Sony CCB-WD1 Reference guide

Help Guide
Camera Control Box
CCB-WD1
This “Help Guide” explains how to operate the product or a camera connected to the product from a web browser on
your computer.
When the product is connected to a camera, you can turn the camera on/off or shoot images with the camera through
operations in the web browser. Connecting multiple cameras to multiple camera control boxes allows you to shoot
images simultaneously with multiple cameras or apply camera settings to multiple cameras at once.
Refer to the instruction manual for how to connect the product to a camera or a computer.
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Operating the camera from the computer
Screen layout
Camera information area
Control area
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Camera Control Box
CCB-WD1
Operating the camera from the computer
You can operate the camera from a web browser on the computer by connecting the product to the camera and the
computer.
Recommended computer environment
OS:
Windows 7/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.11/macOS 10.12 - 10.13
Web browser:
Google Chrome/Internet Explorer*/Safari
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Launch a web browser on the computer, and then enter the following URL into the address bar.
URL:
http://169.254.200.200/
The URL can also be found on the bottom of the product.
The screen for operating the camera will appear on the web browser.
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Turn the camera on.
Make sure that the battery inside the camera is sufficiently charged.
You can also turn the camera on from the web browser.
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Screen layout
This section explains the screen layout of the web browser when operating the product or camera.
Explanation of the screen
(A): Camera information area
The live views and shooting information for each connected camera are displayed here.
Select target cameras in this area before controlling them from the control area.
(B): Control area
In the “Camera” tab, you can perform operations on the cameras selected in the camera information area, such as
shooting images or changing the settings.
In the “Box” tab, you can set the synchronization signals for the products or initialize the products.
Hint
If a camera is turned on and connected to the product, but no live view or information for that camera is displayed on the screen,
refresh the web browser by pressing the F5 key on the keyboard.
Note
Do not use the “Back/Forward” buttons on the web browser.
Do not click the “Close” button on the web browser, except when you are done operating the cameras or the camera control
boxes.
Do not perform operations using multiple web browsers. The products may not work properly.
Related Topic
Camera information area
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Control area
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Camera Control Box
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Camera information area
The live views and shooting information for each connected camera are displayed.
Camera information
(A): Camera control box information
A temporarily assigned number indicating the product’s position in the series, a checkbox to select the camera, the
camera label for the connected camera, and the software version of the product are displayed.
Checkbox
You can switch the selection status by clicking the checkbox.
Connected cameras are unselected initially. Make sure that the checkboxes for the target cameras are checked before
you operate or set up the cameras.
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Camera label
You can edit the camera label by clicking it.
The camera’s model name and camera ID are displayed as the camera label initially.
(B): Live view
The live view for the camera is displayed.
Live-view frame rate
You can switch between “Low” and “Standard” as the live-view frame rate by double-clicking the live view. The current
frame rate of the live view is displayed below the live view.
Focus button
If you move the cursor over the live view, the “Focus” button will appear.
You can adjust the focus by clicking the “Focus” button (only in the manual focus mode).
Adjust the focus using .
(C): Shooting information
The shooting information for the camera is displayed.
Toolbar
You can use the toolbar to display grid lines over the live view or rotate the live view.
(Rotate/Reset Rotation)
Rotates the live view of the selected cameras. The rotation can be reset by clicking .
(Grid Line)
Displays grid lines over the live view. The type of grid lines changes each time you click this button.
(Select All/Cancel All)
Selects all the cameras. / Unselects all the cameras.
(Ascending Sort/Descending Sort)
Sorts the camera information by camera label in ascending order ( ) or in descending order ( ).
(Zoom Out/Zoom In)
Increases or decreases the magnification of the live view.
(Index Display/Main Information Display/Details Display)
Switches the method in which the camera information is displayed.
Hint
You can change the ordering of the camera information by dragging and dropping.
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Note
When you change the combination of a camera control box and camera, any edited camera label is deleted. The model name
and camera ID of the connected camera are displayed as the camera label.
Setting the frame rate of the live view to “Standard” for multiple cameras may slow down the computer.
Related Topic
Control area
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Control area
You can operate and configure the camera and the product.
“Camera” tab
You can perform shooting operations and change the settings for selected cameras using the “Camera” tab.
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Shooting buttons
AF/AE ON
Performs auto-focusing and locks the exposure.
During execution of “AF/AE ON,” the message “Executing AF/AE...” appears in the shooting information field (camera
information area). You cannot change the settings for the camera while this message is displayed.
AF/AE OFF
Cancels auto-focusing and exposure locking.
AEL ON
Locks the exposure.
AEL OFF
Cancels exposure locking.
Shoots a still image.
This button works only when the camera is set to the still-image shooting mode.
Continuous shooting cannot be performed even if you press and hold this button. Use the “Cont. Shooting” buttons to
perform continuous shooting.
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Starts movie recording.
This button works only when the camera is set to the movie recording mode.
Stops movie recording.
Cont. Shooting (Continuous shooting)
These buttons work only when the camera is set to the still-image shooting mode and the drive mode is set to the
continuous shooting mode.
Start
Starts continuous shooting.
During continuous shooting, the message “Executing Cont. Shooting...” appears in the shooting information field
(camera information area). You cannot change the settings for the camera while this message is displayed.
Stop
Stops continuous shooting.
HFR (High-Frame-Rate shooting)
These buttons work only when the camera is set to the HFR mode.
Standby
Switches the camera to the shooting standby screen.
Setting
Switches the camera to the shooting setting screen.
REC
Starts HFR shooting.
If the timing of recording is set to the start-trigger mode in the camera’s HFR shooting settings, capturing (shooting) will
start.
If the timing of recording is set to the end-trigger mode, capturing will end and the camera will start recording the movie
to the memory card.
Stop
If the timing of recording is set to the start-trigger mode in the camera’s HFR shooting settings, the camera will stop any
HFR shooting in progress.
Cancel
Cancels recording to the memory card.
(Power)
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