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 2011 Sony Corporation

Color Video Camera

EVI-D80N/P/D90N/P

A-E4V-100-11(1)

Technical Manual

Summary of Contents for EVI-D80

Page 1: ... 2011 Sony Corporation Color Video Camera EVI D80N P D90N P A E4V 100 11 1 Technical Manual ...

Page 2: ... of Functions 8 Initial Settings and Position Preset 15 Mode Condition 16 Command List 21 VISCA1 RS 232C Commands 21 EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P Commands 29 D70 Mode 43 Overview 43 Switching the Mode 43 Accepting or Sending Back Commands 44 Translating Parameters 45 Specifications 47 Precautions 50 ...

Page 3: ...s high resolution images By adopting its wide and dynamic range functions you can see the optimised shooting image which incorporates bright and dark subjects at the same time EVI D90N D90P 3D Low noise images can be obtained even in low light environments using the Noise Reduction function Adopts the industry standard RS 232C interface of VISCA camera protocol in external communication It is poss...

Page 4: ...2C and RS 422 connections at the same time as this may cause malfunctions 1 When the camera is connected to a computer with a VISCA cable cross type RS 232C you can operate the camera with the computer To obtain a cable consult the dealer where you bought your camera 2 For details on how to connect using VISCA RS 422 see page 26 S Video cable not supplied to S Video input to VISCA IN VISCA cable n...

Page 5: ...s of Controls Continued Lens Remote sensors POWER lamp STANDBY lamp For detailed information on LED status of the POWER lamp and STANDBY lamp see LED Status on page 42 Remote sensors Front Rear Bottom Main Unit ...

Page 6: ... is not possible while the camera is turned on Baud rate select switch Set to ON for 38 400 bps or OFF for 9 600 bps To change the mode turn off the camera not including standby mode first set the switch and then turn on the camera again The mode cannot be switched while the camera is turned on Switch 5 Not used Be sure to set this switch to OFF Ceiling bracket mounting screw holes Remote Commande...

Page 7: ...ess the STD button while holding down this button POWER switch Press this button to turn on off the camera when the camera is connected to an AC outlet BACK LIGHT button Press this button to enable the backlight compensation Press it again to disable the backlight compensation POSITION buttons Hold down the PRESET button and press button 1 to 6 to store the current camera direction zooming focus a...

Page 8: ...sition enables quick movement to the designated position Digital Zoom ON OFF In these standard and variable Speed Modes it is necessary to send Stop Command to stop the zoom operation Focus Focus has the following modes all of which can be set using VISCA Commands Auto Focus Mode The minimum focus distance is 10 mm at the optical wide end and 800 mm EVI D80N P 1500 mm EVI D90N P at the optical tel...

Page 9: ...h White Balance data is lost when the power is turned off If the power is turned off reset the One Push White Balance Manual WB Manual control of R and B gain 256 steps each Automatic Exposure Mode A variety of AE functions are available for optimal output of subjects in lighting conditions that range from low to high Full Auto Exposure is adjusted automatically by gain iris and electronic shutter...

Page 10: ...el freely set by the user Exposure is controlled by gain when dark and by iris when bright As both gain and iris are fixed this mode is used when exposing at a fixed camera sensitivity When switching from Full Auto or Shutter Priority Mode to Bright Mode the current status will be retained for a short period of time Only when the AE mode is set to Full Auto or Shutter Priority can you switch it to...

Page 11: ...n image into several blocks and correcting blocked up shadows and blown out highlights in accordance with the intensity difference It enables you to obtain images in which portions ranging from dark to light can be recognized even when capturing a subject with a large intensity difference that is backlit or includes extremely light portions A CCD for shooting a wide dynamic range is employed and a...

Page 12: ... dynamic range mode is ON solariza tion may be observed in the images of some subjects This phenomenon is unique to wide dynamic range mode and is not an indication of a camera malfunction Noise Reduction The NR Noise Reduction function removes noise both random and non random to provide clearer images By combining 2D filtering according to brightness and image color and 3D filtering according to ...

