Z CAM E2 FCC ID:2AENNE2C User Manual (Firmware 0.
1. Introduction 1.1.
1.2. LCD Screen The content displayed on the LCD Screen will be different when the camera is in different mode. • Standby & Recording • Preview Press FN + OK button when the camera is in Standby mode, it will switch to Preview mode. Press FN + OK again to come back to Standby mode. • Playback Short press Power button when the camera is in Standby / Preview mode, it will switch to Playback mode. Short press Power button again to come back to Standby / Preview mode.
1.3. LED Indicator Status • Green : The camera is ready. • Red : The camera is recording. • Flashing Red (every 1s) : No memory card. • Flashing Red (every 0.5s) : Memory card is full. • Flashing Red (every 0.2s) : The camera is overheated. • Flashing Red (very fast) : Critical error.
1.4. Buttons • MENU: Camera setting. • FN / ISO: FN or ISO quick setting (2.1 Quick Settings). • Up / SHT: Up selection (or add value) or Shutter Speed / Shutter Angle quick setting (2.1 Quick Settings). • Down / EV: Down selection (or reduce value) or EV quick setting (2.1 Quick Settings). • OK / AF: Confirmation or to trigger the AF function (2.1 Quick Settings). • F1: AEL (Auto Exposure Lock) by default, can be changed to other quick settings (2.10 System - Fn).
1.5. Interfaces • Wi-Fi: 2.4GHz Wi-Fi antenna port, 802.11n supported. • Ethernet: Gigabit Ethernet port for camera control, setting & live streaming (with Z CAM software installed on PC). • USB: USB 3.0 Type C port for camera control and data transformation only. • HDMI: HDMI 2.0 Type A port, video output up to C4K @60fps. • Remote: 2.5mm jack socket, compatible with Sony LANC protocol.
power source. • Battery: The battery socket is compatible with SONY NP-F series batteries, including NP-F970/770/550 etc. (Battery not included in the box) • External Battery: Connect the camera to a V mount battery (with D-TAP port) with the LEMO power cable (D-TAP plug). 1.7. Storage The camera uses CFast 2.0 card or SSD as storage. • CFast card: The camera has 1 x internal CFast card slot, which supports CFast 2.0 standard.
SSD: Connect the SSD through USB-C port on back of camera as storage. (Note: • USB-C port must be in “Host” mode, see 2.9 Connect - USB ) Please note that the SSD will NOT be recognized if there is CFast card in the camera. 2. Camera Settings 2.1. Quick Setting When the camera is in Standby or Recording mode, some key settings can be quickly accessed by pressing the buttons on the camera. • ISO: Press FN to set ISO, then press Up / Down to adjust the value, and OK to confirm.
• Shutter Speed / Angle: Press UP to set shutter speed / angle (refer to 2.5 Exposure – Shutter Operation about shutter speed / shutter angle), then press Up / Down to adjust the value, and OK to confirm. • EV: Press DOWN to set EV, then press Up / Down to adjust the value, and OK to confirm. • AF: When focus is in AF mode, press OK to do auto focus.
• Aperture: Press F3 to set the aperture, then press Up / Down to adjust the value, and OK to confirm. Please note that F3 can be assigned to other quick settings besides Aperture (2.10 System – Fn) 2.2.
• Movie Format: It’s resolution & frame rate for video recording. Please note that the camera support three video systems including NTSC, PAL and CINEMA (2.10 System – Video System). Movie formats for each video system are as below: NTSC Video Format Resolution / Frame Rate 4K P23.98 / 30 / 60 3840x2160 @ 23.98 / 29.97 / 59.94 fps C4K P23.98 / 30 / 60 4096x2160 @ 23.98 / 29.97 / 59.94 fps 3696x2772 P23.98 / 30 / 60 3696x2772 (4:3) @ 23.98 / 29.97 / 59.94 fps 1080 P23.98 / 30 / 60 1920x1080 @ 23.
• File format: MOV / MP4 • Split duration: 5 / 10 / 20 min. The camera will split the video with the length set here automatically. 5 mins by default. • Time Code: Set the time code, there are sub-items as below: n Time Code Value: Reset / Manual / Current. 1) Reset: Reset the time code value to 00:00:00:00 （hour:minute:second:frame） 2) Manual: Set the time code value manually（hour:minute:second:frame）.
2.3. Video • Variable Frame Rate (VFR): With VFR you can set a different frame rate for capturing with a specific Video Format for recording, and you can capture a slow-motion or fastmotion footage. Options of frame rate in VFR is related to the Movie Format and Video System as following: NTSC Video Format VFR Options (fps) 4K / C4K / 3696x2772 P23.
