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Photron FASTCAM User Manual

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  • Page 2 Photron Limited using the contact information provided at the end of the manual. Photron Limited bears no responsibility for the results of using the product or from following the instructions in this manual. Company names and product names listed in this manual are trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3 This manual contains the operating instructions and warnings necessary for using SD Memory Cards. Please read the entire manual before using SD Memory Cards. If any part of this manual is unclear, contact Photron using the contact information printed at the back of this manual.

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    Special notes and cautions for using this manual are given. 2. Recommended SD Memory Card Products and models currently recommended by Photron are presented. 3. Mounting on high speed camera How to mount an SD memory card onto high speed camera is explained.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    INFORMATION ......................15 5.5. FORMAT ........................16 5.6. MEMORY MODE ......................16 5.7. SAVE MODE ....................... 18 Photron FASTCAM Viewer ....................23 6.1. Auto Save Settings ..................... 23 6.2. Playback and Conversion of Saved Data ..............25 Contacting Photron ......................28...

  • Page 7: Notes

    If an SD memory card which is less than recommended specification is used, the transfer rate may fall remarkably or may fail in storing image data. When using this book, also refer to the hardware manuals of the FASTCAM camera, the SD memory card and your PC.

  • Page 8: Recommended Sd Memory Card

    2．Recommended SD Memory Card 2. Recommended SD Memory Card The specification and the specific model names of the SD memory cards which can be used for data storage in FASTCAM high speed camera are shown below: Recommended Specification Item Specification...

  • Page 9: Mounting On High Speed Camera

    3．Mounting on high speed camera 3. Mounting on high speed camera How to mount an SD memory card to your FASTCAM high speed camera is explained below. ① Remove the SD memory card slot cover on the back of the camera.
  • Page 10 3．Mounting on high speed camera ③ Insert SD memory cards into the slots on the camera back until you hear a click sound. ④ If an inserted SD card is correctly recognized, LED corresponding to the slot turns on green. SD MemoryCard User’s Manual...
  • Page 11 3．Mounting on high speed camera • An SD memory card can be inserted into the camera body regardless of the power supply status, ON or OFF (hot-swappable). However, do not even attempt to remove it during data writing. • LED turns on/off or blinks as follows according to the existence/recognition status of inserted SD card.

  • Page 12: Initial Setting

    4．Initial Setting 4. Initial Setting When using an SD memory card, it is necessary to format it first. The high speed camera body and remote controller are used for formatting. ① Connect the remote controller to the high speed camera. If your remote controller is a model without an LCD monitor, a video monitor should be connected to it.
  • Page 13 4．Initial Setting ④ Choice window of which slot to format is displayed.Choose one of the slots using the △ ▽ keys and press [ENTER] key to set. ⑤ A message is displayed asking for confirmation on whether or not the inserted SD card may really be formatted.
  • Page 14 4．Initial Setting ⑥ When formatting completes, the [SD CARD] menu returns. • When formatting is not completed properly for some reason, an indication is given with the following error message. In this case, press the [ENTER] key to return to the menu. SD MemoryCard User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Remote Controller

    5．Remote Controller 5. Remote Controller Here, how to carry out data storage and setup using the remote controller is explained. 5.1. SD CARD menu ① Press [MENU] key on the remote controller to open the menu. ② In the menu, go to [OTHERS] => [SD CARD] then press the [ENTER] key. The [SD CARD] menu will appear as shown below.

  • Page 16: Save

    5．Remote Controller 5.2. SAVE Here is how to store image data of the photographed object. ① Set the camera in PLAYBACK mode and open the [SD CARD] menu as described in 5.1. ② In the menu, select [SAVE] and press the [ENTER] key to set. ③...
  • Page 17 5．Remote Controller ④ Storing process starts. A counter is displayed on the screen, which shows the end of storing as the indication comes down to 0 (zero). Storing may be cancelled by pressing the [ENTER] key at any time. If you wish to store only a small portion of whole stored image data, use the block-replay function to set out a range of image data that you wish to store, then use the SAVE function to store the image data.
  • Page 18 5．Remote Controller • In order to prevent data disappearance, a write-protected setup is recommended. SD MemoryCard User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Data List

    5．Remote Controller 5.3. DATA LIST This function displays a list of all image data stored in the SD card that is currently inserted in the camera. ① Choose [DATA LIST] in the SD CARD menu and press the [ENTER] key to set. ②...
  • Page 20 5．Remote Controller ③ The image data saved in the SD card in Slot1 are listed as shown below. Year, month, day and time of shooting are displayed in the list. ④ You can go to a next page by pressing the [◀ ▶] key on the remote controller. Up to 32 different pieces of image data are stored and listed in four pages, maximum.

