Sony BRC-Z330 manual

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    Sony Corp oration Printed in Japan Printed on recycled paper . HD Color Video Camera Operating Instructions Before opera ting th e unit, please re ad thi s manual thorou ghly and retain it for fu ture ref erence. BRC-Z330 4-149-933- 11 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation[...]

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    2 Owner’ s Recor d The model and seria l numbers are locat ed on the bott om. Record these numbers i n the spaces pr ovided bel ow . Refer to these nu mbers whene v er you ca ll upon y our Sony d ealer re gar ding this pr oduct. Mo del N o. B RC-Z 330 Serial No. T o reduc e the risk of fire or electric shoc k, do not ex pose this apparatus to rai[...]

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    T abl e of Content s 3 T ab l e of Contents Getting Started Prec autions .. .................. ........................... .............. 5 Phenomena Speci fi c to CMOS Image Sensors .... 6 Overvie w Fe atures ......................... .................................... ..... 7 System Components ....................... ....................... 8 S[...]

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    T abl e of Contents 4 Connecting a V ideo Moni tor , VTR, etc . Equipped with Compos ite V ideo or S V ideo Input Connector .. .................................... ................. 54 Connecting a VTR Equipped with HD-SDI I nput Connectors ......... .................................... ........ 55 Connecting a Sync Signal Generato r ..............[...]

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    Getting St ar ted Precau tions 5 Getting Started Precauti ons Operating or storage location • Opera ting or storing t he came ra in the fol lowing locations may cause damage to the camera: – Extremely hot or c ol d places (Opera ting temperature: 0 ° C to 40 ° C [32 ° F to 104 ° F]) – Exposed in di rect sunlight for a long time, or close [...]

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    Getting St ar ted Phenomena Sp ecific to CMOS Image Se nsors 6 Phenomen a Specific to CMOS Image Sensor s The follo wing phenomena that may appear in images are specif i c to CMOS (Comple mentary Metal Oxi de Semiconductor) i mage sensors. The y do not indicate malfunctions. Whi te flecks Although the C MOS image senso rs are produced with high-pre[...]

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    Ov er view F eatur es 7 Overvie w Featur es Compact, HD vide o camera with buil t-in pan/tilt/zoom functions • This HD video camera is equi pped with an HD camera block, pan / tilt mech anism, and 18-magnif ication optical /4-magnif ication digital zo om lens in a compact bod y . The compa ct ness and in tegrat ion allo w the camera v ersatile us[...]

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    Ov er view System Co mponents 8 System Component s In order to suppo r t multiple system conf igurations, a vari ety of optional produ ct s are a vailable for t he BRC- Z330 HD Colo r V ideo Ca mera. This section int roduces these opti onal pr oducts as well as the a ccessories supplied with t he camera. Supplied Com ponents and Accessories Before [...]

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    Ov er view System Compon ents 9 Screw 3 M3 × 8 (7)/ Stainless scre w 3 M4 × 8 ( 1) RS-422 Connector pl ug (1) Opera ting Instru ctions (1) Optional Pr oducts RM-BR300 Re mote Control Uni t The jo ystick of the Remote C ontrol Uni t allo ws you comfortabl e pan/ti lt and zo om operation s. The Remote Control Unit also allo ws remote op eratio n of[...]

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    Ov er view System Co nfiguration 10 System Config uration The BRC-Z33 0 HD Color V ideo Camera h as v arious system conf iguration ca pabilities usi ng optional products. This section desc ribes system e xamples with the required componen t s and the ma in usage of each system. Operating a BRC-Z330 Camera Using the Supplied Remote Commander This s [...]

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    Ov er view System Co nfiguration 11 Operating Multiple BRC-Z330 Cameras Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit This s ystem a llows you: • T o operate up to se ven camer as remotely u sing a single Remote Cont rol Unit • T o perform pan/ti lt and zoom op erations using the j oysti ck System configur atio n , Video signal Remote control (V ISCA)[...]

