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Convertible Camera

AW-E300

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(Lens : Optional accessory)

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Page 1: ...Convertible Camera AW E300 Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions completely Lens Optional accessory ...

Page 2: ...ilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres ence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilat eral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accom...

Page 3: ...PERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 6 MOUNTING 10 FLANGE BACK ADJUSTMENT 12 IRIS GAIN CONTROL IN A LENS 13 CONNECTIONS 14 ADJUSTMENT 20 USE MODE SETTING 27 MENU ITEM SETTING 29 SETTING TO INITIAL SET 46 APPEARANCE 49 SPECIFICATIONS 50 STANDARD ACCESSORIES 52 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 52 ...

Page 4: ...stments 5 Built in automatic controls including ATW ELC and AGC 6 CCD readout is switchable between field and frame modes Vertical resolution can be stepped up in frame mode and it is effective for shooting still objects PREFACE FEATURES by following the setup menu Connection to peripheral devices such as a RCU a RCB and a lens and the camera pan tilt unit enables a wide variation of system config...

Page 5: ...with a RCU RCB or a Hibrid control panel Turn power off before connecting or disconnecting cables Connection or disconnection of any studio cable RCB cable or other cable to any unit of equipment must be performed while power is off While the camera is in automatic mode Shooting of bright objects in ELC operation mode may result in a smeared picture unique to the CCD The ATW function under fluores...

Page 6: ...e lens or prism Do not use strong of abrasive detergents when cleaning the camera body Do not aim the camera toward the sun no matter whether it is turned on or not Do not expose the camera or Remote Control Unit RCU to rain or moisture and do not try to operate the equipment in wet conditions Do not operate the camera or RCU if it becomes wet Do not operate the camera or Remote Control Unit RCU o...

Page 7: ...ny servicing to qualified service personnel Handle the camera with care Protect the precision made lens by placing the lens cap over when the camera is not in use If the lens is not installed protect the surface of the prism by placing the body cap into the lens mount hole Use a mild blower or lens cleaning tissue designed for coated lenses to clean the surface of the lens or prism in the event th...

Page 8: ...Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 87A00001 SER NO 6 Front View Top View Bottom View Side View MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ...

Page 9: ...ing mode the automatic white balance control can be set with this switch 6 YES ABC Switch YES ABC The Sub Menu for each item of the Main Menu is displayed when this switch is pressed while the Main Menu is on the screen While the Sub Menu is displayed any setting can be brought up to a higher value with this switch When the menu is not displayed or the camera is in shooting mode the automatic blac...

Page 10: ...ptional RCU cable AW CA50A26 AW PH300 is connected through the optional pan tilt unit cable AW CA50T15 11 Power Indicator Red LED lamp lights to indicate that the specified DC power is supplied to the camera 7 No BAR Switch NO BAR The item just below can be selected by pressing this switch while the Sub Menu is on the screen While the Sub Menu is displayed any setting can be brought down to a lowe...

Page 11: ...gnals synchronized with the reference signal are to be supplied to this connector when the camera is to be synchronized with the reference signal BB 15 Optional Card Slot Slot for inserting an optional card For details refer to the manual for optional cards 12 DC 12 V Input Connector DC 12V IN 12 V DC is supplied through the optional DC power supply cable AW CA4T1 ...

Page 12: ...12V IN Control Cable To Lens I F Connector of Camera Pan tilt Unit Camera Cable To Iris Connector 1 Lens Mounting Remove the body cap from the camera by pulling on it Attach the lens into the lens mount and turn the lens clockwise to hold the lens securely Connect the camera cable to the IRIS connector on the back panel of the camera Refer also to the manual for the lens because the mounting proce...

Page 13: ... 1 4 20UNC of the camera mounting adaptor 3 If the camera cannot be securely fixed stick the supplied rubber sheet to the mounting adaptor then mount the camera Mounting adaptor 2 Camera Mounting 1 Fix the mounting adaptor to the top or bottom of the camera Camera Mounting Bracket WV 831 ...

Page 14: ...e lens to its TELE end first and adjust its focus with the focus ring 6 Set the lens to its widest angle next and adjust its focus with the focus screw 7 Adjust the focus ring and the focus screw alternate ly for the best focus within the zooming range Tighten the lock screw upon completion of focus ing 8 Turn the iris selection switch to Position A Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 3 3 4 5 7 2 5 5...

