Sharp 8C-B30A Instruction Manual

Please read these instructions carefully before using this
product, and save this manual for future use.
Operating Instruction Manual

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• Rechargeable battery pack
• Shoulder strap
• Body cap (Attached to the camera) • USB-C connection & charge Cable
• Cold shoe cap (Attached to the camera)
• Operation Manual (this manual)
Standard Accessories
• Camera body

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MOVIE button
Shutter button/ [Fn2] button
ISO button/ [Fn3] button
Camera ON/OFF switch
Shutter button
Dial button
Status indicator
Stereo microphone
Cold shoe (Cold shoe cap)
Speaker
Sensor position mark
Hooks for shoulder strap
Lens fitting mark
Mount
Sensor
Lens lock pin
Lens release button
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Headphones jack
Microphone jack
Charge indicator
USB-C port
HDMI out
Mini XLR port
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Identifying parts
Camera body

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DISP. button
AEL button
White balance button/ [Fn1] button
Tripod socket hole
Touch screen /monitor
Battery door
Battery door release lever
SD card slot
Battery insertion slot
Battery Release lever
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Preparations for shooting
1Attaching the strap
• Pass the end of the
strap through the
camera’s strap mount.
• Pass it through the
strap’s buckle as show in
the illustration.
• Pull the strap to take
up and slack.
• Lastly, pull the strap
firmly and make sure the
strap will not loosen
form the buckle.
• Slide the battery/card
compartment cover lock and
open the cover.
• Being careful about the battery
orientation, Insert the battery.
• Insert all the way until you
hear a locking sound and then
check that it is locked by lever.
When removing the battery, push the lever
toward the arrow and pull out the battery.
• Slide the battery/card
compartment cover lock and
open the cover.
• Slide the card in until it is
locked into place with the
notched corner facing in the
correct direction illustrated .
• Closing the battery/card
compartment cover.
Be sure the battery/card compartment
cover is closed before using the camera.
2Inserting the battery pack into the camera
3Inserting the card into the camera

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Preparations for shooting
4Charging the battery
• Open the camera USB-C
terminals door.
• Connect the camera to the AC
Adaptor using the USB-C cable.
• The camera charge lamp lights
red while charging is in progress
and turns off when charging is
complete.
• Remove the rear lens cap and
the camera cap by turning them
as show by arrows.
• Align the lens attachment mark
(red) on the camera with the
alignment mark (red) on the
lens, then insert the lens into
the camera’s body.
• Rotate the lens clockwise
until you hear it click (direction
indicated by arrow.
5Attaching and Detaching a lens
• Flip out the screen.
(Maximum 180°)
• Rotate the screen up, down, or
over 180° to face the subject.
90°
180°
• Return the screen to its original
position, Face it toward you.
6Open the monitor

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Preparations for shooting
7Turning on the power
• Rotate the ON/OFF to the ON position.
To turm the camera off, return the switch to the OFF position.
• Select the desired language and
press [Next].
• Date and time information is recorded on the card together with the images. The file name is
also included with the date and time information. Be sure to set the correct date and time before
using the camera.
• Set the date and time and press [Done]
to save the setting and exit .
8Setting the date/time

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Shooting
Shooting still photos
1Enter the exposure mode
set by pressing the le
corner [exposure mode]
button of the touch screen.
2Drag and Select the
desired exposure mode.
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
Program Auto Allows you to shoot with the exposure adjusted automatically (both
the shutter speed and the aperture value).
Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you want to blur the
background, etc.
Allows you to shoot fast-moving subjects etc., by manually adjusting
the shutter speed.
Allows you to shoot still images with the desired exposure by adjusting
the exposure (both the shutter speed and the aperture value).
Allows you to shoot movie with the exposure adjusted automatically.
Allows you to adjust the aperture and shoot when you shooting
moive.
Allows you to shoot moive fast-moving subjects etc., by manually
adjusting the shutter speed.
Allows you to shoot still movie with the desired exposure by adjusting
the exposure.
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
(Movie)
Manual Exposure
(Movie)
Program Auto
(Movie)
Aperture Priority
(Movie)
The following exposure mode are available .

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Focus point
shooting
3Press the shutter button halfway down to focus. When the image is in focus,
a beep sounds and the indicator lights up.
4Press the shutter button all the way (fully) and The camera will release the
shutter and take a picture.
Touch screen display during shooting still photo
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ISO
Recording format/
Recording quality
Battery
information
Metering mode
White balance
Picture style
Shooting mode
Focus mode
Focus Area
Touch Focus
Shutter speed/
control
Aperture value/
control
EV value/
control
ISO value/
control
Playback Setting Focus
point
Memory card
status
Exposure
mode

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8K 30fps 25Mbps MP4(LPCM)
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shooting
Touch screen display during shooting movie
Shooting movies
1Press the [Movie] button to begin recording.
2Press the [Movie] button again to end recording.
8K 30fps 25Mbps MP4(LPCM)
EV
0.0200
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800
ISO
Movie recording can be started from any shooting mode.
Memory card
status
Record
time
Exposure mode
Recording format/
Recording quality
Battery information
Metering mode
White balance
Picture style
Focus mode
Focus Area
Touch Focus
Shutter speed/
control
Aperture value/
control
EV value/
control
ISO value/
control
Smart
Zoom
Mic level

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Playback
Viewing photos
1Press the [Playback] to
enter playback mode and
photos will appear in the
screen.
2You can view other
photos by flicking a finger
le or right over the touch
screen.
3Pinch to zoom the image.
Use this function to check
the focus of the image, etc.
4To end the playback and
return to shooting mode,
tap the screen to active
menu and choose the
[Camera] or press the
[Shutter] button halfway.

