KineRAW-S35 - user manual - KINERAW S35 DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERA user manual WWW.KINEFINITY.
INTRODUCING: KINERAW-S35 The KineRAW S35 digital cinema camera is a RAW digital cinema camera with a Super 35mm sensor. This camera has been designed and developed by Beijing Zhuoyi Technology Co., Ltd. with all intellectual property rights. Key features • Super 35mm CMOS sensor; Recording format DCI 2K or full HD; • Dual RAW recording: uncompressed CinemaDNG or GoPro Cineform(tm) RAW; simultaneous recording on 2.
CONTENT 1. BASIC FEATURES 1.1 Product images and index 1.2 Quick start guide 1.3 Factory settings 1 4 5 2. LIVE VIEW 2.1 Interface and parameters 6 3. BASIC OPERATIONS 3.1 U1: zoom-in 3.2 U2: exposure 3.3 Histogram 3.4 Shooting parameters 3.5 F1: recording resolution 3.6 U3: zebra 3.7 U4: disable status information 3.8 EI / ISO settings 3.9 Footage information 3.10 SSD management 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4. RECORDING 4.1 Image recording 4.2 Sound recording 4.3 Timecode 4.
9. TROUBLE SHOOTING 9.1 The camera does not boot 9.2 The camera does not record after pressing the REC button 9.3 Pixel appear in LIVE VIEW MODE or during recording 9.4 Pixel appear on the monitoring device 9.5 Pixel appear on Cineroid EVF4L electronic viewfinder 9.6 Updating firmware has been unsuccessful 9.7 Clips cannot be played back from the SSD card 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 1. BASIC FEATURES 1.1 Product images and index Image 1: KineRAW-S35™, left side 1. PL mount fixing ring 9. ISO button – ISO and EI settings 20. WIFI receiver 2. KineMount fixing ring 10. LOOK – Look Up Table management 21. U3 button - enables/disables ZEBRA 3. LOCK button – locks interface 11. LCD display 22. U4 button - displays pure image output 4. LOCK signal light 12. PLAYBACK button – replay clips 23. REC button – starts / stops recording 5. / 19.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - Image 2: KineRAW-S35™, back 27. SSD card slot A 33. U6 – exposure assistant 41. 4-Pin XLR – power input 28. SSD card slot B 34. PWR – boot / shut down camera 42. / 43. 3-Pin XLR – audio input (LINE-IN) 29. REC light, tally light 35. TC – time code synchronization port 44. Vent 30. Status signal light 36. SYNC – 3D synchronization port 45. Vent 31. REC button – starts / stops recording 37. / 38. 3G-SDI output 46. Serial number, model information 32.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - Image 3: KineRAW-S35™, front 47. HDMI pol – video output 48. MISC pol – electronic iris control 49. VF pol – video output 50. Sensor WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 1.2 Quick start guide 1. To supply the camera with power connect a 14V power source to the power input (image 2, 41) a) With a 12V outlet the camera can normally not be started. b) Pay attention on the direction when inserting or ejecting the 4 pin XLR. When the camera is factory new, the XLR and the outlet might be tight. 2. Mount a suitable adapter on the lens mount. Afterwards mount the lens. a) Attention: the original KineMount is identical with a PL mount.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 1.3 Factory setting • EI/ISO setting: ISO Mode, ISO 800, Highlights: 4.3 stops • Resolution: 2K mode, 2048x1080 • Frame Rate: 25fps • Shutter: 1/50s • Color temperature: 5600K daylight • LOOK: Kine709 • Recording Format: Cineform RAW • Display resolution: 720p • Audio: Capture 15dB, Digital 0dB WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 2. LIVE VIEW 2.1 Interface and parameters The LIVE VIEW interface appears immediately after booting. It offers support for compositing, framing and exposure control. Image 4: Live view interface parameters 1. Display mode - Live view/Playback 7. Current color temperature setting 13. Current clip name 2. Display proportion – 100% / 200% etc. 8. Exposure control mode - EI or ISO 14. Current recording format 3. Current recording resolution 9. Current EI/ISO setting 15.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3. BASIC OPERATIONS It is highly recommended to use the SHORTCUT BUTTONS on the left side and on the back of the camera. 3.1 U1: zoom-in (Image 1: 24, Image 2: 32) Pressing the U1 button results in a change of the LIVE VIEW 1. 100% (Pixel to Pixel, 1:1) - The live view displays the exact same resolution as the recording resolution. 2. 200% - The displayed image will be enlarged by the factor 2. 3. 800% - The displayed image will be enlarged by the factor 8.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.2 U2: exposure (Image 1: 25, Image 2: 33) Pressing the U2 Button swops between different tools of exposure control. 3. RAW LUMA HISTOGRAM: displays the RAW exposure (the actual brightness the sensor catches). 4. RAW RGB HISTOGRAM: displays the brightness of the red, green and blue color channel the sensor catches. 5. POST LUMA HISTOGRAM: displays the RAW exposure considering the selected LUT. 6. POST RGB HISTOGRAM: displays the RGB exposure considering the selected LUT.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.4 Shooting parameters In LIVE VIEW mode you can use the buttons on the left side to set various shooting parameters. Image 6: Shortcuts and the selection wheel Press the SHORTCUT BUTTONS on the left side of the camera and the respective options will appear on the display. Turn the SELECTION WHEEL to toggle through the options. Press the selection wheel to confirm your choice. 1) SHUTTER: You can either set the shutter speed or the shutter angle in this menu.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.5 F1: recording resolution a) Maximum resolution is 2K (2048 x 1152) b) There are two options for 1280x720: “1280x720” and “1280x720C”. a. When shooting in “1280x720” only 2/3 of the sensor are used. The image quality is identical with recordings in 2K but you'll only record 2/3 of the image area. The maximum frame rate in this mode is 50 fps. b. When shooting in “1280x720C” you'll record the full frame but the image quality suffers minimal (moiré might occur).
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.7 U4: disable status information Use U4 to enable or disable all status information on the LIVE VIEW display. WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.8 EI / ISO settings In LIVE VIEW the current EI/ISO settings are displayed on the top-right above the main menu. In nature light appears in all different wavelength and intensities. No camera chip can catch all available light information. In the EI/ISO settings you can set the sensor's light sensitivity according to your shooting environment. There are two different modes.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.9 Footage information Press the SLATE-BUTTON to display the current footage information. To edit the information press the F1/F2 button. Image 7: Footage information WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 3.10 SSD management In LIVE VIEW you'll see the current SSD status (See image 4, point 15). 1. GREEN: Active SSD slot. Footage will be saved here. 2. YELLOW: Inactive SSD slot. A card is inserted and the slot could be activated. 3. GREY: No SSD card is inserted. 4. The number at the bottom indicates the memory space availability on the active card. “4/60GB” stands for 4GB available space on a card with 60GB capacity.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - To manage SSDs press the F3 button. Image 8: SSD Management It shows the current condition and the capacity of the SSD. There are 3 operations for each SSD: 1) Activate: When there is only one SSD inserted it will be actived automatically. Now the status "in use" will be shown in the main menu. 2) Deactivate: Deactivate the active SSD. There'll be a notif ication in the display when the deactivation was successful.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 4. RECORDING 4.1 Image recording Before starting to record, please make sure to have a KineMAG SSD card inserted and activated. Please read section 2.4 for more information on SSD management. Press the red REC BUTTON to start recording. A SIGNAL NOISE (1KHz) will indicate the start of the recording. Pressing the REC button a second time will terminate the recording. Again, a signal noise will indicate the end (2KHz).
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 4.2 Sound recording The current volume of both audio channels can be supervised using the UV meter on the LIVE VIEW display. Depending on the recording format audio is saved differently: Using Cineform RAW, audio is encapsulated within the *.mov file. For CinemaDNG footage a separate *.wav file is saved for the left and right audio channel. • Image 9: Record - “REC” flashes during recording Timecode The timecode is displayed in the bottom left corner of the LIVE VIEW display.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 5. PLAYBACK Press the PLAYBACK BUTTON to enter the playback mode. Press the button again to return to LIVE VIEW. Pressing the REC button will also result in a return to the LIVE VIEW mode. Image 10: Playback Interface PLEASE NOTE Information displayed on top of the PLAYBACK MODE interface always refers to the current recording settings – not to the settings of the recorded footage. 5.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 5.2 Footage management Pressing F3 during the PLAYBACK MODE will display information about the selected clip. Image 11: Footage management interface You can undertake the following configurations: 1) Copy footage from one SSD to another SSD. All clips or the selected clip will copied on the secondary SSD. For this operation a SSD card must be inserted in the deactivated card slot. 2) Delete: You can delete current or all footage; There will be a confirmation dialogue. 5.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 6. AUDIO KineRAW™ S35 supports LINE-IN audio input. MIC-IN is not supported. However, you can use all audio equipment with LINE-OUT – for example the Zoom H4N external audio recorder. 6.1 Beeper For better synchronizing audio and video the camera generates a 1KHz and 2KHz signal noise at the end and start of every recording. The function can be disabled in the CONFIGURATION>AUDIO>BEEPER menu. WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 7. FOOTAGE, WORKFLOW AND POST-PRODUCTION Press the F3-Button to deactivate and eject an SSD card. KineMAG SSD cards are formatted for the use with MACINTOSH computers. Emulation freeware such as “HFSExplorer” allows you to use KineMAG SSDs with WINDOWS computers as well. Please format the SSD cards in-camera rather than in MAC OS. Please use these links to download the recommended emulation software: B. MacDrive http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive C.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 7.2 Introduction to file types When opening the footage folder you'll encounter the following file types: 4. *.bmp Thumbnail of the clip 4. *.mov Main footage file when footage was recorded in CineformRAW 5. *.look Look-up-table information in “LOOK”-format (for Speedgrade DI, Cineform or Firstlight) 5. *.cube Look-up-table information in “CUBE”-format (for DaVinci Resolve or Speedgrade DI) 6. curve.cube Curve file for making LOG conversations.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 7.3 Cineform RAW • Compatibility Cineform RAW is an open-source codec, which is well supported by all common editing and color mixing softwares. Find more information about compatibility on: 1) http://cineform.com/ • Decoding Cineform RAW is a RAW intermediate codec and has to be decoded before editing. Downloading the Cineform RAW decoder is necessary. 2) http://cineform.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - • Playback with LUT in WINDOWS By default your Cineform footage will be played back without a LUT applied. Using the Cineform decoder any LUT can be selected quickly: 1. Double-click on the LUT file (*.cube or *.look) to select an LUT (or use the LookInstallerApp) 2. Right-click on the Cineform decoder icon (red “C” in your windows system bar) and choose “Active Metadata” / “Looks (3D-LUTs)” 3.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - • Install Cineform RAW on MAC The cineform decoder freeware for mac does not support LUT playback. However, using the trial version of Cineform Studio Premium you'll still be able to install LUTs anytime. a) Install Cineform Studio Premium trial version. Cineform Studio Premium includes “Firstlight”, which you'll need to install your LUT.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - • Improve Cineform debayering on MAC For changing the de-bayering algorithm on a MAC system you'll be required to purchase Cineform Studio Premium. • Loading LUTs with DaVinci Resolve Any LUT can be loaded with DaVinci Resolve by copying the LUT files (*.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - • Loading LUTs in Adobe AfterEffects (CS5 or higher) Loading LUTs in Adobe AfterEffects requires Version CS5 or higher. • Open Adobe After Effects and import your footage • Select “Effects > Utility > Apply Color LUT” 1. Select the desired LUT in the following dialogue 2. You can edit the LUT after loading it Acknowledgment: Vital information were provided by the KineRAW S35 user Liu Qingqing 3721. WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 7.4 Cinema DNG When recording CinemaDNG footage the LUT information will be already encapsulated in your files. There are several ways for processing CinemaDNG files. 1. You can open them with several softwares by Adobe™, such as Lightroom or After Effects™. 2. You can open DNG files directly with Xnview™. We highly recommend this freeware. 3. DaVinci Resolve™ and Speedgrade™ can be used directly for color mixing. PLEASE NOTE For using 3d.look or 3d.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 8. CONFIGURATIONS Press the CONF-BUTTON to enter the configuration menu: Image 14: Configuration menu The grey functions are currently disabled. WWW.KINEFINITY.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 8.1 Categories 1) RECORDING FORMAT: You can choose Cineform RAW, TRUE RAW (Cinema DNG) or DUAL RAW (simultaneously recording of both formats on the selected SSD card). 2) SHOOTING: All configurations related to shooting, such as ISO and highlight settings. 3) GUIDELINE: Contains optional supports for framing (crosshair etc.), color temperature setting and exposure (grey and white cards).
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 8.2 Firmware update Information on the employed firmware version can be found below the last point of the CONFIGURATIONS MENU. a) Download a firmware to an USB stick. b) Put this USB stick into the A- USB Pol of the camera. c) Enter the CONFIGURATIONS MENU and choose “SYSTEM>FIRMWARE UPDATE>CONFIRMATION”, wait a few minutes until the displays shows a confirmation and, after, reboot the system. 8.3 Upload customized LUTs 1. Insert an USB stick with your LUT files 2.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 9. TROUBLESHOOTING All the conditions below are not necessarily a malfunction of the camera; they might result from wrong operation. 9.1 The camera does not boot Please make sure the camera is attached to an adequate power source. a) KineRAW-S35™ has a 4-pin XLR power input. The input supports 14.4/14.8V b) The AC adapter has an output of 12V/7.5A with XLR-4 pin and can supply the camera directly. c) When using a battery pinch make sure it supports the required power output.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 9.5 Pixel appear on Cineroid EVF4L electronic viewfinder a) The Cineroid EVF4L does not support 1080p. Set the LIVE VIEW resolution to 720p 9.6 Updating the firmware was unsuccessful a) The USB stick needs to be FAT or FAT32 formatted b) The firmware file must be located in the root directory c) Only one firmware file must be located in the root directory 9.
KineRAW-S35 - user manual - 10. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PLEASE NOTE: Firmware version 6031 enables recording with100 fps in 720p C. WWW.KINEFINITY.
