Datavideo BC-100, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...BC 100 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ... GUIDE 19 CHAPTER 5 USE BC 100 APP TO CONTROL THE CAMERA 22 5 1 SETTINGS 22 HOW TO ENTER THE SETTINGS MENU OPTIONS 23 HOW TO STREAM TO YOUTUBE STREAMING PLATFORM TAKE ANDROID PHONE AS AN EXAMPLE 26 5 2 CURRENT 30 5 3 EXPOSURE MODES 33 5 4 RECORDING STATUS REMINDER 38 5 5 AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE AWB 40 5 6 GAIN GAIN LIMIT 42 5 7 FRAME RATE 43 5 8 FOCUS 44 5 9 IRIS 47 5 10 ADVANCED FUNCTION 48 5 11 ...

Page 3: ...may be incomplete This manual may contain typing errors omissions or incorrect information Datavideo Technologies always recommend that you double check the information in this document for accuracy before making any purchase decision or using the product Datavideo Technologies is not responsible for any omissions or errors or for any subsequent loss or damage caused by using the information conta...

Page 4: ...nything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this unit where the power cord will be walked on rolled over or otherwise stressed 9 If an extension cord must be used with this unit make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord rating 10 Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a single...

Page 5: ...y Any errors that are caused by unauthorized third party software installations which are not required by our computer systems are not covered under warranty All mail or transportation costs including insurance are at the expense of the owner All other claims of any nature are not covered All accessories including headphones cables and batteries are not covered under warranty Warranty only valid i...

Page 6: ...n point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local ci...

Page 7: ...e Datavideo BC 100 Interchangeable Lens Camera is designed to touch your and my hearts 1 1 Features High quality low light image performance Supports App control by the iOS Android based handset Supports live streaming through App control USB connection Supports standard M4 3 lens mount Panasonic Panasonic LEICA Olympus Supports Real Time HDR High Dynamic Range Supports 12 bit image processing cap...

Page 8: ...the virtual studio can be perfectly demonstrated by combining BC 100 s 12 bit CMOS sensor and rich levels with the chromakey technology of the TVS 100A TVS 1200A and TVS 2000A The virtual and real scenes can be naturally combined without any flaw Nightclub Dancing Competition The ultra high noise reduction capability of the BC 100 allows it to keep high screen quality even in the luxurious and dus...

Page 9: ...pus lenses 2 Tally Light In the EFP production If a PGM signal is received by the BC 100 from the switcher the tally light will light on in red However if a PVM signal is received by the BC 100 from the switcher the tally light will light on in green 3 Lens release Button This lens release button allows users to remove the lens of the camera When the lens release button is pressed the lens lock pi...

Page 10: ...10 3 2 Rear View 1 3 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 11: ... Switch If the microphone is the condenser microphone please turn on the 48V phantom power on the rear panel of the BC 100 before use if the microphone is the dynamic microphone please turn off the 48V phantom power 5 DC 12V Power Connector DC in socket connects the supplied 12V PSU The connection can be secured by screwing the outer fastening ring of the DC In plug to the socket The operating vol...

Page 12: ...is HDMI output connectors can be connected to different back end devices such as recorder and look back monitor It can be combined with two SDI output ports on the rear panel of the BC 100 to simultaneously output one HDMI and two SDI signals 13 DIP Switch The 4 position Dip Switch is used for controlling modes of the BC 100 For the details of the BC 100 dip switch please refer to 3 5 DIP Switch o...

Page 13: ...ernal connected Recorder Monitor Player such as the Atomos Ninjia Blade series with a 3 5mm male to 2 5mm male 3 5mm male adapter cable The main 3 5mm male plug must be connected to the Remote connector on the rear panel of the BC 100 For the adapter cable the 2 5mm male plug must be connected to the LANC connector on the Atomos Recorder Monitor Player and the 3 5mm male plug must be connected to ...

