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Summary of Contents for 3D-ONE CP31
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3D-ONE CAMCORDER CP31 ISSUE 1.0.10 BASED ON SOFTWARE VERSION CP31-0058 © 2010 3D-ONE CP31 POINT-AND-SHOOT 3D HD CAMCORDER 3D-ONE B.V. www.3d-one.com Niels Bohrweg 11 info@3D-one.com 2333 CA Leiden Tel +31 71 524 10 91 The Netherlands CCI reg. nr. NL 27346866... -
Page 2: Warning
Warning and recycling location nearest you. CAUTION DO NOT HANDLE DAMAGED OR LEAKING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES. DEPENDING ON PRODUCTION To reduce the risk of fire or electric TOLERANCES AND WEAR OF THE shock, do not expose this apparatus BATTERIES, AND IN CASE OF A to rain or moisture. -
Page 3: Ce Declaration Of Conformity
Keep in mind that looking through the built-in stereoscopic displays will block part of your field-of-view and alter your We from 3D-ONE B.V. (CCI reg. nr. NL perception. 27346866), Niels Bohrweg 11, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands, declare that... -
Page 4: Fcc Verification
Always make a test recording, and verify A CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT that it was recorded successfully. TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. 3D-ONE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR These limits are designed to provide DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, reasonable protection against harmful... - Page 5 This does not mean that the camera sensors are different in colour. Always check colours on an external calibrated reference monitor. The CP31 camcorder can be powered using Sony BP-U30 or BP-U60 lithium-ion batteries. The CP31 camcorder has no built-in charging functionality. Use an external battery charger to charge batteries.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Contents Warning CE Declaration of conformity FCC Verification Notes Overview What’s in the package? Features Parts Identified Camera controls Data storage Connectors Viewfinder indications Touchscreen indications and operation External indications Files Quick Start Guide Material required for a typical shoot Setup During recording After recording... - Page 7 Error/Warning indications Technical specifications VII.
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Page 9: Overview
Overview What’s in the You have the CP31 in your hands - a 3D HD camcorder, able to make great 3D content. Use this manual to find out how package? to configure the best settings for your set-up, and much more! Make sure you have following items supplied with your camcorder. -
Page 10: Features
Accessories Features 18 V DC Adapter (1) Battery charger (1) The CP31 is a highly compact and high-performance twin lens 3D HD CP31 Operations Manual (This camcorder that uses SATA hard disks booklet). as its recording medium. The imaging devices used in the CP31 camcorder are two 1/2.5-inch type CMOS sensors,... - Page 11 Integrated twin lens zoom optics The CP31 is equipped with two zoom lenses specifically designed for the camcorder, to offer optimum shooting performance. Independent controls for zoom, focus, and iris adjustment give the user a high level of smooth operational control.
- Page 12 20a. 20b. 20c. Features...
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Page 13: Parts Identified
Parts Identified 26. Stand-off feet For function and usage, see the pages shown in parentheses. Items marked with an (*) are not installed on all models. 1. Handle 2. Stereo microphone 3. Focus (a) & Iris control (b)(p. 6) 4. Record indicator light (p. 8) 5. -
Page 14: Camera Controls
IRIS and BRIGHTNESS The POWER switch is used to power up control (3b) and down the CP31. A blue indicator light signals the presence of power when the switch is set to the ‘on’ position. If auto-exposure is deactivated (see EXP on p. - Page 15 To activate/deactivate continuous COLOURS ON BOTH SENSORS. ALWAYS auto-focus you have to press the USE A PROPER TARGET, VISIBLE UNDER button labelled AF for 2 seconds. The THE SAME ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS VIEWFINDER will show ‘AF’ in the top IN BOTH CHANNELS SIMULTANEOUSLY. status line if AF is activated, in addition PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ILLUMINATION.
- Page 16 The two PAD buttons are used to attenuate the input of an external microphone, that is to bypass the internal microphone preamp. The CP31 camcorder has two RECORD ZOOM control (22a) start/stop buttons, one located near the handle, one on the rear. They function identically: To start recording press one of the once and both will lit red.
