User's Guide

Aaton Camera body
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Using external speed control
Penelope can be driven externally from devices such as film to video syn-
chronisers and external speed controls. In these situations, the camera «var»
selector must be set to EXT mode. If such a device is connected and the
selector is not set to EXT, the camera will run at the speed indicated on the
display.
Keep in mind that, with certain manufacturer’s speed controls, it may be pos-
sible to ask for a speed higher than 40fps.
In that case, the camera won’t run at speeds higher than the 40fps factory
limit. It will run at 40fps, and the fps value on the LCD control panel will be
blinking.
2.7 Assistant’s side LCD control panel and jog
Penelope utilizes a straightforward and intuitive control panel structure in
conjunction with a jog to access and adjust all Operator parameters.
The jog
Located to the immediate left of the LCD screen, the jog (A) is a small knob
designed to speedup many user functions. It allows quick adjustment of
parameters such as a precise 5-digit speed or a short end footage entry.
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