Sony FCBEH3300 Product Manual (Tehnical Manual for new HD Block Cameras) - Page 11

Basic Functions The wide dynamic range mode includes the following operation modes. • WD Mode This mode corrects blocked-up shadows and blownout highlights in accordance with the intensity difference. • WD Auto ON/OFF Mode This mode switches WD ON/OFF automatically in accordance with the intensity difference of the subject. Configure the sensitivity for when WD is switched from OFF to ON with the detection sensitivity parameter. • Exposure Ratio Mode This mode fixes the shutter speed of a long exposure. Configure the shutter speed of a short exposure by setting the ratio with regards to a long exposure with the exposure ratio parameter. Blown-out highlight correction is not performed in this mode. • Histogram Mode This mode uses a histogram to correct blocked-up shadows and blown-out highlights. (The operation is similar to that of FCB-EX1010/P Dver.) • About WD Set Parameter (Command: 8x 01 04 2D 0p 0q 0r 0s 0t 0u 00 00 FF) p: Screen display (0: Combined image, 2: Long-time, 3: Short-time) Set the screen display to the combined image, a long exposure image or short exposure image. q: Detection sensitivity (0: Low, 1: Mid, 2: Hi) Select from three levels for detecting the intensity within the image for when switching Auto WD from OFF to ON. r: Blocked-up shadow correction level can be set to one of four levels. (0:L 1:M 2:H 3:S) s: Blown-out highlight correction level can be set to one of three levels. (0:L 1:M 2:H) tu: Parameter to use in the exposure ratio mode. Specify the short exposure time by setting the magnification ratio (×1 to ×64) with regards to a long exposure time. Notes • When the wide dynamic range mode is ON, solarization may be observed in the images of some subjects. This phenomenon is unique to wide dynamic range mode, and is not an indication of a camera malfunction. • The frame rate during Wide Dynamic Range mode will be half of that during standard mode. Example: When Wide Dynamic Range mode is ON in 720/30P mode, the frame rate is 15 fps. Noise Reduction The NR (Noise Reduction) function removes noise (both random and non-random) to provide clearer images. This function has six steps: levels 1 to 5, plus off. The NR effect is applied in levels based on the gain, and this setting value determines the limit of the effect. In bright conditions, changing the NR level will not have an effect. High Sensitivity Mode In this mode, higher sensitivity gain is applied as standard gain increases, reaching a gain level at MAX gain of up to 4x the standard gain. In such cases, however, there will be a high volume noise in the image. Custom Gamma Mode Gamma correction can be changed in this mode. The following five options are available. 1: Standard 2: Straight gamma 3: S-curve - Low 4: S-curve - Mid 5: S-curve - High Tip Blocked-up shadows in images will be more noticeable than usual. Color Enhancement A captured color image is converted to 256 levels of gray, and you can set a color to all levels brighter than the threshold value, and another color to all levels darker than the threshold value. Color specifications • You can select from nine colors to specify for the high-intensity and low-intensity colors. Color options: Yellow, cyan, green, white, magenta, red, blue, black, gray • The default settings for color specification are "green" for high-intensity and "white" for low-intensity. 11