Sony F23 manuale d’uso

OPERA TION MANUAL [English ] 1st Edition DIGIT AL CINEMA TOGRAPHY CAMERA F23[...]

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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 .............................. 32 3-2-10 Allocation of Functions to the Assignable Buttons and Switch ............................................................................33 3-2-11 Brightness Adjustment of the Subdisplay .................... 33 3-3 Black Balance Adjustme nt ......[...]

6 Table of Con tents 4-3-6 DIAGNOSIS Menu ........................................................ 74 4-4 Editing the USER Menu .............. .............. ......... .......... 75 Chapter 5 Storage and Retrieval of User Se tting Data 5-1 File Configurat ion ............. .......... ......... .............. ......... . 78 5-2 List of Items Stored [...]

7 Chapter 1 Overvie w Chapter Features 1 Over view 1-1 Feat ures The F23 is a d igital c inematography camera equip ped with 2/3-inch type CCDs, each with an ef fecti v e pix el count of 1920 (H) × 1080 (V). The camera is inc orporated with ne wly de vel oped imagers and a digita l signal-processi ng LSI that yield images of a high quality fo r ci[...]

8 Featur es Chapter 1 Overvie w Rugged and re liable le ns mou nt The ne wly designed lens mount u t ilize s a rigid , highly tempera ture-stable material , to better withsta nd freque nt lens changes, dr amatically r educing an y galling of th e lens mount and dr ift of back focus. Compa tible with film-c amera acces sories The F23 i s designed to[...]

9 Example of System Configu ration Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-2 Example of System Co nfiguration The diagram bel ow sho ws a system conf iguration e xample to use of th is camer a. In this manua l, an optional HD VF-C35W HD Electron ic V iewf inder is used to i nstruct ho w to operat e the uni t. F or mor e informa tion ab out the fittings , connec tion[...]

10 Locatio ns and Funct ions of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3 Locations and Funct ions of P ar ts 1-3-1 Camera Head Front panel a VF1 (viewf inder 1) connector (20 -pin) Connect a vie wfinder ( optional) . b CONTROL P ANEL connector Connect wit h the CAMERA co nnector of the suppl ied assistant panel (page 15) . c Accessory r eceptacles Using these[...]

11 Location s and Funct ions of Part s Chapter 1 Overvie w Left panel a Lev el vial Used as a reference to c heck that the camera st ands horizon tally . It can b e fi ne-adju sted when requir ed. If fine-adjustment is required, remo ve the cover 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 Funct ions of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w The necessar y settings are made using the NETWORK menu displa yed on the vie wfinder o r monito r screen. i DC OUT 12V (DC 12V power output) connector DC 12V po wer can be fed to an accessory . j DC OUT 24V (DC 24V power output) connector DC 24 V po wer can be fed to an accessory . k Measur[...]

13 Location s and Funct ions of Part s Chapter 1 Overvie w The mounting/unmoun t ing mechanism is the same as that on the r ear panel (page 14) . F or details, see “ C hapter 2 Inst allation and Pr epa rations ”. i Memory Stick secti on A slot to accommod ate a “Memory Sti ck” is provided behind th e rubber cap. The access lam p is lit in r[...]

14 Locatio ns and Funct ions of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w Rear panel a Safety release tab b Accessory clamp l e ver c Lock r elease knob d Accessory mount le ver For mounting/unmo unting an SR W -1 HD Portable Di gital Recorder or the interf ace box to/from the rear of the camera head. The mountin g/unmounting mechanism is the same as t hat on the [...]

15 Location s and Funct ions of Part s Chapter 1 Overvie w 1-3-2 Assistant P anel (Supplied) The most part s are common to those on the r ight p anel of the camera head. C onnecting t h e panel t o the CONT R OL P ANEL connector (pag e 10) of the camera head permits the camera and recorder to be oper ated at hand. a CAMERA connector Using the suppl[...]

16 Locatio ns and Funct ions of Parts Chapter 1 Overvie w e Camera connector 1 When the int erface bo x is mounted on the top or rear of t he camera head, vid eo/audio and control sig n als are sent/ recei ved to/from the came ra head. f Camera connector 2 When the interf ace box is mounted on r ear of the came ra head, po wer is sent/recei ved to/[...]

