Mega Speed HHC X8 Pro Manuale utente

HHC X8 - X9 Pro

High Speed Camera

With high power LED work lights and SSD option

User Guide

Version 1.03

Contents

1 HHC X8 - X9 Including PRO models Hardware details..................................................................................................... 5

2 HHC Main Camera Menu ................................................................................................................................................ 6

2.1 Start......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 LED .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Image Size Menu..................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.4 Speed Setting .......................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.5 Exposure Setting ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.6 Review Menu .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.7 Quicksave RAM to SSD............................................................................................................................................ 8

3 Settings Menu ................................................................................................................................................................. 9

3.1 Trigger Modes Menu............................................................................................................................................... 9

3.2 Sensor Boost Menu (optional) .............................................................................................................................. 12

3.3 USB/SD Menu........................................................................................................................................................ 12

3.4 Camera SSD Streaming (optional)......................................................................................................................... 13

3.5 Standby Mode....................................................................................................................................................... 13

3.6 Power Off .............................................................................................................................................................. 13

4 Sync Settings ................................................................................................................................................................. 14

4.1 Intro....................................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.2 Sync Purpose......................................................................................................................................................... 14

4.3 Sync Configuration –Hardware ............................................................................................................................ 15

4.4 Sync Configuration –Software.............................................................................................................................. 16

4.5 External Sync Sources ........................................................................................................................................... 17

5 Advanced Settings Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 18

5.1 Show Settings........................................................................................................................................................ 18

5.2 Show Status........................................................................................................................................................... 19

5.3 Connect to PC........................................................................................................................................................ 19

5.4 SSD Menu.............................................................................................................................................................. 19

5.5 Time Menu ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

5.6 Color Settings Menu.............................................................................................................................................. 20

6 Advanced Settings (More) Menu .................................................................................................................................. 21

6.1 Screen Brightness.................................................................................................................................................. 21

7 Review Menu ................................................................................................................................................................ 22

7.1 Video from Camera RAM ...................................................................................................................................... 23

7.2 Video from Camera SSD........................................................................................................................................ 23

7.3 Play Backward ....................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.4 Play from Start ...................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.5 Play Forward ......................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.6 Stop ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.7 Set Start Frame ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.8 Set End Frame ....................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.9 Loop....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

7.10 Save ....................................................................................................................................................................... 24

7.11 Save Confirmation................................................................................................................................................. 25

8 MSV / AVI Viewer.......................................................................................................................................................... 26

9 Image Viewer ................................................................................................................................................................ 27

10 USB/SD File Manager Menu...................................................................................................................................... 28

11 Recalibrating the Mega Speed HHC Touch Screen ................................................................................................... 29

12 License Agreement.................................................................................................................................................... 30

13 Contact Information.................................................................................................................................................. 31

Preface:

This preface is intended to give you a general understanding of how your high speed camera functions so that you can

be more proficient in its uses and applications. Your new camera has been extensively tested and "burnt in". This

includes attaching a lens, battery and removable media. Depending on the cameras case color, you may notice signs

that a lens has been previously attached to your camera. This is a normal to our pre-testing procedure.

The Mega Speed HHC (Hand-Held-Camera) camera uses advanced high-speed electronics to record high frame rates.

During high-speed image capture, the HHC stores high-speed video in the camera’s internal RAM in a circular buffer

while generating live video on the LCD screen. The camera is also capable of generating a separate HDMI signal that can

be used for viewing your capture on a remote monitor. On select models you may also attach a custom cable to the

HHC’s multi pin connector to use the camera’s strobe, trigger, sync in, sync out, and marker or IRIG functions.

Once the user has selected a high-speed capture mode and has pressed the start button, the camera immediately begins

to record captured frames to the camera’s internal RAM. No frames are stored in permanent storage until you stop the

current capture, go through the review menu and its saving process. For a fast save, you may select the “Quick Save

RAM to SSD” feature in the main menu.

After you have completed your high-speed capture, you can begin to save the video data from the camera’s RAM to a

USB stick, SDHC card, the internal or external SSD Drive or to your PC. Do not use an external USB Hard Drive as they

generally require more power than the HHC USB ports are designed to provide.

The Camera’s high speed RAM will immediately lose its data when the camera is turned off or you enter into Stand-By

Mode. The USB stick, SDHC card or SSD (solid state drive) however will permanently retain its data after the power has

been turned off to the camera. Only MSV (RAW format) files may be saved to the SSD to preserve the RAW data format).

Please thoroughly read the rest of this manual to understand all of the camera's capabilities and installation

requirements and procedures. If you intend to control the camera with a PC, a Gig-e RJ45 port is required.

