Sony FS700 User manual

4K RAW up to 60p

4K RAW burst up to 120p

4K RAW to 4K Apple ProRes up to 30p

4K RAW to UHD Apple ProRes up to 30p

2K RAW up to 240p

4K RAW to 2K Apple ProRes up to 60p

4K RAW to HD Apple ProRes up to 60p

1080p video to Apple ProRes up to 60p

SONY FS700 SETUP GUIDE

Updated August 5, 2015 | Firmware Release 2015.8

ProRes 422 (HQ)

ProRes 422

ProRes 422 (LT)

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Recording Capabilies

Record Times & Formats

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

RAW RECORDING





entered in the unit.

The Odyssey Sony FS7/FS700 Recording Opon Upgrade (available on our website as part of the Odyssey

RAW Bundle) is required for recording 4K, 2K, RAW and HFR.

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

FRAMES PER SECOND

24 25 30 50 60 100 120 200 240

RAW

4K RAW  48 40 24* 20*

4K RAW (Burst)  

2K RAW 200 192 160 96 80 48 40 24* 20*

* Two SSDs are required to capture

NOTE: When recording RAW, S-LOG2 Picture Prole must be used.

RAW Format Details

4K RAW 

2K RAW 

Typical Download Time in Minutes

Media USB3.0 Thunderbolt

256G SSD 20 10

512G SSD 40 20

1TB SSD 80 40

Actual transfer rates are dependent on computer system and capture media.

USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt connecons are recommended by Convergent Design for ecient data rates.

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Apple ProRes Recording

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in .MOV format.

24 25 30 50 60 100 120 200 240

ProRes 422 (HQ)

4K to 4K ProRes   126  63

4K to UHD ProRes 168 161 134 81 

4K to 2K ProRes 629 603  301  `

4K (Burst) to 2K ProRes 148 124

2K RAW HS to HD ProRes 161 134 81 

4K to HD ProRes  643  322 268

4K (Burst) to HD ProRes  132

HD ProRes  643  322 268

ProRes 422

4K to 4K ProRes 220 221  106 88

4K to UHD ProRes 264  212 126 106

4K to 2K ProRes 964 924  460 384

4K (Burst) to 2K ProRes 228 192

2K RAW HS to HD ProRes  212  106

4K to HD ProRes 1060 1016 848  424

4K (Burst) to HD ProRes  212

HD ProRes 1060 1016 848  424

ProRes 422 (LT)

4K to 4K ProRes 328 316 264  132

4K to UHD ProRes 408 392 324 196 162

4K to 2K ProRes 1324  1060 636 

4K (Burst) to 2K ProRes 316 264

2K RAW HS to HD ProRes 364 303 182 

4K to HD ProRes   1212  604

4K (Burst) to HD ProRes 364 300

HD ProRes   1212  604

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Format Details

4K to 4K ProRes 

Apple ProRes compressed 4K video

4K to UHD ProRes 

Apple ProRes compressed UHD video. recorded as 3840x2160 center crop from the RAW.

4K to 2K ProRes 

Apple ProRes compressed 2K video

4K to HD ProRes ** 

Apple ProRes compressed HD video

2K HS to HD ProRes 

ProRes compressed HD Video

HD DPX*

HD

DPX les at 60p are “packed” on SSDs due to high data rate. Use free CD Data Unpacker ulity soware to

unpack les aer transfer.

HD ProRes 

HD video

** NOTE: In 4K RAW to 4K Apple ProRes and 4K RAW to HD Apple ProRes, picture proles SLOG-2, Rec709 and Rec709 800% are supported.

Supported Frame Rates

24  30  60 100 120 200 240

4K (4096x2160) ü ü ü ü ü

4K HDMI (4096x2160) ü ü ü

UHD (3840x2160) ü ü ü ü ü

2K (2048x1080) ü ü ü ü ü

2K High-Speed RAW (2048x1080) ü ü ü ü

HD (1920x1080) ü ü ü ü ü

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4K/2K RAW Recording

FS700 Conguraon

1. SET UP THE FS700 FOR RAW RECORDING

MENU » REC/OUT SET » REC SET » RAW SET

Select any of the following frames rates that you wish to record on the Odyssey:

NTSC

4096x2160/24p

4096x2160/30p

4096x2160/60p

2048x1080/24p

2048x1080/30p

2048x1080/60p

PAL









Once the selection is made you will need to press EXEC on the camera, to return to live record.