17 Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations Chapter Mounting the Interf ace Box 2 Installation and Preparations 2-1 Mounting the Interfa ce Bo x The supplied interface b ox can be attached to the t op or rear of the camera head. Connection betw een the camera head and the interf ace box is achie ved b y mounting, elimi nating ad ditiona l cable co[...]

18 Mounti ng the Inte rface Box Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 5 Rotate th e accessory mount l ev er downw ard (pull it in the opposi te direct ion of the lens when at taching t o the top). 6 While ho ldin g the lo ck-release kno b in the direc t ion o f the arro w , fold the accessory moun t lev er into its home positi on. 7 Rotate the [...]

19 Mounting t he SRW-1 Recorder Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 2-2 Mounting the SR W -1 Recor der In the same manner a s the interf ace box, t he SR W -1 HD Portable Di gital Recorder can be mounted on th e top or rear of the camera head. F or handling of the SRW -1 Recor der , r efer to the Oper ation Manual of the r ecor der . • The [...]

20 Attac hin g a Lens Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 2-3 Attac hing a Lens Use an appropriat e optional lens that conforms t o the B4 (2/3”) le ns moun t. F or informat ion on hand ling lenses, r efer to the lens’ oper ation manu al. 1 Pull t he lens f ixing le ver upward s and remov e the lens mount cap from the l ens mount. 2 Align[...]

21 Attach ing a Viewfin der Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 8 Repeat steps 4 thr ough 7 until the image is foc used at both tel ephoto and wide ang le. 9 T i ghten the Ff ring lock scre w . 1) Flan ge foca l leng th: Th e dis tanc e betw een th e lens moun t attac hmen t plane a nd the imagi ng plane 2) Ff: Abbreviati on of fl ange foc al[...]

22 Mounting t he Camera to a Tripod Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations When the L han dle is attached t o the camera he ad, the attach ing con dition m ay be li mited, o w ing to th e vie wfinder posi tion and the rotat ing posit ion of the hood. When the se cond vi ewfinder is requi red Connect it to the VF2 conn ector . Using the menus, yo[...]

23 Attach ing/Detachin g H andles Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 2-6 Attac hing/Detac hing Handles 2-6-1 L Handle The L handle is attached t o the top of the camera head a t 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 f or f ixing various accessori es. Mounti[...]

24 Prepar ing the Power Supp ly Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 2-7 Preparing the P ower Suppl y This camer a operate s on DC 12 V (10.5 to 17 V). Supplying po wer directly to the camera head Connect a po wer supply to t he DC IN connector of the camera head. Use a commercially a vailab l e shield ed cable by at taching the supplied 8-pin[...]

25 Setting t he Built-in Clock Chapter 2 Installat ion and Prep arations 2-8 Setti ng th e Built -in Cloc k When usin g the camera fo r the first time, set the built-in clock to the local time, usin g the <D A TE> page of t he MAINTEN ANCE menu d i splaye d on the vi ewf inder screen. T o set the menu on monitor screen, co nnect a monitor to [...]

26 Select ion of t he Basic Opera tion Modes Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-1 S elec tion of the Basi c Operati on Modes 3-1-1 Overview of the Basic Operation Modes W ith this camer a, Cine mode and C ustom mode can be switched. Cine mode is designed f or shooting th e material s that will underg[...]

27 Basic S ettings with the Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings <BASE SETTING> pag e of the MAINTENANC E menu SHOO T MODE Switch be tween CINE and CUS TOM on this line. D-RANGE W ith EXTEND, the dynami c range and se nsiti vity are improved. The S/ N ratio is imp roved with NORMAL. COLOR SP ACE T o shoot with color space equi [...]

28 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings Howe ver , the LOCK switches disabl e the but tons and dial on their o wn sides. T o inhibi t operat ions on eit her side, se t the LOC K switch on the side to b e inhibi ted to ON . T urning the MENU SEL /ENTER dial can c hange a setting, and pressing on it can regist[...]

29 Basic S ettings with the Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings F or deta ils, consul t your loca l Sony re pr esenta tive. Shut ter setting page T o s elect th e step shutt er In Step Shut ter mode, one of t he reg istered eig h t shutt er val ues can be select ed, as follows: 1 Selec t STEP at 1 . 2 Mov e the cursor to 2 by pressi[...]