Page 13: ...vel of darkness the IR Cut Filter is automatically disabled ICR ON and the infrared sensitivity is increased With a set level of brightness the IR Cut Filter is automatically enabled ICR OFF Also on systems equipped with an IR light the internal data of the camera is used to make the proper decisions to avoid malfunctions Auto ICR Mode operates with the AE Full Auto setting ICR SHUTTER Dark Bright...

Page 14: ...from the IR Remote Commander The supplied Remote Commander may not work correctly near inverter lighting fixtures Good IR detection can be verified to determine proper camera location While the camera is being initialized after the power is turned on by connecting the camera to an AC outlet using the AC power adaptor and AC power cord or by using a VISCA command the camera detects whether or not t...

Page 15: ...uto a a WB Data Rgain Bgain a a One Push WB Data a a AE Mode Full Auto a a WD On Off Auto Off a a Slow Shutter Mode Manual a a Shutter Position 1 60sec NTSC 1 50sec PAL a a Iris Position a a Gain Position a a Bright Position a a Exposure Compensation On Off Off a a Exposure Compensation Amount 0 a a BackLight On Off Off a a Aperture Level 6 a a High Resolution Mode On Off Off a a Picture Effect Of...

Page 16: ...ing supplied but the camera has been turned off by a VISCA command 2 The period from the time IF Clear is sent until the Reply Packet is returned 3 The period from the time DC power is turned on or the camera is turned on via a VISCA command and the camera subsequently finishes the pan tilt reset operation and stops at the Home position until the video signal is output Or the period from the time ...

Page 17: ...urned on or the camera is turned on via a VISCA command and the camera subsequently finishes the pan tilt reset operation and stops at the Home position until the video signal is output Or the period from the time the CAM Power ON command is sent until Completion is returned 4 When the menu display is updating operation is not possible White Balance Mode Power Off 1 Power On IFC 2 Initializing 3 W...

Page 18: ...p Down Direct 6 No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 7 Yes 5 No CAM_Backlight On Off No No No Yes No No No Yes No No 7 Yes 5 No CAM_WD On Off 7 No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5 No 1 DC power is being supplied but the camera has been turned off by a VISCA command 2 The period from the time IF Clear is sent until the Reply Packet is returned 3 The period from the time DC power is turned on ...

Page 19: ...s 4 No CAM_NR No No No Yes 4 No 1 DC power is being supplied but the camera has been turned off by a VISCA command 2 The period from the time IF Clear is sent until the Reply Packet is returned 3 The period from the time DC power is turned on or the camera is turned on via a VISCA command and the camera subsequently finishes the pan tilt reset operation and stops at the Home position until the vid...

Page 20: ...es Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes 5 No Memory Set Common No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Memory Reset Common No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Memory Recall VISCA No No No No 6 No 7 No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No RC No No No No 6 No 7 No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No CAM_NR 9 VISCA No No No Yes Yes No 10 No 10 No 10 No 10 No 10 No 10 Yes Yes...

Page 21: ... bit 1 Stop bit 1 Non parity Flow control using XON XOFF and RTS CTS etc is not supported Peripheral devices are connected in a daisy chain As shown in Fig 1 the actual internal connection is a one direction ring so that messages return to the controller via the peripheral devices The devices on the network are assigned addresses The address of the controller is fixed at 0 The addresses of the per...

Page 22: ...f the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P at X The header of the reply packet from the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P assigned address 1 is 90H The packet from the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P assigned address 2 is A0H Some of the commands for setting EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P units can be sent to all devices at one time broadcast In the case of broadcast the header should be hexadecimal 88H When the terminator is FFH it s...

Page 23: ...command messages are sent to the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P it is normal to send the next command message after waiting for the completion message or error message to return However to deal with advanced uses the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P has two buffers memories for commands so that up to two commands including the commands currently being executed can be received When the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P rece...

Page 24: ...d Received Packet Network Change X0 38 FF X 9 to F EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P address 8 VISCA interface command IF_Clear Clears the command buffers in the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P and cancels the command currently being executed Command Packet Reply Packet Note IF_Clear 8X 01 00 01FF Y0 50 FF IF_Clear broadcast 88 01 00 01 FF 88 01 00 01 FF X 1 to 7 EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P address Y 9 to F EVI D80N D8...

