Sony SX90 manual

T echnical Man ual A-CUJ-100- 12 (1) Digital Camera Module © 2007 Sony Corporation XCD-V60CR/SX90CR/U100CR (Col or mo del) XCD-V60/SX90/U100 (Black and white model)[...]

2 T able of Cont ents Overvie w Main F eatures ................... .................. ................... 3 System Components .................. .................. .......... 4 Connection Diagram ................................... .......... 5 Location and Function of P arts and Operation .. 6 Front/T op/Bottom ............................ .......[...]

Ov erview 3 Overvie w The six mode ls of the XCD-ser ies digital c amera modules (Bl ack and white mode ls and RA W color models) empl oying t he IEEE1394 b-2002 standard are equipped with qua lity digital c amera features. Although it is compa ct, the camera a llo ws high-speed image transfer an d daisy chain con nection with t wo IEEE1394b conn e[...]

Ov erview 4 System Component s The camera module i maging system comprises t he follo wing products. Product s 1 to 4 are used for th e basic conf iguration, and 1 to 7 fo r the opti onal conf igur ation. (A ll the pro ducts except the camera modul e are a v ailable separat ely .) 1 Camera modul e This is a small-si ze, high-resolution, came ra mod[...]

Ov erview 5 Connection Diagra m C-mount lens VCT -ST70I T r ipod Adaptor Host equipment (PC, etc.) IEEE1394b cable Host adaptor card XCD-V60/V6 0CR/SX90/ SX90CR/U100/U100CR[...]

Ov erview 6 Location and Func tion of P ar ts and Oper ation Fr ont/T op/Bottom 1 Lens mount (C -mount) Attach an y C-moun t lens or ot her optical equipment . Note The lens must not proj ect more than 10 mm (13/32 i nch) from the lens mo unt. 1 Lens mount f ace 2 10 mm (13/ 32 inc h) or l ess 2 A u xiliar y hol es ( top) 3 Reference holes (bottom)[...]

Ov erview 7 Instal lation Fitting the lens 1 Remove the lens mount cap. 2 Screw in the lens (not su pplied), an d turn it unti l it is sec ured. Note Clean th e optica l f ilter wi th a comm ercially available blower br ush to rem ove dust. Using a trip od T o use t he tripod , install the VCT -ST70I tripod adaptor (not suppl ied) on the c amera mo[...]

Ov erview 8 Notes on Operat ion P o wer supply Po wer is suppl ied to t he camera module v ia the IEEE1394b cable connected t o a PC. If the po w er suppl y is insuf ficient, u se the DC-700/ 700CE that suppli es stable po w er with l ess ripple or no ise. Foreign bodies Be careful no t to spill liqui ds, or drop an y flammable or metal obj ects in[...]

Functions 9 Functions Gain Both Man ual and Auto Gain settings a re a vail able with this camera. The v ariabl e range e xtends from 0 to 24 dB f or the bla ck and white mo dels or from 0 t o 18 dB for t he color models. The c amera is designe d so that the gai n can be subdi vided an d set b y 0.0359 dB. At the factory default setti ng, the gain i[...]

Functions 10 Au t o E x p o s u r e AutoExposure is a function that automat ically adjusts the gain an d shutter sett ings, based on the br ightness of the subjec t. When the gain or sh utter is set to Auto, th e brightn ess is adjuste d automati cally to th e v alue specif ied with AutoExposure. Gamma This camer a uses the gamma fu nction to selec[...]

Functions 11 Tr i g g e r T rigger shutter i s useful for capturing images in response to a trigger tha t starts the exposure to match a preset timing. It can also be used to capt ure an image using m ultiple cam eras with the same timing. When a trig ger shut ter is used, the re quired trigge r is input via t he 12-pin co nnector on t he rear pane[...]

Functions 12 P an/Tilt Pan/ T ilt is a fu nction used to mov e a camera up and down or left and ri ght. Ho we ver this came ra supports a video mode muc h smaller tha n the CCD’ s ef fecti v e pixels by cutti ng out ima ges from th e whole sc reen. Y ou can specify t he portion to be cut o ut using P an/T i lt commands. The v ariable range dif fe[...]

Functions 13 Str obe Contr ol A strobe cont rol signal is assigned in the 1 2-pin connector . This allo ws direct command of ligh t- emission fr om the strobe conne cted to the ca mera and controls t he light-emi ssion timing a nd the sign al width. The outpu t terminal is of the o pen-collect or type and should be p ulled at the strobe si de. A st[...]

Functions 14 Memory Shot The camera is eq uipped with Me mory Shot that temporarily stores an image in the frame memory inside the camera and tr ansfers it later . When multiple cameras are co nnected in the same b us, all the cameras ma y not output i mages at the same t ime due to th e restricti on of 800 Mbps ba nd. Memory S hot may resolv e thi[...]

