Camera Body

This section describes the Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, and Bottom of the camera, and identifies the controls, buttons, Camera Body LEDs, and the lens mount on the body.

Camera Body Controls and Features

This section describes the controls and features of the camera.

Front

Figure: Camera Body Front Controls and Features

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Item

Details

1

Mounting holes

Two upper ¼"-20 mounting holes

2

Lens release

Press to release RF-type lenses

3

Locking ring

Rotate to lock and unlock lenses

4

REC button

Press to select recording modes or alternate programmable functions

5

Tally light

Indicates that the camera is recording (refer to Camera Body LEDs and Indicators)

6

Mounting holes

Eight lower ¼"-20 mounting holes

Back

Figure: Camera Body Rear Controls and Features

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Item

Details

1

Antenna

Male RP SMA Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP SMA connector. Supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

2

USB-C port

USB-C connection

3

12G-SDI port 1

Full-size 12G-SDI BNC port for SDI monitor connection1,2

4

12G-SDI port 2

Full-size 12G-SDI BNC port for SDI monitor connection1,2

5

Audio port/LED

5-Pin 00B ODU for 2 channel audio (Line, Mic, and +48V)

6

Headphone port

3.5 mm stereo headphone jack

7

DC-IN port

6-Pin 1B ODU for DC-IN (11 to 17 volts) (refer to 6-Pin DC-IN)

8

9-Pin Extension Port

9-Pin 0B ODU serial port for start/stop, Genlock, TC and RS-232

9

Micro V-Lock port

14.4 V Micro V-Lock battery mount (refer to REDVOLT Batteries)

  1. Use certified 12G-SDI cables.
  2. WARNING: Always connect the accessories' DC power cable (or batteries) before connecting the BNC SDI cable. Always remove the BNC SDI cable before removing the accessories' DC power cable (or batteries).

 

Left

Figure: Camera Body Left Controls and Features

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Item

Details

1

Mounting holes

Two side ¼-20 mounting holes

2

Intake

Cooling fan air intake

3

Media compartment

Covered CFexpress Type B compartment

4

CFexpress LED

CFexpress status indicator (refer to Camera Body LEDs)

5

Access media

Latch for the CFexpress Type B media compartment door

6

EJECT button

Eject button for Micro V-Lock battery

Right

Figure: Camera Body Right Controls and Features

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Item

Details

1

Power switch and LED

Slide up to turn on the camera and slide down to turn off the camera. LED displays the camera ready status (refer to Camera Body LEDs)

2

Menu LCD

GUI menu screen and buttons

3

Mounting holes

Two side ¼"-20 mounting holes

4

Speaker

Beep speaker for audible feedback

5

Record LED

Displays the camera recording status (refer to Camera Body LEDs)

6

REC button

Press and release the REC button to toggle between record start and stop

7

Air intake

Air intake for thermal management

8

Focus plane

Focus plane indicator symbol

Top

Camera Body Controls and Features

Figure: Camera Body Top Controls and Features

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Item

Details

1

Mounting holes

Four top front ¼"-20 mounting holes

2

Accessory port

Connection port for accessories (refer to Outrigger Handle, and DSMC3™ RED® Touch 7.0" LCD)

3

Exhaust

Air exhaust for thermal management

4

Mounting holes

Eight top side ¼"-20 mounting holes

Bottom

Figure: Camera Body Bottom Features

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Item

Details

1

Mounting point

One (1) ¼"-20 mounting hole

2

Mounting points

Two (2) ⅜"-16 mounting holes

3

Air intakes

Air intakes for thermal management

Camera Body LEDs

Front LED

Figure: Camera LED, Front

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Item

Color

Details

1

Tally indicator LED

Red

When enabled, this LED is ON when the camera is recording. For information about enabling this LED, refer to Indicators

 

Back LEDs

Figure: Camera, Back LEDs

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Item

Color

Details

1

Phantom power

Blue

Indicates that the +48 V Phantom Power is enabled

2

DC-IN

Green

DC-IN is present and / or the battery is fully charged

Flashing amber

Communicating with, and evaluating, the battery

Amber

Charging connected battery

Red

Error charging the battery

Left Side LED

Figure: Camera LED, Left Side

#

Item

Color/Flashing

Details

1

CFexpress media LED

Off

No media mounted

Green

Preview; media mounted with > 10% of media space available

Amber

Recording finalizing or playback mode

Amber flashing slow

Formatting media

Red flashing slow

Media mounted with >5% and <= 10% of media space available

Red flashing fast

Media mounted with <= 5% of media space available

Red

Recording with > 10% of media space available

 

Right Side LEDs

Figure: Camera LEDs, Right Side

#

Item

color/flashing

Details

1

Power status (ON)

Off

Camera OFF

Amber

Camera booting

Green

Camera ON

Amber flashing

Camera ON; 5 to 10 min of battery time available

Red flashing

Camera ON; < 5 min of battery time available

Red

Camera shutting down

2

Record status (REC)

Off

No media present

Green

Ready to record

Red

Recording

Amber

Finalizing

Red flashing slow

Media mounted with >5% and <= 10% of media space available

Red flashing fast

Media mounted with <= 5% of media space available

3

Power (firmware update)

Flashing green

Firmware update in progress

Flashing red

Firmware update error (refer to Upgrading the Firmware)