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Sony UHC-8300 Operating Instructions Manual

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5-010-742-11 (1)
8K Color Camera
Operating Instructions
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly
and retain it for future reference.
UHC-8300
© 2019 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 5-010-742-11 (1) 8K Color Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. UHC-8300 © 2019 Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MAINTENANCE Menu ..........43 FILE Menu..............46 DIAGNOSIS Menu ............48 Appendix ..............49 Precautions ..............49 Error Messages ............49 Using a USB Drive ..........50 Specifications ............51 UHC-8300 ..............51 Optional Accessories/Related Equipment ....51 Dimensions ..............52...

  • Page 3: Overview

    System Configuration Note Production of some of the peripherals and related devices shown in the figure may have been discontinued. For advice on choosing devices, please contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative. Connection example HDVF-L770 HDVF-L750...

  • Page 4: Locations And Functions Of Parts

    i Camera number Locations and Functions Insert the supplied camera number label to display the camera number. of Parts Front left j Shoulder pad You can adjust the position toward the front or rear. For details, see “Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position” (page 11).

  • Page 5: Rear

    c Viewfinder front-rear positioning lever • Always attach and detach the rods two at a time. A single rod cannot provide a secure lock. Locks the front-rear position of the viewfinder. Loosen the lever to adjust the viewfinder position. j STATUS/CANCEL switch d Viewfinder left-right positioning ring STATUS: Displays the status information of the unit on the display.
  • Page 6 e CALL button MENU: Menus for camera settings will be displayed on the viewfinder screen. When this button is pressed, the red tally lamp of the RCP- 1500 series Remote Control Panel or the MSU-1000 series d MENU SEL (menu select) knob/ENTER button (rotary Master Setup Unit will light.
  • Page 7 Standalone operation is not supported. Note Do not connect any remote control device, such as an RCP or To supply +12 V power, contact a Sony sales representative MSU, to this connector. or Sony service representative. d DC OUT (DC power supply output) connector (4-pin)

  • Page 8: Preparations

    MAG CTRL (MAG control) connector (14-pin) Attach devices, such as a MAG controller. Attaching a Lens Note For detailed information about this connector, contact a Sony For information on handling lenses, refer to the lens’ operation service representative or Sony sales representative. manual.

  • Page 9: Adjusting The Flange Focal Length

    About 3 meters (10 ft) Set the zoom ring to wide angle. Turn the Ff ring to bring the chart into focus. Take care not to move the distance ring. Repeat steps 4 to 7 until the image is in focus at both telephoto and wide angle.

  • Page 10: Attaching The Cable Clamp Belt (Supplied)

    Adjusting the viewfinder position Attaching the Cable Clamp Belt The viewfinder position may be adjusted towards the front and (Supplied) rear and to the left and right to make it easy to view. You can secure the camera cable to the camera by attaching To adjust the position to the left or right the supplied cable clamp belt.

  • Page 11: Adjusting The Shoulder Pad Position

    Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position You can shift the shoulder pad from its center position (factory setting) backward by up to 10 mm (13/32 inch) or forward by up to 25 mm (1 inch). This adjustment helps you get the best balance for shooting with the camera on your shoulder.
  • Page 12 If the pin of the tripod attachment does not return to Tripod attachment its original position After removing the camera, if the pin of the tripod attachment does not return to its original position, hold down the red button and move the lever in the direction of the arrow to return the pin to its original position.

  • Page 13: Adjustments And Settings For Shooting

    • If the iris does not close completely, change the CC filter to Adjustments and CAP or run Auto Black Balance (ABB) after attaching the lens cap. Settings for Shooting When automatic black balance adjustment fails If the automatic black balance adjustment process does not end successfully, the error message “ABB : NG”...

  • Page 14: Setting The Electronic Shutter

    About the shutter modes A rectangle centered in the screen. The length of the sides must be at least 70% of The shutter modes that can be used with the electronic shutter the height and width of the screen. of the camera and the shutter speeds that may be selected are as follows: Shutter modes and speeds Shutter mode...
  • Page 15 Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to align the DYNAMIC FOCUS: Turn the DYNAMIC FOCUS indicator arrow marker (,) to OPERATION and press the ON/OFF (detailed dynamic focus settings are set on MENU SEL knob/ENTER button. the <DYNAMIC FOCUS> page). The dynamic focus The CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu is function is enabled when shooting in 8K.

