Sony F35 manual

OPERA TION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition ( Revised 1) DIGIT AL CINEMA TOGRAPHY CAMERA F35[...]

2 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this a pparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open th e cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For the c ustomers in th e U.S.A. This equi pment has been tested and foun d to compl y with the limits for a Clas s A digit al devic e, pursuan t to Par[...]

3 Afin de réduire les risques d’incendie ou d’électrocution, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité. Afin d’écarter tout ri sque d’électrocution, garder le coffret ferm é. Ne confier l’entretien de l’appareil qu’à un personnel qualifié. Pour les c lients en Eur ope Ce produ it portant l a marque CE est conf[...]

4 Table of Con tents Table o f Content s Chapter 1 Overview 1-1 Features . .......... .............. ......... .............. ......... .............. ... 7 1-2 Example of System Configuration .......... .............. ....... 9 1-3 Locations and Functi ons of Parts ........... ......... .......... 10 1-3-1 Camer a Head ............................[...]

5 Table of Contents 3-2-9 ON/OFF of the Char acter Indication .............................. 35 3-2-10 Allocation of Functions to the Assignable Buttons and Switch ............................................................................35 3-2-11 Brightness Adjustment of the Subdisplay .................... 36 3-2-12 Selection of Gamma Tables ...[...]

6 Table of Con tents 4-3-2 PAINT Me nu ................................................................. 67 4-3-3 MAIN TENANCE Menu ............................................. ... 73 4-3-4 NETWORK Menu ...................................................... ... 78 4-3-5 FILE Menu .................................................................. .[...]

7 Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter Features 1 Over view 1-1 Feat ures The F35 is a 1CCD d igital cinematogra phy camera equipped wi th Super 35- mm type IT pro gressi ve CCD array with a t otal of 6,600,000 pi cture elemen ts (ef fectiv e pixel count of 19 20 [H] × 1080 [ V] RGB). The camera is inc orporated with ne wly dev eloped i magers and a digita[...]

8 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Doc kab le syst em of th e SR W -1 HD P ortable Digital Reco rd er A dockable int erface system is employed t o conform to versa tile shooti ng condit ions and on -site demands. The SR W -1 1) can be docked d irectly on the top or rear of the camera , as required for shooti ng conditio ns. The camera and S R W -1 rec[...]

9 Example of System Configu ration Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 Example of System Co nfigurat ion The diagram bel ow sho ws a system conf i guration e xample to use of th is ca mera. In this manua l, an opt ional HD VF-C35W HD Elec tronic V ie wfi nder is u sed to instruct ho w to operat e the uni t. F or mor e in formatio n about t he fittings, co nnec[...]

10 Locatio ns and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3 Locations and Function s of P ar ts 1-3-1 Camera Head Front panel a VF1 (viewf inder 1) c onnector (20-pi n) Connect a vie wfind er (opti onal). b CONTROL P ANEL connector Connect wit h the CAMERA co nnector of the suppli ed assistant panel (page 15) . c Accessory r eceptacles Using thes[...]

11 Location s and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w Left panel a Lev el vial Used as a reference to c heck that the camera stand s horizon tally . It can be f ine -adjuste d when requi red. If fine-adjustment is required, remo ve the cov er and adjust it by rota ting the thre e slotted-he ad screws. b L hand le The L handle is attached t o th[...]

12 Locatio ns and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w The necessar y settings are made using the NETWORK menu displa yed on the v ie wfi nder or moni tor screen. For safety , do not conn ect the connector for p eripheral de vice wir ing th at might h av e e xcessi ve v oltage to this port. Follow the instructions for this port. Par mesure de s?[...]

13 Location s and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w The f irmwar e of t he SR W -1 ma y be r equir ed to be upda ted for us e with this c amera. F o r detai ls, cons ult y our lo cal Sony r epr esentative. d Assignable 4 /A UTO BLK B AL (auto blac k bala nce) switch Push the switch do wnward to the A UTO BLK BAL side to start the aut o black [...]

14 Locatio ns and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w f MENU SEL (selection) /ENTER dial Used to select or se t the items on the sub display or the menu items on the vi ewf inder (monitor) screen. Rear panel a Safety release tab b Accessory clamp lev er c Lock r elease kno b d Accessory mount le ver For mounting/unmo unting an S R W -1 HD Porta[...]

15 Location s and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3-2 Assistant P anel (Supplied) The most part s are common to t hose on the ri ght panel of the camera head. Connecting the panel to the CONTR O L P ANEL connector (pa ge 10) of the camera head p ermits the camera and recorder to be operat ed at hand. a CAMERA connector Using the supplied [...]

16 Locatio ns and Functi ons of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w e Camera connector 1 When the int erface bo x is mounted on t he top or rear of the camera head, vid eo/audio and c ontrol signal s are sent/ recei ved t o/from the camera head. f Camera connector 2 When the interf ace box is mounted on re ar of the camera head, po wer i s sent /receiv ed to[...]

17 Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations Chapter Mounting the Interfac e Box 2 Installation and Preparations 2-1 Mounting the Interfa ce Bo x The supplied interface box c an be attach ed to the top or rear of the camera head. Connection between the camera head and t he interface b ox is achie ved by moun ting, el iminati ng additi onal cabl e c[...]

