Sony FX3/FX30 Cine EI Mode - Full Explanation
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- A full breakdown and explanation of how to use Cine EI on the Sony FX3. I cover custom settings, how it works, examples, when to use it and alternatives.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - What is Cine EI?
4:55 - Custom Buttons & Dials
9:00 - Monitoring
10:41 - Getting Proper Exposure Examples
13:16 - Changing the EI Example
15:26 - Other Comments on Exposure
16:50 - Changing Base ISO with a Custom Button
17:05 - Cine EI Quick Mode
18:27 - Some Limitations of Cine EI Mode
20:44 - HDMI Output Limitations in Cine EI Mode
21:57 - Should You Shoot In Cine EI?
23:00 - Wrapping It Up
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I watched several videos trying to figured out Cine EI and yours is the only one that explained well. Thanks so much!
You're welcome. I'm so glad to hear that this video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!
The way you explain Cine EI was superb man love it
Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
Really good video. Easy to understand and a lot clearer than all others I’ve seen.
Awesome! Glad it was helpful for you and thanks for watching!
Great video Josh! I never heard of this mode until you told me about it with the previous firmware update video! Awesome stuff, and it's nice to know we have another way to use the FX3 for log shooting now. Like you said, a "race car" method of using the camera for video ;) Thanks for your efforts and looking forward to learning more, Jay
You're welcome Jay!
Wow! thank you - I just swtiched from the Canon R5c to the FX3 and my head was spinning - thanks for making my life that much easier.
You're welcome. Here is my advanced user guide for the FX3 if you'd like to check it out: czcams.com/video/fBNOwUaOE84/video.html
WOW what a great video! I just got my FX30 and had no idea how Cine EI works you explained it so well with great examples. Thanks so much!
Thanks! Glad the video was helpful for you!
Thank you so much for the explanation Josh! I just got the Sony FX3 and I’m so confused about the Cine EI mode. Even though I watched a few videos on CZcams I still don't get it. But after watching your video, it helps me completely understand the Cine EI mode. Much appreciated! 🙌
You are very welcome. I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Also thanks for making this as there are always a couple of things here and there that I pick up when watching others go through all is the settings.
You're welcome! I agree, there are always things we can learn from each other!
I am currently using the GH5 and I’m looking to buy the FX3. I’ve never heard of Cine EI before and stumbled upon your video. Despite being from Germany and not speaking perfect English, it was my first time encountering Cine EI, yet I understood almost 100% of what it is and how it works! Incredibly well-explained! You’ve earned yourself a subscriber!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and for the support!
THANK YOU sooooo much!! Finally, someone who can explain something clearly!!! You saved me so much time as I’ve just bought this great camera, and couldn’t figure out what was this cineEI thing… THANKS!!!
Dude! Thank you for this video. You’re basically the only one who has given a explanation on this.
You're welcome. Glad this video was helpful for you and thanks for watching!
Thank you! I was a bit scared of updating the camera but now I'm fully confident 😎
You're welcome. Yeah, you can use the camera as it was before using Log Shooting off mode. Have fun!
Hey thanks Josh. This video really helped me to understand the principles of shooting in Cine EI. Alistair Chapman confused and bored me but your video simplified things. Great work mate.
Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!
Wow, great video! I've been wanting to set up my fx30 to start recording, and I found this extremely helpful. Thank you!
You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!
Cracking video, Josh. You articulate yourself very clearly 🤙🏼
Thank you so much!
Great Video, great help for someone new to FX3 - this was very useful and easy to follow. I would vote yes on "run and gun" set up for outdoor on the FX3,
Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Very helpful for a newbie like me. Thanks so much, Josh!
You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you!
this is gold, pure gold. thanks Josh
You're welcome. I'm super glad it was helpful for you!
Love this, I just had two custom modes that set me up for 24p & 120p S&Q. I’d always stick at 640 and then spin the back dial a bunch to switch to 12800 when needed. Just added the ISO switch to move between the two with the ISO button on top and it’s just 🤌🏼
Thanks a lot!!! Due to your video I understood what is CineEi is!! It was very helpful!
Awesome. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video. A lot to learn.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
The best video at the moment! Thanks Josh
You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words!
Thanks for the great and detailed information!
