How to expose Movie Mode on the Sony a7S II
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How to expose Movie Mode on the Sony a7S II

The following video will help you understand exposure in Movie mode: Download Video Takeaways Movie mode is close to Rec. 709, and follows legal levels (42-44 IRE 18% grey, 90 IRE white). It’s a bad idea to under or over expose this camera in Movie mode by more than half a stop in either direction. […]

The following video will help you understand exposure in Movie mode:

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Takeaways

  • Movie mode is close to Rec. 709, and follows legal levels (42-44 IRE 18% grey, 90 IRE white).
  • It’s a bad idea to under or over expose this camera in Movie mode by more than half a stop in either direction.
  • The best strategy is to nail exposure. I’ll go so far as to say, if you can’t nail exposure, don’t use Movie mode.
  • The color mode (color space) to use is always Movie. Don’t mix and match.
  • You can play with the detail setting to sharpen according to taste. Some clients like super-sharp images like those you get with the GH4, while others (like me) prefer a softer image and would prefer to add sharpening later in post if desired.