Aatoncode (Timecode) Reading; Basics : «Sync", «Var", «Iso", «Mag - AAton Penelope User Manual

Basics : «sync», «var», «iso», «mag»
The control panel operates in two modes :
• in default mode, the standard mode, the LCD screen shows the
camera main adjustments
• the SET mode allows camera settings. Press the «set» key, then go
to the appropriate function. Information is changed by either toggling the «up»
and «down» keys, or by rotating the «jog» wheel, depending on the parameter.
Afterward, pressing the «set» or «exit» key will validate your selection.

Aatoncode (timecode) reading

As a standard feature, Penelope is equipped with the capability of recording
AatonCode in-camera timecode. Timecode information is exposed onto the
film by optical projection of seven micro-diodes into the gate.
These micro-diodes flash rapidly to form the code as the film rolls through the
gate between exposures.
If AatonCode has been initialized in the camera, you can see it in the left bot-
tom corner of the LCD display, as «hour : minutes : seconds» form. The «J»
sign indicates that the timecode has been jammed from an external signal. The
«A» sign indicates that the timecode has been jammed from the Aaton
OriginC+ master clock.
Aaton
A4
Camera body
35