30 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-2-3 Selection of Video Formats On the subdispl ay , the video format can be selected from among the three re gistered formats. At shipment, the foll owi ng three formats are re gistered: Video-forma t selecti on page On the fi rst line, the currently sel ected format[...]

31 Basic S ettings with the Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings Select one of t he ND:1 to ND:5 f ilters at 1 . The type of the fi lter selecte d at 1 is disp layed at 2 . If CC:E is selected at 3 , t he sum of th e ND val ues of the filters selected at 1 and 3 is displaye d at 2 . Select one of the CC:A to CC:E f ilters at 3 . The [...]

32 Basic Se ttings with th e Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-2-7 Confirmation of the Time Code and T ape Remaining When the SR W - 1 HD Po rtable Digital Recorder is attach ed to this camera, the t ime code of t he recorder and approxim ate tape remai ning (u nit: minut es) can be confirm ed o n the su bdi splay . Time co de/t[...]

33 Basic S ettings with the Subdisplay Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-2-10 Allocation of Functions to the Assignable Buttons and Switch V ariou s functions c an be allocated t o assignabl e buttons 1 to 3 and assi gnable switch 4 (the upper positio n of the 4/ A UTO BLK B AL switch) that are loca t ed on the side of t he camera and on t[...]

34 Black Ba lance Adjust ment / White Bal ance Adjustment (in Cust om mode) Chapter 3 Blac k Balance Adj ustment / White Balanc e Adjustment (in Cust om mode) 3-3 B lac k Bala nce Adjustment In orde r to mainta in high pictur e qualit y when usi ng the camera, it is nece ssary to set the black balance appropriately . After turning on the camera, ap[...]

35 White B alance Adjustment (in Custom mode) Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings Be careful not to ha ve an y spots of high ill umination in the rectangle . 4 Adjust the le ns iris ope ning or set th e shutter to ON. Wit h a manuall y adjusted lens: Set the openin g to an appropriate v alue. With a lens that has automa tic iris control: Set t[...]

36 Sett ing the C amer a Outp uts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-5 S etting t he Came ra Output s 3-5-1 Selecting a Video Output Signa l f or Eac h Connect or The type o f video signals to be output to th e MONITOR OUT HD SDI 1/2, TEST OUT , and REMO TE connectors can be selected. For select ion, use the <MONIT OR OUTPUT> page of [...]

37 Settin g the Camera Outputs Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings T o apply fix ed gamma to the monitor picture MONI GAMMA ENABLE If this is set to ON, fixed gamma (ITU-R709) appropriate for monitori ng 1) is applied to t he vid eo signals ou tput from the VF1, VF2, MONITOR OUT HD SDI 1/2, or REMOTE connector . The video output sign als from [...]

38 Sett ing the C amer a Outp uts Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 1) The VBS output sign al always becomes the camera ima ge to which ITU - R709 gamm a is applied . 2) W ith fixed gamm a, the Deta il sett ings for th e main line are not appl ied. The f ixed pede stal and knee le vels are ap plied. When power saving is not activ at ed for V[...]

39 Viewing and Setting the Viewfinder Disp lays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-6 Vie wing and Setting the Vie wfinde r Displa ys Besides th e video image, the vie wfi nder can display te xt and messages sho wing the camer a settings and operatio n status. The same infor mation ca n be display ed on monitors connected to the MON ITOR OUT[...]

40 Viewing an d Setting t he Viewfind er Displays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings m F v alue Indicates the l ens f-stop (iris openin g) v alue. n Self-di agnosis inf ormation “CAM?” is displ ayed if an error is generate d, e.g., on an internal board, and an error message appears in the message area. This ind i cati on canno t be set t [...]

41 Viewing and Setting the Viewfinder Disp lays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-6-3 Viewing the FUNCTION (Format/Swi tch Function) Displa y If you pr ess the CANCEL/ST A TUS bu tton with the ABNORMAL< ! > displ ay on the screen, th e display changes to the fo llowi ng FUNCTION display: a Fo rmat indication The current video format [...]

