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Sony HDC-P50 Operating Instructions Manual

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5-001-751-12 (1)
Multi Purpose Camera
Operating Instructions
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly
and retain it for future reference.
HDC-P50
© 2019 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 5-001-751-12 (1) Multi Purpose Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. HDC-P50 © 2019 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 Table of Contents Overview..............3 Supported Formats ............3 System Configuration ............4 Locations and Functions of Parts......6 Front.................6 Rear .................6 Preparations............... 8 Attaching a Lens ..............8 Adjusting the Flange Focal Length........8 Mounting the Camera to a Tripod ........9 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting ....10 Setting the Camera Outputs...........10 Paint Functions in HDR MODE ........10 HDR Look Function............10...

  • Page 3: Supported Formats

    Overview The HDC-P50 is a multi purpose camera equipped with a 2/3-inch, 3-chip 4K image sensor. Its compact and lightweight enclosure enables shooting at various angles, and it supports 4K signal output. The image sensor incorporates a global shutter function for accurate image reproduction without rolling shutter distortion or flashbanding.

  • Page 4: System Configuration

    System Configuration Note Production of some of the peripherals and related devices shown in the figures may have been discontinued. For advice on choosing devices, contact your Sony dealer or a Sony sales representative. Standalone mode (camera only) operation RCP-3000/1000 series...
  • Page 5 Camera Control Unit RCP-3000/1000 series Remote Control Panel Optical fiber cable Lens (for ENG/EFP) LAN cable LAN cable HDC-P50 Lens MSU-1000 series (for ENG/EFP) Master Setup Unit AC-DN10A AC power supply AC Adapter This diagram shows the HDC5500. This diagram shows the HDCU5500.

  • Page 6: Locations And Functions Of Parts

    Rear Locations and Functions of Parts Front a Rear tally lamp The tally lamp lights when a call signal is generated in response to the pressing of a CALL button or a tally signal input to the EXT I/O connector. The rear tally lamp also serves as a battery alarm function.
  • Page 7 RCP if the supply voltage to the unit is low or if connected over a long distance. For details about external power supplies, contact your Sony dealer. k SDI 1/2 (serial digital interface) connectors (BNC-type) For 12G-SDI, 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, or HD-SDI signal output.

  • Page 8: Attaching A Lens

    • If the focus is not sharp at both telephoto and wide angle Preparations when zooming The flange focal length can be more precisely adjusted by using the focus assist indicators. For details about focus assist indicators, see “Displaying the Attaching a Lens focus assist indicators”...

  • Page 9: Mounting The Camera To A Tripod

    : 3/8-inch tripod screws (screw depth of 10 mm or less) : M4 screws (screw depth of 5 mm or less) Use to attach an optional V shoe (Sony part No.: A-8279-993-D). Use K4×8 (4) thread locking screws (Sony part No.: 3-729-072-02).

  • Page 10: Adjustments And Settings For Shooting

    Paint function Adjustments and Knee ON/OFF Knee Point R/G/B/Master Settings for Shooting Knee Slope R/G/B/Master Auto Knee ON/OFF Auto Knee Point Limit Setting the Camera Outputs Auto Knee Auto Slope You can change the video signal output from the camera using Detail Mix Ratio the menu.
  • Page 11 For details, see the operation manual of the MSU or RCP. Use the MAINTENANCE menu to set the mode. Notes For details about menu operations, see “Menu Operations” (page 17). • When connecting the RCP to the unit with a CCA-5 cable and using a LAN cable for the connection device of that RCP, set CNS MODE to LEGACY mode.

  • Page 12: Setting The Focus Assist Functions

    This function converts the protocol of the camera network focusing can be displayed on a monitor connected to the SDI system to a simple protocol within the HDC-P50 for MONI connector (VF setting). communication with the CNA-1 which uses a simple protocol.
  • Page 13 Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to move the Displaying the focus assist indicators arrow marker (,) to <VF DETAIL> and press the The focus assist indicator function extracts the irregularities of MENU SEL knob/ENTER button. a subject and converts the integrated values to a level The <VF DETAIL>...

  • Page 14: Setting The Dynamic Focus Function Detail

    To use the area marker Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to move the Setting AREA MARKER to ON displays the detection area arrow marker (,) to the item to be set and press the of the focus as a marker on a viewfinder screen. MENU SEL knob/ENTER button.
  • Page 15 Display the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION Set the DISPLAY switch to MENU while holding the menu (referring to steps 1 to 4 in “Adding the VF MENU SELECT knob pressed. detail signal”). The camera enters Menu mode, and “TOP” is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.

