User Manual: S110 RGB/RE/NIR camera
Contents
1. User Manual 5110 RGB NIR RE camera Revision 3 September 2014 Copyright 2010 2014 senseFly Ltd Nor senserly a Parrot company S110 RGB NIR RE camera User Manual Copyright 2010 2014 senseFly Ltd Disclaimer SenseFly Ltd reserves all rights related to this document and the information contained herein REPRODUCTION USE OR DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT WRITTEN PER MISSION FROM SENSEFLY LTD IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED SenseFly Ltd makes no warranties based on the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and product de scriptions at any time without notice By using senseFly Ltd software and products you accept senseFly s warranty and liability terms ALL USE OF SENSEFLY LTD PRODUCTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE CONFORM TO THE APPLICABLE LAW OF THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE PRODUCT IS OPERATED IS UN DER YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY INFORM YOURSELF BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT SOME COUNTRIES MAY HAVE LAWS THAT LIMIT THE USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO LINE OF SIGHT OPERATIONS AND OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN SPECIFIC AR EAS OR AT ALL Product limited warranty SenseFly Ltd warrants that the product will be free from defects in workmanship and ma terials for a period of twelve 12 months from the date that the item was first purchased During Warranty Period should the covered product in senseFly Ltd s sole opinion2. Note Itis recommended before every take off to per form a visual check of the camera s lens in order to ensure the best image quality for the 3D reconstruction 2 1 eMotion settings Once your eBee is connected to eMotion verify that the correct camera model is selected in the Camera tab according to your variant RGB NIR or RE as shown below Getting started Cosma Q Camera model Once the 5110 camera is selected the mission planner will automati cally adjust flight altitude and other parameters to ensure the desired ground sampling distance and display correct image footprints Cam era selection is stored in the flight logs and later retrieved by the Flight data manager to select the appropriate image extraction method 20 Pre flight checklist 1 w O wo ON OAU d Check remaining space on SD card and install it into camera Set check camera date time Select C on the mode dial or any desired custom set tings Remove the 5110 camera battery Place the camera s dial lock on Check clean lens Plug the 710 camera into the eBee Connect the eBee s battery Connect to the eBee with eMotion Verify that the right camera model is selected in eMo tion 3 Launching the eBee The take off procedure is the same as described in your eBee User Man ual Nevertheless the 770 camera is slightly heavier 20 grams 0 7 oz than the drone s default payload Th
3. mal function due to any defect in material and or workmanship your sole remedy and senseFly Ltd s sole liability shall be at senseFly Ltd s option to either repair or replace the malfunc tioning product with a similar product at no charge or to reimburse the purchase payment provided that the malfunctioning product is returned with proof of purchase in the form of your original copy of the sales receipt within the applicable Warranty Period The warranty shall exclude defects due to normal wear and tear including but not limited to deterioration of the airframe after first flight normal degradation misuse moisture or liquids proximity or exposure to heat accidents excessive strain abuse neglect misappli cation repairs or modifications made by anyone other than senseFly Ltd damage due to manual operation damage due to take off or landing location with obstacles damage due to low altitude flight damage due to loss of data radio connection damage due to strong wind rain or humidity or other causes for which senseFly Ltd is not answerable Any claim related to in flight malfunction of the product will be considered by senseFly Ltd only if ac companied with the related flight log There are no express or implied warranties representations or conditions other than those stated in this limited warranty The remedy set forth herein shall be the sole exclusive rem edy with respect to the product Product liability UNDER NO CIR
4. Note For all of these cameras image size AL is set to L 4000x3000 pixels with an aspect ratio of 4 3 by default Only images taken with these settings can be processed by Postflight Terra 3D If you have changed these settings you must set them back to the default or carry out a reset See senseFly factory settings For drone mapping purposes the most important setting is the Shut ter Speed as this can be configured to avoid motion blur on the im ages Within the camera s predefined settings the Shutter Speed is set to 1 2000s the fastest speed available in order to prevent images be ing affected by vibrations and motion In this mode for every single shot the camera adapts the Aperture and ISO speed according to the light conditions to ensure the best image exposure Please refer to Part II to learn more about customizing camera settings for specific environ mental conditions Note The Safety Shift is activated by default in the factory settings With this option enabled the camera will automatically lower the Shutter Speed when reach ing maximum Aperture and ISO speed to avoid underex posure in low light conditions 2 Pre flight procedure Before installing your 110 camera in your eBee e Check that there s enough space on your SD card e Checkthe camera date time setting e Install the dial lock e Remove the camera s battery e Check that the lens is clean Before every flight make sur