18 Mounti ng the Inte rface Box Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 5 Rotate th e accessory mount le ver do wnward (pull it in the opposi te direct ion of the l ens when atta ching to the top). 6 While ho lding th e lock-r elease knob in the dir ection o f the arro w , fold the accesso ry mount le ver i nto its home positi on. 7 Rotate the ac[...]

19 Mounting t he SRW-1 Recorder Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 2-2 Mounting the SR W -1 Recor der In the same manner a s the interfac e box, the SR W -1 HD Portable Di gital R ecorder can be mounted on the top or rear of the camera head. F or handling of the S RW -1 Recor der , refe r to the Oper ation Manual of the r ecor der . • The [...]

20 Attac hin g a Lens Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 2-3 Attac hing a Lens Attach an appropria te optional lens that conforms to the PL lens m ount. Always use a le ns whose project ion from the flange ( A in the f igure) is less than 30 mm. Use of any lens t hat protrud es more tha 30 mm will dama ge the inte rnal filter . F or informat[...]

21 Attach ing a Viewfin der Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 1 Loosen th e f ixing scre w using a scre wdri ver , then open the co ver . 2 Rotate the adjustment screw u sing an Allen wrench . Clockwis e rotation lengthens the flan ge focal length, and counte rclockwise rotati on shortens i t. Remember as a guide that ±3 turns of the scre [...]

22 Mounting t he Camera to a Tripod Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations When the suppl ied center handl e is attached to the top of the camera head , you can attach the vie wfinder to t he vie wf inder shoe of the cente r handle. In this case, f irst remov e the vie wfinder shoe from t he camera head. F or details on the center handle , see ?[...]

23 Attach ing/Detachin g Handles Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 2-6 Attac hing/Detaching Handles 2-6-1 L Handle The L handle is attached t o the top of th e camera head at the fact ory . Three scre w holes (for 3 / 8 ” camera scre ws for a tripod) on the upper side of the L handle can be used for f ixing various accessori es. Mounting [...]

24 Prepar ing the Power Supp ly Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations Attaching a v iewfinder When the suppl ied center handl e is attached to the top of the camera head , you can attach the vie wfinder to t he vie wf inder shoe of the cente r handle a fter remo ving the vie wf inder shoe from the camera head. The procedure for a ttaching the v[...]

25 Setting t he Built- in Clock Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations Pack t o the interf ace box. • Remov e the bat tery pack if the camera wil l be out of u se for an e xtended pe riod. • Charg e the battery , using the speci fie d battery char ger , before use. F or ch arging, r efer to the instructio ns for the battery charger . 1 Attac[...]

26 Setting the Built-in Clock Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prepar ations 6 Push on the M ENU SEL/E NTER dial. The <D A TE> page is disp layed. 7 T urn the MENU SEL/ENTER dial and set t he date and time. Push on the M ENU SEL/E NTER dial to sh ift to the ne xt digit . 8 When th e date/ti me setting is c ompleted , press the VF MENU/DISPLA Y b u[...]

27 Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s Chapter Selection of the Basic Operation Mode s 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-1 Selec tion of the Ba sic Operation Mode s 3-1-1 Overvie w of the B asic Operation Modes W i th this came ra, Cine mode a nd Custom mode can be switched. Cine mode i s designed for shoot ing the materi als that wil l unde[...]

28 Select ion of t he Basi c Operati on Mode s Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s <BASE SETTING> pag e of the MA INTENANCE menu SHOO T MODE Switch b etween CINE an d CUSTOM on this line . D-RANGE W i th EXTE ND, the dynamic r ange and sensi tivi ty are improved. The S/N ratio is imp roved with NORMA L. COLOR SP A CE Select co lor repr [...]

29 Basic S ettings wit h the Subdispla y Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-2 B asic Sett ings with the Su bdispla y Basic settings of the camera can be easily performed, using the subdispl ay locate d on the side of t he camera or that of the assistant pane l if connected via the CONTR OL P ANEL connector of the camera. 3-2-1 Basic Operat[...]

30 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s T o ca ncel a c hange on a setting W i thout regist ering a change of a settin g, press the CANCE L/ST A TUS b utton . The qu estion m ark disap pears, and t he origina l setting i s restored. T o terminate subdispla y operation Press the VF MEN U/DISPLA Y button. 3-2[...]

31 Basic S ettings wit h the Subdispla y Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s The speed v alue for the shutter angle v aries depending on the selected v ideo format and frame rate. T o select the frame rate (number of frames per second) When a video fo rmat of “Selec t FPS” is selected, the frame rate (numbe r of fra mes per second) ca n b[...]

32 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s PRESET For resetting a ll step shutt er values to default. Addition and deletion of step sh utter v alues can be performed on the <S HUTTER/FPS> pag e of the US ER (P AINT) menu. F or inform atio n on th e <SH UTTE R/FPS> page, see “3- 9 Detail ed Sh utt[...]

33 Basic S ettings wit h the Subdispla y Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s an appropria te ND offset v alue from a previ ous adjustment you made. Use the ND fi lter selection p age on the subdisplay . The of fset v alues ND: 2 to 5 are stored with respect to t he white balance stored for ND: 1 as the reference. F o r the ND of fset adjustm [...]

34 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s • If a gamma other th an S-LOG is selected The upper limi t is clippe d according to t he output vi deo limitati on specif ied by the gamma sett ing. When you select a curve a s Hyper Gamma No. 4, which compresses 460% input to 109%, the o utput video is fed within [...]