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Page 17: Data Storage
Data storage the vergence distance will change when zooming. VERGENCE control (22b) The CP31 uses 2.5” HDD or SDD storage media in special 3D-ONE cartridges. The vergence point defined by both optics can manually be adjusted using the potentiometer switch labelled VERGENCE. -
Page 18: Connectors
Connectors The two (left and right channel) XLR inputs can be used to record audio signals generated by equipment such as microphones. These ports are inputs and cannot be used to connect a headphone. CAUTION HEADPHONE output (10) PROVIDING 48V DC TO EQUIPMENT NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE 48V MIGHT RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THAT Use the 3.5 mm connector to connect... -
Page 19: Viewfinder Indications
Viewfinder 3. Auto exposure The AE indicator is shown when auto indications exposure is active, otherwise the indicator disappears. Use the EXP button to switch between modes. Only one indictor is shown for both sensors, since they are adjusted See below for an illustration of the simultaneously. -
Page 20: Touchscreen Indications And Operation
SENSOR setting will be shown Messages are shown below the indications fields. Such messages include • white balance information (‘white balance’, ‘white balance done’), 3D-one CP31 • Recording status (‘REC’) starting, please wait • ‘please wait’, • disk status (‘disk full’) •... - Page 21 [Color] Blue << Sensor >> The blue gain of both sensors can be adjusted using the slider labelled BLUE. Shutter 1/50 This value is adjusted by white balancing. Gain (dB) << Color >> Blue Saturation [Sensor] Gain The gain of both sensors can be set from 0 to 12 dB, if AUTO-EXPOSURE is OFF.
- Page 22 [Picture] Gamma << HDMI >> The gamma curve applied to both sensors can be adjusted using the slider HDMI labelled GAMMA. Typically 1.8 is used. [Picture] Compression HDMI freq normal The compression applied to the stored videos can be adjusted using the slider HDMI OSD labelled COMPRESSION.
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Page 23: Record Mode
[Zebra] Zebra RGB/Y ALSO THE RECORDED VIDEOS WILL SHOW A DIGITALLY ZOOMED PICTURE. The ZEBRA RGB/ button toggles between displaying zebra patterns if either the [About] S/N red, green or blue (RGB) color channel reaches 70%/99% levels and Y mode, where R,G,B are averaged. -
Page 24: External Indications
External indications 100907-102725 00:04:51 103 GB free RECORD Tally light When the camera is recording mode, both REC buttons will light red and on the front of the camera a tally light will Play Mode be lit. To enable PLAY mode you have to press AUDIO +48V Volt the PLAY button so that it turns green. -
Page 25: Files
Files “CP31 starting up, please wait”. EXP indicator The HDD/sdd will contain the following The EXP button will be lit red if auto files: exposure is activated. • YYMMDD-HHMMSS-XX-left.avi AF indicator • YYMMDD-HHMMSS-XX-left.jg • YYMMDD-HHMMSS-XX-right.avi • YYMMDD-HHMMSS-XX-right.jpg • YYMMDD-HHMMSS-XX.wav The AF button will be lit red if auto •... - Page 26 Log File The log file contains information about the recording which you can use to create EDLs or to improve your 3D films. # start: 2010-11-26T14:09:03.810 # camera: CP31-0103 # software: 60 # firwmare: V2.00w # resolution: 1080P # fps: 25...
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Page 27: Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide Material required This quick start guide shall help you starting filming with the CP31 in a typical 3D setup. for a typical shoot Required per camera • Camera with battery Sony BP-U30/60 and CP31 storage medium in bay •... -
Page 28: Setup
Setup Alternatively a Windows laptop with Stereoscopic Player installed, 1 Gbit network plug and PICVideo MJPEG decoder installed for real- time playback • External hard disk to copy the content Mounting • 12/230V inverter • Power rail • US/UK converter plug Fix a tripod mount to the bottom of the camera. -
Page 29: Turning On The Camera
(and battery, see above) to fix it. Camera configuration Only use 3D-ONE data cartridges. Disks not supplied by 3D-ONE will not work. Scroll through all pages on the touch panel to check the settings, by pressing the arrows at the top of the panel. The top line shows the title of the page. - Page 30 Sharpness – and + signs to the left and right of the slider. Set the sharpness to 8 unless you have If a button is green, it is enabled. Some determined that another value works buttons change label when pressed; the better for you.
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Page 31: Camera Settings
EXP: exposure data rate of between 50 and 100 Mbit/s, resulting in 24 to 48 GB per hour. If the lighting conditions are reasonably stable, turn off the auto-exposure (press Focus EXP on the left side of the camera head, the red light in the button goes off Focus should by default be AF MEDIUM and the display no longer shows AE). - Page 32 Zoom focus rocker. Adjust during recording if necessary. The focus can be inspected Adjust the zoom factor using the zoom more accurately before recording with rocker. The zoom factor is shown in the the FOCUS SUPPORT option on the touch displays.
