Hitachi HV-F31F manual

3-CCD Color Camera MODEL HV-F31F HV-F22F OPERATION MANUAL Please read this operation manual carefully for proper operation, an d keep it for future reference. Note: The model and serial numbers of your product are important for you to keep for your convenience and protection. These numbers appear on the nameplate located on the bottom of the produc[...]

A IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follo[...]

B built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's instructions have been adhered to. 11. Pow er Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, cons ult your produ[...]

C 19. Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 20. Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following condition[...]

D WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSANWEISUNGEN 1. Alle Anw eisungen lesen Vor Betrieb des Erzeugnisses sollten alle Sicherheits-und Bedienung sanleitungen gelesen werden. 2. Die Anw eisungen aufbew ahren Die Sicherheits-und Bedienungsanleitungen sollten f ü nftigen Bezug aufbewahrt werden. 3. Warnungen beachten Die Warnungen auf dem Erzeugnis und in den Bedien[...]

E erforderlich und d ü rfen nicht blockiert oder abgedeckt werden. Die Ö ffnungen sollten niemals dadurch blockiert werden, da ß , das Ger ä t auf ein Bett, ein Sofa, einen Teppich oder eine ä hnliche Oberfl ä che gestellt wird. Das Ger ä t sollte nur dann in Einbauinstallierung wie in einem B ü cherschrank oder einem Gestell verwendet werd[...]

F 16. Eindringen von Fremdkörpern und Flüssigkeit Niemals Objekte irgendwelcher Art durch die Ö ffnungen in das Ger ä t schieben, da diese unter hoher Spannung stehende Teile ber ü hren oder kurzschlie ß en k ö nnen, wodurch es zu Feuer oder elektrischem Schlag kommen kann. Niemals Fl ü ssigkeiten irgendwelcher Art auf das Erzeugnis versch [...]

G 21. Ersatzteile Wenn Ersatzteile erforderlich sind, darauf achten, da ß der Wartungstechniker nur die vom Hersteller festgelegten Ersatzteile oder Teile mit den gleichen Charakteristiken wie die urspr ü nglichen Teile verwendet. Unautorisierte Ersatzteile k ö nnen Feuer, elektrischen Schlag oder sonstige Gef ä hrdungen verursachen. 22. Sicher[...]

H MISES EN GARDE IMPORTANTES 1. Lire les instructions Lire toutes les instructions de s é curit é et de fonctionnement avant de faire fonctionner l ’ appareil. 2. Conserver ces instructions Conserver les instructions de s é curit é et de fonctionnement á des fins de r é f é rence ult é rieure. 3. Tenir compte des avertissements Tous les a[...]

I l ’ appareil et le prot é ger de toute surchauffe, et ces ouvertures ne devront donc ê tre ni obstru é es ni recouvertes. Ne jamais obstruer les ouvertures en placant l ’ appareil sur un lit, un sofa, un tapis ou toute surface similaire. Ne jamais placer l ’ appareil dans un support confin é , par exemple une biblioth é que ou une é t[...]

J provoquer un feu ou un choc é lectrique. Ne jamais renverser de liquide d ’ aucune sorte sur l ’ appareil. 17. Substances inflammabes et explosives Eviter d ’ utiliser l ’ appareil en pr é sence de gaz, ainsi qu ’á proximit é imm é diate de substances inflammables et explosives. 18. Chocs ou vibrations v iolents Lorsqu ’ on trans[...]

K 22. Vérificaton de sécurité Apr é s tout travail d ’ entretien ou de r é paration de l ’ appareil, demander au technicien de r é paration d ’ effectuer les v é rifications de s é curit é pour s ’ assurer que l ’ appareil est en bon é tat de marche. 23.Montage au mur ou au plafond L ’ appareil ne pourra ê tre mont é au mur [...]

L IMPORTANT NOTICE These products have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate[...]

M Table of contents  IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTUIONS ･･ A  IMPORTANT NOTICE ･･･････････････････ Ｌ  Table of contents ･････････････････････････ M  Standard composition ･････････････････････ 1  CD-ROM ?[...]

1 S t andard composition Check when unpacking. Camera HV -F31F/HV -F22F ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ １ DC IN/SYNC plug （ HR10A-10P-12S ） ･････････････････?[...]

