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Old October 29th, 2006, 01:57 PM   #1
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Firestore w/HV10~ anyone?

I know this is a bit weird seeing as how the FS-4 is actually bigger then the HV10 itself- but has anyone used a HV10 w/FS-4 for HDV capture?
Any issues- how did it work out?
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Old October 30th, 2006, 06:50 PM   #2
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Well I went out and bought a HV10 and hooked it up to the FS-4 but the FS-4 wont trigger via the camera's rec buttons- so this is a hiccup with use- I'll post this question over at the DTE Firestore forums.....if anyone here is using a FS-4 with a HV10- I'd love to hear how it's going.
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Old October 31st, 2006, 02:59 AM   #3
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Steve,

Thanks for the info. Keep us informed of any findings :)
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Old November 24th, 2006, 11:05 PM   #4
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I just captured video off my HV10 without having the tape running... I had the camera plugged in via firewire to my computer and had HDV Split recording.

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Can you record that way in 1920x1080?

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I just captured video off my HV10 without having the tape running... I had the camera plugged in via firewire to my computer and had HDV Split recording.

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Great!
That's what I wanted to hear!!!

Can you record that way in 1920x1080?
Since there's no tape involved I suppose it would be logical to get full resolution (= no need to use HDV limited resolution!)

(I'm waiting for my HV10 to arrive today or monday!)


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Old November 25th, 2006, 06:41 PM   #6
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Great!
That's what I wanted to hear!!!

Can you record that way in 1920x1080?
Since there's no tape involved I suppose it would be logical to get full resolution (= no need to use HDV limited resolution!)

(I'm waiting for my HV10 to arrive today or monday!)


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Sorry... it appears to do the 1440x1080i compressed format.. not really too surprising though... it still needs to process the video before it can send it down the firewire pipe...

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Old January 9th, 2007, 08:22 AM   #7
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Any new user reviews concerning this?

This tapeless option seems like a nice future add-on to me.

How long does the stock battery last in the FS-4HD?
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Old January 9th, 2007, 02:38 PM   #8
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Brad, The Firestore FS4HD DOES capture HDV as M2T files BUT the camera (as many consumer cameras) doesn't transmit the proper "dv rec" signal via IEEE1394 so it wont trigger the Firestore to record- you'll have to press the "Rec" button the Firestore unit itself to intiate the recording. So while it's possible to have a "tapeless" workflow it's a bit cumbersome- but it WILL work (I tested it myself.)

(Note: higher end camcorders do use a "DV rec" signal and will actually trigger the Firestore to stop/start recording remotely!)

Also note you'll need to convert the files to a format that's native to your NLE again taking away from the workflow- this transcoding is processor intensive and does take some time- results will vary on drive speed and CPU performance.
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