The most common shooting parameters are set in the “Cine Settings”
section. Resolution, Sample Rate (i.e. frame rate) and ExposureTime
(i.e. shutter) can be set by choosing a setting from the appropriate pull-down
menu. If you wish to use a setting that doesn’t appear in the menu, type in
the value you with to use. If you type in a value that isn’t supported by
the camera, the software will round the value to the closest supported value.
In addition to the pulldown menu, the trigger position can also be set in
a third way, by dragging the selector in the slider to the left of the numerical
indication left or right to visually represent where the trigger occurs in
the shot.This representation closely matches the on-screen display of the
camera.
The length of the shot in frames and seconds at the current settings is always
displayed at the bottom of this section.
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You can partition the RAM of the camera by changing the number in the
“Partitions” pull-down menu.This lets you record more than one clip in the
camera’s memory at a time. It is rare that you will need to do this, especially
if working with a CineMag. Generally this should be set to 1.
By far the most common operation performed in Camera Settings is CSR,
which stands for “Current Session Reference.”This is the Phantom software’s
term for black balance. When not running in HQ mode, it is necessary
to perform a CSR after changing frame rate, shutter or resolution.
After pressing this button, the camera’s internal capping shutter will close,
and you will see a progress meter in the bottom of the image window.
When the CSR completes the shutter opens and the camera is ready for
shooting.
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If you don’t black balance the camera, you may see shifted colors
in the image as well as vertical bands.You should get into the habit
of performing a CSR after any parameter change.
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