955-0002_v4.0 EPIC Operation Guide REV-C

RED EPIC OPERATION GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DISCLAIMER

COPYRIGHT NOTICE 5

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER 5

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COMPLIANCE

INDUSTRIAL CANADA

EMISSION COMPLIANCE

STATEMENTS

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

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COMMISSION (FCC)

STATEMENT

AUSTRALIA AND NEW

ZEALAND STATEMENT

JAPAN STATEMENTS

EUROPEAN

UNION COMPLIANCE

STATEMENTS

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BEFORE YOU START

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

READ BEFORE USING YOUR

CAMERA

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10

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THEORY OF OPERATION 13

MYSTERIUM X ® SENSOR 13

IMAGE PROCESSING 13

HDRX™

MAGIC MOTION™

AUDIO RECORDING

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15

15

MICROPHONE LEVEL ANALOG

INPUTS 15

LINE LEVEL ANALOG INPUTS

16

VIDEO MONITORING OUTPUTS

BOMB EVF

RED TOUCH LCD

HD-SDI

HDMI

REDMOTE ®

DIGITAL MAGAZINE (MEDIA) 19

METADATA 20

CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS

SMPTE TIMECODE

POWER CONSUMPTION

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21

22

16

17

17

18

18

19

CAMERA OPERATIONAL

CONTROLS 23

BRAIN

SIDE SSD MODULE

SIDE HANDLE

TOP

FRONT

REAR

INSTALLATION / REMOVAL

DSMC MODULES

PRO I/O MODULE

REAR SSD MODULE

QUAD BATTERY MODULE

DUAL BATTERY MODULE

MODULE INSTALLATION / REMOVAL

32

REDMOTE

NAVIGATION GROUP

DISPLAYS

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37

37

26

27

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30

23

24

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31

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BOMB EVF AND BOMB EVF (OLED)

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TOUCHSCREEN LCD 39

BASIC OPERATION

POWER SOURCES

SIDE HANDLE

QUAD BATTERY MODULE

REDVOLT AND REDVOLT XL

BACKPACK QUICKPLATE AND

BACKPACK QUICKPLATE (SHORT) 42

AC POWER ADAPTOR - (DSMC) 45

EXTERNAL DC POWER 47

47

40

40

41

41

POWER UP

POWER DOWN 48

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

AND NAVIGATION 49

RED LCD/TOUCHSCREEN LCD,

BOMB EVF, EXTERNAL MONITORS49

SIDE HANDLE

REDMOTE

54

55

NAVIGATING MENUS 56

USING TOUCHSCREEN LCD 56

TOUCHSCREEN SHORTCUTS

ACCESSING SOFT KEYS

POWER DOWN

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58

59

LOCK / UNLOCK TOUCHSCREEN

OPRERATION 60

40

FIRST TIME USE –

SETTING UP YOUR RED

EPIC

ATTACH POWER SOURCE 61

BATTERY 61

QUAD BATTERY MODULE

RED BRICK

DC POWER

POWER UP

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62

62

63

PREPARING TO RECORD 63

CONNECT AND FORMAT MEDIA 63

PERFORM A BLACK SHADING

CALIBRATION

ADJUST PROJECT SETTINGS

RECORDING

RECORD INDICATOR

PLAYBACK

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64

66

67

68

61

MENU CONTROLS

ADJUSTMENTS 69

BASIC SETTING ADJUSTMENTS 69

ADVANCED SETTING MENUS 70

69

MAIN MENU

FPS

VARISPEED

BASIC SETTINGS

ADVANCED SETTINGS

ISO (SENSITIVITY)

F STOP

EXPOSURE

BASIC SETTINGS

ADVANCED SETTINGS

WHITE BALANCE

BASIC SETTINGS

ADVANCED SETTINGS

RESOLUTION

REDCODE

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81

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75

75

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72

72

REDCODE OPTIONS FOR VARIOUS

FRAME RATES 83

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SECONDARY MENUS

HDR MENU

HDR ON / OFF

STOPS

FOCUS MENU

MODE

ZONES

ENHANCED A/F

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84

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85

85

88

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LENS INFORMATION DISPLAY

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RED DSMC TI PL MOUNT + LENS 95

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DSMC CANON MOUNT + LENS 95

EXPOSURE MENU

PRESETS MENU

CAMERA PRESETS

LOOKS PRESETS

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96

96

100

AUTO PRESETS

MEDIA MENU

SELECT MEDIA

FORMAT MEDIA

EJECT MEDIA

UTILITIES

SETTINGS MENU

DISPLAY

LOOK

PROJECT

SYSTEM STATUS

AUDIO

RECORDING

SETUP

MAINTENANCE

PLAYBACK

POWER

POWER STATUS

SHUTDOWN

POWER OUT

POWER SAVE

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128

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159

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102

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104

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166

167

167

APPENDIX A:

