FS4 / FS4 Pro HD various topics

[Mike Minor]

Just curious.

[Gary Bettan]

we have them available $129.95 each. We do not have stock, but we expect units next week. http://www.videoguys.com/FireStore.html

Gary

[Jon Omiatek]

Originally Posted by Gary Bettan

we have them available $129.95 each. We do not have stock, but we expect units next week. http://www.videoguys.com/FireStore.html

Gary

I love it. We have them available but we don't have them in stock????

I guess he meant, we carry them but we are out of stock till next week!

I made my own battery since everyone is out of stock on these. I called focus and they said the same thing. I like having the newest stuff but sometimes you get... Sorry, we are on back order! Good luck with the battery search!

[Jon Omiatek]

Originally Posted by Matt McEwen

Hi Ray,

Mark is correct, it should be fairly quick to copy files off of FS-4 to your computer...at least 3 times faster than real-time. It does depend on a lot of variables though (how many peripherals are on the FireWire bus, computer speed, drive speed, fragmentation etc.)

Hope that helps.

Matt

With my laptop, a newer dell pent M class it takes approximately 20-25 minutes to transfer 3 hours.

[Mark Geiser]

Jon..

I purchased one of those batteries from that store, already had the connectors and a UK charger, though the post was a bit steep at $32 !!!! But here in the UK those cells are about $4-6 each so was well worth the purchase..The only thing I'm missing is the gender changer extension lead, but I guess I can make one up !!!

Mark

[Jon Omiatek]

Originally Posted by Mark Geiser

Jon..

I purchased one of those batteries from that store, already had the connectors and a UK charger, though the post was a bit steep at $32 !!!! But here in the UK those cells are about $4-6 each so was well worth the purchase..The only thing I'm missing is the gender changer extension lead, but I guess I can make one up !!!

Mark

The gender connector will be male. The firestore has a female connector.

Jon

[Matt McEwen]

Hi John,

You can use any DV camcorder with FS-4. I am not aware of any at this stage that do not work with.

Hope that helps,

Matt

[Matt McEwen]

Hi Douglas,

Email me offline and I can get you the information you need. RS232C information is only available on request from Focus.

Hope that helps,

Matt

[Patrick King]

Originally Posted by Douglas Gillespie

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

Douglas, any doubts now about the benefits of frequenting this community? Ever had a staff member for the product in question reply as quickly in a public forum.

Matt,
I don't have a personal need for DTE capability right now (very languorous shooting requirements), but I must say, my esteem for your company just went up tremendously.

[John Tagliarini]

Thanks Matt,

I purchased fs-4 and have been using it with pretty good success with my zr25. Sometimes however it does not seem to get the handshake and it will not work in sync with the record trigger on the camera. Reboot sometimes helps, sometimes not. Is it my cable?

Regards,
John

[Matt McEwen]

Hmmm...could be your cable. Have you contacted Focus tech support? They can be contacted at 408-370-9963 or support@focusinfo.com.

Matt

[LeEarl Rugland]

You can use the GL2 without a tape inside. I capture right onto my computer hard drive without tape. I am also looking for a good portable storage device for my GL2.

LeEarl

[Raymond Schlogel]

Everything appears to be set up right, drive shows up as it should but as soon as I double click on it *crash*. This is killing me as I'm so excited to have gotten it today and now this.

Running Windows XP Pro, Dual AMD's, 2 Gigs Ram, and all should seem right with the world. Got the firewire hooked up to the correct port and the screen does say " Connect Computer Then Enable Bypass Success "

Could use some advice here.

Thanks;

- Ray
ray@undegroundplanet.com

[Matt McEwen]

Hi Raymond,

Hmmm, have not seen that before. Have you successfully connected other Oxford 911 based FireWire devices to your system such as FireWire drives? Also, try this...follow the steps to put FS-4Pro into HD mode (when you see Success) and then connect it to your computer.

Hope that helps,

Matt

[Alan Galbraith]

will it work?