Sony FS700 User manual

Updated December 19, 2014 | Firmware Release v4.10.100
4K RAW up to 60p
4K RAW burst up to 120p
4K RAW to 4K Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) up to 30p
4K RAW to UHD Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) up to 30p
2K RAW up to 240p
4K RAW to 2K Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) up to 60p
4K RAW to HD Apple ProRes 422(HQ) up to 60p
1080p video to Apple ProRes 422(HQ) up to 60p
SONY FS700
Odyssey7Q
Odyssey7Q+
SETUP GUIDE

FS RAW RECORDING CAPABILITIES
RECORDING TIMES
Maximum record time in minutes, recording to two 512G SSDs (1TB)
RECORD TIME
FRAMES PER SECOND
24 25 30 50 60 100 120 200 240
REC MODE
4K RAW 50 48 40 24 20 155 Takes** 155 Takes**
2K RAW 200 192 160 96 80 48 40 24 20
4K to 4K ProRes 168 161 134
4K to HD ProRes 194 186 155
4K to 2K ProRes 629 603 503 301 251
4K2HD 629 603 503 301 251
HD ProRes 670 643 536 322 268
* Two SSDs are required to capture
FORMAT DETAILS
4K RAW 4096x2160, 12-bit linear data, recorded as Uncompressed .DNG
2K RAW 2048x1080, 12-bit linear data, recorded as Uncompressed .DNG
4K to UHD*** 3840x2160 10-bit log video, originated from 4K RAW 12-bit camera signal, transformed and
recorded as Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) compressed UHD video
4K to 4K ProRes 3840x2160 10-bit log video, originated from 4K RAW 12-bit camera signal, transformed and
recorded as Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) compressed 4K video
4K to 2K ProRes 3840x2160 10-bit log video, originated from 4K RAW 12-bit camera signal, transformed and
recorded as Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) compressed 2K video
4K to HD PorRes ** 1920x1080, 10-bit log video, originated from 4K RAW 12-bit camera signal, transformed and
recorded as Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) compressed HD video
HD DPX* 1920x1080, 12-bit log video, originated from HD 8-bit camera signal, recorded as Uncompressed
.DPX
HD ProRes 422 1920x1080, 10-bit log video, originated from HD 8-bit camera signal, recorded as Apple ProRes
422 (HQ) compressed HD video
* HD DPX les at 60p are “packed” on SSDs due to high data rate. Use free CD Data Unpacker ulity soware to
unpack les aer transfer.
** NOTE: In 4K RAW to 4K Apple ProRes and 4K RAW to HD Apple ProRes, picture proles SLOG-2, Rec709 and
Rec709 800% are supported.
***NOTE: 4K RAW to 4K (UHD ProRes) is recorded as 3840x2160 center crop from the RAW.
TYPICAL DOWNLOAD TIME IN MINUTES
Media USB3.0 Thunderbolt
256G SSD 20 10
512G SSD 40 20
1TB SSD 80 40
Actual transfer rates are dependent on computer system and capture media.
USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt connecons are recommended by Convergent Design for ecient data rates.
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SUPPORT FOR FS RAW RECORDING
ODYSSEY7Q SUPPORT FOR FS700
FS700(R)
Mode Resoluon Bit- Depth Frame Rates Support Two SSD's Required
RAW*
4K RAW 4K RAW 4096 x 2160 12-Bit 23.98p, 24p, 25p,
29.97p, 50p, 59.94p
CinemaDNG 50p / 59.94p
4K RAW 4K RAW 4096 x 2160 12-Bit 100p, 120p 3-4 sec Burst
(CinemaDNG)
YES
2K RAW 2K RAW 2048 x 1080 12-Bit 23.98p, 24p, 25p,
29.97p, 50p, 59.94p,
100p, 120p
CinemaDNG NO
2K RAW 2K RAW 2048 x 1080 12-Bit 200p, 240p CinemaDNG 200p / 240p
* FS700 RECORDING OPTION REQUIRED (Acvaon key can be purchased through website)
NOTE: When recording RAW, S-LOG2 Picture Prole must be used.
