Any flash- or HD-based camera with "INT.Rec-Stl"? at DVinfo.net

Graham Hickling · May 8th, 2009, 12:28 PM

Many of Sony's higher-end tape-based cameras (e.g., TRV50-80, HC85-96, HC1-9) have an "INT.Rec-Stl" menu option that allows interval recording (at 1, 5 or 10 minutes) of single frames to memorystick.

Are there any flash- or harddrive-based cameras, Sony or other, that have retained this feature?

Dave Blackhurst · May 8th, 2009, 04:59 PM

Hi Grahm, I don't recall seeing the function on any of the ones I've had (SR11, CX12, CX7) and I just dug through the menus for the XR500... didn't see it anywhere.

I'm sure it would be a simple add in firmware, but I'm guessing not many requests - of course depending on the length of timelapse you wanted to do, if you could hook one of the HDD cams up to a power supply, you could let it run for HOURS AND HOURS, and then just pull stills! 900 and some minutes of recording at highest res to choose from on a 120G HDD! You could probably script a still capture in some NLEs.

Graham Hickling · May 8th, 2009, 06:48 PM

Thanks Dave - that's a bummer.

Regarding the NLE idea, there are quite a few software programs that will interval record from a tethered camera - I'm looking for solutions that can be self-contained in the field for extended periods (with external batteries). My TRV70 works fine, but one of the newer smaller tapeless camera bodies would be more discreet and more portable.

Robert Young · May 8th, 2009, 07:09 PM

The smallest Sony non-tape cam that has true interval rec is the XDCam EX1, as far as I know.

May 8th, 2009, 12:28 PM	#1
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	Any flash- or HD-based camera with "INT.Rec-Stl"? Many of Sony's higher-end tape-based cameras (e.g., TRV50-80, HC85-96, HC1-9) have an "INT.Rec-Stl" menu option that allows interval recording (at 1, 5 or 10 minutes) of single frames to memorystick. Are there any flash- or harddrive-based cameras, Sony or other, that have retained this feature?

May 8th, 2009, 07:09 PM	#4
Robert Young Trustee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coronado Island Posts: 1,472	The smallest Sony non-tape cam that has true interval rec is the XDCam EX1, as far as I know. __________________ Bob

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May 8th, 2009, 04:59 PM	#2
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Hi Grahm, I don't recall seeing the function on any of the ones I've had (SR11, CX12, CX7) and I just dug through the menus for the XR500... didn't see it anywhere. I'm sure it would be a simple add in firmware, but I'm guessing not many requests - of course depending on the length of timelapse you wanted to do, if you could hook one of the HDD cams up to a power supply, you could let it run for HOURS AND HOURS, and then just pull stills! 900 and some minutes of recording at highest res to choose from on a 120G HDD! You could probably script a still capture in some NLEs.

May 8th, 2009, 06:48 PM	#3
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	Thanks Dave - that's a bummer. Regarding the NLE idea, there are quite a few software programs that will interval record from a tethered camera - I'm looking for solutions that can be self-contained in the field for extended periods (with external batteries). My TRV70 works fine, but one of the newer smaller tapeless camera bodies would be more discreet and more portable.