42 Viewing an d Setting t he Viewfind er Displays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings <MARKER S ETTING > page All the mark ers have been set to OFF at the fac t ory . 1) MASK is effecti ve onl y for the signal fed to the VF 2 connector. 3-6-5 Adjusting the Viewfinder Details Y ou can adj ust the image on t h e vie wfinder scree n to obta[...]

43 Viewing and Setting the Viewfinder Disp lays Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-6-7 Setting the Cursor Indication Y ou can display a cu rsor on the vie wfind er and monitor screen. Example: Box cursor Setting the cu r sor indicat i on is performed o n the <CURSOR> page of the USER (OPERA TION) menu. <CURS OR> pa ge 3-6-8 Chec[...]

44 Detailed Set tings of the Switch Func tions Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-7 D etai led Setti ngs of the Switc h Functions By using the <SWITCH ASSIGN> pag e of the USER (OPERA TION) menu d isplayed on the vie wfinder/ monitor screen, th e operation mode o f th e MENU SEL/ENTER dial in add ition to function assignment to the as[...]

45 Setting the Gain / Det ailed Shutter Se t tings Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-8 Setti ng the Gain If the gai n of the vi deo amplifier o f this came ra is to be switched usi ng the ga in switch of the RM-B150 Remote Control Un it, the g ain v alues for the corr esponding sw itch positions must be sp ecified in adv ance. Use the <[...]

46 Resuming th e Standard Cond itions Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings If a format that is no t pref ixed with S has been selected , a value i s indi cated in pa rent hese s and c anno t be c hang ed. COMPENSA TIO N Either mode can be acti vated. Si multaneous act iv ation of both mode s is not perm itted. • ANGLE: Angle Compensation mode[...]

47 Selectin g the Gamma Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-11 Selec ting the Gamma Y ou can use User g amma you create in addition to the built-in Sta ndard gam ma and Hyp er gamma . Use the <GAMM A> page of the USER (P AINT) menu for gamma operati ons. <GAM MA> p age 3-11-1 Using the Standar d Gamma The standard gamma is inten [...]

48 Setting the Fan O peration Mode Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings data of th e table. This is bec ause the gamma and knee are compulsorily f ixed when creating the gamma curv e. 1) CvpFileEditor is a trademark of Sony Corporation. T o s elect th e user gamm a 1 T o use the gamma table you ha ve creat ed, load it int o the camera . Load th[...]

49 Inverti ng the Camera Picture / Detailed Setti ng of the Video Format Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings 3-13 In ver ting t he Camera Picture The image- in vers ion functi on allo ws you to cancel the image in version p henomena that oc curs when a cine-lens con verter is used. Use the <O THERS 1> pa ge on the USE R (MAI NTEN ANCE) m[...]

50 Detailed Set ting of the Video For mat Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings <OUTPUT F ORMA T> page of MAINTE NANCE menu CURRENT The current format is displayed. Specify th e desired format, us ing the li nes under NEXT . SCAN Select the sc an mode: PR OGRESSIVE or INTERLA C E. FRAME Select the frame rate. When you select INTERLA CE for[...]

51 Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings Chapter Menu Configu ration 4 Men u Configuration and Detailed Settings 4-1 Men u Configuratio n In additi on to the subdi splay pages, the menus d i splay ed on the vi e wfi nder enab le v arious detail ed setti ngs of the camera. The a vai lable menus are: USER menu This menu can in clude men[...]

52 Basic Men u Operations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings NETW ORK menu This menu is f or enabling the camera to be operated from a distance via a netw ork cable, e.g., usi ng the MSU- 900/ 950 Maste r Setup Unit . F or the pa ge s and include d items of the NETW ORK menu, see “4-3 -4 NE TWORK M enu” (page 70 ). F or the set[...]

53 Basic Menu Op erations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings F or settings on the subdisplay , see“3-2 Basic Settings with the S ubd ispla y” (page 27) . 4-2-1 Displaying Setting P ages Press the VF MENU/DIS PLA Y button. The last op erated menu page is display ed. (If this is y our fir st menu operation, the C ONTENTS page of [...]

54 Basic Men u Operations Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 2 T urn the MENU SEL/ EN TER dial to flip through the pages. 3 When the desi red page is displayed, push on the MENU SE L/ENTER dia l. The “ ? ” symbol will change back t o the poi nter ( c or B ), and ope r ations w ith the d i splay ed page will be enabled. 4-2-2 Se[...]