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    Ov er view System Co nfiguration 12 Operating Multiple BRC-Z330 Cameras Using the BRS-200 Remote Camera Operating Switc her This s ystem a llows you: • Oper ate up to sev en cameras remotel y and perform swi t ching, usi ng a singl e Remote Camera Oper ating Swit cher • T o perform pa n/tilt a nd zoom operations using the j oysti ck System conf[...]

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    Ov er view Location and Function of P ar ts 13 Locatio n and Funct ion of P ar ts Camera Fr ont A Lens This is a 18 -m agni ficat ion optical zoom l ens. B T ally la mp Lights in re d when a VISCA t ally command is recei ved or the camera is selecte d b y the RM- BR300 Remote C ontro l Unit (not suppl ied). Flashes at int erv als of about 0.5 secon[...]

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    Ov er view Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 14 conne ctor of t he pre vious camera in the daisy cha i n conne ction. O VISCA RS-232C OUT connector When you connect multiple camer as, conn ect it to the VISCA RS- 232C IN conne ctor of the ne xt camera in the d ai sy chai n connection. P S VIDEO connector Outputs the camera i mages as S video signal[...]

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    Ov er view Location and Function of P ar ts 15 Notes • Set the switches before yo u turn on the po wer of the camera. • Y ou cannot use a camera wi th its camera address set to “0” together with cameras with their camera ad dress set to “1” to “7 . ” Remote Comm ander (supplied) A CAMERA S ELECT buttons Press the b utton correspondi[...]

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    Ov er view Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 16 Installing batter ies CA UTION Danger of exp l osion if battery is incorrect ly replaced. Replace only with the same or equi val ent type recommended b y the manuf acturer . When you d ispose of the bat tery , you must obey the law in the rela tiv e area or coun try . Note T o a voi d risk of e xplosi[...]

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    Ov er view Location and Function of P ar ts 17 F AU T O / M A N UA L b u t t o n a nd AU T O i n d i c a t o r Press this button to select focus mode , A UTO or MANU AL. When A UTO i s selected, the A UTO i ndicator lights and the FOCUS cont rol and the ONE P USH AF butt on are disabled. If you set AF ASSIST to ON in the FOCUS menu, you can focu s [...]

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    Ov er view Locatio n and Function of P ar ts 18 Blue: The power of the camera is on. Y ello w green: The c amera is in standb y mode. Off: No camera is conn ected. Hold down th is b utto n and pr ess CAMERA bu tton 1 to 7 t o turn on/of f the po wer of the camera correspond ing to the pressed b utton. S CAMERA buttons Press one of t he butt ons to [...]

