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FASTCAM SA2 / SA2 RV Hardware Manual

2.1.3. Model

The system's models are split according to color/monochrome, and there are a total of six models
according to the amount of memory.
The models are listed below.

Max. Frame Rate

Sensor Type

Memory

Model Name

86,400FPS

Color

8GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-C1

16GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-C2

32GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-C3

Monochrome

8GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-M1

16GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-M2

32GB

FASTCAM SA2 86K-M3

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"RV (Range Version) type” is prepared for each model.

It has be sealed-up a camera chassis for keep it free of dust.

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Page 1: ...F FA AS ST TC CA AM M S SA A2 2 F FA AS ST TC CA AM M S SA A2 2 R RV V...

Page 2: ...und to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipme...

Page 3: ...er back to it when necessary Manual Notation The following icons and symbols are used in the explanations in this manual Icon Symbol Description This symbol indicates content that should always be rea...

Page 4: ...ter 3 Recording This chapter explains overview of the function for recording Chapter 4 Connecting a PC This chapter explains the procedure for connecting the system to a PC Refer to the Photron FASTCA...

Page 5: ...se pay careful attention to the content of the safety precautions when using the system This symbol indicates actions that carry the risk that a person could receive a serious injury This symbol indic...

Page 6: ...ire electric shock or malfunction from short circuit or heat Do not disassemble or modify the system There are high voltages inside the system that can cause electric shock Do not plug in or unplug th...

Page 7: ...a fire or electric shock Ambient temperature 0 40 C humidity 85 RH or lower maximum altitude 2000m or lower In addition if exceeding these limits use in a condensation free environment Doing so can c...

Page 8: ...camera sensor Very gently use only clean and dry air to remove dust from surface of the image sensor To remove stubborn contamination use the highest grade e g VLSI grade pure Isopropyl alcohol IPA wi...

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Page 10: ...nitor 18 2 3 2 Connecting the AC Power Supply 19 2 3 3 Connecting the LCD Remote Controller Optional 20 2 3 4 Connecting a PC 21 Chapter 3 Recording 23 3 1 Image Initialization Calibration 24 3 1 1 Ex...

Page 11: ...3 15 1 Inputting an External Trigger Signal 46 3 15 2 Outputting External Trigger Signals 48 3 16 Using External Synchronization Signals 49 3 16 1 Inputting an External Synchronization Signal 49 3 16...

Page 12: ...68 5 1 2 General Specifications 69 5 1 3 Options 70 5 1 4 Frame Rate and Resolution 71 5 1 5 Recordable Image Count Resolution 73 5 1 6 Shutter Speed List 74 5 1 7 List of Frame Rates Selectable with...

Page 13: ...1 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 Product Overview and Features...

Page 14: ...t only high resolution video the camera also features outstanding recording performance in the high speed range with a maximum frame rate of 86 400 fps Since the camera can be operated in two ways via...

Page 15: ...3 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 2 Setup 2 1 System Components and Accessories 2 2 Part Names 2 3 Device Connections...

Page 16: ...Manual One 9 Photron FASTCAM Viewer User s Manual One 10 Making a Gigabit Ethernet Connection Simple Procedure Manual One 11 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Cable LAN Cable One 2 1 2 Accessories Options Th...

Page 17: ...nt of memory The models are listed below Max Frame Rate Sensor Type Memory Model Name 86 400FPS Color 8GB FASTCAM SA2 86K C1 16GB FASTCAM SA2 86K C2 32GB FASTCAM SA2 86K C3 Monochrome 8GB FASTCAM SA2...

Page 18: ...C EN 61010 1 3rd Edition complied with Cl 6 3 and Cl 9 4 or IEC EN 60950 1 2nd Edition complied with Cl 2 2 and Cl 2 5 and separated from the main circuit by double insulation or reinforced insulation...

Page 19: ...7 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Apperance Rear FASTCAM SA2 RV Apperance Rear FASTCAM SA2...

Page 20: ...mmable Switch Status Display LEDs Handle Duct filter KEYPAD KEYPAD Connector Rear DC18 36V 100VA Power Supply Connector Gigabit ETHER Gigabit Ethernet LAN Cable Connector POWER SW Power Supply Switch...

Page 21: ...mable Switch Status Display LEDs Handle KEYPAD KEYPAD Connector DC18 36V 100VA Power Supply Connector Gigabit ETHER Gigabit Ethernet LAN Cable Connector POWER SW Power Supply Switch GIGABIT ETHER I O...

