Sony FCB-EH3100 Full HD CMOS 10X Video Color Camera

Product Specification

Sony FCB-EH3100 Video Colour Zoom Camera

Features:

The CMOS video camera provides 2,000,000 effective picture elements (pixels) that can shoot high-definition images to offer superior picture
quality.
* The camera is compatible with 8 formats, including the Full HD (1080i high definition) video format, which is equivalent to an HD-TV broadcast.
* HD: 1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 720p/59.94, 729p/50
* SD: NTSC (CROP), NTSC (SQUEEZE)
* PAL (CROP), PAL (SQUEEZE)
* Video outputs
* HD: Analog Component, Digital (LVDS)
* SD: VBS, Y/C
* The camera is equipped with an ×10 optical auto focus zoom lens.
* The ×12 digital zoom function allows you to zoom up to ×120, combined with a optical zoom.
* An infrared (IR) Cut-Filter can be disengaged from the image path for increased sensitivity in low light environments. The ICR will automatically engage depending on the ambient light, allowing the camera to be effective in day/night environment.
* The VISCA is a communication protocol, which enables the camera to be controlled from a computer.
* You can select the baud rate from among 9600 bps,19200 bps, or 38400 bps. This allows you to remotely control the camera at a high communication speed.
* The position preset function allows the camera to store up to six combinations of settings of camera shooting conditions. Also, the custom preset function allows you to customize the initial settings of each function when the power of the camera is turned on.

Sony FCB-EH3100 Specifications:

In general:

* Power On/Off
Powers the camera on and off. When the power is off, the camera is able to accept only the lowest level of VISCA Commands; the display and other features
are turned off.
* I/F clear
Clears the Command buffer of the FCB camera.
Clearing the buffer can also be carried out from the control application software when the power is on.
* Address set
VISCA is a protocol, which normally can support a daisy chain of up to seven attached devices. In this case, if addresses from 1 to 7 are assigned to each of
7 devices, you can control seven cameras with the same personal computer. However, the FCB camera does not support connection of cameras in a daisy
chain. Therefore, whenever a camera is connected for the first time, be sure to use the address set to confirm the address.
* ID Write
Sets the camera ID.
* Mute
Blanks the screen and sends out a synchronizing signal.

Zoom
* The camera employs an 10× optical zoom lens combined with a digital zoom function allowing you to zoom up to 120×.
* Lens specifications: Optical 10×, f = 5.1 mm to 51 mm (F1.8 to F2.1)
* The horizontal angle of view is approximately 50 degrees (wide end) to 5.4 degrees (tele end).
* Digital Zoom enlarges the center of the subject by expanding each image in both the vertical and horizontal directions. When 12× digital zoom is used,the number of effective picture elements in each direction reduces to 1/12 and the overall resolution deteriorates.

Focus

Focus has the following modes, all of which can be set
using VISCA Commands.

* Auto Focus Mode
The Auto Focus (AF) function automatically adjusts the focus position to the high frequency content of the picture in a center measurement area, taking into
consideration the high luminance and strong contrast components.
The minimum focus distance is 10 mm at the optical wide end (extreme close-up settings with VISCA control) (distance from the front end of the lens).

Normal AF Mode
This is the normal mode for AF operations.
- Interval AF Mode
The mode used for AF movements carried out at particular intervals. The time intervals for AF movements and for the timing of the stops can be set in one-second increments using the Set Time Command. The initial value for both is set to five
seconds.
- Zoom Trigger Mode
When the zoom is changed with the TELE or the WIDE buttons, the pre-set value (initially set at 5 seconds) becomes that for AF Mode. Then, it stops.
* Manual Focus Mode
MF (Manual Focus) has both a Standard Speed Mode and a Variable Speed Mode. Standard Speed Mode focuses at a fixed rate of speed. Variable Speed Mode has eight speed levels that can be set using a VISCA Command.
To stop the required operation after sending a Standard Speed command or a Variable Speed command, send the Stop command.

* One Push Trigger Mode
When a Trigger Command is received, the lens moves to adjust the focus for the subject. The focus lens then holds the same position until the next Trigger Command is input.

* Infinity Mode
The lens is forcibly moved to a position suitable for an unlimited distance.

* Near Limit Mode
Can be set in a range from about 4.5 m (2000) to 1 cm(C000).
The focus range is narrowed by excluding the unnecessary range.

White Balance
White Balance has the following modes, all of which can be set using VISCA Commands.

* Auto White Balance
This mode computes the white balance value output using color information from the entire screen. It outputs the proper value using the color temperature
radiating from a black subject based on a range of
values from 3000 to 7500K.
This mode is the default setting.
* Indoor
3200 K Base Mode
* Outdoor
5800 K Base Mode
* One Push WB
The One Push White Balance mode is a fixed white balance mode that may be automatically readjusted only at the request of the user (One Push Trigger),assuming that a white subject, in correct lighting conditions and occupying more than 1/2 of the image,is submitted to the camera.
One Push White Balance data is lost when the power is turned off. If the power is turned off, reset the One
Push White Balance.
* Manual WB
Manual control of R and B gain, 256 steps each