2 NOTE: 1) The included driver and also demonstration soft ware within CD-ROM operate only in Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP. 2) The viewer software may not op erate normal wh en it is used for the other camera, because software for HV-F31F and HV-F22F. 3) In the case that it stopped normal operating during the use o f viewer software, stop a viewer soft[...]

3 Overview The Hitachi HV -F31F/HV -F22F are high precision 3CCD progressive scan color camera, which has single chip digital processing LSI, a C mount pris m, three 1/3-inch 800,000 pixels (HV -F31F) / 1/2-inch 1,450,000 pixels (HV -F22F) square CCDs , and an IEEE1394 digital output. A newly developed multi-functional LSI use the accu rate 14 bit [...]

4 Notes to users Important safety notes  Use this camera with a 12 VDC power supply .  Observe that flamm able objects, wat er or metal do not enter the camer a interior . These may lead to failure or acc ident.  Do not modify the camera or use the camera with external covers removed. These may cause failure, void any warranties and pose a[...]

5 Cleaning  A photograp her ’s blow er or lens brush can be used for clearing d ust from the lens and opti cal filters.  W ipe dust from the case with a soft dr y cloth. If soilin g is severe, moisten the cloth with a solution of n eutral detergent. Afterwards, wipe the cover with a dry cloth.  Do not use petroleum distillates, alc ohol [...]

6 3) Moire Interaction between patterns can pr oduce an additi onal "phantom" pattern t o appear . The CCD pict ure elements (pixe ls) are arranged in a pattern, which can interact w ith a pattern in the scene (e.g., a performer wearing a finely striped necktie) to resu lt in a Moire pattern. The effect should be considered when selecting[...]

7 System example Lens H V -F31F/F22 F External T rigge r Camera Cable C-201KSM /C501KSM /C102KSM Computer Image Processing & F A PC Laptop PC A C adapto r Junction Box JU-M1A[...]

8 Section names and functions Pilot lamp Light when power is supplied. TRIG IN connecto r External trigger signa l input Status lamp Flashes when transmittin g DC IN / SYNC connecto r Connect to +12 VDC power supply . Input for external HD/VD and sync signals. IEEE1394 connector ( see N o t e ) IEEE1394 cable computer side IEEE1394 connector end Ca[...]

9 Connector 1. IEEE1394 connector 2. DC IN/SYNC connector (HR10A-10R-12PB(01)) Pin No. Signal designation Pin NO. Signal designation 1 +12V input 1 GND 2 GND 2 +12V input 3 TPB- 3 GND 4 TPB+ 4 FLASH OUT 5 TP A- 5 GND 6 TP A+ 6 HD IN 7 VD IN 8 GND 9 TRIG (H) 10 TRIG (C) 1 1 +12V input 12 GND Plug ： HR10A-10P-12S ２ ３ ４ ５ ６ １[...]

10 Lens CAUTION: Observe the dimensions of the lens mounting selection as illustrated at the right. If the dimensions are not observed, do not use such a lens, because the lens and the c amera will be damaged. Selecting a lens The proper lens is i mportant for obtaining adequate perform ance from the camera. Especially in the case of a three elemen[...]

11 Camera mounting The camera is provided with threaded screw holes at the top and bottom. These allow mounting to either a tripod or a mounting bracket. Screw type: U 1/4-20 Length: 4.5 to 6 mm L Screws longer than 6 mm can cause internal damage, while less than 5 mm prevents secure fastening and risks dropping to cause damage and injury .[...]

12 Control and S tatus register (CSR) HV -F31F and HV -F22F differ from ear lier conventional cameras in that camera functions can be set by entering predetermined setting co mmands in the Control and Status register (CSR) of the 1394-based Digital Camera Specification V er . 1.30. Common and camera-specific CSR register se tting operation s are de[...]

13 1. IIDC St andard CSR (1) BRIGHTNESS (CSR: F0F0 0800 h) Master black level is adjusted -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh (standard 80h) Can be set in range of 00h to FFh. Setting value to 00h side lowers black level. FFh side raises black level. (2) SHARPNESS (CSR: F0F0 0808 h) Sharpness level adjustment (object cont ou[...]