5. the camera in an airtight resealable plastic bag and let it gradually adjust to the tempera ture before removing it from the bag e If condensation does form on the camera stop using it immedi ately Continuing to use the camera in this state may damage it Remove the battery and memory card and wait until the mois ture has evaporated before resuming use 5 senseFly factory settings The configuration of your 710 camera is critical for the acquisition of quality images In case of unwanted configuration changes the camera can be configured back to senseFly factory settings using the following procedure Insert the battery into the camera and power it on Reset to Canon factory settings Press the MENU button and navigate to the Tools tab Choose Reset All and confirm with OK Select AUTO on the mode dial e Inshooting mode press MENU to enter into the Shooting settings and set them as follow Digital Zoom OFF AF assist Beam OFF Flash Settings OFF gt Red Eye Corr OFF gt Red Eye Lamp OFF Review OFF IS Mode OFF Face ID Settings gt Face ID OFF e Into the Tools tab set the options as follow Mute ON Date Time Correct the date and time Time Zone Correct the time zone LCD Brightness Set to minimum and press MENU Power Saving gt Auto Power Down OFF gt Display Off 3 min e Leave the AUTO mode to enter the Tv mode with the mode dial e Press RING FUNC and select ISO Speed then F
6. CUMSTANCES WILL SENSEFLY LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPE CIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF SENSEFLY LTD IS NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY YOU OR A THIRD PARTY WHILE OPERATING OR USING THE PRODUCT ANY LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF PROFIT OR LOSS OF DATA WHETHER BASED UPON ANY ALLEGED BREACH OF WARRANTY REPRESENTATION OR CONDITION CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER CON DUCT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE INTENTIONAL OR OTHERWISE GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SENSEFLY LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPE CIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF SENSEFLY LTD IS NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE AUTOPILOT ELECTRONICS OR SOFTWARE YOU SHALL NOT OP ERATE THE PRODUCT IN AREAS OR UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE A FAILURE COULD CAUSE DAMAGES AND OR HARM TO OBJECTS AND OR PEOPLE Address senseFly Ltd Route de Gen ve 38 1033 Cheseaux Lausanne Switzerland Website http www sensefly com Technical support If you have questions on your eBee or your 110 camera please consult senseFly Ltd s technical support page at the following address http www sensefly com support 5110 RGB NIR RE camera Congratulations on your purchase of the 5770 camera the advanced payload for the eBee mapping drone that allows users to define their own manual settings for be
7. This takes place via the eMotion Flight data manager at the same time as the image geotagging process The processing of RAW images takes significantly longer than processing JPEG as this involves band arith metic that corrects the images and converts them into large 16 bit lin ear TIFF images optimised for vegetation indices calculation This pro cess prioritises accuracy over visual quality and therefore produces im ages that look very different and usually dimmer to their JPEG equiva lents In order for the processing to produce correct images the image source camera must be first identified This information is stored with the flight logs but can be modified by selecting the image source in the eMotion Flight data manager see below Images conversion optional If you want to import RAW files CR2 from your camera please select the camera type hereunder 110 NIR v No RAW files 5110 RGB Ch 5110 NIR S110RE This RAW processing can also be applied to RAW RGB images for exam ple if the RGB images are combined for index calculation with NIR or RE images 23 Getting started 24 Note Due to their high precision the T FF files gener ated are significantly larger than the RAW files Therefore when archiving your projects it is more space efficient to archive the RAW images instead of the TIFF images Archiving these RAW versions also has the advantage of future proofing your images with regards any forth
8. UNC SET to confirm e Press FUNC SET press the Up and Down buttons to set Output format RAW JPEG Still Image Aspect Ratio 4 3 Image Resolution Size 4L 1 Press FUNC SET to confirm e Set Shutter Speed to 1 2000 seconds with to the control dial e Press MENU and set the following Safety Shift ON Save Settings OK This last action will save the current settings into the C mode Note Occasionally the Wrong flash position Restart the camera message may appear on startup This is a harmless message that can be safely ignored
9. ake a picture of a shadow on a bright sunny day 3 By pressing the playback button you can visually check your im age Then by pressing the DISP button twice you can access 30 the exposure values and adjust the settings if necessary motion blur overexposed underexposed Repeat steps 2 and 3 until a satisfactory exposure setting is reached Note Please note that this procedure has be repeated before every flight as light conditions may change rapidly 31 Part Ill Appendix 1 RGB NIR and RE bands Each camera variant features a different filter with each capable of ac quiring information in different regions of the light spectrum The fig ures below compare the corresponding normalised response spectrums 2 8 z Blue 450 nm S110 RGB camera The RGB variant E Green 520 provides standard Red Green and Blue Red 660 i ed 660 band data 50 0 400 600 800 1000 Wavelength nm g 100 Green 550 nm 110 NIR camera The NIR variant pro g Red 625 nm vides NIR Red and Green band data 8 850 amp 50 0 400 600 800 1000 Wavelength nm gio Blue 450 nm 5110 RE camera The RE provides Red g Green 500 nm Edge Green and Blue band data 8 Red edge 715 nm 3 8 400 600 800 1000 Wavelength nm 2 RGB NIR and RE images comparison The image guides below will help you to easily identify which camera variant was used to acquire you