  • Page 21: Information

    5．Remote Controller 5.4. INFORMATION This function displays the specification of SD memory cards that are currently inserted in the camera. ① In the SD CARD menu, select INFORMATION and press the [ENTER] key to set. ② Detailed information on the SD memory cards is displayed. Use this function to see whether the inserted SD cards have satisfactory specification.

  • Page 22: Format

    5．Remote Controller 5.5. FORMAT This function formats, or initializes, SD memory cards that are inserted in the camera. • For detailed discussion of operation, see “4.Initial Setting” on page 6. 5.6. MEMORY MODE This function sets whether the recordable duration of the camera is matched up to the storage capacity of an SD memory card being used.
  • Page 23 5．Remote Controller ② Select NORMAL or FIT and press the [ENTER] key to set. NORMAL: Recording is performed using the SD memory inserted in the camera to its full capacity. FIT: Recording is performed with the shooting duration of camera being restricted by the capacity of the SD memory card.

  • Page 24: Save Mode

    5．Remote Controller 5.7. SAVE MODE Set either of the following modes to save data to the SD memory card. Mode Setting Description MANUAL Save from the SD CARD menu AUTO Automatically save when recording finishes ① From the [SD CARD] menu, select the [SAVE MODE] item and press the [ENTER] key. ②...
  • Page 25 5．Remote Controller 5.7.1 Operation During AUTO Mode When the SAVE MODE is set to [AUTO], the camera starts saving to the SD memory card immediately after the recording finishes. The following explains the operations when the trigger mode is set to [START]. •...
  • Page 26 5．Remote Controller ② [SAVE] is displayed when the recording finishes, and the camera starts saving to the SD memory card. ③ While the data is being saved, the display counts down in units of megabytes to show the remaining storage capacity. Press the [ENTER] key to cancel the operation.
  • Page 27 5．Remote Controller ④ The display returns to the [LIVE] screen when the save operation finishes. • The following messages are displayed if the data cannot be saved to the SD card. The messages are displayed for both SLOT1 and SLOT2. Message Description NO CARD...
  • Page 28 5．Remote Controller • Press the [ENTER] key while saving to cancel the operation. [CANCEL] is displayed on the screen while the operation is being canceled, and then the display returns to the [OTHERS] menu. • If for some reason it is unable to save the data, an error message such as the following is displayed.

  • Page 29: Photron Fastcam Viewer

    6．Photron FASTCAM Viewer 6. Photron FASTCAM Viewer This section explains how to operate the SD memory card the Photron FASTCAM Viewer (PFV). 6.1. Auto Save Settings Automatically save the shot data to the SD memory card after shooting. Configure the environment to automatically save the data.
  • Page 30 6．Photron FASTCAM Viewer ② Check the [Auto Download] and [AutoSave in SD-card] options under [Operation After Recording Complete]. Item Description Normal Shooting is allowed to the full capacity of the camera memory. Shooting duration is limited within the SD memory card’s capacity.

  • Page 31: Playback And Conversion Of Saved Data

    6．Photron FASTCAM Viewer 6.2. Playback and Conversion of Saved Data The following explains how to play back data saved to the SD memory card on a PC as well as the procedure for converting the data. ① Connect an SD memory card containing image data to your PC via a memory card reader (sold separately).
  • Page 32 6．Photron FASTCAM Viewer ③ "Read SD card" window is displayed. In the "Drive List" part of the window, specify the name of the drive in which SD card you wish to read is inserted, choose data to read in [Camera Data List], and then push the [OPEN] button.
  • Page 33 6．Photron FASTCAM Viewer ⑤ The displayed data can also be saved to the PC. • PFV 3.3.8 or earlier cannot read in data. • For more detailed instructions for operation, refer to the “Photron FASTCAM Viewer User’s Manual”. SD MemoryCard User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Contacting Photron

    7. Contacting Photron 7. Contacting Photron For inquires related to PFV, contact Photron at the contact information listed below. Additionally, the following items will be verified when inquiring, so please prepare them in advance. Items Verified Concrete Example Company, school or organization name,...
  • Page 36 Publication Date March. 2016 Publisher PHOTRON LIMITED 21F, Jimbocho Mitsui Bldg., 1-105 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0051 © 201 6.P H O TR ON LI MI TE D , Al l r ights res er ved . P rin ted in Ja pan.

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