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  • Page 1 About This Document User Manual Rev.: E...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7.6.3 Timecode Interface ......................17 7.6.4 Exposure Trigger Interface ....................18 sinaCAM as Part of a GenLock Chain ....................19 Connection Examples ........................20 Installing Lenses ..........................21 7.10 Adjusting the Lens Scale Position ....................21 7.11 Adjusting the Flange Back Distance ....................22 Operation ..............................
  • Page 3 USB Menu ..........................41 The Web Interface ............................42 10.1 Getting Started ..........................42 10.1.1 Required Tools ........................42 10.1.2 Connecting to sinaCAM ...................... 42 10.2 Setup Menu ............................43 10.2.1 Summary ..........................43 10.2.2 Network Settings ......................... 43 10.2.3 Date & Time ......................... 44 10.2.4 Capture ..........................
  • Page 4 LEVEL Menu ............................33 Figure 26: MODE Menu ............................34 Figure 27: GenLock Example Setup with two sinaCAM Base Units and their Settings ........36 Figure 28: MTF Graph for Sharpening Function ....................37 Figure 29: SYSTEM Menu ............................ 39 Figure 30: INFO Screen ............................
  • Page 5 About This Document List of Tables Table 1: Revision History ..........................6 Table 2: Elements and Controls of the Remote Head .................. 10 Table 3: Elements of the Base Unit ........................ 11 Table 4: Controls and their Functions ......................12 Table 5: Terminals on the Rear Panel ......................

  • Page 6: About This Document

    About This Document sinaCAM About This Document Document Revision History Table 1: Revision History Revision Date Description 2012-07-09 First edition 2012-07-25 Added list of supported Sony Remote Control Panel features to Technical Specifications. Corrected description of AUX connector pin 4.
  • Page 7 If you find any problems or inaccuracies in this document, please report them to us in writing. Solectrix Systems GmbH anadicon solutions GmbH Fuerther Str. 244b Kammergasse 34 “Auf AEG” 85354 Freising 90429 Nuremberg Germany Germany mailto: info@sinacam.eu www.sinacam.eu User Manual Rev.: E...

  • Page 8: Safety Instructions

     Do not open the housing or attempt to repair or modify any part of the camera system. Repairs must only be carried out by authorized sinaCAM service centers.  Do not store the camera system near a strong magnetic field, or in areas where it would be subjected to direct sunlight, extreme temperatures, high levels of humidity or severe vibrations.

  • Page 9: Regulatory Compliance

    Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance The sinaCAM base station and the sinaCAM remote heads comply with the following regulations:  RoHS  Low Voltage Directive (LVD), 2006/95/EC  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC): – 2004/108/EC – FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B Class B...

  • Page 10: Introduction To Sinacam

    HD studio camera system for professional 2D/3D broadcast and cinema production.  Two signals of two sinaCAM remote heads are processed by the same image processor. This enables: – Pixel synchronous 3D output –...

  • Page 11: Base Unit Hdc1-200

    Do not open the system battery compartment. Replacement of the system battery must only be carried out by authorized sinaCAM service centers. Rear panel Panel with all terminals to connect equipment User Manual...

  • Page 12: The Control Panel

    Description sinaCAM 6.2.1 The Control Panel Figure 3: The Control Panel Table 4: Controls and their Functions Item Designation Description USB 2.0 port For frame grabbing to a USB stick and software/firmware updates (update functionality only with December 2012 firmware or later)

  • Page 13: The Rear Panel

    Description 6.2.2 The Rear Panel Figure 4: Arrangement of the Terminals Table 5: Terminals on the Rear Panel Item Designation Description Remote head CoaXPress interface with 18 V power supply for the remote camera heads, connection via 75 Ω coaxial cable with BNC plug...

  • Page 14: Installation

    The base unit supplies 18 V power to the remote camera head terminals 1 and 2. NOTICE Connect only sinaCAM remote camera heads to terminals 1 and 2 of the base unit. Connection of any other equipment to terminal 1 or 2 may not only cause damage to the camera system, but also to the connected equipment.

