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MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0)
MAVO EDGE 8K
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  • Page 1 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) MAVO EDGE 8K OPERATION MANUAL For KineOS 5.0 For KineOS 7.0...

  • Page 2: Mavo Edge 8K Brief Introduction

    MAVO Edge 8K is equipped with a stunning 8K 70P CMOS imaging sensor and cutting-edge image processing engine, which elevate the Kinefinity camera system to a whole new level. 8K wide up to 70fps, 6K wide up to 92fps and 4K wide up to 145fps can realize smooth post-production by direct recording with ProRes.

  • Page 3: For Your Safety

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) FOR YOUR SAFETY Before use, please read all instructions in this manual carefully: Pay attention to the CAUTION and NOTICE;  Avoid near water use in case of water droplets splashing on the camera;...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Contents MAVO Edge 8K BRIEF INTRODUCTION ................2 FOR YOUR SAFETY ........................3 1. CAMERA OVERVIEW ......................6 1.1 Interfaces and Buttons ........................6 1.2 Functions of Buttons ........................8 1.3 Interface and Parameters ......................9 1.4 Default Settings ..........................
  • Page 5 4.3 Mechanical Drawings........................49 4.3.1 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT ....................49 4.3.2 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and EF 3 Mounting Adapter ........52 4.3.3 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and E Mounting Adapter ..........55 4.3.4 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and PL Mounting Adapter ...........

  • Page 6: Camera Overview

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 1. CAMERA OVERVIEW 1.1 Interfaces and Buttons The native mount is KineMOUNT, which works with mounting adapters to adapt different lenses. Camera Front (KineMOUNT) Camera Left (KineMOUNT) Name Name Name KineMOUNT Power Status LED...
  • Page 7 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Camera Back Camera Right (KineMOUNT) Name 名称 名称 BP-U30 Release Button DC Power Input Optical Indicator V-mount Battery Plate D-Tap Power Output Video Port 1 BP-U30 Plate SYNC Port Video Port 2 WIFI Antenna Port*...

  • Page 8: Functions Of Buttons

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 1.2 Functions of Buttons In Live View mode, use buttons and the wheel to set the parameters; in Playback mode, use the Wheel and shortcut buttons [1] and [2] to quickly select and switch between clips.

  • Page 9: Interface And Parameters

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 1.3 Interface and Parameters After booting up, the camera enters Live View mode: parameters of the current scene display on the screen. Name Name CMOS Imaging Sensor FPS Real-time Core Temperature Shutter Speed/Shutter Angle...

  • Page 10: Default Settings

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 1.4 Default Settings The list below features the default settings of MAVO Edge 8K: Type Name Default Value Type Name Default Value Default Codec ProRes 422HQ Active Mount Enhanced Project FPS 25fps Wheel Control...

  • Page 11: Quick Guide

    GripBAT 4S (Compatible with BP-U30) can be installed on the BP-U compartment on the back of  MAVO Edge 8K. With a higher capacity up to 52Wh, the GripBAT 4S still enables a power supply about 60 mins even mounting KineMON-5U monitor on the camera.
  • Page 12 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) D-Tap Power Cord: Connect the D-Tap plug to the D-Tap socket of battery/battery plate, and  connect 2-pin push-pull connector to the 2-pin power socket of the camera body; XLR Power Cord: Connect the 4-pin standard XLR connector to the XLR socket on the storage ...

  • Page 13: Mount

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.2 Mount MAVO Edge 8K comes with a native KineMOUNT, which needs a mounting adapter to attach a lens to the camera. The available adapters include EF Mounting Adapter, EF Mounting Adapter with KineEnhancer, PL Mounting Adapter, SONY E Mounting Adapter, and also ARRI LPL Mounting Adapter.

  • Page 14: Lens

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.3 Lens Based on active locking mount as EF Mounting Adapter II, the whole-new EF 3 Mounting Adapter is designed in accordance with the traditional DSLR lens rotation method and has been much improved.

  • Page 15: Monitoring

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.4 Monitoring Please use a recommended EVF or field Monitor with Video port, 3G-SDI (Not HD-SDI) ports, and connect the input port of EVF or monitor to the output port of the camera body with a high quality cable.
  • Page 16 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) The functions of Buttons on KineMON-7U The KineMON-7U is added with record and playback buttons and Tally light to trigger corresponding functions on camera body. Liveview Mode Button 1:  Peaking focus: Press Button 1, to show peaking with red line or not, assist cameraman on image focus;...
  • Page 17 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Function of Buttoms on KineMON-5U Button 1:  Peaking focus: Press Buttin 1, to show peaking with red line or not, assist cameraman on image  focus; Peaking focus sensitivity: Press Button 1 for three seconds to enable setting of sensitivity of ...
  • Page 18 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Function of Buttons on KineEVF Button 1:  Peaking focus: Press Button 1, to show peaking with red line or not, assist cameraman on image  focus; Peaking focus sensitivity: Press Button 1 for three seconds to enable setting of sensitivity of ...