Great video, thanks king. Explained very well. I'll have to rewatch it a few more times for it to fully click but that's more of a me problem. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Great explanation. So I film in my garage purposely keep the lighting low. So sounds like I need to either pick 800 or 12800 and manipulate my aperture. I'll try this today for a video I'm filming
Thanks! Yes, exactly. Pick the base that makes the most sense and then adjust exposure with lighting, aperture and NDs.
Amazing explanation…. Well done. Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Just sent a small donation to your PayPal because of the time you spent on this video. I found this tutorial/guide extremely helpful. Thanks for posting!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support and am glad the video was helpful for you!
Bro! You just changed the game with these settings. Thanks for sharing. You the 🐐
You’re welcome! I don’t think that I qualify for 🐐 status but I appreciate the kind words! 🙌
Thats what I looking for
Thanks a lot for the really detailed explanation of Cine EI, I’m new in cinema line category using my new FX30 and it was really hard for me to understand how cine EI works. Greetings from Greece😊
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! - your videos are very helpful.
You're welcome! Thank you so much for the support!
Great video, thanks! So Cine EI is a different and guided failproof way to expose the image. On the background is basically doing the same as fixating the shutter at 1/50 (or 1/100, 1/200) base ISO at 800 (or 12800) and adjusting the exposure with Aperture/VND/Lighting recording SLog3 on a regular sony camera, only presented on a nicer way and aiming to MM0.0 instead of MM+1.7
Extremely clear, thanks! Just subscribed :)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching and for the support!
Great explanation, thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Love it, it did a live stream without log and when switching back to Cine EI, I filmed bad clips which were underexposed. Not gonna happen in future any more with your help!
Glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for watching!
thank josh, this is helpful! also disabled the dial wheel like you recommended. I kept turning those by accident
You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful for you and thanks for watching!
Great explanation. Thanks sir. Can you do a video on best autofocus settings for the R5 C for interviews? Thanks
Thank you for this great video!🙏🏻🙏🏻 very useful, thanks from a Spanish production company
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
This is very helpful. Could you recommend a setting
for quick blog?
Josh, two thumbs up 👍👍🙏
Thanks!
Very interesting video. So to see what you’re doing, you need the LUT on. But can you then see if you’re clipping highlights. Before you could set zebras to 94+ in SLog3 and then avoid a clipped file. Is there a zebra setting for LUT on which aligns with proper clipping in SLog3. I’m guessing that 100+ after the LUT doesn’t necessarily mean the SLog3 is clipping. Or?
Thanks! There are many ways to use this camera now. If you are using Cine EI you can turn the LUT on or off. If you turn the LUT off, it will judge exposure like it did before the update when you were in Slog3 with or without the Gamma Display Assist on. The Gamma Display Assist doesn't affect the exposure tools like zebras, histogram, etc. If you are in Flexible ISO or Cine EI with the S709 LUT on, its 45% for middle gray or 41% with the LUT off. I personally don't use zebras for a maximum luminance value. If I am doing something without controlled lighting, I rely on the histogram to make sure I am not clipping highlights. If you don't like how Cine EI and Flexible ISO work you can turn log shooting off and set any of the picture profiles to Slog3 and the camera will work exactly like it did before the update. Hopefully this was helpful. Thanks for watching!
@@Josh_Sattin thanks man. Great answer. Will try it out!
@@CTOLARSSON You’re welcome. Thanks for watching the video!
we definitely need a vid on how to set up exp for outdoor shooting
czcams.com/video/Z4Ic19eP36Y/video.html
Thank you for the explanation! If you are shooting in the snow, do you recommend moving the EI to 2500 iso?
Love this new firmware! acts more like FX9 ❤ One question, in flexible ISO the low base is back to 640? Guess setting to 800 won't matter much.
Does the technique you applied to shifting the EI down to 400 for retaining shadow info apply to when you're shooting in low light at ISO 12800? I'm assuming that if the priority is to retain highlights, you'd just go the other direction on the EI index?
Thanks Josh!
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot from France
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thankyou very much, terrific video
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, Josh! This was very helpful. I was very confused when I realized that changing the EI had an affect on my footage, as everyone says that it doesn't. I have mainly been shooting at 800 or 12800, so I probably haven't failed too much on it, but still nice to know that I might want to use the EI in darker situations where I have enough light (not too much highlights). So changing the EI will, easily put, give me more dynamic range in some (while very few) situations, right?
great video
Thanks!