Page 25: ...80N D80P Windows D sub 25 pin D90N D90P VISCA IN No Pins 1 DTR IN 2 DSR IN 3 TXD IN 4 GND 5 RXD IN 6 GND 7 IR OUT 8 Not used The IN in the function names for pins 1 and 2 DTR IN and DSR IN are in reference to being within the VISCA IN connector For details on signal direction see the diagrams to the right You can change ON OFF of IR OUT of pins 7 using the BOTTOM switch see page 6 ...

Page 26: ...wire AW G Nos 28 to 18 into the desired wire opening on the supplied VISCA RS 422 connector plug and tighten the screw for that wire using a flat head screwdriver Flat head screwdriver Wire 2 Insert the VISCA RS 422 connector plug into the VISCA RS 422 connector on the rear of the camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Note In order to stabilize the voltage level of the signal connect both ends to GND Do not ma...

Page 27: ...ould not execute the command in the current mode Inquiry Command 81 09 04 38 FF Example 90 50 02 FF Completion ACK is not returned for the inquiry command 81 09 05 38 FF Example 90 60 02 FF Syntax Error Accepted an incompatible command Address Set 88 30 01 FF 88 30 0w FF w Returned the device address to 1 2 to 8 IF_Clear Broadcast 88 01 00 01 FF 88 01 00 01 FF Returned the same command IF_Clear Fo...

Page 28: ...y Socket No Returned when a command which is being executed in a socket specified by the cancel command is canceled The completion message for the command is not returned No Socket z0 6y 05 FF y Socket No Returned when no command is executed in a socket specified by the cancel command or when an invalid socket number is specified Command Not Executable z0 6y 41 FF y Execution command Socket No Inq...

Page 29: ...4 18 01 FF One Push AF Trigger Infinity 8x 01 04 18 02 FF Forced infinity Near Limit 8x 01 04 28 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pqrs Focus Near Limit Position AF Sensitivity Normal 8x 01 04 58 02 FF AF Sensitivity High Low Low 8x 01 04 58 03 FF CAM_AFMode Normal AF 8x 01 04 57 00 FF AF Movement Mode Interval AF 8x 01 04 57 01 FF Zoom Trigger AF 8x 01 04 57 02 FF Active Interval Time 8x 01 04 27 0p 0q 0r 0s FF pq ...

Page 30: ...4 4D 00 00 0p 0q FF pq Bright Position CAM_ExpComp On 8x 01 04 3E 02 FF Exposure Compensation ON OFF Off 8x 01 04 3E 03 FF Reset 8x 01 04 0E 00 FF Exposure Compensation Amount Setting Up 8x 01 04 0E 02 FF Down 8x 01 04 0E 03 FF Direct 8x 01 04 4E 00 00 0p 0q FF pq ExpComp Position CAM_BackLight On 8x 01 04 33 02 FF Back Light Compensation ON OFF Off 8x 01 04 33 03 FF CAM_WD 5 On 8x 01 04 3D 02 FF ...

Page 31: ...00 See page 42 Down 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 02 FF Left 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 03 FF Right 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 03 FF UpLeft 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 01 FF UpRight 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 01 FF DownLeft 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 01 02 FF DownRight 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 02 02 FF Stop 3 8x 01 06 01 VV WW 03 03 FF AbsolutePosition 8x 01 06 02 VV WW 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Y 0Z 0Z 0Z 0Z FF RelativePosition 8x 01 06 03 VV WW 0...

Page 32: ...eInq 8x 09 04 35 FF y0 50 00 FF Auto y0 50 01 FF In Door y0 50 02 FF Out Door y0 50 03 FF One Push WB y0 50 05 FF Manual CAM_RGainInq 8x 09 04 43 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq R Gain CAM_BGainInq 8x 09 04 44 FF y0 50 00 00 0p 0q FF pq B Gain CAM_AEModeInq 8x 09 04 39 FF y0 50 00 FF Full Auto y0 50 03 FF Manual y0 50 0A FF Shutter Priority y0 50 0B FF Iris Priority y0 50 0D FF Bright CAM_SlowShutterMo...

