PANAVISION HD900F User manual

DIGITALCINEMATOGRAPHY
CAMERASYSTEM
HD900FOPERATIONSMANUAL
ULTRAPRECISIONEQUIPMENTFORTHEMOTION PICTUREINDUSTRY
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HD900FOPERATIONSMANUAL
COPYRIGHT2002
VERSION2.0.1
1/30/2002
EricErb
Andrew Young
EricErb
Andrew Young
writtenby
design,photos,andlayout
photographswereshotusingtheKodakPreview System withPrimolenses
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INTRODUCTION
In 1997,Panavision and Sony announced their
collaboration on the developmentofa 24P digitalhigh
definition camera suitable foruse by filmmakersto
create big screen motion picture image quality. We
knew,from 45 yearsofexperience,thata complete
imaging system approach was the only way for
traditionalfilm crewstomakeaseamlesstransitioninto
digitalproduction.Withthisinmind,wemadeanumber
ofmodificationstotheSonyHDW-F90024Pcamera.For
starters,the Panavised camera received a heavy duty
frontplate and lensmountmodified to work with our
speciallydesignedPrimoDigital
TM lenses.Thesystem now
accommodates mostofourstandard film camera
accessories as wellas new accessories designed
exclusivelyfordigitalcinematography.
In addition to the mechanicalmodifications to the
camera,auniqueopticalpre-filtergivesyoubettercolor
matching with film emulsionsand enhanced resolution
forblue screen effectscinematography. Last,butnot
least,wedesignedthenew ULTRAVIEWviewfinderfor
studio and handheld cine-style use. Itpresentsa 2
timeslargerimagealongwithagreaterdiopterrange.
Panavision iscommitted to continuouslydeveloping our
DigitalImaging system in close collaboration with our
clients,justaswehavedonewithourfilm systemsover
thelast45years. Now yourHD projectwillbenefitfrom
the same dedication to customerservice and superior
imagequalitythatisthehallmarkofPanavision.
INTRODUCTION
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
SECTION 1.0 GENERALSPECIFICATIONS
1.1 CAMERASPECIFICATIONS
1.2 CONNECTORSPECIFICATIONS
1.3 FRAMERATESANDSHUTTERSPEEDS
1.4 CAMERAWEIGHTS
1.5 CAMERAMEASUREMENTS
1.6 SIDECAMERAVIEWS
1.7 FRONTAND REARCAMERAVIEWS
1.8 PROGRESSIVEVS.INTERLACE
1.9 GENERALIMAGING CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION 2.0 PACKING AND SHIPPING
2.1 CAMERABODYCASE
2.2 ACCESSORYCASE
SECTION 3.0 PRIMO DIGITAL™ LENSES
3.1 PRIMO DIGITAL™ LENSDESIGN
3.2 FILM /HD COMPARATIVERESOLUTION
3.3 ASPHERICALAND FISHEYEATTACHMENTS
3.4 PRIMO DIGITAL™ LENSEXTENDERS
3.5 SETTING BACKFOCUS
SECTION 4.0 CAMERA ASSEMBLY
4.1 FRONTFACEPLATEAND FOLLOW FOCUS
4.2 VIEWFINDER
4.3 ON-BOARD MONITORAND BRACKET
4.4 LENSLIGHT
4.5 VOLTAGEUPCONVERTER
4.6 CARRYHANDLE
4.7 SIDEPANELCONNECTORS
4.8 MIRANDADOWNCONVERTER
4.9 REARPANELCONNECTORS
4.10 HD SDIADAPTER
4.11 ON-BOARD BATTERY
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
SECTION 5.0 CAMERA OPERATION
5.1 HDCAM CASSETTE
5.2 VTRCONTROLS
5.3 VIEWFINDERCONTROLS
5.4 REMOTECONTROL
5.5 FILTERWHEELS
5.6 MEMORYSTICK
5.7 TIMECODE
