Sony PMW-F5 Quick Reference Guide

PMW-F5 and PMW-F55 Quick Reference Guide.
Copyright Alister Chapman 2014. www.xdcam-user.com
For On-Line Help See: http://community.sony.com/t5/F5-F55/bd-p/large-
sensor-camera-F5-F55
For Tutorials and Tips see: http://www.xdcam-user.com.
This document has been prepared without the direct support of Sony. I have
tried to make it as accurate as possible, but cannot guarantee that there may
not be some errors or omissions. Comments and suggestions are welcome
via www.xdcam-user.com.
You can download the latest version from here:
http://www.xdcam-user.com/2014/04/pmw-f5-and-pmw-f55-quick-reference-
guide/
HOW TO USE THE DOCUMENT:
Anything in italics, like this (System – Base Settings) indicates the menu
page or menu setting that you may need to change or where to look for the
settings mentioned in the text.
This document is copyright, but please feel free to copy and distribute it
without modification, keeping all copyright notices etc for not-for-profit
purposes, i.e.– you may not sell this document, but you can give it away as a
free hand-out.
There are several sections:
HELP SOMETHINGS NOT
WORKING.
If the camera doesn’t work as
expected, crashes won’t power up or
you can’t turn something on, check in
this section.
S&Q, SLOW MOTION AND CENTER
CROP.
Anything to do with S&Q motion
check here. Also information on
shooting 2K raw or using the camera
in Center Crop or Full Frame Modes.
OTHER GOTCHAS AND USEFULL
THINGS TO KNOW
Problems and issues that don’t live in
any of the other sections including
media issues, APR and Noise
Reduction.
CINE EI MODE AND LUTS
Information about using the Cine EI
Mode and LUT’s
CUSTOM MODE.
Information about using Custom
mode with some notes on Gamma
Matrix and other paint settings.
This revision: V8 5
th
July 2014 Firmware V4.1

Sony PMW-F5 Specifications

General

Sensor type	CMOS
Total megapixels	11.6 MP
Effective megapixels (movie)	8.9 MP
Optical zoom	- x
Image stabilizer	No
Interchangeable lens	Yes
Camcorder media type	Memory card
Compatible memory cards	SD
Internal storage capacity	- GB
Display diagonal	- \
Viewfinder type	Electronic
Camcorder type	Handheld camcorder
Supported aspect ratios	17:9
Product color	Black
Video resolutions	1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1080 pixels
Video formats supported	MPEG2, XAVC
Maximum video resolution	2048 x 1080 pixels
Maximum image resolution	- pixels
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) out	0
Battery capacity	- mAh
Battery life (max)	- h
Battery technology	-
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	57 dB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	191 mm
Width	130 mm
Height	125 mm
Weight	2200 g