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Phantom Miro C110 Camera Manual

Once a camera is selected a ‘Preview’ panel will display  
to the left of the control tabs showing the current image  
being captured by the camera. This image may  
differ slightly to that of the image being output over  
the camera’s SDI port due to display differences in the 
video monitor and computer screens.

You can adjust the display options by clicking on the 
‘Image Tools’ toolbar button.

The ‘Image Tools’ window is used to view a ‘Histogram’ 
and change settings that affect the computer display and 
the video output of the camera. 

Some of the variables include; brightness, gain, gamma, 
saturation, hue, white balance adjustments (Temp (K) and 
Tint), individual red, green and blue pedestal, gain and 
gamma values, tone control, and more.

When Log mode is selected, most of these variables are 
locked and can not be adjusted.

At the bottom of the window is a ‘Default’ button that 
restores all parameters except white balance, tone, and 
color matrix to their default values.

The ‘Default White Balance’ button restores white balance 
to the default (which under the most typical lighting will 
produce a green image).

The Tone ‘Reset’ button restores the image tone to the 
default values, and the Color Matrix ‘Restore’ button return 
the color matrix values to their default values.

Image Processing

The ‘Zoom Actual Size’ toolbar button resizes the images 
being displayed in the Preview/Playback panel to their 
actual size.

Changes made only affect the metadata of the 

Cine file, not the raw data. If you are recording 

the camera’s video output it is important that 

these be set to values that produce the image 

you wish to record. 

Summary of Contents for Miro C110

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Page 3: ...Miro C110 Camera M A N U A L when it s too fast to see and too important not to 100 Dey Road Wayne NJ 07470 USA 1 973 696 4500 www phantomhighspeed com ...

Page 4: ...ed by the Marketing Department at Vision Research The contents of this manual may be subject to change without notification PN ZDOC 64078 MA 0003 Rev 3 Last Updated 27 FEB 2017 w w w p h a n t o m h i g h s p e e d c o m ...

Page 5: ...C o n t e n t s 1 1 Introduction 2 5 3 7 4 11 5 21 6 25 7 27 Connectors Quick Start Guide Control via Phantom Software Download Image Processing Measurements Support ...

Page 6: ...e Continuous Adjustable Resolution in 128 x 8 pixel increments 5 μs min exposure standard Standard Ethernet and BNC connectors Operating temperature 0 o C to 50 o C SDI available through BNC connector on back of camera Trigger Options Dedicated BNC or via Phantom PCC software Power Camera 16 28 VDC 12W 100 240 VAC 65W power supply included Gb Ethernet for control and data Multi Cine Partition inte...

Page 7: ...S sensor At full 1 3 Mpx resolution 1280 x 1024 the Miro C110 can capture 915 frames per second fps 1 295 fps at 720p HD and at a reduced resolution 128 x 8 the camera can capture 52 445 fps The Miro C110 has a C mount and a sensor with small densely packed pixels to capture detail Its small size of 72mm x 93mm x 82 5mm and light weight of 0 54 kg make it easy to mount in tight places and on micro...

Page 8: ...lobal electronic shutter with minimum exposure time of 5μs Multi Cine The internal memory of the Miro C110 can be partitioned into as many as 63 segments for shorter recordings back to back without missing any action Image Based Auto Trigger IBAT The Miro C110 can detect changes in an image which can be used to trigger the camera or even a number of cameras making it easy to record unpredictable e...

Page 9: ... can be reversed to accept CS lenses The camera is controlled with Phantom PCC software or a handheld Phantom Remote Control Unit RCU Command Control Lensing Detailed information about Phantom cameras features and software can be found at www phantomhighspeed com ...

Page 10: ...4 Phantom Miro C110 Camera Manual Miro C110 Rear View c a m e r a c o n n e c t o r s A B C D F E ...

Page 11: ...nal in the External Sync menu Available through drop down box in PCC Strobe input Signal goes low for the duration of each frame s exposure Event input When the Event signal is active frames are tagged with an Event marker as metadata These events can be searched or referenced during playback Memgate input When Memgate signal is active the camera stops recording into its internal memory frames are...

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Page 13: ... the camera s power connector Attach the supplied Ethernet cable or any Ethernet cable between the Phantom camera and the computer If an external trigger is being used to trigger the camera connect it to the Trigger BNC on the back of the camera In the Manager Control Panel double mouse click on the Phantom camera to be used from the Cameras group folder Click the Live tab Click Cine Settings and ...

Page 14: ...ld Cover the camera lens first then select the CSR Current Session Reference button Place a white or neutral non saturated object in front of the camera and right click on the white or neutral non saturated area in the displayed image then Select White Balance from the popup display window Click the Capture button to start recording to the camera s internal memory circular buffer At the end of the...

Page 15: ...lection list select the Cine Raw cine file format 4 Click the Save button to begin downloading the cine file from the camera to the computer s hard drive Click the down arrow of the Save Cine button Review Edited Cine Save to Computer Confirm Computer Save Click the Open File button In the Open Cine window 1 Navigate to the folder containing the saved cine file 2 Highlight the cine file to be open...

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Page 17: ... a unique IP address for example 100 100 100 1 255 255 0 0 100 100 100 2 255 255 0 0 and so on The software is built around a multi layered work area that includes the following work areas Provides quick access to the most frequently used functions Position the mouse over a button and wait for a second to display a text box describing what it is Pre Installation PCC Phantom Camera Control Applicat...

Page 18: ...All camera control and setting of shooting parameters frame rate shutter etc is performed in the Live tab The Play tab is used to review edit and save Cine files either from the camera or from files on the local hard drive Control Tabs PVP can be launched directly from the desktop or by clicking the Video Out toolbar button in PCC PVP controls only the camera s HD SDI outputs as connected to a com...

