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A-E4U-100-11(1)
HD Color Video Camera
Technical Manual
EVI-H100S/H100V
2011 Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents Features ............................................................................. 3 Connection ........................................................................ 4 Locations of Controls ....................................................... 6 Basic Functions ...............................................................10 Overview of Functions .................................................................. 10 Initial Settings and Position Preset ................
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Features Th e 1/2.8t ype Exmor CMOS camera(u tilising
=> approximately 2 millionva lid pixels) allows forhig h- definition shooting with superior picture quality. Th ec amera is equippedw ith a bright,F1.6 zo om lens
=> with 20× optical zoom. B yado ptingi ts wide andd ynamic range functions,
=> you can seet he optimised shooting image which incorporates bright andd ark subjects at the same time. Th ec amera has ava riety of HD videof ormat choices
=> an
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Connection EVI-H100S Video cable to Video (not supplied) input to VIDEO Cable with BNC connector (not supplied) to HD-SDI to HD-SDI input connector 1) VISCA cable (not supplied) to VISCA IN to RS-232C to VISCA OUT To VISCA IN of other EVI-H100S/H100V Computer, video (when connecting monitor, HD video to more than one monitor, VCR or HD camera) CAM VTR with a video input jack, etc. 2) to VISCA RS-422 AC power adaptor (supplied) to AC outlet to DC 12V Power cord (supplied) 1) When t
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EVI-H100V to component DVI to input component connector adapter cable (not supplied) to VIDEO OUT DVI cable (not supplied) to VIDEO OUT to DVI input connector 1) VISCA cable (not supplied) to VISCA IN to RS-232C to VISCA OUT To VISCA IN of other EVI-H100S/H100V (when connecting Computer with serial communication to more than one interface, HD video camera) monitor with DVI input interface, etc. 2) to VISCA RS-422 AC power adaptor (supplied) to AC outlet to DC 12V Power cord (supp
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Locations of Controls Main Unit Front Rear EVI-H100S Bottom EVI-H100V Lens STANDBY lamp For detailed information on LED status of the POWER lamp Remote sensors and STANDBY lamp, see “LED Status” on page 46. POWER lamp Remote sensors (Continued) 6
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Locations of Controls IMAGE FLIP switch Switch EVI-H100S EVI-H100V Video format position support support Flips the image upside down. Normally set this to OFF when 1080i/ you uset he camera. When the camerai s attachedt ot he 0 Yes Yes 9.94 (29.97PsF) ceiling, set this toO N. Before yous et the IMAGE FLIP 1 1080p/29.97 Yes Yes 9.94 Hz switch, turn offt he unit (ors et to standby mode) and then, 2 720p/9.94 Yes Yes system turnt he powero n by connecting
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Locations of Controls RS-232C/RS-422 select switch Pin No. Function Sett o ONt o operate colour videoc amerau singt he 1 Data_2- VISCA commandv ia theRS-422 interface. To change 2 Data_2+ them ode, turno fft hec amera(n otin cluding standby mode)f irst, set thesw itcha ndt hent urn ont he camera 3 Shield (2, 4) again.Th em odec annot be switched while thec amera is 4 No connection turned on. No connection Baud rate select switch 6 No conn
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Locations of Controls FOCUS buttons Used forf ocus adjustment. Press the AUTO button to adjust the focusa utomatically. To adjust thef ocus manually, press the MANUAL button, and adjust it with theF AR and NEAR buttons. DATA SCREEN button Press this button to display them ain menu. Press it again to turn off the menu. If you press the button when a lower-level menu is selected, the display goes back to a higher-level menu. Note Pan/tilt operations are disabled when
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Basic Functions Focus Overview of Functions Focush as thef ollowing modes,a llo f which can be set using VISCA Commands. Zoom Auto Focus Mode
