Matching Canon XH A1 and Sony FX1 at DVinfo.net

Mindaugas Ciciunas · April 25th, 2009, 12:56 PM

It turned out that I have these two cameras for my business. First headache was to make them as compatible as possible. After several sleepless nights this is what I came up with:

These settings work for me when I set both cameras' white balance to "sun" preset.

Sony FX1 picture profile:
Color level +2
Color phase +5
Sharpness 10
Skintone DTL OFF
AE Shift 0
AGC Limit OFF
At Iris LMT F11
WB Shift 0
AWB Sens HIGH
Cinematone OFF
Cineframe OFF

Canon XH A1 preset that I named FX1 SUN
GAMMA N
KNEE H
BLACK P
MASTER PED. -9
SETUP LEVEL 6
SHARPNESS 1
H DTL FREQ H
DTL HV BAL 0
CORING 0
NR1 0
NR2 0
COLOR MAT. N
COLOR GAIN 6
COLOR PHASE 7
R GAIN -2
G GAIN -2
B GAIN -3
RG MATRIX 8
RB MATRIX -5
GR MATRIX 0
GB MATRIX 0
BR MATRIX 2
BG MATRIX 2

This seems to be working for me. If somebody comes up with some better settings to match both cameras, please share. Soon I plan to post XH A1 preset for custom white balance under the same Sony picture profile settings.

Anna Uio · May 18th, 2009, 01:46 PM

Howdy,

I also happen to own both of those cameras, although I honestly don't understand many of the XH A1 settings :)

Doesn't Color Phase rotate the "Color Wheel"? I've always thought of that as a useless concept and keep it at 0 on all cameras. Perhaps I am wrong though...

Cheers,
Anna

Mindaugas Ciciunas · May 19th, 2009, 04:34 AM

Yes, it does rotate. In my case, I had to rotate them to match. The biggest challenge was to match green color of these cameras.

Ramon Sabina · September 7th, 2010, 03:42 PM

Thanks so much for share this information. Very util for me.

April 25th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#1
Mindaugas Ciciunas New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kretinga, Lithuania Posts: 6	Matching Canon XH A1 and Sony FX1 It turned out that I have these two cameras for my business. First headache was to make them as compatible as possible. After several sleepless nights this is what I came up with: These settings work for me when I set both cameras' white balance to "sun" preset. Sony FX1 picture profile: Color level +2 Color phase +5 Sharpness 10 Skintone DTL OFF AE Shift 0 AGC Limit OFF At Iris LMT F11 WB Shift 0 AWB Sens HIGH Cinematone OFF Cineframe OFF Canon XH A1 preset that I named FX1 SUN GAMMA N KNEE H BLACK P MASTER PED. -9 SETUP LEVEL 6 SHARPNESS 1 H DTL FREQ H DTL HV BAL 0 CORING 0 NR1 0 NR2 0 COLOR MAT. N COLOR GAIN 6 COLOR PHASE 7 R GAIN -2 G GAIN -2 B GAIN -3 RG MATRIX 8 RB MATRIX -5 GR MATRIX 0 GB MATRIX 0 BR MATRIX 2 BG MATRIX 2 This seems to be working for me. If somebody comes up with some better settings to match both cameras, please share. Soon I plan to post XH A1 preset for custom white balance under the same Sony picture profile settings.

September 7th, 2010, 03:42 PM	#4
Ramon Sabina New Boot Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain Posts: 7	Thanks so much for share this information. Very util for me. __________________ Canon XHA1, Sony FX1, Canon 550D/T2i Rebel - Manfrotto MVB525/Head 501 - Pocket Dolly Kesslercrane - Premiere Elements 7.0

May 18th, 2009, 01:46 PM	#2
Anna Uio New Boot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17	Howdy, I also happen to own both of those cameras, although I honestly don't understand many of the XH A1 settings :) Doesn't Color Phase rotate the "Color Wheel"? I've always thought of that as a useless concept and keep it at 0 on all cameras. Perhaps I am wrong though... Cheers, Anna

May 19th, 2009, 04:34 AM	#3
Mindaugas Ciciunas New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kretinga, Lithuania Posts: 6	Yes, it does rotate. In my case, I had to rotate them to match. The biggest challenge was to match green color of these cameras.