35 Basic S ettings wit h the Subdispla y Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-2-8 Confirmation of the P ower V oltage and Selection of Fan Operation Mode The v alues in v o ltage of the power sou rces connected t o the camera can b e conf irmed on the subd isplay . On the same pa ge, the operat ion mode of the b uilt -in f ans can also be se[...]

36 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s Funct ions th at can be allo cated t o assign able swi t ch 4 Even if A WB is allocated t o assignable switch 4, A WB does not f unction in Cine mode. Ass ignable button s 1/2 settin g page The func tions of b uttons 1 and 2 can be assigned on t he f irst and second l[...]

37 Black Bal ance Adjustme nt Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s <SUBDISPL A Y 2> page Mov e the pointer to P A GE SELECT the n push on the MENU SEL/ENT ER dial to jump to the <P A GE SELECT> subpag e, where limit ation of displ ay pages can be assigned. <P A GE SEL ECT> page T o swit ch ON /OFF , mov e the po inter to a n [...]

38 White Ba lance A djustment (in Cus tom mode) Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-4 White Bal ance Adjustment ( in Cus tom mode) When the camera is used in Custom m ode, if the ligh ting condit ions cha nge, read just the wh ite balanc e. When adjusti ng the white balanc e, select the whi te balance memory . The adjustmen t v alue is f ix[...]

39 Settin g the Camera Out puts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s During adju stment The message “ A WB EXECUTING” is displa yed on th e vie wf inder screen. When the ad justment process is complete d successfully , the message “ A WB: OK” is displayed. When aut omati c white ba lanc e adjust ment f ails If the automatic wh ite bala[...]

40 Sett ing the C amer a Outp uts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s Timin g of the pulse si gnal Example 1: SHUTTER OFF Example 2: SHUTTER ON, shutter ang le 180º RM VIDEO The video signals t o be output to equipment con nected via the REMO T E connect or can be selec ted. 3-5-2 Setting the Monitor Pictur e Using the < PB/MONI GAMMA>[...]

41 Settin g the Camera Out puts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s T o compare the pla ybac k picture and camera ima g e The playba ck picture and came ra image can be displayed on the same screen when the playback -signal output mode is s et to ON or A UTO for t he it em PB on the <PB/M ONI GAMMA> page and if PB MIX is set to ON. PB M[...]

42 Sett ing the C amer a Outp uts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-5-3 Outputting Color Bars The color -bar si gnal can be output by setting the col or-b ar generat or built in the camera to ON. The color -bar generator can be turned ON or OFF on the <O THERS 1> page of the US ER (MAINTEN ANCE) menu. <O THERS 1> page When C A[...]

43 Viewing and Setting the V iewfinde r Displays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-6 Vie wing and Setting the Vie wfinde r Displa ys Besides th e video imag e, the vie wfinder c an display t ext and messages sho wing the camera set tings and oper ation status. The same infor mation can be d isplaye d on monitors connected to t he MONITOR [...]

44 Viewing an d Setting the Vie wfinder Display s Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s Setting the basic status indications The condi tions for displaying t he basic sta tus indi cations can be set on the <VF DI SPLA Y> page of the USE R (OPERA T ION) menu. <VF DISP LA Y> page 3-6-2 Viewing the ABNORMAL <!> Display Pressin g [...]

45 Viewing and Setting the V iewfinde r Displays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s a Fo rmat indication The current video f ormat is displayed. F or details on the formats, see “3-14 Detailed S etting of the V id eo F orm at” (p age 54) . b Assignab le switch in dication The functi ons assigned t o the assignabl e but tons and switch ar[...]

46 Viewing an d Setting the Vie wfinder Display s Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-6-5 Adjusting the Viewfinder Details Y o u can adjust th e image on the vie wfinder scree n to obtain a cleare r vie w , using t he <VF DE T AIL> page of the USER (OPERA TION) menu. This adj ustment does not af fect the image being recorded. <VF D[...]

47 Viewing and Setting the V iewfinde r Displays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s Example: Box cursor Activating/deactiva ting the cursor indication The <CHAR/MARK M IX> page of the USER (OPERA TION) menu perm its you to act i vat e/deacti vat e the cursor indic ation for each out put. <CHAR/MARK MIX> page The CURSOR indication[...]

48 Detailed Set tings of the Switch Funct ions Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-7 D etai led Set tings of the Switc h Funct ions By using the <SWIT CH ASSIGN> page of the USER (OPERA TION) menu d isplayed on the vi e wf inder/moni tor screen, th e operati on mode o f the MENU S EL/ENTER dial in add ition to function assignment to t[...]

49 Setting the Gain / Det ailed Shutter Sett ings Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-8 Setting t he Ga in If the gai n of the vi deo amp lifier of this cam era is to be switched usi ng the ga in switch o f the RM-B15 0 Remote Control Un it, the gai n v alues for the correspondi ng switch positions must be sp ecifi ed in adv ance. Use the &[...]

50 Detailed Shutter Se ttings Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s “STEPS F ULL” will be d isplayed, a nd the v alue will not be added. In such a case, del ete an unnee ded step shut ter va lue bef orehand, u sing DEL ETE. • DELET E For deleting the step shutter value disp layed in the [deg] column in Step mode. F or additional inf ormat[...]

51 Resuming the Standar d Conditi ons Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-10 Resu ming t he Standar d Conditions The <OPE RA T O R FILE> page of the USE R (OPERA TION) menu perm its you to r eturn the o peration items (tho se contain ed on pages U0 2 to U1 4 of the f actory- preset USER menu) you cha nged to th e factor y-set st atus [...]

