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Attach the lens Line up the White Dot on the Lens and turn clockwise to secure |
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| To remove the lens when you are finished there is a "Release" button on the camera. |
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| and turn the camera on |
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Open the door for the SD card and |
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Insert the card in the card slot |
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| Make sure the Camera is set to Video on the Dial on top of the camera |
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Press the Menu button |
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This dial will navigate the menus |
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The menu settings referenced in this Wiki are for Version 3.0 of the Firmware on the Sony A7S II Firmware changes sometime move the menu items so we may be one off on some of the menu settings. The setting will be close in number to the referened menu so you may have to look for it. |
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The dial on the right of the screen will also navigate the menus and pressing the inner button will select the menu item. |
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Choose the setting "Camera Settings Reset" |
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Choose OK to Reset the Camera Settings. Camera will reboot and reset the menus to default. |
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First Scroll horizontally to the "Toolbox" icon menu and then scroll over to tab #2 Then navigate down to the Pwr Save Start Time and set it to 5 Min from the default 10 seconds
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Next we need to format the SD cards. |
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All Data will be deleted and click "Enter" to begin the formatting of the card. |
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The Formatting will take a few seconds. |
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Next go to the "Camera" icon Menu Tab and choose page #2 of that menu |
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File Format choose XAVC S 4K if you want to record UHD |
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Now change the Record Setting by selecting it |
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| These are the recommended recording settings here Leave the Dual Video REC "off" |
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| Scroll over to the "Toolbox" icon and then down to Menu #3 HDMI 4K Output |
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| Turn on to 24 P |
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| Click OK here you can't record in 4K to the cards and the SSD |
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| Scroll over to the "Toolbox" icon and then down to Menu #4 HDMI Settings |
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| Change it to 24 |
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| HDMI Resolution - Set to Auto |
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| Select the HDMI Info Display |
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| Make sure it is Off |
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| Select the TC Output |
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| Make sure it is ON |
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| Next Choose REC Control >Select it |
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| REC Control = Make sure it is ON |
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| CTRL for HDMI - |
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If you want to record Slog you need to set the camera profile to record Slog. Set the Camera to the Camera Icon > Menu >#5>Picture Profile |
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Choose PP7 for Slog2 and PP8 for Slog3 Here we chose Slog 3 PP8 |
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| Here the settings for "PP8" show the Gamma and Color Mode are set for S-Log |
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| Double check before connecting the Ninja is on the A7s turn selection dial to the Video Icon on the top of the Camera shown here. |
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| Put the batteries in the Ninja shown here |
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| You will need the HDMI adapter that comes with the A7s and a HDMI normal cable |
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| Connect the other end of the HDMI cable into the "In" on the Ninja Recorder |
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| Put the SSD drive into the recorder shown here. |
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| Turn it on with the power button on the side of the Ninja "Flame" |
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| Click here to format the card |
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| Choose the disk and then "Format Media" |
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| Click on the "Codec" to change the Recording format |
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| Choose the Recording Format and then click OK to apply the settings |
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| Click on HDMI to change the trigger settings |
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Make sure HDMI is selected and Trigger is ON That is all the settings for the Ninja. |
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| Click on the Vectorscope Icon to get the scopes to show on screen. |
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When you click on the icon shown here it'll turn on the scope of choice. Same thing to turn off click on the scope to toggle it off. |
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Test the camera recording. When you hit record button on the camera | the Ninja should start recording too.
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DO NOT WORRY THE CAMERA LCD WILL GO BLACK BUT THE NINJA RECORDER WILL HAVE IMAGE |
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| Click on Play to play the footage. |