Page 22: ...llow LED ON A trigger signal has been input illuminates for 0 1 s when the trigger signal is input LED OFF A trigger signal has not been input IRIG Green LED ON An IRIG GPS signal is being input LED O...

Page 23: ...controllerLEDs other than POWER green and IF LINK TRANS red blink alternately from right to left three times and from left to right three times During the Gigabit Ethernet interface initializationLED...

Page 24: ...onal equipment of Mechanical shutter can be selected How to change lens mounts Nikon F Mount C Mount 1 Remove the four M5 hexagonal socket bolts with the hexagonal wrench 2 Remove the Nikon F mount po...

Page 25: ...or Signal Camera Body Connector Model Name Manufacurer LCD Remote Controller Connector Model Name Manufacurer KEYPAD Keypad signal PT02A 12 10S 023 Amphenol PT06A 12 10P 023 Amphenol LCD remote contro...

Page 26: ...construct a cable using the pin diagram below for reference Connector Name Signal Name Pin No Camera Body onnector Model Name Manufacturer Cable Connector Model Name Manufacturer Input Connector KEYPA...

Page 27: ...o a single connector the I O port connector and it is possible to connect to and access each type of signal by using the specialized multi connector A signal other than the specified signal must not b...

Page 28: ...NC SYNC IN D BNC GENERAL IN E BNC GENERAL OUT1 F BNC GENERAL OUT2 G BNC MCDL CLK H D sub 9 pin 5 MCDL CLK J D sub 9 pin 4 MCDL SYNC K D sub 9 pin 1 MCDL SYNC L D sub 9 pin 2 MCDL DATA_B M D sub 9 pin...

Page 29: ...able connector model name Manufacturer DC18 36V 100VA 18V 36V IN A PT02A 8 4P 023 Amphenol PT06A 8 4S 424 Amphenol POWER GND B POWER GND C 18V 36V IN D When using the connector pins directly refer to...

Page 30: ...et with the LCD remote controller optional or with PFV HD SDI s support formats are listed in the chart below NTSC setting 1080i 60Hz 59 94Hz 1080p 30Hz 29 97Hz 24Hz 23 98Hz 24Hz sF 23 98Hz sF PAL set...

Page 31: ...the power supply 1 Connect the AC power supply unit to the DC18 36V 100VA connector on the rear of the camera body 2 Connect the AC cable to the AC power supply unit 3 Connect the AC cable to the pow...

Page 32: ...nect it by plugging the LCD remote controller connector into the connector labeled KEYPAD on the rear of the camera body The LCD remote controller is hot pluggable It can be plugged in and removed whi...

Page 33: ...a UTP or STP CAT5E enhanced category 5 or higher LAN cable UTP unshielded STP shielded The maximum cable length between the PC and the system is compliant to the 1000BASE T specification up to 100 m...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 Setup 22...

Page 35: ...Only 3 9 Color Enhancement Function Color Models Only 3 10 LUT Look Up Table Operations 3 11 Edge Enhancement Function 3 12 Black Adjust Level 3 13 Partition Memory Record 3 14 Input Output Signal Typ...

Page 36: ...such as the following may occur Fixed noise horizontal bands appear A portion of the screen is clear but noise appears in the area around it These phenomena can be resolved by executing calibration a...

Page 37: ...cord images from 60 50 to 1 080 fps using the full 2 048x2 048 pixel resolution of the image sensor For frame rates faster than 1 080 fps high speed photography is achieved by limiting the read area o...

Page 38: ...ution is 2 048 Example The recording time is the same for a 2 048 x 1 536 pixels resolution and a 1 920 x 1 536 pixels resolution For more information of relation between Frame Rate and Resolution ref...

Page 39: ...s the shutter speed to 1 frame s MODE2 Changing the frame rate does not change the shutter speed it maintains the current setting 3 4 2 Setting Dual Slope Shutter function DS SHUTTER is a mode that re...

Page 40: ...el in the area specified here becomes the desired image output level TARGET VALUE Sets the desired image output level Set this value as a 10 bit gradation 0 1 023 RANGE Gives the desired image output...

Page 41: ...ge TARGET VALUE RANGE the function operates to open the shutter lengthen the exposure time For position Since the image level being output is within the range of TARGET VALUE RANGE the operation of th...

