background image

line.

 

n

 

Center Mark

: Enable / Color

 

-

 

Enab

le: On / Off, when setting “Enable”, there display cross mark on the 

center of HDMI output screen. 

 

-

 

Color: Red, Green, Blue, Orange

 

and

 

White

can 

c

hoose the color of center 

mark.

 

n

 

Grid Line: 

On / Off

, to turn on / off the grid line on HDMI output.

 

n

 

Safe Area: 

On / Off

, to turn on / off the safe area frame line on HDMI output.

 

 

Load  LUT: 

None  /  Rec709  /  V709  /  LC709A  /  zRGB_AR  /  zRGB_AX2  /  sRGB  / 

sCINE_709 / Rec2020 / HLG / P3D60 / P3D65 / P3DCI / F709 / Import

 

Note: 

 

1.

 

Import:

 

To

 

i

mport  LUT  from 

C

Fast  card, 

the 

LUT

 

file

 

should  be  saved  in

 

MISC/Looks/preview

” folder of the storage

.

 

2. Only support 

x33 cube format

 

for HDMI output

.

 

3. 

LUT is available for playback mode

 

 

Desqueeze Display

1x / 

1.33x / 

1.5

x

 

H 1.8x / H 

2x

 

/ V 1x /

 

1.33x / 

1.5

x

 

V  1.8x  /  V 

2x

.  When  the  camera  is  using  an  anamorphic  lens,  it’s  to  set  the  de

-

squeeze ratio as to 

horizontally or vertically

 

resize the image correctly. 

 

 

User Profile

 

Save Profile / 

Load Profile / Save To Card / Load From Card

 

n

 

Save Profile

:

 

Export current Fn configuration to a file and save it in the memory 

of the camera.

 

n

 

Load Profile: 

Select the saved configuration in the camera, import and apply it 

to the camera settings.

 

n

 

Save To Card

: Export the current camera settings as a configuration f

ile and 

save in the camera card (save in /MISC/profile/ directory, file name suffix.prf)

 

n

 

Load From Card

: Import the configuration file from the CFast card of camera, 

and apply it to the camera settings.

 

Note: 

Configuration files saved on a memory card can be renamed, but only 

 

 

in English letters.

 

 

User Button:

 

Users can set the function for all the other keys (including FN /F1 / F2 

/ F3 / POWER / UP / DOWN / OK) on the camera except MENU. It can be defined as 

s

hortcut setting functions., which includes as below:

 

Summary of Contents for Z CAM E2C

Page 1: ...Z CAM E2C User Manual v1 2 Draft Firmware 0 94...

Page 2: ...1 Introduction 1 1 Camera Introduction 1 2 LCD Screen The content displayed on the LCD Screen will be different when the camera is in different mode Standby Recording...

Page 3: ...ode it will switch to Preview mode Press FN OK again to come back to Standby mode Playback Short press Power button when the camera is in Standby Preview mode it will switch to Playback mode Short pre...

Page 4: ...en Standby Red Recording Flashing Red every 1s No memory card Flashing Red every 0 5s Memory card is full Flashing Red every 0 2s Camera overheat Flashing Red very fast Critical error Flashing Red fas...

Page 5: ...ettings OK Confirmation or to trigger the AF function 2 1 Quick Settings F1 AEL Auto Exposure Lock by default can be changed to other quick settings 2 10 System Fn F2 Load profile by default can be ch...

Page 6: ...control setting live streaming with Z CAM software installed on PC POE Power Over Ethernet supported 802 3af 802 3at compatible refer to 1 6 Power Options Power over Ethernet for more detail USB USB...

Page 7: ...t battery with D TAP port with the D TAP power cable D TAP plug Power Over Ethernet POE Connect the camera to a switcher router supports POE compatible with 802 3af 802 3at standard with an Ethernet c...

Page 8: ...l it s locked To take out the SD card push in the card and it will be unlocked then take it out from the slot SSD Connect the SSD through USB C port on back of camera as storage Note USB C port must b...

Page 9: ...e camera is in Standby or Recording mode some key settings can be quickly accessed by pressing the buttons on the camera ISO Press FN to set ISO then press Up Down to adjust the value and OK to confir...

Page 10: ...Aperture Press F3 to set the aperture then press Up Down to adjust the value and OK to confirm EV Press DOWN to set the EV then press Up Down to adjust the value and OK to confirm...

Page 11: ...AF When focus is in AF mode requires a lens with auto focus function press OK to trigger the auto focus AEL F1 Press F1 to lock the exposure then press again to unlock...

Page 12: ...le 2 2 Record Resolution Resolution Details 4K 3840 x 2160 16 9 2880 x 2880 1 1 aspect ratio 2336 x 1344 the VFR can up to 60fps 1920 x 1080 16 9 the VFR can up to 60fps Project FPS Frame rate of the...

Page 13: ...the time code there are sub items as below n Time Code Source Internal External n Time Code Value Reset Manual Current 1 Reset Reset the time code value to 0 2 Manual Input Set the time code value man...