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    Ov er view Location and Function of P ar ts 19 wk ON/OF F switch Press this swit ch to turn on/o f f the Remote Co ntrol Unit . BRBK-HD2 HD-SDI Output Card (not supplied) A SDI OUTPU T connect ors (BN C type) The Card al lows output of an HD-SDI signal conforming to SMPTE292M serial digital int erface standards. No audio signa l is outp ut from the[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus About O n-Screen Menu s 20 Adjust ing and Setting W ith Men us About On-Scree n Menus Y ou can chang e v arious set tings, such a s shooting conditions a nd system setup of the camera , while observing menus displayed on a connec ted monitor . This section e x plains ho w to read the on-screen menu s before start [...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus Operat ion Through Menus 21 Operation Thr ough Menus This sect ion expla i ns ho w to op erate the menu usi ng the supplied Remot e Commander , or using the RM-BR30 0 Remote Cont rol Unit (no t supplie d). For det ails on each menu, see pages 23 through 30. Menu Operation Using the Supplied Remote Comm ander 1 Pre[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus Oper ation Through Menus 22 Menu Operation Using the RM- BR300 Remote Contr ol Unit 1 Press the MENU b utton for about one second . The main menu appears. 2 Move the cursor to the setti ng menu item to be set by i nclining the joystick forward or backwa r d. 3 Press the button on the top of the joysti ck. The sele[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus EXPOSURE Menu 23 EXPOSURE Menu The EXPOSURE menu is used to set the items regardi ng the e xposure. MODE (exposure mode) FULL A UTO: The exposu re is adjust ed automatica lly using the sensiti vity , electronic shutt er speed and iris . MANU AL: The sensiti vity (GAIN), el ectronic shutt er speed (SPEED) and iris [...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus COLOR Menu 24 The COLOR AE feature i s a v ai lable only when MODE (expos ure mode ) is se t to any i tem other than MANU AL . OFF: COLOR AE does not function. CHECK: The reg i on of the color sp ecifi ed with PHASE is displ ayed in white. The re gion is set to STD when CHECK is selected. WIDE : The region of t he[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus PICTURE Menu 25 R.GAIN, B.GAIN: When you select MANU AL, R.GAIN (red gain) and B.GAI N (blue gain) appear . Y ou can adjust the white balance man ually within the range between –128 and +127 . COLOR GAIN Fo r adju stin g the color intensit y of th e picture. The adjustab le range is fro m –7 to +7. The color i[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus FOCUS Menu 26 GAMMA Select the g amma curve o f the camera. NORMAL: The object is shot using n ormal gamma curve . CINEMA: The object is sh ot using a gamma curv e to reproduc e a film-l ike picture wit h a natural tone. KNEE POINT The KNEE f unction mini mizes washout o f pictu re that may occur with a bright por[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus P A N TIL T ZOOM Menu 27 P AN TIL T ZOOM Men u The P AN TIL T ZOOM menu is used to select the pan / tilt/z oom mod e. P AN-TIL T LIMIT When you set P AN to ON, you can select the limit of pa n operat ion with th e LEFT and RIGHT setti ng ite ms. When you set TIL T to ON, you can select the li mit of ti lt operati [...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus SYSTEM Men u 28 VIDEO connector of th e camera, and the SDI OUTPUT connector of an optio nal BRBK-HD2 Output Card, if one is installed in a card slot . SYSTE M Men u IR- RECEI VE (i nfra red signal reception) When it is set to OFF , the camera does n ot recei ve the signal from the supplied Remote Commander . Be s[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus VIDE O OUT Menu 29 IMG-FLIP to OFF , then turn the po wer of f and on again, P A N REVERSE and TIL T RE VERSE will be set to OFF. • If you set IMG-FLIP to ON, the remote sensor at the rear of the camera do es not function. DISPLA Y INFO (information displa y) When the ca mera settings are stored i n POSITION 1 t[...]

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    Adjust ing and Setti ng With Menus ST A TUS Menu 30 Note The SETUP it em does not appe ar when an HD signal o f 1080/50i or 720/50P for mat is ou tput. ST A TUS Menu The ST A TUS menu is use d to displ ay the setting s sele cted wi th the menus. Th e ST A TU S me nu co nsi sts of P AGE1 t o P A G E6. Y ou ca n switch th e pages wit h the B or b bu [...]

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    Opera t ion Using th e Supplied Remote Commander T urning on the P ower 31 Before operating, chec k that the camera and peripheral de vices are properly installed and co nnected. For det ails, see “Installation” (page 43) and “Connecti ons” (page 51) . T urning on the P o wer 1 Connect the camera t o an A C outlet usin g the supplied A C po[...]

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    Opera t ion Using th e Supplied Remote Commander P an/Tilt and Zoom Oper ation 32 P an/Tilt and Zoom Operat ion P an ning a nd Tilting 1 Press the PO WE R switch. The camera will t urn on and perform the pa n/tilt rese t action autom atic ally . 2 Press the arro w button to pan or tilt the camera. While chec king the picture on the screen, press th[...]

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    Opera t ion Using th e Supplied Remote Commander Adjusting t h e Camera 33 Zooming Pre ss ei th er of the Z OO M butt ons . Note When you perform pan/til t operation while the ca mera is in the teleph oto mode, the moving speed of the image on the scree n may be a li ttle jer ky . Opera ting Mu ltip le Cam eras w ith the Remote Commander 1 Set the [...]