14 -One Push Auto White Balance (A WB)- Setting value 86000000 h State for automatic white balance adjustment. -AUTO ( A TW)- Setting value 83000000 h White balance is adjusted in real time (automatic tracking). An effective function when the scen e is subject to changes in colo r temperature of the light sour ce. The speed for changing the color t[...]

15 -Manual adjustment- Setting value 82000xxx h xxx: (HV -F22) 7C5h to B6Ch / (HV -F31 ) 789h to B27h Electronic shutter can be set in the range of 4 to 1/100,000 second. Shutter speed setting value can be derived as follows. OFF_SPEED = 15 (HV -F22), 30 (HV -F31). • Cause of shutter speed ≦ (1 / OFF_SPEED) a) Setting value obtained from fluore[...]

16 Shutter Speed[sec] = (801h – nnn ) / OFF_SPEED Example Fluorescent time = 1/7.5s usable as setting value nnn with HV -F31F . 801h - (30×(1/7.5)) = 7FDh -AUT O- Setting value 83000000 h Auto electronic shutter operates to vary the shutter speed in the range of OFF to 1/100,000 second in response to light source brightness. If light is excessiv[...]

17 (8) GAMMA (CSR: F0F0-0818 h) Gamma correction is adjusted. -OFF- Setting value 80000000h Gamma correction is set to OFF . -Manual adjustment- Setting value 8200000x h x: 0- ON1, 1- ON2, 2- ON3, F- V ariable Positions 1,2 and 3 are effective f or additionally fine adjustment of RGB gamma. • ON1: Dark component gradation reduced. • ON2: Standa[...]

18 -Manual adjustment- Setting value 8x0y0000 h x ： 2- LOW ACTIVE, 3- HIGH ACTIVE y ： 0- MDOE0, 1- MODE １ T rigger mode polarity is switched at external signal values x and y . See trigger operation details and timing chart (page 39). (10) INITIALIZE (CSR: F0F0 0000 h) Return equipment to status at time of release from factory . -Initializati[...]

19 2. Advance CSR 2-1. Image color reproduction and color balance related CSR (1) MASKING (CSR: F200 0020 h) RGB and Ye Cy Mg color saturation and hue can be separately varied (6 vector independ ent masking). Color reproduction detail and fidelity are effecti vely enhanced. When engaged, R saturation (CSR: F200 0024) - M hue ((CSR: F200 0050) can b[...]

20 d) (MASKING) C SATURATION (CSR: F200 0030 h) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00hto FF h (standard: 80 h) e) (MASKING) B SATURATION (CSR: F200 0034 h ) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh (standard: 80 h) f) (MASKING) M SATURATION (CSR: F200 0038 h -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FF[...]

21 j) (MASKING) C HUE (CSR: F200 0048 h) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh (standard: 80 h) k) (MASKING) B HUE (CS R: F200 004C h) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh (standard: 80 h) l) (MASKING) M HUE (CSR: F200 0050 h) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh (standard: 80 h) ([...]

22 ( 3 ) S H A D I N G ( C S R ： F200 0060 h) Color irregularity (white shading) likely to occur vert ically on the screen due to lens characteristics is automatically compensated. Notes: 1. When using the camera for the first time, or af ter replacing the lens, be sure to conduct auto shading adjustment. 2. When used under fluorescent, mercury o[...]

23 shading is of concern. If shading is grossly large or light variation random, compensation error can occur . Adjust uniformity of the light source. -One push (ASC)- Setting value 8600000x h x: Same as above. Conduct by the following proc edure. 1. Use auto lens iris or adjust manually to a suitable iris value. 2. Pickup a white image that comple[...]

24 The window is displayed on th e screen during AUTO or ONE PUSH WHITE BALANCE operation for video signal detection. The window horizontal position setting is xx, and vertical position setting is yy . (5) BLACK BALANCE (CSR: F200 0064 h) Black balance is adjusted. -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820xx0yy h xx: 00h to FFh (B black) yy: 00h to FFh[...]

25 b) (SHARPNESS) LEVEL DEPENDENT. (CSR: F200 00B4 h) Sharpness is decreased at levels below a certain amount. Used main ly to avoid noise enhancement in dark signal components. -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h toFF h Setting toward FFh reduces the sharpness leve l and expand the video signal level range. c) (SHARPNESS) CLISP (C[...]

