CBK-VF01 - Photo accessory SONY - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Color OLED Electronic Viewfinder
Brand	Sony
Model	CBK-VF01
Display Resolution	1.3 megapixels (1280 x 720)
Screen Size	0.7 inch (diagonal)
Panel Type	OLED
Magnification	0.74x (35mm equivalent)
Eye Relief	20 mm
Diopter Adjustment	-4 to +4 diopters
Connectivity	Sony proprietary connector (for connection cable)
Dimensions (L x H x D)	Approx. 98 x 70 x 120 mm
Weight	Approx. 220 g
Power Supply	Via connection cable from camcorder (12 V DC)
Power Consumption	Approx. 3.3 W
Main Functions	Video display, marking functions (zebra, focus assist, waveform)
Care and Cleaning	Clean with a dry cloth, avoid solvents; protect from dust
Safety	Do not expose to extreme temperatures, use only with Sony cables
Spare Parts and Repairability	Contact Sony support; specific cable available
General Information	Accessory for Sony XDCAM series camcorders (EX, PXW, etc.)

Frequently Asked Questions - CBK-VF01 SONY

How to install the CBK-VF01 viewfinder on a Sony camcorder?

Remove the viewfinder connector cover from the camcorder. Align the viewfinder on the mounting rail, then slide it until it clicks. Connect the connection cable (included) to both connectors and lock it.

The viewfinder shows no image, what should I do?

Check that the connection cable is properly connected and locked. Make sure the camcorder is on and in recording/playback mode. Check the camcorder display settings (e.g., VF output).

Can I use the CBK-VF01 with other brands of camcorders?

No, the CBK-VF01 is designed exclusively for Sony camcorders with a specific interface (proprietary connector). It is not compatible with other brands.

How to adjust the viewfinder diopter?

Turn the diopter adjustment wheel located near the eyepiece. Adjust until the image is sharp for your vision. The adjustment range is -4 to +4 diopters.

The viewfinder displays lines or markers, how to disable them?

These markers (zebra, center, etc.) are controlled by the camcorder. Refer to the camcorder menu to enable/disable display functions (display settings).

What is the weight of the CBK-VF01 viewfinder?

The viewfinder weighs approximately 220 grams (without the cable). This allows balanced handling on the camcorder.

How to clean the viewfinder lens?

Use a soft, lint-free optical cloth. Avoid any liquid products. For stubborn dirt, lightly moisten the cloth with lens cleaner.

Does the viewfinder heat up during use?

Slight warmth is normal. If it becomes excessive, check that the ventilation slots are not obstructed and that the ambient temperature is within the specified limits (0 to 40 °C).

Where can I find the connection cable if lost?

The connection cable is available from authorized Sony dealers or on the Sony Pro website. Refer to the spare part: CBK-VF01 connection cable (part number: 1-xxx-xxx-xx).

Which Sony camcorders are compatible with the CBK-VF01?

The CBK-VF01 is compatible with Sony camcorders from the XDCAM EX series (PMW-EX1, EX3), PXW (PXW-FS7, PXW-X70, etc.) and some HXR models. Check the compatibility list on the Sony website.

USER MANUAL CBK-VF01 SONY

For Customer in China

Printed on recycled paper.

Printed in Japan

2011.01 32

©2011

OPERATION MANUAL

Japanese/English/French/German/Italian/Spanish/Chinese

1st Edition

4265156010

For safety

Turn off the camera immediately and extinguish the fire.

Meaning of warning symbols

To flip the image/text display vertically

Diopter adjustment ring

To adjust the screen

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

IMPORTANT

The nameplate is located on the bottom.

For the customers in the U.S.A.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

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.

For the customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

For the customers in Europe

This product with the CE marking complies with the EMC Directive issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European standards:

• EN55103-1: Electromagnetic Interference (Emission)

• EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility (Immunity)

This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environments: E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial), E3 (urban outdoors), E4 (controlled EMC environment, e.g., TV studio).

For customers in Europe

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.

Table of Contents

Overview.... 16

Usage Notes...... 16

Names and Functions of Parts.... 17

Attaching the Viewfinder to a Camera.... 18

Adjusting the Position.... 19

Adjusting the Angle 19

Adjusting the Focus and Image Display 20

Raising the Viewfinder Barrel and Eyepiece 20

Cleaning the LCD Screen and Interior.... 22

Specifications.... 22

Overview Usage Notes

The CBK-VF01 HD Electronic Viewfinder is a 3.5-inch LCD color viewfinder.