10. com ing software updates that may require for example the reprocessing of RAW files in eMotion Part Il Advanced modes Goal of this part This part describes how to optimise the 5110 cameras settings to suit specific terrain conditions Advanced modes 6 Understanding exposure Exposure is the amount of light a digital camera s sensor captures in a given amount of time Camera Aperture Shutter Speed and ISO settings directly affect exposure Selecting the right settings allows you to get the best out of the camera and avoid overexposed underexposed or blurry images 6 1 Shutter speed The Shutter Speed is the speed at which the camera s curtain opens and closes measured in fractions of a second The Shutter Speed is the most important setting as it directly influences an image s sharpness when the camera is moving the faster the shutter speed the less motion blur occurs and also the less light enters the optical system To compensate for this reduction of light the Aperture and ISO sensitivity settings can be modified either automatically in Tv mode or manually in M mode 6 2 Aperture and ISO sensitivity The Aperture setting controls the lens diaphragm aperture and is repre sented by the F number It controls the amount of light passing through the lens Similarly the ISO speed determines the image sensor s sensi tivity to light and each up down incremental ISO setting represents a doubling or halving of t
11. e that the SD memory card contains enough free space 1 If you have an earlier eBee s with a serial number that starts with EB 01 the camera s battery must remain in the 770 camera for flight Getting started With the battery installed in the camera check that the camera has the right date and time If it hasn t set the correct date and time Caution If the battery is left out of the 770 camera for C extended periods the date time may reset We recom mend storing the camera with the battery installed A battery with even a small amount of charge will keep the camera5 internal clock running for extended periods To prevent undesired settings changes upon camera insertion into the drone or during flight a camera dial lock is attached to the camera by a strap Before inserting your 5110 camera into the eBee the camera dial lock must be placed onto the mode dial and the trigger as shown below The 5110 camera is directly powered by the eBee and the 770 camera battery must be removed before plugging it into your eBee All flights have to be conducted without camera battery for weight reduction and safety reasons With the battery removed and the dial lock in place insert the 770 camera into your eBee plug it into the connector see icon 3 and close the camera s compartment lid insert camera into plug in camera connector to camera plug compartment close camera compartment lid fi
12. erefore be sure to launch the eBee with a good initial speed against the direction of the wind Notapplicable if your eBee serial number starts with EB 01 21 Getting started 4 In flight performance Flying with the 5770 camera reduces the endurance by up to 10 of flight time compared to the XUS ELPH camera This is due to both the additional weight and the fact that the camera drains some power from the eBee s main battery de Note Endurance can vary greatly depending on external factors such as wind altitude changes and temperature 5 Processing flight data and images The procedure for processing flight data on 5770 images is the same as described in the your eBee User Manual However do not connect the eBee to your computer before unplugging the 710 camera from the eBee to prevent overloading the autopilot power management system Similarly never update your eBee with the 770 camera plugged into the drone 5 1 Processing JPEG images Processing JPEG images adds geotags into their metadata This infor mation is then used to generate accurate 2D and 3D geo referenced models Although JPEG processing is mostly relevant for the RGB ver sion of the 5770 camera this processing can also be used with the NIR and RE variants to perform a fast processing and validate that the im ages provide enough overlap 22 5 2 Processing RAW images The NIR and RE camera variants require each image to be preprocessed
13. he sensor s sensitivity to light respectively 26 MIN MAX exposure exposure Shutter speed 1 1 1 1 2 55 hooo hooo Soo 250 Aperture F8 0 F5 6 F4 F2 8 F2 ISO sensitivity 150100 150200 150400 150800 1501600 7 Tvmode As mentioned in the Predefined camera settings section factory set tings are stored in the C mode These default settings are based on the Tv mode where the Shutter Speed is set to 1 2000s and both Aperture and ISO speed are automatically adjusted by the camera Using this mode allows users to set a preferred Shutter Speed The camera auto matically adjusts the Aperture and ISO speed to ensure optimal image exposure To customise the Shutter Speed select Tv on the mode dial 27 Advanced modes To change the Shutter Speed in Tv mode turn the control dial right or left to select the desired Shutter Speed as shown below A Shutter Speed of 1 2000s is the optimal value for most projects Going down to 1 500s may allow you to cope with low light conditions with out the ISO reaching extreme values which would create pixel noise However setting the Shutter Speed to longer values will significantly in crease the risk of getting blurry images especially in windy conditions 7 1 Safety shift As indicated in the Predefined camera settings section the camera will lower the Shutter Speed when reaching the maximum Aperture and ISO speed poor light conditions in order to prevent undere