5.7.1 TIMECODESWITCHESAND BUTTONS
5.7.2 USING TIMECODE
5.8 MAINCAMERASWITCHES
5.9 MENUS
5.9.1 OPERATIONMENU
5.9.2 PAINTMENU
5.9.3 SETTING THEFRAMERATE
5.10 VIEWFINDERFRAMELINEMARKINGS
5.10.1 TV16X9TRANS&4X3TRANS/SAFE
5.10.2 TV16X9TRANS&1.85THEATRICAL
5.10.3 TV16X9TRANS&2.40THEATRICAL
5.11 PREPROUTINE
5.12 A.C.PRE-ROLLCHECKLIST
5.13 FAQs
5.14 TROUBLESHOOTING
5.15 SMARTLENSAND METADATA
SECTION 6.0 MONITORS
6.1 MONITORS
6.2 9"HD SDIMONITOR
6.3 14"HD SDIMONITOR
6.4 24"HD SDIMONITOR
6.4.1 24"MONITORCALIBRATION
6.4.2 24"MONITORFRAMELINESETTINGS
6.6 HD SDIWAVEFORM MONITOR
SECTION 7.0 INDEX
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1.0 GENERALSPECIFICATIONS
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS
1.0
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1.1 CAMERASPECIFICATIONS
Imager RGB 2/3"CCDs
EffectivePixels 1920(H)x1080(V)each
2.1millionpixelseach,foratotalof6.2
.378"x.212"
Power 12vDC (range11-17v)
Built-inFilters
ND Filters CCFilters
1: Clear B: 3200K
2: .6-(2Stops) C: 4300K
3: 1.2-(4Stops) D: 6300K
4: 1.8-(6Stops)
LensMount PanavisionHD Mount(proprietary)
Baseplate PanavisionDovetailwith5/8"rods
Steadicam®Plates Bottom DovetailPlateforRegularMode
TopHandlePlateforLow Mode
Sensitivity ApproximatelyASA320tungsten
89.9% ReflectionChart,2000lux
CassetteTape CAM: BCT-22HD,BCT-32HD,orBCT-40HD
RunningTimes 22min.@ 30fps or 27.5min.@ 24fps
32min.@ 30fps or 40.0min@ 24fps
40min.@ 30fps or 50.0min.@ 24fps
AudioQuality 20bit,48kHzDigital(upto4channels)
MemoryStick 4or8MBonly
Eyepiece PanavisionUltraview
®-3modes:Extension,
Intermediate,Hand-held
DigitalEncoders Builtintoeachlens-highresolution
Recordableupto16channelsonto
Audiochannels3and4onHD SDIadapter
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1.2 CONNECTORSPECIFICATIONS
DCIn XLR,4pinmale 11-17v
Pin1–ground(-)
Pin4–positive(+)
DCout Hirose,12VDC,4pin (0.1Amax)
AudioIn 2Channels–XLR,3pinfemale
Pin1–Ground
2–Input(hi)
3–Input(low)
2additionalchannelswithHDSDIadapter
MicIn 1Channel–XLR,3pinfemale(+48v)
Pin1–Ground
2–Input(hi)
3–Input(low)
AudioOut 2Channelon1–XLR,5pinmale(E-E)
Pin1–AnalogGround
2–Ch.1Audio
3–Ch.1Ground
4–Ch.2Audio
5–Ch.2Ground
2additionalchannelswithHDSDIadapter
GenlockIn BNC
GenlockOut BNC(usinganalogYchannel)
TimecodeIn BNC
TimecodeOut BNC
VideoOut Y,Pb,PrAnalog
HD SDI(withHDCAadapter)
RemoteControl Hirose(special)–8pin
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.1/2 GENERAL&CONNECTORSPECS
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1.3 FRAMERATESANDSHUTTERSPEEDS
FrameRates(MAINTENANCEMENUpage:M7)
Progressive Interlace
23.98PsF 50i
24PsF 59.94i
25PsF 60i
29.97PsF
30PsF
ShutterAngles(PAINT MENU page:12 orwith the Remote
Control)
SHUTTERSPEED EQUIV.SHUTTERANGLE
ShutterOFF= 1/24 360.00degree
1/32 270.00
1/48 180.00
1/96 90.00
1/125 96.12
1/250 34.56
1/500 17.28
1/1000 8.64
ECS- ExtendedClearScan 24Hz-2200Hz@ 24fps
Usedtosetintermediateshutterspeedsand/orshoot
practicalmonitors.