55 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3 Men u List This secti on sho ws the menus to be displ ayed on the vie wfinder i n tables. • For t he pages that ha ve been re gistered in the U SER menu at the f actory , the USER menu page numbers are indicated i n parentheses i n the No. column of the tables. • A CONTENTS pa[...]

56 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <‘!’ IN D> Settin g the ABNORMAL < ! > disp la y 02 (U02) ND [IND] ON ON, OF F [IND]: Set whether to be include d in the ‘!’ indicat ions on the ABNORMAL < ! > displa y [NORMAL]: S pecify the conditi ons under whic h the ‘!’ i ndication is not to be displ[...]

57 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <VF DET AIL> Adjustin g the detail on the vi ewfinders 05 (U05) VF1 ON ON, OFF VF2 ON ON, OFF LEVEL 25% 0 to 100 % CRISP 0 – 99 to + 9 9 <ZEBRA> Setting the z ebra 06 (U06) VF1 OFF ON, OFF VF2 OFF ON, OFF MONITOR OFF ON, OFF VBS OFF ON, OFF ZEBRA TYPE 1 1, 2, 1&2 ZEB[...]

58 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <PB MIX SETTING> Setting f or mixing the pla ybac k picture 10 (U10) MIX TYPE MIX M IX, WIPE MIX DI RECTI ON CAM CAM, PB MODE Y- M I X Y -MIX, WIRE(W), WIRE(B) LEVEL 80% 0 to 80 % WIPE L AYO U T HOR HOR, VERT PB POSITION HOR: RIGHT VER T: BOTT OM HOR: RIGHT , LEFT VER T: BO TTOM[...]

59 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <ASSIST ANT PNL> Regis tering the f ormats to be selec ted on the assist ant panel 13 (U13) FORMA T 1 23P 444 NO ASSIGN, 23P 444, S23P 444, 24P 444, S24P 444, 25P 444, S25P 444, 29P 444, S29P 444, S30P 444, 5 0I 4 44, 59I 444 , 23P 422, S23P 4 22, 24P 42 2 , S24P 422, 2 5P 422, [...]

60 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3-2 P AINT Menu <OPERA T OR FILE> Operat ing the Operat or fi le 17 (U17) READ (MS t CAM) Execute by ENTE R. T o read the o perator file from a “Mem or y S tick” WRIT E (CAM t MS) Execute by ENTE R. T o write the curre nt settings of the oper ator file ite m s to a “Memo[...]

61 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <VIDEO LEVEL> Adjustin g the va r ious v ideo balan ce P02 WHIT E [R] [G] [B] [M] 000 – 99 to +99 R, G, B , and M (master) v alues can be i ndependently set.( M ca nnot b e set for WHITE or FLA R E.) V MOD: T o adjust t he vertical shadin g caused b y the lens BLA CK 0 0 0 0 ?[...]

62 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <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) val ues can be ind ependently set. K POINT : T o adjust the point to ap ply the c hange K SLOPE: T o adjust the s lope of comp ressio n Absolu te[...]

63 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <DET AIL 2> Adjustin g the emphas is of the contours in video P09 H/V RA TIO 0 – 99 to +99 T o specify the v er tical f actor of the con tour emphasi s (Abso lute v alues are displa yed in ABS mode) FREQ 0 – 99 to +99 T o adjust the video freq uency compo nents to be emphas [...]

64 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <MUL TI MA TRIX> Adjustin g the color compon ents indepen dently b y dividin g into 16 ax es P12 PHASE 0 0, 23, 45 , 68, 90, 113, 135, 158, 18 0, 203, 225, 2 48, 270, 29 3, 315, 338 Select an a xis (angle) at PHASE fo r which the multim atr ix a djust ment i s to be made , and s[...]

65 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3-3 MAINTENANCE Menu <SCENE FILE> Stor in g and retr ieving scen e files ( data set b y the P AI NT m enu) P14 1 When s tor ing a file in c amera memor y , sp ecify the number bef ore ex ecuting ST ORE. When reading, only speci fy the n umber . 2 3 4 5 ST ORE Ex ecu te b y ENT[...]