UPGRADING CAMERA

FIRMWARE 169

APPENDIX C: INPUT /

OUTPUT CONNECTORS 176

CAMERA BRAIN FRONT 176

MIC-1, MIC-2 (MICROPHONE AUDIO)

177

CAMERA BRAIN REAR

HD-SDI

HEADPHONE

SYNC (VIDEO SYNC)

178

179

179

180

CTRL (RS232 CONTROL)

GIG-E (ETHERNET)

DC IN (POWER INPUT)

HDMI OUT

SIDE SSD MODULE

REDMOTE

182

183

184

185

185

186

APPENDIX D:

SUPPORTED LENSES 187

DSMC CANON MOUNT

ELECTRONICALLY

SUPPORTED LENSES

DSMC NIKON MOUNT

ELECTRONICALLY

SUPPORTED LENSES

DSMC LEICA-M MOUNT

LENSES

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188

188

APPENDIX G: REDMOTE

OPERATION 199

CONTROL, CONNECTORS AND

DISPLAY

CONTROLS

OPERATION

DOCKING AND UNDOCKING

POWER UP / DOWN

RECORDING

INTERNAL BATTERY

CHARGE STATUS

BATTERY LIFE

CHARGING

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199

202

202

203

204

ACCESSING CAMERA CONTROLS /

SETTINGS 205

ADVANCED OPERATION: REDMOTE

MENUS 206

214

214

215

215

UPGRADE REDMOTE

FIRMWARE 216

UPGRADE REDMOTE THROUGH

DSMC 216

UPGRADE REDMOTE (MACINTOSH)

UPGRADE REDMOTE (WINDOWS)

216

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APPENDIX H: 3D SETUP

/ OPERATION 229

VERIFY CURRENT CAMERA

FIRMWARE 169

UPGRADE PROCEDURE 169

RESTORE DEFAULT FACTORY

SETTINGS 169

APPENDIX B: MANAGING

DIGITAL MEDIA 170

MEDIA

FORMATTING MEDIA

170

170

MEDIA CAPACITY REMAINING

STATUS 172

EJECT MEDIA FROM CAMERA

(UNMOUNT) 172

USING REDMOTE / TOUCHSCREEN

LCD 173

USING SIDE HANDLE

USING SIDE SSD

COPYING MEDIA

ERASING MEDIA

MACINTOSH OS X

WINDOWS

174

174

174

175

175

175

APPENDIX E: AUDIO

SUBSYSTEM

INFORMATION 189

AUDIO FORMAT

CHANNEL SETUP

SOURCE SELECTION

189

189

189

190 CHANNEL MODES

BALANCED MICROPHONE 190

UNBALANCED MICROPHONE 190

LINE IN 0 DBU

LINE IN 0 VU

PHANTOM POWER

LIMITER

AUDIO RECORDING

PEAK METER

DATA PATH

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191

191

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192

193

HD-SDI/HDMI EMBEDDED

AUDIO 193

AUDIO DURING PLAYBACK 196

APPENDIX F: DEFAULT

KEY FUNCTIONS 197

OVERVIEW

CAMERA SETUP

MASTER CAMERA

SLAVE CAMERA

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229

229

229

CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS

230

REEL NO. / SLATE (CAMERA ID) /

CAMERA POSITION 230

CONNECTING CAMERAS 231

OPERATION

CHANGING SETTINGS

RECORDING

POWER DOWN

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232

232

233

APPENDIX I: EXPOSURE

– USING FALSE COLOR

AND ISO 234

UNDEREXPOSURE (~ 2 STOPS)

234

OVEREXPOSURE (~ 2 STOPS)

236

APPROPRIATE EXPOSURE 238

ADJUSTING THE ISO RATING

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APPENDIX J: POST-

PRODUCTION

MONITORING

REDCINE-X ® PRO

APPENDIX K:

MAINTENANCE

242

242

243

244

CLEANING 244

CAMERA AND ACCESSORY

EXTERIOR SURFACES

BRAIN

LCD SCREEN (TOUCHSCREEN /

NON-TOUCHSCREEN)

EVF

REDMOTE SCREEN

LENSES

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244

244

245

245

245

SIDE HANDLE LCD

BACK FOCUS ADJUSTMENT

245

246

APPENDIX L:

TROUBLESHOOTING 248

NO MEDIA ATTACHED 248

RECORDING HALTED:

RECORD ERROR - SHUTDOWN

248

PRESET COULD NOT BE

APPLIED 248

CAMERA CANNOT BE PAIRED

TO REDMOTE 248

CANNOT SEE MENUS ON LCD

TOUCH SCREEN 248

APPENDIX M:

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICATIONS 249

CAMERA BRAIN DIMENSIONS

FRONT VIEW

SIDE VIEW

TOP VIEW

BOTTOM VIEW

BACK VIEW

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APPENDIX N:

RESOLUTION CHART 255

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