  • Page 16: Monitor Screen Status Display

    To finish the adjustment, set the DISPLAY switch to OFF to exit Menu mode. Monitor Screen Status Display Besides the video image, a monitor connected to the SDI MONI connector (VF setting) can display text and messages showing the camera settings and operation status, as well as items such as a center marker or safety zone marker.

  • Page 17: Status Screen

    i Battery voltage Displays the battery voltage. Menu Operations j Focus position meter marker name Displays the marker name of the focus position meter. The menu displayed on a monitor connected to the SDI MONI k Setting change / adjustment process message area connector enables various settings of the camera to be This area is only used when the MESSAGE item of the menu configured.

  • Page 18: Selecting Pages

    Menu structure Selecting Pages USER menu When selecting a page from a CONTENTS This menu can include menu pages selected from among the OPERATION, PAINT, MAINTENANCE, FILE, and page DIAGNOSIS menus, for convenience. Changing, adding, and Example: CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu deleting pages can be performed with the USER MENU CUSTOMIZE menu.

  • Page 19: Setting Menu Items

    If you enter the permitted maximum number of characters <VF DETAIL> 03 TOP (up to the stop mark at the right end of the line), the cursor VF DETAIL : moves to ESC on the line below the character list. CRISP FREQUENCY: FLICKER...
  • Page 20 Set the DISPLAY/MENU switch from OFF to MENU <SW STATUS> while holding the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button FLARE pressed. GAMMA The TOP MENU screen appears. BLK GAM : OFF KNEE WHT CLIP: DETAIL Turn the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button to move the LVL DEP : SKIN DTL: OFF arrow marker (,) to USER MENU CUSTOMIZE, then...
  • Page 21 The item selected in step 1 moves to the position above Select INSERT then press the MENU SEL knob/ the item that you selected in step 3. ENTER button. In the above example, “ASSIGNABLE” is moved to the top The selection screen appears. and the other items are moved down one line.
  • Page 22 ITEM MOVE 01.<VF DISPLAY> 02.<VF MARKER> 03.<VF DETAIL> 04.<DYNAMIC FOCUS> 05.<FOCUS POSITION METER1> 06.<FOCUS POSITION METER2> 07.<FOCUS ASSIST> 08.<ZEBRA> 09.<CURSOR> 10.<BOX CURSOR FILE> Press the MENU SEL knob/ENTER button. The page selected in step 1 is moved to the position selected in step 3.
  • Page 23 Menu List This section shows the menus displayed on a monitor Legend connected to the SDI MONI connector. Underlined values (e.g. ON, OFF, 0): Default settings • For the pages that have been registered in the USER menu Execute using ENTER: Execute by pressing the MENU SEL knob/ at the factory, the USER menu page numbers are indicated ENTER button.
  • Page 24 PAINT menu SPIRIT LEVEL INDICATOR SW STATUS FLARE MODE GAMMA REVERSE BLK GAM SCALE KNEE H POSITION WHT CLIP V POSITION DETAIL ANGLE LVL DEP OFFSET SKIN DTL SET ZERO ANGLE MATRIX CLEAR VIDEO LEVEL WHITE VF OUT VF OUT BLACK 13 (U01) CHARACTER LEVEL...
  • Page 25 DETAIL 2 H/V R ATIO NOISE SUPPRESSION SUPPRESSION FREQ MIX RATIO FLICKER REDUCTION REDUCTION KNEE APT POWER LINE FREQUENCY DTL H/V MODE MODE INDEPENDENT GAIN OFFSET HD DETAIL DETAIL ACM TYPE LEVEL HDR OPERATION HDR MODE LIMITER M SDR GAIN LIMITER WHT HDR CONTRAST LIMITER BLK...
  • Page 26 MAINTENANCE menu DATE DATE/TIME DATE FORMAT AUTO SETUP AUTO BLACK BATTERY ALARM BEFORE END AUTO WHITE AUTO LEVEL BATTERY ALARM TEST TCP/IP SETTING DHCP WHITE SHADING V SAW IP ADDRESS V PARA SUBNET MASK H SAW DEFAULT GATEWAY H PARA WHITE MAC ADDRESS BLACK SHADING...
  • Page 27 FILE menu DIAGNOSIS menu OPERATOR FILE READ (USB CAM) BOARD STATUS WRITE (CAM USB) PRESET TORE PRESET FILE CLEAR PRESET FILE HOURS METER ROM VERSION CAMERA APP SCENE FILE D02 (U11) UPDATER STORE NET STATUS 1 NETWORK STANDARD LINK CONDITION READ (USB CAM) MAC ADDRESS...