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    Opera t ion Using th e Supplied Remote Commander Storing th e Camera Se ttings in Memo ry – Preset ting Feat ure 34 Shooting with Back Lighting When you shoo t a subject with a light source behi nd it, the subject becomes d ark. In such a case, press the B A CK LIGHT b utton. T o cancel the funct ion, press the B A CK LIGHT button again. Note The[...]

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    Opera t ion Using th e Supplied Remote Commander Storing t he Camera Sett ings in Memory – Preset ting F eature 35 T o recall th e stored s e ttings Press an y of the POSI TION b uttons, 1 to 6, in whi ch you hav e stored the sett ings. T o cancel the preset memor y While ho lding do wn the RESET b utton, pres s the POSITION b utton from which yo[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit T urning on the P ower 36 Before opera ting, che ck that the came r a, the RM-BR300 Remote Co ntrol Unit and per ipheral de vices are properly installed and connect ed. For det ails, see “Installa tion” (page 43) and “Conne ctions” (page 51). T urning o n the P o wer 1 Connect the came r a [...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit P an/Tilt and Z oom Oper ation 37 T o assign cam era ad dresses automatically 1 Make sure th at the camera address sel ector on the bottom of each camera i s set to “0. ” For setting t he camera address sel ector , see page 14. 2 T urn on the power of al l the connected ca meras and the RM -BR3[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit P an/Tilt and Zoom Oper ation 38 Only the CA MERA but ton you pressed flashes, and the co rresponding maximum pa nning/tilting speed is set. Note The maximum panni ng/ti lting speed sett ing is stored in the memory of the optional RM- BR300 Remote Co ntrol Unit. If you u s e anothe r RM-BR300 R emo[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit Adjusting t h e Camera 39 Zooming T urn the dial on the upper part of t h e joyst ick. Note When you perform pan/til t operation while the ca mera is in the teleph oto mode, the moving speed of the image on the scree n may be a li ttle jer ky . Adjusting the Camera Focusing on a Subject T o focus t[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit Adjusti ng the Camera 40 Shooting with Back Lighting When you shoo t a subject with a light source behi nd it, the subject becomes d ark. In such a case, press the B A CK LIGHT b utton. T o cancel the funct ion, press the B A CK LIGHT button again. Note The B A CK LIGHT function is not ef fectiv e [...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit Storing t he Camera Sett ings in Memory – Preset ting F eature 41 3 Adjust the br ightness with t he V ALUE or B RIGHT control. Funct ions of the V ALUE and BRIG HT cont rols The func tions of the V ALUE c ontrol and the BR IGHT control change according to the MODE setting in t h e EXPO SURE m en[...]