52 Select ing the Gamma Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-11-2 Using the Hyper Gamma Hyper Gamma enables t he wide dynami c range of the CCD sensors to b e reproduced i n smooth contr ast withou t using the knee functi on. Y o u can easily adj ust whether to widel y reproduce high contrast or t o brightly rep roduce th e luminance of the [...]

53 Setting the F an Opera tion Mode Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s <USER GAMM A> page F or details on file op erati ons, see “Chapter 5 Stor age and Retri ev al of User Setting Data”. 2 Select the user gamma. Selec t USER on the fi rst li ne of T AB LE on t he <GAMMA> page o f the USE R (P AINT) menu a nd display the desi[...]

54 Inverting the Camera Pict ure / Detailed Se tting of the Video Format Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s 3-13 In verting the Camera Picture The image-in version fun ction allo ws you to cancel the image in version pheno mena that oc curs when a cine-lens con verter is used. Use th e <O THER S 1> pa ge on th e USER (MAINTENANCE) menu[...]

55 Detailed Setting of the Video Format Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Setting s on the T OP MENU screen an d call up th e <OUTPUT FORMA T> page. F or details on menu oper ations, see “4-2 Basic Me nu Opera tions” (pag e 57). <OUTPUT F ORMA T> page of MAINTENANCE menu CURRENT The current format is displayed. Specify the desired f o[...]

56 Menu Configur ation Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings Chapter 4 Men u Configuration and Detailed Settings 4-1 Men u Configurat ion In additi on to the subdispl ay pages, th e menus di splayed on the vie wfi nder enab le v arious d etailed setti ngs of the camera. The a vail able menus are: USER menu This menu ca n include me n[...]

57 Basic Menu Op erations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings NETW ORK menu This me nu is fo r enabling the came ra to be operated from a distance via a netw ork cable, e.g ., using the MSU-900/ 950 Master Set up Unit. F or the pages and i ncluded it ems of the NETW ORK menu, see “4-3- 4 NE TWORK M enu” (page 78) . F o r the se[...]

58 Basic Men u Operations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings F or settings on the subdi splay , see“3-2 Basic Se ttings with the S ubdis play ” (page 29). 4-2-1 Displaying Setting P ages Press the VF MENU/DIS PLA Ybutton. The last operated menu page is displayed. (If this i s your f irst menu oper ation, the CONTENTS page of t[...]

59 Basic Menu Op erations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 2 T urn the MENU SEL/ ENTER dial to flip through the pages. 3 When the d esired page i s displayed, push on the MENU SEL/ ENTER dia l. The “ ? ” symbol will change back to the point er ( c or B ), and operat ions with the di splayed pag e will be enabled. 4-2-2 Setti[...]

60 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3 Men u List This secti on sho ws the menus t o be displayed on the viewf inde r in table s. • For the pages that hav e been register ed in the USER menu at the f actory , the USER menu page n umbers are indicated i n parentheses in th e No. column of the tables. • A CONTENTS p[...]

61 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <‘!’ IND> Setting the ABNORMAL < ! > disp la y 02 (U02) ND [IND] ON ON, OFF [IND]: Set wheth er to be include d in th e ‘!’ indicati ons o n the ABNORMAL < ! > displa y [NORMAL]: Sp ecify the conditio ns un der which t he ‘!’ indic ation is not to be dis[...]

62 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <MARKER SETTING> Specifyi ng ma rkers 04 (U03) CENTER OFF ON, OF F 1 1, 2, 3 , 4 1: Entire c ross 2: Entire c ross with a hole 3: Ce nter 4: Ce nter with a hole SAFETY OFF ON, OF F 90.0 % 80.0%, 90.0 %, 92.5%, 95.0% EFFECTIVE OFF ON, OF F ASPECT OFF ON, OF F 4:3 2.40:1, 2.35:1 [...]

63 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <PB/MONI GAMMA> Setting the gamm a of the pla ybac k picture/m onitor pictur e 08 (U07) MONI GAMMA ENABLE OFF ON, OFF PB VF OFF OFF , ON, A UT O MONI OFF OFF , ON, A UTO VBS OFF OFF , ON , A UTO , (OFF) ( OFF ): If ei ther VF or MONI or both is/a re R709 (cannot be chang ed) PB[...]

64 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <SHUTTER ASSIGN> Settin g the step shutter v alues 10 (U10) STEP [deg] column: Shutter a ngle va lue setti ngs [sec] c olumn: Th e con ve r ted speed v alues de pending on the select ed FPS v alue are disp la yed. 1 216. 0 360.0 t o 4.3 2 180. 0 360.0 t o 4.3 3 172. 8 360.0 t o[...]

65 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <P A GE SELECT> subpage Selectin g page s to be displ a y ed on the subdis pla y SHUTTER ON ON, OFF FORMA T ON ON, OF F ND ON ON, OFF GAIN/WHITE/ 5600K ON ON, OFF LENS F ILE ON ON, OFF TIME CODE/T APE REM ON ON, OFF VO L T A G E / F A N MODE ON ON, OFF CHARACTE R MIX ON ON, OFF[...]

