13mm & 52mm 4x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom thermal object tracking gimbal camera (28 pages)
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Z5S SONY a5100 Gimbal Camera User Manual Standard Version Viewport Version 标准版 快拆版 For more details please scan the QR code or visit our website: www.viewprotech.com...
Combined powerful Sony APS-C sensor with a5100 interchange- able lens, Z5S is widely used in UAV industries of electrical industry, transmission towers, electric substations, zoom aerial photography and other industrial applications.
1.2 In the Box A. Standard Version Gimbal Camera USB to TTL Cable x 1 pc x 1 pc Copper Cylinder M3 Screw x 4 pcs x 8 pcs Power Cable x 1 pc B. Viewport Version Gimbal Camera USB to TTL Cable x 1 pc x 1 pc Copper Cylinder...
TTL / S.BUS Control Cable x 1 pc TTL Connect Cable x 3 pcs Ethernet Cable x 1 pc 2. Installation Instruction 2.1 Overview [10] [11] Control Box Back Side (Standard Version) [10] [12] [11] Viewport (Viewport Version)
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[1] Control box [7] Roll axis motor [2] Upper damping board [8] TF card slot [3] Lower damping board [9] Pitch axis motor [4] SONY a5100 zoom camera [10] 3-6S power interface [11] Ethernet interface [5] Damping ball [6] Yaw axis motor [12] Viewport unlock button Please ensure that there isn’t any obstacle while the motor rotating.
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2.2.2 Control Box Printing (Viewport Version) Front Side POWER Left Side ETHERNET UART & S.BUS Right Side...
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2.3 Device Dimensions (Viewport Version) Unit: mm Control Box 126.6 124.6...
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2.4 Install Mounting Part (1) Find out the arrow on the gimbal which indicating the yaw heading of the payload (i.e. the lens direction when the camera power on), and synchronize with the direction specified by the UAV. (2) Fix one end of the copper cylinder on the screw hole of lower damping board, and use M3 screw to fasten it.
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2.5 Viewport Release Instruction × 1. Make sure the two white stripes indicated in above picture are aligned with each other. (If the stripes are not aligned to each other, please pinch the connector part and turn it to left manually)
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2. Align the white dot (unlock icon) to the red triangle (below unlock button), push the gimbal into the Viewport completely and then rotate the gimbal camera anticlockwise. 3. When you hear "click" sound (when red dot is aligned to the red triangle) means the gimbal camera and Viewport has been locked.
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2.6 Install TF Card TF (Micro SD card): Install the TF card to the card slot (Re. 2.1 Overview). Support max 128GB. Request Class 4 FAT32 or exFAT format. Make sure device is power off when inserting the TF card, hot plugging is not supported. 2.7 Image Output Interface HDMI: micro HDMI interface, HD output 1080P 50fps (Optional) Network: Ethernet output interface, support RTSP/UDP video...
When using user interface software Viewlink for network connection, the network of external device (computer) should be the IP address: 192.168.1.2 (choose the last byte among 2~254, can not be 100 same as the gimbal), subnet mask: 255.255.255.0, Default gateway: 192.168.2.1, and all firewalls of the computer must be closed.
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3.1.2 PWM Control Operation Instruction 1) Pitch (PWM Pitch channel in to control Pitch. Joystick, rotary knob or 3-gear switch on remote control are optional. 3-gear switch as example.) Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Low Gear Middle Gear High Gear Pitch Up Pitch Stop Pitch Down...
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Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Low Gear Middle Gear High Gear Position 1: Low speed mode, control pitch / yaw with this mode at lowest speed Position 2: Middle speed mode, control pitch / yaw with this mode at middle speed Position 3: High speed mode, control pitch / yaw with this mode at highest speed...
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4) Zoom (PWM Zoom channel in to control Zoom. Joystick, rotary knob or 3-gear switch on remote control are optional. 3-gear switch as example.) Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Low Gear Middle Gear High Gear Zoom Out Stop Zoom Zoom In 5) Focus ( PWM Focus channel in to control Manual Focus, rotary knob or 3-gear switch on remote control are optional.
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Switch from Position 2 to 1: Take a picture Switch from Position 2 to 3: Start record / repeat operation to stop record 7) Multi: (On/off camera, rotary knob or 3-gear switch on remote control are optional. 3-gear switch as example.) Position 1 Position 2 Position 3...
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Gimbal Camera Cable RX (White) TX (Green) GND (Black) USB to TTL Cable Control Box Connection Diagram Standard Version USB to TTL Cable Viewport Control Box Connection Diagram Viewport Version...
TTL control protocol file. ViewLink is a user interface developed by Viewpro for Viewpro gimbal cameras, you can download it from Viewpro website (www.viewpro- tech.com) or ask distributors for installation package.
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5V OUTPUT Remote Control Receiver Wiring Diagram Standard Version Receiver Remote Control Wiring Diagram Viewport Version...
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(please contact with our technical support for the setting instruction.) 3.4 TCP control For Viewpro gimbal cameras with Ethernet output, the default IP address is: 192.168.1.160, control port: 2000. You can send the corresponding protocol to realize TCP control after connecting.
4. Specification Hardware Parameter Working voltage Input voltage 3S ~ 6S Output voltage 5V (connect with PWM) Dynamic current 330mA @ 12V Idle current 270mA @ 12V Working environment '0℃ ~ +40℃ temp Output micro HDMI(HD output 1080P 50fps) / IP SD card (Up to 128G,class 10, FAT32 or ex Local-storage FAT format)
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Camera spec Imager Sensor SONY Exmor CMOS, 23.5x15.6mm (APS-C) Lens 16~50mm, F3.5-5.6 OSS Zoom 3.2x optical zoom Digital zoom Effective pixel 24.3MP Total pixel 24.7MP Image Sensor aspect ratio Recording format AVCHD / MP4 / XAVC S Image format RAW /RAW+J/ FINE/ STD L: 6000 x 4000 (24 M) Image size (pixels), M: 4240 x 2832 (12 M)
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5. FAQ 1. Does Z5S (IP output version) support TCP control? A: Not supported currently 2. How to change configuration parameters of Z5S (IP output version)? A: Login in default IP address with IE browser, enter "audio and video configuration" - "video management” -- to modify "image size, encoding frame rate, encoding bit rate";...
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