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    Operati on Using the RM-BR300 Remote Cont rol Unit Storing th e Camera Se ttings in Memo ry – Preset ting Feat ure 42 4 While holding do wn the PR ESET b utton (for POSITI ON 1 to 8) or the SHIFT and PRE SET buttons ( for P OSITI ON 9 to 16 ), pr ess any o f the POSITION b uttons in which you want to store the setti ngs. The settings are st ored [...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Install ation 43 Installation and Connections Instal lation Attaching an Output Car d Attach an Output Card (not supplied) to the card slot on the rear of the camera. 1 Loosen the tw o screws t o remov e the card slot cov er . 2 Insert an op tional Outp ut Card into the card slot. Align both ends of the Output Card w[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Instal lation 44 If you ha ve to place t he camera on an i n clined su rface, make sure th at the inclination is less than ±15 de grees, so that the pan/ t ilt performance is guaranteed. Notes • Y ou sho ul d tak e an appropriate co untermeasure to prev ent the cam era from fallin g. • Do no t grasp the ca mera [...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Install ation 45 Installation on a ceiling (e xample) 1 Set IMG-F LIP to ON in the S YSTEM me nu. 2 Remov e the f our scre ws on the botto m of the camera to remov e the four feet. 3 Attach the ceiling bracket (A) to the bottom of the camera using the supplied fo ur screws ( 3 M3 × 8). Positi on th e a hole for scre[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Instal lation 46 6 Attach th e wire rope to the ce iling br acket (A). Pass t he wire rop e through th e fixing hole a nd attach its end to the at t achment hole on the brack et using t he supplied one scre w ( 3 M4 × 8). 7 Insert the pr otrusions on the cei ling bracket (A) into the spaces pre pared in the ceiling [...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Install ation 47 9 Connect the cable s to the connect ors on the rear of the camera. Note T ake the proper step s to ensure that the lo ad of the cables connected d o es not cause p roblems. 10 The SONY and/or HD namepla tes can be tu rned upside do wn, if necessary . T o remo ve the ca mera 1 Remove t he three scre [...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Instal lation 48 Note For at taching the camera to the ceiling brack et, use only th e supp lie d screws. U sing ot her sc rews may damage the camera. 3 Attach th e supplied wi re rope to the cei ling brack et (A). Pass t he wire rop e through the f ixing hole and attach i t s end to the at tachment hole on the brack[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Install ation 49 5 Attach the other en d of the wire rope to the material near the shelf, etc. Use an M4 or l arg er outside diamet er screw (not supplied). At tach the wi re rope to the material independent of the s helf, et c. where the cei ling bracket (B) is attache d. 6 Insert the prot rusions on the ceiling bra[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Instal lation 50 7 Secure the cei ling brackets (A) and (B ) using the supplied three screws ( 3 M3 × 8). 8 Connect the cab l es to the conn ectors on the rear of the camera. Note T ake the prop er steps to ensure that the load of th e cables conn ected does no t cause problems. T o remove the camera 1 Remove the th[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connectio ns 51 Connection s Connecting to an A C Outlet Use the supplied A C powe r adaptor and A C power cord to connect t he camera to an A C outlet. Connecting the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit Use the RS-232C c onnecting cable suppl ied with the Rem ote Co ntrol Un it. Note When using t he VISCA RS-232C conn ecto[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connecti ons 52 T o connect the Remote Control Unit using the VISCA RS-422 connectors Y ou can use the VISCA RS-422 connectors to connect the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit to the camera instead of the VISCA RS-23 2C connect ors. Use of the VISCA RS-422 connectors all ows the connection u p to 1,200 m (3,937 f eet) a w[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connectio ns 53 Connecting a Device Equipped with VISCA RS-232C Connector Connection s with the VISCA R S-232C cables (cross type) enable con t rol of multiple cameras w ith a single RM-BR300 Re mote Control Unit . Y ou can conn ect the camera to a computer equipped with the VISCA RS-232C conn ector instead of t he c[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connecti ons 54 Connecting a Vi deo Monitor , VTR, etc. Equipped with Composite Video or S Video Inpu t Connector RGB/COMPONENT VISCA RS-422 123456789 EXT SYNC IN VIDEO IR SELECT 75 1 2 3 OFF ON DAT A MIX OFF ON IN VISCA RS-232C OUT S VIDEO ! DC IN 12V R RGB/COMPONENT VISCA RS-422 123456789 EXT SYNC IN VIDEO IR SELEC[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connectio ns 55 Connecting a VTR Equipped with HD-SDI Input Connectors Attach the optional BRBK-HD2 HD-SDI Output Card to the camera , and turn on t he camera. Y ou can output the signal from the camera by con verting it into a signal compliant with HD-SD I standards (SMPTE 292M serial digital interf ace). Connecting[...]

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    Installat ion a nd Connec tions Connecti ons 56 T o connect multiple cameras to the HD sync signal generator Y ou can conn ect up to se ven cameras. T o connect multiple cameras to the SD sync signal generator Y ou can conne ct up to se ven cameras. RGB/COMPONENT VISCA RS-422 123456789 EXT SYNC IN VIDEO IR SELECT 75 1 2 3 OFF ON DAT A MIX OFF ON IN[...]

