Operating Guide VariCam LT

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Power supply

A battery or an external DC power supply can be used as the power supply.

Using batteries
Mounting and setting battery
Using the external DC power supply
Switching between external DC power supply and battery power supply
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  • Overview
    • Before using the camera
    • Accessories/options
      • Camera
      • Electronic HD color view finder (optional: AU-VCVF20G)
      • Shoulder mount module (optional: AU-VSHL2G)
      • Grip module (optional: AU-VGRP1G)
      • PL lens mount module (optional: AU-VMPL1G)
    • Use of the camera on a system
      • Basic system devices
      • Expansion system devices
      • Accessories
  • Description of Parts
    • Camera
      • Left side
      • Right side
      • Front
      • Rear
      • Top
      • Bottom
    • Electronic HD color view finder
      • Left side
      • Front
      • Rear
      • Top
    • Shoulder mount module
      • Left side
      • Right side
      • Front
      • Rear
      • Top
    • Grip module
      • Left side
      • Top
      • Left side (grip arm)
      • Right side (grip arm)
    • PL lens mount module
      • Left side
      • Right side
      • Front
      • Rear
  • Preparation
    • Mounting the module
      • Mounting the control panel
      • Mounting the electronic HD color view finder
      • Mounting the shoulder mount module
      • Mounting the grip module
    • Attaching and removing accessories
      • Eye cup/eye piece filter
      • Attaching a tripod
      • Rain cover
    • Power supply
      • Using batteries
      • Mounting and setting battery
      • Using the external DC power supply
      • Switching between external DC power supply and battery power supply
    • Mounting and adjusting the lens
      • EF lens
      • PL lens
      • Lens flange back adjustment
    • Connecting to the DC output terminal
      • Connecting the <DC OUT/RS> terminal to the external recording start/stop switch
      • Connecting to the <DC OUT> terminal
    • Charging the built-in battery
    • Setting the date/time of the internal clock
    • Inspections before shooting
  • Video Recording and Color Grading
    • Dual-recording
      • File name style
    • Selecting the resolution, codec, and video format for recording
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [23.98p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [24.00p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [25.00p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [29.97p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [50.00p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [59.94p]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [50.00i]
      • When [FREQUENCY] is set to [59.94i]
    • Color setting
      • COLOR screen setting
      • Control combinations through settings
      • [MAIN COLOR] setting
      • [Grading SEL] setting
      • [PROXY COLOR] setting
      • [3D LUT] setting
      • [CDL] setting
      • [SDI SET]
    • Image quality adjustment
      • [EI]
      • [WHITE]
      • [BLACK]
      • [GAMMA]
      • [KNEE]
      • [WHITE CLIP]
      • [DETAIL]
      • [SKIN DETAIL]
      • [CHROMA]
      • [LINEAR MATRIX]
      • [COLOR CORRECTION]
    • Memory card
      • Insert memory card
      • Ejecting the memory card
      • To prevent unintentional erasing
      • Status of card access LED and P2 card
      • Status of card access LED and SD memory card
      • Recording time of memory card
      • How to handle data recorded on P2 cards
      • Formatting a P2 card
    • Special recording functions
      • HD cutout high speed recording
      • IR recording
      • Shot mark recording function
      • Text memo recording function
      • Pre-recording
      • Interval recording
      • One-shot recording
  • Operation
    • Control panel operation
      • Camera status display
    • HOME screen
    • PLAY screen
    • TC screen
    • INFO screen
    • VIEW screen
    • MENU screen
    • Operation of the camera buttons
