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P+S Technik PS-Cam X35 User Manual
Summary of PS-Cam X35
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Www.Pstechnik.De 2 contents 1. About 7 1.1. The ps-cam x35 7 1.2. This user manual 8 1.3. Service informations 8 2. Product scope 9 2.1. Scope of delivery 9 2.2. Optional accessories 9 2.3. Upgrade possibilities 12 3. Camera views 13 4. Setup 16 4.1. Setting the control unit 16 4.1.1. Removing 16 4....
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Www.Pstechnik.De 3 5. Operation 20 5.1. Camera modes 20 5.1.1. Live mode 20 5.1.2. Direct recording 20 5.1.3. Indirect and super slow motion recording20 5.1.4. Types of record modes 22 5.2. Control unit 24 5.3. Menu structure 25 5.4. Info menu 25 5.5. Main menu 26 5.5.1. Settings 26 5.5.2. Timeline ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 4 10. Quick references 46 10.1. Short specification list 47 10.2. Connector pin assignment list 47 10.3. Control unit - menu pattern 48 11. Manufacturer information 49.
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Www.Pstechnik.De 5 safety notes caution risk of electric shock do not open caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer to servicing to qualified service personnel. Warning: - to reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 6 the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and mainte- nance (service) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. To prevent damages to the device, do not expose it to extreme moisture, ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 7 1. About 1.1. The ps-cam x35 the camera the ps-cam x35 a motion effect camera designed for normal shooting rates and below and up to 750 fps (1.500 fps mk2) in slow motion, fast motion, ramped motion, time lapsed motion for all purposes. On the analog side there were analog film c...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 8 current revision revision number mk i revision number mk ii rev 1.6.1 rev 2.0.0 release x35 14.10.2013 raw option available time code and general offline sync function available dynamic range enhancement curves hd, rgb, raw and recommendations available one button recording (rec t...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 9 2. Product scope 2.1. Scope of delivery art. No. Description 27681 ps-cam x35 - all-purpose motion effects camera with 18gb buffer incl. Control unit left/right mountable, ims mount, inte- grated 15mm lws, handgrip (#23358), ab mount (#27887), ps-cam x35 manual (#27750) 27680 ps-c...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 10 18382 ps-ims-ef canon ef-mount for p+s technik interchangeable mount sys- tem 22646 ps-ims-fd canon fd-mount for p+s technik interchangeable mount sys- tem 18380 ps-ims-r leica r-mount for p+s technik interchangeable mount system 19906 ps-ims-m leica m-mount for p+s technik inter...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 11 25798 ps-power cable, 24v, 4-pin/xlr/m - 2-pin fischer/f) for power supply 17236 ps-power cable, 24v, 3-pin/xlr/m - 2-pin fischer/f for power supply or block batteries 27806 ps-cam x35 v-mount modification (#27505) mechanical accessories 27909 ps-cam x35 shoulder pad 23012 ps-ada...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 12 25964 tc-out cable slate / all 601 tc-out cable, unidirectional lemo 5-pin / xlr 3-pin male general accessories 27751 ps-cam x35 transport case 27750 ps-cam x35 user manual free download from www.Pstechnik.De 2.3. Upgrade possibilities art. No. Description 27683 9gb to 36gb exten...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 13 3. Camera views ps-cam x35 left side ps-cam x35 right side focus hook hand grip run button left side control unit recess (covered) right side control unit access (with control unit) run button ventilation 2x 24 v out / trigger focus hook.
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Www.Pstechnik.De 14 ps-cam x35 back ps-cam x35 front battery adaptor (antonbauer mounted) on/off switch with status leds service connectors cooke lenses connector (icooke, not active yet) interchangeable mount system (ims) hd-sdi out (viewfinder/monitor) 15 mm rod support status f. Light sync i tc o...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 15 ps-cam x35 top ps-cam x35 bottom multi-purpose mounting surface ventilation base mounting surface (optional quick lock inserts mounted).
