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User Manual

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Page 1: ...User Manual ENGLISH Before operating this product please read the instruction carefully and save this manual for future use Subject to technical change without any prior notice Art Nr 25801 v0908...

Page 2: ...Email weisscam pstechnik de Web www pstechnik de Please find worldwide authorised representation and dealer on our website www pstechnik de in the rental section or send an e mail to weisscam pstechni...

Page 3: ...n accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residental area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case t...

Page 4: ...the maximum permitted power Ensure safe transport in the cases provided for this purpose Keep all ventilation openings unobstructed to guarantee continuous cooling of the components Disconnect the de...

Page 5: ...1 Overview 7 1 1 Features 7 1 2 Dimensions 8 1 3 Connections 13 2 Functional description 17 2 1 Setup 17 2 2 Operation 21 2 3 Updating the Firmware 40 2 4 Miscellaneous 42 3 Troubleshooting 49 4 Techn...

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Page 7: ...both signals With the WEISSCAM RAW IN HD SDI mapping you are able to trans port the RAW files via the worldwide standard and fast HD SDI single and dual link interface The HD stream offers YCbCr in 4...

Page 8: ...210 4 mm Length 315 9 mm Width 200 7 mm Weight of camera body only Approx 6 8 kg 10 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 7 8 SYNC IN SYNC OUT ACQ EXP 12V 3A DC OUT 24V 3A DC OUT INT Debayerboard Firmware update 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 9: ...1 1 Overview 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 Tape hook Ventilation exhaust air EXT RUN trigger 1 2 3 Adapter plate Rosettes Handles 4 5 6...

Page 10: ...10 1 2 3 Accessory shoe for ARRI Lightweight Support 1 IMS Interchangeable Mount System Tape hook 2 3...

Page 11: ...12 4 5 6 1 2 3 HEX switch Power switch Tape hook MASTER SLAVE 24V DC IN DVI OUT Ventilation air supply 1 2 3 4 5 6 HD SDI Link A Link B RAW Link A Link B Monitor OUT 12V 0 5A DC OUT Hand Unit CamINT E...

Page 12: ...12 1 2 Handle 1 Mounting plate for WEISSCAM DigiMag DM 2 2...

Page 13: ...ng power to auxiliary equipment Fischer 3 pin socket Only devices with a maximum power of 72 watts may be connected here INT Firmware updates can be loaded onto the internal Debayerbox via this USB B...

Page 14: ...master slave 24V DC IN changeover circuit It is intended to elimi nate any potential image loss due to an unexpected power failure Connect the main power source power supply unit to the DC IN 1 master...

Page 15: ...nterface connects well with ARRI and Chrosziel quicklock plates The Sony VCT 14 is currently not supported The interface is located underneath the bridge plate adapter plate screwed onto the bottom of...

Page 16: ...tand alone version Cabled operation Connect the Hand Unit cable 19917 0 6m provided 7 pin Fischer connector to CBUS on the HAND UNIT and to HAND UNIT on the camera side This cable is used for communic...

Page 17: ...ctive BNC cables on the recorder side to the compatible HD SDI inputs For dual link data transfer be absolutely certain that the cables have the same length and identical cable grade Viewfinder The el...

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Page 19: ...tons In the basic version the WEISSCAM HS 2 is controlled via a PC system All necessary settings are configured via the WEISSCAM Software The software must be installed on a computer that has an NVIDI...

Page 20: ...plied with power the Hand Unit HU 2 boots up and the WEISSCAM Software is started and automatically detects the camera The WEISSCAM HS 2 logotype appears in the window frame on the right side next to...

Page 21: ...ntil the software has started up completely If the camera has been detected the message Camera type WEISSCAM HS 2 appears in the upper part of the SETTINGS window If the message No camera found is dis...

Page 22: ...largest available shutter speed always corresponds to the currently configured frame rate Of course smaller shutter speed values can also be selected Pressing the Rec mode line opens a window contain...

Page 23: ...a s internal RAM The record mode determines how the image data are written to the camera s RAM memory Various modes are available for different functions Sequence mode Once recording has started data...

Page 24: ...lower section of the SETTINGS menu Click the desired mode here to select it Once a mode is selected it is applied and the window closes automatically Select CLOSE at the upper right to return to the m...

Page 25: ...Make sure that sufficient white is within the image area Push the field button Auto White once The white balance adjustment takes place automatically and the results appear in the image immediately Se...

Page 26: ...recording has begun 1 The white line of the timeline extends towards the right thus indicating the progress of the recording In Sequence mode the recording is stopped automatically at the end In Ring...

Page 27: ...0 17 00 12 00 06 00 04 00 03 1280 x 720 09 19 04 39 02 19 01 33 00 55 00 39 00 27 00 13 00 09 00 06 1024 x 576 14 33 07 16 03 38 02 25 01 27 01 02 00 43 00 21 00 14 00 10 Time specified in minutes and...

Page 28: ...he playback immediately by pressing the Play field button To limit the range for playback set Cut In and Cut Out markers In order to jump to the markers just move the cursor to the white arrows over o...

