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Should I overexpose slog 3?
The a7S III/FX3/FX6/FX9 are all low noise cameras. There is no need to expose these cameras any brighter than the Sony recommended levels for most normal scenes. So, there is no need to include the exposure offsets that I felt necessary with the FS5/FS7 etc.
Should you overexpose shooting logs?
LOG is very good at preserving highlights when you have a scene with high contrast. However, in a low light scene you have very low contrast, so it makes sense not to use a LOG curve in this situation. LOG2 in particular starts to look noisy when you push it above its base sensitivity.
Should I shoot in slog?
The many advantages of shooting in S-Log Shoot with a combination of S-Log and S-Gamut, and your material can retain a wider color gamut, dynamic range, and tonal range than with traditional techniques. This image information provides exceptional flexibility in color grading, as you give scenes the look you envisioned.
Does FX6 have Cinetone?
S-Cinetone/Zebras The FX6 has the same S-Cinetone gamma curve as the FX9, FX3, and a7s III, which is great to use when you want your image to look good straight from the camera. It also has S-Log3 recording for when there’s time to color grade.
Which picture profile is S Cinetone?
S-Cinetone: Gamma curve designed to achieve cinematic gradations and color expressions. This setting enables shooting with softer color reproduction ideal for portrait shooting.
How can I tell if my s-log3 is correctly exposed?
When viewing correctly exposed S-Log3 it will often look flat, washed out and lack color. This makes judging whether it is correctly exposed, or not, difficult. However, by turning on the camera’s Viewfinder Display Gamma Assist function, the image in the viewfinder is corrected so that it should look normal.
How to properly expose s-log3 on A7s III?
Another useful tool in the FX3, a7S III and also the FX9 is the camera’s Viewfinder Display Gamma Assist function. This is very similar to an MLUT (Monitor Look Up Table) but it only works via the camera’s built-in viewfinder display. When viewing correctly exposed S-Log3 it will often look flat, washed out and lack color.
How are zebras used to expose the s-log3?
The “SG3C/Slog3” indication just above the waveform display tells us we are measuring the S-Log3 and with the Zebras set to 61% we have zebras across the white card and white bars of the test chart telling us we are correctly exposed. Just like the FX3 we can use 41% zebras for middle grey and 48-52% zebras for skin tones when measuring the S-Log3.
Which is the best exposure card for s-log3?
Using a white or middle grey card will result in consistently accurate exposure. Skin tones are not as accurate due to the wide brightness variation from person to person, but they are still a useful guide. The a7S III/FX3/FX6/FX9 are all low noise cameras.