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Page 33: During Recording
During recording Replacing the battery If external power is available, connect the camera to external power, remove the battery by sliding it sideways, Regularly check the quality of the slide in the replacement battery, material with a computer connected via and disconnect the external power if a network cable. -
Page 34: After Recording
AVI or otherwise contact 3D-ONE. Webcast Editing The following programs have been tested to work with the CP31 files: Windows: MJPEG AVI files are natively supported on Windows. However, the standard Microsoft MJPEG decoder is rather slow,... - Page 35 After recording...
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Page 37: Connecting External Devices
Connecting external devices Connecting Connecting external monitors external audio sources Use the HDMI connectors to connect external monitors HD/SDI converters Use the XLR connectors to connect external recording equipment external audio sources such as microphones. To enable the HDMI output you have to Set the gain using the GAIN activate HDMI on the TOUCHSCREEN. - Page 38 Connecting external audio sources...
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Page 39: Connecting To Computers
Connecting to computers Network access by your network. You can connect to the camera from your network (see below) using this IP address. Using the camera as a network server (DHCP Connecting the camera server) to an existing network (DHCP client) In this mode, the camera will serve IP addresses to any computers attached to it, either directly with a... - Page 40 Make sure that the workgroup is set to “3D-ONE”. User name and password can be left empty. Then, press OK. 6. Option B: On Mac OS X v.10.6: A new window will pop up, asking for user name and password.
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Page 41: Directly Connecting The Storage Medium To A Computer
Directly 3. Start the ‘Ext2 Volume Manager’ program. The storage medium will be assigned a drive letter and should be connecting the visible in the Windows Explorer. storage medium to a computer The storage medium is formatted using the EXT3 file system. Do read the media from Windows or Mac requires special software. - Page 42 Directly connecting the storage medium to a computer...
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Page 43: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Operating power Symptoms Cause Remedy The camcorder does not No battery pack is mounted and Mount a battery pack (REF) power on when you press the no power is supplied to the DC IN or connect a DC power POWER switch connector source (REF) -
Page 44: Viewfinder
Symptoms Cause Remedy The TOUCHSCREEN The internal memory is damaged Return the camcorder for permantenly shows ‘CP31 inspection. starting, please wait’ and the rear REC LED is permantenly The touch panel is black Verify that the camera is on (blue light in power button). -
Page 45: Recording
Recording Symptoms Cause Remedy Recording does not start No storage medium is inserted Insert a storage medium with > 0.5 GB free disk space The storage medium is not The storage medium is not correctly Format the storage medium recognised formated (REF) The colors are different in left... -
Page 46: Hard Disk
Symptoms Cause Remedy The recording does not stop The storage medium was removed/ Power down and up the re-inserted when the camcorder was camcorder. powered up. Hard disk Symptoms Cause Remedy The hard disk falls out Put a piece of tape over the hard disk bay and the enclosure surrounding it. -
Page 47: Connectivity & External Devices
Symptoms Cause Remedy The network is not operating at 1000 Ensure that your network/ Mb/s. computer is operating at 1000 Mb/s. The receiving computer is If possible, disable (at scanning the network traffic your own risk) such using e.g. a virus scanner or a services during transfer. -
Page 49: Warning Indications
Error/Warning indications This chapter describes warning indications shown on the TOUCHSCREEN or in the VIEWFINDER. It also describes error indications. Warning indications Disk full: The storage medium has less than 500 MB of free storage space. The camcorder will not enable recording Error indications Rear REC Led on during power up: The camera has become too warm. -
Page 51: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications Optics 2x 720p @ 25 fps 2x 720p @ 30 fps 2x 720p @ 50 fps (optional) 2x 720p @ 60 fps (optional) Lens diameter 2x 1080p @ 24 fps (1920x1080) 2 x 38 mm 2x 1080p @ 25 fps 2x 1080p @ 30 fps Interocular distance 65 mm... - Page 52 Audio Implemented Interval recording Optional Audio Still picture mode 48 kHz 16 bit stereo Optional Built-in microphone Stereo Electrical Interfaces External microphone Dual XLR connectors Audio Mechanical interface 2x XLR audio in Headphone Stereo 3.5 mm jack Tripod thread HDMI 1/4”-20 UNC 2 x video out (RGB 4:4:4) Accessory shoe...
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