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About This Document sinaCAM Content 1. About This Document.................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Safety Instructions......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Warning Signs and Indications .......................................................................................................... 8 2.
sinaCAM 9.4 9.5 About This Document 9.3.4 BBalance Blue (Black Balance Blue) .................................................................................. 33 MODE Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 34 9.4.1 DVI-Mode............................................................................................................................. 34 9.4.2 H-Flip (Horizontal Flip) .......................
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sinaCAM About This Document List of Tables Table 1: Table 2: Table 3: Table 4: Table 5: Table 6: Table 7: Table 8: Table 9: Table 10: Table 11: Revision History .................................................................................................................................. 6 Elements and Controls of the Remote Head .................................................................................. 10 Elements of the Base Unit ..............................................................
About This Document 1. sinaCAM About This Document Document Revision History Table 1: Revision History 6 Revision Date Description A 2012-07-09 First edition B 2012-07-25 Added list of supported Sony Remote Control Panel features to Technical Specifications. Corrected description of AUX connector pin 4. C 2012-11-12 Added list of supported Sony Remote Control Panel models to UART Interface chapter and Technical Specifications.
sinaCAM About This Document Copyright © 2013 by Solectrix Systems and anadicon solutions, all rights reserved. All text, graphics, design and other works contained herein are copyrighted works of Solectrix Systems and anadicon solutions. Any redistribution or reproduction of any materials contained herein is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the copyright holders. sinaCAM® is a registered trademark of Solectrix Systems and anadicon solutions and is their sole and exclusive property.
Safety Instructions sinaCAM 2. Safety Instructions 2.1 Warning Signs and Indications CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage. 2.2 General Safety 2.3 Specific Safety 8 Read and follow all safety and operating instructions before installing and operating the camera system.
sinaCAM 3. 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 FCC NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Introduction to sinaCAM 5. sinaCAM Introduction to sinaCAM sinaCAM is a small remote head 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.
sinaCAM 6.2 Description Base Unit HDC1-200 Figure 2: The Base Unit Table 3: Elements of the Base Unit Item User Manual Designation Description A Control panel Controls and graphical user interface display B Mounting points M4 thread for attaching a handle or to fix the base unit to a mounting plate C System battery compartment The system battery supplies power to the internal clock only. It does not supply the camera with power. Do not open the system battery compartment.
Description 6.2.1 sinaCAM The Control Panel Figure 3: The Control Panel Table 4: Controls and their Functions Item 12 Designation Description A USB 2.
sinaCAM 6.2.2 Description The Rear Panel Figure 4: Arrangement of the Terminals Table 5: Terminals on the Rear Panel Item User Manual Designation Description A Remote head terminals (1, 2) CoaXPress interface with 18 V power supply for the remote camera heads, connection via 75 Ω coaxial cable with BNC plug B SYNC (OUT, IN) Terminals for, e.g., – an additional camera – an external sync generator C HD-SDI output (1A, 1B) Terminals for, e.g.
Installation sinaCAM 7. Installation 7.1 Minimum System Requirements Shooting with sinaCAM requires the below listed minimum equipment: A sinaCAM camera system, consisting of – sinaCAM base unit – one or two sinaCAM remote heads (depending on shooting in 2D or 3D) Further equipment, like – C-mount lens suitable for 2/3” CCD cameras – – – – – 7.
sinaCAM 7.4 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. cable length = 25 dB / attenuation at 1.5 GHz Maximum cable length as limited by conductor DC resistance (rule of thumb): Max.
Installation 7.6 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.
sinaCAM 7.6.2 Installation 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.
Installation 7.6.4 sinaCAM Exposure Trigger Interface sinaCAM can be connected to an external exposure trigger generator. This is useful for, e.g., rotating mirror shutter integration or other applications where exact sensor timing is essential. Note: The "GenLock"-mode must be set to "ExpTrgIn" to enable this feature (see chapter 9.4.3 GenLock). A falling edge on the Trigger In pin triggers the start of sensor exposure, a rising edge stops the sensor exposure.
sinaCAM 7.7 Installation sinaCAM as Part of a GenLock Chain GenLock is used to synchronize multiple cameras to ensure that all cameras in a synchronization chain begin reading the first pixel of an image from the sensor at the same time. 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.
Installation 7.8 sinaCAM Connection Examples Figure 10: Standard Single-Link Setup Figure 11: Advanced Dual-Link Setup Figure 12: Broadcast Setup 20 Rev.
sinaCAM 7.9 Installation Installing Lenses Attach C-mount lenses, suitable for 2/3” CCD cameras, to the standard C-mount thread of the remote heads. In case of B4-mount or PL-mount lenses use the corresponding adapters (option). 7.10 Adjusting the Lens Scale Position 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.
Installation 7.11 sinaCAM 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. NOTICE Wrong flange back distance adjustment can cause unsatisfactory shooting quality.
sinaCAM Operation 8. Operation 8.1 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. – The HOME menu screen comes on. – The system LED of the remote head lights up in orange, starts flashing green and finally glows green continuously. Note: The system LED of the remote head can indicate additional status information.
Operation 8.3 sinaCAM Toggling between Standard/Alternative Memory In order to save and reuse different menu settings, sinaCAM has two separate memories (Standard/Alternative memory). Figure 16: Standard/Alternative Setting Push the F1 button to toggle between Standard/Alternative memory. The display shows the currently used memory: F1 - SA. = Standard memory F1 - AS.
sinaCAM The Menus 9. The Menus 9.1 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.