66 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <A UT O SETUP> Va r i o u s a u t o bala nce adjus tments M02 AU TO B L AC K Ex ecute by ENTER. A UT O WHITE Ex ecute by ENTER. A UT O LEVEL Ex ec ute by ENTER. AU TO W H I T E SHADING Execute by ENTER . Do no t ex ec ute i f a fla t white subj ect is not available. A UT O BLA C[...]

67 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <A UT O IRIS> A uto iris adj ustment M06 AUT O IRIS OFF O N, OFF WINDO W 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6 S elect the auto iris win dows: The sh aded parts indi cate the a rea w here light detection occurs. O VERRIDE 0 – 99 to +99 T o set th e overri de to tempora r ily chan ge the refere [...]

68 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <BA TT ALARM SET> Settin g the v oltage va lues to tr igger alarm indicat ions M10 DC IN (24 V) TYPE AC A D P BA TT1, BA TT2, A C ADP BA TT1/BA TT2: Batteries A C ADP: A C adaptor NEAR END 22.2 V 0.1 to 30.0 V Fixe d to the de fault val ue for AC AD P END 21.6 V 0 to 29.9 V Fix [...]

69 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <O THERS 2> Setting va r ious subsid iar y functions M13 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 selec t the date displ ay mode Y: Y e a r Mn: Mont h (numeric) M: Mo nth (ch aract er string) D: Da y F NO . DISP CONTRO L CONTROL, RETURN Select the IRIS[...]

70 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3-4 NETWORK Men u The NETW ORK menu items can be set in both Cine and Custom modes. F or d etail s, see “ P arameter Setti ngs” (page 89) . Ex ecute by ENT ER . Ex ecute b y pushi ng on the M ENU SEL/EN TER dial. NETWORK men u Pag e ti t l e No. Item De fa ult Settings Remarks &[...]

71 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3-5 FILE Menu F or details on the f iles, see“Chapte r 5 Storag e and Retriev al of User Setting Data”. : V alid in Cus tom mode on ly : V alid in both Cine and Custo m modes Ex ecute b y ENTER. : Ex ecute b y pushi ng on the MENU SEL/ENTER dial. FILE menu P age title No. Item D[...]

72 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <REFERENCE> F03 ST ORE FILE Ex ecute by ENTER. T o st ore the current se ttings of th e refere nce fi le ite ms in the ref erence file in the camera’s memor y . ST AND ARD Ex ecute by EN TER. T o read th e standard va lues in the ref e renc e file in t he camera’s memor y . [...]

73 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings <OHB FI LE> F 06 ST ORE FILE Ex ecute b y ENTER. T o sto re the offs et values of the it ems spe cific to t he CCD (No repeated store oper ation is neces sar y ev en if the CCD is reattached) <FILE PRESET> F07 OPERA TOR FILE Ex ecute by ENTER. T o resume the f actor y-set [...]

74 Menu List Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-3-6 DIA GNOSIS Men u This menu i s only for vie wing and no setting is made using this m enu. P age title No. Item Indic ation Remarks <BOAR D ST A TUS> D01 OHB OK, NG displa y only ( If NG is disp la yed, co nsult yo ur local Sony re presentativ e.) AD O K, NG DPR OK, NG VD A[...]

75 Editing th e USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4-4 Editing the USER Men u Y ou can sele ct desired pag es and items from the OPERA TION, P AINT , M AINTEN ANCE, NETWORK, FILE, and DIA GNOSIS menus and re gister them to the USER menu. If y ou specify pages or i tems frequen tly used for the USER menu, y ou can easily c[...]

76 Editi ng the USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 7 Add the r emaining it ems by repeating steps 4 to 6 . Y ou can add u p to 10 items on one page. T o dele te items f rom a pa g e Proceed as follo ws: 1 Mov e the point er to the ite m to be deleted , and push on the ME NU SEL/EN TER dia l. The EDIT FUNCTION screen appea[...]

77 Editing th e USER Menu Chapter 4 Menu Configur ation and Detailed Settings 4 Selec t INSER T then push on t he MENU SEL/E NTER dial. The selection scree n appears. 5 T urn the MENU SEL/ENTER dial to mo ve the point er to the desi red pag e, then push o n the MENU SEL / ENTER dial. This adds the number and name of the select ed page abov e the it[...]