Well well well, looky here. I googled 'what is Cine EI and your video was the first'. So awesome to see, Josh! Great overview! That's interesting that the low base ISO of the FX3 is 800. On the A7SIII it's 640. I like the fact that it locks you in to the two base ISOs though. I rarely go outside that range in my A7siii. The thing that I'm not a fan of is how you're unable to change the S-Log3 settings. I've made a few tweaks to mine and it kind of sucks that that's not easily available.
Yo Dylan! That's great my video showed up in a Google search. Yeah it's weird that the base ISO is 800 in Cine EI but 640 in Flexible ISO on the same camera. Yeah, that is also weird how they took away the settings, but you can access those by turning log shooting off and setting up one of the picture profiles to Slog3 and you have access to all of the settings like you did before. It's a weird workaround for sure.
Wish they had internal ND capability. thank you for explaining its very useful.
Oh yeah, I wish it had NDs too. Thanks for watching!
You`re grate man, now i can fly with my fx30....
Thank you so much! Enjoy the FX30!
I am so glad to have found this - the Cine EI function kept throwing me off but glad i watched this whole video. Quick question - when would you use a higher EI value?
I mention this in the video, but you can increase your EI to give you more dynamic range in the highlights, but I generally advise against this because the FX3 does well in the highlights and very rarely you don't have a scene that doesn't have any shadows at all.
@@Josh_Sattin understood - thanks again Josh!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Hi, yes great explanation. Please could you do the outdoor settings video. I watched the Cannon explanation but that used false color. I guess the sony equivalent is use LUT and set zebras to 75 but something better than guess would be good. Thanks again
Thanks! I am hoping to make a Sony specific video soon, but check out this video because it will be pretty similar. I don't use false color in this video.
czcams.com/video/JCDaz1Ewirg/video.html
thank you!!!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thanks mate. You rock :)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I like you, man, you're a cool guy and killing these videos. I'm on my third one, I think I'm binge-watching at this point, and I don't have my fx3 yet 😂
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you are enjoying the videos!
@@Josh_Sattin Hey there, how are you? Quickly, can I shoot in a Standard picture style, or must I continue in Rec 709(800) to keep these settings? I've been shooting with the settings recommended in this video. This is my first cinema line camera; I'm coming from a Sony A7. I ask because I'm in 8bit and want to retain optimum colors. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for this great video Josh. Did you by chance find a way to streamline the custom WB selection in Cine EI? I need to adjust my WB quite frequently, but can"t find a quick way to select it.
You're welcome! I use the WB button (custom button #2) on top of the camera to quickly access the white balance.
@@Josh_Sattin Thanks Josh!
Am I correct in thinking that they removed the "Lock" on shutter, iris, and iso when in CineEI?
Does the FX3 have "My Dial" (or whatever it's called) customizations like the a74 and a7s3? You can set a custom button to trigger different dial functions while holding it down. You could keep the shutter as that front dial that way, but only when holding down whatever other custom button you have programmed for it. No more accidental shutter speed changes!
great
So what I am used to doing with the A7 line is just pick the base ISO and never change that. Indeed like film or like how cine cams work with the best dynamic range in mind. And just change exposure through Lighting, ND, Aperture. And use a monitor with waveform and false Color to see where my skin tones are landing in relation to if it’s dark or bright scene, knowing if I’m over or underexposing for optimal highlight or shadow details.
thanks much
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
It’s quite funny that they give consumers too many picture profile controls, and in more professional cameras (FS5,FS7,FX3,FX6,FX9) they limit a few things so you can’t do it wrong haha.
Because in non-cinema cameras, it's not wrong. It's only wrong for filmmakers.
Hi Josh, great video. One question: What is the difference between "S-Gamut3.Cine/Slog3" and just "Gamut3/S-Log3"? Which would you recommend for best quality. Thanks!
Feel free to check out this link for a technical explanation. I use S-Gamut3.Cine
www.sony-asia.com/electronics/support/articles/00145905
Thanks so much for this. Can you use AWB in FlexISO mode?
Yes you can.