Page 14: ...r LANC control mode switching Master Slave BC 100 DIP Switch Position Function Note 1 Reserved for future extension Please fix the DIP Switch at 0 2 Control mode switching RS 232 RS 422 3 Tally signal source For connecting the BC 100 to the Atomos BMD recorder please slide this position to 0 If the BC 100 is connected to a switcher please slide this position to 1 4 LANC control mode switching For ...

Page 15: ...a RS 422 Port GND 1 White Orange White Orange 1 GND NC 2 Orange Orange 2 NC TX 3 White Green White Green 3 RX RX 4 Blue Blue 4 TX RX 5 White Blue White Blue 5 TX TX 6 Green Green 6 RX NC 7 White Brown White Brown 7 NC NC 8 Brown Brown 8 NC RS 232 PTZ Camera Controller RJ 45 Port BC 100 Camera RS 232 Port GND 1 White Orange White Orange 1 GND NC 2 Orange Orange 2 NC NC 3 White Green White Green 3 N...

Page 16: ...ver UDP port number Destination IP address 255 255 255 255 DVIP Device Server UDP port number 5002 For further information of the broadcast packet and the UDP TCP protocols please refer to Datavideo DVIP Ethernet Control Operation Guide Note For users who need Datavideo DVIP Ethernet Control Operation Guide please contact your local Datavideo office or dealer 3 8 Broadcast and UDP Commands Index P...

Page 17: ...R_REQ 0x01 Mandatory Get firmware revision of specific IP address DVIP device SET_DHCPMODE 0x02 Mandatory Configure DHCP mode of specific IP address DVIP device SET_IPADR 0x03 Mandatory Configure IP Gateway address of specific IP address DVIP device RESET 0x04 Optional Request specific IP address DVIP device to reboot software reset RD_E2P 0x05 Vendor Dependent Read EEPROM data from specific IP ad...

Page 18: ...L 0x40 Mandatory Get VID PID of specific IP address DVIP device GET_MODEL_NAME 0x41 Recommended Get product name of specific IP address DVIP device GET_VERSION 0x42 Vendor Dependent Get detailed version information of specific IP address DVIP device GET_PRESET_COUNT 0x43 Mandatory Get preset count number of specific IP address DVIP device GET_PRESET_NAME 0x44 Mandatory Get preset name of specific ...

Page 19: ... power switch on the rear panel of the BC 100 Step 3 Please download the BC 100 App from Google Play and then please install the App to your Android handset Step 4 Please use a USB OTG adapter cable USB Type A male to micro USB or USB Type A male to USB Type C to connect the BC 100 and your Android handset Step 5 After that you can open the BC 100 App Step 6 After the BC 100 App is launched the ma...

Page 20: ... from the sticker on the bottom of the BC 100 In this example the default user name is BC 100_xxxx without the need of password If users need to modify name and password please set them from the setting section in the App Step 5 After your handset is connected to the BC 100 camera through the BC 100 hotspot you can open the BC 100 App Step 6 After the BC 100 App is launched the main interface of t...

Page 21: ... the main interface of the App directly Click USB Connection and then the following warning window for USB connection will be shown Please click Use by default for this USB device and then press OK to enter the main interface of the App ...

Page 22: ... install button to install it Step 2 After the installation is finished users can see BC 100 App from the desktop of the handset Step 3 Please click the icon to open the BC 100 app After that users can see the main interface of the BC 100 which is shown as following 5 1 Settings The settings icon is located at the top left side of the main interface This settings icon allows users to set various f...

Page 23: ...wing steps Step 1 Please click the settings icon Step2 The settings interface which is shown as following will provide users to set several functions including 3D Noise Reduction Audio Level Standard Audio Level Display the Volume Bar Stream Setting Connection Mode Wi Fi Setting and App Version ...

Page 24: ... menu Audio Level Audio Level option allows users to adjust the audio level Step 1 Users can adjust the audio level by using the audio level setting slider to set the audio level The default value of the audio level is 0 and the range for adjustment is from 25 to 25 Display the Volume Bar This option allows users to determine whether they want to show the volume bar on the main user interface of t...