Page 15: ...riv er through the hole may be done as follows Shape and location of the hole may vary depending on the type of lens 1 Turn the iris selection switch to Position A AUTO 2 Rotate the iris gain control to the maximum gain but in a range where no hunting or oscillating of the iris ring develops Iris gain control G S Automatic iris power zoom lens ...

Page 16: ...ng to qualified service personnel Connection to the RCU WV RC700A WV RC550 is made through the optional RCU cable AW CA50A26 1 Turn RCU power off before connecting cables 2 Set the cable selection switch of the RCU to MULTI in case of using the WV RC700A 3 Connect the 50 pin connector of the RCU cable to the I F REMOTE Connector of the camera 4 Turn RCU power on and the power indicator lamp will l...

Page 17: ...nector must be connected to the RCB 3 Turn RCB power on and the camera can be con trolled remotely by the RCB Notes The monitor output signals of the RCB attenuate and deteriorate with cable length It is recommend ed that the signals from the monitor output be used for monitoring purposes only No gen lock signal is available from the RCB AC Adaptor AW PS505 Video signal IN RCB WV CB700A 1 Connect ...

Page 18: ...he UL listed wire VW 1 style 1007 should be used as for the cable for DC 12 V Input Connector Cautions Connection to any device which has a composite input connector such as a video monitor or a VCR must be made through the VIDEO OUT Connector Power supply to the camera must be through the optional DC power supply Cable AW CA4TI For DC power supply use the optional AC adaptor AW PS505 VIDEO OUT Co...

Page 19: ...ch on the hybrid control panel in the ON position The camera and pan tilt unit can now be controlled from the hybrid control panel CONNECTION OF DEVICES WITH CAMERA PAN TILT CONTROL SYSTEM MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN T A L L Y D C 1 2 V I N A U X C O N T R O L PREVIEW IN OUT 6 1 OUT BREVIEW MONITOR OUT CONTROL CONTROL OUT P A N T I L T C A M E...

Page 20: ...he camera used for supplying the reference signals Adjust the SC phase and H phase at the Video Output Connector Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 1 2 3 1 2 3 OUTPUT B OUTPUT A INPUT THR SEP 75Ω HI Z B A VIDEO OUT CAMERA Camera for External Sync or Special Effect Generator G L IN VIDEO OUT OUTPUT INPUT Video Output To Special Effect ...

Page 21: ...ly Please contact qualified service personnel for this software MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN ON POWER OFF POWER O I FUSE POWER 125V 3 15A FUSE FUSE AC Adaptor AW PS505 DC Power Cable AW CA4T1 Computer VIDEO OUT Connector AC ADAPTOR AW PS505 75 Ω Coaxial Cable Composite Video Input Connector VIDEO IN Video Monitor RC 232C AC 120 V 50 60 Hz ...

Page 22: ...and the color temperature of a white object in a studio is around 3 000K The color temperature of a white object outdoors is around 6 500 K The former may look a little yellowish while the latter appears somewhat bluish when they are shot by a camera However the human eye does not recognize color dif ferences among these objects even under different ambient lighting conditions because of their ada...

Page 23: ...ce mode either AWC A or AWC B by menu 2 Aim the camera at a white object a white wall or a white handkerchief and zoom in to enlarge the image as much as possible ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA 3 In normal shooting mode Press the Item AWC switch for over 2 second ADJUSTMENT with the RCU RCB Hybrid control panel 4 When the AUTO set switch is turned to AWC the white balance will be automatically set While the...

Page 24: ...in only USER MODE AUTOMATIC TRACKING WHITE BALANCE SETTING ATW White balance will be automatically set to continuously match changes of light source and color temperature while the white balance setting is set to ATW Note White balance may not be accurately set if there is no white object in the scene being shot MANUAL WHITE BALANCE SETTING ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA Manual setting is possible in USER M...

Page 25: ...h for over 2 seconds and the black balance will be set automatically in 10 seconds Minimize the carrier wave using the red blue gain controls Waveform for white balance set chart MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN R B R B PED TOTAL PED A B ATW AWC AUTO HOLD ABC AUTO ATW PAINTING GAIN AUTO LED ABC YES ABC Switch AUTO set switch In user mode black bala...

