Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BVP-E30 series Sony
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COL OR VIDE O CAMER A BVP-E30 series OPERA TION MANUAL [Englis h] 1st Edition.
2 T o prev ent fire or shock haz ard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o av oi d electrical shoc k, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel onl y .
3 Tabl e of Co nten ts Table of Content s Using the CD-ROM Manual .............. ......... .............. ............. 4 CD-ROM System Requirements ............................................... 4 Preparations .......................................
Using the CD-ROM Manual 4 Using the CD-R OM Man ual The supplie d CD-R OM include s versions of the Operation Manual for the BVP-E30 series (Japan ese, English, French, German , Italian, and Spanish v ersions). CD-ROM Syste m Requirements The follo wing are re quired to access the sup plied CD- RO M di s c .
Overview 5 Overvi e w The BVP-E3 0-series Color V ideo Camera is a di gital portable camera wi th functions and performan ce suitable for use in a studio as well as for out side broadcast applicati ons. The BVP-E30 ( NTSC model) an d BV P- E30P (P AL model) are design ed only fo r the aspe ct ratio 4:3.
Overvi ew 6 mechanism adop ted in this camera al so allo ws you to soften images. T ri ple-sk in-ton e-det ail c ontrol Skin-to ne d etail corre ction tha t allows detail to be set indepe ndent ly for ea ch of the th ree separa te color rang es is provi ded.
Overview 7 Optional Accessories The follo wing optional accessories are a vailab le..
Locati on and Func tion of Parts 8 Locatio n and Function of P a r ts Side P anels VTR GAIN OUTPUT WHITE BAL STATUS CANCEL MENU GENLOCK DISPLAY ON OFF MENU RET1 INCOM TESTOUT MIC m Should er pad l ock.
Locat ion and Functio n of Parts 9 a Handle buttons The function of each of these b uttons is a ssignable in the menu operati on. At the factory , th e front-si de button is set to RET 1, and th e rear-side button is set to INCO M 1.
Locati on and Func tion of Parts 10 l Memo ry Sti ck sl o t Insert a Memor y S t ic k to store f ile data. F or details, see “Usin g a Memory Sti ck” on page 18. m CA lock screw T i ghten the screw to secure the CA-5 70/570 P /950/9 50P Camera Adaptor or the WLL-CA55 W ireless Camera T ra n smitter to the camera .
Locat ion and Functio n of Parts 11 e MENU SELECT kn ob When the DIS PLA Y switch on the side pa nel is set to MENU and the menu is displaye d, turn thi s control knob to select a menu i tem and press it to re gister the selection. F or det ails, see “Men u Ope ratio n” o n page 21 .
Setting Up the Camera 12 Setting Up the Camera Attaching a Lens to the Camera Att a ch a n op ti ona l l en s as desc ri bed b elow . F or details on the lens, r efer to t he instruc tion manual furnishe d with th e lens . Attaching procedure 1 T urn the lens mou nt le ver on t he front pa nel fully countercl ockwise and remo ve th e mounting cap.
Setting Up the Camera 13 Attaching a 1.5-type/2-type Vie wfinder Attach a B VF-10/10CE/2 0W/20WCE as described b elo w . F or detail s on the vie wfi nder , r efer to the instr uction manual of the vie wfi nder . Attaching procedure 1 Slide t he vie wf inder in t he direc tion of the ar ro w .
Setting Up the Camera 14 Detaching th e v iewfinder 1 T urn the viewf inder lock ring to loosen i t. 2 Pull th e vie wf inder stoppe r up and slid e the vie wfind er in the direction of t he arro w to remov e it. 3 Disconnect the vie wfinder c able from the VF connector .
Setting Up the Camera 15 Cleaning the viewfinder T o ensure a clear vie w while shooting, you must keep the interior of the vi ewf inder clean. T o clean the vie wfinder , remov e the vie wfinder from the camera and take care not to scratch any of the com po n ents with in the v iewf i nder .
Setting Up the Camera 16 Attaching a shoulder strap Attach a shoulder strap as sh own be l o w . Detac hing a should er strap Adjusting the Shoulder P ad P osition Y ou can shift the shoulder pad from it s center po sition (fact ory setting) back ward by up t o 10 mm (3/8 inch) o r forwar d by up to 25 mm ( 1 inch).
Setting Up the Camera 17 Mounting the Camera to a T ripod Mount t he camera to a t ripod using a VCT -14 T ripod Adaptor . • Select a n appropriate hol e from among t hose at th e bottom o f the t ripod adapto r considering th e balance of the weight o f the camera a nd the tripod adaptor .
Using a Memo ry Stick 18 Using a Memory Stic k When a “Memory Stick ” is inserted in the ca mera, the f il e data can be stored on the “Memor y Stick,” which enable s you to share data among cameras.
Using a Memory Stick 19 “Memory Stick PRO” “Memory St ick” with Mag icGate copyri ght protec tion technology, e xclusive for “Memory Sti ck PRO”- compliant products . This ty pe of “Memory S tick” cannot be used with the BVP-E30 series.