Page 25: ...se follow following steps for setting the customized Bit Rate The Bit Rate range that can be customized by users is from 500 to 3500kbps 1 Please press the Customized option on the above diagram and then the customized Bit Rate window will be shown as following diagram 2 After the desired Bit Rate is entered and the Confirm button is pressed the customized Bit Rate will be saved and then users can...

Page 26: ...andset to the BC 100 camera by a USB OTG cable Step 3 Please open the BC 100 App Step 4 Please press the OK button to allow the BC 100 App to access the USB device Step 5 Users can enter the main interface of the BC 100 App directly Step 6 Please go to Google website www google com for logging in your Google Account After that please go to Youtube Live website https www youtube com live_dashboard ...

Page 27: ...the Server URL column in the Stream Setting option of the BC 100 App Step 10 Please copy the Stream name key on the lower side of the Youtube Live web page Step 11 Please paste the Stream name key into the Please enter the Stream Key column in the Stream Setting option of the BC 100 App Step 12 Please press Resolution and Bit Rate buttons to select your desired resolution and Bit Rate from the dro...

Page 28: ...reaming please press the Live icon again and then the Live icon will become white and the live streaming will be stopped Connection Mode This option allows users to select two connection modes including Wi Fi and USB The selection of the connection mode can be done only when the camera is connected by both Wi Fi and USB Step 1 Please press the Connection Mode option and then the connection mode se...

Page 29: ...ep 1 Users can press the Wi Fi Setting option and then press the Set button to set the Name and Password of the Wi Fi Step 2 After the Password is entered please press the Confirm button to save the password App Version This option allows users to check current App version and to update the latest BC 100 firmware Please see Firmware Update related chapter for the details of the firmware update ...

Page 30: ...ides users four main items including Default User1 User2 and Save How to Enter Current Option Please follow following options for entering the Current option Step 1 Please press the Current option from the main interface of the App Step 2 The setting interface which is shown as following diagram will be shown for users to set various settings including Default User1 User2 Save Export Current Setti...

Page 31: ...to ask whether users want to adopt pre saved user defined settings or not Step 2 Please press the Confirm button to load the user defined setting Save The Save button allows users to save 2 sets of user defined settings Step 1 Please set the parameters of the BC 100 in advance Step 2 Please press the Save button Step 3 The Save Current Setting window will be shown Please press User 1 or User 2 and...

Page 32: ...Please enter your desired name for the setting in the Export Current Setting pop up window After that please press the Confirm button to export the parameters to the handset which is used to control the BC 100 for future application Import Setting The Import Setting option allows users to import pre saved parameters Step 1 After all parameters are set please press the Current option on the main in...

Page 33: ...face This option provides four Exposure Modes including Matrix Metering Center Weighted Metering Exposure Lock and Manual Exposure for users How to Enter the Exposure Mode Option Please follow following steps for entering the Exposure Mode option Step 1 Please press the Matrix option from the main interface of the BC 100 App Step 2 The setting interface which is shown as following diagram will be ...

Page 34: ...ing exposure technology can be set as default exposure mode The Scenarios that is suitable for using the Matrix Metering A The scenario for taking pictures has average brightness and the brightness darkness and contrast of the picture are moderate B The Matrix Metering can be used in front light of the subject and front side light of the subject Please follow following steps for using the Matrix M...

Page 35: ...x Metering Center Weighted Metering Exposure Lock and Manual Exposure Step 3 Please press the Center Weighted Metering button to finish the setting Exposure Lock After the Exposure Lock button is pressed the BC 100 will stop light metering and the light metering value will be kept at the value before the camera is moved At this time no matter how the BC 100 camera is moved the light metering value...

Page 36: ...agram will provide four exposure modes including Matrix Metering Center Weighted Metering Exposure Lock and Manual Exposure Step 3 Please press the Exposure Lock button to finish the setting Note After the Exposure Lock button is pressed the Exposure Compensation function can not be used Manual Exposure The Manual Exposure mode allows users to set various parameters including Iris Shutter and Gain...