Functions 15 P ar tial Sca n The partial scan is a functi on for outputting pa rt of a whole image as a reg ion of interest on the whole image. Based on the unit cell a s the unit, continuou s parts can be selected. Onl y rectangl es can be sel ected. The scr een cannot be cut in con vex and L shapes. The minimum unit size for partial scan is 32 pi[...]

Functions 16 Binnin g Mode The mode used when the sensiti vity is increase d and the frame rate is multiplie d based on mixing the CCD pix el data, is call ed the Binning mode. There are two t ypes of binning: 1 × 2 binn ing when t he output image is compressed i n the v ertical direction only , and 2 × 2 binni ng when the image is compresse d in[...]

Control 17 Contr ol Camera Comma nd Status Registe r This camera compl ies with IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera Spe cif i cation, V ersion 1.31 (hereinafter referred to as IIDC v1.31). The standard s document can b e purchased from 1394T A (the 1394 T rade Association). As it is v ery helpf ul in understanding t he explan ations in this T ech nical [...]

Control 18 Configuratio nR OM The Configurati onR OM is norm ally used for th e OS to identi fy the device. The serial number and firmw are version of the camera are stor ed in Conf igurat ionR OM to be used when required . Note that the sett ing method for the serial numbe r and fir mware v ersion inf ormation is of Sony’ s uniqu e specifi catio[...]

Control 19 For of fset address 434h, t he length of the UnitDepende ntInfo is 0B h Quadlets. CommandRegsBase is the base address of the camera control re gister . F00000 00h + 3c000 0h × 4 = F0F00 000h The of fset address of V endorNameLeaf is required to be 43Ch + 0 0000Ah × 4 = 464h The of fset address of Model NameLeaf is required t o be 440h [...]

Control 20 Contr ol Base Address Ever y regi ster address i s decided based on the base address found in the CommandRe gsBase fi eld of Conf igrati onR O M. F0F000 00h is the c ontrol base address on this camera. Inquiring about Suppor ted Video Modes First, we will f ind out what video f ormats are supp orted. Next, for each format, we wi ll fi nd[...]

Control 21 Video Mode Settings (S800) Select the v ideo mode you w ant to use from the tables, and ma ke the requ ired setti ngs. As exampl es, the register sett ings for Format0, Mo de5, and a frame rate of 60 fps for the XCD-V60; Format2, Mode2, and a frame rate of 30 fps for the XCD-SX90, and F ormat2, Mode5, and a frame rate of 15 fps for the X[...]

Control 22 Contr ol of IIDC Standar d Featur es Before transmitting t he control command, chec k the v ariable ranges o f settings and if there is an automat ic mode for each feature. As the v ariable r anges of the settings v ary with video modes for the P an and T ilt feat ures, be sure to check t hem if the video mode i s changed. Address Data B[...]

Control 23 * According to the IEEE 1394 specif ications, the most signif icant bit is shown as 0, and the least signif icant bit as 31. F0F005 1Ch (Shutter) CB003 47Eh 0 Thi s featu re e xists. 1 Absolute value cont rol possi ble. 4 The value can be rea d out. 6 Auto settin g can be selec ted. 7 Manua l setting can be sele cted. 8-19 Min. 3 20-31 M[...]

Control 24 Actual cont rol can be ca rried out by setting re giste rs from F0F008 00 onward. ddd indicat es the control v alue e xpressed as a 12 bit hexadeci mal number . xxx indi cates that an y setting made will be ignored. Bright ness con tr ol AE reference control Sharp ness con tro l Whi te balanc e control Hue (G le ve l) contr ol Sat urati [...]

Control 25 P an/ Tilt cont ro l Optica l Filter contr ol GPIO control S t rob e c o nt rol The f ormula f or absolute v alue shutter contr ol register ad dress Absolu te value shu tter cont rol CSR offse t addr ess The register a ddress for absolu te value shutter co ntrol is gi ven b y the fol lowi ng formula. F0000000h + 003C025Ch × 4 = F0F00970[...]

Control 26 Contr o l of IIDC Optional Featur es Check if the ca mera is equi pped with optional feat ures by r eading bi t 3 of B ASIC_FUNC_INQ. Check the suppo rted feature b y reading Opt_Funct ion_Inq. PIO contr ol Check the of fset address o f PIO. F0F20400h indicate s the ad dress of the PI O output port. F0F20404h i ndicates the address of th[...]