Hey Josh! Thank you for the explanation, but does this mean no more ETTR in exposition process? I mean there is no sence if you use EI to expose ebove 0.0
You're welcome. ETTR is always a personal decision. You can still ETTR if you want to by lowering the EI. If you want to ETTR by 1 stop for example, just lower the EI from 800 to 400 and then expose normally. The EI is essentially an exposure assist tool.
amazing concise explanation. how do you load the S709 LUT into the camera? You use that LUT just as a viewing mechanism for easier viewing, because youll eventually apply a REC709 LUT in post anyways right? but really the camera is still recording in SLOG 3 flat profile?
and yes! please do a video on the fx3 for run and gun exposure, thank you!
Thanks. It’s already in the camera.
The LUT does not get applied to the recorded image. It is a viewing LUT. The image gets recorded in Slog3.
QUESTION: In flexible ISO mode, if you manually set it to 800, is that essentially the same as using the base ISO? (even though it was a manual operation)
Yes!
Thanks Josh! It was much easier to understand new functions of 3.0 firmware. But I have a question not about it. Can you say please how are you recording screen menu from camera?
You’re welcome. I often use an Atomos Ninja V.
@@Josh_Sattin Thank you!
You're welcome!
How do I set up continuous autofocus while recording video so its always autofocusing on the Centrepoint?
A bit late to the party, but thanks, firest video about CINE EI that I can actually say, I.. mostly understand haha, got my FX30 a few days ago, will try and fail probably, but I will try ! Thank you
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I have watched this video about 5 times now and am still terrified to shoot cine ei at some of these local sporting events I shoot. I just dont want to ruin my exposure. The lighting in some of these venues is always so terrible. I think im just going to go in with a base of 12800, I only have the 16-35 PZ F4 with a variable ND.
No need to stress yourself out. If you just shoot at 12,800 in Slog3 you will get the same result. Focus on getting the shots right.
6:16 I wish my sIII had that menu. I would love to have iso on the front dial but i can only swap Av/Tv >_> Sony finally needs to bring all the cool new software stuff to the sIII. Even the cheaper IV has it
Hey Josh, really enjoying your videos. Would you go for the FX3 or C70 for run n gun documentary when you need best quality with best convenience?
Both are great cameras and can't go wrong with either, depends on what you are shooting and the other gear involved. This could be a whole video. Pros for the C70 are ND filters and better battery life. Pros for the FX3 are size, extreme low light and IBIS. Both have XLR inputs.
@@Josh_Sattin Is it true that the C70 has a creamier, more pleasing way of rendering images than the FX3? Maybe it has to do with the softness or the DR. I have the sense that it's easier to get beautiful images from the Canon but the FX3 does more for the price (FF, low light, autofocus etc). Would you agree? Appreciate taking the time to answer.
@@lucasoldwine1130 They both produce great images. I own them both. It's personal preference.
i dont get it
Would the same logic apply to shooting bright scenes? Shooting at 12800 iso and increasing the EI to gain more highlight dynamic range?
No. You definitely want to stick the the base ISO of 800 unless you are in a super low light situation.
Yo dude! This video was so helpful thank you! I just have one very bizzare question for you - my Sony monitor screen looks the same as yours with a different look to the battery percentage etc. Mine is exactly the same, the audio channels don't appear where everyone else's does? Why do ours look different to everyone else's? I thought I had bought a fake FX3 for a sec
You're welcome. That probably has to do with which firmware you are running on your FX3.
Honest question: Even before this update I always shot at the two Base ISOs. Whenever I was in a dark scene I would just bump to 12800 and add an ND if needed or plat with aperture. How is this any different? I mean I understand the workflow slightly changes if you move your exposure index, but if you always keep it at Base, then its almost exactly like before when you would keep ISO at Base as well, right?
Great question! I was also wondering if there are any other differences. I'd like to compare the images and see if there are any subtleties. One thing that seems weird to me was that the base ISO before was 640 and now in Cine EI it is 800. Makes me think it was 800 the whole time so maybe something is going on there. Not sure.
@@Josh_Sattin I think we thought of this, maybe we assumed because zebras and such didn’t work below 640
The only difference, is that now you can set 2 settings.. which base iso u want (800 or 12800) and then which EI you want.
When you go up or down in EI you are changing where your dynamic range is. You get 16 stops, but do you want more of them in the shadows? If so then lower EI.. if you have a scene with mostly highlights, then go up in EI and it will prioritize the highlights and give you more stops if dynamic range there. That is it, no more no less.