  • Page 15: Calculation Of Maximum Cable Length

    Installation Calculation of Maximum Cable Length The maximum cable length between remote camera heads and base unit is limited by the signal attenuation and the conductor DC resistance of the used cable type. Maximum cable length as limited by signal attenuation (rule of thumb): Max.

  • Page 16: Connecting Aux Devices

    Installation sinaCAM Connecting AUX Devices The 10-pin AUX terminal enables the connection of a remote control unit, iris control devices, timecode signals or an exposure trigger signal. 7.6.1 Pin Assignment of the 10-Pin AUX Terminal Figure 5: Pin Assignment of the 10-Pin AUX Terminal Table 6: Pin Assignment of the 10-Pin AUX Terminal Pin no.

  • Page 17: Uart Interface

    The UART interface (via pins 3, 4, 9 and 10) is designed for connection of a Remote Control Panel. Both RS-232 and RS-485 are supported. sinaCAM is compatible with Sony’s Master Setup Units (MSU) and Remote Control Panels (RCP) using 700 Protocol, for example: ...

  • Page 18: Exposure Trigger Interface

    Frequency: max. 60 Hz (60 fps)  Slew Rate: max. 2.5 ns sinaCAM signals the current sensor timing on the Trigger Out pin with the same meaning of the edges as described above. Figure 8: AUX Connection Example – External Exposure Trigger Rev.: E...

  • Page 19: Sinacam As Part Of A Genlock Chain

    The input accepts standard analog SD/HD video signals (NTSC, PAL, 480p, 576p, 720p, and 1080i/p/psF) with either bi-level (black bursts) or tri-level sync. sinaCAM supports GenLock for CVBS, Y (luma) from Y/C and YPbPr and G (sync on green) from GBR as specified in the following video standards: ...

  • Page 20: Connection Examples

    Installation sinaCAM Connection Examples Figure 10: Standard Single-Link Setup Figure 11: Advanced Dual-Link Setup Figure 12: Broadcast Setup Rev.: E User Manual...

  • Page 21: Installing Lenses

    Depending on filming situations, it can be necessary to equip a lens at a different angle than usual for the lens scale to remain readable. For this, sinaCAM remote camera heads support 12 different positions for the lens mount, each 30° apart. The lens mount is held in the chosen position by the lens mount lock, with the lens scale on top by default.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Flange Back Distance

    If the focus is sharp when zoomed in, but soft when zoomed out, the back focus may need adjustment. sinaCAM remote heads allow for easy back focus adjustment by changing the flange back distance between the rear of the lens and the CCD. Use typical back-focusing techniques, e. g. a test chart or a back focus collimator.

  • Page 23: Operation

    Operation Operation Switching ON and OFF After the base unit is connected to the power supply, the power LED glows red. Switching ON  Push the power switch. – The power LED of the base unit changes from red to green.

  • Page 24: Toggling Between Standard/Alternative Memory

    This feature can be disabled by setting “Auto Grab” in the service menu to OFF. The sinaCAM will then start capturing a frame and store it in 8-bit JPEG format. During this process the color of the background light turns to green. Please keep the storage device connected during this "green"...

  • Page 25: The Menus

    The Menus The Menus The Menus at a Glance Figure 18: The Menus at a Glance Due to continuous product development, the content of the menus is subject to change without notice. User Manual Rev.: E...

  • Page 26: Home Menu

    This value affects the sensor frame rate together with the HD-SDI link speed and link format. With the May 2012 firmware update, this field also offers the choice between the sinaCAM's standard full HD resolution (1920×1080) and 720p modes (1280×720).

  • Page 27: Shutter

    30psf: progressive segmented frame rate targeting 60 Hz television systems. 9.2.2 Shutter sinaCAM is equipped with an electronic shutter that reduces the exposure time in order to reduce motion blur. Available settings: FULL; 1/50; 1/60; 1/125; 1/250; 1/500; 1/1000; 1/2000; 1/5000 9.2.2.1...