Page 26: ... the pedestal level to 5 IRE 0 035 V with the YES ABC switch or the NO BAR switch ADJUSTMENT with RCU RCB Hybrid control panel Adjust the pedestal level to 5 IRE with the total pedestal adjustment Brightness Set Picture Level 0 Light PEAK AVG 0 Light Area Top cut Auto ND ELC OFF Auto Gain Up OFF Manu Gain Up 0dB Pedestal 0 Contrast Gamma MID Return MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OU...

Page 27: ... camera or the RCU RCB when external synchronizing signals are supplied to the system in cases where multiple cameras are used or peripheral devices are connected HORIZONTAL PHASE CONTROL Observe the waveform of the external synchronizing input signal black burst signal and video output signal on a two channel oscilloscope Then match the hori zontal phase of both signals by adjusting them with the...

Page 28: ... adjustment ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA 1 Press the NO BAR switch for over 5 seconds for the color bar mode 2 Select G L Color Bar Set on the main menu then select SC Coarse on the sub menu 3 Make coarse adjustment with the YES ABC switch and the NO BAR switch 4 Select SC Fine on the sub menu Perform fine adjustment with the YES ABC switch and the NO BAR switch Magenta Green Cyan Yellow White Red Blue Bl...

Page 29: ...tings can be changed using a detail menu SETTING BY CAMERA 1 Turn the camera on while keeping the MENU switch depressed The use mode setting menu shown at right appears on the monitor screen and one of the use mode blinks 2 Press the MENU switch Item AWC switch or NO BAR switch to let the desired use mode blink Menu switch M The blinking item moves up by one Item AWC switch NO BAR switch The blink...

Page 30: ...ES ABC NO BAR MENU VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN R B R B PED TOTAL PED A B ATW AWC AUTO HOLD ABC IRIS MAN AUTO 1000 S S ELC 500 100 OFF SHUTTER SCENE 2 1 3 USER SET AUTO ATW PAINTING GAIN ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR SCENE FILE Switch CAMERA RCU RCB Hybrid Control Panel POWER OPERATE BAR CAM MODE G A I N A W C SCENE FILE A B C A T W A B AUTO AIW ELC LOW MID MANU ON SC H OFF HIGH AGC OFF 1 1...

Page 31: ...l panel because the menu is not shown Notes Composite signals are output from the video output regardless of the position ENC VF of the RCU RCB user set switch End is displayed only in setting from the cam era alone MAIN MENU SCREEN MENU ITEM SETTING Halogen Mode Set Brightness Set Color Set G L Color Bar Set Sharpness Set Other Set Initialize Data End Use Mode Blinking User Mode Set Iris Shutter ...

Page 32: ...the MENU switch M and ITEM AWC switch 5 Press the YES ABC switch or NO BAR switch to change the settings 6 Select End using the MENU switch and ITEM AWC switch then press the YES ABC switch to return to the main menu 7 After changing the settings take the following steps Camera alone Select End using the MENU switch and ITEM AWC switch and press the YES ABC switch MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTI...

Page 33: ...p cut Auto ND ELC OFF Auto Gain Up OFF Manu Gain Up 0dB Pedestal 0 Contrast Gamma MID Return G L Color Bar Set H Phase 0 SC Coarse 1 SC Fine 0 Color Bar Set 7 5IRE Return Other Set Shutter Speed OFF Syncro Scan V Resolution Normal Baud Rate 9600bps Nega Posi Posi Return Color Set Chroma Level 0 Flesh Tone 0 White Bal AWC A Highlight Chroma OFF Return Sharpness DTL Set DTL Select Sharpness Level OF...

Page 34: ... the center area about one third of both the top and bottom and one third of both the right and left portions of the screen are excluded from mea surement TOP CUT About one third of the top part of the screen is excluded from measurement BOTTOM CUT About one third of the bottom por tion of the screen is excluded from measure ment r Auto ND ELC Setting Auto ND ELC ON OFF ON The electronic shutter i...

Page 35: ...ht Eye dig ital gain up also operates to adjust the lumi nance automatically OFF No auto gain up takes place Gain can be increased manually Hybrid Control Panel AGC y Manual Gain Up Control Setting Manu Gain Up 0 dB 30 dB NIGHT EYE Manual setting is possible only when the Auto Gain Up control is in the OFF position 0 dB 0 dB should be selected in normal cases 1 dB 30 dB Use this range if sufficien...