Display on the V iewfinder S creen 20 Displa y on the Vie w finde r Screen On the vie wfi nder screen, the current status of the camera, as well as menu items, can be displayed. Status display Set the DIS PLA Y switch to ON. The curre nt settin gs of th e switches on the c amera and aut omatic ally ad justed v alues will appear .
Menu Op era tion 21 Men u Operation T o perform menu oper ations, f irst display th e menu on the vie wf inder screen. Disp layin g t h e Me nu Set the DISPLA Y switch to MENU. The OP ERA TION or USER menu, which ev er was displa yed when the came ra was turned off, wi ll appear .
Menu Op era tion 22 T o cancel a s etting Push the ST A T US/CA NCEL switc h to CANCEL whi le the question mark is displ ayed in step 3 . The origin al setting will be restored. Using the USER Menu Y ou can select desired pa ges from the OPERA TION, P AINT , MAINTEN ANCE, F ILE, and DIA GNO SIS menu pages, and cop y and set the m on the USER Men u.
Menu Op era tion 23 4 T urn the MENU SELECT knob to select MO VE, then push the MENU SELECT knob . The P A G E EDIT screen is restored. 5 T urn the M ENU SELE CT k nob to move the arrow to the posit ion where the sele cted page is to be mo ved, then push t he MENU SELECT kn ob.
Menu Op era tion 24 11 When setting of all items on the page i s completed, turn the M ENU SELEC T knob to move the arrow to TOP at the top of the screen , then push the MENU SELECT kn ob. The TOP ME NU screen is restored. T o change the or der of the i tems Y ou can change the order of the i tems by th e same method as that for the menu p ages.
Menu Op era tion 25 MENU Items The names of menu items are listed on page 0 <CONTENTS> of each menu. OPERA TION Menu Menu P age Items: defaul t setting Setting values <TEST/VF OUT> 1 TEST .
Menu Op era tion 26 <VF DISPLA Y> (Contin ued) 5 SCENE : ON 3S/ON/OFF A UDIO : OF F O N/ OFF T APE : OFF 3S/ON/OFF INCOM : ON ON /OFF C . TEMP : OFF 3S/ON/OFF MESSA G : ALL ALL/WRN/A T/OFF < .
Menu Op era tion 27 P AINT Menu <LENS FILE> 1 2 FILE : 1 1 to 16 HA14 × 8 F2.0 Menu P age Items: defaul t setting Setting v alues <SW ST A TUS> P1 FLARE : ON ON/OFF GAMM A : ON ON/ OFF BL.
Menu Op era tion 28 <KNEE> P6 K POINT [R] [G] [B] [M] : 0 0 0 0 –99 to +99 K SLOPE : 0 0 0 0 –99 to +99 KNEE : ON ON /OFF KNEE MAX : OFF ON/OFF KNEE SA T : 0 OFF –99 to +99 ON/OFF A UT O K.
Menu Op era tion 29 a) NTS C: 1/10 0, 1/ 12 5, 1/ 25 0, 1/50 0, 1/ 1 000, 1/2000 P A L: 1/6 0, 1/12 5, 1/25 0, 1/50 0, 1/1 000, 1/ 2000 NTSC /sF: 1/60, 1/120, 1/ 125, 1/ 250, 1/500, 1/1000 P A L/sF: 1/50 , 1 /100 , 1/ 125, 1/250 , 1 /50 0, 1/ 1000 b) NTSC: 60.
Menu Op era tion 30 MAINTENANCE Menu Menu P age Items: defaul t setting Setting v alues <A UTO SETUP> M1 A UTO BLA CK A UT O WHITE A UT O LEVEL A UT O WHITE SHADING A UTO B LACK SHADING TEST SIG.
Menu Op era tion 31 FILE Menu <D A TE/TIME> M8 2000/04/30 08:32 da y , time D A TE TYPE : 1 Y/Mn/D 1 to 6 <OHB MA TRIX> M9 R [-R] [-G] [-B] : – 0 0 –99 to +99 G : 0 – 0 –99 to +99 .
Menu Op era tion 32 DIA GNOSIS Menu If NG appear s, consult your So ny serv ice personnel . <RE FER EN CE > F 3 STORE F I LE ST AND ARD ALL PRESET READ (MS t CAM) WRITE (CAM t MS) FILE ID CAM CODE DA T E <LENS FILE> F 4 STORE FIL E No .
Specifications 33 Specificat ions Pic k-up de vice Pick-up de vice 2/3-type , interline transfer CCD De vice conf iguration RGB 3 -CCD sy ste m Picture elemen ts BVP-E30/E30WS: 980 (h) × 98 8 (v ) BVP-E3 0P/E30WSP: 980 (h) × 1164 (v) Optica l specifica tions Spectral system F1.
Specific ations 34 Common to B VP-E30/E 30P/E30 WS/E30WSP WLL-CA5 5 W ireless Camera T ra nsmitte r CA C-12 Microp hone Holder VCT -14 T r i pod Adaptor VFH-550 5-i nch V ie w finder S ports Hood Memo.
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BVP-E30 series (UC/CE) Pr inte d in B elg ium 2004. 05. 08 © 2004 Sony Cor poration B & P Com pany (1).
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