  • Page 16: Setting The Dynamic Focus Function Detail

    value cannot be obtained, depending on the shooting <DYNAMIC FOCUS> 05 TOP environment. DYNAMIC FOCUS: OFF 2) Normally, the optimum offset is automatically set in conjunction FREQUENCY : EXTRA-LOW with the AREA MARKER SIZE and MASTER GAIN set values. ZOOM LINK : OFF MODE1 100% CRISP Use this setting when the optimum offset cannot be obtained,...

  • Page 17: Loading User Gamma For Viewfinder

    Loading User Gamma for Viewfinder Setting the Camera You can load a CSV file that defines user gamma, stored on a Outputs USB drive, into the camera. Create a CSV file. Enter the name of the gamma curve on line 1, and the You can specify the video signals directly output from the values of the gamma curve starting from line 2.

  • Page 18: Viewfinder Screen Status Display

    Outputting the same image as the viewfinder Viewfinder Screen Status in 12G-SDI The SDI-1 output becomes 12G-SDI output. Display Menu page Page No. Item Setting <SDI OUT> SDI-1 OUT 4K VF The VF signal is output at 4K. Besides the video image, the viewfinder can display text and During 4K output, the functions on the VF OUT page of the messages showing the camera settings and operation status, OPERATION menu are disabled.
  • Page 19 CAM: Light sensor level at the CCU connector (page 5) of the Note camera Displayed only when a serial communication lens is CCU: Light sensor level at the CAMERA connector of the CCU connected. i Battery voltage Displays the input voltage. j Focus position meter marker name Displays the marker name of the focus position meter.

  • Page 20: Menu Operations

    deleting pages can be performed with the USER MENU Menu Operations CUSTOMIZE menu. USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu This menu allows you to edit the USER menu. The menus displayed on the viewfinder screen enable various For details, see “Editing the USER Menu” (page 22). settings of the camera.

  • Page 21: Selecting Pages

    To return to the TOP MENU screen Selecting Pages Align the arrow marker (,) with TOP at the top right of the menu page then press the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button. When selecting a page from a CONTENTS page <VF DETAIL> 04 TOP VF DETAIL : Example: CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu...

  • Page 22: Editing The User Menu

    Repeat steps 1 and 2. The USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu allows you to configure By selecting INS on the line below the character list, you a USER menu that consists only of pages and items that you can enter a space at the cursor position. need, by your adding, deleting or replacing pages.
  • Page 23 move the item, then press the MENU SEL knob/ EDIT FUNCTION ENTER button. INSERT MOVE DELETE ITEM MOVE BLANK VF OUT : COLOR VF DETAIL : OFF MARKER CURSOR : OFF ZEBRA SW : OFF Move the arrow marker (,) to INSERT and press the ASSIGNABLE : OFF MENU SEL knob/ENTER button.
  • Page 24 Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to move the Display the EDIT PAGE screen of the USER MENU arrow marker (,) to where you wish to add the page, CUSTOMIZE menu. Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER then press the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button. button to move the arrow marker (,) to the page that The EDIT FUNCTION screen appears.

  • Page 25: Menu List

    Menu List This section shows the menus to be displayed on the Legend viewfinder screen in tables. CCU: UHCU-8300 8K Camera Control Unit • For the pages that have been registered in the USER menu Underlined values (e.g. ON, OFF, 0): Default settings at the factory, the USER menu page numbers are indicated Execute using ENTER: Execute by pressing the MENU SEL knob/ in parenthesis in the No.
  • Page 26 PAINT menu TRACKER TRACKER RECEIVE SELECT INPUT LEVEL SW STATUS FLARE OUTPUT LEVEL GAMMA EARPHONE EARPHONE RECEIVE SELECT BLK GAM KNEE READ (USB t CAM) OPERATOR FILE WHT CLIP WRITE (CAM t USB) DETAIL PRESET LVL DEP FILE ID SKIN DTL CAM CODE MATRIX DATE...
  • Page 27 4K DETAIL DETAIL SCENE FILE LEVEL LIMITER M LIMITER WHT LIMITER BLK CRISP STORE LEVEL DEPEND STANDARD READ (USB t CAM) H/V RATIO WRITE (CAM t USB) FREQ MIX RATIO FILE ID KNEE APT CAM CODE DATE 8K DETAIL DETAIL DISSOLVE LEVEL LIMITER M...
  • Page 28 FILE menu DIAGNOSIS menu READ (USB t CAM) CCU t CAM OPTICAL LEVEL OPERATOR FILE WRITE (CAM t USB) CAM t CCU PRESET BOARD STATUS STORE PRESET FILE FILE ID CAM CODE DATE SCENE FILE HOURS METER ROM VERSION CAMERA APP D03 (U15) STORE STANDARD...