Page 36: ...itch on the back of the camera it is no longer necessary to set the white balance again if you simply select AWC A or AWC B provided that the camera is used under the same conditions Fine color adjustment can be made after setting AWC by red blue gain adjustment in user mode or from the RCU RCB P SET 3 200K The white balance is adjusted to 3 200K illumination P SET 5 600K The white balance is adju...

Page 37: ...er Phase Coarse Adjustment SC Coarse 1 2 3 4 Coarse adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made when a genlock signal is supplied 6 Subcarrier Phase Fine Adjustment SC Fine 511 511 Fine adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made when a genlock signal is supplied 7 Detail Select Setting DTL Select Sharpness Super Hard If contour correction is not sufficient at the Sharpness position when Detail Leve...

Page 38: ...the iris switch on the RCU RCB is at AUTO AUTO ND may not function Set the lens iris switch to A Auto Flickering may increase at AUTO ND under fluo rescent lights AUTO ND is automatically selected if AUTO ND ELC setting r is set to ON Notes 3 Electronic Shutter Synchro Scan Setting SYNCHRO SCAN 60 34 Hz 15 75 kHz This setting is possible only when Electronic Shutter setting 2 is at Synchro Scan Ho...

Page 39: ...aud Rate 1 200 bps 2 400 bps 4 800 bps 9 600 bps Select a communication speed in controlling the camera from the computer 65 Negative Positive Selection Nega Posi Posi Nega Posi Normal image Nega Image is shown reversed in darkness and color ...

Page 40: ...Matrix G B 0 Matrix B R 0 Matrix B G 0 Return Color Set Chroma Level 0 White Bal AWC A Highlight Chroma OFF Painting R Gain 0 B Gain 0 R Pedestal 0 B Pedestal 0 Return Detail Set2 Chroma Detail 0 DTL Flesh Tone MID Corner Detail OFF Precision Detail OFF Return Other Set Gamma 0 49 Knee Point 88 White Clip 110 Flare R 0 Flare G 0 Flare B 0 Black Stretch OFF Clean DNR OFF Baud Rate 9600bps Nega Posi...

Page 41: ...onvergence level of AUTO IRIS AGC ELC can be adjusted 8 Detecting Ratio Adjustment Light PEAK AVG P50 A50 The ratio of AUTO IRIS AGC ELC detected peak to average can be adjusted within a range 9 Photometric Measurement Method Setting Light Area ALL CENTER TOP CUT BOTTOM CUT R L CUT A photometric measurement method can be select ed for AUTO IRIS AGC ELC ALL All the screen area is measured CENTER Th...

Page 42: ...ent lights will be reduced at 1 100 in areas where the power frequency is 50 Hz In case of using the RCU RCB none of the shutter speeds 1 250 1 2 000 1 4 000 and 1 10 000 can be selected In case of using the hybrid control panel only OFF 1 100 or ELC can be selected If the lens iris switch is at M Manual when oper ating the camera alone or when the iris switch on the RCU RCB is at AUTO ELC may not...

Page 43: ...al gain up also adjusts the luminance automatically 0 dB 0 dB should be selected in normal cases 1 dB 30 dB Use this range if sufficient video out put cannot be obtained even when the lens iris is opened in shooting dark scenes Night Eye Sensitivity is increased by adding the digital gain up to 30 dB POWER OPERATE BAR CAM MODE G A I N A W C SCENE FILE A B C A T W A B AUTO AIW ELC LOW MID MANU ON S...

Page 44: ...n Painting Setting 0 or from the RCU RCB P SET 3 200K The white balance is adjusted to 3 200K illumination P SET 5 600K The white balance is adjusted to 5 600K illumination Note Neither P SET 3 200K nor P SET 5 600K can be set from the RCU RCB or the hybrid control panel 9 Highlight Chroma Setting Highlight Chroma OFF LOW HIGH At LOW or HIGH the color dynamic range widens to prevent highlighted wh...

Page 45: ... 511 Fine adjustment of subcarrier phase can be made when a genlock signal is supplied 5 Detail Level Setting Detail OFF LOW HIGH Contour correction quantity can be selected Detail settings made using the Horizontal Vertical Detail Level HIGH LOW Setting 6 6 Horizontal Vertical Detail Level HIGH LOW Setting H Detail Level H 1 63 V Detail Level H 1 31 H Detail Level L 0 62 V Detail Level L 0 30 Det...