Page 14: ...low motion If the Playback FR is set to Variable Frame Rate the playback frame rate of the video will be 60fps normal speed Meta Setup Set the camera metadata include Camera ID and Reel Name n Camera...

Page 15: ...resolution and frame rate if variable frame rate is used the value of variable frame rate shall prevail The maximum resolution frame rate including variable frame rate combinations supported by each e...

Page 16: ...set H 265 Bitrate set as High Rotation Normal Upside Down Rotate the image by 180 degrees Note This setting is available only when the frame rate of recording is under 30fps include 30fps The display...

Page 17: ...he 3 5mm audio in port and will use the external microphone if there is one plugged into the 3 5mm audio in port Input Gain 18 6 dB can be set manually Output Gain 6 6 dB can be set manually Audio Lev...

Page 18: ...manually if it s an electrical lens Only for lenses with electronic contacts If the lens used is a purely mechanical without electronic contacts the aperture value is not shown here ISO Auto or Manual...

Page 19: ...set to Manual it can be adjusted manually 2300 K 30000 K Tint 100 100 default is 0 Priority Ambiance White Ambiance To increase the intensity of the image s warm color cast when shooting a tungsten li...

Page 20: ...is set to AF and Focus Area is set to Flexible Zone Continuous AF CAF On Off This will only be enabled when Focus Mode is set to Auto Focus When CAF is activated the camera will continuously adjust t...

Page 21: ...tion and lower the contrast for easy post processing HLG Hybrid Log Gamma Encode the high light and low light parts of the HDR signal in two different ways in which the low light part use the standard...

Page 22: ...IP address The default is 10 98 32 1 Static to set the IP address with configuration file Please contact Z CAM s technical support if you want to set this n ETH IP IP address of the Ethernet when it s...

Page 23: ...al options supported by the HDMI display Auto The camera will select the most suitable format resolution frame rate from the HDMI monitor Manual Here will list the formats supported by the HDMI monito...

Page 24: ...Without LUT With LUT if it s set to With LUT then the scope tool will measure on the video with LUT otherwise it will measure the video without LUT n Peak Enable Color Enable On Off to enable disable...

Page 25: ...is using an anamorphic lens it s to set the de squeeze ratio as to horizontally or vertically resize the image correctly User Profile Save Profile Load Profile Save To Card Load From Card n Save Profi...

Page 26: ...shut down and restore it when it s powered on again with the same lens only LCD Brightness 10 100 default 50 Power Auto Power Off Auto Standby Low Alarm n Auto Power OFF Off 30s 1min 2mins 4mins 8mins...

Page 27: ...ame Rate VFR Video Recording VFR will enable you to record a footage with higher lower frame rate in capturing than in playback which is usually called slow motion fast motion effect For example to re...

Page 28: ...pse interval value the interval is the time between each frame shot through the FN key skip to the next setting item and UP Down button The minimum unit of interval time is milliseconds 0 1s and the r...

Page 29: ...the time required for recording will be 0 5 x 25 x 1 12 5 minutes 4 Video Playback File Management 4 1 Video Playback While camera is in Standby mode short press Power button to enter into Playback mo...

Page 30: ...and press MENU button to stop it Please note if there is no storage in the camera or there is storage in the camera but no video footage in the storage or other files not supported there will be aler...

Page 31: ...please double check before this action 4 3 Download Video Besides taking out the SD card to get the footages recorded you can also get the footages from the camera with SD card inside from a computer...

Page 32: ...rnal iOS device iPhone iPad or a computer PC Mac through Wi Fi with following steps 1 Install a Wi Fi antenna to the Wi Fi Antenna Port of the camera 2 In Connect Network setting menu set the Wi Fi to...

Page 33: ...ion There are 2 options to connect the camera to a computer through Ethernet Direct Connection or Connection through a Router Direct connection Follow the steps below to set up direct Ethernet connect...

Page 34: ...will see the page below if it s connected successfully Connection through a Router You can set up an Ethernet connection between the camera and a computer through a router with following steps 1 Set t...

Page 35: ...rt of router not WAN port 3 Check the Connect Network setting and there will show the IP address of the camera on ETH IP item e g 192 168 1 101 if the connection is OK 4 Open a browser on the PC Mac t...

Page 36: ...camera including start stop recording and most of the settings with following steps Install App Search Z Camera in Apple App Store to download and install it Connect to camera Connect the iOS device t...

Page 37: ...ill be activated it s gray color if there is no connection and there will be a small USB or Wi Fi icon on depends the connection method you use Click the Control icon and you will come into the live v...

Page 38: ...le in the card is higher than the camera s one there will be a pop up message for firmware upgrade Select OK and press OK button the camera will upgrade the firmware and restart the camera after it s...

Page 39: ...s 0 40 C Please do not place or use the camera in an environment where the temperature is lower than 0 C or higher than 40 C Please do not let the camera and the installed lens to face the sun for lon...

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