For several years I’ve been fascinated by camera color rendition. Every camera manufacturer, just like every film manufacturer, has their own look—their own way of interpreting and rendering color and contrast—that defines them and their products. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out which choices are manufacturing-based (“We’re stuck with this because of how we built the camera!”) vs. artistic (“We think blues look better when they’re a little bit cyan!”). What I’ve learned is that there’s so much to learn I’m never going to learn all of it.

Read the full article at Sony SGamut vs. SGamut3: Battle of the Color Spaces at DV Info Net (http://www.dvinfo.net/article/acquisition/sonyxdcam/sony_sgamut_vs_sgamut3.html)