What does RED DOT next to Temp in SCARLET monitor mean ??

[George D.]

We've been using our new/used Scarlet for a couple of weeks now, but today I noticed something that I need to understand.

We have had the camera on for quite awhile today while working on the set. The "temp" gauge on the monitor has a "red" dot with a 30/42 next to it.

Does that mean the camera is running too hot, or what? If so, what can I do about it?

I cannot find the info in the manual.

Thanks.

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[Robert L. Mickles]

I'm not 100 % sure what you mean, but I think you may mean the red green and blue traffic lights. If the red lights up it means you're clipping the red channel.

 

[brian leisring]

sounds like you're peaking the red channel. close down on the iris, it's just an alarm to let you know that you're exposure is too hot.

 

[Jean Wallez]

It's an alarm. 32 is the temp of the sensor and 42 the core. The red color means the difference between the temp of the sensor during the last black shading and the actual temp of the sensor is too big, a new black shading must be done; when it's orange, there is a little difference; when it's green, it's allright. It's important because there is noise in the blacks without proper black shading. To keep the temp at the same level, you have to increase the fan speed . You can store several black shading settings for different situations.

 

[Troy Bakewell]

Thanks Jean.

I never knew that.

RTFM huh. LOL

 

[Terry VerHaar]

It's an alarm. 32 is the temp of the sensor and 42 the core. The red color means the difference between the temp of the sensor during the last black shading and the actual temp of the sensor is too big, a new black shading must be done; when it's orange, there is a little difference; when it's green, it's allright. It's important because there is noise in the blacks without proper black shading. To keep the temp at the same level, you have to increase the fan speed . You can store several black shading settings for different situations.

I think you are confusing the issue as his question seemed to refer to the "red dot," i.e. the stoplight NEXT to the temp readout, not the color of the readout itself. Your explanation deals with the color of the readout, the other explanation above are the corret explanations of the "red dot."

 

[Jean Wallez]

So the Red dot and colored temp got their explanations.