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JUNE 22, 20 11 © 2007 -20 1 1 RED.COM INC.
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TABLE OF CO NTENTS
DISCLAIMER ..................................... 3
Copyrig ht Notice ............................ 3
Trademark Di sclaimer .................... 3
Complian ce .................................... 3
Indust rial Canada
Emission C omplia nce
Statem ents ................................ 3
Federal Commun ications
Commission (FCC)
Statem ent .................................. 3
Austral ia and New
Zealand S tatement .................... 4
Japan St atements ..................... 4
Europe an Union
Complian ce Statemen ts ............ 4
BEFORE YOU START ....................... 5
Impo rtant Saf ety Instr uction s ........ 5
THE ORY OF OPERATION ................. 8
MYSTERIUM® Sensor................... 8
MYSTERIUM X ® Sensor ............... 8
Image Proces sing .......................... 9
Audio R ecord ing ............................ 9
Line Level Inputs ............................ 9
Microphon e Level Inpu ts ............... 9
Video Monitoring Outpu ts ............ 10
RED EVF / BOMB EVF /
RED LCD ................................. 11
Record Indicato r .......................... 12
Recording Errors ..................... 12
Master / Slave Camera
Configuration ............................... 13
Digi tal Magazines ........................ 13
Metadata ................................. 13
Clip Na ming Conve ntion s ....... 13
Power Consumption .................... 15
CAMER A CONTROLS,
CONNECT ORS A ND
DISPLAYS ........................................ 16
Camera Cont rols .......................... 16
Left Fro nt of Camera ............... 16
Rear of Camer a ....................... 17
Joys tick Operation .................. 19
Power On / Off switch ............. 20
Camera Conn ectors..................... 21
Right Sid e of Ca mera .............. 21
Rear of Camer a ....................... 22
Camera Dis plays .......................... 23
Camera LCD S tatus
Display .................................... 23
RED EVF.................................. 24
BOMB EVF .............................. 25
RED LCD ................................. 26
Extern al HD-SDI o r HDMI
Monitors .................................. 26
RED LCD / RED EVF /
HD-SDI / HDMI Dis play
Element s .................................. 27
BASIC OPERATION ......................... 29
Power Up / Down ......................... 29
Operatin g Camera usi ng
RED Charg er ................................ 30
Rechargin g Batteries using
RED Charg er ................................ 30
First T ime Use - Se tting Up
Your RED ONE ............................. 31
Master / Slave Camera
Configuration ........................... 31
Connect ing Media ........................ 32
Projec t Setup ............................... 33
Resolutio n ................................ 33
Time Base ................................ 34
Qualit y ..................................... 34
Recording ..................................... 34
Play back....................................... 35
Back Focus Adjust ment ............... 36
SENSOR ME NU CONTRO LS .......... 38
Sensitiv ity ..................................... 38
ISO Ra ting ............................... 38
Color Temp .................................. 39
Auto WB .................................. 39
Tungsten .................................. 39
Dayligh t .................................... 39
Manual WB .............................. 39
Trim ......................................... 40
Shutt er Menu................................ 42
Genlock ................................... 42
Mode ....................................... 43
Speed ...................................... 43
Syn cro ..................................... 44
Phas e ....................................... 44
Varis peed ..................................... 45
Varis peed ................................. 46
Ramp ....................................... 46
Frame Rate .............................. 46
Time ......................................... 48
End Rat e .................................. 48
Time-Laps e .................................. 48
Enabl e ...................................... 49
Speed ...................................... 49
Step Prin t ................................. 50
Interv al ..................................... 50
Burst T ype ............................... 50
AUDIO / VIDEO MENU
CONT ROLS ...................................... 51
View.............................................. 51
RAW......................................... 51
REDcolor ................................ . 51
Video ............................................ 51
Look ......................................... 52
Color ....................................... 53
Gain ......................................... 54
Tone ........................................ 55
Flut .......................................... 56
Viewfi nder Menu .......................... 56
False Color (Previously
Color) ...................................... 56
Meter ....................................... 59
Assists ..................................... 63
Zebras ..................................... 66
Intensity ( Previo usly Dark
Detail) ...................................... 69
Open Gate ............................... 69
Audio ........................................... 69
Line Level Inputs ..................... 70
Microphon e Level Inpu ts ......... 70
Headphon e .................................. 70
Volum e (Master) ...................... 71
Volum e Left ............................. 71
Volume Right ........................... 71
Mix .......................................... 71
SYSTEM M ENU CONTROL S .......... 72
Sound .......................................... 72
REC Enable ............................. 72
Output Le vel ............................ 72
48V MIC .................................. 73
Media ........................................... 73
Pre-Record .............................. 73
Unmount ................................. 75
Format ..................................... 75
Change .................................... 75
Reset ....................................... 76
Project ......................................... 76
Status ...................................... 77
Slate ........................................ 78
Configure ................................ 79
Timecode ................................ 82
QT Proxies .............................. 84
Monitor ........................................ 84
Frame Gui de ........................... 85
Previ ew ................................... 89
Test Sig nal .............................. 89
PVW Refresh (Formerly
HD-SDI) ................................... 91
EVF Refres h ............................ 91
Setup ........................................... 92
Preferences ............................. 92
Mainten ance ......................... 101
Setting System Clock ............ 107
Remote.................................. 109
Program ................................ 110
APPENDI X A: UPG RADING
CAMERA FIRMWARE ................... 114
Verify Current Cam era
Firmware .................................... 115