Odyssey 7Q Setup Manual

Manual is about: PROFESSIONAL MONITOR/RECORDER

Summary of 7Q

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    Panasonic lumix gh4 notes about using the odyssey with the gh4 4k or 1080p50/60 over hdmi is only supported on the odyssey7q+, to record 1080p50/60 on an odyssey7 or odyssey7q you must use an hdmi to sdi converter. Odyssey7/odyssey7q are limited to 1080p30 over hdmi due to a hardware constraint. Pro...

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    Continued » camera settings (section 1 - hdmi output) 1. Switch camera to video mode rotate the mode dial to the position. 2. Set internal recording menu » (5) » system frequency » (59.94/50/24) menu » (1) » rec quality » (4k 100mb**/fhd 60/** fhd 30/fhd 24) note: 4096x2160 (c4k) can only be selecte...

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    Panasonic lumix gh4 5. Set clean hdmi output menu » (4) » hdmi rec output » info display » off ** note that 4k and 1080p50/60p over hdmi is only supported on the odyssey7q+ 1080p50/60 is supported on any odyssey with the use of a hdmi to sdi converter. Camera settings (yagh output) this section cove...

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    Continued » panasonic lumix gh4 6. Set internal recording menu » (5) » system frequency » (59.94/50/24) menu » (1) » rec quality » (4k 100mb**/fhd 60/** fhd 30/fhd 24) 7. Set hdmi output menu » (4) » hdmi rec output » bit mode » (4:2:2 10-bit*/4:2:2 8-bit) * note when set to 4:2:2 10 bit, the camera...

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    Panasonic lumix gh4 odyssey configuration 1. Set odyssey record mode hd recording ☼ » setup » camera » panasonic » hd->hd prores(.Mov) 4k prores recording (odyssey7q+) ☼ » setup » camera » panasonic » 4k/uhd prores(.Mov) 4k hdmi to 2k prores recording (odyssey7q+) ☼ » setup » camera » panasonic » 4k...

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    Panasonic lumix gh4 5. Format ssds ☼ » odyssey » ssd’s » format both (or format ssd1 if you do not have a second ssd drive installed.) 6. Connect to camera and verify status input connect gh4 hdmi output to odyssey hdmi input the status on your odyssey will display your camera’s output. Example: uhd...

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    Off-loading data copying files to your computer 1. Connect ssd drive to adapter connect the convergent design 2.5” premium ssd media to any off-the-shelf 2.5” sata adaptor (example: seagate goflex thunderbolt adaptor or usb 3.0 adaptor) 2. Connect adapter to computer the ssd will mount within 10-20 ...

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    Apple prores 422 (hq/422/lt) the odyssey 7 and 7q records in apple prores hq, 422 or lt which are 10 bit 4:2:2 compressed codecs. This will allow for high quality recording while avoiding high data rates of working with uncompressed video. (dpx) apple prores bitrates apple prores 422 (hq): 220mb app...