14. ight performance 5 Processing flight data and images 5 1 Processing JPEG images 52 Processing RAW images Il Advanced modes 6 Understanding exposure 6 1 Shutterspeed 62 Aperture and ISO sensitivity 15 16 17 19 21 22 22 22 23 25 Tv mode 2 1 Safety shift coc Appendix RGB NIR and RE bands RGB NIR and RE images comparison Specifications Handling precautions senseFly factory settings 27 28 29 33 34 35 36 36 37 Part I Getting started Goal of this part The first part of this guide covers the Q basics of using the 5770 RGB NIR RE camera with the eBee Getting started 1 Predefined camera settings Although the 5770 camera can be fully manually configured a prede fined set of parameters optimised by senseFly hereafter called factory settings is saved within the camera To use these predefined settings select C on the camera s mode dial as shown below By default the 770 RGB camera is set to store images in JPEG format while the 770 NIR and RE cameras are set to produce both JPEG and RAW images The JPEG format generates a good visual output without requiring any further image processing On the other hand for agricul tural applications computing precise vegetation indices requires RAW data hence the default configuration of the NIR and RE cameras
15. r images For a colour version of these figures please refer to the electronic version of this User Manual eo 5110 RGB camera The RGB variant corresponds to the original 770 cam era Colours are unmodified and look natural e g when looking through the camera s LCD screen the vegetation ap pears green and the sky blue 110 NIR camera The NIR variant fea tures custom filters which capture Near Infraredinformation in the blue chan nel On the camera s LCD screen the vegetation therefore looks violet and the sky appears yellow orange 5110 RE camera The RE variant s cus tom filters capture Red Edge informa tionin the red channel On the camera s LCD screen the vegetation appears red and the sky blue 3 Specifications Sensor 1 1 7 back illuminated CMOS Imagesize 12 1 Mpix Maximum f number 2 0 Maximum shutter speed 1 20005 Output formats JPEG and RAW Operating environment 0 40 C 10 9096 humidity Weight Approx 153 g 5 4 oz excl battery 4 Handling precautions e If water droplets or dirt stick to the camera or screen wipe with a dry soft cloth such as an eyeglass cloth Do not rub hard or apply force e Never use cleaners containing organic solvents to clean the cam era or screen e Usea blower brush to remove dust from the lens e To prevent condensation from forming on the camera after sud den temperature changes e g when the camera is transferred from a cold to warm environment put
16. tter visual RGB Near Infrared NIR or Red Edge RE 2D and 3D mappings Note This manual refers to versions 2 3 and later of the ey eBee s eMotion software Check the software version in cluded in your eBee and consult the Release Notes for po tential changes included in more recent versions of the software Caution The 770 camera has been modified to be com C patible with the eBee drone It is therefore not recom mended to use it for other purposes than payload on a senseFly drone Box contents qa Canon 9 9 Camera amp dial lock Interface cable 110 RGB RE NIR camera User Manual Canon s digital camera solution disk Battery charger Canon s Getting Started guide SD memory card The camera package contains the following items 1x5110 RGB NIR RE camera with dial lock 1x5110 camera battery pack 1x5110 camera battery charger 1 5110 camera User Manual this manual 1x5110 camera manufacturer s Getting Started guide 1xIFC 400PCU Interface cable 1x Digital camera solution disk 1xSD memory card Depending on your order your package may also include additional items Please verify upon delivery that your package is complete In case of a missing item please contact your reseller immediately Contents Getting started 1 Predefined camera settings 2 Pre flight procedure 2 1 eMotionsettings 3 Launching the eBee 4 In fl
17. xposed images This parameter can be deactivated by pressing Menu and then setting Safety Shift to OFF on the Camera tab 28 ait x High ISO NR 4 Standard Spot AE Point Center On 915 Wind Filter Off Review Off 8 Mmode Caution This manual mode requires good knowledge of exposure as there is no means of verifying the quality of the images taken during flight As this mode is totally dependent on user chosen settings it has to be consid ered with the utmost attention in order to avoid bad im age exposure In manual mode the Shutter Speed Aperture and ISO sensitivity have to be set manually before the flight The manual mode can be useful if you want to have a constant exposure across the mission area To enter manual mode turn the mode dial to M 29 Advanced modes Use the control dial to set Shutter Speed and Aperture Press the Up but ton to switch between Shutter Speed setting and Aperture setting ISO sensitivity can be modified with the FUNC SET button Set shutter speed and aperture Set ISO sensitivity switch from one to another shutter speed aperture You can set a suitable exposure with the following procedure 1 Take your 5110 camera out of the eBee insert its internal battery and switch it on 2 Point the camera toward a portion of the ground that is lit sim ilarly to the planned mission area and manually trigger a single picture in M mode i e do not t
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search