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FS700 CONFIGURATION
1. SET UP THE FS700 FOR RAW RECORDING
MENU » REC/OUT SET » REC SET » RAW SET
Select any of the following frames rates that you wish to record on Odyssey7Q:
NTSC
4096x2096/24p
4096x2096/30p
4096x2096/60p
2048x1080/24p
2048x1080/30p
2048x1080/60p
PAL
4096x2160/25p
4096x2160/50p
2048x1080/25p
2048x1080/50p
Once the selection is made you will need to press EXEC on the camera, to return to live
/ record.
2. SET GAMMA (REQUIRED FOR RAW RECORDING)
PICTURE PROFILE » PP7 » SETTING » GAMMA » S-Log2
PP7 is the default prole for S-Log2, Note that only S-Log2 is supported when recording
RAW.
Once the camera is set to the desired frame rate, then connect to the Odyssey7Q
3. SET THE S&Q BUTTON FOR RAW HIGH SPEED
MENU » OTHERS » RAW S&Q BUTTON SET » 4K/2K SUPER SLOW
(BACK) » REC Command » ON
NOTE: In 4K Super Slow the camera only outputs a maximum of 4K 60p, thus this mode
will use internal buffering, and then will need to playback the footage to an Odyssey7Q.
In 4 Super Slow, the Odyssey7Q Trigger must be set to Camera.
MENU » RECORD » TRIGGER » CAMERA
NOTE: For 2K up to 240fps sustained, or 4K up to 60p sustained, but 4K 100/120 3-4
second burst.
4K/2K RAW RECORDING
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4K/2K RAW RECORDING
4. SETUP FS700 HIGH FRAME RATE
MENU » CAMERA SET » SLOW AND QUICK » RAW 2K SUPER SLOW » EXECUTE
Select your desired frame rate*:
NTSC 120
240
PAL 100
200
TIME SAVER TIP: A quicker way of doing this is once the S&Q is set to RAW HIGH
SPEED, you can press and hold the S&Q button, then once the RAW Super Slow frame
is highlighted, you can now switch from 120 to 240. (or 100 to 200 in record.)
TO ACCESS HIGH FRAME RATES:
» Press the S&Q button » Select 120fps or 240fps
The Odyssey7Q also has the ability of recording the buffered 4K 100/120 p from the
FS700. If you wish to record this set the camera to 4K RAW, and enable S&Q. Then the
Odyssey7Q will record 4K100/120, for up to a 4 second burst.
RAW 4K SUPER SLOW 120FPS AND 100 FPS
Start Trigger - > 440 Frames
End Trigger -> 440 Frames
End Half Trigger -> 220 Frames
Start Trigger Processes 440 frames from when RECord button is pressed.
End Trigger Sends a buffer of the 440 frames prior to hitting the REC button.
End Half Trigger sends a buffer of the 220 frames prior to hitting the REC button.
120fps is 3.7 seconds record time - (440 frames) - 60fps playback
100fps is 4.4 seconds - (440 frames) - 50fps playback
5. PAL: 25P, 50P, 100P AND 200P
MENU » OTHERS » 60i/50i SEL » YES
6. SETUP RECORD TRIGGER (FS700 REC BUTTON)
MENU » REC/OUT SET » VIDEO OUT » SDI/HDMI CONTROL » ON
7. DUAL RECORD: FS700 INTERNAL + ODYSSEY7Q
MENU » REC/OUT SET » RAW REC CONTROL » RAW+HD
(BACK) » REC/OUT SET » HD SIMULTANEOUS REC » ON
Note: The clip name from the FS700 is not sent over the SDI to the Odyssey7Q, thus
if you wish to use the internal media as an ofine, you will need to rename the internal
media to match the RAW les.
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