  • Audio recording
    • Preparing for audio input
      • When using a stereo microphone
      • Using audio devices
    • Selecting audio input and adjusting recording levels
      • Selecting audio input signals
      • Adjusting the recording levels
      • Audio monitor
      • Direct volume control
  • Viewfinder
    • Adjusting and setting the viewfinder
      • Adjustment method
    • Viewfinder status display
      • Lamp display
      • Status display
    • Convenient shooting functions
      • Zebra patterns display
      • Displaying the center marker
      • Displaying the safety zone marker
      • Displaying frame marker
      • Focus assist function
      • False color mode
  • Output and Screen Display
    • Output
      • Output format list
    • Screen status display
      • Status display (STATUS)
  • Other Useful Functions
    • Getting position information using the GPS
    • Assigning functions to the USER buttons
      • Selectable functions
    • Handling setting data
      • File structure of the setting data
      • Handling SD memory cards
      • Performing operations on SD memory cards
    • Setting the time data
      • Definition of time data
      • User bits settings
      • How to input user bits
      • Setting the time code
      • Externally locking the time code
      • Supplying the time code externally
    • Connection through the <USB DEVICE> terminal
      • Connecting to a computer in the USB device mode
  • Menu Operations
    • Setting menu structure
      • Menu configuration
    • Setting menu display
      • Setting menu basic operations
      • Setting menu initialization
    • Menu list
      • [SYSTEM SETTINGS]
      • [CAMERA SETTINGS]
      • [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]
      • [REC SETTINGS]
      • [AUDIO SETTINGS]
      • [OUTPUT SETTINGS]
      • [FILE]
      • [PERIPHERAL]
    • Initial value of the scene file
      • [CAMERA SETTINGS]
      • [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]
    • Menu operations
      • [SYSTEM SETTINGS]
      • [CAMERA SETTINGS]
      • [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]
      • [REC SETTINGS]
      • [AUDIO SETTINGS]
      • [OUTPUT SETTINGS]
      • [FILE]
      • [PERIPHERAL]
    • Target items for saving and initialization
      • [SYSTEM SETTINGS]
      • [CAMERA SETTINGS]
      • [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]
      • [REC SETTINGS]
      • [AUDIO SETTINGS]
      • [OUTPUT SETTINGS]
      • [FILE]
      • [PERIPHERAL]
  • Network Connection
    • Network connection
      • Available functions
    • Preparing for connection
      • For wireless module AJ-WM30/AJ-WM50
      • For wireless module other than AJ-WM30/AJ-WM50
      • For wired LAN
    • Network settings
      • Wireless LAN settings
      • 4G/LTE setting
      • Wired LAN settings
      • Checking network setting
      • Changing network setting
    • Connecting the remote operation panel
      • Setting for connection with remote operation panel
    • Using the FTP client function
      • FTP client function setting
      • Transferring (copying) from the main slot to the FTP server
  • Maintenance
    • Warning system
      • Cases indicated by error codes
      • Cases indicated by error messages
    • Updating the camera firmware
      • Updating the firmware
    • Customizing of the camera startup screen and setting of the owner information
      • Customizing of the startup screen and setting of the owner information
    • Cleaning and storing
      • Cleaning the camera body
      • Cautions when storing the camera recorder
  • Specification
    • Specifications
      • Dimensions
      • Specifications
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  • Overview
  • Description of Parts
  • Preparation
  • Video Recording and Color Grading
  • Operation
  • Audio recording
  • Viewfinder
  • Output and Screen Display
  • Other Useful Functions
  • Menu Operations
  • Network Connection
  • Maintenance
  • Specification
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  • ABC

