cathya
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Jan 23, 2008, 5:21 PM
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WARNING: QUICK RECORD FUNCTION PROBLEM ON Z1
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Hi everyone,
Just wanted to make everyone aware of a problem that I have had with my SONY Z1. Since owning this camera over 1 1/2 years now we have filmed constantly with the QUICK RECORD function set to ON. This has caused many problems for us and we were unaware that this was the cause of our timecode breaks on our tapes.
Every tape when captured would show timecode breaks or drop frames. Now it was not that much of a problem to begin with as I just cut the ends of the footage on the time line and kept going.
The problem arose when I tested my back up procedure. I backed up my project and not my captured media as I thought I could batch capture it when asked and it would reload the footage required. However, it would not do it. My editing program stopped as soon as it came across the so called 'dropped frame' or 'timecode break'. I have therefore since been backing up all my captured media.
Now... it does say if you read the sony z1 manual that this function may cause the changes between scenes to not be smooth... WHAT THEY MEAN IS IT WILL CAUSE PAUSES/DROP FRAMES/TIMECODE BREAKS.... DO NOT USE THIS FUNCTION.
It has taken a lot of consultation between myself, other information that I have found on the net and working with the repair guy to realise that the QUICK RECORD function has been the cause of all my problems.
I was told that maybe my tapes were no good... even though I was using sony dvm60 pro tapes.
I was told that it was my editing program not handling how my camera was capturing.
I was told that my tapes may be tight to fast forward them and rewind them b4 use. - didn't help
I was told the record over the whole tape with the lens cap on - didn't help.
I was told that the quick record function should not be the cause of what was happening but it was
save yourself all the hassle and turn the function OFF.
The function is not on the SONY FX1 only the SONY Z1 and apparently on some of their new SONY CAMS.
RustyB has also just experienced this problem and learnt how to fix it from what I have shared.
I hope that this post will save anyone who has this function on a lot of trouble and time.
It really doesn't make so much difference with it turned off anyhow with regards to starting to record quickly. The only thing we have noticed is that if you are recording and stop and then want to start very quickly again that that is where you wait for it to start.
Good Luck everyone.
Cathy
(This post was edited by hlanden on Jan 23, 2008, 5:28 PM)
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