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Sony Venice

Platform-specific details for the Sony Venice 1 and Sony Venice 2.

For how each widget behaves in general, see Controls.

For physical wiring and IP setup, see Camera Configurations → Sony / Venice.

Models​

  • Sony Venice 1
  • Sony Venice 2

Exposure​

Shutter​

  • Angle mode: 5.6° – 360°. Factory presets: 360, 180, 172.8, 144, 90, 45, 22.5, 11.2, 5.6.
  • Speed mode: 1/24 – 1/2000, with factory presets.
  • Fine adjustment: ±0.3° per step.
  • Custom preset management with sync to the camera. See Settings → Shutter.

Exposure Index / Base ISO​

  • Base ISO modes: Normal / High

ND Filter​

  • Internal ND control supported

White Balance​

  • Factory presets: Tungsten (3200K), Daylight (5600K), Cloudy (6500K), Shade (7500K), Fluorescent (4200K +8 tint).
  • Tint range: −99 to +99.
  • Kelvin range: 2000 to 15000.
White balance on connect

Venice reverts white balance to a default after a power cycle, so bit.ctrl manages it across connections. The first time it connects to a Venice after launch, it reads and adopts the camera's current white balance. For every connection after that while the app is running, it instead restores the white balance you last set, returning the camera to your value. If you hold a value for about a minute, bit.ctrl also stores it as an on-camera preset, so the camera boots with the right white balance even when the app is not connected.

User Buttons​

User Buttons are assignable web-control specific camera-function buttons.

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All User Buttons share the same assignable slots as on the camera.

ButtonFunction
Sensor Flip Sensor FlipToggle horizontal/vertical sensor flip (inverted mounting).
Color Bars Color BarsToggle the color bar test pattern output.
SDI Info SDI InfoToggle the SDI status information overlay.
Mon Out Frameline Mon Out FramelineToggle frameline display on the monitor output.
Mon Out Status Info Mon Out Status InfoToggle status information on the monitor output.
Mon Out False Color Mon Out False ColorToggle false color on the monitor output.
User Frameline A / B User Frameline A / BToggle user-defined frameline overlays A and B.
Output Desqueeze Toggle Output Desqueeze ToggleToggle anamorphic de-squeeze on outputs on/off.
Output Desqueeze Select Output Desqueeze SelectSelect the anamorphic de-squeeze ratio applied to outputs (e.g. 1.3×, 2×).
AXS Slot Change AXS Slot ChangeToggle between AXS media slots A and B.

Troubleshooting / Quirks & Features​

Playback Controls​

The Venice 1 and 2 do not expose footage scrubbing controls in any way, so the fastest way to scroll through footage is to use the Jog Slider.

Poor Connection Crashes Camera​

There have been noted instances of a camera crashing when a command is sent on a very poor connection. As best we can determine, this is caused when two commands are received and the camera is trying to reconnect rapidly. If this happens to you, we recommend the following steps:

  1. In bit.ctrl Camera Settings disable Auto-connect.
  2. Add a Reconnect widget to the page of the affected camera.
  3. If you lose connection, the app will no longer attempt to reconnect to the camera automatically. When it is back in range you can simply tap the Reconnect widget to regain control.