Sony Burano
Camera control
The Burano has been restricted to only allow one control protocol. It would have been great to have both sets of functions as they are quite complementary but unlike the FR7 this isn't possible. If you enable CNS-Bridge, the SDK functions will be disabled by the camera.
Control | Descritpion | Burano SDK | CNS-Bridge |
---|---|---|---|
White balance | Color temperature and tint, no R/B gains | ✔ | ✔ |
AWB / ATW | Single shot and Auto Tracking White | ✔ | ✔ |
Iris | Manual and AUTO iris | ✔ | ✔ |
Variable ND | Clear, variable and AUTO | ✔ | ✔ 3 steps only |
Gain/EI | Gain in dB or ISO, or exposure index (EI) in Cine EI mode | ✔ 1dB steps | ✔ 3dB steps |
Shutter | Manual, AUTO, ECS, OFF | ✔ | |
Record | ON/OFF + status) | ✔ | |
Color gains | R/B gains | ✔ | |
Black | Master, R, B | ✔ | |
Detail | Master, H/V, Limit, Crispening | ✔ | |
Multi Matrix | Standard 16 vectors multi-matrix | ✔ | |
Tally | ✔ |
Variable ND can be assigned to the iris joystick and provides a very smooth control, while iris can still be accessed from the exposure knob
Wiring
If you need to use non Sony lenses, you would need a RIO/RIO-live with a cable:
- Canon/Fuji motorised lenses
- Tilta motors
- ARRI C-Force
Camera configuration
To control the camera using CNS Bridge mode (which the Sony RCP uses), you can refer to the BURANO Remote Control Guide
In short, from the camera menus:
- Set a username and password under
Network > Network Setup
- Set
Network > Wired LAN > Camera Remote Control
to Enable - Set
Technical > RCP > CNS mode
to Bridge
RCP Configuration
Set up a new camera via the RCP Configuration UI:
- Enter a custom number, name, etc.
- Select Sony for the brand
- Select Burano for the model
- Enter the IP of the camera
- Enter the login/password
Once correctly configured, the camera icon should turn green:
From the field
Sony Burano Canon 17-120mm in 4G
For Chanel, Marseille 2024, Planipresse.
- RIO
- controlling the camera in IP/Ethernet (shading)
- controlling the camera in LANC (menu navigation)
- controlling (+ power) the lens using the serial cable (B4)
- in 4G + UHF in backup
The LANC is optional, useful only if you need the menu navigation from the RCP. We're expecing menu to be available through the SDK in the future.
When wired and using Sony E-mount lenses, the RCP can directly control the camera over ethernet. A RIO is only useful when adding control to other types of lenses or motors, or at the moment for menu navigation and tally.