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Preset and Variable Shutters
The preset shutter has six speeds (1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500,
1/1000, 1/2000 seconds) and variable speeds can be set
between 1/60.3 and 1/787 seconds ( 1/50.3 and to 1/781 for
PAL).
Diagonal Detail for higher picture quality
The diagonal detail function increases sharpness in the diagonal
direction. This function also helps to reduce cross color moire in
NTSC.
Skin Detail for favorable reproduction
The skin detail function is used when skin quality is being
emphasized. The edge sharpness of the skin tone can be
softened so that wrinkles or age lines become less visible on the
TV screen. AHD, Auto Hue Detect, for easy setting of Skin tone
detail is employed.
Soft Detail Function
To ensure picture uniformity even with high contrast areas, Soft
Detail is employed to produce images that are more natural,
without excessive adge enhancement.
Variable Detail Settings
8 step variable frequency boost of the detail signal and B/W
balance function which controls center luminance level of detail
signal are provided to have better detail effects depending on the
subject.
HL-DV7W: 2.97MHz to 6.84MHz at 4:3 mode
3.24MHz to 9.00MHz at 16:9 mode
HL-DV5 : 2.97MHz to 6.84MHz
Various GAMMA settings
Not only are 4 types of GAMMA characteristics selectable
(OFF/0.35/0.4 /0.45), but a GAMMA curve pattern with x5 initial
gain is also selectable for certain broadcast requirement.
Black Press
To emphasize only the brighter areas of images, Black Press is
provided. It is selectable in 3 steps (-7%, -5%, -3%). It can add
contrast to a washed out picture.
Black Stretch
The black stretch function meets the needs of professional camera-
persons who want to avoid excessive dark areas in high contrast
scenes. With three settings (3, 5 and 7%), this function enables
improvement in dark areas in the picture by lifting the image level of
only low brightness areas.
Shock-less Auto White Balance
To avoid a sudden change in white balance when switching between
white balance memories, change over time is selectable. This
function exhibits superb results when the scene changes from an
indoor to outdoor shot or vice versa.
OFF : Changes Memory Data instantly
ON - 0.3s : Changes Memory Data in 0.3 seconds.
ON - 0.5s : Changes Memory Data in 0.5 seconds.
ON - 1.0s : Changes Memory Data in 1.0 seconds.
ON - 1.5s : Changes Memory Data in 1.5 seconds.
ON - 2.0s : Changes Memory Data in 2.0 seconds.
Convenient filter linked White Balance
The camera has a total of 8 AWB memory presets, A/B channel for
each filter. The AWB is linked to the filter and automatically changes
the white balance when the filter changes.
OFF : 2 memories on A and B
ON - POS : 2 memories, A and B for each filter ( 8 ch for
3000K, 5600K + 1/16ND, 5600K, 5600K+1/64ND
ON - TEMP : 2 memories, A and B for each color temperature
of 3000K and 5600K.
Also, when setting the AWB, the Zebra indicator appears to show
the white area being used by the AWB system. If it doesn't work (NG
- No Good), the viewfinder indicates if the color temp was too high or
too low (H. TEMP or L. TEMP.)
Data Files
To enhance versatility, lens data files and scene data files are
provided.
A lens file stores data for max. 8 lenses to compensate for
differences in lens optical characteristics, such as shading or
color balance, and lens extender condition.
A scene file stores camera settings for up to 8 different shooting
conditions.