Page 42: ...g ends This mode is suitable for taking images of high speed phenomena when what will happen and when it happens is known in advance For example in a situation with a maximum useable memory of two sec...

Page 43: ...rigger is input is saved to memory but the proportion of time before and after the trigger can be set as required For example in a situation with a maximum record time of two seconds 0 5 seconds befor...

Page 44: ...shown graphically In the normal RANDOM mode and START mode the camera starts recording when the trigger is input but the internal record timing signal is independent and it operates regardless of when...

Page 45: ...enon which can have a trigger output produced for each cycle or occurrence and you want to check the action before and after the trigger timing The number of frames recorded each time the trigger is i...

Page 46: ...bject which is an irregular and repeated phenomenon which can have a trigger output produced for each cycle or occurrence and you want to check the action before and after the trigger timing The numbe...

Page 47: ...frame rate can be set as a proportion 1 2 1 4 or 1 8of the high speed frame rate The timing for the frame rate switch is controlled externally by a TTL signal Use the GENERAL IN connector for the TTL...

Page 48: ...nal frame rate and shutter settings selected 3 7 VARIABLE Setting In the recording conditions settings the frame rate and resolution can be set to the desired value following the conditions listed bel...

Page 49: ...e for adjusting the white balance preset and user editable white balance These methods are explained in this section 3 8 1 Using Preset White Balance Color Models Only With the system there are two wh...

Page 50: ...of the original image data taken and the brightness gradation displayed on a computer screen or video monitor The system contains a hardware LUT function and you can display the image data taken with...

Page 51: ...ay This LUT is used for normal conditions D2 Gain 2x The gain is doubled and you can display the dark areas of the image emphasized D3 Gain 4x The gain is quadrupled and you can display the dark areas...

Page 52: ...ording 40 D4 Gamma 0 56 This LUT is 0 56 gamma correction The optimum Gamma for a MAC monitor D5 Gamma 0 56 Gain 2x A LUT of doubled GAIN at Gamma 0 56 D6 Gamma 0 56 Gain 4x A LUT of quadrupled GAIN a...

Page 53: ...Hardware Manual D7 Gamma 0 45 This LUT is 0 45 gamma correction The optimum Gamma for a video monitor D8 Gamma 0 45 Gain 2x A LUT of doubled GAIN at Gamma 0 45 D9 Gamma 0 45 Gain 4x A LUT of quadrupl...

Page 54: ...he system s edge enhancement setting you can enhance the edges in the recorded image in three steps This can be useful when automated motion analysis is to be used Menu Display Contents OFF Edge enhan...

Page 55: ...ned to each recording Memory is partitioned into equal sizes and a maximum of 64 partitions can be set The partitioned sections are managed by ID numbers Each section can be set with completely indepe...

Page 56: ...signal Input voltage is 0V to 12V H level 4 5V to 12V positive or negative polarity pulsewidth is 50 ns or greater Operating current is 10 mA recommended 30 mA maximum 3 14 2 TRIG TTL OUT Connector A...

Page 57: ...TL trigger signal READY POS NEG Inputs a change recording ready status signal READY ON OFF 3 14 6 GENERAL OUT 1 2 3 Connector POS positive polarity NEG negative polarity SYNC POS NEG Outputs a vertica...

Page 58: ...IN connectors are explained in section 2 2 7 I O Port Connector Connector Name Menu Signal TRIG TTL IN TRIG POS Isolated IC Input 0V 12V H level 4 5 12V Positive Polarit TRIG NEG Isolated IC Input 0V...

Page 59: ...IN 390 F 5V 0 1 F GND TRIG_TTL IL611 3 SIGNAL_GND GENERAL TTL IN Circuit Diagram GND OUT2 OUT1 VDD IN2 IN2 IN1 IN1 BLM18BA050SN1 BLM18BA050SN1 5V SYNC GENERAL 0 1 F GND 390 F 390 F GENERAL_IN SYNC_IN...

Page 60: ...ms and the signals that can be output Connector Name Output System Menu Setting Signal Type Reference Delay Amount TRIG TTL OUT TRIG POS TTL SW SOFT all TRIG pulse output CMOS 74ACT541 buffer output P...

Page 61: ...gnal from the system TTL Level Positive Polarity ON CAM NEG Synchronizes to a negative polarity signal from the system TTL Level Negative Polarity ON OTHERS POS Synchronizes to a positive polarity sig...

