Camera Body

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

Front

Figure: Camera Body Front, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Wi-Fi Antenna

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

2

ACN Antenna

Receiver for wireless Genlock and Timecode over Ambient Communication Network

3

Mounting holes

18 x ¼-20 mounting holes

4

Microphones

Internal Microphones 1 and 2

5

24 V RS

Two 3-Pin Fischer 24 volt, 3 amp power output R/S ports

6

Lens mount

Interchangeable mount, shimmable locking PL, or locking EF

7

EVF port

3G-SDI BNC port with output mirrored from the rear BNC port

8

AUX power

2-Pin regulated 12 volt, 1 amp power for EVF

9

Tally Light

LED that indicates when the camera is recording

Back: V-Lock

Figure: Camera Body Rear, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

ACN

Antenna

Receiver for wireless Genlock and Timecode over Ambient Communication Network

2

Wi-Fi

Antenna

A Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP-SMA connector (supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

3

USB-C port

Supports remote camera control, R3D streaming using RED Connect License (with 5 Gb/s Ethernet adapter), and 5 watt USB charging

4,

5,

6

12G-SDI 1 / 2 / 3 ports1,2

Full-size 12G-SDI BNC port for SDI monitor connection

7

Genlock

Genlock 75 Ohm BNC

8

DC-IN port

4-Pin 2L for DC-IN (19.5 to 34 volts)

9

DC power LED

Indicates state of DC power (refer to Camera Body LEDs)

10

Battery mount

V-Lock version (supports 14 and 26 volts)

11

Eject

Battery eject button

  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). Refer to SDI 1 / 2 / 3.

Back: Gold Mount

Figure: Camera Body Rear, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

ACN

Antenna

Receiver for wireless Genlock and Timecode over Ambient Communication Network

2

Wi-Fi

Antenna

A Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP-SMA connector (supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

3

USB-C port

Supports remote camera control, R3D streaming using RED Connect License (with 5 Gb/s Ethernet adapter), and 5 W USB charging

4,

5,

6

12G-SDI 1 / 2 / 3 ports1,2

Full-size 12G-SDI BNC port for SDI monitor connection

7

Genlock

Genlock 75 Ohm BNC

8

DC-IN port

4-Pin 2L for DC-IN (19.5 to 34 volts)

9

DC power LED

Indicates state of DC power (refer to Camera Body LEDs)

10

Battery mount

Gold Mount version (supports 14 and 26 volts)

11

Eject button

Gold Mount battery eject button

  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). Refer to SDI 1 / 2 / 3.

Left

Figure: Camera Body Left, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Focus screw

Focus plane screw

2

User Buttons

Assignable user buttons

3

REC

Record button

4

ND/CLR

Toggles between clear and last used ND filter setting

5

UP

Increases ND

6

DOWN

Decreases ND

7

Intake

Cooling fan air intake

8

Media

Latch for CFexpress Type B media compartment door

9

Media compartment

Covered CFexpress Type B compartment

10

Battery eject

Eject button for battery

11

Rosette

M6 60-tooth rosette for mounting RED® Production Grips

Right

Figure: Camera Body Right, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

AUX-1

2-Pin 0B 12 volt, 3 amp output

2

AUX-2

2-Pin 0B 12 volt, 1.5 amp output

3

CTRL

4-Pin 00B for RPC2 communication

4

TIMECODE

5-Pin 0B for Timecode

5

GIG-E

9-Pin 0B 1000BASE-T (IEEE 802.3ab) Gigabit Ethernet

6

AUDIO

5-Pin 00B for 2 audio Line, Mic, and +48 volts

7

Headphone

3.5 mm stereo headphone port

8

Speaker

Beep speaker

9

Power switch

Turns the power on and off

10

Side LCD

Side LCD displays UI screens include UI navigation buttons

11

REC

Record button and LED indicator

12

Intake

Cooling fan air intake

13

Rosette

M6 60-tooth rosette for mounting RED® Production Grips

Top

Figure: Camera Body Top, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

ACN antenna

Receiver for wireless Genlock and Timecode over Ambient Communication Network

2

Wi-Fi antenna

A Wi-Fi antenna mounted to a female RP-SMA connector (supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

3

I/O Exhaust

Cooling fan hot I/O exhaust

4

Mounting holes

12 top ¼-20 mounting holes

5

Main Exhaust

Main cooling fan hot exhaust

6

Accessory port

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

7

Focus screw

Focus plane screw

8

P-Tap

Two 12 volt 3 amp shared P-Tap outputs

9

Focus plane

Focus plane line

10

Mounting holes

4 front top ¼-20 mounting holes

Bottom

Figure: Camera Body Bottom, Controls and Features

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Item

Description

1

Mounting points

3 x 1/4"-20 mounting holes and 3 x 3/8"-16 mounting holes

2

Air intakes

Cooling fan air intake

Camera Body LEDs

Front LED

Figure: Camera Body Front LED

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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

 

Back LED

Figure: Camera Body Back LED

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Item

Color

Description

1

 

DC-IN

 

Off

No power detected. Check polarity and source voltage level

Green

DC-IN is present, and it is supplying between 19.5 and 34 volts

Left Side LEDs

Figure: Camera Body Left Side LEDs

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Item

Color/Flashing

Description

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

2

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 Body Right Side LEDs

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Item

color/flashing

Description

1

Audio

Blue

+48 volt Phantom power

2

Power (ON)

Off

Camera off

Green

Camera on

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

3

 

 

 

 

 

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

4

Power (firmware update)

Flashing green

Firmware update in progress

Flashing red

Firmware update error (refer to Upgrading the Firmware)