26 e) (SHARPNESS) COLOR DTL Ch1 (CSR: F200 00C0 h) Color detail can be adjusted in the range of the color phase sharpness level setting. The color phase can b e set in different rang es fo r channels 1 and 2. Th e color detail channel 1 width/level can be set in any combination. Select ch annel 1 or 2, then set th e color phase fo r adjusting detai[...]

27 range with Phase and position at color phase center to set. Set sharpness level in range set by yy . Reduce sh arpness toward 00h for a soft image. Increase sharpness toward FFh for a stark image. Channels 1 and 2 can be set independently . g) (SHARPNESS) COLOR DTL Ch2 (CSR: F200 00C8 h) Same function as COLOR DTL Ch1 (F200-00C0 ) . (Ch 1 and 2 [...]

28 (3) DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) (CSR: F200 00A0 h) Improve S/N by digital noise reduction. -OFF- Setting value 80000000 h -ON- Setting value 8200000x h x: 1- MODE1, 2- MODE2 Although MODE 2 provides greater noise reduction, ther e is some sacrifice in resolution. 2-3. Image level related CSR (1) (A.E) PEAK/AVERAG E (CSR: F200 0070 h ) Sets PEA[...]

29 microscope variable magnification. (3) (A.E) GATE (CSR: F200 0078 h) AUTO EXPOSURE signal detect area (8 x 8) can be set as desired. -OFF- Setting value 80000000 h The screen overall vid eo signal is detected for AUTO EXPOSURE control. -ON- Setting value 82000000 h GA TE for detecting the AUTO EXPOSURE video signal is set in lines 1-2 to 7-8. Th[...]

30 d) (A.E) GATE line7-8 (CSR: F200 0088 h) -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820xx0yy h xx: LINE 7 ON/OFF bit map data yy: LINE 8 ON/OFF bit map data (A.E) GATE line1-2 to line7-8 setting e xamples Screen detect areas Setting values corresponding to detect areas Detect area (ON): 1 Non-detect area (OFF): 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GA TE line1-2 xx values 0[...]

31 2-4. CSR related to other functions (1) FLASH (CS R : F200 0018 h) Adjusts flash signal timing for mode 0 trigger operation. -OFF- Setting value 80000000h Flash signal output absent. -Manual adjustment- Setting value 8200xyyy h x: 0-NA RROW , 1- MIDDLE, 2- WIDE （ pulse width ） yyy: 000h to FFFh ( ST AR T) See flash signal pulse width and tim[...]

32 -ON- Setting value 82000000 h (4) GL IN 75 ohm (CSR: F200 00E4 h) Impedance changes over of input to the GL signal. -OFF( High Z)- Setting value 80000000 h -ON (75 ohm)- Setting value 82000000 h (5) H PHASE (CSR: F200 00E8 h) Horizontal phase can be adjusted. -Manual adjustment- Setting value 820000xx h xx: 00h to FFh See setting range on pa ge [...]

33 a) FOCUS GATE (SIZE) (CSR: F200 00F4 h ) Setting for focus data output area size. -ON- Setting value 820xx0yyh xx: 00h to FFh (H size) yy: 00h to FFh (V size) b) FOCUS GATE (POSITION) (CSR: F200 00F8 h ) Setting for focus data output area position. -ON- Setting value 820xx0yy h xx: 00h to FFh (H position) yy: 00h to FFh (V position) c) FOCUS DET[...]

34 (9) AUTO SETUP STATE (CSR: F2 00 01004 h) (read only) Resulting data of One Push Auto White Balance (A WB) , One push Auto BLACK Balance (ABB) , One push Auto Shading (ASC) and One Push (Color DTL Auto Setup) are shown. -DA T A- 000xyyzzh x: 0- NON, 1- WHITE, 2- BLACK, 3- SHAD, 4- DTL yy: Progress condition 00h- 0% , FF- 100% zz: Result 00h - No[...]

35 Add a filter to the lens or illumination to decrease the color temperature. 16h: The color temp erature is too low , making it impossible to reach the optimum value. (If there is no problem in practical appl ication, use the camera under the current condition.) Add a filter to the lens or illumination to increase the color temperature. 18h: Carr[...]