Theequivalentshutterangle,forafilm camera,isfoundbythe
followingformula: 360*fps/Hz= shutterangle.
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Body(withoutSDI) HD900F 14.9lbs.
Body(WithSDI) HD900F,HDCA 17.2
SDIAdapter HDCA 2.3
ExtensionEyepiece HDET,HDEP 4.8
Intermediate/HHEyepiece HDEP 3.6
Follow Focusw/1Knob HDFB,HDFD,MFF 1.9
HandHeldRig HDHR 2.4
Clip-onMattebox MBPC 1.0
TopSteadicam®Plate HDLM .5
Bottom Steadicam®Plate HDSP 1.2
VoltageUpconverterw/cable HDUC .9
AntonBauerBattery AB100 5.4
LENSES
PrimoDigital
TM 5mm PrimeLens SD5 2.7
PrimoDigital
TM 7mm PrimeLens SD7 3.2
PrimoDigital
TM 10mm PrimeLens SD10 3.5
PrimoDigital
TM 14mm PrimeLens SD14 2.8
PrimoDigital™ 20mm PrimeLens SD20 3.6
PrimoDigital™ 35mm PrimeLens SD35 2.9
PrimoDigital
TM 6-27mm w/Motor SDZW 8.0
PrimoDigital
TM 25-112mm w/Motor SDZT 6.8
PrimoDigital
TM 9.5-105mm w/Motor SLZ11D 23.0
PrimoDigital
TM 8-72mm w/Motor SDZ9 9.2
1.4XExtenderforPrimoDigital™ Zoom 1.4XSD 0.7
2XExtenderforPrimoDigital™ Zoom 2XSD 0.9
DoubleAsphereAttachmentfor5mm CDA 1.2
WideAngleFisheyeAdapterfor7mm WFA 1.4
HandHeldConfiguration: 29.3
(HandHeldViewfinder,SDI,HDUC,Follow
Focusw/1Knob,HDHR,MBPC,Remote–
NoLens)
1.4CAMERAWEIGHTS
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.3/4FRAMERATES&CAMERAWEIGHTS
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1.5 CAMERAMEASUREMENTS
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.5 CAMERAMEASUREMENTS
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1.6 SIDECAMERAVIEWS
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.6 SIDECAMERAVIEWS
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1.7 FRONTANDREARCAMERAVIEWS
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.7FRONTANDREARCAMERAVIEWS
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Field2(evenlines
2,4,6,etc.)
Movingimageappearsto
theeyeasablurred,bro-
kenedge
StaticInterlaced
Imageconsistsoftwo
fields
Field1(oddlines
1,3,5,etc.)
60 field to 24 frame
conversionrequiresthe
m ixing of 3 fields
resulting in additional
motionblur
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1.8 PROGRESSIVEVS.INTERLACE
The24PHD ElectronicCinematographyCameraSystem
isa PROGRESSIVE capture device unlike oldervideo
camerasthatcapture the image in an INTERLACE
manner.
INTERLACE: A videoscanningsystem wheretheodd
numbered linesare scanned separately
from theevennumberedlines.Theodd
numberedlinesform fieldone,theeven
linesmakeupthesecondfield.
PROGRESSIVE: A video system in which alllines
comprising a frame are scanned in
sequenceratherthaninterlaced.
Theinterlacemodeofcaptureis½ resolutionintimevs.
theprogressivemode. Ithasinherentmotionartifacts
andisdifficulttotransfertofilm.Theprogressivemode
ofshooting capturesthe complete resolution atonce
therefore at the same pointin time and therefore
allowsaperfectone-to-onetransfertofilm.
GENERALSPECIFICATIONS 1.8 PROGRESSIVEVS.INTERLACE
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1.9 GENERALIMAGING CONSIDERATIONS
TheHD900Fhasawiderangeofmenusettingsthatallow theusertocontrolthelookof
the picture.These settingscan be a powerfultoolto change ormodify the captured
image.Mostcomponentsofthe video signalcan be manipulated.Levels,saturation,
gammaandmatrixwillhaveamajorinfluenceoverthefinalvideooutput,beitforTVor
film.
