [B] SLOPE [M] WHT CLP [R] WHT CLP [G] WHT CLP [B] WHT CLP [M] KNEE SAT LEVEL KNEE KNEE SAT WHT CLIP TEST
Switch
ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF OFF/1/2
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
description Set for 2.5 stops overload. CCDs can just deliver 2.5 stops before clipping at 100%, knee starts at about 85%, so keep skin tones low to avoid unnatural faces. Crucial element of film look.
About 103%, 25=100% saturation in compressed zone Vital for film look Both not needed, pictures look better without Duplicate of PAINT/2 item
BBC 0 0 0 10 {f} 0 0 0 16 {f} 0 0 0 18 {f} OFF ON {f} OFF {v} ON {f} OFF {v} OFF {f} ON {v}
PAINT/7 DETAIL 1 Item LEVEL LIMITER [M] LIMITER [WHT]
Switch
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
description
BBC 0 {f} -14 {v} 0 0
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LIMITER [BLK] CRISP HV RATIO FREQ LVL DEP DETAIL LVL DEP
-99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 ON/OFF ON/OFF
default values are ok default values are ok
0 0 0 0 0 OFF {f} ON {v} ON
PAINT/8 DETAIL 2 Item FINE DTL KNEE APERTURE
Switch ON/OFF ON/OFF
Range -99~99 -99~99
description HF detail Detail in knee compressed parts
BBC OFF ON42 {f} OFF {v}
Range
description if this is on, chan 1 can’t be off
BBC OFF
PAINT/9 SKIN DETAIL Item SKIN DTL SKIN GATE CHAN SW [1] GATE [1] PHASE [1] WIDTH [1] SAT [1] LEVEL [1] CHAN SW [2] GATE [2] PHASE [2] WIDTH [2] SAT [2] LEVEL [2] CHAN SW [3] GATE [3] PHASE [3] WIDTH [3] SAT [3] LEVEL [3]
Switch ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF AUTO
ON/OFF ON/OFF AUTO
ON/OFF ON/OFF AUTO
0~359 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
0~359 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
0~359 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
PAINT/10 USER MATRIX Item USER R-G USER R-B USER G-R USER G-B USER B-R USER B-G MATRIX PRESET USER MATRIX MULTI MATRIX
Switch
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
description Hand-crafted matrix, no clues given about the scale of coefficients. This needs a lab to set up sensibly
ON/OFF ON/OFF
main matrix page BBC
Main matrix switch SMPTE-240M/ITU709/SMPTEWIDE/NTSC/EBU/ITU-601
ON/OFF ON/OFF
Standard matrices, only ITU709 makes sense
ON ON, ITU709
Off unless DoP has strong views Avoid at all costs
OFF
description
BBC
OFF
PAINT/11 MULTI MATRIX Item PHASE HUE SAT ALL CLEAR MATRIX PRESET USER MATRIX MULTI MATRIX
Switch
Range 0~338 (22.5° steps) -99~99 -99~99
Adjust hue and saturation of 22.5° segments independently Resets all hue/sat settings to 0
ON/OFF ON/OFF
ON SMPTE-240M/ITU709/SMPTEWIDE/NTSC/EBU/ITU-601
ON/OFF
Same item as PAINT/10 Off unless DoP has strong views Avoid at all costs
ON/OFF
ON, ITU-709 OFF OFF
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PAINT/12 SHUTTER Item SHUTTER ECS FREQ
Switch ON/OFF
S-EVS
ON/OFF
Shutter speeds
ECS frequencies
Range see below see below 0~100%
description Avoids light/monitor strobing Enhanced Vertical res for interlace, 50%=film shutter
60I 50I 30PsF/29.97PsF 25PsF 24PsF/23.98PsF
1/100,1/125,1/25,1/500,1/1000,1/2000 1/60,1/125,1/250,1/500,1/1000,1/2000 1/40,1/60,1/125,1/250,1/500,1/1000 1/33,1/50,1/100,1/250,1/500,1/1000 1/32,1/48,1/96,1/125,1/250,1/500,1/1000
60i/59.94I 50I 30PsF/29.97PsF 25PsF 24PsF/23.98PsF
30~5600Hz 25~5600Hz 30~2800Hz 25~2300Hz 24~2300Hz
PAINT/13 SCENE FILE Item STORE STANDARD FILE ID CAM CODE DATE
Switch
950 950 950 950 950
Range 1~5
50~4700Hz 50~4700Hz
BBC ON {f} OFF{v} OFF, 50%
950 only 950 only 950 only 930 930
description
standard features BBC
MAINTENACE MENUS software action mimicing hardware switches description BBC
MAINTENANCE/1 AUTO SETUP Item AUTO BLACK AUTO WHITE AUTO LEVEL TEST
Switch
Range
OFF/1/2
Duplicate of PAINT/2 item
MAINTENANCE/2 WHITE SHADING Item V SAW [R] V SAW [G] V SAW [B] V PARA [R] V PARA [G] V PARA [B] H SAW [R] H SAW [G] H SAW [B] H PARA [R] H PARA [G] H PARA [B] WHITE [R] WHITE [G] WHITE [B] VMOD [R] VMOD [G] VMOD [B] VMOD [M]
Switch
ON/OFF
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
description
BBC