Note: Before you can use a new USB stick or SD card with the HHC, you may need to make sure the disk is formatted to

FAT32. You can do this either by using the “Format Disk” button in the HHC’s Advanced Settings menu, or by using a

PC’s disk formatting tool.

1HHC X8 - X9 Including PRO models Hardware details

To turn on your HHC, hold both the left and the right buttons on the back of the HHC for 3 seconds. The camera will

take less than 1 minute to boot up. The camera’s left side red button has two functions depending on how long it is held

and what mode the camera is in. During capture and review, for images with widths at or above 1280 pixels, a quick

press will toggle between showing the image half size or full size (useful for fine focus adjustments). During capture, a

one second or longer press will toggle the front work lights on and off. The camera’s right side red button starts and

stops a capture. Holding down the right side red button for 5 seconds turns the camera off. If the camera stops

responding for any reason, you may press the reset button with a paper clip to reset the camera (center picture above).

At the top center of the camera there is a Camera status LED.

The High Power work LEDs are located on the front of the Camera.

On the lower left and left side of the camera there are:

2 SDHC slots –for saving video data to an SDHC card. Class 6 or higher, 32 GB Max.

An HDMI port –for connecting the HHC to an external monitor

A slow speed USB port –for connecting a keyboard or mouse, but not for saving data to a USB drive. Disconnect

the mouse before powering up the HHC.

USB ports –to save video to a USB stick

Gigabit Ethernet port –for connecting to your PC to control the HHC & download data through the PC software.

(Not standard equipment on all models.)

On the right side of the camera are:

Strobe/Trigger/Marker/IRIG-B/Sync In/Sync Out multi-pin Jack. ( custom made cable )

oStrobe out 3.3 VDC (active high)

oTrigger in 3-48 VDC (active high)

oFrame Marker in 3-48 VDC (active high), advances the counter by 1 on each marker pulse. (Not standard

equipment on all models.)

oIRIG-B The input line for the IRIG-B timestamp feature. ( optional )

oSync In / Sync Out 3.3 VDC ( optional )

Charging status LEDs –may be off unless an external power source is connected.

oRed indicates a possible fault with the internal battery or internal charging circuit. If this light is on, then

unplug the camera, place it in a cool location, and try charging the camera again in 15 minutes.

Otherwise change the battery.

oOrange indicates that the battery is less than 95% and still charging.

oGreen indicates that the battery is more than 95% but still charging.

oIf all LED’s are off, then that indicates that the battery is fully charged.

14 VDC in ( select models have a 10 - 26 VDC in option ) –This is the DC jack where the wall adapter is inserted.

The battery continues to charge while the HHC is in use. Charge time is approximately 3 hrs.

2HHC Main Camera Menu

This is the main menu screen; from

here all submenus and other

functions of the camera can be

reached.

When in a submenu pressing there

will be a back button located at the

bottom of the options to return

towards this screen.

Pay attention to the top word in each

menu so that you understand where

you are in the menu tree.

2.1 Start

Press this button to start a capture. After you start a capture, this button will now become the Stop button. Press the

stop button to stop a capture. You can also start and stop captures using the button on the right side of the HHC. If you

use the on-screen-display (OSD) button to start and stop the camera, the menu will stay active, if you use the red

mechanical button the OSD will close.

Note: For ease of use, the camera will always begin recording at the beginning of camera RAM. Any

data not saved will be overwritten by the next capture. Use of multi-start/stop trigger mode is

recommended for capturing multiple discontinuous bursts until camera RAM is full.

2.2 LED

Press this button to enable or disable the LEDs at the front of the camera. When enabled, the LEDs will automatically

turn on when capturing. You can also toggle the LEDs using the red mechanical button on the left side of the camera by

pressing and holding the button for more than 1 second. (Pressing the left mechanical button for less time will toggle

between scaling modes of the capture preview or review frames when applicable).

2.3 Image Size Menu

View or change the resolution the camera will capture frames

at. The current capture size will be highlighted.

The size presets will vary between camera models.

Press on a different button to change to a different preset

size, or press Custom Image Size to set your own custom

image size.

Press Back to return to the Main Menu.

2.3.1 Custom Image Size

This allows you to capture in any image size supported by the

sensor, if the presets aren’t suitable.

Dragging the scroll bars or pressing the scroll bar arrows will

change the image size.

The larger black box represents the sensor and its maximum

image size. The blue box is the current image size and

location in relation to the sensor (ROI is always centered on

the HHC).

Press Apply to use the selected image size.

