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INDEXIs Sony PMW-F3 RGB 4.4.4 enabled ?
10 years, 3 months ago - tony powell
Hi all, wondering if anyone can tell me how to tell if a Sony PMW-F3 tat I'm inn the verge of buying has the RGB 4.4.4 S-Log upgrade installed on it ? I can't see the camera, but the technicians where it is based have told me the following they got from going through the menus.
1. They accessed the VIDEO SET Icon from the Camera Menu. VIDEO SET options were then listed on the LCD menu screen
2. They scrolled to the option " SDI/HDMI/iLink I/O Select " and selected that option and from the secondary menu selected HD-SDI.
3. They then scrolled down further in the VIDEO SET options and selected the " Dual-Link & Gamma Select " option
4. From the secondary menu, they scrolled down, to see if there was an option to select, and activate, the " 3G RGB444 & S-Log option ".
Apparently there was, ( please see attached photo ), and when selected, the camera rebooted ( sort of ). However, they also looked in the " Others " menu, where it said ' RGB ', but this wasn't something you could select in that menu.
Can someone please confirm for me asap, whether what they have gleaned from the VIDEO SET menu means that this does have the 4.4.4 S-Log upgrade installed on it ? as I need to pay for it today if I want it. Many thanks
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10 years, 3 months ago - Jendra Jarnagin
ACTUALLY I HAVE YOUR ANSWER! I was just trouble shooting something on my own F3 and came across the info you are looking for in the manual.
In the video set menu, for the Dual Link & Gamma Select Menu, if there are multiple selectable options other than the 1.5G YPbPr422 & Video option (such as the 3G RGB444 & Slog option you mention above) then INDEED RGB SLOG option is installed. If it were not, you would not be able to select that.
Jendra Jarnagin
Director of Photography
www.floatingcamera.com
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10 years, 3 months ago - Jendra Jarnagin
Have you tried asking on the Sony Pro Forums? Sony reps answer there. Since its timely, leave your contact info and invite them to reach out to you directly if further discussion is required.
http://community.sony.com/t5/F3/bd-p/large-sensor-camera-F3
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10 years, 3 months ago - tony powell
Hi Jendra, just read your kind answers to my question, as I've been away for a few days visiting family with my daughter and Grandson. Thanks ever so much for taking the time to fill me in on this, it's certainly a weight off my shoulders if I don't have to fork out even more money for the upgrade. You said you use an F3 yourself, so I may well ask you up for some more advice in the future if that's ok, as this is a step up from anything else I've used before. Your website looks great by the way. Many thanks again, and best wishes, Tony
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