  • Page 28: 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 FORM 999, mm Sets the ZOOM display format. 999: Displayed in the range 0 to 999 (no units). mm: Displayed in millimeters.
  • Page 29 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <VF DETAIL> VF DETAIL ON, OFF 03 (U02) 0 to 100%, 25% CRISP –99 to +99, 0 FREQUENCY 9M, 14M, 18M FLICKER ON, OFF AREA 100%, 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% ZOOM LINK ON, OFF 0 to 100%, 50%...
  • Page 30 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 31 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <CURSOR> CURSOR ON, OFF 09 (U07) LEVEL MIN, 1 to 10, 4 WHITE, BLACK, DOT BOX/CROSS BOX, CROSS H POSITION 0 to 99, 50 V POSITION 0 to 99, 50 WIDTH 0 to 99, 50 HEIGHT 0 to 99, 50 BOX MEMORY...
  • Page 32 OPERATION Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <EXT I/O> PIN4 OFF, R-TALLY OUT, G-TALLY Function assignment of Assignable pins on EXT I/O OUT, TALLY OUT, R-TALLY IN, connector. G-TALLY IN, FOCUS POS Note METER, FOCUS POS MKR1, FOCUS POS MKR2, FOCUS DIGITAL EXTENDER is enabled only when OUTPUT POS MKR3, FOCUS ASSIST, FORMAT is HD (excluding HFR).

  • Page 33: Paint Menu

    PAINT Menu PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SW STATUS> FLARE ON, OFF GAMMA ON, OFF BLK GAM ON, OFF KNEE ON, OFF WHT CLIP ON, OFF DETAIL ON, OFF LVL DEP ON, OFF SKIN DTL ON, OFF MATRIX ON, OFF <VIDEO LEVEL>...
  • Page 34 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <SATURATION> SATURATION –99 to +99, 0 ON, OFF LOW KEY SAT –99 to +99, 0 RANGE LOW, L.MID, H.MID, HIGH ON, OFF TEST OFF, SAW, 10 STEP <KNEE> K POINT R/G/B/M: –99 to +99, 0 R, G, B, and M (master) values can be independently set.
  • Page 35 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <HD DETAIL> DETAIL ON, OFF LEVEL –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode. LIMITER [M] –99 to +99, 0 LIMITER [WHT] –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode. LIMITER [BLK] –99 to +99, 0 Absolute value is displayed in ABS mode.
  • Page 36 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <USER MATRIX> –99 to +99, 0 –99 to +99, 0 –99 to +99, 0 –99 to +99, 0 –99 to +99, 0 –99 to +99, 0 MATRIX ON, OFF PRESET ---, ON, OFF ---, SMPTE-240M, ITU-709, SMPTE-WIDE, NTSC, EBU, ITU-601, CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2,...
  • Page 37 PAINT Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <FLICKER REDUCTION ON, OFF, (OFF) (OFF): When format other than HFR is selected REDUCTION> Note When you turn REDUCTION ON or OFF, noise may be generated. This is not a malfunction. POWER LINE 50, 60 Specifies the frequency of the lighting power source.