66 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <BA T TER Y ALARM> Conf ir ming the oper ating po wer vol ta ge 15 (U15) DC IN (24V) TYPE AC A D P BA TT1, BA TT2 , A C ADP NEAR END (22.2) displa y only (S etting i s achie ved using the MAINTENANCE menu.) END (21.6) displa y only (S etting i s achie ved using the MAINTENANCE [...]

67 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3-2 P AINT Menu • When the sett ing is in t he fix ed status, it is displayed in parenthese s. Example: (OFF) • The markings [P01] to [P03] in the No. col umn indicate t he page numbe rs in Cine mode. The pages mar ked with [ - - ] in t he No. column a re not displayed in Cine [...]

68 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <GAMMA> Adjustin g the gamma P03 [P02] (U18) LEVEL [R] [G] [B] [M] 0000 – 99 to +99 R, G, B , and M (master) val ues can be indepe ndentl y set. BLA CK 0 – 99 to + 99 M (master) va lue only COA RSE 0.45 0.35 to 0.90 (0. 05 steps) Fixed to 0.45 whe n HYPER GAMMA SPECIAL or U[...]

69 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <KNEE> Adjustin g the compr essio n for high-lum inance areas P06 [ - - ] K POINT [R] [G] [B] [M] 0000 – 99 to +99 R, G, B , and M (master) v alues c an be inde pende ntly set. K POINT : T o adjust the po int to apply the cha nge K SLOPE: T o adjust the slop e of comp ress io[...]

70 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <DET AIL 2> Adjustin g the emphas is of the contours in vi deo P09 [ - - ] H/V RA TIO 0 – 99 to +99 T o specify the v ertical f actor of the contou r emph asis (Absolute v alues are displa yed in ABS m ode.) FREQ 0 – 99 to +99 T o adjust the video freque ncy componen ts to [...]

71 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <USER MA TRIX> Adjustin g the colo r compon ents wit hout aff ectin g the b lac k and whi te compon ents P11 [ - - ] R-G 0 – 99 to +99 R-B 0 – 99 to +99 G-R 0 – 99 to +99 G-B 0 – 99 to +99 B-R 0 – 99 to +99 B-G 0 – 99 to +99 MA TRIX OFF ON, OFF PRESET - - O N, OFF ,[...]

72 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <SHUTTER/FPS> Adjustin g the shutter w hile observing th e shutter a ngles an d speeds P13 [P03] (U19) SHUTTER OF F ON, OFF Setting to O N disp la ys the current shutter v alues in the [deg] and [ sec] col umns . [deg]: Shutte r angle (36 0.0 to 4.3) [sec]: Shut ter speed obtai[...]

73 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3-3 MAINTENANCE Menu The markings [M01] to [M11 ] in the No. column i ndicate the page n umbers in Cine mode. The pages mar ked with [ - - ] in the No. column are not displayed in Cine mode. : V al id in C ustom mode only : V alid in both Cine and C ustom mod es Ex ecute b y ENTER.[...]

74 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <WHITE SHADING> Adjustin g the shading of white le v el M03 [ - - ] V SA W [R] [G] [B] 000 – 9 9 to +99 R, G, a nd B v alues c an be independ ently set. V SA W , H SA W: T o ve r tically or horiz ontal ly adjust th e slope o f shading co mpens ation V P ARA, H P ARA: T o ve r[...]

75 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <OUTPUT FORMA T> Setting the outpu t video f or mat M07 [M03] CURRENT 23.98PsF 4:4 :4 The c urre nt for mat is displa yed. SCAN PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE, INTERLA CE When INTERLA CE is selected f or SCAN, select half the v alue of th e field frequency in FRAME. FRAME 23.98 23.98 [...]

76 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <MET AD A T A> Recording/ reprod ucing metadata M13 [M09] EMBEDDED OFF ON, OF F T o tur n the function to embed m etadata on tapes and SDI s ignals on or of f ANC LINE 9 (9) SDI V ANC LI NE num ber (currently fix ed to 9) TYPE USER1 (USER1) Form at of i tems in metadata (curren[...]

77 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 1) Not displayed in Cine mode <O THERS 2> Setting va rious subsid iary functions M15 [M11] D A TE TYPE 5 M/D/Y 1 Y/Mn /D 2 Mn/D 3 D/M/Y 4 D/M 5 M/D/Y 6 M/D T o select th e date displa y mode Y: Y e a r Mn: Mont h (nu meric) M: Mo nth (char acter string) D: Da y V DTL CREA T ION[...]

78 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3-4 NETWORK Men u The NETWOR K menu items can be set in both Cine and Custom modes. F or de tail s, se e “ P ar ameter Setti ngs” (pag e 98) . Ex ecute b y ENTER. Ex ecute b y pus hing on t he MENU SEL/EN TER dial. NETWORK men u Pag e ti t l e No. Item Default Settin gs Remarks[...]

79 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3-5 FILE Menu F or details on the f iles, see“Chapter 5 St or age an d Retrie val of User Set ting Data”. The markings [ F01] to [F0 4] in the No. col umn indicate t he page numbers i n Cine mode. The pages mar ked with [ - - ] in the No. column are not displayed in Cine mode. [...]

80 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <SCENE FILE> F0 2 [ - - ] 1 T o store and load scene f iles (paint da ta): Whe n storing a file in the c amera’s memo r y , speci fy the numbe r before e x ecutin g ST ORE. When read ing, o nly specify the num ber. 2 3 4 5 01 01 to 32 T o specify the scene f ile numb er 01 to[...]

