Sony BRC300 Operating Instructions - Page 6

Overview Built-in interface card slot The camera is equipped with an interface card slot for the optional BRBK-301 Analog RGB Component Card, BRBK-302 SDI Card or BRBK-303 Optical Multiplex Card. Use of these interface cards gives the camera the capability of having various image output formats. Features Compact, 3CCD video camera with builtin pan/tilt/zoom functions Overview Long-distance image transmission and pan/tilt/zoom control • Combined use of the BRBK-303 Optical Multiplex Card, CCFC-M100 Optical Fiber Cable and BRU300/300P Optical Multiplex Unit, and Sony's unique camera connection technology and optical digital multiplex transmission technology allows short to long distance (up to 500 m, or 1,640 feet) transmission of camera images and pan/tilt/zoom control signals. Use of the optical fiber cable enables an economical and easy system configuration for long distance. • The supplied ceiling bracket allows installation of the camera on a ceiling. • The camera integrates the 3CCD camera block, pan/ tilt mechanism, and 12-magnification optical zoom with 4-magnification digital zoom in a compact body. The compactness and integration allow the camera versatile usage. • The camera is provided with a wide-angle pan/tilt mechanism of ±170º horizontally, 90º upward and 30º downward, which enables wide-range remote shooting. •The new pan/tilt mechanism enabling smooth camera movement even at low speed realizes a minimum pan/ tilt speed of 0.25º per second. • The pan/tilt mechanism is remarkably quiet, even at the maximum pan/tilt speed of 60º per second. VISCA camera protocol supported • The camera is equipped with both RS-232C and RS422 communication interfaces. As the camera supports the industry-standard VISCA camera protocol, up to 7 cameras can be connected and remotely controlled at a high communication speed of 38,400 bps. • The optional RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit allows easy camera operations. • The VISCA protocol allows use of cameras and controllers of other manufacturers together with those of Sony. Mega-pixel 3CCD camera allowing high image quality and high-resolution remote shooting • The camera incorporates three 1/4.7 type Advanced HAD* CCDs containing 1,070,000 picture elements in total. * HAD is an abbreviation of Hole-Accumulated Diode. Advanced HAD is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • The camera realizes the high-quality image and high resolution, having a minimum illumination of 7 lx, horizontal resolution of 600 TV lines, and signal-tonoise ratio of more than 50 dB. In addition, the use of a primary-color optical prism enables shooting with superior color reproduction. • A fine image is obtained by employing a newlydeveloped DSP of 14-bit A/D conversion for signal processing. This also greatly reduces digital noise and is effective for shooting at low illumination and shooting of black subjects. • The aspect ratio of the camera image is selectable between 4:3 or 16:9. In addition, an optional wide conversion lens can be attached to the camera, allowing use in various shooting conditions. External video sync function The camera is equipped with an external video sync function to synchronize the camera images on multiple cameras. The camera also has a composite video output connector and S video output connector as standard equipment. Tally lamp The tally lamp of the camera allows you to make sure it is selected at a glance. Mounted circuit board using lead-free solder Lead-free solder is used for the circuit boards of the camera for environmental reasons. 6 Features