    Assembling

    Grip module

    Shoulder mount module

    Viewfinder

    Audio input

    Audio devices

    Recording level adjustment

    Signal selection

    Stereo microphone

    [AUDIO SETTINGS]

    Battery

    Mounting

    Setting

    Built-in battery

    [CAMERA SETTINGS]

    Center marker

    Clock

    Color setting

    Control panel

    HOME screen

    INFO screen

    MENU screen

    Mounting

    PLAY screen

    TC screen

    VIEW screen

  • DEF

    Date/Time

    DC power supply

    Dual-recording

    Error code

    Error message

    Expanded display

    expressP2 memory card

    Eject

    Insert

    Write protect

    External DC power supply

    Eye cup

    Eye piece filter

    False color mode

    [FILE]

    Firmware

    Update

    Focus assist

    Formatting

    P2 card

    SD memory card

    Frame marker

    FTP client function

  • GHI

    GPS

    HD cutout high speed recording

    Headphone

    Internal clock

    Interval recording

    IR recording

  • JKL

    Lens

    Adjustment

    Mounting (EF lens)

    Mounting (PL lens)

    Lens flange back adjustment

  • MNO

    Menu

    Setting menu

    Network

    Settings

    Wired LAN

    Wireless LAN

    One-shot recording

    Output

    Output format

    [OUTPUT SETTINGS]

  • PQRS

    P2 card

    Formatting

    Status

    [PERIPHERAL]

    Pre-recording

    Rain cover

    [REC SETTINGS]

    Recording functions

    Recording levels

    Recording time

    Remote operation panel

    Safety zone marker

    [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]

    SD memory card

    Eject(1)

    Eject(2)

    Formatting

    Handling

    Insert

    Inserting

    Operation

    Status

    Write protect

    Setting data

    Scene file

    Setting menu

    Basic operations

    Initializing

    Shot mark

    Shot mark recording

    Specifications

    Status display

    Control panel

    <SDI OUT 1> output

    <SDI OUT 2> output

    <VF SDI> output

    [SYSTEM SETTINGS]

  • TUV

    Text memo recording

    Time code

    Time data

    Time zone

    Tripod

    USB

    Device mode

    User bits

    USER button

    Viewfinder

    Adjustment

    Lamp display

    Status display

  • WXYZ

    Warning system

    Zebra patterns

  • ABC

    Assembling

    Grip module

    Shoulder mount module

    Viewfinder

    Audio input

    Audio devices

    Recording level adjustment

    Signal selection

    Stereo microphone

    [AUDIO SETTINGS]

    Battery

    Mounting

    Setting

    Built-in battery

    [CAMERA SETTINGS]

    Center marker

    Clock

    Color setting

    Control panel

    HOME screen

    INFO screen

    MENU screen

    Mounting

    PLAY screen

    TC screen

    VIEW screen

  • DEF

    Date/Time

    DC power supply

    Dual-recording

    Error code

    Error message

    Expanded display

    expressP2 memory card

    Eject

    Insert

    Write protect

    External DC power supply

    Eye cup

    Eye piece filter

    False color mode

    [FILE]

    Firmware

    Update

    Focus assist

    Formatting

    P2 card

    SD memory card

    Frame marker

    FTP client function

  • GHI

    GPS

    HD cutout high speed recording

    Headphone

    Internal clock

    Interval recording

    IR recording

  • JKL

    Lens

    Adjustment

    Mounting (EF lens)

    Mounting (PL lens)

    Lens flange back adjustment

  • MNO

    Menu

    Setting menu

    Network

    Settings

    Wired LAN

    Wireless LAN

    One-shot recording

    Output

    Output format

    [OUTPUT SETTINGS]

  • PQRS

    P2 card

    Formatting

    Status

    [PERIPHERAL]

    Pre-recording

    Rain cover

    [REC SETTINGS]

    Recording functions

    Recording levels

    Recording time

    Remote operation panel

    Safety zone marker

    [SCENE FILE SETTINGS]

    SD memory card

    Eject(1)

    Eject(2)

    Formatting

    Handling

    Insert

    Inserting

    Operation

    Status

    Write protect

    Setting data

    Scene file

    Setting menu

    Basic operations

    Initializing

    Shot mark

    Shot mark recording

    Specifications

    Status display

    Control panel

    <SDI OUT 1> output

    <SDI OUT 2> output

    <VF SDI> output

    [SYSTEM SETTINGS]

  • TUV

    Text memo recording

    Time code

    Time data

    Time zone

    Tripod

    USB

    Device mode

    User bits

    USER button

    Viewfinder

    Adjustment

    Lamp display

    Status display

  • WXYZ

    Warning system

    Zebra patterns

About this manual

Published: June 2018

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