Page 37: ...s shown as the above diagram for setting the Shutter and Gain manually Step 4 In Manual Exposure Mode please press the Adv Option which is shown as following diagram to show the shutter option for users to adjust the shutter speed manually by the shutter slider ...

Page 38: ...e Gain Limit slider 5 4 Recording Status Reminder The purpose of the Time Code and the Status Reminder are used to remind users about the recording status Because the BC 100 interchangeable lens camera does not have the recording function so users need to connect the BC 100 to the external connected recorder such as Atomos or Blackmagic Design recorder for video recording ...

Page 39: ...l button of the BC 100 is pressed the recording Time Code timer will be started In recording process the red dot which is next to the recording Time Code will be lighted up If the recording is terminated the red dot will disappear Note 1 There is no recording function for the BC 100 camera the recording reminder and the Time Code in the App are for reference only 2 Please remember to check the con...

Page 40: ... main interface of the App This option provides five White Balance modes including AWB AWB Lock One Push MWB and MWB Pro for users How to Enter the AWB Option Please follow following steps for entering the AWB option Step 1 Please press the AWB option from the main interface of the App Step 2 The setting interface which is shown as following diagram will be shown to provide five White Balance mode...

Page 41: ...sh White Balance function and then lock the current WB setting MWB Users can press the MWB button to adjust the desired White Balance color temperature by the slider which is shown as the following diagram The adjustable color temperature range is 2500K to 10000K ...

Page 42: ...e the Gain value and the picture will become darker If the shooting environment has normal brightness users can set the Gain value in normal range How to Enter the Gain Limit Manual Gain Option Please follow following steps for entering the Gain Limit or Manual Gain option Step 1 Please press the 19dB option on the main interface of the App Step 2 The setting interface which is shown as following ...

Page 43: ... time storage space than the 1 60 second shutter Moreover if users want to play this video in slow motion mode it can not be played as smooth as the video that is shot by the 60fps format So the shutter speed must be set to be faster than the frame rate For example if the frame rate is set to be 60fps the shutter speed must be set to be 1 60 1 120 or 1 180 How to Enter the Frame Rate Option Please...

Page 44: ...MF and Lens for users to select their desired Focus mode How to Enter the Focus Option Please follow following steps for entering the Focus option Step 1 Please press the Focus option on the main interface of the App Step 2 The Focus Selection buttons interface which is shown as following will be shown for users to select their desired Focus mode ...

Page 45: ... screen for using the AF function The Auto Focus Tracking function is not available MF MF is the Manual Focus function please follow following steps for using the MF function Step 1 Please set the AF MF switch on the lens of the BC 100 camera to be MF Note If there is no AF MF switch on the camera lens it is no need for users to switch the Focus mode Step 2 Please press the MF button in the Focus ...

Page 46: ...en users press the Focus option and then select the MF mode there is a MF button that will be shown beside the Focus option If you want to switch from the MF mode to other Focus mode please press this MF button and then the Focus option window which is shown as above diagram will be shown for you to switch to other Focus modes ...

Page 47: ...right pictures Moreover the IRIS value also affect the Depth of Field of a picture The Depth of Field means the range that the image is clear A higher IRIS value can help users to take a picture with the Deep Depth of Field effect However a low IRIS value can help users to take a picture with the Shallow Deep of Field effect The BC 100 App provides the IRIS range from F2 8 to F22 for users to set ...

Page 48: ...the current scenario After that an EV level based on the ISO and light measuring formula according to the current scenario will be generated the total volume of incoming light This EV value is generated by the combination of IRIS and Shutter The purpose of the Exposure Compensation is that if users do not satisfy for the light measuring outcome of the camera they can adjust the EV value to get an ...

Page 49: ... high light and shadow areas When the slider is set at positive value the scenario can be brighter The brightness adjustment is useful when the Exposure Compensation may cause the color fading of the high light area How to Enter the Brightness Option Please follow following steps for entering the Brightness option Step 1 Please press the Brightness option from the main interface of the App Step 2 ...

