User manual

KineRAW-S35

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3.8 EI / ISO settings

In LIVE VIEW the current EI/ISO settings are displayed on the top-right above the main menu.

In nature light appears in all different wavelength and intensities. No camera chip can catch all

available light information. In the EI/ISO settings you can set the sensor's light sensitivity according

to your shooting environment. There are two different modes.

• EI Mode

With the EI Mode you will solely utilize the camera's dynamic range without affecting the sensor

sensitivity. The ISO remains constant at the recommended level of 800 whereas the dynamic range

is shifted towards a lower or a higher exposure. That way the camera's light sensitivity can be

increased while keeping the noise level as low as possible. If you are familiar with other cinema

cameras you will recognize this feature and appreciate it in any controlled light situation.

• ISO Mode:

The ISO mode is probably the most common way of in-camera exposure control. The higher the ISO

setting, the higher is the sensor's light sensitivity. In ambient light situations increasing the ISO will be

inevitable.

Default settings:

a) ISO: 800

b) Highlight: 4.3 stops (level between 18% grey and ADC Clip)

c) Headroom: 2 stops (level between 90% with and ADC Clip)

PLEASE NOTE:

As with every camera the noise level will raise and highlight details will vanish with higher ISO

settings.

• Headroom and highlights in ISO mode

In the “CONFIGURATIONS>SHOOTING” menu you can manually set the headroom and highlights

when shooting in ISO mode.

a) Set the Highlights from 3.3 stops to 6.3 stops

b) Set Headroom from 1 stop to 4.3 stops

c) Your choice of highlight and headroom affects your possible ISO choice. When your

highlights are set to 4.3 the lowest available ISO setting is 320 ISO. The lowest available

ISO setting is indicated with an exclamation mark next to the number in the menu.

d) When increasing the headroom / highlight value with a constant ISO setting, the sensor's

sensitivity will decrease.

e) Set the highlights at >2 to maintain highlight details