=> Thec amera employsa 20× o pticalzo om lens combined Theminim umf ocus distancei s10 mm a t theo ptical with a digital zoomf unction; this cameraa llows yout o wideen d and800 mm a t the optical tele end, andi s zoom up to 240×. independento ft hedig italzo om. The Auto Focus(AF) functio
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Basic Functions In these standard and variable Speed Modes, it is necessary to send AE Gain Limit Setting
=> Stop Command to stop the zoom operation. Thega in limit can be set at theF ullA uto, Shutter One Push Trigger Mode
=> Priority andI risP riority in theAE m ode. Uset his When aT rigger Commandi s sent, thelen sm ovest o setting when imagesig nal-to-noisera tioi s adjust the focusf or the subject.Th ef ocuslen st hen particularlyim port
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Basic Functions Data 60/30 mode 50/25 mode Data Iris Gain Data Iris Gain 03 1/8 1/6 1F F1.6 28 dB 11 F1.6 0 dB 02 1/4 1/3 1E F1.6 26 dB 10 F2 0 dB 01 1/2 1/2 1D F1.6 24 dB 0F F2.4 0 dB 00 1/1 1/1 1C F1.6 22 dB 0E F2.8 0 dB AE – Iris priority 1B F1.6 20 dB 0D F3.4 0 dB The iris canb es et freelyb yt heu sert o 14 steps 1A F1.6 18 dB 0C F4 0 dB between F1.6 and Close. 19 F1.6 16 dB 0B F4.8 0 dB The gain and shutter speed are set automatically, 18 F1.6 14 dB 0A F.6 0 dB according tot
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Basic Functions Back Light Compensation Exposure Ratio Mode
=> This mode fixes the shutters peedo f alo ngexp osure. When theb ackground oft he subject ist oob right,o r Configure the shutter speedo fa s hort exposure by when the subjecti s too darkd ue tos hooting in the AE settingt hera tiow ithr egards to a long exposure with mode, back light compensation will make the subject theexp osure ratiop arameter. appear clearer. Blown-out highlight
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Basic Functions High Sensitivity Mode Custom Color Gain In this mode, higher sensitivity gain isa pplieda s Youc anc ustomizea nd configuret heco lorga in.U se standard gain increases, reachinga gain level at MAX this setting whenb rightco lor is particularly important. gain of up to 4x thes tandard gain.I n suchc ases, The initial setting 100% (4h) can be sett o rangef rom however, there willb ea hig h volume noisein t he approx.60% (Oh)t
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Basic Functions Note Memory (Position Preset) Using the position preset function, 6 sets of camera Whenin Auto_ICR_OFF statea nd WBd ata is added(defa ult), a malfunctionm ay occurw hen thes ubjectsl argely consisting ofb lue shooting conditionsc anb es tored andr ecalled. andg reen colors aret aken. Thisf unctiona llows you to achievet he desired status instantly without adjustingt he followingi temse ach time. Camera ID Pan/Tilt Position
=> TheID
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Basic Functions Initial Settings and Position Preset The initialva lues are those seta t thefac tory. Settings choicei s made from POSITION 1 to 6 whilet he fori temsin Position presets 1 to6 t hat will be retained RESETb utton ont heR emote Commander isb eing even when the power to thec amera is turnedo ffa re pressed,t he settingss electedw ill beu seda st he indicated by a“ Yes,”t hoset hat will belos ta re indicated initials ett
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Basic Functions Notes The number of timesd ata can be writtent o the EEPROM (by executing PositionP reset) is limited.
=> If you want thec amera status and Pan/Tilt positions in effect before the camera ist urned off tob e retained whent hep ower
=> is turned OFF, then turnedO N again, have thec amera memorize those positions inPOS ITION 1. Itt akes approximately 2s econds longer to memorize orera ses ettings in POSITION 1t han it doest om emorize or eras
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Basic Functions 18 Mode Condition Basic settings Mode Power On Power 1) During displaying Off 2) 3) IFC Initializing Memory Command the menu Command AddressSet Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes IF_Clear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CAM_PowerOn Yes No No
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Basic Functions 19 Zoom/Focu
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Basic Functions 20 Exposure Mode Power On 1) Power Off Exposure mode During displaying 2) 3) IFC Initializing Wide-D ON Memory Recall the menu Command Full Auto Bright Shutter Pri Iris Pri
