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Declan Smith · October 10th, 2013, 07:22 AM

Is there anyway that a lanc controller can be connected to the Samurai such that the start/stop function will trigger record and passthrough the other functions from the lanc controller to the camera (such as zoom etc) without having a tape in the camera?

The camera (Canon XLH1 in this instance) doesn't issue the start/stop command over lanc unless there is a tape loaded. Clearly I would prefer not to have to have a tape in the camera. Not really understanding why the samurai doesn't just accept commands from a lanc controller.

October 10th, 2013, 07:22 AM	#1
Declan Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gloucestershire, UK Posts: 187	Samurai & Lanc Is there anyway that a lanc controller can be connected to the Samurai such that the start/stop function will trigger record and passthrough the other functions from the lanc controller to the camera (such as zoom etc) without having a tape in the camera? The camera (Canon XLH1 in this instance) doesn't issue the start/stop command over lanc unless there is a tape loaded. Clearly I would prefer not to have to have a tape in the camera. Not really understanding why the samurai doesn't just accept commands from a lanc controller. __________________ http://www.madpanic.tv Last edited by Declan Smith; October 10th, 2013 at 07:53 AM. Reason: missed off part of a sentence