Sony S-Log 2 & 3. How To Get Correct Exposure

This is an educational video detailing how you correctly use and exposure Sony S-Log footage on the FS5. The theory behind log profiles will also apply to many other log formats and cameras, however keep in mind that each log profile and % value will be different
This video is an except for an a 3 part FS5 video series which i filmed a few years ago. I'll place all 3 parts up on this channel in the future
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - How To Enable S-Log in the FS5
1:05 - What is S-Log
2:03 - Why is Dynamic Range Important
2:26 - Difficulties of S-Log
3:14 - Characteristics of Different Log Profiles
3:48 - Overexposing Log Profiles
4:46 - % Values For S-Log Profiles
5:56 - Gamma Assist on the FS5; Do's and Don'ts
7:55 - Outro

[@shomari_francis]

Great video!! I appreciate all the detail you put in!

[@tariqalexanderwaheed476]

Thank you so much!

[@FishplateFilms]

This is a great explanation Ian! I've recently got a very low hr FS5 , and learning S-log shooting. Great info for a newbie and well explained.
Cheers Gregg.

[@ianthurstan]

Cheers, glad it was helpful mate ☺️

[@capitalgeorge]

Cool video.. Congrats on the beginning of your youtube journey!😀

[@oeunouch]

Great and informative video buddy!

[@thehardway7970]

Great video, well explained

[@danielmutisya8099]

hi my footage appears slighting noisy I'm shooting on fs5 s-log 3 gamut.cine at 3200k and 2000 ISO and 1 and half stops overexposing . just wanted to know if it normal to have notable noise on footage . its a night alley scene

[@ianthurstan]

Hiya, the older FS5 sensors are not as good in low light as the newer FX3 and FX6 cameras, and don’t have dual Native ISO’s, and the log profiles on the FS5 camera are notorious for having more grain and noise, so yeah In night scenes the S-Log profile from the FS5 will have a lot more noticeable noise. I normally shoot with a Cinegamma profile in low light on the FS5, normally Cine4