RED DIGITAL CINEMA V-RAPTOR 8K VV DSMC3 Camera (RF, Black) - Manual (Page 194)

EXPOSURE
The camera offers multiple tools to determine the current image exposure levels, and it provides the tools to adjust the
exposure to the desired levels.
When using the R3D file format, you can correct color temperature and ISO settings at any time. The aperture and
exposure time however, are two of the parameters that you cannot corrected later in R3D files.
While the correct exposure is always an artistic decision, there are best practices for capturing the most dynamic range
while also allowing post production to preserve the intended image information.
The goal is to reduce clipping in the bright and dark parts of the image as much as possible. Otherwise the sensor
information is lost in the overexposed and underexposed areas.
The primary tool for determining the exposure levels is the histogram. It shows the exact luminance levels of the red,
green, and blue pixels after you apply the ISO and White Balance settings. Monitors have their own color gamuts and
brightness levels which makes the monitor less than optimal for determining the camera's exposure levels.
This camera includes a histogram, and a simple RGB raw pixel exposure meter, which allows you to determine proper
exposure regardless of the set ISO or camera look (for more information refer to
Histogram Page ).
The histogram provides information about how the brightness is distributed in the image. This allows you to see how
close a scene is to clipping in the light and dark areas, which makes it easy to choose aperture, exposure, and ND filter
solutions accordingly.
FALSE COLOR EXPOSURE TOOLS
While the histogram provides information about the brightness distribution and clipping of the image, it does not show
you the areas in the image that are near, or that have reached, clipping. For this, the camera provides image overlays
that provide false colors to indicate precise exposure levels.
FALSE COLOR EXPOSURE MODE
The False Color Exposure mode overlay provides information where the image is close to clipping or already clipping in
the highlights (red) and low-lights (green) (refer to
False Color Exposure Mode ).
Example of monitored image in Exposure Mode:
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