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Www.Pstechnik.De 16 4. Setup 4.1. Setting the control unit the control unit can be mounted on the left side or right side of the camera. For remote control the ps-cam x35 control unit can be connected with a cable to the camera (planned). Necessary tool: metric allen key size 3.0 4.1.1. Removing 1. ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 17 4.2.1. Power supply connector: fischer 2 pin female on camera back side (12 v - ) 24 v warning: when shooting with more than 450 fps, use 24 v power 4.2.2. On board battery use connector: v-mount or anton- bauer gold mount with additional d-tap female 12v (- 24 v) 4.3. Connecting...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 18 4.3.2. Connecting the recorder connectors: bnc female on cam- era backside signal: 1,5gb hd-sdi interface for hd signals and raw note: the ps-cam x35 contains at its outputs „p“ signals instead of „psf“ signals. It is not possible to switch between „p“ and „psf“. However the ps- ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 19 4.5.1. Time code the ps-cam x35 is equipped with an onboard ambient time code and synchronization module which is compatible to the ambient clockit family. It provides frame accurate synchronization between the ps-cam x35 and any other camera system using the ambient clockit tech...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 20 5. Operation menu control: control unit, can be set on right side or left side of the ps- cam x35 remote control: control unit can be connected to the ps-cam x35 with a cable up to 25 meters length 5.1. Camera modes 5.1.1. Live mode the live mode shows a live picture of the camer...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 21 - commodity it storage devices - not tape based recording 2. No extra additional medium is necessary to record the camera is capable to record up to 4 min in 25 fps without film mode switched on instantly without additional storage devices and recorders. There is an extra downloa...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 22 150 00:20 00:41 450 00:06 00:12 750 00:04 5.1.4. Types of record modes because the quantity of data acquired at high frame rates is large, the recording is not sent directly to a recorder, but instead is buffered in the camera’s internal ram. The record mode determines how the im...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 23 timelapse: it is possible to record with intervals from 1 sec. To 365 days in the ram memory. To start, you have to go to the settings menu, set the ram memory in sequence mode and choose a frame rate for the project. The chosen frame rate must be always a full number (for exampl...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 24 5.2. Control unit control function info button - switch from main menu to info menu - lock the info menu menu button - switch from info menu to main menu - open and close the control unit menu on button - start the control unit by typing - shut down control unit by pushing for se...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 25 the control unit is ready for oper- ating when the touchscreen display shows the main menu interface, the on led is illuminated green and the buttons are active. 5.3. Menu structure the main menu (1st level) contains submenus (2nd level) with other sub- menus inside (3rd level). ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 26 5.5. Main menu the main menu offers an overview of all the other setting options divided into categories: camera control: - settings: set your recording settings - timeline: control your recording and playback image processing: - image: set primary image settings for hd-stream - ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 27 the settings submenu contains all recording settings. Here you can select the recording format, frame rate, shutter speed, recording mode, segment mode and the output mode for dual or single link on the hd-stream. All settings are saved in the control unit. However, check the sel...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 28 rec.Mode pressing the “rec.Mode” line, a window opens, showing five different “re- cord modes”. Once a mode is selected, it is applied and the window closes automatically. - sequence in this mode, the entire internal camera´s ram memory is used for recording. When the memory is f...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 29 link. - auto: black set is generated automatically - manual: black set is set manually - our suggestion: use film mode up to 750 fps, above 750 fps use auto mode. Only experts should use manual mode timecode leads you to the timecode submenu. Engineering leads you to the engineer...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 30 - black crosses on white ground - cb-ramp - cr-ramp - moving white square - type on to activate a test signal - type off to deactivate the test signal fan control for sync sound shoots the ps-cam x35 has an built-in fan control to silence the fan during the recording. For high sp...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 31 1: timeline 9: fast forward 2: record button 10: rewind 3: stop button 11: skip forward 4: ramping (enabled) 12: skip backward 5: intervall (enabled) 13: save all 6: direct links 14: save marked area 7: information bar 15: cut in 8: playback button 16: cut out the wide bar in the...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 32 after stopping the recording, you can select a certain range of the timeline for the playback by setting a marker. To set a marker, push the play line to the desired starting point in the timeline. The cut in-button sets the cut in point at the current location of the play line. ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 33 to call up the saved values again, you can select the respective look posi- tion via the drop-down menu and load them by pressing the “load” button, or select them directly via the look rotary switch on the camera. Look here you can create, name and load up different looks on you...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 34 saturation pressing the middle empty field opens a window in which you can enter the desired value. The + / - fields are for fine adjustment. Rgb saturation pressing the middle empty field opens a window in which you can enter the desired value. The + / - fields are for fine adju...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 35 form, white crosses on black ground, black crosses on white ground, cb- ramp, cr-ramp, moving white square - type on to activate a test signal - type off to deactivate the test signal 5.5.5. Motion-effect this menu leads you to the following motion effect submenus: ramping, time ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 36 to do the settings put your finger on the value slide it up to increase it or slide it down to decrease it. You can also type on the value and use the hand wheel to change it. You can save six different ramps for later recording use. Timelapse (& stopmotion) 1: chose mode ( off /...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 37 6. Exporting content recorder settings most recorders has to be set to the correct playback data of the ps-cam x35 like file format, size and frame rate. For correct recorder settings please refer to the user manual of your recorder. Before recording - check that all pre-configur...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 38 7. Workflow depending on the format you choose there are two different workflow: hd workflow and raw workflow. Workflow hd raw outputs standard mode (direct recording) motion fx standard mode (direct recording) motion fx monitor hd hd raw hd recorder hd hd raw raw viewfinder hd h...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 39 7.1. Hd workflow.
