Sony XCD-MV6 Installation

Overview

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Installation

Fitting the lens

1

Remove the lens mount cap.

2

Screw in the lens (not supplied), and turn it until it

is secured.

Note

Clean the optical filter with a commercially available

blower brush to remove dust.

Connecting the camera cable

Connect a commercially available IEEE1394b camera

cable to the IEEE1394b connector and the 1394b

interface connector of your PC. When you connect the

cable, insert the cable connector into the IEEE1394b

connector until it snaps into place, holding it. Then,

tighten the fixing screws placed on both sides of the

cable connector.

1IEEE1394b connector

2Fixing screws

3IEEE1394b camera cable (not supplied)

Note

Loose fixing screws may cause a poor connection or

damage to the camera or cable. Be sure to tighten the

fixing screws.

When power supply from the

IEEE1394b connector is

insufficient

Power can be supplied to the camera module via the DC-

700/700CE camera adaptor (optional) and a camera

cable (optional) if power supply from the IEEE1394b

connector is insufficient.

18-pin I/O connector

2Camera cable

3to AC power source

4CAMERA connector

5-AC IN connector

6Trigger generator

Contents

Main Table of Contents Overview Functions Control Specifications Main Features System Components Connection Diagram Location and Function of Parts and Operation Front/Top/Bottom Rear Installation Fitting the lens Connecting the camera cable When power supply from the IEEE1394b connector is insufficient Notes on Operation Power supply Foreign bodies Locations for operation and storage Care Strobe/GPIO Circuit Strobe Output / GPIO Circuit Functions Shutter Tri gg er Trigger Polarity Trigger Delay Tri gg er Mode Strobe Control GPIO Memory Channel User Free Memory Broadcast Command 1394 Bus Synchronization Gain Brightness Gamma Pan Image Buffer (Memory Shot) Parti al Sca n Pseudo-Binning Mode 16-bit Mode Image Correction Flipping images horizontally and vertically Control Camera Command Status Register Memory Map ConfigurationROM Page Control Base Address Inquiring about Supported Video Modes Video Mode Settings (S800/S1600) Starting/Stopping Video Transfer (ContinuousShot) OneShot, MultiShot and ImageBuffer Control of IIDC Standard Features The formula for absolute value shutter control register address Control of IIDC Optional Features Check if the camera is equipped with optional features by reading bit 3 of BASIC_FUNC_INQ. Check the supported feature by reading Opt_Function_Inq. PIO control Strobe control Control of Sonys Unique Features Displaying the Test Chart Displaying the gray scale Turning off the test chart User Free Memory Shading correction Generating shading correction data Enabling shading correction Disabling shading correction Flipping Images Horizontally and Vertically Enabling images to be flipped vertically Disabling vertical flipping of images Enabling images to be flipped horizontally Disabling horizontal flipping of images Notes on the Camera Operations If Frame Rate Decrease Occurs When Using Trigger Mode Increase in White Flecks and Noise Pseudo-binning mode sensitivity Shutter Speed and Image Quality Assurance Performance Assured Visual Output Power Consumption Specifications Specifications Video Modes Supported Fixed format Free format Appendix Appendix Spectral Sensitivity (Relative Response) Parameters XCD-MV6 Spectral sensitivity (relative response) parameters (without lens and light source parameters) Relative Response Wave Length [nm] Dimensions