36 S pecification HV -F31F HV -F22F 1) Optical system 1/3-inch, F2.2 prism 1/2-inch, F1.6 prism 2) Imaging system R, G , B 3CCD 3) Picture elements Corresponding to 1/3-inch Corresponding to 1/2-inch Interline transfer CCD interline transfer CCD （ with microlenses ） （ with microlenses ） T otal pixels 1077 (H) × 788 (V) 1392 (H) × 1 050 (V[...]

37 13) CCD drive functions Shutter Approx. 4 to 1/100,000 second AUTO EXPOSURE OFF to Approx. 1/100,000 second 14) Color bar Full 15) Power supply voltage 12 V rated (S table operation at 10.5 to 15 VDC : ripple and noise absent) 16) Power consumption Approx. 7 W Approx. 7.5 W 17) Dimensions 65 (W) × 65 (H) × 130 (D) mm 18) Mass Approx. 60 0 g (n[...]

38 Input/Output Signals 1. IEEE1394 interface (IEEE1394 connector) 1) Standard rating 1394-based Digital Camera Specification V er .1.30 IIDC protocol 2) T ransmit format  HV -F31F Camera Mode Frame Rate bit/pixel bit/ch Format Mode(ID) XGA (1024 x 768) YUV 15 16 8 1 3 XGA (1024 x 768) RGB 7.5 24 8 1 4 SVGA (800 x 600) NOTE １ YUV 30 16 8 1 0 S[...]

39  HV -F22F Camera Mode Frame Rate bit/pixel bit/ch Format Mode(ID) SXGA (1280 x 960) YUV 7.5 16 8 2 0 SXGA (1280 x 960) RGB 7.5 24 8 2 1 VGA (640 x 480) NOTE 2 YUV 30 16 8 0 3 VGA (640 x 480) NOTE 2 RGB 30 24 8 0 4 SXGA (1360 x 1024 ) YUV 7.5 16 8 7 2 SXGA (1360 x 1024 ) RGB 7.5 24 8 7 4 SXGA (1360 x 1024 ) RGB 1.875 48 10 7 6 3) T ransmit spe[...]

40 2. DC IN/SYNC input and output (DC IN/SYNC connector) 1) External HD/VD signal input HD/VD: 2 to 5 Vp-p, Negative 2) External trigger signal input (Photo-coupler) low 0 Vdc, high 24 Vdc 3) Flash signal output low 0 Vdc, high 5 Vdc 4) Power supply input 12 V rated (Stable operation at 10.5 to 15 VDC (ripple and noise absent)) 3. External trigger [...]

41 Trigger operation and timing chart External trigger refer to a function for picking up rapidly moving objects by applying a trigger pulse input. It is possible to pick up an image with various timing. 1. HV-F31F (1) External trigger op erating mode: Mode 0 When external trigger signal is high active, light pulse begins at the rising edge of the [...]

42 (2) External trigger operating mode: Mode 1 When external trigger signal is high active, after the trigger signal rise, t he flash signal start/end can be set to determine the flash time. At the flash signal falling edge, the internal VD signal is reset and the video data are transmitted. External Trigger (High active) A Internal VD minimum peri[...]

43 2. HV-F22F (1) External trigger oper ating mode: Mode 0 When external trigger signal is high active, light pulse begins at the rising edge of the trigger signal and ends at the falling edge. At the trigger signal falling edge, the internal VD signal is reset and the video data are transmitted. External Trigger Internal VD 6 to 7H(cam) = 373 to 4[...]

44 (2) External trigger oper ating m ode: Mode 1 When external trigger signal is high active, after the trigger signal rise, t he flash signal start/end can be set to determine the flash time. At the flash signal falling edge, the internal VD signal is reset and the video data are transmitted. 1 Frame = 66.7ms 15FPS External Trigger (High active) A[...]

45 External sync timing Please input the sync pulse of following specification, in the case that camera syn chronization locks the external synchronization. HD F31 : 38.89us (1120clock) F22 : 58.82us (1694clock) F31 : 41.25us F22 : 62.15us VD F31 : 789H F22 : 1065H (Frame rate setting under 15FPS) or 541H (Frame rate setting 30FPS) F31 : 792H F22 :[...]

46 Dimensions[...]