  • Page 28: Gain (Exposure Control)

    – Full manual control of white balance (MAN) 9.2.4.1 Fixed Color Temperature Settings sinaCAM provides a selection of fixed white balance settings optimized for various indoor and outdoor light conditions. Available settings: 3200 K; 4300 K; 5600 K; 6500 K 9.2.4.2...

  • Page 29: Figure 21: Manual White Balance Adjustment Screen

    The Menus 9.2.4.3 Manual White Balance (MAN) With this function it is possible to change the red channel to green channel ratio and the blue channel to green channel ratio. Manual adjustments can provide better color accuracy than the automatic white balance settings, especially when shooting under a mixture of light sources.

  • Page 30: Gamma & Cm (Color Management)

    The Gamma & CM menu item defines the color space encoding that is applied to the output image. The sinaCAM base unit comes with presets for Rec. 709 and S-Log-based gamma correction. It is possible to add customized gamma look-up tables (LUT) via the web interface (see chapter 10.2.5 Change Gamma LUT).

  • Page 31: Table 7: Available Gamma Settings, Asa/Iso And Color Space Combinations

    The Menus Table 7: Available gamma settings, ASA/ISO and color space combinations ASA/ISO 200 ASA/ISO 400 (ASA/ISO 600) ASA/ISO 800 only available via 6LOG! Bcst.45 (= 2× gain) (= 4× gain) Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Bcst.40 (= 2× gain) (= 4× gain)

  • Page 32: Figure 22: Rec. 709 Gamma Curves

    The Menus sinaCAM Figure 22: Rec. 709 Gamma Curves Rec. 709 gamma 1020 Blue: ASA/ISO 200 Purple: ASA/ISO 400 (=2× gain) Red: ASA/ISO 800 (=4× gain) 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 14bit linear light space (lin) Figure 23: 2Bas Gamma Curves (based on S-Log)

  • Page 33: Level Menu

    The Menus LEVEL Menu This menu has white and black color level adjustment options for both remote heads. The white level is set individually for each head while the black level is set via one value with a second value setting the difference between remote head 1 and 2.

  • Page 34: Mode Menu

    The Mode menu contains additional options for 2D and 3D recording. Figure 26: MODE Menu 9.4.1 DVI-Mode sinaCAM has a various number of digital monitor output possibilities at 60 Hz. Available settings: CAM1; CAM2; AltFrame; AltLine; Subtract; Anaglyph 9.4.1.1 CAM1 DVI monitor output of image from remote camera head 1 9.4.1.2...

  • Page 35: H-Flip (Horizontal Flip)

    The system needs a clocking component that provides the synchronization data – currently, sinaCAM cannot provide a clock itself. Multiple sinaCAMs can be daisy-chained. The last camera in a chain must terminate the signal.

  • Page 36: Figure 27: Genlock Example Setup With Two Sinacam Base Units And Their Settings

    The Menus sinaCAM Figure 27: GenLock Example Setup with two sinaCAM Base Units and their Settings 9.4.3.1 FreeRun (Free Run) The camera doesn’t synchronize with any signal. Even if it should receive sync data, it will run on its own clock completely free from any synchronization.

  • Page 37: Sharpen

    The Menus 9.4.4 Sharpen This option sets the amount of sharpening applied to the image. Available settings: -99 to +99 Figure 28: MTF Graph for Sharpening Function Example values: 0, 10, 20 … 80, 90 (red curves) and 99 (green curve).

  • Page 38: Irismode

    The Menus sinaCAM 9.4.5 IrisMode This setting was added with the March 2013 update. Available settings: CloseBN; Motor; Shutter The IrisMode setting affects the behavior of the IRIS control knob/lever and the CLOSE button of a connected remote control panel.

