RED EPIC OPERATION GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER 5
COPYRIGHT NOTICE 5
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER 5
COMPLIANCE 6
INDUSTRIAL CANADA
EMISSION COMPLIANCE
STATEMENTS 6
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION (FCC)
STATEMENT 6
AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND STATEMENT 7
JAPAN STATEMENTS 7
EUROPEAN
UNION COMPLIANCE
STATEMENTS 7
BEFORE YOU START 10
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS 10
READ BEFORE USING YOUR
CAMERA 10
THEORY OF OPERATION 13
MYSTERIUM X® SENSOR 13
IMAGE PROCESSING 13
HDRX™ 14
MAGIC MOTION™ 15
AUDIO RECORDING 15
MICROPHONE LEVEL ANALOG
INPUTS 15
LINE LEVEL ANALOG INPUTS
16
VIDEO MONITORING OUTPUTS
16
BOMB EVF 17
RED TOUCH LCD 17
HD-SDI 17
HDMI 17
REDMOTE® 18
DIGITAL MAGAZINE (MEDIA) 18
METADATA 19
CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS 20
SMPTE TIMECODE 20
POWER CONSUMPTION 21
CAMERA OPERATIONAL
CONTROLS 21
BRAIN 21
SIDE SSD MODULE 22
SIDE HANDLE 23
TOP 23
FRONT 24
REAR 25
INSTALLATION / REMOVAL 26
DSMC MODULES 28
PRO I/O MODULE 28
REAR SSD MODULE 29
QUAD BATTERY MODULE 29
DUAL BATTERY MODULE 30
MODULE INSTALLATION / REMOVAL
30
REDMOTE 34
NAVIGATION GROUP 35
DISPLAYS 35
BOMB EVF AND BOMB EVF (OLED)
35
TOUCHSCREEN LCD 37
BASIC OPERATION 38
POWER SOURCES 38
SIDE HANDLE 38
QUAD BATTERY MODULE 39
REDVOLT AND REDVOLT XL 39
BACKPACK QUICKPLATE 40
AC POWER ADAPTOR - (DSMC) 41
EXTERNAL DC POWER 43
POWER UP 43
POWER DOWN 44
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
AND NAVIGATION 45
RED LCD/TOUCHSCREEN LCD,
BOMB EVF, EXTERNAL MONITORS45
SIDE HANDLE 52
REDMOTE 52
NAVIGATING MENUS 53
USING TOUCHSCREEN LCD 53
TOUCHSCREEN SHORTCUTS 55
ACCESSING SOFT KEYS 56
POWER DOWN 57
LOCK / UNLOCK TOUCHSCREEN
OPRERATION 58
FIRST TIME USE –
SETTING UP YOUR RED
EPIC 59
ATTACH POWER SOURCE 59
BATTERY 59
QUAD BATTERY MODULE 60
RED BRICK 60
DC POWER 60
POWER UP 61
PREPARING TO RECORD 61
CONNECT AND FORMAT MEDIA 61
PERFORM A BLACK SHADING
CALIBRATION 62
ADJUST PROJECT SETTINGS 62
RECORDING 64
RECORD INDICATOR 65
PLAYBACK 66
MENU CONTROLS 67
ADJUSTMENTS 67
BASIC SETTING ADJUSTMENTS 67
ADVANCED SETTING MENUS 68
MAIN MENU 69
FPS 69
VARISPEED 69
BASIC SETTINGS 70
ADVANCED SETTINGS 70
ISO (SENSITIVITY) 71
F STOP 71
EXPOSURE 73
BASIC SETTINGS 73
ADVANCED SETTINGS 74
WHITE BALANCE 76
BASIC SETTINGS 76
ADVANCED SETTINGS 77
RESOLUTION 78
REDCODE 79
REDCODE OPTIONS FOR VARIOUS
FRAME RATES 79
SECONDARY MENUS 80
HDR MENU 80
HDR ON / OFF 80
STOPS 81
FOCUS MENU 81
MODE 82
ZONES 84
ENHANCED A/F 87
LENS INFORMATION DISPLAY
91
RED DSMC TI PL MOUNT + LENS 91
DSMC CANON MOUNT + LENS 91
EXPOSURE MENU 92
