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Roland Gatto April 7th, 2007 09:24 AM

HV20 - 10sec countdown?
 
When I press the "start" button a 10 second countdown (1...2...3...) displays on the screen, and I can't figure out why.

I made sure the self-timer is off, and just about every setting is in its default position.

Any ideas as to what this countdown is referring to?

Thanks!

Lloyd Coleman April 7th, 2007 09:31 AM

The manual, top of page 16, says: "The camcorder counts from 1 to 10 seconds when you start recording. This is helpful to avoid scenes that are too short.

Mike Brown April 7th, 2007 09:36 AM

What do they mean by that? Aesthetically too short (i.e., the countdown is just a guideline to help you avoid short, choppy cuts)? Or too short for the camcorder's technical capabilities (i.e., less than a full Group of Pictures or some other limitation)?

Lloyd Coleman April 7th, 2007 09:47 AM

I think it is an aesthetics thing. A Group of Pictures is only 0.5 seconds long. You will find, however, that recording HD mpeg does have a bit of a lag in starting and stopping because of the GOP.

Ken Ross April 7th, 2007 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roland Gatto (Post 655729)
When I press the "start" button a 10 second countdown (1...2...3...) displays on the screen, and I can't figure out why.

I made sure the self-timer is off, and just about every setting is in its default position.

Any ideas as to what this countdown is referring to?

Thanks!

As was mentioned, it's just a 'suggestion' for keeping clips to a meaningful length. It has nothing to do with anything technical.

Roland Gatto April 7th, 2007 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lloyd Coleman (Post 655733)
The manual, top of page 16, says: "The camcorder counts from 1 to 10 seconds when you start recording. This is helpful to avoid scenes that are too short.

thanks a lot! it's funny i never noticed the countdown until today.

Mike Teutsch April 7th, 2007 02:05 PM

I think the 10 second timer is more for your NLE than the camera. Transitions and such are very flaky with out frames to the front and rear, and most will generate duplicate frames.

I think anyway! :)

Mike


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