Page 62: ...camera which will output the synchronization signal Synchronization signal settings are made with the LCD remote controller optional or PFV For PFV Standard 1 Verify that the camera mode is in LIVE m...

Page 63: ...lave camera s synchronization Connect the slave camera s SYNC IN connector with the master camera s GENERAL OUT1 connector using a BNC cable When the synchronization signal is input to the SYNC IN con...

Page 64: ...Diagram of External Synchronized Recording When conducting frame rate synchronization recording with the system the signal that can be input must meet the following conditions TTL level positive pola...

Page 65: ...requency and synchronizes its frame rate The recognized frame rate will display in the lower left of the video monitor The frequency of the synchronization signal cannot be changed during LIVE or reco...

Page 66: ...he master camera the source of the synchronization signal and the slave camera the camera that will operate according to the synchronization signal from the master Basically by making the master camer...

Page 67: ...TRIG POS Inputs a positive polarity trigger signal TTL Level Positive Polarity TRIG NEG Inputs a negative polarity trigger signal TTL Level Negative Polarity READY POS Inputs a positive polarity READ...

Page 68: ...l TTL level Positive Polarity REC NEG REC NEG Outputs an interval signal during recording at L level TTL level Negative Polarity TRIG POS Outputs the trigger signal received by the camera at H level T...

Page 69: ...1 frame rate s 100 ns units SYNC OUT WIDTH 0 500 us 1 frame rate s at 2 000 fps or higher 100 ns units EXPOSE OUT DELAY 0 1 frame rate s 100 ns units SYNC OUT TIMES 0 5 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 30 x1 is stand...

Page 70: ...s event markers This a separate feature from the trigger point by marking interesting points during recording these points can be easily called up for review during playback The event marker can store...

Page 71: ...dy state Record Starts recording Low Light Turns low light mode ON OFF Calibrate Performs black level calibration Press this button once and the LEDs on the back of the camera illuminate back and fort...

Page 72: ...tware About MCDL IRIG restrictions This applies only to the 32GB model Since there is a large amount of memory for images with the resolution settings specified below there are too many images that ca...

Page 73: ...or with the Photron FASTCAM Viewer software IRIG Code Input Specification Connector BNC Code Format IRIG B 122 Analog Amplitude 1 2Vp p min 8 0Vp p Modulation Ratio 2 1 to 4 1 When the IRIG code is b...

Page 74: ...Chapter 3 Recording 62...

Page 75: ...63 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 4 Connecting a PC 4 1 Connecting the Gigabit Ethernet Interface to a PC...

Page 76: ...interface equipped cameras using a hub When connecting multiple devices connect through a switching hub that can connect at 1000BASE T The maximum length of the cable that connects the system or PC t...

Page 77: ...cameras set each of those devices to a different IP address Also when connecting the system to an existing network do not use IP addresses that are already in use on the network For the procedure for...

Page 78: ...en you cannot communicate well with the camera even though you are running PFV the system s control software you may be able to improve the situation by performing the procedure below 1 Of the four US...

Page 79: ...67 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 5 Product Specifications 5 1 Specifications 5 2 Dimensions 5 3 Cleaning the Filter...

Page 80: ...T CENTER END MANUAL RANDOM RANDOM RESET RANDOM CENTER RANDOM MANUAL TWO STAGE Gain Control The system contains a hardware LUT Controllable via keypad or software Image Output Customization Customizabl...

Page 81: ...Without Projections LCD Remote Controller 249 H 150 W 28 D mm Without Projections AC Power Supply Power Supply Voltage 100V 240V Up to 125V for A type cable Power Supply FVoltage 50Hz 60Hz Power Consu...

Page 82: ...nt Kit 4 Output Trigger Box MCDL Analog Waveform Synchronized Recording Unit Dedicated Carrying Case LCD Monitor Mounting Hardware Accessory Mounting Hardware Spare Power Supply Connector For Custom C...

Page 83: ...536 1 536 1 536 1 024 1 536 768 1 024 1 024 50 PAL 60 125 250 500 750 1 000 1 080 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 200 4 000 5 000 6 250 7 200 8 000 9 000 10 000 12 500 16 000 18 000 20 000 30 000 43 200 54...

Page 84: ...50 PAL 60 125 250 500 750 1 000 1 080 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 200 4 000 5 000 6 250 7 200 8 000 9 000 10 000 12 500 16 000 18 000 20 000 30 000 43 200 54 000 86 400 The circle indicates a possible...