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    Appendix List of Messages 57 Appendix List o f Messa ges The follo wing messages may appear on the screen. T ake the necessary measu res show n belo w . Indica tors on the BRC- Z330 c amera Messages for the BRC-Z330 camera Indicator M eaning/remedies ST ANDBY lamp flashes. The camera stop ped moving due t o an error in th e pan/tilt m echanism. Res[...]

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    Appendix T roub leshooting 58 T r oubles hooting Before bringing in your camera for service, check the follo wing as a guide to troubleshoot t he problem. If the problem cannot be corrected, consul t with your Sony dealer . Symptom C ause Remed y The po wer of the camera is n ot turned on. The s upplie d A C po wer adapt or is no t connected to the[...]

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    Appendix T roubl eshoot ing 59 The VISCA control is not av ailable with a compute r connecte d to the camera. The comp uter is not corr ect ly connect ed to the camera. Make sure the conn ection bet ween the computer and camera is mad e correctly . Check tha t the VISCA co ntrol sett ing (RS- 232C or RS-422) and the ba ud rate setting (9600 b ps or[...]

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    Appendix Menu Config uration 60 Menu Configuration The menus of the camera are configured as desc r ibed belo w . The initial set tings of each item are i n bold . EXPOSURE MODE FULL A UTO AE SPEED LOW , MID , HIGH AGC LIMIT -3dB, 0dB , 6dB, 12dB , OFF IRIS LIMIT F11 , F6.8, F4.0, F3.4 MANU AL GAIN -3dB, 0dB , 1dB , 2dB, 3dB, 4dB, 5dB , 6dB, 7dB, 8[...]

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    Appendix Menu Co nfiguration 61 COLOR WHITE BALANCE AU TO 1 WB SENS LOW , MID , HIGH WB R.SHIFT -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 WB B.SHIFT -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 A UTO2 WB SENS LOW , MID , HIGH WB R.SHIFT -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0 , +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7 WB B.SHIFT -7, -6, -5, [...]

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    Appendix Menu Config uration 62 P AN TIL T ZOOM P AN-TIL T LIMIT P AN ON OFF LEFT END, 174˚ – -174˚ RIGHT 174˚ – -174˚, END TIL T ON OFF DOWN END , -29˚ – 89˚ UP -29˚ – 89˚, END RAMP CUR VE MODE1, MODE2, MODE3 D-ZOOM OFF , ×1.5, ×2.0, ×4.0 (pa ge 27 ) SYSTEM IR RECEIVE ON OFF IMG-FLIP ON OFF P AN-REVERSE ON OFF TIL T REVERSE ON O[...]

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    Appendix Menu Co nfiguration 63 ST A TUS P AGE 1 EXPOSURE AE SPEED A GC LIMIT IRIS LIMIT EX-COMP BACK LIGHT SPO T LIGHT COLOR AE ND FIL TER P AGE 2 WHITE BALANCE WB SENS WB SHIFT R:, B: M. GAIN R:, B: COLOR GAIN COLOR HUE COLOR MA TRIX ENHANCE R:, G:, B:, YL:, CY :, MG: P AGE 3 DET AIL COLOR DET AIL PHASE GAMMA KNEE POINT FLICKER CANCEL B & W C[...]

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    Appendix Prese tting Items 64 Presetti ng Items The follo wing setting items can be stored in the memory of t he camera. General presetting items Preset ting menu i tems Presetting item Presetting position num ber 123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 Pa n/tilt position zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Zoom position zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Focu s posit ion zaaaaaaaaaaaaa[...]

