Sony Picture Profiles & Dynamic Range Guide (Cine vs S-Log vs HLG)

Comparing the dynamic range & gamma options of the Picture Profiles for Sony cameras like the Sony a7 III such as Cine2, Cine4, HLG, HLG3, S-Log2, & S-Log3.
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Explanation of Test Process & Luma Waveforms
2:30 - Evaluating Cine2 vs Cine4
3:38 - S-Log2 vs S-Log3 - Dynamic Range
4:24 - Noise Comparison - S-Log3 vs S-Log2
4:58 - S-Log3 Shot Two Stops Over
5:58 - The Advantages of HLG3 on the Sony a7 III
7:24 - Comparison of HLG Versions: HLG, HLG1, HLG2, & HLG3
9:16 - Cine4 vs Cine2 at Low ISOs
10:31 - S-Log3 vs Cine2 vs HLG3 - Dynamic Range & Noise
11:42 - HLG Has Better Shadows
12:03 - Which Picture Profile Is Best on Sony a7 III?
12:24 - Myth: The Picture Profile Number Matters (e.g. PP3 vs PP8)
13:40 - A Few Notes on the Color Options (Cinema, BT.2020, etc)
14:22 - Myth: The Knee & Black Level Can Increase Dynamic Range
15:17 - In-Camera Sharpening: Turning the Detail Down to -7
15:29 - Conclusion

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[PiXimperfect]

Always love your in-depth videos. Really appreciate your research! Very helpful!

[mahoney]

Hey man- Professional Editor and Colorist here who owns and shoots (for fun) on a a7iii- very good information presented here, all of it correct. Thanks

[cameraconspiracies]

This video is so much better the second time with a Sony camera in my hand :)

[WhiskeyBrothersRecords]

I just jumped into PP in my Sony and have been researching heavily. It left me with far more questions then answers...And you managed to answer all of them in 16 minutes. This is a perfect video IMO. I cant thank you enough for this material.

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Whiskey Brothers Records

[chakpuia]

Open with : "with great gear comes great responsibility"

[dathofilms]

OMG, the work that went to this video, only you know that. impressed with this channel.

[Hexspa]

Me: This Sony manual is impossible to understand.

GUD: Hold my poutine.

[LukeFlegg]

Holy crap. As a Bournemouth film school alumni specialising in cinematography, as part of my 18 year career in cinema industry + freelance video production, I can vouch for this guy genuinely knowing his shit and using robust methods to demonstrate opinions. Thank you!

[walkerhull]

Man, thank you for all of the time and effort you put into your videos!!! You have become my go to channel/source for technical filmmaking info. You have helped me finally start to really understand the science behind picture profiles. Thank you for debunking all the myths surrounding this topic. I really really appreciate it. I’m excited to go practice shooting and experimenting with HLG3 and Cine2 now that I actually understand how they work. I recently switched from Canon to Sony and don’t have any real experience shooting with different PPs. Sending you a big virtual hug and high-five for helping me on my filmmaking journey. You’re the man!! Keep up all the hard work. You are helping so many people like me. I’m so grateful for your channel 🙏🏻

[BenSullinsOfficial]

Spectacular, love the fact based approach versus subjective view. Keep it up!

[florianbarras]

Been using HLG3 with BT2020 almost as soon as I've had the camera and heard about it. Really pleased with it. I feel it gives me everything I want to have in a camera, with good ISO capabilities, and "workable" file size (compared to RAW).

[abdellahcodes]

very useful 5+ years later. Thank you!

[SePark]

Great video Gerald! HLG3 is my favorite PP on my A7 III. You just scientifically confirmed it for me! Thanks!

[thebentzenable]

Gerald 22 years ago I took a trip to Prague and bought my first SLR. It was a Zenith and it was steel and glass and heavy as a lethal weapon! It had one piece of electronics in it, a small light that was red most of the day. When I came down to the photo store to collect my 500 pictures of architectural art the guy from the shop almost cried because there wasn't a single image that wasn't blank. After awhile he asked me to see my camera and he asked me if I had made Shure that the red light was green before pressing the shutter? I told him that I never saw any green light in the pentaprism. He turned pale and I paid for the 500 blank images and tried one more time. Today I got the A7III with the kid lens and I am watching your videos and you strike me as the kind of guy that would have figured out how to make the red light green 😁🙏

[StephenHsiang]

This is so objective and in-depth review of popular picture profiles of Sony mirrorless cameras, very informative and helpful. Thanks, Gerald.

[uofmdadgoblue]

this has become my fav tech channel ..thank you for sharing your expertise

[cooloox]

Wow, what a fantastic video! For a guy like me with very little video experience that was a really eye-opening experience. I didn't realise those picture profiles and log profiles worked that way. Thanks for the tremendous amount of effort you put into these videos.

[samanthacuckow]

I've been looking a long time for an informative and straightforward video about pprofile of Sony a7 and this definitely nailed it. It's not about selling a LUT but real info on the picture profiles, thanks a lot, this made me hit the subs button.

[artsvanberg]

Your way to explain thing and test things is amazing! So simple and easy to follow along. You are also the kindest person when you try to say that people have the wrong ideas of something 😅😍 well done! 😁👏

[jasonubrown]

This has got to be one of THE BEST Sony picture profile explanation I've seen ANYWHERE. Thank you.