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EX-3 power off and on
I am new to the EX-3, and one thing I have noticed is that there is no “standby” setting for the power. My previous camcorder would automatically go into a battery-sparing “standby power mode” after a few minutes of not filming. The only way to do this in the EX-3 seems to be to actually turn it off. Considering that I would want to power down, then up again, 10-20 times or more in a day’s shooting, it looks like a big strain on the switch, and on the circuitry (like your mother told you “Don’t keep turning the lights on and off, they will burn out”).
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Leave it on.
It uses so little power you can keep it on; with no heads spinning there’s not much else to “save”. I shot about 7 hours yesterday and used only two batteries (BP-60), the second still had over 180 minutes remaining when we were done.
Mac Pro 2×2.8 Quadcore – 10.6.3 – QT 7.6.3 – 22 GB RAM – nvidia8800GT – SATA internal & external storage – Blackmagic Multibridge Pro – Open GL 1.5.10 – Wacom Intous2 tablet – AJA io
SONY XDCAM EX3 – Letus Elite – FC7.0.2 – CS4 Prod Prem. -
And the Sony BPs are smaller and lighter than ABs or NP1s too! Although powering off prevents accidental recording while transporting to the next setup. It has happened!
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