2. SET GAMMA (REQUIRED FOR RAW RECORDING)

PICTURE PROFILE » PP7 » SETTING » GAMMA » S-Log2

PP7 is the default prole for S-Log2, Note that only S-Log2 is supported when recording RAW.

Once the camera is set to the desired frame rate, then connect to the Odyssey.

3. SET THE S&Q BUTTON FOR RAW HIGH SPEED

MENU » OTHERS » RAW S&Q BUTTON SET » 4K/2K SUPER SLOW

(BACK) » REC Command » ON

NOTE: In 4K Super Slow the camera only outputs a maximum of 4K 60p, thus this mode will use

internal buffering, and then will need to playback the footage to an Odyssey. In 4 Super Slow, the

Odyssey Trigger must be set to Camera.

MENU » RECORD » TRIGGER » CAMERA

NOTE: For 2K up to 240fps sustained, or 4K up to 60p sustained, but 4K 100/120 3-4 second

burst.

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4K/2K RAW Recording

4. SETUP FS700 HIGH FRAME RATE

MENU » CAMERA SET » SLOW AND QUICK » RAW 2K SUPER SLOW » EXECUTE

Select your desired frame rate*:

NTSC 120

240

PAL 100

200

TIME SAVER TIP: A quicker way of doing this is once the S&Q is set to RAW HIGH SPEED,

you can press and hold the S&Q button, then once the RAW Super Slow frame is highlighted,

you can now switch from 120 to 240. (or 100 to 200 in record.)



Press the S&Q button » Select 120fps or 240fps

The Odyssey also has the ability of recording the buffered 4K 100/120 p from the FS700. If you

wish to record this set the camera to 4K RAW, and enable S&Q. Then the Odyssey will record

4K100/120, for up to a 4 second burst.

4K 100/120 burst is now supported in 4K to 2K/HD ProRes.

RAW 4K Super Slow 120fps and 100 fps

Start Trigger - > 440 Frames

End Trigger -> 440 Frames

End Half Trigger -> 220 Frames

Start Trigger Processes 440 frames from when RECord button is pressed.

End Trigger Sends a buffer of the 440 frames prior to hitting the REC button.

End Half Trigger sends a buffer of the 220 frames prior to hitting the REC button.

120fps is 3.7 seconds record time - (440 frames) - 60fps playback

100fps is 4.4 seconds - (440 frames) - 50fps playback

5. PAL: 25P, 50P, 100P AND 200P

MENU » OTHERS » 60i/50i SEL » YES

6. SETUP RECORD TRIGGER (FS700 REC BUTTON)

MENU » REC/OUT SET » VIDEO OUT » SDI/HDMI CONTROL » ON

7. DUAL RECORD: FS700 INTERNAL + ODYSSEY

MENU » REC/OUT SET » RAW REC CONTROL » RAW+HD

(BACK) » REC/OUT SET » HD SIMULTANEOUS REC » ON

Note: The clip name from the FS700 is not sent over the SDI to the Odyssey, thus if you wish to

use the internal media as an ofine, you will need to rename the internal media to match the RAW

les.

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4K/2K RAW Recording

Odyssey Conguraon





The Odyssey Sony FS7/FS700 Recording Opon Upgrade (available on our website as part of the

Odyssey RAW Bundle) is required for recording 4K RAW to ProRes.

1. SET ODYSSEY TO FS700 MODE

☼

» SETUP » CAMERA » SONY FS7/FS700 » FS RAW-->RAW (.DNG)

The unit will restart



When selected for the rst time (or after an update) it may take up to 3 minutes to load.

2. SET DATE & TIME TO MATCH FS700

☼

» ODYSSEY » SET » TIME

ODYSSEY

ACTIVATION

TIME 07:30:11

▲

▼

OK X

DATE

RESET

SSD’S

ABOUT

SETUP OUTPUTS

☼

» ODYSSEY » SET » DATE

ODYSSEY

ACTIVATION

TIME

2015 FEB 23

▲

▼

OK X

DATE

RESET

SSD’S

ABOUT

SETUP OUTPUTS

3. MAKE FS700 THE RECORD TRIGGER

☼

» SETUP » RECORD TRIGGER » CAMERA

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4. SET TIMECODE SOURCE

☼

» SETUP » TIMECODE SOURCE » SDI/HDMI

5. FORMAT SSDs

☼

» ODYSSEY » SSD’S » FORMAT BOTH (OR FORMAT SSD1 IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A

SECOND SSD DRIVE INSTALLED.)