Control 27 Contr ol of Son y’ s Unique Featur es LUT (LookUp T ab le) Enabling writing the Lookup table Write the following three com mands in sequence. Disabling writing the Lookup table Write the following three com mands in sequence. When writi ng of th e Lookup tabl e is enabled , the addresses 0xF 0F60000 to 0xF0F61FFC t hat store the Lookup[...]

Control 28 3 × 3 Filter Enabling writing the filter Write the follo wi ng three co mmands in sequence. Disabling wri ting the filter Write the follo wi ng three co mmands in sequence. When writi ng of th e filte r is enable d, the addre sses 0xF0F62000 to 0xF 0F62020 th at store the fi lter tab le become open. The filter coeff icients are specifie[...]

Control 29 T rigge r Inhibition Enabling T rigger inhibition Write the following three com mands in sequence. Disabling T rigger inhibition Write the following three com mands in sequence. User Free Memory Enabl ing User free mem ory Write the follo wi ng three co mmands in sequence. Disabling User free memory Write the follo wi ng three co mmands [...]

Control 30 Setting A W B (A uto White Balance) Pa r a m e t e r s Enabling A W B parameter setting Write the follo wi ng three co mmands in sequence. The detect ion frame is highlight ed. Disabling A WB parameter setting Write the follo wi ng three co mmands in sequence. When A WB parame ter setting is e nabled, ad dresses 0xF0F63000 or late r for [...]

Control 31 Memory Shot Switching to Memory shot mode Write the following three com mands in sequence. Switching to normal mode Write the following three com mands in sequence. When the Memory shot mode is set, the following control re gisters become ef fecti v e. Operation when the trig ger mode is set 1 Before start ing, stop video a nd open the i[...]

Control 32 Notes on the Ca mera Operations If Frame Rate Decrease Occur s On this camera, fr ame rate may dec rease dependi ng on your shutte r settings. a When the e xposure ti me is shorter t han one frame, and the e xposure ti me setting is sh ortened u sing the shutter b When the shu tter is set to Auto, and the e xposure time decreases automat[...]

Specifications 33 Specificati ons Specifi cations XCD-V60/V60CR XCD-SX90/SX90CR XCD-U100/ U100CR Image sensor 1/3-type progress i ve scan IT transfer CCD 1/3-ty pe p rogre ssiv e sc an IT transfer CCD 1/1. 8-type pro gress iv e scan IT tr ansf er CC D Number of effect iv e pixels Approx. 33 0,000 659 ( H) × 49 4 (V) Appro x. 1,20 0,000 1296 ( H) ?[...]

Specifications 34 Video Modes Supp or ted Fixed format Format Mode Image S ize Color Coding Frame Rate XCD-V60/ V60CR XCD-SX90/ SX90CR XCD-U100/ U100CR 0 5 640 × 48 0 Mono8 1.875 3.75 7.5 15 30 60 6 640 × 48 0 M ono16 1.875 3.75 7.5 15 30 60 1 2 800 × 60 0 Mono8 7.5 15 30 5 1 024 × 768 Mono8 1.875 3.75 7.5 15 30 6 800 × 60 0 Mo no16 3. 75 7.5 [...]

Specifications 35 S800 ba nd is requ ired. Free f ormat The frame ra tes indicate t he v alues in 8-bit mod e and un der S800 con ditions. T o ope rate with a frame r ate of 180 fps, the shutter spe ed should be f aster than 1/180 s. T o ope rate with a frame rat e of 90 fps, the shutter speed should be f aster than 1 /90 s. T o ope rate with a fra[...]

Appendix 36 Appe ndi x Spectral Sensit ivity (Relative Respons e) P arameters XCD-V60 Spectral sensitivity (relati ve response) parameters (without l ens and li ght source par ameters) XCD-V60CR Spectral sensitivity (relati ve response) parameters (without l ens and li ght source par ameters) XCD-SX90 Spectral sensitivity (relati ve response) param[...]

Appendix 37 XCD-U100CR Spectral sensitivity (relati ve response) parameters (withou t lens and light sou rce parame ters) 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0. 9 1.0 Wave Length [nm] Relative Response 400 450 B G R 500 550 600 650 700[...]

Appendix 38 Dimensions 26 (1 1 / 16 ) 2 - M3, depth 4 ( 3 / 32 – M 3, depth 3 / 16 ) 13 ( 17 / 32 ) 44 (1 3 / 4 ) 33 (1 5 / 16 ) 65.5 (2 5 / 8 ) 57.5 (2 3 / 8 ) (8 ( 5 / 16 )) 12-pin connector IEEE1394b connector 4 - M3, depth 4 ( 3 / 16 - M3, depth 3 / 16 ) 13 ( 17 / 32 ) 50 (2) 26 (1 1 / 16 ) Unit: mm (inches)[...]

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