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Shooting
E-61
Using the Counter
Counter display
You can display a counter that indicates how much
time has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1
Press the COUNTER button.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows. (Page 90)
0 : 00. 00 (CAM mode only)
Counter value
CLIP 0 : 00. 00
(When CLIP is selected for the REC
COUNTER item on the DISPLAY SETUP
screen)
The value is automatically reset at start of
shooting and the counter value appears
during each shooting session.
TC XX:XX:XX:XX
Time code value (When SYSTEM FREQ is
set to 50 Hz, display time code frame digits
in 25 frames. When SYSTEM FREQ is set to
59.94 Hz, display time code frame digits in
24 frames when 720/24PN is set, and in 30
frames when any other format is set.)
tc XX:XX:XX:XX
(Only in 59.9 Hz FILM CAM mode)
During recording and playback when FILM
CAM has been set under OPERATION
TYPE, the time code frame digits are
converted into 24 frames for display.
However, “tc” does not appear during
recording when 720/24PN has been set
under REC FORMAT, or during recording
and playback when 720/30PN has been set.
During playback when 720/24PN has been
set, the time code frame digits are converted
into 30 frames for display. (Pages 101 and
107)
UB XX XX XX XX
User information
FR --- -
Frame rate (25P(30P/24P/24PA)) and frame
sequence in progressive mode shooting.
No display:
Data is not displayed.
Resetting the counter
Press the COUNTER RESET button while the
counter is displayed.
139TC preset mode
When shooting using a multi-camera, you can
synchronously set the initial values of TC.
The camera used for synchronization is the
MASTER and the camera being synchronized is
the SLAVE.
1
Connect a second camera with a 139
cable and turn both cameras on.
For connection (Page 81)
Put the MASTER camera in CAMERA mode
and output a video signal from the 139
terminal.
Set both cameras to the same recording
format.
Do the remaining steps on the SLAVE camera.
3
Switch the SLAVE camera to MCR mode,
set 139TC REGEN on the RECORDING
SETUP screen of the setup menu to OFF
and then set the counter so that it shows
the TCG display.
You cannot do this if you have selected
REGEN.
In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP
screen, set 139 IN PRESET to ON.
(Page 109)
1394TC appears on the screen.
5
Stop the media.
6
Press the COUNTER RESET/TC SET button.
The TCG value is preset with the TC value
from the input 139 signal.
“TC SET OK” is displayed for about 2
seconds in the center of the screen.
Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA
mode.
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