Don Greening
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[Ralph Hajik] “Can both lavs be on the same frequency or are they on separate frequencies? I never used 2 lavs together before, that why I ask. “
Hi Ralph,
As far as the Sennheiser EW100 ENG systems are concerned, each lav has to have its own transmitter and receiver. These ‘entry level’ systems don’t have the capacity to receive 2 separate frequencies like some of the higher end systems do.
– Don
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My boss (which is actually my wife) said “Don’t even entertain the idea of a repair through Sony. Take the camera back right away to the store you bought it from and ask for another EX3.”
The boss has spoken.
Perhaps the only other thing you could try before you do the above is to pull the memory battery (on the bottom of the camera) and then re-install and try another reboot. If that doesn’t do it then take the camera back right away, because something is definitely amiss.
– Don
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[Todd Roush] “I actually now feel that low light may be the MOST important aspect of a camera”
If you’re continuously obliged to work indoors with available light only then it is the most important camera attribute. Cameras are so specialized these days and there is no perfect camera that does everything well. You buy the camera that fits the type of work you’re doing.
Up until late 2007 the undisputed low light king in the hand-held camcorder class was the Sony PD170. Nothing else could even come close to it. Then Sony released the EX1 and it actually beat the PD170 in low light performance. By a noticeable margin, I might add.
– Don
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Probably because the formatted capacity of any storage device, whether it be solid state memory cards or computer hard drives will always be less than the advertised unformatted capacity.
– Don
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[Clint Fleckenstein] “and two screws.”
Three screws. In case you lose one down the drain or something. And the replacement screws are longer for the obvious reasons. But your ‘plastic’ description is bang on.
As Michael eluded to, it’s basically a plastic shim that makes the front of the base the same height as the rest of it. Also don’t forget that the upgrade kit you can order from Sony will also (supposedly) include the new receiver plate that has two threaded holes instead of just one. This would also add stability. I’m in the market for another tripod anyway, so I’ll be looking for one that has a two screw tripod plate.
– Don
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[Michael Palmer] “t would be helpful to see some pictures posted here. “
Like these pictures?
I just found this stuff packaged with the rear lens cap for the stock Fuji lens. That little plastic piece at the top of the pictures looks like a cable stay of some sort but I haven’t tried to figure out where it goes yet. The tripod piece is made of plastic and I guess it just fits on the bottom front as shown to make the front of the base flatter.
– Don
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[Manny Kivowitz] “I realize that they can be stored internally but is there a way to copy them off to one of the SxS cards so that you can share them among multiple cameras? “
Yes, you can store what’s known as a “Setup File” to an SxS Pro card. It’s actually a complete copy of all menu settings including the picture profiles, essentially a backup of all your camera’s settings. Only one Setup File can be stored on one SxS memory card. You can then transfer these settings to another EX camera via the card.
Page 76 of the PDF version of the EX1 owner’s manual will show you how to do it.
– Don
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[margarita kouvatsou] “i have tried to connect the camera with both the firewire (ilink) and usb cables with no sucess,”
The firewire is for HDV shooting mode only and to connect to another HDV camera or compatible HDV deck. The firewire connection is not for transferring clips to your Mac Pro. USB is your only option or you can pull the SxS Pro cards and use an Express card reader connected to your Mac Pro.
[margarita kouvatsou] “i am also supposed to get a message from the camera saying that its connected through a usb post to a comp…but i am not getting that either….. “
Correct. Your camera will know that it’s connected to a computer and will ask in the viewfinder if you wish to complete the connection. If you’re not getting the camera prompting you to connect then it doesn’t know that it’s attached to anything. Herein lies your problem. Perhaps the FAM driver is not installed or if it is the computer doesn’t know about it. Try re-installing the Sony FAM driver from your EX installation disk. If the FAM driver is working then the SxS Pro memory card that’s in the camera should will show up on the desktop like any attached device (like a hard drive). The card icon will be named “Untitled.” if you haven’t already named the card. If you have 2 cards in the camera they will both show up on the desktop.
But in order for the SxS card(s) to appear the camera first has to know it’s connected to something (your Mac) and right now that’s not happening.
– Don
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I see from your previous posts (from your profile) that you’re using Final Cut Pro, yes?
You need the following minimum software requirements to view and edit footage on your Mac Pro using Final Cut Pro:
- Mac OS v.10.4.11 or better
- Final Cut Pro v.6.0.2 or better
- Quicktime v.7.3.1 or better
- Sony Transfer Tool – any Mac version
- Sony FAM driver – any Mac version
You can use Sony’s clip Browser software on your Intel Mac to view the native EX .mp4 files without the need to transcode to the Quicktime .mov format for editing in Final Cut Pro. There is also other viewer software available. Also be advised that the XDCAM codecs specific to the EX reside with Final Cut Pro and not with Apple’s Quicktime software. If you don’t have FCP v.6.0.2 or better you’re out of luck if you want to edit with that program. In addition, without FCP v.6.0.2 you will not be able to see your EX clips within the Sony Transfer Tool window. You must upgrade.
– Don
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[Christopher Barnard] “Are there any other camcorders that do this? “
I’m sure there are but I’m certainly no authority when it comes to which camera does what. You might try going here:
https://camcorder-test.slashcam.com/
to read up on just about every hand-held video camera you can think of. On the very first page it looks like the Canon XH G1s does PAL formats as well.
– Don