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    Appendix Pres etti ng Items 65 1) When CH ECK is selected with COL OR AE and COLOR DET AIL, th e setting is stored as STD. 2) The current set ting of IMG- FLIP is recal led rega rdless of preset ting operations. z : Setting items retained in memo ry when the po wer is turned of f and on again. T he camera starts with these settings. a : Settin g it[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 66 Specifi cations System V ideo signal 1080/59. 94i, 1080/50i 720/5 9.94P , 720/50P ( switched wi th the BO T TOM switch) Synchroni zation Internal /externa l synchron ization , autom atically switch ed Image de vice 1/3 type (6 mm), CMOS pickup element T otal picture elements: Approx. 2,250,000 pi xels Ef fectiv e picture [...]

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    Appendix Specifications 67 Scre ws ( 3 M3 × 8) (7) Scre w ( 3 M4 × 8) (1) RS-422 conn ector plug (1) Operating Inst ructions (1) Design and sp ecifi cations are subject to change without notice. Note Always verify th at the un it is op erating properl y before us e. SONY WILL NO T BE LIABLE FOR D AMA GES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T [...]

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    Appendix Specifications 68 Dimensions BRC-Z330 Video Camera 186 (7 3 / 8 ) 5 ( 7 / 32 ) 160.8 (6 3 / 8 ) 193.4 (7 5 / 8 ) 11 ( 7 / 16 ) 1.1 ( 1 / 16 ) 113 (4 1 / 2 ) 14 ( 9 / 16 ) 93 (3 3 / 4 ) 19 ( 3 / 4 ) 131 (5 1 / 4 ) 88 (3 1 / 2 ) 152.8 (6 1 / 8 ) 102 (4 1 / 8 ) ø5 Depth 5 ( 7 / 32 ) 1 /4 T r ipod screw hole Depth 7.5 ( 5 / 16 ) 83.5 (3 3 / 8[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 69 RM-BR300 Re mote Control Uni t 1 1 9 LOCK MODE VALUE RESET MENU PRESET SHIFT L/R DIRECTION PAN E L LIGHT BLACK LIGHT PAN-TIL T RESET ONE PUSH AWB POWER AUTO MANUAL AUTO ONE PUSH AF 234 56 7 2 10 STD REV 3 11 4 POSITION CAMERA 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 R – + BRIGHT B – + FOCUS NEAR FAR 145.9 (5 3 / 4 ) 137.2 (5 1 / 2 ) 39[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 70 Pin As signme nts BRC-Z330 Video Camera VISCA RS-422 co nnecto r (conne ctor plu g 9-pin) VISCA RS-232C IN conn ector (min i-DIN 8-pi n, fem a le) * The SIRCS OUT function is selectable with the BO TTOM switch on the bottom of the camera. VISCA RS -232C OUT c onnector (mi ni DIN 8-pin , female ) Analog RGB /COMPONENT (D-s[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 71 RM-BR300 Remot e Contr ol Unit (optional) VISCA RS-2 32C ou tput conne ctor (mi ni DIN 8- pin, f emale) VISCA RS-42 2 connecto r (connecto r plug, 9-pin) T ALL Y/CONT ACT conn ector (con necto r plug, 9-pin) Pin No. Function 1 No Conn ecti on 2 No Conn ecti on 3T X D I N 4 GND 5 RXD IN 6 GND 7 No Conn ecti on 8 No Conn ec[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 72 Wiring Diagr am of VISCA RS-422 Connection 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN – 7 RXD IN + 8 TXD IN – 9 TXD IN + 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN – 7 RXD IN + 8 TXD IN – 9 TXD IN + 1 RXD OUT – 2 RXD OUT + 3 TXD OUT – 4 TXD OUT + 5 GND 6 RXD IN ?[...]

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    Appendix Specifications 73 Using the VISCA RS-422 Connector Plug 1 Insert a wire (A WG Nos. 28 to 18) into the desired wire opening o n the VISCA RS-422 connect or plug, and tighten the scre w for t hat wire usi ng a f lat- head scre wdriver . 2 Insert the VISCA RS-422 connector p l ug into the VISCA RS-422 connector . T o remove the connector plug[...]