This viewfinder has the following features:

High resolution and wide visual angle

The viewfinder features a high-resolution LCD, for a horizontal resolution of 500 TV lines or more.

The large LCD screen allows you to shoot with ease when the eyepiece is unattached.

Stable picture

The LCD screen provides a stable image without distortion, regardless of screen brightness.

High-performance loupe

The 2-group 3-element lens (including aspheric lens) delivers pictures with low distortion and allows adjustment over a wide range of visibility.

Adjustable, detachable eyepiece

Raising or detaching the eyepiece allows you to shoot while viewing the viewfinder screen from a distance.

Adjustable, detachable viewfinder barrel and specially designed transflective LCD screen

Raising or detaching the viewfinder barrel allows you to work while viewing the LCD screen directly.

The transflective LCD screen allows visibility in any environment.

Place of use

When using the viewfinder in low temperature environments, dynamic resolution levels may decrease during the period immediately after you turn on the power.

Permanently lit or flashing pixels on the LCD panel

The LCD panel fitted to this unit is manufactured with high precision technology, giving a functioning pixel ratio of at least 99.99%. Thus a very small proportion of pixels may be “stuck”, either always off (black), always on (red, green, or blue), or flashing. In addition, over a long period of use, because of the physical characteristics of the liquid crystal display, such “stuck” pixels may appear spontaneously. These problems are not a malfunction. Note that any such problems have no effect on recorded data.

LCD image display

Due the physical characteristics of LCD panels, there may be a decrease in brightness or change in color temperature over a long period of use. These problems are not a malfunction. In addition, these occurrences will not affect recorded data.

Viewfinder lens

Do not leave the viewfinder lens facing toward a strong light source, such as sunlight.

Burnout of the LCD panel or fire may occur if the lens focuses the sunlight or other strong light source.

Maintenance

• Use a dust blower to remove dust from the screen.
• Do not use solvents such as thinner to clean the screen.

Names and Functions of Parts

1 Plug

Connect to the VF connector (rectangular) on the camera.

2 Stopper

Prevents the viewfinder from coming off the camera when it is slid from side to side.

3 Eyecup

4 Diopter adjustment ring

Allows for optimal focus adjustment.

5 Eyepiece

Raise this up or detach this when required by the situation.

6 Viewfinder barrel

Raise this up or detach this when required by the situation.

7 Tally indicator

Lights up when recording is started by a press of the REC START button on the camera, the VTR button on the lens, or the VTR button on the remote control unit.

When an abnormality occurs, the tally indicator flashes to indicate a warning.

8 PEAKING control

Turn this control clockwise to adjust the picture sharpness and make focusing easier. This control has no effect on the output signals of the camera.

9 CONTRAST control

Adjusts the contrast of the screen. This control has no effect on the output signals of the camera.

10 BRIGHT control

Adjusts the brightness of the screen. This control has no effect on the output signals of the camera.

11 TALLY switch

Controls the tally indicator.

HIGH: The tally indicator brightness is set to high.

OFF: The tally indicator is disabled.

LOW: The tally indicator brightness is set to low.

12 ZEBRA (zebra pattern) switch

Controls the zebra pattern display as follows.

ON: Display a zebra pattern.

OFF: Do not display a zebra pattern.

13 DISPLAY switch

Turns the display of text information on and off.

ON: Display text information.

OFF: Do not display text information.

14 MIRROR switch

The image display on the screen becomes reversed horizontally or vertically when the viewfinder barrel is raised up or rotated. Use this switch to control the image display in such situations.

L/R: Reverse the image horizontally.

OFF: Do not reverse the image.

B/T: Reverse the image vertically.

15 Viewfinder cable

16 Microphone holder

Attaching the Viewfinder to a Camera

CAUTION

When the viewfinder is attached, do not leave the viewfinder lens facing toward the sun. Direct sunlight can enter through the lens, be focused in the viewfinder and cause fire.

Notes

When attaching the viewfinder, make notes of the following points.

- Be sure to power off the camera before coupling the viewfinder connector to the camera's VF connector (rectangular). If you make this connection when the camera power is on, the viewfinder may not function properly.

- Couple the viewfinder connector firmly to the camera's VF connector (rectangular). If the coupling is loose, noise may appear on the video or the tally indicator may not operate properly.

