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TC Sync 2 HVX’s
I’ve heard there is a way to TC sync 2 HVX’s via a 4pin-4pin FW cable. Anyone done this? I have a shoot tomorrow that This would be handy for. unfortunatly i can’t get my mitts on the cameras until 4 hours before the shoot starts, so i just want to know as much as I can before I go in. If not, I’ll use freerun with a visual clap or something.
Thanks!
MAtt
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Yes- I’ve found it a little tricky to jam sometimes but it does work if you have the 4 pin to 4 pin cable handle. Otherwise I’ve also had no problems syncing using the remote control method to trigger free run sync. Here’s more info on that from the great Barry Green:
If you set both cameras to FREE RUN timecode, and PRESET (not REGEN), they will stay in sync throughout the day so long as you don’t turn either camera off. Turning one off (to change a battery, etc) seems to cause the timecode to lose a few frames of sync. They may drift a little during a long day, I haven’t verified that, but they will definitely be very close.
Set ’em both to the same setting (DF or NDF, FREE RUN, and PRESET). Then set both to the exact same timecode preset, but don’t confirm the preset using the menus; instead, use a remote control and put both cameras side-by-side. That way they’ll both respond to the remote control’s signal at the same time. Start ’em off the same and they should stay the same, regardless of when you start or stop recording.
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Brilliant. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks1
Matt
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