Sony FR7

Camera wiring
With Sony PTZ panel
The Sony PTZ panel is a wired remote control panel that can be used to control the pan, tilt and zoom of the camera.
The Cyanview RCP can control the shading in parallel with the PTZ panel.
The Tablet can control the auto focus in parallel with the PTZ panel.

- RCP : for shading, tally, camera menu control
- PTZ panel : for pan, tilt and zoom
- Tablet (optional) : for auto focus
With USB Joystick
The USB joystick is a wired remote control panel that can be used to control the pan, tilt and zoom of the camera.
The Cyanview RCP can control the shading and the PTZ using the USB joystick. If you have multiple cameras, the joystick/RCP are sync, you can navigate through all the camera and shade/PTZ them all.
The Tablet can control the auto focus in parallel with the PTZ panel.

- RCP : for shading, tally, camera menu control
- USB joystick : for pan, tilt and zoom
- Tablet (optional ): for auto focus
Camera control
Control | FR7 |
---|---|
White balance (R/B and Color temp) | ✔ |
Exposure (Iris, Gain, Shutter, Variable, ND filter) | ✔ |
Green and Red Tally | ✔ |
Camera Menu Control | ✔ |
Lens (zoom, focus) | ✔ |
Pan/Tilt (from RCP touchscreen or USB joystick) | ✔ |
Presets/Positions : save/recall | ✔ |
Scene file : save/recall | ✔ |
Camera configuration
Ensure your Sony FR7 is connected to your network and powered on. Ensure your camera has a static IP address and that your computer can navigate to the camera's web interface, and that you know the login/password.
Tally
In Menu > Technical > Tally
, set the Tally Control
to External
:

RCP configuration
Set up a new camera via the RCP Configuration UI:
- Enter a custom number, name, etc.
- Select Sony brand
- Select Sony FR7 for the model
- Enter the IP of your camera
- Enter your login/password
If your camera is in a different range than your RCP (i.e. not 10.192.0.0/16), follow this guide to add a new IP to the RCP.
This should look like this:

And once correctly connected, it should be green:
