Brc-h900 Manual

[Ilona Brownson]

Joking aside these cameras are easy to use. The Pan/Tilt/Zoom, Iris, and Focus are easy to learn to operate manually or, in the case of Iris and Focus, easy to set to Auto. I felt like Sony has done a very good job with their Autofocus on both the BRC-X1000 and BRX-H900 cameras. Do not be afraid to let these cameras do the work for you if you want. I also loved how an operator could dial in the speed of the focus. One can rough in focus while using the Focus knob on a quicker setting and then slowing down the focus speed to something slower to ensure exactly what you want in focus is actually in focus. I found the Pan/Tilt/ Zoom to all be smooth and easy to operate from a control panel. These basic settings are easily mastered very quickly.

Now, of the two cameras Sony sent me, only the Sony BRC-X1000 is capable of outputting a 4K signal. The BRC-X1000 has a dual-link 3G-SDI interface which requires a recorder or monitor to accept dual-link 3G-SDI input for 4K recording or viewing. If researching this camera for your 4K PTZ set-up make sure all your production accessories work with the camera and its somewhat unique 4K output set up.

I think there are other benefits of the BRC-X1000 and the 4K sensor found within its housing. For example, the camera comes with Clear Image Zoom Technology increasing the optical zoom to 24x in HD and 18x in 4K while maintaining the exceptional image quality of the Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 12x zoom lens.

Manually focusing both cameras in good, or even only okay, light was a breeze. I found I would use the faster speed setting for the focus knob to get my focus close to critical and then I would slow the focus knob setting down to make sure exactly what I wanted in focus was in fact focus. This was quick and easy.