78 File Configuration Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data Chapter 5 Stora g e and Retrie v a l of User Setting Data 5-1 File Configura t ion This system permits v a rious se ttings a nd adjustm ent data to be stor ed as data files in built-in memo ry or a “Memor y Stick” in orde r to facilitate later o peratio ns or adj ustme[...]

79 List of Items Stored in Files Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data manually adjusted v alues of the camera will be reset to the reference va l ues that ha ve been stored in the reference file. At shipme nt, the refere nce file with the init ial settings is stored in built-in memory . The initial set tings can b e modif i ed, as[...]

80 List of Ite ms Stor ed in Files Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data <DET AIL 1> (P08) DET AIL ON/OFF aa LEVEL aa LIMITER M aa LIMITER WHT aa LIMITER BLK aa CRISP aa LV L D E P aa L VL DEP ON/OFF aa <DET AIL 2> (P09) H/V RA TIO aa FREQ aa MIX RA TI O aa KNEE APT aa KNEE APT ON/OFF aa <SKIN DET AIL> (P10) SKIN [...]

81 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data 5-3 File O perations 5-3-1 Using a “Memory Stic k” Y ou can use “Memory Stick PR O” media with t his camera. “Me mor y Stic k PRO Duo” can als o be used with out u sing a Memory Sti ck Duo adaptor . The camera operatio ns hav e been checke d using “Memory Stick [...]

82 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data During fo rmatting, “MEMOR Y STICK A CCESS” is displaye d. When formatting i s completed, “COM PLETE” is displaye d. 5-3-2 Storage and Retriev al of the Operator File Use the <OPE RA TOR FILE> page of the FILE me nu. The <OPERA TOR FILE> page is also i ncl[...]

83 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data T o store in or retrie ve from a “Me mor y Stic k” Position th e pointer to LENS MS READ/WRIT E and push on the MENU S E L/ENTE R dial. The subpa ge will be displayed. To s t o r e Posit ion the p ointer to WRI T E ( CAM t MS) then push on the MENU S EL/ENTER dial. Y ou c[...]

84 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data 5-3-5 Storage and Retriev al of the Reference File Use the <REFE RENCE> page of the FILE menu. T o retrie ve the ref erence file (standar d settings ) stored in b uilt-in memory Positi on the poi nter to ST AND ARD and pu sh on the MENU SE L/ENTE R dial. T o store the r[...]

85 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data The ND of fset adjustment stores white balance compensation v alues for each f ilter , using the white balanc e with the ND:1 and CC: A setti ngs as a refe rence. T o adjust the ND of fset v alues , proceed as foll ows: 1 Switch th e camera to Custom mode, referri ng to “3-[...]

86 File Operations Chapter 5 Stor age and Retriev al of User Setting Data Positio n the po inter to the item yo u wish to reset th en push on the MENU SEL/E NTER dial. T o reset a speci fic i tem in the reference fil e to the initial s etting The items in th e reference f ile can be reset individu al ly . 1 On the <FILE P R ESET> pa ge, set 1[...]

87 Appendix es Using the RM-B 750 Appendixes Using the RM-B 750 When the RM- B750 Remote C ontrol Unit (optional) is connected, y ou can control the menu settings of thi s camera and monitor t he camera images on the display o f the RM-B7 50. Connection Using the re mote control cable suppli ed with the RM- B750, conne ct the CAMERA conn ector of t[...]

88 Using the MSU-900/ 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 US ER (OPERA TION) menu. Setting s on the RM-B 750 Press the MONIT OR but ton. The camera i mage will be displayed on the disp lay of the RM-B750 . VBS signals are fed to an e xternal monitor if c[...]

89 Using the MSU-90 0/950 Appendix es P arameter Settings Settings on the camera Set the co mmunicatio n parameter s usin g the NETWOR K menu. 1) W hile the c onnection m ay be steady with the ON setting, t he performa nces are im prove d with an OFF sett ing f or the c ollateral condition. page Item Se tting in Bridge mode Setting in Multi m ode &[...]