Page 19: ...own selection lists First time users should use one of the three Presets Camera Control via PCC The Exp unit is probably the most important unit to be set It specifies what unit to use when setting the exposure time You probably will want this set to micro seconds The other unit to set is PTF Post Trigger Frames covered later in this section Double click the camera s to be controlled listed in the...

Page 20: ...in and gamma values tone control and more When Log mode is selected most of these variables are locked and can not be adjusted At the bottom of the window is a Default button that restores all parameters except white balance tone and color matrix to their default values The Default White Balance button restores white balance to the default which under the most typical lighting will produce a green...

Page 21: ...nt color cameras only Right mouse click on area that resembles white in the image in the Preview or Playback panel then click on the White Balance pop up window It is not necessary to fill the frame with white a small target can be used Automatic White Balance Just below the Camera selector in the Live tab are a series of expandable headers which contain groups of related camera settings Capture S...

Page 22: ...gher recording speeds Cropped resolutions are set using the Crop and Resample menu in Image Tools Sample Rate Set the acquisition frame rate in frames per second FPS Exposure Time shutter Set the exposure time in micro seconds percentage or degrees this depends on how the PCC preferences are set EDR Extreme Dynamic Range Not supported Exposure index This is a reference display of the EI value in r...

Page 23: ...r the Auto actions have been performed Key Advanced Settings External Sync instructs the camera to utilize one of the following three frame sync clock sources Internal instructs the camera to utilize its internal crystal oscillator to drive the camera s frame rate External should be selected when an externally supplied frame sync clock pulse is supplied to drive the frame rate This can be used to ...

Page 24: ...nal provides a more accurate trigger to the camera Triggering the Camera Once the camera has completed recording a Cine in the camera s RAM it can be reviewed by selecting it from the Cine pull down selection list in the PCC Play tab Reviewing a Cine A previously saved Cine stored on the computer s hard drive can be opened using the Open File toolbar button also places the file under the Cines gro...

Page 25: ...l is to search or find an image change in the recording based on the difference between image content Right Click on the Play button to begin the image search Besides image content changes Image Search can also look for images that are tagged as Event images Using the following Video Control buttons locate the first image of the cine to be saved and click the Mark In button Locate the last image o...

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Page 27: ...ave as Type selection list in the Save Cine dialogue window The file formats above the separator line in the Save as Type selection list are movie like formats meaning the entire clip will be saved as a single file while the formats below the line are image formats meaning each frame of cine will be saved as a sequence of images PCC Software Solutions Converting Cine Files To convert a cine to a m...

Page 28: ... tif The Batch Convert Files toolbar button can be used to convert a single or multiple saved cine files into any one of the supported file formats Use the shift and or control keys to select the cine files you wish to convert in the Open Cine dialogue window then click the Open button Navigate to the destination folder in the Multifile Convert Destination dialogue window and select the file forma...

Page 29: ... earlier in this chapter Example 4 The software automatically creates a separate folder for each of the files being converted assigns the original file name and appends the appropriate image number and file extension to each image Once the Convert button is clicked a progress window appears Each converted cine will be placed in its own folder named after the original cine file ...

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Page 31: ...ess The measurement technology provides a motion analysis system that harmonizes measured data with images Data Acquisition To investigate the effect environmental conditions may have on the recorded data a National Instruments USB or M Series Data Acquisition DAQ module can also be used to acquire data from a wide range of sensors and synchronize it with slow motion video images recorded on a Pha...

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Page 35: ...CLATURE FUNCTION 1 MDI2 Gigabit Ethernet 2 MDI2 Gigabit Ethernet 3 MDI3 Gigabit Ethernet 4 MDI3 Gigabit Ethernet 5 MDI1 Gigabit Ethernet 6 MDI1 Gigabit Ethernet 7 MDI0 Gigabit Ethernet 8 MDI0 Gigabit Ethernet Use these schematics to build custom cables at your own risk Mis wired cables can cause serious damage to the camera which is not covered under warranty Vision Research recommends only using ...

Page 36: ... in PCC Strobe input Signal goes low for the duration of each frame s exposure Event input When the Event signal is active frames are tagged with an Event marker as metadata These events can be searched or referenced during playback Memgate input When Memgate signal is active the camera stops recording into its internal memory frames are discarded Aux 2 Input Output switchable via PCC Default sett...

Page 37: ...Ds l e d i n d i c a t o r s A A B B COLOR CAMERA STATE White Camera is booting up Green Camera is in Preview mode Red Camera is in Capture mode Red Flashing Camera is in Trigger mode and saving images COLOR ETHERNET STATE Green Ethernet Link Amber Ethernet Activity ...

Page 38: ... have a shutter but you can still perform a Current Session Reference CSR Just make sure you cover the lens before clicking the CSR button Trigger dedicated BNC SDI dedicated BNC F Sync Aux 1 default Strobe Aux 2 default The cameras draw only 12W during operation Can I use any Ethernet cable with the Miro C110 Can I use my F mount lens with the Miro C Series cameras The C110 looks like the C210 Is...

Page 39: ...es and image calibration back to the original settings To do this you will need to perform an iLoad For details on performing an iload follow the Step by Step Procedures Live Panel Procedures Advanced Settings Performing an iLoad on a Ph16 Camera topic within the supplied PCC Help file Due to differences in various lenses and other mechanical tolerances it may be necessary to adjust the lens mount...

Page 40: ... forced air bulb style blower and a clean sensor cloth handy for more serious dirt Sensor cleaning solution like Eclipse should only be used if absolutely necessary and applied with a soft wipe intended for sensor cleaning Cotton swabs aren t a good idea unless they are wrapped in a sensor wipe material They leave behind more than they remove Never use your finger to get a speck of dust off it s g...

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