81 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings <LENS FILE> F0 5 [F03] ST ORE FILE 1) Ex ecute b y ENTER. No . 1 1 to 32 NAME No Offset CENTER 1) T o set and s tore the center marker pos ition: H: Increas ing the v alue mov es it to the right. V : Increasin g the v alue moves it down wards. H 1) 0 – 96 to 95 V 1) 0 – 54 [...]

82 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 1) Not displayed in Cine mo de <FILE PRESET> F07 [F04] OPERA T OR FILE Ex ecute b y ENTER. T o r esume the factor y-s et stat us USER GAMMA FILE Ex ecute b y ENTER. T o r esume the factor y-s et stat us LENS FILE (ALL) 1) Ex ecute b y ENTER. T o res ume the f actory-set stat us[...]

83 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-3-6 DIA GNOSIS Menu This me nu is only for vie wing and no set ting is made using this me nu. Pag e t i tl e No. Ite m Indicatio n Remarks <BOAR D ST A TUS> D01 OHB O K, NG displa y only (I f NG is di spla yed, co nsult yo ur local So ny rep resentati ve .) AD OK, NG DPR OK, [...]

84 Editi ng the USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4-4 Editi ng the USER Men u Y o u can select desi red pages and items from the OPERA TION, P AINT , MAINTE N ANC E, NETWORK, FILE, and DIA GNOSIS menus and reg ister them to the USER menu. If y ou specify pag es or items frequen tly used for the USER menu, you can ea sil[...]

85 Editing th e USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 7 Add the r emaining i tems by repeat ing steps 4 to 6 . Y o u can add u p to 10 items o n one page. T o d elete items f rom a page Proceed as fol lows: 1 Move the poin ter to th e item to be d eleted , and push on the MENU S EL/ENTE R dial. The EDIT FUNCTION screen appe[...]

86 Editi ng the USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Sett ings 4 Select INSER T then push on the MENU SEL/ENTER dial. The selection scre en appears. 5 T urn the MENU SEL/ENTER dial to mo ve the pointer to the desir ed page , the n push on the MENU S EL/ ENTER dial. This adds the number and name of the se lected page abov e the item [...]

87 Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data Chapter File Configurat ion 5 Stora g e and Retriev a l of User Setting Data 5-1 File Configuration This system permits v arious settings and adjustment data to be stored as data files in built-in memory or a “Memory Stick” in orde r to facilitat e later o peratio ns or a djustment s. A[...]

88 File Configuration Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data Reference file This f ile stores the standard settings of the camera that can be used as a reference when adjusting t he camera. If ST AN D ARD is ex ecuted on the <SCENE F ILE> page of the P A INT menu or the <REFEREN CE> page of the F ILE menu, or with the M[...]

89 List of Items Stored in Files Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data 5-2 Lis t of Items Sto red in F iles The items that are store d in scene fi les, the reference f ile, the lens f iles, and the OHB f ile are liste d in the table below . F or details on setting va lues, see the c orr esponding items in the table i n “4-3 Menu[...]

90 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data 5-3 File Operati ons 5-3-1 Using a “Memory Stick” Y ou can use “Memory S tick PR O” media with thi s camera. “Memory Sti ck PR O Duo” can also be used without using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor . The camera operati ons ha ve been ch ecked us ing “Memory Stick PR [...]

91 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data the produ ct or subject i t to shock. Do not turn of f the po w er to the pr oduct or r emov e the “Memory Stic k. ” This may damage the data. Protecting sa ved data T o prev ent accidental erasure of i mportant setu p data, us e the LOCK switch on the “Memory Stick. ?[...]

92 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data 1 Insert the “Memory S tick” into the “Memo ry Stick” slot of the c amera. 2 Position the poi nter to R EAD (MS t CAM) and push on the MENU SEL/ENTE R dial. The camera will be set according to t he data loaded from the operator f ile. T o return the opera tor file it[...]

93 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data T o store a sce ne file in b uilt-in memory Perform necessary settings for th e items for the scene file you wish to store. 1 Positi on the poin ter to ST ORE and push on the MENU SEL/ENT ER di al. 2 Position the pointer to the numb er of the f ile in whic h you wish to st o[...]

94 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data 2 Position the poi nter to R EAD (MS t CAM) and push on the MENU SEL/ENTE R dial. The camera will be adjusted according to the data o f the reference file. 5-3-6 Reading of the User Gamma T o read out gamma-curve (User Gamma) data that ha ve been created u sing CvpFileEditor[...]

95 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retrie val of User Sett ing Data 13 Store the ND of fset values in the OHB file, by executing STOR E FILE on t he <OHB FILE> page of the FI LE menu . Be sure to accurat ely adjust to the video le vel you noted in step 5 . If the level is not obtai ned throu gh the iris adjustment of t he lens, use the[...]

96 Using the RM-B750 Appendix es Appendix es Using the RM -B750 When the R M-B750 Remo te Contro l Unit (opt ional) i s connected, y ou can control the menu settings of thi s camera and monitor t he camera images on t he display of the RM-B750. Connection Using the re mote control c able supp lied with th e RM- B750, conn ect the CAM ERA connector [...]

97 Using the MSU-90 0/950 Appendix es Monitoring the Camera Image Setting s on this cam era Set RM VIDEO to VBS on the <MONITOR OUTPUT> page of the USE R (OPERA TION) menu. Setting s on the RM- B750 Press the MONITOR b utton. The camera image will be displayed on the display of the RM-B 750. VBS signals are fed t o an exte rnal monitor if con[...]