  • Page 29: Operation Menu

    OPERATION Menu OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <VF DISPLAY> ON, OFF, 3S 01 (U04) ZOOM ON, OFF, 3S DISP LEFT, RIGT FOCUS ON, OFF, 3S Valid only when a serial lens is used. ON, OFF, 3S ON, OFF, 3S 5600K ON, OFF, 3S IRIS...
  • Page 30 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <VF MARKER> MARKER ON, OFF Sets MARKER to ON/OFF. 03 (U06) WHITE, BLACK, DOT LEVEL 0 to 100%, 40% CENTER ON, OFF 1, 2, 3, 4 1: Full cross 2: Full cross with a hole 3: Center 4: Center with a hole SAFETY ZONE...
  • Page 31 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <DYNAMIC FOCUS> DYNAMIC FOCUS OFF, ON, (OFF) (OFF): When shooting in HD FREQUENCY EXTRA-LOW, LOW, MIDDLE, Sets the bandwidth of the 8K resolution high- HIGH,(AUTO) frequency signal to detect. (AUTO): Displayed when ZOOM LINK is ON. ZOOM LINK ON, OFF MODE1, MODE2, MODE3,...
  • Page 32 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <FOCUS POSITION ADJUSTED SIGN METER2> SENSE 1 to 5, 2 Sets the adjustment sensitivity. Increasing the value increases the sensitivity. NAME DISP OFF, 1S, 3S, 5S, ON Sets whether to show/hide the marker name and sets the display time.
  • Page 33 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <FOCUS ASSIST2> VF DETAIL ON, OFF 0% to 100%, 25% ZOOM LINK ON, OFF 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% CRISP –99 to +99, 0 DYNAMIC FOCUS OFF, ON FREQUENCY EXTRA-LOW, LOW, MIDDLE, Sets the bandwidth of the 8K resolution high- HIGH, (AUTO) frequency signal to detect.
  • Page 34 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SPIRIT LEVEL> INDICATOR ON, OFF When this is set to ON, BOX MEMORY for <CURSOR> does not function. MODE 1, 2 Switches the display method of the indicator. REVERSE OFF, ON Inverts the movement of the indicator horizontally. SCALE 50% to 150%, 100% Adjusts the horizontal width of the indicator.
  • Page 35 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <VF OUT2> ALL(DOWNCONV), UPPER Selects the position to magnify. LEFT, CENTER LEFT, LOWER LEFT, UPPER CENTER, CENTER, LOWER CENTER, UPPER RIGHT, CENTER RIGHT, LOWER RIGHT, USER1, USER2, USER3 POSI H –99 to 0 to 99 Adjusts the position when MAG is set to USER PRESET.
  • Page 36 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SWITCH ASSIGN2> LENS VTR S/S OFF, RETURN1 SW, RETURN2 Assigns a function to the VTR START/STOP switch on 17 (U10) SW, INCOM1, INCOM2 the mounted lens. FRONT RET2 OFF, RETURN1 SW, RETURN2 SW, INCOM1, INCOM2 HANDLE SW1 OFF, RETURN1 SW, RETURN2...
  • Page 37 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <RETURN> RET1 SW SEL CCU RET1, CCU RET2, CCU Varies based on the RET 1 button setting. RET3, CCU RET4 RET2 SW SEL Varies based on the RET 2 button setting. RET3 SW SEL CCU RET1, CCU RET2, CCU RET3, CCU RET4 RET1 SW + RET2 SW...

