Camera Body

This section describes the Front, Top, Left, Right, Back, 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

Description

1

Lens release

Press to release RF-type lenses

2

Mic 1

Left Internal Microphone channel

3

Tally light

Tally light (refer to Camera Body LEDs and Indicators)

4

Mic 2

Right Internal Microphone channel

5

Front REC button

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

6

Lens locking ring

Rotate to lock and unlock lenses

Top

Camera Body Controls and Features

Figure: Camera Body Top Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

LCD Touchscreen

Camera Onboard LCD Touchscreen

2

MENU (BACK) Button

Menu button, Back button

3

Up Arrow (LOCK) Button

Navigates up in the menu and locks/unlocks the UI when pressed along with the other Lock button

4

Down Arrow (LOCK) Button

Navigates down in the menu and locks/unlocks the UI when pressed along with the other Lock button

5

Select/Function Button

Top Buttons Select Mode: Selects the highlighted Menu page item

Top Buttons Function Mode: Alows you to access and adjust SDI Overlay settings

6

Playback Button

Opens the Playback page

7

1/4-20 Mounting Holes

1/4-20 mounting holes for optional accessories (refer to Outrigger Handle, DSMC3™ RED® Touch 7.0" LCD)

8

Accessory Port

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

Left

Figure: Camera Body Left Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

M4 Mounting Holes

Two (2) M4 mounting points for accessories

2

Focus Plane

Focus plane indicator symbol

3

Air intake

Air intake for thermal management

4

Media compartment

CFexpress Type B compartment

5

Access media

Latch for the CFexpress Type B media compartment door

6

EJECT Button

Micro-V battery eject button

Right

Figure: Camera Body Right Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Wireless antenna

Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP-SMA connector. Supports dual band 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz

2

Power LED

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

3

ON/OFF switch

Slide up to turn on the camera and slide down to turn off the camera

4

Speaker

Beep speaker for audible feedback

5

Right REC button

Assignable full-press and half-press button

6

Exhaust

Exhaust for thermal control

7

Focus plane

Focus plane indicator symbol

8

M4 mounting holes

Two (2) M4 mounting points for accessories

Back

Figure: Camera Body Rear Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Micro V-Lock battery mount

14.4 V Micro V-Lock mount(refer to REDVOLT® MICRO-V Battery and REDVOLT® NANO-V Battery)

2

Wireless antenna

Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP-SMA connector. Supports dual band 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz

3

USB Type-C port

USB Type-C Port for USB-C connection

4

12G-SDI port

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

5

Headphone port

3.5 mm stereo headphone output

6

Audio port and LED

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

7

9-pin Extension Port

9-pin 0B ODU port (refer to Extension Port)

8

6-pin DC-IN port and LED

6-pin 1B ODU for DC-IN (11-17 Volts) and power status LED (refer to 6-pin DC-IN)
  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). For more information, refer to Preventing Damage to SDI Outputs.

Bottom

Figure: Camera Body Bottom Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Mounting Points

One (1) 1/4"-20 mounting hole and one (1) 3/8"-16 mounting hole

2

Registration Points

Indented alignment points

3

Service Port

For RED service only - DO NOT REMOVE

Camera Body LEDs

Front LED

Figure: Camera LED, Front

#

Item

Color

Description

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.

 

Left Side LED

Figure: Camera LED, Left Side

#

Item

Color/Flashing

Description

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

 

Right Side LEDs

Figure: Camera LED, Right Side

#

Item

color/flashing

Description

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)

 

Back LEDs

Figure: Camera LEDs, Rear

#

Item

Color

Description

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 batteries

Red

Error charging the batteries