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Welcome to the world of

Sony Film Simulations!

This user manual will introduce you to the basics of sony film simulations.
After reading this booklet, I highly recommend checking out the following playlist
where I upload bite size content for an easier understanding on the basic workflow.

https://www.youtube.com/@veresdenialex/playlists
Leave a comment if you have more questions.

The basics.
Sony film simulations are based on sony picture profile menu, a menu which offers
different parameters to edit our images inside the camera before it gets processed
by the camera. This is an advantage, as it will get us cleaner results and better
color before the image gets compressed. It’s quite similar to fujifilms menu, just
with a different names and more options.

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How to find the
Sony Picture Profiles in the menu.

Older cameras.
On older cameras you will find it at
Color WB Img. processing>Picture Profile

Newer cameras.
On newer cameras you will find it at
Exposure/Color> Color/Tone>Picture Profile

Picture Profile Options

Black Level
Sets the black point, which is the darkest
point of the image. You can decide to
crush or fade the blacks for a punchier or
softer film look.

Gamma
Sets the Slope (contrast curve) of your
choice. Still & Movie are the punchiest,
while Cine gammas are immitating film like
contrast, and S-Log gammas which takes
advantage of the full dynamic range of the
camera at the cost of post processing.

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Black Gamma
Controlls the Shadow curve. You can set
a range of control, and either lift the
shadows to brighten the image or push
them down for a more moody look.

Knee
Controls highlight roll-off. Will help but it’s
not as powerful as expected.

Color Mode
Choose from difference color modes,
each with it’s own color science.You can
combine each color mode with different
options available in camera.

Saturation
Set the saturation of the colors

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Color Phase
Global hue shifter. With this tool you can
shfit all the colors clock wise or counter-
clockwise.

Color Depth
Controls color brightness. Higher values
mean deeper richer colors, lower values
result in brigther colors.

Detail
Multiple parameters to control the amount of
sharpness applied in various areas of the
image.

Kelvin
Sets the temperature of the image.

Color filter
Shift the color tint and can emphasize on
different hues. Very helpful for correcting
colors in difficult scenes.

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Film Recipe Guide

Reference Image
Showcasing the film recipe. Great for seeing real
life samples of the film simulation and the colors
it can give you.

Color Boxes
Great for quickly indentifying the hues of the
main colors.
REDS YELLOWS GREENS BLUES

Film Name & Color Settings Used ▼Ektar 100▼


Some recipes are simulating real film stocks,
while others are original signature looks.
5000 Kelvin A2-M1

Black level +6 Color Depth Detail 0


Gamma Still R -3 Mode Manual
Film Settings G +7 V/H Balance +2
Black Gamma Wide -7
All the settings that need o be inputed into\ the
B +5 B/W Balance Type 3
picture profile menu. Here is a full playlist of how Knee Manual 75% +4
C +5 Limit 7
to load them, save them, and the basic workflow. Color Mode S-Gamut3.Cine
M +5 Crispning 7
Saturation +25
Y +1 H-Light detail 4
Color Phase +2

White Balance Settings


Kelvin Color Filter
Color Settings which must be used in combina-
tion with the picture profile settings. Plays a very
5000 K A2-M1
important role in color shifting and remapping.

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Color Checker Guide

I also included a color checker sample for each film recipe. These are es-
pecially helpful in cases when using older Sony models and your colors
don’t match with the reference.

Simply load up the film simulation in a room with neutral light (without color
reflection) and set a light at 5500K with the color checker underneath it. It’s
best if you can set up in a wider room with white walls because otherwise it
might influence your results.

Most images were shot at 0 Exposure with Meetering Mode on Entire Screen
Average. This will give you the most neutral point possible. Recipes based on
S-log were overexposed for a proper exposure.

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Color Checker Guide

After you took a shot with the color checker, take both my reference and your image into
a software like Davinci Resolve to compare with the help of the vectore scope. You can
use any softtware that has a scopes to compare the differences.

Put both images side by side and compare the differences.


From here you can use the Picture Profile menu in combination with the Kelvin and the
Color Filter to closely match you camera to the film simulations.

In regard to how to color match, I have multiple tutorials and articles showing a step by
step guide on how to color match your sony cameras.
Check it out!

Blog - https://shorturl.at/5B2RO
Tutorials - https://shorturl.at/7Xwwd

This is only a brief introduction to the Sony picture profile menu.


If you’d like more information covered in this booklet, let me know and I might add it
in newer versions.
Thanks!

©Veres Deni Alex

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