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playback
Viewing movies
1Press the [Playback] to
enter playback mode and
movies will appear in the
screen.
2Play the [Play] to play
back the movie.
3Tap the screen to active
play back menu, you can
pause/ fast forword/ fast
rewind during the Movie
playback.
4To end the playback
and return to shooting
mode. When the playback
is pause, tap the screen to
active menu and choose
the [Camera] or press the
[Shutter] button halfway.

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playback
Touch screen display during playback menu
Index display
• From single photo/movie playback, tap the screen to active menu then press the [Gallery]
for index playback.
Delete photo/ movie
• To delete a single photo/movie, in playback mode, tap the screen to active menu then press
the [Delete] to delete and confirm.
• To delete a multiple photos/movies, in index display mode, press the [Select] to select
multiple photos/movies, then press [Delete] to delete and confirm.
Favourite InfoGallery
Camera File number
Delete

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Back
• You can change settings related to all the camera operations including shooting, playback, and
operating method. You can also execute camera functions from the MENU.
Menu
Basic menu operations
1Press the [MENU] to
display the menu screen.
2Select a camera setting tab.
3Drag and select desired item
you want to adjust .
4Select the desired setting
value to confirm your selection.
Press the [Back] repeatedly to
exit the menu.

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Menu
List of menu items
Picture Format
Color Space
Silent Photography
Video Format
D-Range Mode
Audio Settings
Digital Stabillization
Record Illuminator
Time Stamp Record
Auto ISO Range
Ambient Light Intensity Correction
Magnification Aberration Correction
Distortion Aberration Correction
Peaking
Histogram display
Guideline
Video Guideline Display
Center Marker Display
Highlight Display
Zebra Setting Display
Always Display Reflection
AF illuminator
Fn Button Setting
AF / AE Lock Swithicng
Maintain AF/AE Lock
AF Area Display
Focus Ring Lock
Date & Time Setings
Language
SD Card
Sleep Mode
Version
Save / Load Camera Settings
ResetHDMI Output Resolution
Automatic Playback
Automatic Rotation
Shooting
Display
Control
Setup
Playback

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List of icons on the screen
• Each time you press [Disp.] button, the information display will change.
• The display will show only the settings currently applied.
Frame rate
Resolution
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Exposure mode
Memory card status
Ratio
IndicationSymbols
Recording time
8K 6K 4K
2K FHD
IndicationSymbols
Recording time
8K 6K 4K
2K
5fps
15fps 30fps
10fps
FHD
Remaining battery
Battery charging
Extermal microphone
Photo format
Bitrate
Video format
IndicationSymbols
RAW
25Mbps
50Mbps
100Mbps
150Mbps
200Mbps
JPG
JPG &RAW
MOV
MP4(AAC)
MP4(LPCM)
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List of icons on the screen
Dial active indicator
Mic level
Focus point Histogram
Self-timer
Shooting mode
Focus mode
Focus Area
Touch Focus
Indication
Symbols
Metering mode
White balance
Picture style
IndicationSymbols
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Symbols
Indication
Symbols
Aperture value
Shutter speed
Aperture/Shutter
control bar
Exposure compensation /
ISO control bar
Smart zoom
Playback
Setting
Exposure compensation
value
ISO sensitivity
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Specification
Camera (8C-B30A)
Camera type Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
Mount Micro Four Thirds Mount System
Image sensor Sharp 4/3 type (21.59mm) 33M Pixel CMOS Image Sensor
Sensor size 18.84×10.60 (16:9)
Camera effective pixel 33,177,600 pixels
Shutter Electronically-controlled
Monitor
Size
Touch screen (Support multi-touch, at least 3 points)
5.5” LCD
Product type
1080×1920 (Approx. 6,220,800 dots)Resolution
Stereo
Speaker
Microphone
Monaural
Recording media SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/SDXC Memory Card
Still Photo
8K, 6K, 4K, FHDResolution
JPG, RAW, RAW&JPGFile format
RGB, AdobeRGB
Color space
Maximum support：
7680x4320@30fps
3840x2160@60fps
Resolution
@frame rate
Encoding format H264, HEVC
Movie
Color depth 8bit, 10bit
Bitrate 1-200 Mbps
File format
MIC IN
LINE OUT
MOV, MP4
Input/
output
terminals
3.5 mm jack
3.5 mm jack
HDMI HDMI Type A
USB USB 3.0 Type-C (input : 5V/9V)
XLR Mini XLR (output : 48V optional)
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Specification
Battery (8C-A01B)
Battery type Rechargeable Lithium ion battery
Voltage 8.3V
Capacity 1865mA
Charging voltage 5V, 9V
Camera (8C-B30A)
Dimensions
Storage temperature
Mass
Other
Approx. 162 (W) × 86(H) × 68(D) mm
Approx. 645 g/1.42 lb (camera body)
Operating temperature
Operating humidity
0 ~ 40 ℃
0 ~ 90% RH
-20 ~ +60 ℃
Storage humidity 0 ~ 90% RH
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