2.4 Speed Setting

Set the frames per second (FPS) the camera will capture at.

The maximum speed depends on the chosen image size and

camera model.

As you increase the capture speed, the maximum exposure

time will decrease.

The green bar shows the capture speed, and the red bar

shows the corresponding maximum exposure time available.

2.5 Exposure Setting

A higher exposure times will result in a brighter image but

also induces more image blur.

Lower exposure times are better for reducing motion blur,

but they require more light. In addition to using more light,

using a lower F-stop lens ( F0.95 ) and opening the lens iris as

much as possible will also help.

Always position the camera and lights as close to the item as

possible to maximize the available reflected light intensity.

The built in LEDs have an effective range of .5M to 3M.

2.6 Review Menu

This button will open the Review Menu, to save video data from the camera’s internal RAM to the camera SSD, USB stick

or SD card. See Section 7, “Review menu” for more information.

2.7 Quicksave RAM to SSD

Quicksave will automatically save all frames captured during

the previous capture to an automatically named file on the

Camera SSD. This can be fewer frames than Camera RAM

holds if the capture was stopped before RAM was filled.

The Camera SSD is much faster than the USB/SD storage, so

sometimes it can be faster to use this than going into review

mode and specifying a more precise range to save.

The files are named QSave_## where ## is a unique number.

Press the "Save" button to start the quick save.

If the SSD is full then Quicksave will inform you that there is no more free space on the SSD and that you will need to

free up some SSD space.

A full 16 GB save to SSD will take about one minute. After the save is complete, the camera will then return to the

"Main Menu" and will be ready for the next action shot. The saved file can then be reviewed later from SSD.

3Settings Menu

Setup multi-camera sync options - See Section 4

Auto Exposure options menu

Set the capture mode - See Section 3.1

Change sensor gain, reduce lighting needed at expense of increased noise - See Section 3.2

Options for USB/SD storage - See Section 3.3

Stream to Camera SSD instead of RAM - See Section 3.4

Put the Camera into a lower power mode - See Section 3.5

Shut off the Camera - See Section 3.6

Open Advanced Settings menu - See Section 5

Return to main menu

3.1 Trigger Modes Menu

This menu is used to select the capture/trigger mode, configure certain trigger modes, and

configure auto-downloading settings.

The modes and options are described in more detail below.

3.1.1 Continuous Mode

If Continuous Mode is selected and the Start button is pressed, the camera will start a high-speed capture and save the

video in the camera’s RAM until the Stop button is pressed. Once the camera’s RAM is full, it is continuously

overwritten (looped through) until the Stop button is pressed.

3.1.2 Multiple Start/Stop Trigger Mode

External TTL trigger source required or use of the virtual “Finger Trigger” button.

If Multiple Start/Stop Trigger Mode is selected and the Start button is pressed, the camera will then wait for an

external TTL trigger input on the camera’s “Trigger” BNC jack to begin capturing and saving the video in the camera’s

RAM. If the camera’s RAM is full, it will start to loop through. In this mode, the camera will start on the rising edge of

the first trigger input and stop on the rising edge of the next trigger input. After each stop pulse, the camera will return

to a waiting state for another start pulse. The capture will not stop until the stop button is pressed on the touch screen,

or the button on the right side of the camera is pressed.

3.1.3 Single Sequence Trigger Mode

(External TTL trigger source required, not available in HHC X1)

If Single Sequence Trigger Mode is selected and the Start button is pressed, the camera will then wait for an external

TTL trigger input on the camera’s “Trigger” BNC jack to begin capturing and saving the video in the camera’s RAM.

When the camera’s RAM is full, the camera will stop, and the capture will end.

3.1.4 Pre/Post Trigger Mode

(External TTL trigger source required, not available in HHC X1)

In Pre/Post Trigger Mode, the camera will continue to loop through Camera RAM until a trigger pulse is received, then it

will capture a specified number of pre and post-trigger frames, then the camera will stop.

Use the Pre-Trigger Frames and Post-Trigger Frames settings to select how many pre-trigger frames and how many

post-trigger frames the camera should capture.

3.1.5 Pre-Trigger Frames

In Pre/Post Trigger Mode, this setting controls how many

frames to save before the trigger pulse is received.

In the slider bar at the bottom of the screen, the white line

in the middle represents the frame where the trigger pulse

was received, the green bar represents the pre-trigger

frames, the red bar represents the post-trigger frames,

and the gray area represents unused frames in Camera

RAM.

3.1.6 Post-Trigger Frames

In Pre/Post Trigger Mode, this setting controls how many frames will be saved after the trigger pulse is received.

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