Video Format VFR Options (fps) 4K / C4K P24 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 48 / 60 / 72 / 84 / 96 / 108 / 120 • 3696x2772 P24 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 48 / 60 1080 P24 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 48 Encoder: H.264 / H.265. Options of Encoder is related to Movie Format and frame rate of VFR as following: NTSC Video Format VFR (fps) Video Encoding 4K / C4K / 3696x2772 P23.8 None H.264 & H.265 4K / C4K / 3696x2772 P30 30 H.264 & H.265 4K / C4K / 3696x2772 P30 45 / 60 / 75 / 90 / 105 H.
• Video System VFR Video Coding 4K / C4K / 3696x2772 / 1080 P24 ALL H.264 & H.265 Bitrate: High / Middle / Low. Value of the bitrate varies in different resolution and frame rate.
2.4. Audio • Encoder: None / AAC / PCM • Input: Off / Microphone (input from 3.5mm audio-in port) / XLR (need a connector to connect with XLR microphone). n Off：Turn off input audio。 n Microphone：The camera will use built-in microphone as audio input if there is no external microphone plugged into the 3.5mm audio-in port, and will use the external microphone if there is one plugged into the 3.5mm audio-in port.
2.5. Exposure • EV: -3.0 ~ 3.0 • Shutter Speed / Shutter Angle: This setting depends on whether “Shutter Speed” or “Shutter Angle” is selected in 2.5 Exposure - Shutter Operation Shutter Speed: Auto / Manual（1/24” ~1/8000”, up to 1/800” when WDR is activated） Shutter Angle: Auto / Manual（11.25°~ 360°） • Aperture: It shows the range of aperture of the lens, and can be adjusted manually if it’s an electrical lens.
WDR Dual Native ISO Max ISO Normal Auto 160 ~ 25600 Low 160 ~ 800 High 800 ~ 25600 Auto 80 ~ 12800 Low 80 ~ 400 High 400 ~ 12800 WDR • Dual Native ISO: Auto / Low / High. Setting of the Native ISO here will determine the range of ISO and Max ISO, as listed above. • Max Shutter Speed / Max Shutter Angle: This setting will be activated if Shutter Speed / Shutter Angle (3.5 Exposure - Shutter Operation) is in Auto mode.
• Kelvin: When White Balance is set to “Auto” or “Preset Value”, it shows the current color temperature, when White Balance is set to “Manual”, it can be adjusted manually (2300 K ~ 7500 K) • Tint: -100 ~ 100, default is 0. • Priority: Ambiance / White Ambiance: To increase the intensity of the image’s warm color cast when shooting a tungsten-light scene. White: To reduce the intensity of the image’s warm color cast when shooting a tungsten-light scene. 2.7.
2.8. Image • Brightness: 0~100, default is 50. • Saturation: 0~100, default is 50. • Sharpness: Strong / Medium / Week, default Medium. • Contrast: 0~100, default 50. • LUT: Rec.709 / Z-LOG / FLAT. Rec.709: It is Rec.709 like color space, which is usually used for directly output. Z-LOG: It is the Log developed by Z CAM, with 13 stops of dynamic range and reserve more detain in highlight area, good enough for post processing.
2.9. Connect • Wi-Fi: Off / On. When the Wi-Fi is activated, here will show the Wi-Fi ID, which is ZCAM-E2-XXXX (last four digits which match to the camera ID), and the default password is: 12345678, which can only be changd with iOS app (6. Using Z Camera App) • Wi-Fi IP: Here will show IP address of the Wi-Fi when it’s is activated. • ETH. Mode (Ethernet Mode): Direct / Router / Static Router: Camera is connected to the computer through a router, IP address will be assigned by the router.
• HDMI Format: Auto / Manual (options supported by the HDMI display). When it’s set to Auto, the camera will select the suitable format (resolution & frame rate) from the HDMI display. Or you can select from a list of formats supported by the camera manually. • Multi Camera: Single / Master / Slave The status matches to the status of the Camera Mode Switch on the back of the camera. Single (I): The camera is working as an individual device.
2.10. System • Video System：NTSC / PAL / CINEMA. Different frame rates in Video Format for recording and frame rates in VFR* for capturing are supported by these three Video System as below: Video System Frame Rate in Video Frame Rate in VFR (fps) Format (fps) NTSC 23.
restore it when it’s powered on again (with the same lens only). • Assist Tools: There is three sub-items in this setting: Display / Peak / Exposure Display: On / Off. To enable or disable the assist tool on the display. Please note that when the assist tool is enabled, the effect will be output through HDMI together with the video stream. So you would need to turn it off if you are using external recorder though HDMI connection. Peak: Enable (On / Off) / Color (Red, Green, Blue, Orange, White).
