BC-200 & PTC-200 Setup Guide
Optimal Settings for the KMU-100
& General Low-Noise Performance
Please try the following settings as a starting point for setting up your BC-200 and PTC-200 with a clean, low-noise image.
RESOLUTIONSet the camera to 4K/UHD, 2160p at 29.97 FPS.
IRISSet mode to Manual
Use a Minimum Iris setting of
F1.8 or
F2.0. If you go lower than F1.8, you will start increasing the manual gain, which will add more noise. Stop when you reach F1.8 or F2.0.
SHUTTER SPEEDSet mode to
Normal.
Going lower may create motion blur.
AGCSet to OFF.
Set Manual Gain at
0dB or
3dBSet Gain Limit to
9dB DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) Set DNR at
4 or
5 COLOR GAIN Set Color Gain to
5 for best low noise results.
We have found that in better and more even lighting situations you may go up to
7 or
8 maximum to have more vibrant color.
WHITE BALANCE Manually set white balance to
5600K or
3200K depending on lighting set up. Do One Push white balance if needed. Do not use AWB.
Lighting we used for this test:Minimal lighting to achieve the results above was done with:
- Key Light
- 4-bank, 100W fluorescent bulb fixture
- Silver reflective backing
- Direct at 60 degree angle
- Rated at 1200 lumens
- 8 feet away
- No diffusion
- Fill light
- In-house fluorescents
- Rated at about 800 lumens (60W bulb equivalent)
- 10 feet away
- No diffusion
Even with this minimal set up we were able to achieve an acceptable, very low noise image on KMU-100.