  • Page 19: Recording Media Ssd

    NOTICE MAVO Edge 8K features different write speeds in slot A and slot B. Slot A is with Full Speed and slot B is with High Speed. Remember to choose KineMAG Nano in slot A when you shoot 8K 30fps ProRes 4444 and above, or it will interrupt your shooting work.

  • Page 20: The Use Of Kinemag Nano

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.5.2 The Use of KineMAG Nano The use of KineMAG Nano is very simple. Open the SSD door and insert the KineMAG Nano 1TB SSD into the A or B card slot before powering on the camera; you can also insert two SSD cards at the same time. The SSD card slot is equipped with a built-in magnet door.

  • Page 21: Audio

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.6 Audio Compared with the previous Kinefinity cameras, MAVO Edge 8K integrates KineBACK-W functions such as the XLR port into the body. There are three audio recording interfaces that support four audio tracks recording at a time: In-camera MIC (CH3/4): Record audio by in-camera MIC even if there is no KineAudio or 3.5mm MIC;...

  • Page 22: E-Nd

    30.000 on the UI in the beginning, which indicates the audio is recorded into a separate WAV file. 2.7 e-ND MAVO Edge 8K incorporates with internal full-spectrum e-ND which is quite different from previous cameras. Menu Operation Set e-ND E-ND is based on modern liquid crystal materials and optics controlled electronically, which is completely unlike conventional technology such as [MENU...

  • Page 23: Playback

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.8 Playback To enter the playback mode, you can press and hold the [Playback] button for one sec in Live View mode, and then you are able to trigger play/pause of the current clip by pressing the [Playback] button again.

  • Page 24: Codec

    The camera comes with ProRes codecs, set the default codec by: [MENUShoot Default Codec ProRes (.mov)] MAVO Edge 8K supports in-camera ProRes recording at all resolution and fps: 8K/6K/5K/4K/2K even 4K Wide 100fps for 422 format. Besides ProRes422HQ, MAVO Edge 8K also supports ProRes4444XQ, 4444 and keeps all dynamic range of ProRes clips with KineLOG3, while the monitoring LUT will not be burned into the clips.

  • Page 25: Downscaling And Cropping Mode

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 2.10 Downscaling and Cropping Mode Oversampling/Downscale Oversampling/Downscale: recording (Output) resolution is less than the actual sampling resolution by CMOS imaging sensor, while the image format of the recording is the same as the image format of sampling. As all effective area of the CMOS imaging sensor is used, there is lower noise level and sharper image.

  • Page 26: Access Clips On Pc/Mac

    ISO, highlight, color temp, etc; 0.mt: internal camera information when recording.  Please send xxx-slate.txt and 0.mt to Kinefinity if clip files appear to be abnormal. NOTICE If Project FPS is the same as CMOS Imaging Sensor FPS (Shooting FPS), audio is embedded into ProRes mov file, else audio is not embedded into mov file.

  • Page 27: Settings And Advanced Operations

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3. SETTINGS AND ADVANCED OPERATIONS 3.1 Footage and Slate Menu Operation When starting a new project, please make sure: Change Project FPS  Project FPS: the fps used by playback clips, editing clips or delivery [MENUShootingProject...

  • Page 28: Exposure And White Balance

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.2 Exposure and White Balance The color temperature is tuned by directly adjusting the RGB channels of the CMOS imaging sensor to change original RAW data, rather than apply a digital LUT. Although you can modify the white balance of RAW data or change color temperature by post processing, all the modifications are based on the data you shoot previously.

  • Page 29: Waveforms

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.2.3 Waveforms Waveforms, zebra stripes and histogram help cinematographers determine the exposure of images. Waveform indicates the brightness of images over the horizontal direction, while histogram shows the statistical information on the brightness of the whole image.

  • Page 30: Digital Horizon

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) The default threshold level is 90%, which means the zebra strip will display when the light exceeds 90% of the maximum range. 3.2.5 Digital Horizon With digital horizontal guidance on the UI, cameramen are able to judge the...
  • Page 31 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) When defining the CMOS imaging sensor FPS to 119fps, the 119fps option would not appear at S35  5K DCI resolution, but will appear in the Sensor fps menu at S35 5K Wide resolution.

  • Page 32: Custom Lut

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.4 Custom LUT The camera supports custom LUT perfectly: from shooting to post-processing. There is one in-camera preset LUT: KC_NeutM. KC_NeutM has more accurate highlights and details in shadow than Kine709 and covers balanced tone with normal saturation and contrast.

  • Page 33: Firmware Update

    Do NOT take any other operation and never lose power firmware update, else it may lead to failure of the update, and the camera has to be sent to Kinefinity for repair, or you can to update the firmware under calibration mode, please refer to 3.6.2.

  • Page 34: Calibration Mode

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.6 Calibration Mode The camera can conduct the operations like black balancing, downgrading the firmware under this mode. Please reboot the camera after the foregoing operations are done. 3.6.1 Black Balancing Every Kine camera has been calibrated in black balancing under Calibration Mode before shipping. After a long period of usage, please do the balancing again, and then reset to the factory.

  • Page 35: Timecode And Sync

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.7 TimeCode and SYNC Timecode is one of the key features of cinema camera. The camera shows time code in Live View and Playback state. Timecode is written into recorded clips. For ProRes, the mov file contains a single timecode track.