Page 33: ...odel Code D80 050C D90 050D rstu ROM version vw Socket Number 02 See page 23 Information Display 8x 09 7E 01 18 FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off IR_Receive 8x 09 06 08 FF y0 50 02 FF On y0 50 03 FF Off IR_ReceiveReturn y0 07 7D 01 04 00 FF Power ON OFF y0 07 7D 01 04 07 FF Zoom tele wide y0 07 7D 01 04 38 FF AF On Off y0 07 7D 01 04 33 FF CAM_Backlight y0 07 7D 01 04 3F FF CAM_Memory y0 07 7D 01 ...

Page 34: ... 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Near Limit H 7 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Near Limit L 8 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Position HH 9 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Position HL 10 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Position LH 11 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Focus Position LL Byte Bit Comments 12 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 3 0 Normal 1 Interval 2 Zoom Trigger 2 AF Sensitivity 0 Slow 1 Normal 1 Digit...

Page 35: ...it Comments 6 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 WB Mode 7 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Aperture Gain 8 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 3 2 1 0 Exposure Mode 9 7 0 6 0 5 High Resolution 1 On 0 Off 4 Wide D 1 Other than Off 0 Off 3 0 2 Back Light 1 On 0 Off 1 Exposure Comp 1 On 0 Off 0 Slow Shutter 1 Auto 0 Manual 10 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 3 2 1 0 Shutter Position 11 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 3 2 1 0 Iris Position Byte Bit Comments 12 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3...

Page 36: ...omments 6 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Camera ID HH 9 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Camera ID HL 10 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Camera ID LH 11 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 Camera ID LL Byte Bit Comments 12 7 0 6 0 5 Inconsistent 4 Memory 1 Provided 0 Not provided 3 Inconsistent 2 ICR 1 Provided 0 Not provided 1 Stabilizer 1 Provided 0 Not provided 0...

Page 37: ...ime L Byte Bit Comments 6 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 AF Interval Time H 7 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 AF Interval Time L 8 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Byte Bit Comments 11 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 12 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 0 NR Level 14 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 AE Gain Limit 15 7 1 Terminato...

Page 38: ... level 0 L 1 M 2 H 3 S 1 0 WideD blown out highlight correction level 0 L 1 M 2 H 5 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 WideD short exposure Exposure ratio H Byte Bit Comments 6 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 WideD short exposure Exposure ratio L 7 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 7 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 ...

Page 39: ...1 75 06 1 60 1 50 05 1 30 1 25 04 1 15 1 12 03 1 8 1 6 02 1 4 1 3 01 1 2 1 2 00 1 1 1 1 Iris 11 F1 4 F1 35 10 F1 6 0F F2 0E F2 4 0D F2 8 0C F3 4 0B F4 0A F4 8 09 F5 6 08 F6 8 07 F8 06 F9 6 05 F11 04 F14 03 F16 02 F19 01 F22 00 CLOSE Number in applies to EVI D90N P only Gain 0F 28 dB 0E 26 dB 0D 24 dB 0C 22 dB 0B 20 dB 0A 18 dB 09 16 dB 08 14 dB 07 12 dB 06 10 dB 05 8 dB 04 6 dB 03 4 dB 02 2 dB 01 ...

Page 40: ...posure Comp 0E 7 10 5 dB 0D 6 9 dB 0C 5 7 5 dB 0B 4 6 dB 0A 3 4 5 dB 09 2 3 dB 08 1 1 5 dB 07 0 0 dB 06 1 1 5 dB 05 2 3 dB 04 3 4 5 dB 03 4 6 dB 02 5 7 5 dB 01 6 9 dB 00 7 10 5 dB Zoom Ratio and Zoom Position for reference EVI D80N P Zoom Ratio 36 Lens Optical Zoom Positon Data 1 0000 2 15CA 3 1F65 4 2527 5 2921 6 2C22 7 2E88 8 3088 9 3242 10 33C9 11 3529 12 366C 13 3795 14 38A8 15 39A5 16 3A8E 17...

Page 41: ...mperature characteristics etc use as approximate values The lower 1 byte is fixed at 00 Lens control EVI D90N P Zoom Position 0000 to 4000 to 7AC0 Wide end Optical Digital Tele end Tele end Focus Position 1000 to C000 Far end Near end Depending on the Focus Near Limit setting Focus Near Limit 1000 Over Inf 2000 12 m 3000 5 6 m 4000 4 m 5000 2 7 m 6000 2 m 7000 1 5 m 8000 80 cm 9000 30 cm A000 19 c...