It changes the normal model upside down.. normally we’d add iso in the dark. In this case, stay at base iso but the lower EI setting is what you want when you need to capture more shadow detail, and a higher EI is what you want when you want to capture more highlight detail. Done.
So question: why would you want to change the iso to make it look different on your screen when it won’t record that way? Or am I missing something?
Thanks for checking out the video. I address this exact thing in this video. I would recommend that you re-watch it.
Cheers for the breakdown and info handy to know. I do have one part bit confused by the two modes.
If place camera into ISO mode and
Then test scene in cine ei
Both same iso settings, shutter and aperture with LUT preview enabled the cine ei is dark and hard to see the image.
Not sure why this is when matched exact same settings in controlled environment?
Surely should produce sake image when viewing?
Is your Exposure Index set to the base ISO?
@@Josh_Sattin yes correct, if I match exact same settings
Wow! Great video. Could you possibly do a similar video on SLOG3 exposure with the grey card using the A7siii with the ‘normal’ firmware? Thank you.
Thanks! You would do it exactly the same way, just set the ISO to either 640 or 12,800. Adjust the exposure with lighting, aperture or ND.
@@Josh_Sattin True. The purpose of my question is really about my next camera buy. Another A7siii, or the FX3. If I can get the same outcome, I’ll get the A7siii. But (and I hope you can clarify), the FX3’s advantage now is I can essentially “buy” dynamic range in shadows OR highlights (not both at the same time) with moving the exposure index to suit the scene. Whereas, with the A7siii, I am limited to lighting, ND’s, and aperture. Is this the main advantage? (I hope I have asked that correctly).
@@danfarmer_photo Yes and no. In reality I don't recommend most people changing the EI on their FX3. I do say this in this video. The main advantages of the FX3 are the XLR handle, different buttons/controls and having a fan. Some people would rather have an EVF on the A7S3. Shooting in Cine EI is probably most helpful for pairing the camera with FX6s and FX9s. A lot of people are happy about the custom LUTs too. You really can't go wrong with either the FX3 or A7S3.
@@Josh_Sattin Thanks again Josh. Very much appreciated.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
So what if you just shot Flexible ISO in Slog3 at ISO 800. Is there any difference from being stuck in Cine EI mode?
czcams.com/video/c0PCPeo4V08/video.html
Thanks🎉. One thing: when film cameras were used (not so long ago) you chose the ISO but the camera knew nothing about nothing. The Dop did all the decisions using his knowhow, lighting and colourmeters and the assistance of his/her 1st camera assistant.😂
That's awesome! Where did you learned all that good stuff?
Years of using cameras, researching, learning, etc.
Hi Josh.
May I ask you a stupid question? Why, when I’ve selected to record with S-log3 lut, and I hit the button to show the image with lut, it makes any difference? And it works with rec 709 selected… :/
Thanks
Quick newbie’s question from my side.
Time 14:38 - When you changed the index, setting the iso to 400 and open the aperture to get more informations from the shadow. Is it the equivalent of saying “exposing to the right jargon”?
Thanks in advance
Sort of yeah, but you don't change the ISO. You also can accurately judge exposure and get it one stop over by setting the EI to 400 when at the base ISO of 800.
Hi josh , quick question , is this the actual way to shoot on cine ei? I read the alister Chapman article about cine ei saying what you said but on the CZcams Sony official page they say you just change the ei without changing lighting or any exposure tools . I’m confuse about this please help
do you have any specific ND filter Recommendations ? fx3
I like this one - geni.us/hvFBj
Hi.. Thanks for the explanation.... Do u know why they greyed out the gamma display assist on the fx30 when in SLOG3? Probably the same story on fx3...
I'm not sure why exactly they did that, but now you have to just use the display LUT feature instead. If you really want to use the gamma display assist you can turn log shooting off and change any of the picture profiles to Slog3 and it will work like the camera did before the firmware update. Kind of a workaround and I don't think this is how they want you to use the camera. I find the display LUT on to work really well.
@@Josh_Sattin yes I think you're exactly right... Thanks for the answer
@@jackfisher7274 You're welcome!
