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3G-SDI/HDMI FULL HD Gen-lock Camera GEN3G-200 OPER ATI ON GU I DE Version 1.0 / April 2020 Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited.
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CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING PRECAUTION This symbol indicates that dangerous This exclamation point symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and voltage consisting a risk of electric shock...
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Warning continues 6. Do not place conductive objects (e.g. screw drivers, coins, metal items, etc.) or containers filled with water on top of the camera. Doing so may cause personal injury due to fire, electric shock, or falling objects. 7. Do not install the unit in humid, dusty, or sooty locations. Doing so may cause fire or electric shock. 8.
FEATURES • 2.1 Megapixel CMOS progressive sensor provides superb image quality and excellent color reproduction. • SMPTE 292M & 424M standard high definition video format including 59.94Hz. • ‘Self-Adaptive’ resolution and frame rate feature allows camera to self-adopt to the external reference sync signal. •...
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OSD MENU LENS MENU DC IRIS MANUAL IRIS *LENS DC IRIS WB CONTROL WHITE BALANCE EXPOSURE AUTO AUTO PUSH MANUAL BACKLIGHT EXPOSURE DAY/NIGHT COLOR AUDIO AUTO SHUTTER PRI. FLICKER-LESS MANUAL GENLOCK BLACK-LIGHT IMAGE CONTROL SPECIAL SPOT RESET EXIT DAY/NIGHT COLOR NIGHT AUDIO MIC LINE...
LENS LENS MENU DC IRIS *LENS MANUAL IRIS WB CONTROL Select “DC IRIS” when using the DC Iris lens (CS/C Mount). EXPOSURE AUTO Iris will be controlled by the camera. BACKLIGHT MANUAL IRIS DAY/NIGHT COLOR AUDIO Select “MANUAL IRIS” when using the manual iris lens (CS/C Mount). GENLOCK Iris needs to be manually set from the lens.
EXPOSURE-AUTO EXPOSURE MENU Camera exposure level can be adjusted using four different modes. LENS MANUAL IRIS WB CONTROL AUTO *EXPOSURE AUTO BACKLIGHT Auto mode will adjust the exposure level automatically. DAY/NIGHT COLOR Detailed fine tuning options are available under this menu. AUDIO •...
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EXPOSURE-SHUTTER PRI EXPOSURE MENU SHUTTER PRI. LENS MANUAL IRIS Shutter priority mode provides more detailed shutter speed option. All other controls WB CONTROL *EXPOSURE SHUTTER PRI are tuned for the selected shutter speed. BACKLIGHT DAY/NIGHT COLOR • EXP. COMPENSATION : 0~20 AUDIO GENLOCK Exposure level can be adjusted by the light meter.
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EXPOSURE-FLICKER EXPOSURE MENU FLICKER-LESS LENS MANUAL IRIS WB CONTROL Flicker-less mode provides a proper image sensor frequency to match the power *EXPOSURE FLICKER frequency in order to minimize video flicker. BACKLIGHT DAY/NIGHT COLOR • EXP. COMPENSATION : 0~20 ( Exposure level can be adjusted by the light meter ) AUDIO •...
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EXPOSURE-MANUAL EXPOSURE MENU MANUAL LENS MANUAL IRIS Flicker-less mode provides a proper image sensor frequency to match the power WB CONTROL frequency in order to minimize video flicker. *EXPOSURE MANUAL BACKLIGHT • GAIN : AUTO, -3dB ~ +30dB DAY/NIGHT COLOR AUDIO Electronic brightness can be adjusted by “GAIN”...
BACK-LIGHT BACK-LIGHT MENU Camera provides multiple options for BACK-LIGHT requirements. LENS MANUAL IRIS SPOT WB CONTROL EXPOSURE MANUAL “SPOT” is spot metering feature. It will evaluate the light around the focus point. *BACKLIGHT Focus point can be adjusted by the following menu. DAY/NIGHT COLOR •...
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AUDIO MIC AUDIO MENU Camera supports external analog audio input (3.5mm). LENS MANUAL IRIS Audio will be embedded to both SDI and HDMI outputs. WB CONTROL EXPOSURE MANUAL MIC: Camera will receive MIC level audio input by selecting “MIC” mode. BACKLIGHT DAY/NIGHT COLOR...
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GEN-LOCK GEN-LOCK MENU Camera is equipped with an external Tri-Level reference signal input for seamless LENS MANUAL IRIS WB CONTROL switching. Up to 3G-SDI reference signal can be accepted and camera will self-adjust EXPOSURE MANUAL to both resolution and frame rate based on the reference signal. BACKLIGHT •...
IMAGE CONTROL IMAGE CONTROL MENU Camera provides multiple options to adjust image quality. LENS MANUAL IRIS WB CONTROL • CONTRAST : 0 ~ 64 EXPOSURE MANUAL “CONTRAST” controls the range between dark and bright areas. BACKLIGHT • SATURATION : 0 ~ 20 DAY/NIGHT COLOR AUDIO...
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SETTING SETTING MENU Camera software and remote control information is under this menu. You can LENS MANUAL IRIS remotely access the features via RS485. WB CONTROL EXPOSURE MANUAL • SOFTWARE VERSION BACKLIGHT DAY/NIGHT COLOR Camera software information. AUDIO • CAM ID : 0~255 GENLOCK IMAGE CONTROL Set camera ID for remote camera control access.
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RESET RESET MENU Camera setting can be defaulted to the “FACTORY” setting. LENS MANUAL IRIS User can also save the desired setting as the “USER” setting. WB CONTROL CHANGE EXPOSURE MANUAL BACKLIGHT Before defaulting the camera setting, make sure to select the desired setting. DAY/NIGHT COLOR •...
SPECIFICATION VIDEO AUDIO INPUT Image Sensor Input 1/3” inch Progressive CMOS 3.5mm Analog Audio Input through I/O Cable Sensor Size Sample Rate 5.346mm x 3.003mm (16:9) 16/24/32 Bits Effective Pixels Horizontal: 1920, Vertical: 1080 STANDARD Pixel Size 2.75 µm x 2.75 µm Resolution SMPTE 1080p &...
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Disposal of Old Appliances 1. When this crossed-out wheel bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately form the municipal waste stream in accordance to laws designated by the government or the local authorities. 3.
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