1 ① Loosen the viewfinder left-to-right positioning ring on the camera, ② attach the viewfinder to the viewfinder fitting shoe on the camera, and ③ tighten the viewfinder left-to-right positioning ring.

2 Couple the viewfinder connector to the VF connector (rectangular) on the camera.

VF connector (rectangular)

Detaching the viewfinder

You can detach the viewfinder by following the attaching procedure in reverse order, but there is an additional action to take: when detaching the viewfinder from the fitting shoe, pull up the stopper. (See the illustration in step 1.)

Adjusting the Position

To adjust the viewfinder left-to-right position, loosen the left-to-right positioning ring on the camera, and to adjust the front-to-back position, loosen the front-to-back positioning knob on the camera.

Viewfinder left-to-right positioning ring

Viewfinder front-to-back positioning knob

Adjusting the Angle

You can adjust the angle of the viewfinder.

Reversing the display (image/text indication) vertically

The viewfinder can be rotated as much as 180 degrees toward the direction facing the subject. When you do this, the picture and other information displayed in the screen appear upside down. To restore the normal display, set the MIRROR switch to B/T.

Adjusting the Focus and Image Display

Adjusting the focus

Turn the diopter adjustment ring until the image is sharpest.

Diopter adjustment ring

Adjusting the image display

Adjust the brightness, contrast, and peaking of the display with the controls shown below.

①PEAKING control ②CONTRAST control ③BRIGHT control

Raising the Viewfinder Barrel and Eyepiece

You can view the LCD screen inside the viewfinder or its mirrored image by raising up the viewfinder barrel or the eyepiece.

This section describes how to raise the viewfinder barrel and detach it. The eyepiece can also be raised and detached in the same way.

LCD screen

Raising the viewfinder barrel

Push the clip on the bottom to release and flip up the viewfinder barrel.

It locks at the 120-degree position.

Normally use it in the locked position.

Although you can open it farther from the lock position, once you return it to the closed position, it will lock at the 120-degree position again.

Detaching the viewfinder barrel

1. Push the clip on the bottom to release. 2. Flip up the viewfinder barrel. 3. Slide the knob on the top to the opposite side of the viewfinder barrel. 4. Detach the viewfinder barrel by sliding it horizontally.

Reversing the display (image/text indication) horizontally

By setting the MIRROR switch to L/R, you can reverse the picture and other information displayed on the screen horizontally.

Cleaning the LCD Screen and Interior

When cleaning the LCD screen or the interior of the viewfinder, detach the viewfinder from the camera, detach the viewfinder barrel from the body, and take care not to damage the components.

For details on how to detach the viewfinder, see "Attaching the Viewfinder to a Camera" (page 18).

For details on how to detach the viewfinder barrel, see "Detaching the viewfinder barrel" (page 21).

To remove dust from the screen

Use a dust blower.

Note

Do not use solvents such as thinner.

After using the viewfinder in harsh environments

Check the following points after using the viewfinder in a harsh environment such as a beach, a dusty area, or a hot spring resort.

• Use an airbrush to carefully remove any dust or sand from inside the viewfinder.
• Clean the contacts of the connector.
• Check that the viewfinder is working correctly.

Specifications

General

Power supply10.5 to 17.0 V DC (supplied by the camera)

Power consumption2 W

Operating temperature0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)

Storage temperature-20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to +140 °F)

MassApprox. 680 g (1 lb 8.0 oz)

External dimensions

LCD

3.5-inch color TFT transflective LCD Image display area dimensions

76.8 × 43.2 mm (3 1/8 × 1 3/4 inches)

(H/V, 16:9 aspect ratio)

Performance

Brightness

200 cd/m 2 (typical) (when eyepiece is attached)

Resolution

500 lines or more

Color temperature

6500 K (typical)

Connector

Rectangular 26-pin connector

Supplied accessories

Operation manual (1)

Optional accessories

Viewfinder Rotation Assembly

BKW-401

Related accessories

Solid-State Memory CamcorderPMW-5001)

1) To attach the viewfinder to the PMW-500, the firmware version on the camcorder must be 1.10 or later.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Note

Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT, EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY, OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER.

French

Removing the viewfinder

Diopter adjustment ring

Diopter adjustment ring

13 DISPLAY switch

LCD screen

Removing the viewfinder

Flip display vertically (image / text display)

Diopter adjustment ring

Adjust image display

Usually used in the locked position.

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Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation.