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HPX-500 Setting the Time Code
I’m coming from being a long time owner of Sony cameras so I am quite used to their UI and button/switch layout. I have a basic question that I can’t seem to find the answer to in my manual. How do I set the timecode to freerun/time of day?
On a Sony camera i’d flip the switch to freerun, then flick a different switch to time of day. However on this P2 camera, all I can do is switch between freerun/recrun and in between I can set a manual timecode, but can I just have the camera pull time of day info right into the timecode? Thanks in advance
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I think it’s not possible. But I’ve never used it. It would be a nice feature
Rainer
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Natively, I believe preset and freerun are the only options. You may be able to do it using external sync.
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Yeah my only way to do it now is to jamsync with some other camera running time of day, or to just eyeball it and preset it in manually. I always took that feature for granted but I never quite knew how handy it really is. Thanks for the replies.
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You can set TOD. Open the smaller door under the LCD display and you’ll see the TCG switch. It allows you to set tc and then free-run or rec run. There are also the buttons to set the tc. The HPX500 also outputs the tc so another cam or deck can jam that tc or vice versa.
John
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Yeah I knew about the manual time code inputting, I was just hoping there was a way to automatically transfer the internal time of day directly into the time code instead of having to manually input it. Thanks for the help.
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