Aputure V-SCREEN VS-5 User manual
Product Manual
English
CONTENT
FOREWORD 1
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INSTRUCTION
INTRODUCTION
ACCESSING THE MENU
EXTRA OSD
PREPARATION
MENU
FIRMWARE UPDATE
SPECIFICATIONS
ITEM LIST
FEATURE
NOMENCLATURE
INSTALLATION
SUNHOOD
POWERING
POWER ON/OFF
SIGNAL INPUT
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INSTRUCTION
Do not disassemble. Touching the product’s internal parts could result in injury.
Use only batteries and charger approved for use in this equipment. Failure to observe
this precaution could result in re or electric shock.
Turn o immediately in the event of malfunction. Continued operation could result in
injury. After removing the battery, take the equipment to an authorized retailer for
inspection.
Do not immerse in or expose to water. Failure to observe this precaution could result
in electric shock.
Remove the battery if you do not use for a long time.
Do not squeeze or hit the screen. Failure to observe this precaution could result in
screen malfunction and injury.
Do not block its ventilation hole. Do not hinder the heat dissipation, as this could
result in deformation or re.
Do not use in the presence of ammable gas. Do not use electronic equipment in the
presence of ammable gas, as this could result in explosion or re.
Do not place the product in the reach of children. Failure to observe this precaution
could result in injury.
The instructions and information in this manual are based on thorough, controlled
company testing procedures. Further notice will not be given if the design or
specications change.
To prevent damage to your product or injury to yourself or to others, read and
understand all the following safety precautions before using this equipment.
Thanks for purchasing Aputure V-Screen VS-5!
FOREWORD
This product is designed for video equipments that oer HDMI ports,and HD-SDI outputs,
such as DSLR, and camcorder. And please read the user manual and keep it where all
those who use this equipment will read them.
Detailed product manual for VS-5 can be found on the movie solution page on www.aputure.com .
Aputure V-Screen VS-5 is a pro multifunction monitor with a 7-inch full HD LCD screen
(1920X1200 pixels), which provides deverse video interface, such as HDMI, SDI. Also,
VS-5 features full information mode.
Monitor
Accessories
Sunhood
Cleaning ClothProduct ManualWarranty Card
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INTRODUCTION
Before starting, please check that all the following items have been included with Aputure
V-Screen VS-5 . If anything is missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
ITEM LIST
Universal Hot
Shoe Mount
Sunhood Adapter
Flexible Bag
D Type to DC USB Flash DiskA Type to D TypeA Type to C Type
Full Info. Mode
In this mode, you can monitor the footage. In the mean time, vectorscope,
waveform, RGB histogram, and volume bar are provided to assist shooting.
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FEATURE
Waveform
There are two waveform modes: Overlay, and Parade, which allows simple
measurement without additional measurement equipment.
Vectorscope
There are two vectorscope modes: 1X, and 2X, which can be used to
display color gamut.
Full
Info.
Yl
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Cy
BMg
R
Co-Zebra
Utilize both zebra marking and over exposure monitoring features to assist
in exposure adjustment.
Peak
You can select Red, Yellow, Blue, or White to highlight the contours of
sharpest focusing areas, or choose Highlight to present the focusing area
by brightness contrast.
False Color
False Color is used to aid in the setting of camera exposure, which enables
proper exposure to be achieved without the use of costly, complicated
external test equipment. With the Scale, which is below the image, the
user can evaluate the exposure more accurately.
RGB Histogram
The RGB Histogram is a representation of the distribution of colors in an
image. It shows the red, green, and blue channels in histogram.
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Monochrome
Oer four monochrome patterns, including Grey, Red, Blue and Green.
Mono
Volume Bar
Monitor the volume in left and right channels. And it is marked by 3 colors,
green, yellow, and red, depending the Volume Level.
Center Mark
The Center Mark can be displayed together with another marker, Safe Area.
Safe Area
A wide range of safe area displays and aspect ratios, 2.35:1/ 1.33:1/ 1.66:1/
1.85:1/ 70%/ 80%/ 90%, can be selected.
Flip
The picture of monitor can be freely ipped both vertically and horizontally.
Color Temp
Color Temperatures of 6500K, 9300K or a User preset value can be selected.