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Www.Pstechnik.De 40 7.2. Raw workflow x35 partner – bluefish444 ps-raw capture module key features: - capture raw video data over hdsdi (ps-raw / weisscamraw) - de-bayer raw material for desktop and hd-sdi preview. - simultaneous capture of raw and 4:2:2 video - flexible timecode options, including ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 41 8. Faqs what is the ps-cam x35? - it´s a motion effect camera designed for normal shooting an capable to shoot rates below 24 up to 750 fps (1.500 fps mk2) in slow motion, fast motion, ramped motion, time lapsed motion for all purposes. - it´s a combination of a sync sound and hi...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 42 why build something like this when there are kind a few high speed cameras and now 35 mm sized digital cameras? - there is not just only high speed. There is slow motion, fast motion, time lapse, and ramped motion. There is no camera in the market able to do it! It´s a motion eff...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 43 the x35 will record images with an aspect ratio of 1:1.78 (in other words 16 x 9). What is the optical image size? The image size of the x35 for the active pixels is 21.1 x 11.9 mm, which is 24.2 mm in diagonal. What is the pixel size of the censor? The pixel size is 11 µm. What ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 44 the x35 contains a hd-sdi output for the viewfinder. This means according to the used hd standrard the format is 1920*1080 or 720p. What are the currently available viewfinder solutions that could be used today on the camera? And what would p+s technik‘s recom- mended viewfinder ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 45 9. Technical specifications camera sensor 35digital motion effects sensor cmos global shutter sensor pixel size 11µm sensitivity 640 asa latitude 11 t-stops lens mount ps interchangeable mount system ims mount resolution full hd 1920 x 1080 hd 1280 x 720 sensor capture size high ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 46 accessories 12v; 30w; 24v; 60w weight approx. 8,3 kg / 18,3 lbs dimensions (l x w x h) 343 x 157 x 179 mm 13,5 x 6,2 x 7,0 inch connection interface description specification output hdsdi (1,5g) for monitor and recorder 4* bnc hd-sdi viewfinder (vf) 1* bnc hd-sdi (front) time cod...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 47 10. Quick references 10.1. Short specification list camera sensor 35digital motion effects sensor cmos global shutter sensor bit depth 12 bit a/d conversion lens mount ps interchangeable mount system ims mount resolution full hd 1920 x 1080 hd 1280 x 720 sensor capture size full ...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 48 10.2. Connector pin assignment list function connector assignment plan (connector side) time code, syn- chronization 5 pin lemo (back panel) 1: ground 2: ltc out 3: - 4: - 5: ltc in cam sync triax (back panel) 1: ground 2: cam sync in 3: cam sync out power in (12-30v) 2pin fische...
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Www.Pstechnik.De 49 10.3. Control unit - menu pattern.
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Www.Pstechnik.De 50 11. Manufacturer information the manufacturer of this product is p+s technik gmbh siemensstrasse 12 85521 ottobrunn / munich germany helpdesk hotline +49-(0)89-45 09 82-30 phone ………… +49-(0)89-45 09 82-30 fax …………… +49-(0)89-45 09 82-40 email …………… support@pstechnik.De web ………………...