When I’m out doors and it is dark how do I over expose, having an issue with his especially as I’m running and gunning the values are always changing
Use a faster lens, add light or use the second base ISO.
If I am a 3 year old, what is the reason you'd want to change your exposure on the LCD if it doesn't bake that exposure in the file? What is the point of the exposure index if it doesn't change anything?
Right?! 😅
Which Color Gamut is preferred - S-Gamut3.Cine/S-Log3 or S-Gamut3/S-Log3? I've lever been much of a Log shooter, but I'm trying to embrace it with the FX30. Thanks!
SGamut3.Cine I don’t think you have a choice when in Cine EI.
Do you have a cineEI editing g video?
czcams.com/video/Z4Ic19eP36Y/video.html
Maybe you can help me. I just can choose between base iso 800 and 2500..
what is colour gamut in the menu?
If changing the EI index to any value other than 800 or 12,800, then why should the dynamic range shift? I thought the dynamic range is pegged to each ISO level? So if we are at 400EI, shifted from 800EI, then because the ISO is still at 800 then should the dynamic range be the same as ISO 800?
I would recommend that you re-watch the video. Changing the EI does not change anything other than how you view and judge exposure. By changing the EI, you then change the exposure, which shifts the dynamic range. As shown in the example of this video, when I lowered the EI from 800 to 400, I then opened up the aperture 1 stop to overexpose by one stop, thus shifting one stop of dynamic range to the shadows. I know this is a weird concept for most, so please re-watch it if you'd like to understand it better. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the explanation! I just want to make sure I’m understanding you correctly because the whole constant recording at base ISO/changing ISO just in camera is a really confusing concept for me.
So are you saying that no matter what, in Cine EI mode the camera will always be recording at either 800 ISO or 12800 ISO (which I understand), but then if you change the ISO, the exposure you’re seeing is only on the screen and does not reflect the actual exposure that is being recorded to the file (which I also understand)?
But the part that confuses me that I want to make sure I do understand is, the purpose of doing something like changing the ISO knowing it’s not actually changing the recorded ISO. The dynamic range value of highlights and shadows (shown on the chart) is dependent on different ISO values, but that wouldn’t make sense if no matter what your camera is being recorded at either 800 or 12800, that would make every other ISO irrelevant… unless what I think you’re saying is true, which is, it seems like you’re saying - that chart is showing the different dynamic range values you get if you simulate* a different ISO value and nail the exposure accordingly for that simulated ISO value (I’m using the word simulate because it seems like that’s what you’re doing when you change the ISO in camera since it doesn’t actually change the ISO of the final video file), resulting in the final video file (at the base ISO of either 800 or 12,800) being either over exposed or under exposed on purpose, resulting in you being able to get more information in either the highlights or shadows for your intended needs?
Sorry for typing so much, I just want to make sure I fully understand this concept because it is really difficult to comprehend for someone who’s never heard of a technique like this…
You are close. When in Cine EI mode, you can not change the ISO from either 800 or 12,800. You can change the EI, but all this does is change how the image appears and the monitoring tools. This is an exposure guide to force you to over or underexpose to push the dynamic range into the highlights or shadows. You are not changing the image whatsoever by changing the EI.
+Alexander Forde You're completely right about this, I'm a bit confused too, but I think the bottom line is by exposing "correctly" for a simulated lower/higher ISO, you may be losing detail in the opposite end of the spectrum, but it's just the idea of gaining detail in the shadows by lowering ISO, or gaining detail in highlights by increasing ISO. But there is a risk of losing detail at the other end too of course, it's just a way of accurate exposure without actually changing ISO at all.
"Depending on the EI set as you monitor images at the time of shooting, you can use the Catalyst Prepare Plugin in post-production to reproduce the appearance as monitored." I think the point of changing the appearance on screen is that you want to reproduce it in post. Done this way will produce better image than say applying those monitored settings straight outside cine EI mode (therefore, both as monitored and recorded). Not sure if my understanding is correct.
you are right Alexander, check out this video that helped me better understand this: czcams.com/video/ickJ5PLaqZU/video.html
Dearest, I follow you from Italy, thanks for your work. I can't help but notice the enormous noise in every one of your videos. Don't move do the basic iso. Why? Many youtubers say that Sony recommends lowering the low base ISO or the high base ISO to reduce grain, why don't you do it?