Page 85: ...920x768 3 630 7 271 14 552 1 536x1 536 2 420 4 847 9 701 1 536x1 024 3 630 7 271 14 552 1 536x768 4 840 9 694 19 403 1 024x1 024 5 445 10 906 21 829 1 024x768 7 260 14 542 29 105 1 024x640 8 712 17 4...

Page 86: ...12 000 12 000 12 000 12 000 12 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 15 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 17 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 20...

Page 87: ...2 When using 18 000 fps The maximum resolution is 256x256 so the horizontal width is 256 Shutter speeds that can be set at this setting are listed in the column titled 256 Shutter speeds that can be...

Page 88: ...22 500 250 4 000 24 000 500 4 320 25 000 750 4 500 27 000 1 000 4 800 28 800 1 080 5 000 30 000 1 125 5 400 36 000 1 200 6 000 37 500 1 250 6 250 40 000 1 350 6 750 43 200 1 440 7 200 45 000 1 500 7...

Page 89: ...5 2 1 1 FASTCAM SA2 Body mm 105 6 M6 DEPTH6 3 8 16UNC DEPTH6 1 4 20UNC DEPTH6 4 19 5 144 1 158 1 173 1 45 8 4 5 DEPTH5 5 7 5 DEPTH4 74 1 94 1 167 3 240 5 260 5 103 1 8 173 196 240 288 5 153 113 1 4 20...

Page 90: ...3 8 16UNC DEPTH6 1 4 20UNC DEPTH6 4 19 5 144 1 158 1 173 1 45 8 4 5 DEPTH5 5 7 5 DEPTH4 74 1 94 1 167 3 240 5 260 5 103 1 8 288 5 153 84 77 1 optical center optical center 75 9 183 236 IP ADDRESS 192...

Page 91: ...RESOLUTION FRAME RATE PRESET4 PRESET3 PRESET2 PRESET1 PARTITION PLAYBACK RATE STOP PAUSE FF PLAY REV FR LOW LIGHT FIT 1 1 SCROLL ZOOM STATUS STORE ENTER BACK MENU FAST SLOW LIVE SEGMENT PLAYBACK END...

Page 92: ...SOLUTION FRAME RATE PRESET4 PRESET3 PRESET2 PRESET1 PARTITION PLAYBACK RATE STOP PAUSE FF PLAY REV FR LOW LIGHT FIT 1 1 SCROLL ZOOM STATUS STORE ENTER BACK MENU FAST SLOW LIVE SEGMENT PLAYBACK END NO...

Page 93: ...TRIGGER MODE SHUTTER RESOLUTION FRAME RATE PRESET4 PRESET3 PRESET2 PRESET1 PARTITION PLAYBACK RATE STOP PAUSE FF PLAY REV FR LOW LIGHT FIT 1 1 SCROLL ZOOM STATUS STORE ENTER BACK MENU FAST SLOW LIVE S...

Page 94: ...hapter 5 Product Specifications 82 5 2 3 AC Power Supply Adapter inches mm All dimensions are in millimeters 82 0 300 0 190 2 207 6 49 7 58 8 LED INDICATOR AC INPUT IEC 320 C14 INLET Class RUBBER FOOT...

Page 95: ...ews in the locations shown in the diagram above The risk of problems can be lowered by cleaning the filters However problems caused by the effects of heat from not cleaning the filters are exempted fr...

Page 96: ...Chapter 5 Product Specifications 84...

Page 97: ...85 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 6 Warranty 6 1 About the Warranty...

Page 98: ...ng other natural disasters pollution or the effects of abnormal voltage 2 Damage or malfunction as a result of dropping or mishandling during shipment or when moving after purchase or misuse 3 Consuma...

Page 99: ...87 FASTCAM SA2 SA2 RV Hardware Manual Chapter 7 Contacting Photron 7 1 Contact Information...

Page 100: ...e nameplate seal Condition of the system and what is known about it Contact Information In Americas and Antipodes PHOTRON USA INC 9520 Padgett Street Suite 110 San Diego CA 92126 4426 USA Phone 800 58...

Page 101: ...n Japan Control No E1306013603U F FA AS ST TC CA AM M S SA A2 2 F FA AS ST TC CA AM M S SA A2 2 R RV V Hardware Manual Revision 1 05E Publication Date June 2013 Publisher PHOTRON LIMITED Chiyoda Fujim...

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