  • Page 39: System Menu

    The Menus SYSTEM Menu This menu provides information about the system, such as IP address, date & time, software and firmware version. Two submenus provide access to some advanced system settings and allow software/firmware updates via USB. Additionally, the system’s factory settings can be restored.

  • Page 40: Service Menu

    Figure 31: SERVICE Menu Menu items:  Factory Preset – Select “Factory Preset” and push the scroll wheel to return the sinaCAM to its factory settings.  Head Bars – Activates test bars generated by the camera heads (current image settings apply).

  • Page 41: Usb Menu

     Auto Grab – By default, the sinaCAM initiates a frame grab every time a USB stick is connected (see chapter 8.5, Frame Grabbing to USB Storage Device). If necessary, this can be disabled by setting Auto Grab to OFF.

  • Page 42: The Web Interface

    Connecting to sinaCAM  Start the web browser.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the sinaCAM to the PC itself or to the local Ethernet network the PC is operating in. Make sure one of the following are supported: – DHCP –...

  • Page 43: Setup Menu

    This menu screen gives an overview of the current system configuration and some additional information. 10.2.2 Network Settings NOTICE Changing and/or disabling of network settings can lead to a lock out from sinaCAM’s web configuration feature. Make sure not to unintentionally change any settings. User Manual Rev.: E...

  • Page 44: Date & Time

    The Web Interface sinaCAM Figure 36: Web Manager - Network Settings Here you can change the network settings of the sinaCAM. 10.2.3 Date & Time Figure 37: Web Manager - Clock Adjust Here you can set the sinaCAM’s system date and time.

  • Page 45: Capture

    LUT overwrites the previous USER settings. However, if the LUT is put into a tar archive, uploading that archive to the sinaCAM will create a new user setting with the name of the LUT file within the archive. It is also possible to upload several LUTs at once by placing them within the same archive.

  • Page 46: Paint

    The Web Interface sinaCAM 10.2.6 Paint Figure 39: Web Manager - Paint This menu enables access to several in-depth settings that are otherwise only available via a remote control panel. Rev.: E User Manual...

  • Page 47: Updating The Firmware

    The Web Interface 10.3 Updating the Firmware Figure 40: Web Manager - Update Firmware  Go to the Update Firmware menu.  Browse and select the .pkg file to upload.  Push Start Update. The upload should take about a minute, after which the following screen should appear:...

  • Page 48: Figure 42: Web Manager - Firmware Update Successful

     Check the firmware version displayed in the local sinaCAM menu SYSTEM  INFO.  Reset the sinaCAM to its original settings via the Factory Preset command in the sinaCAM’s local SYSTEM menu.  If everything was successful, switch the power off and on again for a final test.

  • Page 49: Remote Head System Led Indications

    Remote Head System LED Indications Remote Head System LED Indications Table 9: Remote Head System LED Indications State Indication No power System booting Solid orange Link detection in progress, power supply for remote Fast flash green camera head active...

  • Page 50: Measurements

    Measurements sinaCAM Measurements (all measurements in mm) Figure 43: Base Unit Measurements Figure 44: Remote Camera Head Measurements Rev.: E User Manual...

  • Page 51: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Table 10: Technical Specifications – Remote Camera Head HDC1-100 Remote Camera Head HDC1-100 Image Sensor 2/3” Single Chip Kodak CCD Sensor (RGB) 2004×1144 Pixels, Progressive Scan Sensitivity 2000 Lux @ f 8.0 / 0 dB Gain (100 % video out) 160 Lux @ f 2.2 / 0 dB Gain (100 % video out)
  • Page 52 Technical Specifications sinaCAM Base Unit HDC1-200 Remote Control Panel Support With July 2012 firmware update: Sony RCPs that use the 700 Protocol can be connected via the AUX terminal, for example:  Sony MSU-700/700A/750/900/1000/1500  Sony RCP-700/701/720/721/730/731/740/741/750/751/ 920/921/1000/1001/1500/1501/1530  Sony RM-B150/B750 Supported features: ...

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