Page 50: ...re time is 1 second Different shutter speed can achieve different function and performance Generally speaking high shutter speed can freeze each moment However the slow shutter speed can record the scenario such as the cars are flowing on the road How to Enter the Shutter Shutter Limit Option Please follow following steps for entering the Shutter Limit Option Step 1 Please press Shutter or Shutter...

Page 51: ... 4800 1 9000 Note In Auto Exposure mode this option will be shown as Shutter Limit In Manual Exposure mode this option will be shown as Manual Shutter 5 14 HDR High Dynamic Range The BC 100 provides HDR function for users For the scenarios that the difference between bright and dark is too huge the camera will shoot many pictures at the same time with different exposure value After that the camera...

Page 52: ...ed the color will be shown as the fading color The saturation adjustment range of the BC 100 is from 8 to 8 How to Enter the Saturation Option Please follow following steps for entering the Saturation option Step 1 Please press the Saturation option on the main interface of the App Step 2 The Saturation option adjustment slider which is shown as following diagram will be shown for users to select ...

Page 53: ...ast value is set the difference between the light area and the dark area will be tiny and the clarity of the picture will be decreased The Contrast adjustment range for the BC 100 is from 0 to 16 How to Enter the Contrast Option Please follow following steps for entering the Contrast option Step 1 Please press the Contrast option from the main interface of the App Step 2 The Contrast adjustment sl...

Page 54: ...or creating the feeling of sharpening The Sharpness adjustment range for the BC 100 is from 0 to 7 How to Enter the Sharpness Option Please follow following steps for entering the Sharpness option Step 1 Please press the Sharpness option on the main interface of the App Step 2 The Sharpness adjustment slider which is shown as following diagram will be shown for users to select their desired Sharpn...

Page 55: ...is installed in your Android handset Step 2 Please turn on the power of the BC 100 camera Step 3 Please find the Wi Fi hotspot BC 100_xxxx from the Wi Fi setting menu of your handset Please press the Wi Fi hotspot to connect your handset to the BC 100 camera Step 4 After the handset is connected to the BC 100 successfully please open the BC 100 App Step 5 And then users can enter into the main int...

Page 56: ...56 Step 6 Please press the setting icon to enter the setting interface which is shown as following diagram ...

Page 57: ... current firmware version will be shown Step 8 Please press Current BC 100 firmware version for 7 times and then the Latest Firmware Version reminder which is shown as following diagram will be shown Please press the Update button to start the firmware update ...

Page 58: ...he firmware update will be started and the progress bar which is shown as following diagram will be shown Step 10 When the firmware update is done successfully the firmware update successful reminder window which is shown as following will be shown ...

Page 59: ...ton for users to be the optional accessory of the BC 100 Interchangeable Lens camera The BC 100 can combine with the recorder monitor player devices such as the Atomos Ninjia Blade for achieving the monitoring and recording purposes The recording function can be realized by the remote control of the optional LANC remote control button Moreover for the optional LANC remote control button please con...

Page 60: ...60 Chapter 8 Dimensions Unit millimeters mm ...

Page 61: ...justment Exposure Auto Lock Manual IRIS Setting Manual Digital Noise Reductions 3D Noise Reduction Dynamic Range Control High Middle Low OFF Language Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese English Control by App White Balance AWB One Push WB Lock MWB AGC Gain Control Auto AGC Manual Max Gain Limit Mirror Image Flip N A Focus Mode Control by App push auto manual Control by Camera Lens Focal Length ...

Page 62: ... 80 non condensing Power DC 12V 2A Power Consumption 20 88W Color Dark Blue Dimension W x H x D 101 x 104 x 198 mm Optional Accessories External Connected Recording Controller Supports LANC interface external connected recorder remote control button Micro Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds Logo marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Olympus Imaging Corp in Japan the United States the Euro...

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