6. CONNECT TO CAMERA AND VERIFY STATUS INPUT

Connect FS700 3G-SDI output to Odyssey SDIA input

Note: Use only 3G-SDI rated cables from FS700 to Odyssey. Using a 1.5G SDI cable in not

recommended and may cause issues.

The status on your Odyssey will display your camera’s output.

Example: 4K 29.97 FS700

RAW



The recorded le will be RAW (.DNG) 2K or 4K. 2K up to 240fps, 4K up to 60fps (sustained) and

4K 100/120 (3-4 second bursts).

Recording Across Two SSDs (SSD RAID)

SSD1 SSD2

 

4K 23.98p to 30p rates = Single Drive

2K 23.98p to 120p rates = Single Drive

4K 50/59p = RAID (two drives)

2K 200/240p = RAID (two drives)

RAID is set up automatically upon detecting the input signal - no setup is required.



You can use any Convergent Design media; they need not be matching (ie, one 256GB card and

one 512GB card).

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4K RAW to Apple ProRes Recording

FS700 Conguraon

1. SET UP THE FS700 FOR 4K TO 4K/UHD/2K/HD RECORDING

MENU » REC/OUT SET » REC SET » RAW SET

Select any of the following frames rates that you wish to record on the Odyssey:

NTSC

4096x2096/24p

4096x2096/30p

4096x2096/60p*

PAL 



*4K to 2K/HD Only

Once the selection is made you will need to press EXEC on the camera, to return to live /

record.

2. SETUP RECORD TRIGGER (FS700 REC BUTTON)

MENU » REC/OUT SET » VIDEO OUT » SDI/HDMI COMMAND » ON

3. SET GAMMA (REQUIRED FOR 4K/UHD/2K/HD RECORDING)

PICTURE PROFILE » PP7 » SETTING » GAMMA » S-LOG2



• Picture Proles S-Log2, Rec709, Rec709 800% are all supported in this mode.*

• Custom Proles or adjustments to the factory S-LOG2, Rec709, Rec709 800% are not supported

at this time.

• Be sure to set the white balance correctly before shooting. Also note that if you wish to trigger

the Odyssey via the camera’s record trigger please set the following on the FS700

• With 4K to 4K/HD what you see on the monitor is what will be recorded.

• Adjusting settings within each picture prole will not be reected in the recording since the

Odyssey can only detect which prole is set, not the individual attributes.

4. CONNECT FS700 TO THE ODYSSEY

Connect FS700 3G-SDI output to the Odyssey SDIA input



Use only 3G-SDI rated cables from FS700 to Odyssey. Using a 1.5G SDI cable in not recommended

and may cause issues.

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4K RAW to Apple ProRes Recording

Odyssey Conguraon

Camera must be set to 4K RAW output to record to 4K RAW to Apple ProRes.

The Odyssey Sony FS7/FS700 Recording Opon Upgrade (available on our website as part of the

Odyssey RAw bundle) is required for recording 4K RAW to ProRes.

1. SET MODE TO 4K RAW TO APPLE PRORES



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» SETUP » CAMERA » SONY FS7/FS700 » 4K RAW ->HD PRORES



☼

» SETUP » CAMERA » SONY FS7/FS700 » 4K RAW ->2K PRORES



☼

» SETUP » CAMERA » SONY FS7/FS700 » 4K RAW ->UHD PRORES



☼

» SETUP » CAMERA » SONY FS7/FS700 » 4K RAW ->4K PRORES

2. MAKE FS700 THE RECORD TRIGGER

☼

» SETUP » RECORD TRIGGER » CAMERA

3. SET TIMECODE SOURCE

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» SETUP » TIMECODE SOURCE » SDI/HDMI

4. SET PRORES BITRATE

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» SETUP » VIDEO CODEC » (SELECT)

PRORES HQ 

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• 

• 

PRORES 422 

• 

• 

PRORES LT 

• 

• 

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