The Menus 9.2 sinaCAM HOME Menu The HOME menu contains basic setting options and is the gateway to the LEVEL, MODE and SYS (SYSTEM) menu. Figure 19: HOME Menu 9.2.1 FPS (Frames Per Second) 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).
sinaCAM 9.2.1.2 The Menus p (progressive) / pDL (progressive Dual-Link) Progressive video is a technique of transmitting all horizontal lines of an image at one time as a single frame. This format is recommended as a high quality mastering format. 9.2.1.3 24p / 48pDL: progressive frame rates for productions targeting 24 Hz film systems. Be aware that 48pDL needs dual-link HD-SDI cabling and equipment. 23.9p: progressive frame rate for productions targeting both 24 Hz film and 29.
The Menus 9.2.3 sinaCAM Gain (Exposure Control) The gain value sets the camera’s transfer characteristics. Shooting at a lower ASA value results in darker images than shooting at a higher value. On the other hand, low ASA values result in images with less visible noise. Available settings: ASA 200; ASA 400; ASA 800 Note: ASA rating corresponds to ISO rating. 9.2.4 WBalance (White Balance) sinaCAM provides three choices for white balance adjustment: – Fixed color temperature settings – – 9.2.4.
sinaCAM 9.2.4.3 The Menus 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.
The Menus 9.2.5 sinaCAM 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). Both legacy and extended color space output can be selected for standard LUTs.
sinaCAM The Menus Table 7: Available gamma settings, ASA/ISO and color space combinations ASA/ISO 200 ASA/ISO 400 YES YES (= 2× gain) Broadcast Bcst.
The Menus sinaCAM Figure 22: Rec. 709 Gamma Curves Rec.
sinaCAM 9.3 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. Figure 25: LEVEL Menu 9.3.1 White Level The white level can be adjusted by using typical level adjustment tools, e.g.
The Menus 9.4 sinaCAM 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 CAM2 DVI monitor output of image from remote camera head 2 9.4.1.
sinaCAM 9.4.1.6 The Menus Anaglyph Another method of transmitting a 3D signal via a standard DVI connection. The image from camera head 1 is output in red, the image from head 2 in cyan. Viewing the resulting anaglyph image through red/cyan glasses will create a 3D effect. 9.4.2 H-Flip (Horizontal Flip) In professional settings, 3D camera rigs often utilize two separate cameras or camera heads mounted at a 90° angle to each other.
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. 9.4.3.2 Slv+Term (Slave+Terminating) The camera is last in a synchronization chain and terminates the signal. 9.4.3.3 SlvChain (Slave Chain) The camera is in the middle of a synchronization chain.
sinaCAM 9.4.4 The Menus 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). User Manual Rev.
The Menus 9.4.5 sinaCAM 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. Table 8: Iris Mode settings and their effect IrisMode setting CloseBN 9.4.
sinaCAM 9.5 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. Figure 29: SYSTEM Menu Menu items: Service – Brings up the SERVICE menu. USB – Brings up the USB menu.
The Menus 9.5.2 sinaCAM 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). Base Bars Activates test bars generated by the base station (image settings are without effect).
sinaCAM 9.5.3 The Menus USB Menu Figure 33: USB Menu While in this menu, you can manually trigger a frame grab to a connected USB stick by pressing F2. Menu items: 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. Update – Only shown when a USB stick with an update package is connected to the sinaCAM’s USB port.
The Web Interface 10. The Web Interface 10.1 Getting Started 10.1.1 Required Tools sinaCAM 1. PC with one available Ethernet port or a local Ethernet connection 2. Web browser 3. sinaCAM update package (e.g., SinaCam_1.0_1575.pkg) Note: The latest firm- and software updates can be downloaded from: www.sinacam.eu/support/ 10.1.2 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.
sinaCAM The Web Interface 10.2 Setup Menu 10.2.1 Summary Figure 35: Web Manager - Summary 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.
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. 44 Rev.
sinaCAM 10.2.4 The Web Interface Capture Here you can capture the current image from camera head 1. 10.2.5 Change Gamma LUT Figure 38: Web Manager - Update Gamma LUT In addition to the factory preset gamma look-up tables (LUTs), the sinaCAM can be configured with custom LUTs. Note: At this point there is no feedback if a faulty LUT file is uploaded. 10.2.5.1 Naming User LUTs Regardless of the LUT file’s name, the gamma settings contained therein will be select-able as USER in the sinaCAM menu.
The Web Interface 10.2.6 sinaCAM 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. 46 Rev.
sinaCAM 10.3 The Web Interface 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: Figure 41: Web Manager - Firmware Now Updating User Manual Rev.
The Web Interface sinaCAM After a while, a the following screen should appear – the system is booting. The Ethernet connection is terminated at this point. 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. 48 Rev.
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Measurements 12. sinaCAM Measurements (all measurements in mm) Figure 43: Base Unit Measurements Figure 44: Remote Camera Head Measurements 50 Rev.
sinaCAM 13. 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) Resolution 1920×1080 Pixels Dynamic Range 13.5 f-stops Signal/Noise Ratio 64 dB @ 0 dB Gain Interface CoaXPress, 75 Ω BNC Cable Max.
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: 1 52 Master Black setting1 Master White setting 1 Master Gain setting (-6 to +12 dB) Shutter setting 5600K (e
