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Old April 12th, 2005, 11:25 AM   #1
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Jam Timecode?

Long shot here, but is it possible to jam timecode with 2 zx1's?
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Old April 12th, 2005, 11:32 AM   #2
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Re: Jam Timecode?

<<<-- Originally posted by Ethan Cooper : Long shot here, but is it possible to jam timecode with 2 zx1's? -->>>

JAM?? no, sorry. But you can SYNC them frame accurately.

http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/sonyhdrfx1/freerun.php

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Old April 12th, 2005, 07:26 PM   #3
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According to the information at the link:

"Use the wireless remote control to set and start Free Run time code in all cameras simultaneously. "

Just exactly how do you go about this? Using the supplied remote with my PD150, I could not find a way to start the timecode rolling, let alone set it and roll it. Is there something different about the remote supplied with the Z1?

The theory sounds great, but I would like to read some additional info: just exactly which buttons do you press?

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Old April 12th, 2005, 08:24 PM   #4
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Ow. Well, this is what I get for making assumptions. I wrote that article for the Canon XL2 and adapted it for the Sony Z1, based on the mistaken *assumption* that one could indeed enter a timecode value into the camera using the remote commander. Now it looks like I'll have to yank that article. Thanks for bringing this to my attention,
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Old April 12th, 2005, 10:09 PM   #5
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Chris,

I hope you're joking....cause that article is right on point. The remote for the Z1 is apparently different then the PD150, because I have a "TC RESET" button right at the top, and I can start the free-run timecode rolling for two, three or four...hell TEN Z1's at the same precise time no problem.

leave that wonderful article right where it is! *smile* Just modify the "set and start" part to say "start" only. you set all cameras to 00:00:00:00 on the camera itself.

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Old April 12th, 2005, 10:40 PM   #6
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this article was one of the reasons that made me opt for Z1 instead o FX1
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Old April 12th, 2005, 11:01 PM   #7
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OK, Shannnon, that's good news. Now, it would be interesting to see if that controller from the Z1 will start the timecode on the PD150/170 the same way. I know one poster here was interested in jamming a couple PD150s with a Z1. Maybe you can find a PD150 in Beverly Hills and test it?

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Old April 13th, 2005, 01:59 AM   #8
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I haven't done this with the Z1, but I've done it with the DVX repeatedly. All you have to do is set the timecode preset manually, on each camera, but don't confirm it with that final press of the button. Save that for the remote.

So as long as the final "acceptance" push is do-able from the remote, that's all you need, so perhaps that will apply to the PD150?
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Old April 13th, 2005, 07:50 AM   #9
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Thanks Shannon for confirming this for me... I wrote that article "sight unseen." Probably not the smart thing to do, but at the time I knew I was right, you know that feeling? A dangerous way to be sometimes.
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Old April 13th, 2005, 09:39 AM   #10
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Barry wrote:
"So as long as the final "acceptance" push is do-able from the remote, that's all you need, so perhaps that will apply to the PD150?"

That's my point, Barry, that I have not been able to make that final "acceptance push" from a PD150. Unless someone knows something that I missed, which is entirely possible.

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