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Felix wrote:Hi,
I wonder which zebra levels can be set in the camera. On the video cameras I usually use zebra goes only down to 70 which is pointless when I want to expose for a greycard.
Can I set zebra levels to 50 or 45? On Sony cameras I´m used to expose greycards to 45 IRE when using cinegamma. I know it´s different with other gammas, cameras, for example Slog should be exposed to 35 IRE. What´s the correct exposure level for a greycard on the BMCC when shooting RAW?
At the moment the zebra only goes down to 75%. The other thing to note is that it works of the sensor's LINEAR data. No gamma is applied to the zebra setting. That means when you set it to clipping, at 100%, it's basically showing you sensor clip IRRESPECTIVE of the ISO you might have set. This has more ramifications when shooting ProRes and DNx.
I know there are other exposure tools being looked at for down the road. For the moment Zebra works very well for me. There's so much DR that as long as I know what's clipping or near clipping, I know everything else is being captured.
jb