Low Battery Alert
When your battery power is low, a red battery-shaped signal will icker on
the middle of the screen, which means that the monitor may be shut down
in a minute. If so, please replace your battery.
Shortcut
When menu is under inactivated, the menu button and navigators, which
can be assigned to custom functions, can be use as shortcut keys. Every
shortcut keys can be assigned to two function. But when a shortcut key is
assigned to zoom, the key can only use as zoom, and can be assigned to
all zoom modes.
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NOMENCLATURE
1 Screen
2 Menu / F1
3 Navigator / F2
4 Navigator / F3
5 Power Indicator
6 Power Switch
7 Battery Holder
8 Battery Lock
9 Power Input
10 SDI-IN
11 HDMI IN
12 1/4” Thread
13 Earphone Jack
14 USB Input
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INSTALLATION
SUNHOOD
PREPARATION
1) Mount monitor on your DSLR or camcorder with universal hot shoe mount.
2) Fix V-Screen on the magic hand or other accessories with 1/4" connecter, and lock them.
Ax the sunhood on the monitor with tape as shown by the picture.
POWERING
POWER ON/OFF
When you pull Power Switch to ON, the Power Indicator turns into green. When Power
Switch is turned to OFF, the Power Indicator is o.
SIGNAL INPUT
The monitor supports SDI and HDMI. After activating the menu, you can go to
"Other Setting-Input" to choose appropriate signal.
* The following batteries are recommended: Sony NP-S Series: NP-F550/F570/F770/F960/F970,
Sony NP-FM/QM Series: FM50/FM51/FM55H/FM500H/QM50/QM51/QM71D/QM91D.
* You can also power it by a DC 7-18V through the input on the back of V-Screen.
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Assemble: As shown, slot the battery into the Battery Holder.
Disassemble: Press the Battery Lock, and push the battery as shown to disassemble the
battery.
Battery Lock
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EXTRA OSD
FIRMWARE UPDATE
ACCESSING THE MENU
MENU
On the top of monitor, there is a bar to show input format, activated feature, and battery
status. The bar on the bottom shows shortcut information. Also, you can close the bar on
the bottom in "Other Setting-Extra OSD"
VS-5 monitor is constantly under development, which means Aputure may release latest
rmware on ocial website.
1) Website: http:// www.aputure.com/update/V-Screen-VS-5
2) Please update rmware following the instructions on our ocial website.
The “ ”, Navigators ( “ ” and “ ” ) can be used to activate menu and navigate in
the menu structure.
1. Long pressing “ ” button allows to activate menu.
2. After short pressing ” ”, or “ ” button to choose menu bar, press “ ” button to
access to the function sub-menu.
3. If you want to change the function setting, short press “ ” after navigating to the
option you want, then short press ” ” or “ ” to change the setting, and short press
“ ” to conrm it.
4. Long press “ ” button for 1.5 seconds to exit menu.
ASSIST. FUNC.
ADV. ASSIST. FUNC.
MARK
IMAGE
COLOR SETTING
SHORTCUT
OTHER SETTING
EXIT
Monochrome
False Color
Co-zebra
Peak
Peak Color
Color Bar
HDSLR Mode
Return
off
off
off
off
red
off
off
V1.0HDMI 1080p@60Hz
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SPECIFICATIONS
Input
Audio
Panel
Model
Display
VS-5
Native Resolution
Brightness
Contrast
Viewing Angle
(CR＞10)
Pixel Pitch
Operation Temperature
Storage Temperature
Humidity
Dimension
7.02”
1920x1200
1200:1
160/160(H/V)
0.07875(mm)X 0.07875(mm)
HDMI
HD-SDI
Yes
Yes
Earphone Jack Φ3.5mm
Current
（Voltage=12V）
Input Voltage
Power Consumption
700mA
DC 7-18V
0℃~55℃
0℃~70℃
30%~70%
180X122X35mm
≤9W
Batteries
Sony NP-F Series: NP-F550/F570/F770/
F960/F970
NP-FM/QM Series: FM50/FM51/FM55H/
FM500H/QM50/QM51/QM71D/QM91D
Power
Operation
Environment
Physical Property
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