90 Using the MSU-900/ 950 Appendix es Settings on the MSU-900/950 Set the unit to Engineer mode an d set the co mmunic ation parameters , usin g the Ether net Conf iguration menu. F or details on operatio ns, r efer to the Operation Manual of the MSU-900/95 0. Notes on Ethern et c onnection • For st able operation s of the connected devices, use [...]

91 Using the MSU-90 0/950 Appendix es W arning/Err or Messages If battery po wer is low or a problem occurs at po wer on or during oper ation, a warning is gi ven by an indicator flashing or v ari ous alarm indi cations. Viewf inde r scre en Subdispla y RUN indicator Meaning Basic st atus displa y ( page 3 9) Messa g e BA TT 12 V flashing BA TT 12 [...]

92 Precaut ions Appendix es Precauti ons Use and Storage Do not su bject the unit to se vere sho cks The inte rnal mechanism ma y be damaged or the b ody warp ed . After use Always turn off the po wer . Before storin g the u nit for a long period Remov e the battery pack. Use a nd storag e lo cations Store in a le vel, v entilated place. A void usi[...]

93 About a “Memory Stick” Appendix es About a “Me mory Stick” What is “M emor y Sti ck”? “Memory Stic k” is a ne w compact, portabl e and versatil e IC (Integrated Circuit) recording medium wit h a data capacity tha t e xceeds a floppy disk. “Memory Stick” is specially desi gned for e xchanging and sharing digital data among “[...]

94 About a “Memory Stick” Appendix es — Y ou remo ve t he “Memory Stick” or t urn of f the unit whi le it is rea ding or writi ng data . — Y ou use the “ M emory Stick” in a location su bject to the ef fects of static electricity or elect ric noise. • W e recommend t hat you mak e a backup copy of important data that you reco rd o[...]

95 Specifications Appendix es Specifi cations Camera Head General Po w er re quirementsDC 10.5 t o 17 V Po w er consumption Approx. 56 W with 23.9 8 PsF (not includi ng lens, vie wfind er) Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C ( 32°F to 104°F) Storage temperat ure –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Mass Approx . 5 kg (11 lb) (camera head only[...]

96 Specifica tions Appendix es Dimensions With the L handle attached OFFON REMOTE 23 CTRL VF2 L E N S VF1 123 LOCK VF MENU/DISPLAY CANCEL/STATUS 4 AUTO BLK BAL PAG E RUN SET CLEAR FILTER ND 1 1/4 ND 2 1/16ND 3 1/64ND 4 CAP 5 5600K CC A 3200K B 4300K C 6300K D 1/2 ND E 1 1 PRO 105 (4 1 / 4 ) 90 (3 5 / 8 ) 273 (10 3 / 4 ) 200 (7 7 / 8 ) 144.5 (5 3 / [...]

97 Specifications Appendix es Interface Bo x (Supplied) General Po w er re quirementsDC 10.5 t o 17 V Operating temperature 0°C to +4 0°C (32°F to 104°F) Storage temperat ure − 20°C to +60°C ( − 4°F to +140°F) Dimensio ns 138 × 104 × 79 mm (5 1 / 2 × 4 1 / 8 × 3 1 / 8 inches) Mass Approx . 560 g (1 lb 4 oz) Input/output connectors A[...]

98 Index In dex Index A ABNORMAL display 40 AC power 24 accessory clamp lever 17 accessory moun t lever 1 7 Accessory pockets 11 Accessory receptacles 10 Aliasing 92 ALL menu 51 Angle Compens ation mode 29, 46 Assignabl e buttons 12, 33 Assignabl e switch 12, 33 ASSISTANT PNL 30, 59 AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors 15 Audio input selectio n switches 1[...]

99 Index In dex OPERATOR FILE 46, 60 , 71, 82 Operator file 78 Optical system specifications 95 OTHERS 1 38, 48 , 49, 68 OTHERS 2 69 OUTPUT FOR MAT 50 , 67 P PAG E but ton 13, 27 PAINT menu 51, 60 PB MIX SETTING 37, 58 PB MIX 37 PB/MONI GAMMA 36, 57 PB 3 7 Phenomena Specific to CCD Imag e Sensors 92 PLD VERSIO N 74 Powe r indi cator s 11 POWER SAVE[...]

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