Page 42: ...ation completed 1 1 0 Initialization failed optional Pan Tilt Position for reference Parameter position PAN E1E5 170 degree to 1E1B 170 degree TILT FC75 20 degree to 0FF0 90 degree IMAGE FLIP OFF F010 90 degree to 038B 20 degree IMAGE FLIP ON LED Status Status POWER Green STANDBY Orange Main power ON Power On including initializing period On Off When receiving infrared signals form Remote Commande...

Page 43: ... by differences in hardware between the two models The functions that are provided with the EVI D70 P but not with the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P cannot be executed Switching the Mode You can switch the D70 mode ON or OFF by switching the BOTTOM switch at the bottom of the EVI D80N D80P D90N D90P To change the D70 mode setting move the BOTTOM switch to ON or OFF while the camera s power is off or the...

Page 44: ...ased Only for the D80N D80P D90N D90P Accepts as is Only for the D70 Refuses and sends back the SyntaxError message When accepting inquiry commands Type of command D70 mode on D70 mode off Common to both the D70 and D80N D80P D90N D90P Common parameters Sends back parameters common to both the D70 and D80N D80P D90N D90P Different parameters Sends back the D70 s parameters translated from those of...

Page 45: ... the parameters corresponds to that of the D70 When the camera receives commands such as PantiltDrive Home Reset or CAM_Memory Recall that do not include speed indications these operations are carried out at the same speed as they would be when the D70 mode is set to OFF Speed deg sec Parameters D80N D80P D90N D90P D70 01h 1 7 1 3 1 7 02h 2 2 1 7 2 2 03h 2 9 2 2 2 9 04h 4 1 3 2 4 1 05h 6 8 5 4 6 8...

Page 46: ...005h 0011h 0011h 0006h 0014h 0014h 0007h 0017h 0017h 0008h 001Bh 001Bh 0009h 001Eh 001Eh 000Ah 0022h 0022h 000Bh 0025h 0025h 04B0h 0FF0h 0FF0h 08DBh 1E1Bh Translation when answering inquiry commands The camera sends back values that are calculated by inverse conversion performed when the camera accepts commands Note Repetitive use of the Absolute position command may increase the variance that is ...

Page 47: ...action Horizontal 170 degrees Maximum panning speed 100 degrees sec Vertical 90 20degrees Maximum tilting speed 90 degrees sec Input output connectors Video output COMPOSITE VBS VIDEO OUT RCA phono jack 1 75 ohm unbalanced 1Vpp at 75 ohm termination Synchronization negative S VIDEO output Y C VIDEO OUT Mini DIN 4 pin type Control input output VISCA IN Mini DIN 8 pin type RS 232C VISCA OUT Mini DIN...

Page 48: ...FITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER Supplied accessories AC power adaptor MPA AC1 AC 100 V 50 60 Hz 1 AC power cord 1 Remote Commander RM EV100 1 Ceiling bracket A 1 Ceiling bracket B 1 Wire rope 1 Screw M3 8 8 VISCA RS 422 connector plug 1 Operating Instructions 1 Design and specifications are su...

Page 49: ... 32 Ø145 5 1 32 14 9 16 20 25 32 51 5 2 1 32 51 5 2 1 32 77 3 1 32 42 1 43 64 42 1 21 32 42 1 21 32 60 2 3 8 31 1 15 64 30 1 3 16 30 1 3 16 53 5 53 5 2 7 64 2 7 64 M3 M3 M3 Leg 4 Ø9 A Ø5 depth 5 1 4 20UNC depth 6 5 Tripod screw hole BOTTOM switch 166 6 35 64 164 6 15 32 72 2 27 32 8 5 11 32 2 0 9 0 ...

Page 50: ...Start the camera control software on your computer after you turn on the camera and the image is displayed Operation and storage locations Do not shoot images that are extremely bright e g light sources the sun etc for long periods of time Do not use or store the camera in the following extreme conditions Extremely hot or cold places operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Close to generat...

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