A-Cam dll User Guide version 1.28 2013-04-02
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Main Controls
Power On/Off switch
Turn on the camera by pulling the switch forward. A green light behind the switch indicates when the cam-
era is switched on. It will take about 20 seconds for the camera to boot up.
Menu button
Press menu button to access the menu mode. To exit a sub-menu or return to camera mode, press the
menu button again.
Side Step/Select scroll wheel and button
In the menu mode, scroll the wheel up or down to navigate in the menu. To select a menu option, push the
wheel in. In camera mode, scroll the wheel up to enable the histogram. To disable the histogram, scroll
the wheel up again. To set the focus with the pixel zoom, push the wheel in to enable it, to disable it push
it again. To set the exposure you can also use the new feature called false color. The false color will show
overexposed areas in the picture in magenta and underexposed areas in green. To enable the false color
function scroll down the wheel, to disable the false color scroll down the wheel again. The false color will
also be shown in the HDSDI signal, be aware of the false color function if you record the HDSDI signal.
Gain/Fps button
To set gain, press the Gain/Fps button and use Step/Select scroll wheel to select desired gain level 0, 3, 6
or 12 db. The gain setting will be displayed in the top of the viewfinder. To set fps, press Gain/Fps button
and Menu button simultaneously. Use Step/Select scroll wheel to set the fps to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18,
23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps. The fps setting can also be accessed through the SET UP menu.
Pixel zoom/Histogram scroll wheel
To set the focus with the pixel zoom, push the wheel to the left and hold to enable it, to disable it release
it. To check exposure with histogram, push wheel to the right and release. To disable the histogram mode,
push wheel to the right again.
Record button
Press and release the button to start recording. A red tally light in the button will indicate recording. Press
and release again to stop the recording.
