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Boxfish Luna Manual

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  • Page 1 Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Camera Operations Manual R10. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice. R10. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Position of camera on rails with different lenses .......... 36 Zoom dial ........................19 Focus controls ......................19 18 How to put the camera and tray back into the Luna ..........37 18.1 Check camera assembly ..................37 10 How to record video with the Ninja V ..............20 R10.

  • Page 3: About The Main Camera Inside The Boxfish Luna

    About the main camera inside the Boxfish Luna Document history ......................38 Supported cameras The Boxfish Luna is designed to contain either a Sony a7S III or Sony Alpha 1 camera. The camera mounting system and robotics within the Luna are designed with the flexibility to swap between these two cameras if you wish.

  • Page 4: Recording And Storage Hardware

    Alpha 1 cameras: Files may be transferred over the tether to a device (such as the 128GB USB stick supplied with your Luna) attached to a USB port on the Control Station. Note that the original file will remain on the card until you manually delete it using the camera.

  • Page 5: Initial Camera Setup

    3 Initial camera setup 4 Ninja V connection and setup We will set up and test your Luna before shipping with the following settings in This section covers how to connect your Ninja recorder to the Control Station, place on the camera.

  • Page 6: Ninja V Settings

    Calibration/LANC CAMERA Log/HDR OUTPUT Camera Standard/Sony Ninja V Recorder attached to the Boxfish Luna Control Station. If the tether is Gamma S-Log3 ≤300m, the dongle will force 10-bit video output (instead of RAW). The dongle Gamut S-Gamut3.cine must also be used for ≤300m tethers when camera is in PHOTO mode.

  • Page 7: Summary Of Recording Options Available With The Luna

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 5 Summary of recording options available with the Luna 4.3.4 Controls how the camera output will appear on the Ninja monitor itself. Select The Luna provides several recording options: REC 709. 1. Ninja recorder (video only) 2.

  • Page 8: Overview Of Control Station Controls For Boxfish Luna

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 6 Overview of Control Station controls for Boxfish Luna 7 Boxfish Luna start-up sequence The below diagram shows camera control functions of the Boxfish Luna. Full Power up sequence explanations are given in later sections of this manual.

  • Page 9: Remote Control Of Movie/Photo Settings

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 8 Remote control of movie/photo settings 1. Press the Menu button (bottom right) until you reach your desired menu. The name of the The Camera Control GUI (under the Camera Control label on the bottom right menu will be displayed in white text.

  • Page 10: Troubleshooting Camera Settings

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation on the telemetry screen, indicating that aperture values will be adjustable by 9 Remote control of zoom and focus moving the thumbwheel up (to increase values) and down (to decrease Zoom dial values).

  • Page 11: How To Record Video With The Ninja V

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 10 How to record video with the Ninja V 1. Use the HDMI dongle to force 10-bit output 2. Change the Format setting to 8K25p / 8K30p. The sensor will read 8K full- 10.1 Recording options...

  • Page 12: How To Record Video With The Alpha 1 Or A7S Iii Camera

    Card must be a CFexpress card Type A (an 80GB card is supplied with your From the surface, the VIDEO button can be used to start/stop recording with Luna). If you wish to use another card, it must have a minimum read/write speed the front camera (Alpha 1 or A7S III).

  • Page 13: How To Record 4K50/60P, 4K100/120P Or 8K25/30P

    12.1 Photo options ready message to appear on the Camera Control GUI. 5. When the memory card is full, you will need to open the Luna and manually Note: the HDMI dongle must be inserted at the surface if tether is ≤300m.

  • Page 14: Recording With Both Ninja And Camera

    (depending on the extent of focusing being performed, around 0.5 – 1 Your Luna is set up to give you the flexibility to switch between devices or use second will elapse between photos). If there is no space left on the card, an both simultaneously during a dive.

  • Page 15: Recording Options When Both Ninja And Camera Are Used

    If the message appears and prevents you from operating the camera controls, open the Luna, move the camera forward and unplug the USB-C, HDMI and ethernet cables from the camera and connect them again.

  • Page 16: How To Open Your Boxfish Luna To Access Front Camera

    Retrieving files from memory card Deleting files from memory card We recommend putting the lens cap on while the tray is out of the Luna. Don’t Adjusting physical dials on the camera forget to remove it before putting the tray back in.

  • Page 17: How To Adjust Settings On The Camera Itself, Insert Card And Format Card

    4. Power the Luna off and on again with the magnetic key. 5. Double-check that the new settings have been saved BEFORE closing the Luna. Note: when Luna is first powered on, camera will say “USB Mode Mass Storage” for a couple of minutes while until the Luna completely boots up.

  • Page 18: How To Swap Between Camera Lenses

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 17 How to swap between camera lenses 17.4 Loosen / rotate zoom mechanism Move the zoom mechanism out of the way before you put the new lens on. 17.1 Preparing for lens swap 1.

  • Page 19: Position Of Camera On Rails With Different Lenses

    Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation 1. Fit the correct anti-reflective plate (that fits the new lens) to rails and secure 18 How to put the camera and tray back into the Luna with fasteners. 18.1 Check camera assembly 2.
  • Page 20 20/4/2022 Added instructions for how to swap lenses and Clarified procedures and settings for taking photos perform other tasks on the camera inside the Luna. Included some info about stabilisation correction in 24/2/2022 Added overview diagram to illustrate recording options post-production.
  • Page 21 Boxfish Luna Camera Operation Boxfish Luna Camera Operation R10. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice. R10. All rights reserved. Information and specifications may change at any time without notice.

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