  • Page 38: 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 Execute using ENTER. STANDARD Execute using ENTER.
  • Page 39 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <AUTO IRIS> AUTO IRIS ON, OFF WINDOW 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Selects the auto iris windows: The shaded parts indicate the area where light detection occurs. OVERRIDE –99 to 99, 0, --- Sets to temporarily change the reference value for brightness of the automatic iris level in the range of ±2 steps:...
  • Page 40 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <LENS2> REMOTE CONTROL ON, OFF, (OFF) Lens remote control from MSU/RCP on/off setting. Same function as the Active button on the Zoom/ Focus Control screen of the MSU/RCP. (OFF): When lens is not supported CONTROL MODE ZOOM &...
  • Page 41 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <GENLOCK> REFERENCE Synchronization status Display only GENLOCK DISABLE, ENABLE STATUS Display only FORMAT PHASE –1024 to 1023, 0 –1700 to 1700, 0 <DATE> DATE/TIME 2000 to 2035/01 to 12/00 to 31 00 to 23 : 00 to 59 DATE FORMAT 1 Y/Mn/D, 2 Mn/D, 3 D/M/Y, Y: Year...
  • Page 42 MAINTENANCE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <OTHERS> FAN MODE OFF, AUTO1, AUTO2, MIN, MAX AUTO1: Normal rotation AUTO2: Slow rotation BARS ON, OFF WHITE SETUP MOD AWB, A.LVL DIAMOND MARKER OFF, ON Sets diamond marker superposition on the color bar for 4K 2-Sample Interleave output.
  • Page 43 SDI 1 to SDI 4 connector settings SYSTEM FORMAT SDI OUT <OUTPUT FORMAT> <SDI OUT> RESOLUTION FREQUENCY OETF SLOT1/2-OUT SLOT3/4-OUT Output format Output format 3840×2160 59.94P/50P Other 4K/12G/HDR 3840×2160/59.94P Single-Link HD/3G-A/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P than SDR HD/3G-B/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P HD/1.5G/SDR 1920×1080/59.94i 4K/3G-A/2SI/HDR 3840×2160/59.94P Quad-Link 4K/3G-A/2SI/HDR 3840×2160/59.94P 4K/3G-B/2SI/HDR...
  • Page 44 SYSTEM FORMAT SDI OUT <OUTPUT FORMAT> <SDI OUT> RESOLUTION FREQUENCY OETF SLOT1/2-OUT SLOT3/4-OUT Output format Output format 1920×1080 59.94P/50P Other HD/3G-A/HDR 1920×1080/59.94P Single-Link HD/3G-A/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P than SDR HD/3G-B/HDR 1920×1080/59.94P HD/3G-B/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P HD/3G-A/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P Single-Link HD/3G-A/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P HD/3G-B/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P HD/3G-B/SDR 1920×1080/59.94P 59.94i/50i HD/1.5G/SDR 1920×1080/59.94i...
  • Page 45 SYSTEM FORMAT SDI OUT <OUTPUT FORMAT> <SDI OUT> RESOLUTION FREQUENCY OETF SLOT1/2-OUT SLOT3/4-OUT Output format Output format 59.94i(2×)/ HD/12G/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i Single-Link-5 OFF – 50i(2×) (fixed) HD/3G-B/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i Single-Link-1 HD/3G-B/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i HD/1.5G/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i Dual-Link-1 HD/1.5G/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i 59.94i(3×)/ HD/12G/HFR(i)/ 1920×1080/59.94i Single-Link-6 OFF –...
  • Page 46 FILE Menu Five types of files can be used for easy adjustments of the camera; Operator, Reference, Scene, OHB, and Lens. You can store the items set with the OPERATION menu and customized USER menu in the Operator file. For the specific items included in these files, refer to the Maintenance Manual.
  • Page 47 FILE Page name Item Settings Description Page No. <USER GAMMA> READ (USBtCAM) 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. FILE ID Max.

  • Page 48: Diagnosis Menu

    DHCP ON, OFF IP ADDRESS x.x.x.x SUBNET MASK x.x.x.x DEFAULT GATEWAY x.x.x.x MAC ADDRESS xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx <SERIAL NO> MODEL HDC-P50 xxxxxxx EFFECTIVE FUNCTION Displayed if any option is installed. <POWER SUPPLY CAM CONSUMPTION 0% to 100% Displays camera power consumption. STATUS>...

  • Page 49: Error Messages

    If the unit gets wet, make sure it is completely dry before storage. Security Avoid use or storage in the following places: SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND • Extremely hot or cold places RESULTING FROM A FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT PROPER • Places with high humidity SECURITY MEASURES ON TRANSMISSION DEVICES, •...

  • Page 50: Using A Usb Drive

    • USB drives other than those recommended may not be recognized when connected to the USB connector. • USB drives must be formatted with the FAT16 or FAT32 file system. Recommended Sony USB drives are preformatted, and can be used without any prior setup.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, OR FOR 5: 1/64ND ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER. Input/output connectors • SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CLAIMS OF ANY KIND MADE BY USERS OF THIS UNIT OR MADE BY LENS 12-pin (1) THIRD PARTIES.

  • Page 52: External Dimensions

    To meet the requirements of the software copyright holders, Sony is obligated to inform you of the content of these licenses. For the content of these licenses, see the PDF file in the “License”...

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