Whilethereisnorightorwrongwaytoapproachhow thecameraisused,youshouldbe
awareoftheconsequencesofemployingcertainmenu functions.Wedo notdetermine
whowillmakeadjustmentsorwhenthesefunctionswillbeemployed,butinmostcases,
theyaremadeatthebehestoftheDP.Whilethesefeaturesmayproveusefulforshows
thatarevideooutonly(TV),ifmisused,theycanhaveirreversibleconsequenceson a
film-outshow (feature).Judicioususeofthesefeaturescan prove beneficial.However,
minimum manipulationoftheimagethatwillresultinacleancameramasterisdesirable.
Itisbettertoleavethedecisiontomanipulatetheimage(toamuchhigherdegreethan
thecameraallows)forthelessstressfulenvironmentofthepostproduction suite.The
followinglistisnotinclusiveofeverymenufunction,butprovidesabriefexplanationof
whycertainprecautionsshouldbeheeded.
Detail:The detailfunction willprovide artificialenhancementto the video image
particularly around the edge ofan object.Thisfeature,like severalothers,is
incorporatedintothecameraforliveTV broadcastproductions.A typicaluseistomake
participantsstandoutfrom thebackgroundduringsportingevents.
WhilethisisusefulforTVapplications,employingdetailforafilm outputproductionwill
putunnaturaledgingaroundthesubject.Inaddition,useofdetailwillmakethequality
ofCGIormattesvery poorsince the matte processtriesto avoid any appearance of
edges.
DCC:DCC isDynamicContrastControlorauto knee.Itisaccessible through a toggle
switchonthecamerabody.Itisusedduringnewsordocumentarysituationswherethere
islittleornocontroloflightingandcontrastratios.Ifthereisabrightobjectinthescene
thatisover100% whitelevel,DCC willautomaticallypulltheleveldown(compress)so
the highlightwillnot"blow out".Fora scripted project,itcan be seen thatautomatic
correction ofhighlightscould add undesirable elementsto the scene asthe camera
movesorpansthroughoutthescene.Whilecontrolofthe highlightsisnecessary,itis
besttousethemanualkneeandslopefunctionstoachievethedesiredresult.
BlackGamma:Thiscircuitallowsforstretchorcompressionofthetoe(black)portionof
thevideosignal.Thiscanbeusedtoaffectthecontrastinthedarkareasofthepicture
whilenotchangingthemid-tonesorhighlights.Sincethisportionofthesignalcontains
thehighestamountofgain,itisclosesttothenoisefloor.Consequently,expandingthe
signalwillalsointroducemorenoiseintothepicture.Thismaynotalwaysbeadesired
additiontothefinallook.Forafilm outproject,testingisprudent.
Matrix:Thematrixisaseriesofmathematicalcalculationsthatareappliedtothecolor
outputofthecamera.Itspurposeistomatchthecolorspaceofthecameratothefinal
display device.Itissimilarto certain equalization curvesthatare employed in the
recording industry to ensure thatthe playback system willreproduce the original
recordingfaithfully.Inthevideoworld,matrixisusedtoprovideasetof equationsthat
relatetothereproducingcharacteristicsofvarioussetsofphosphorsthatareusedinTV
picturetubes. Thisfunction (likeotherson thecamera)hasrootsin theearlydaysof
colortelevisionwhentechnologyandeconomicsdeterminedthatsomecircuitswouldbe
placedinthecameraandothersinthereceiver.Aswithdetail,matrixcanproveuseful
forabroadcastorvideoonlyproduction.Useofthematrixfora"film out"productionis
cautioned since the film outdevice willnotbe able to recreate the propercolorspace
from the camerato match the film emulsion (the equation isno longervalid).Ifcolor
manipulation isdesired,itisrecommended thatone shoota testusing the matrix to
createtheappropriatelook.Thistestcanbeusedasaguideforthefacilitythatwillbe
doingthefilm out.
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