Connecting the cameras to video equipment without phase indication capability
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For more details, refer to the instruction manual of the connected video equipment with phase indication capability.
For more details, see “List of Messages” on page 38.
First adjust the subcarrier phase roughly with SC. PHASE ROUGH set to° and0
180°, then adjust it finely using SC.
PHASE FINE.
Select SC. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu, and adjust the subcarrier phase.
If the auto white balance adjustment is not successful, an error message appears on the screen. If this happens, take the necessary3 measures and perform steps 1 through 8 again.
For more details, see “SYSTEM Menu” on page 20.
White balance adjustment errors

Error message

Use one of the cameras as a reference

 

camera and adjust the other cameras to the

 

 

reference camera one by one.

Operation

 

 

Adjusting the Picture Tone in

1

Adjust the horizontal phase. Select

a Multi-Camera System

 

H. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu,

 

 

and adjust so that the reference video

 

 

When configuring a multi-camera system,

 

signal and the output signal have the

adjust all cameras to prevent camera-to-

 

same horizontal sync phase. Use a

camera variations in picture tone.

 

waveform monitor or an oscilloscope

Before making the adjustments outlined

 

to check the phase.

below, input the same sync signal to all

2

Adjust the subcarrier phase. Select

cameras.

For connections, see “Connecting Two or

 

SC. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu.

 

First adjust the subcarrier phase roughly

More Cameras — Multi-Camera System” on

 

 

with SC. PHASE ROUGH set to° and0

page 31.

 

 

180°, then adjust it finely using SC.

 

 

 

 

PHASE FINE so that the reference video

Connecting the cameras to video

 

 

signal and the output video signal have

equipment with phase indication

 

the same subcarrier phase. Use a

capability

 

vectorscope or the wiping function of a

When connecting to a special-effects

 

special-effects generator to display the

generator, a chroma-key unit, or other video

images of both the reference camera and

equipment with phase indication capability,

the camera to be adjusted

the basic adjustment procedure is as follows:simultaneously on the screen.

1 Turn on the phase indication capability of the connected video equipment.

2 Select H. PHASE from the SYSTEM menu, and adjust the horizontal phase.

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