98 Using the MSU-900/ 950 Appendix es P arameter Settings Settings on the camera Set the c ommunication pa rameters using the NE TWORK menu. 1) Whi le the co nnection m ay be steady with the ON setting, t he perform ances are im pro ved with an OFF s ettin g fo r the collat eral co nditi on. page Item S e tting in Brid ge mode Setting in M ulti mod[...]

99 Using the MSU-90 0/950 Appendix es Settings on the MSU-900/950 Set the uni t to Engine er mode and set t he communicati on parameters, usi ng the E thernet Conf iguration menu. F or details on opera tions, r efer to the Oper ation Manua l of the MSU-900/ 950. Notes on Ethernet connection • For sta ble operations of the connected d evi ces, use[...]

100 Using the ARRI Remot e Control Appendix es Using the ARRI Remote Control Y o u can set the shutt er angle, FPS and sta rt/stop recording / playback from the ARRI-made WRC-2 (W ireless Remote Control 2). FPS can be conti nuously changed ev en while oper ation is in progre ss (manual Ramp or p rogrammable Ramp). The system format, inpu t vo ltage[...]

101 About Met adata Appendix es About Met adata Metadata that can be embedd ed in recording and can be read in playback are sho wn belo w: USER 1 Data types U-Hex: unsigne d hexadecim al S-Hex: signed hexadecim al ASCII: ASCII code BCD: binary-co ded decima l Samp le No. Data size (b yte) Relative addres s Data type Bit Name Recor ded data (HEX) Co[...]

102 About Metadat a Appendix es 34 1 28 1C U-Hex ND 1: ND_1, 2: N D_2, 3 : ND_3, 4: ND_4, 5: ND _5 35 1 29 1 D U-H ex ( rese r ved) 36 1 30 1 E U -He x Color Space 0: S-GAMUT , 1: F900, 2: DCDM REF PJ , 3: F900R 37 1 31 1F U-He x C omp ensation Mode 0: OFF , 1: G AIN, 2: AN GLE 38 1 32 20 U -H e x Gamma T ab le Cat ego ry 0: ST AND ARD , 1: SPECIAL[...]

103 About Met adata Appendix es 48 4 42 2A U-He x 31 Camera W ar ning (reserved) 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 49 43 2B 23 22 21 20 POWER OFF ON 19 VTR W ARN 18 BCS COM NG 17 BCS BSY NG 16 BCS OPR NG 50 44 2C 15 BCS CSM NG 14 BCS PWR NG 13 VTR NG 12 IFBO X NG 11 VTR A T NG 10 TR N G 9V D A N G 8D P R N G 51 45 2D 7 AD NG 6 OHB NG 5F A N 2 N G 4F A N 1 N G 3[...]

104 About Metadat a Appendix es 1) When the tim ecode type i s UB (user bits), t he entire byte i s used. Wi th othe r timecode types, 6 bits (b5 to b0) are used. Ign ore b7 and b6. 2) When ±12H CT L display is selecte d, the tens digit of the hou rs value is dropped for values less than 10. 3) When the tim ecode type i s CTL, b7 is used for t he [...]

105 About Met adata Appendix es 1. System Formats 2. Master Gain 3. VTR W arning Sample No. 1 7 System Format Code VIdeo f ormat DEC HEX 0 00 No Assign 4:4:4 1 01 1080/23.98Ps F 4:4:4 2 02 1080/S23.98PsF 4:4 :4 3 03 108 0/24 PsF 4: 4:4 4 04 108 0/S2 4Ps F 4:4: 4 5 05 108 0/25 PsF 4: 4:4 6 06 108 0/S2 5Ps F 4:4: 4 7 07 1080/29.97Ps F 4:4:4 8 08 1080[...]

106 About Metadat a Appendix es 4. A udio Dela y T o synchronize an audio signal externall y recorded together wit h video sig nal output from t he camera, appropria te delay sho wn in the tabl e belo w is requi red for phase alig nment between video and au dio. The v alues sho wn in the Code column are recorde d as Metad ata. 0005 NO PB VITC Pla y[...]

107 About Met adata Appendix es The d elay am ount (from shot unti ll output ) of vide o varies depe nding on the video fo rmat. For more informati on, see “Li p Sync Compe nsation” on page 118 . When aud io is dire ctly con nected to th e inte rfac e box of th e camer a, the phase is autom atica lly adj usted an d embedd ed in th e SDI sig nal[...]

108 Warning /Error Messag es Appendix es W arning/Err or Messages If batt ery po wer is l o w or a pr oblem occu rs at po wer on or during operation, a warnin g is gi ve n by an indi cator flashing or v arious alarm i ndications. Viewfinder s creen Subdispla y RU N indicator M eaning Basi c sta tus displa y (pag e 43) Mes sage BA TT 12 V fla shing [...]

109 Precaut ions Appendix es Precautio ns Use and Storage Do not sub ject t he unit to se vere sho cks The internal mechan ism may be damaged or the body warped. After use Always t urn of f the po wer . Before storin g the u nit for a long period Remov e the batt ery pack. Use and s torage lo catio ns Store in a le vel, vent ilated place. A v oid u[...]