Page 29: ...e that the WEISSCAM DigiMag has a two second delay after you press the RECORD button before it starts recording For this reason adjust the In point of the sequence to be copied accordingly After the e...

Page 30: ...corded full frame is converted into a half image The actual playback speed is doubled that way 1080 50p on dual stream camera and recorder must be connected on LINK A and LINK B with two cables of sam...

Page 31: ...re transferred for each HD SDI frame through single link or dual link only for 100p 120p and 2K RAW 50p on LINK A and LINK B identical signal outpur with playback speed of 50fps The WEISSCAM DigiMag D...

Page 32: ...RAW files debayering them and converting them into a desired format Using the WEISSCAM software RAW files wcr can be opened debayered and converted into various formats using batch rendering IMPORTANT...

Page 33: ...take field In doing so it is sufficient to select a frame of the sequence as the latter is detected automati cally You can display the respective settings by clicking the individual takes If you want...

Page 34: ...ture IRIDAS SpeedGrade 2009 Start the software Search for the sequence If necessary click Desktop at the bottom left to show the folder structure The selection is selected or deselected using Desktop...

Page 35: ...essary click Desktop at the bottom left to show the folder structure The selection is selected or deselected using Desktop Select the folder The files in it are displayed on the right as thumbnails Se...

Page 36: ...contrast brightness hue offset etc as desired using the various faders You can make more in depth image adjustments using the Highlights Midtones and Shad ows buttons on the left side and the Seconda...

Page 37: ...mation on WEISSCAM HS 2 RAW and HD SDI streams can help WEISSCAM RAW Advantage Image material is 12 bit uncompressed a good starting point for post production Faster downloading mode of working Disadv...

Page 38: ...ith the PC There is a USB B cable for doing this On the right camera side plug it into INT on the PC system plug it into an available USB port 2 Open the update file DBB UPD exe 3 In the COM 2 field s...

Page 39: ...stallation status is displayed as a progressive percentage 5 After the update process is finished restart the camera The current firmware update is active after the restart The settings stored on the...

Page 40: ...he RAW stream the recorder must be specified for this signal Possible recorders HD SDI single dual link WEISSCAM DIGIMAG 2 DM 2 Sony SRW 1 dual stream mode Sony SRW 5800 with 4 4 4 RGB board dual stre...

Page 41: ...DVI to VGA Adapter into the video input connector Go to the Video Input Operation Display Orientation Operation Color Calibration Operation Reset Operation or apply power The user will notice that red...

Page 42: ...seconds the white light will blink once to indicate the memory being set with the current settings Go to Normal Operation Color Calibration Operation Before power up press and hold the Plus and Minus...

Page 43: ...en brightness mode to blue bright ness mode The blue light will blink twice indicating the mode change Press once or press and hold the Plus button to increase blue brightness Press once or press and...

Page 44: ...Plus Minus Update Display Memory Red blinks twice Contrast Mode White blinks once Red Green on Press once or press and hold the Plus button to increase luminance Press once or press and hold the Minus...

Page 45: ...inus buttons simultaneously for two seconds and the display will turn off The red green blue lights blink twice The Plus Minus and Mode buttons will be inactive while the display is off Go to Power Up...

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Page 47: ...eceived correctly Turn the WEISSCAM HS 2 off and back on again No image or faulty image at the HD SDI LINK A LINK B Debayerboard started incorrectly Turn the WEISSCAM HS 2 off and back on again Respec...

Page 48: ...onitor connected to the RAW LINK A LINK B therefore RAW signal displayed Connect monitor to the HD SDI LINK A LINK B WEISSCAM HS 2 is not detected by the Hand Unit HU 2 Stand alone version Hand Unit H...

Page 49: ...he lens cannot be fastened to the mount Incorrect IMS mount attached Use the correct IMS mount for the respective lens No IMS mount attached The IMS mount must always be used even with PL mount lenses...

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Page 51: ...011 mm Sensitivity 600 ASA Dynamic Range 8 10 T Stops up to the selected curve Shutter Global Shutter Lens Mount Interchangeble Mount System different Mounts possible Output Image 2x HD over HD SDI 2x...

Page 52: ...intra system BUS 6 GPIO general purpose input output 7 24VDC 0 5A out MASTER SLAVE 24V DC IN Connector type 2 pin Fischer 1 GND 2 24V 12V 0 5A DC OUT Connector type 4 pin Lemo 1 GND 2 N D 3 N D 4 12VD...

Page 53: ...of Eyepiece 65 mm Resolution 800 x 600 pixel Light source OLED Technology Connectors Power connector 4 pin Lemo Video connector VGA use with DVI to VGA Adapter Accessories Standard eyepiece cup Acces...

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Page 55: ...5 09 82 30 Fax 49 0 89 45 09 82 40 Email weisscam pstechnik de Web www pstechnik de Please find worldwide authorised representation and dealer on our website www pstechnik de in the rental section or...

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