• Auto Power OFF：Off / 30s / 1min / 2mins / 4mins / 8mins / 15mins. It sets the time of auto power off when the camera is not recording and no operation during this time slot. • Language：简体中⽂ / English • Date / Time: Set the date and time of the camera. • Camera Status: Displays the current status of the camera, including storage capacity (used and remaining space)，temperature (inside the camera)，firmware version and camera ID etc. • Version: Firmware version of the camera. 3. Video Recording 3.1.
3.2. Variable Frame Rate (VFR) Video Recording VFR will enable you to record a footage with higher / lower frame rate in capture than in playback, which is usually called slow motion / fast motion. To record a 4K @120fps footage with playback frame rate in 30fps for example, you would need to follow the steps as below: 1) In System setting, choose “NTSC” in Video System. 2) In Record setting, Choose“4K30P” in Movie Format, and “Default” in Playback FR.
Note: Max VFR in WDR mode will be half of it in normal mode. That is 4K @60fps / 1080P @120fps (NTSC or CINEMA) or 4K @50fps / 1080P @100fps (PAL). Please check 2.3 Video for more detail 4. Video Playback & File Management 4.1. Video Playback While camera is in Standby mode, short press Power button to enter into Playback mode, LCD screen (or the external monitor connected through HDMI) would show the thumbnail of the latest video in the storage. Press Up / Down button to browse among footages.
When the footage is being played, press OK button to pause / resume, and press MENU button to stop it. Please note if there is no storage in the camera, or there is storage in the camera but no video footage in the storage (or other files not supported), there will be alert message on the screen. 4.2. Delete Video Under Playback mode, press FN button when the video is not playing, there will be popup confirmation message ”Delete the file?” , select “Confirm” and then press OK to delete.
C cable: 1) Power on the camera. 2) In Connect setting, set USB to “Mass storage”. 3) Connect the camera to a computer with an USB Type C cable, an “USB” icon would show up on LCD screen, then it’s connected successfully. 4) PC will detect the camera and shows it as external storage device. You can access & manage the files in the CFast card inside the camera. 5. Connect to the Camera 5.1.
5.2. Ethernet Connection There are 2 options to connect the camera to a computer through Ethernet: Direct Connection or Connection through a Router: Direct connection Follow the steps below to set up direct Ethernet connection between the camera and the computer: 1. Set the Network Mode to “Direct” in Connect setting (default). 2. Connect the camera to a computer with an Ethernet cable.
3. Open a browser on the PC / Mac, type in the address: http://10.98.32.1/www/index.html. You will see the page below if it’s connected successfully. Connection through a Router You can set up an Ethernet connection between the camera and a computer through a router with following steps: 1. Set the Network Mode to “Router” in Connect setting (2.
2. Connect the camera to a router with an Ethernet cable, then connect the router to the computer with ethernet cable or Wi-Fi. (Note: Camera and PC should connect to the LAN port of router, not WAN port) 3. Open a browser on the PC / Mac, type in the address: http://10.98.32.1/www/index.html. You will see the page below if it’s connected successfully.
6. Using Z Camera App Download and install the Z Camera App from Apple App Store to your iOS device (iPhone or iPad), then you can use this device to live view and control the camera including start / stop recording and most of the settings, with following steps • Connect to camera: Connect the iOS device to the camera with an USB Type C to Lighting cable as below, or through Wi-Fi (5.1 Wi-Fi Connection). 1.
be activated (it’s gray color if there is no connection) and there will be a small USB or Wi-Fi icon on (depends the connection method you use). Click the “Control” icon and you will come into the live-view and control pannel. 3. Details about the Z Camera app will be added in the future update of the document. 7. Firmware Upgrade Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware of the camera: 1) Download the latest version of firmware (update.zip) for Z CAM E2 from Z CAM’s website: http://www.z-cam.
Please note that it’s at your own risk to upgrade / update the firmware of the camera, and Z CAM will be not responsible to any damage to the camera or data lost if you are not following the steps above correctly. 8. Camera Maintenance • As the camera is a precise instrument, please do not flop it or let it suffer physical strike. • As the camera is a non-waterproof of camera, please do not use it in water or a humid environment.
FCC CAUTION Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement When using the product, maintain a distance of 20cm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements. FCC statements: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