110 About a “Memory Stic k” Appendix es About a “Memory Stick” What is “Memor y Sti ck”? “Memory Sti ck” is a ne w compact, portable and v ersatile IC (Inte grated Circuit) recordin g medium with a da ta capacity that e xceeds a fl oppy di sk. “Memory Stick” is specially desi gned for e xchang ing and sharin g digital da ta amon[...]

111 About a “Memory Stick” Appendix es — Y ou remov e the “Memor y Stick” or turn of f the unit while it i s reading o r writing d ata. — Y ou use the “Memory S tick” in a location sub ject to the ef fects of static electricity or elect ric noise. • W e recommend th at you ma ke a backup copy of important data that yo u record on [...]

112 Spec ifications Appendix es Specifi cations Camera Head General Po wer requirements DC 10.5 to 17 V Po wer consumpti on Approx. 56 W with 23.9 8 PsF (not including l ens, vi ewf inder) Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 10 4°F) Storage temperat ure –20°C to +60°C ( –4°F to +14 0°F) Mass Approx. 5 kg (11 l b) (camera head o[...]

113 Specifications Appendix es Dimensions With the L h andle attached OFFON REMOTE 23 105 (4 1 / 4 ) 90 (3 5 / 8 ) 273 (10 3 / 4 ) 200 (7 7 / 8 ) 144.5 (5 3 / 4 ) 204 (8 1 / 8 ) 16 ( 21 / 32 ) 15 ( 19 / 32 ) 199.3 (7 7 / 8 ) 355.5 (14) 120 (4 3 / 4 ) 122.6 (4 7 / 8 ) 76.7 (3 1 / 8 ) 196 (7 3 / 4 ) 170 (6 3 / 4 ) 111.5 (4 1 / 2 ) 52 (2 1 / 8 ) 50 ( [...]

114 Spec ifications Appendix es Interface Bo x (Supplied) General Po wer requirements DC 10.5 to 17 V Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 10 4°F) Storage temperat ure − 20°C to +60°C ( − 4°F t o +140°F) Dimensio ns 138 × 104 × 79 mm (5 1 / 2 × 4 1 / 8 × 3 1 / 8 inches) Mass Approx. 56 0 g (1 lb 4 oz) Input/output connectors[...]

115 Connecto r Pin As signment s Appendix es Connector Pin Assignments REMO TE (8-pin female ) A UDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 (3-pin female ) (0 dBu=0. 775 Vrms) DC IN 10.5-17 V (4-pin male) VF 1/V F 2 (20-pin f e male) CTRL P ANEL (14 -pin female) No. Signal I/O Specifi cations 1T X ( + ) OUT SERIAL Data out 2T X ( – )O U T 3R X ( + ) IN SERIAL Data in 4R [...]

116 Connec tor Pin Assign ments Appendix es DC IN (8-pin male) EXT I/O (5-pi n femal e) ETHERNET (Modular jack) Conforming to IEEE 8 02.3u (100B ASE-TX), IEEE802 .3 (10BASE-T) DC OUT 12 V (11-pin female) 9G N D — 10 NC 11 AUX1 IN OPEN or +5 V : Nor mal GND: Active 12 AUX2 IN OPEN or +5 V : Nor mal GND: Active 13 AUX3 IN OPEN or +5 V : Nor mal GND[...]

117 Color Space Acc ording to th e COLOR SPACE Sett ings Appendix es DC O UT 24 V (3 -p in fem ale) Color Space According to the COLOR SPACE Settings Colorimetry 1. Vir tua l chromaticity p oints a t S-GAMU T The virtual col or space at S-GAMUT is sho wn in the abov e char t. The virt ual c hromat icit y poin ts a re as f oll ow s: When con verting[...]

118 Lip S ync Compens ation Appendix es (Rw , Gw , Bw): RGB values f or th e original color space f or S- GAMUT (R, G, B): V alues after being conv er ted to the color space f or conv ent ional cameras 2. Color space f or fil m The color space for f ilm shown in the a bove ch art represents measurements from VISION Premier Film EK 2393. 3. Color sp[...]

119 Lip Sync Compensation Appendix es When usi ng a micr ophone( s) conn ected vi a the A UDI O INPUT conn ector(s ) on the SR W -1 with the SRPC-1 connec ted to the camera body v ia cables Adjust th e amoung of co mpensation on t he SR W -1. For time code-s ynchronize d audio re cording on a separa te digi tal audio re cor der Connect a del ay box[...]

120 Inde x In dex Index A ABNORMAL display 44 AC power 24 accessory clamp lever 17 accessory moun t lever 17 Accessory pockets 11 Accessory receptacles 10 Aliasing 109 ALL menu 56 ANGLE 50 Angle Compens ation mode 31, 50 Assignabl e buttons 12, 35 Assignabl e switch 13, 35 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors 15 Audio input selectio n switches 15 AUTO BLK[...]

121 Index In dex O OHB FILE 81, 82, 94 OHB MATRIX 74 OPERATION menu 56, 60 OPERATOR FILE 51, 66 , 79, 91 Operator file 87 Optical system specifications 11 2 OTHERS 1 42, 53 , 54, 76 OTHERS 2 77 OUTPUT FOR MAT 55 , 75 P PAG E but ton 13, 29 PAGE SELECT 37, 65 PAINT menu 56, 67 PB MIX SETTING 41, 63 PB MIX 41 PB/MONI GAMMA 40, 63 PB 4 0 Phenomena Spe[...]

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