Range -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
description
BBC
MAINTENANCE/3 BLACK SHADING Item V SAW [R] V SAW [G] V SAW [B] V PARA [R] V PARA [G] V PARA [B] H SAW [R] H SAW [G]
Switch
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H SAW [B] H PARA [R] H PARA [G] H PARA [B] BLK SET [R] BLK SET [G] BLK SET [G] BLACK [R] BLACK [G] BLACK [B] BLACK [B] MASTER GAIN
-99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -3/0/3/6/12/18dB optical head block matrix description BBC Adjust hue/sat in 22.5 degree wedges, for matching cameras together, AVOID this Resets all hue/sat settings to 0 This controls all matrix settings ON OFF
MAINTENANCE/4 OHB MATRIX Item PHASE HUE SAT ALL CLEAR MATRIX OHB MATRIX
Switch
Range 0~338 (22.5° steps) -99~99 -99~99
ON/OFF ON/OFF
MAINTENANCE/5 AUTO IRIS Item AUTO IRIS WINDOW OVERRIDE IRIS LEVEL APL RATIO IRIS GAIN IRIS CLOSE
Switch ON/OFF
Range
description
1:6 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99 -99~99
Choice of window shape
ON/OFF
BBC OFF
Close iris to check black level
MAINTENANCE/6 CAM ID/DATE Item CAM ID DATE/TIME
Switch
Range
description Text Date and time
scanning standard, field/frame rate description BBC Current frame/field rate 24/25PsF {f} 50I {v} Select then cycle powert
MAINTENANCE/7 MULT-FORMAT Item CURRENT NEXT
Switch
Range 60/59.94/50 I / 30/29.97/25/24/23.98 PsF
Switch ON/OFF
Range
MAINTENANCE/8 SDI Item PROMPTER BNC SDI OUT
description
Switch OFF/25m/50m MAIN(YpbPr)/MAIN(RGB ) /RET(YpbPr)
MAIN VIDEO ADJ
Relevant only if a VTR’s connected at CCU description BBC Cable equaliser
Range
-30~30
Volume controls on RGBYPbPr
MAINTENANCE/10 BATT ALARM Item
Video outputs BBC
Reports CCU control, ON or OFF
MAINTENANCE/9 VTR 26PIN Item CABLE COMP VIDEO SELECT
BBC
Switch
DC-IN TYPE BEFORE END END
Range LITHIUM/DIGITAL/OTHER S1/OTHERS2/AC ADP 11.0~17.0V 11.0~17.0V
these settings appear in OPERATION/7 description BBC AC ADP
MAINTENANCE/11 OTHERS 1 Item FAN MODE CHU BARS
Switch
Range AUTO1/AUTO2/MIN/MAX
OFF/ON
description fan speed Colour bars in camera head
BBC AUTO1
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MAINTENANCE/12 OTHERS 2 Item MENU RESUME
Switch
DATE TYPE WHITE MEMORY COLOUR BARS
Range OPE MENU/OFF/ALL 1:6 2/8 FULL4:3/FULL16:9/SMP TE4:3/SMPTE16:9
description How menus reopen. OPE=last used, OFF=operator menus only Usual choice of date formats How white balances are stored Camera head bars, 4:3 are letter-boxed
MAINTENANCE/13 T ADP ADJ Item V SAW OFST RGB CABLE STORE DATA
Switch
Range
description
BBC
Pardon? BBC
FILE MENUS as OPERATION/9
FILE/1 OPERATOR FILE Item READ WRITE PRESET STORE PRESET FILE FILE ID CAM CODE DATE
Switch
Range MS to CAM CAM to MS
description Memory stick read/write
Switch
Range 1~5
description
as PAINT/13 BBC
Switch
Range
description
reference file BBC
Switch
Range
FILE/2 SCENE FILE Item STORE STANDARD FILE ID CAM CODE DATE
FILE/3 REFERENCE Item STORE FILE STANDARD FILE ID CAM CODE DATE
not the same as OPERATION/10 description BBC Action to store lens data
FILE/4 LENS FILE Item STORE FILE FILE NO NAME F NO CENT MRK H POS CENT MRK V POS STORE CENTER
BBC
1~16 e.g. HJ18x7.8B F1.0~F3.4 -20~20 -20~20
File number Enter lens name Enter max aperture Move lens centre markers Action to store new values
FILE/5 OHB FILE Item
Switch
Range
Switch
Range
description Action to store OHB matrix settings, crashes hardware
STORE FILE
reset to factory settings, probably description BBC Operator settings to factory Reference settings to factory
FILE/6 FILE CLEAR Item PRESET OPERATOR REFERENCE (ALL) LENS (CURRENT) OHB WHITE SHAD OHB BLACK SHAD OHB ND OFFSET
10 SEC CLEAR
BBC
ON/OFF
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OHB MATRIX
DIAGNOSIS MENUS Report, presumably about the fibre description BBC
DIAGNOSIS/1 SDI Item Switch OPTICAL LEVEL : GREEN
Range
DIAGNOSIS/2 BOARD STATUS Item ROM OHB VA DPR VAD DAD SDI DAP SG AT AU RE PS
Switch
Range V1.22 OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG OK/NG
description Software version
pcb reports BBC
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