  • Page 36: External Tc

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.7.2 External TC There are three kinds of frame rates when using external TC: Project FPS, Sensor FPS and External FPS of TC generator. Make sure that the Sensor FPS is an integral multiple of the External FPS.

  • Page 37: Configure The Camera

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.8 Configure the Camera You can save these settings to the camera: preset list, body fan speed, EI/ISO mode, shutter mode, etc. When powered on with a USB-C disk, the camera will be restored to factory default.

  • Page 38: Shutter Display Mode

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.8.2 Shutter Display Mode Menu Operation There are two modes for shutter display: Shutter Speed and Shutter Angle: Change Shutter Display [MENU [MENULiveviewShutter Mode: Time/Angle] LiveviewShutter Mode: Calculation between Speed and Angle as following: if Shutter Speed is 1/50s,...

  • Page 39: Iso/Ei

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.8.4 ISO/EI EI/ISO is a group of settings to capture light on the CMOS imaging sensor. MAVO Edge 8K supports both ISO and EI mode, whose value display at the top of the screen.

  • Page 40: Anamorphic Recording

    TERRA 4K, MAVO and MAVO LF are also good choices for anamorphic shooting, as the CMOS imaging sensors are all 3:2. The 36x24mm full frame CMOS imaging sensor of MAVO Edge 8K is like a huge canvas, allowing creators to easily achieve various anamorphic shots on it: ...

  • Page 41: Kinefinity App Instruction

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 3.10 Kinefinity App Instruction Kinefinity App which is re-designed thoroughly works with MAVO Edge 8K. The App can tune the shooting parameters or get the status of cinema cameras responsively. The brilliant thing is that the App displays the...
  • Page 42 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) The camera scans the Wi-Fi QR code, obtains the SSID name and password, and connects to the Wi- Fi network; if it is successful, the camera accesses the Wi-Fi network and assigns an IP address;...

  • Page 43: Tech & Spec And Connectors

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4. TECH & SPEC AND CONNECTORS 4.1 Technical Specifications 4.1.1 MAVO Edge 8K SPEC The following are typical settings. Camera Type Large Format Digital Cinema Camera Imaging Sensor 8K 3:2 Full Frame CMOS Imaging Sensor Active Area: 36x24mm, ø...
  • Page 44 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Codec Type Encapsulation Format Bit Depth Notes ProRes4444XQ Quicktime mov 12bits Record Codec ProRes4444 Quicktime mov 12bits ProRes422HQ/422/LT Quicktime mov 10bits Preview File H264 8bits Recording when fps <=30 Shutter Angle 0.7°~358° Rolling Shutter...

  • Page 45: Mavo Edge 8K Frame Rates And Fps

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.1.2 MAVO Edge 8K Frame Rates and FPS The following chart contains resolution, frame rate and codecs. For the latest complete list, please refer to SPEC of MAVO Edge 8K on the website.

  • Page 46: Connectors

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.2 Connectors MAVO Edge 8K brings multiple ports: Universal ports: video output (SDI), phantom 48V power input (Standard XLR port), audio input  (3.5mm stereo MIC), audio output (3.5mm stereo headphone), USB-C port, power output (D-Tap), GENLOCK port, ETHERNET (RJ45) port.

  • Page 47: Lens

    VBAT input (voltage as 11V~26V), max current up to 3A.。 NOTICE The VBAT is only available on compatible accessories. Please confirm with Kinefinity when you use this port or customize third-party accessories. NOTICE The input voltage of RS connector cannot exceed 3.3V. Otherwise the camera will be damaged and sent to the factory.
  • Page 48 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.2.5 TC The TC port is a 0B 5-pin push-pull socket for timecode input or output. For different timecode generators, such as Ambient timecode generator Nano Lockit, or SoundDevice recorder which has a TC system, the physical spec and definition are the same.

  • Page 49: Mechanical Drawings

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.3 Mechanical Drawings 4.3.1 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT Front View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 49 / 61...
  • Page 50 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Top View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 50 / 61...
  • Page 51 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Bottom View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 51 / 61...

  • Page 52: Mavo Edge 8K Body With Kinemount And Ef 3 Mounting Adapter

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.3.2 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and EF 3 Mounting Adapter Front View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 52 / 61...
  • Page 53 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Top View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 53 / 61...
  • Page 54 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Bottom View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 54 / 61...

  • Page 55: Mavo Edge 8K Body With Kinemount And E Mounting Adapter

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.3.3 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and E Mounting Adapter Front View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 55 / 61...
  • Page 56 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Top View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 56 / 61...
  • Page 57 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Bottom View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 57 / 61...

  • Page 58: Mavo Edge 8K Body With Kinemount And Pl Mounting Adapter

    MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) 4.3.4 MAVO Edge 8K Body with KineMOUNT and PL Mounting Adapter Front View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 58 / 61...
  • Page 59 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Top View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 59 / 61...
  • Page 60 MAVO Edge 8K Operation Manual (KineOS 7.0) Bottom View Dimensions are shown in mm. ©2021 Kinefinity Inc. Page 60 / 61...

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