Page 46: ...with the Detail Level Setting 5 at HIGH or LOW If the noise suppress compensation level is set too high a fine object will be reproduced less sharply 9 Level Dependent Compensation Level Setting Level Dependent 0 25 Screen noise due to the detail of dark parts of an object can be reduced If level dependent compensation level is set too high however hair for example will be reproduced less sharply ...

Page 47: ...nsation knee point can be set Dynamic Knee compensation level is automatically adjusted according to the scene 8 White Clip Level Setting White Clip 95 110 The peak level of video signals to be white clipped can be set 9 Flare Correction Level Setting Flare R G B 0 100 Flare correction level can be adjusted Flare correction level has already been adjusted prior to shipment from the factory 0 Black...

Page 48: ...nt to initialize Halogen Mode settings O K YES SW Cancel NO SW Halogen Mode Initialized Halogen Mode unchanged q w e 2 Press the YES ABC switch within about 10 seconds to return to the initial settings the existing settings are initialized the screen shown at w and the cam era returns to be ready for operation 3 If the NO BAR switch is pressed or if the YES ABC switch is not pressed within about 1...

Page 49: ...harpness OFF OFF MID Auto ND Normal 9 600 bps Posi 0 0 Top Cut ON HIGH 10 MID Outdoor mode 1 0 AWC A OFF 0 1 0 7 5IRE Sharpness OFF OFF MID OFF Normal 9 600 bps Posi 0 0 Top Cut OFF OFF 0 dB 0 MID Fluorescent mode 0 0 AWC A OFF 0 1 0 7 5IRE Sharpness OFF OFF MID OFF Normal 9 600 bps Posi 0 0 Top Cut OFF OFF 0dB 0 MID Halogen mode Chroma Level Flesh Tone White Bal High light Chroma H Phase SC Coars...

Page 50: ...WC A OFF 0 0 0 0 H Phase SC Coarse SC Fine Color Bar Set G L Color Bar Set 0 1 0 7 5IRE Detail H Detail Level H V Detail Level H H Detail Level L V Detail Level L Detail Band Noise Suppress Level Dependent Dark Detail Detail Set 1 Chroma Detail DTL Flesh Tone Corner Detail Precision Detail Detail Set 2 0 MID OFF OFF Matrix R G Matrix R B Matrix G R Matrix G B Matrix B R Matrix B G Color Matrix Set...

Page 51: ...Convertible Camera AW FOCUS LOCK 87A00001 SER NO MENU ITEM AWC YES ABC NO BAR OPTION CARD VIDEO OUT I F REMOTE G L IN IRIS DC12V IN 146 5 3 14 10 25 64 77 3 1 32 10 25 64 1 3 64 84 3 5 16 APPEARANCE mm inch ...

Page 52: ...on 800 TV lines high band DTL ON Registration 0 05 Contour correction Horizontal and vertical White balance Auto 2 memories 3 200 K 5 600 K FINE MENU ATW Black balance AUTO Color bar SMPTE color bar Setup 0 7 5 Shutter speed Synchro Scan 60 34 Hz 15 75 kHz Step shutter OFF 1 100 1 250 1 500 1 1 000 1 2 000 1 4 000 1 10 000s ELC Gain AGC LOW HIGH 0 30 dB NIGHT EYE Gamma correction ON OFF switchable...

Page 53: ...Level Detecting Ratio Genlock Horizontal Phase Color Phase Gamma Compensation Level Knee Compensation Level White Clip Level Horizontal Detail Level Vertical Detail Level Detail Band Level Noise Suppress Compensation Level Level Dependent Compensation Level Chroma Detail Compensation Level Dark Detail Compensation Level Matrix Compensation Level Flare Correction Level Source voltage DC 12 V Power ...

Page 54: ... 9p BNC approx 5 m Studio Cable WV CA26U15 WV CA26U30 WV CA26U100 Cable Joint Adaptor WV CA26T26 RCB Cable AW CA50T10 RCU Cable AW CA50A26 Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA50T15 PC Control Camera Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA50A15 PC Control Pan Tilt Unit Cable AW CA28T9 PC Control Connection Cable AW CA50T9 DC Power Cable AW CA4T1 RGB Cable AW CA50T6 Studio Card RGB YPr YPb Outputs AW PB301 Studio Card AW PB...

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