Help! Strange Z1 timecode problem at DVinfo.net

Ted Hayes · May 28th, 2006, 01:39 PM

Hi everyone! I'm new to this particular forum but it looks like there's a whole lot of discussion going on :)

So I'm doing a shoot with a Z1. Everything's going fine. Actors come back from a break and I turn the camera back on, and the timecode is at 00 00 00 00 (note lack of colons). When I record, the timecode display stays like that even though the camera is in fact recording normally. I didn't change ANY settings -- until this point everything was fine. I went through the menus and verified everything was normal. I checked the tape and it recorded the footage normally, albeit without timecode. What does this mean? How can I fix it?

Thanks so much for your help!

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:: Ted Hayes :: Limina.Studio ::

Boyd Ostroff · May 28th, 2006, 01:49 PM

I don't ever use those features, but I bet (somehow) you changed one of those timecode options in the menu - see p76 in your manual. Or maybe accidently pushed the TC button (see manaul p 101-103). I did this accidently myself once and it had me really confused also!

Joe Lawry · June 1st, 2006, 04:04 AM

Yea hes pushed the TC/U-Bit button under the LCD, i did it when i first got the camera too, freaked me out for a second, and then had a play and found the right button.

May 28th, 2006, 01:39 PM	#1
Ted Hayes Tourist Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1	Help! Strange Z1 timecode problem Hi everyone! I'm new to this particular forum but it looks like there's a whole lot of discussion going on :) So I'm doing a shoot with a Z1. Everything's going fine. Actors come back from a break and I turn the camera back on, and the timecode is at 00 00 00 00 (note lack of colons). When I record, the timecode display stays like that even though the camera is in fact recording normally. I didn't change ANY settings -- until this point everything was fine. I went through the menus and verified everything was normal. I checked the tape and it recorded the footage normally, albeit without timecode. What does this mean? How can I fix it? Thanks so much for your help! -------------------- :: Ted Hayes :: Limina.Studio ::

May 28th, 2006, 01:49 PM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I don't ever use those features, but I bet (somehow) you changed one of those timecode options in the menu - see p76 in your manual. Or maybe accidently pushed the TC button (see manaul p 101-103). I did this accidently myself once and it had me really confused also!

June 1st, 2006, 04:04 AM	#3
Joe Lawry Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 418	Yea hes pushed the TC/U-Bit button under the LCD, i did it when i first got the camera too, freaked me out for a second, and then had a play and found the right button.