  • Page 38: Paint Menu

    OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <EARPHONE> EARPHONE RECEIVE SEPARATE, MIX SELECT INTERCOM ---, LEFT, RIGHT, BOTH When ENG/PROD is set to MIX, this item is split into ENG and PROD items (with same settings). PGM1 ---, LEFT, RIGHT, BOTH PGM2 ---, LEFT, RIGHT, BOTH TRACKER...
  • Page 39 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <GAMMA> LEVEL R/G/B/M: –99 to +99, 0 R, G, B, and M (master) values can be independently set. COARSE 0.35 to 0.90 (0.05 steps), 0.45 TABLE STANDARD, HYPER, USER 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 With STANDARD or USER selected (only 1 to 5 are available for USER) 1: Equivalent to a camcorder...
  • Page 40 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <DETAIL 2> H/V RATIO –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode. FREQ –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode. MIX RATIO –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode.
  • Page 41 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SKIN DETAIL> SKIN DTL ON, OFF SKIN GATE OFF, 1, 2, 3, (MAT) 1, 2, 3: The skin gate function can be turned on for the specified channel only. (MAT): Displayed when GATE of <MULTI MATRIX> is NATURAL SKINDTL OFF, ON ZOOM LINK...
  • Page 42 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SHUTTER> SHUTTER ON, OFF, (ON), (OFF) Settings in ( ): When a remote control unit/panel or a CCU is not connected (cannot be changed) 59.94P: 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, Step shutter selection 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, ECS When shooting at double speed, the actual exposure 50P: 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, time will be half of the displayed value.

  • Page 43: Maintenance Menu

    PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SCENE FILE> Saving and loading a scene file (paint data): When storing a file in camera memory, specify the number after executing STORE. When reading, only specify the number. STORE 01 to 32 Specifies a scene file number.
  • Page 44 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <AUTO IRIS> AUTO IRIS ON, OFF, (ON), (OFF) Settings in ( ): When a remote control unit/panel or a CCU is not connected (cannot be changed) WINDOW 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Selects the auto iris windows: The shaded parts indicate the area where light detection occurs.
  • Page 45 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <LENS2> REMOTE CONTROL (OFF), ON Defaults to (OFF) when a supported lens is not attached. CONTROL MODE ZOOM & FOCUS, FOCUS, FOLLOW FOCUS FOLLOW FOCUS OFFSET ADJUST 1 to 5, 3 Sets the sensitivity of superimposing the offset of the SENS MSU.

  • Page 46: File Menu

    FILE Menu Five types of files can be used for easy adjustments of the customized USER menu in the Operator file. camera: Operator, Reference, Scene, OHB, and Lens. For the specific items included in these files, refer to the You can store the items set with the OPERATION menu and Maintenance Manual.
  • Page 47 FILE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <USER GAMMA> READ (USB t CAM) Execute using ENTER. Reads the user gamma file from a USB drive. PRESET Execute using ENTER. Sets the user gamma file items to the preset values in internal memory.

  • Page 48: Diagnosis Menu

    D03 (U15) Vx.xx Vx.xx Vx.xx Vx.xx Vx.xx <SERIAL NO.> MODEL UHC-8300 xxxxxxx <POWER SUPPLY CAM INPUT VOLTAGE 0% to 100%, 100% OVER Displays the ratio of the input voltage for a STATUS> camera to the output voltage for a CCU.

  • Page 49: Appendix

    Camera CMOS image sensor phenomena Appendix Note The following phenomena that may occur in images are specific to image sensors. They do not indicate a malfunction. Precautions White flecks Although the image sensors are produced with high-precision Note on laser beams technologies, fine white flecks may be generated on the Laser beams may damage the CMOS image sensor.

  • Page 50: Using A Usb Drive

    You can connect a USB drive to the USB connector to save TEMP WARNING The internal temperature is abnormally and load the settings data file. high. The following Sony USB drives are recommended. FAN STOP The built-in fan is not rotating properly. • USM4GL SET SYSTEM CLOCK The time/date of the internal clock •...

  • Page 51: Specifications

    2-pin (1), DC 10.5 V to 17 V, max. 2.5 A (This may be limited by the imposed load UHC-8300 or inputs. When supplying power from the DC IN connector, power for a power lens cannot be supplied when the supply General voltage is 10.5 V to 14 V DC.

  • Page 52: Dimensions

    SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF To meet the requirements of the software copyright holders, ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, Sony is obligated to inform you of the content of these COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON licenses.

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