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HV20 or HV30 and index marks?

Can you search for index marks with these cameras?

Thanks,
Scott

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Originally Posted by Scott Shama (Post 853162)

Can you search for index marks with these cameras?

Thanks,
Scott

Scott, there is no reference to this in either manual. It appears that "zero set memory" is the nearest you'll get.

The Canons usually have "Date search", which will fast-scan back/fwd (w/ playback) looking for a date change, eg from the automatically-recorded "time of shooting" metadata in the stream. Close enough to index? (still pretty slow to fast-scan, but... works...) Note, normally only accessible on the remote control.

The HV10 has this, 20 & 30 should also, check the manual...

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Originally Posted by Colin Gould (Post 854593)

Right on, Colin. HV30 NTSC manual p32:

Quote:

Locating Scenes by Recording Date
You can locate the change of the date/
time zone with the date search function.
Press or on the wireless
controller.
• Press more than once to search for
further date changes (up to 10 times).
• To cancel the search press .
NOTES
�� Recordings shorter than 1 minute per date/
time zone cannot be located with this function.
�� Date search may not function if the date, time
or data code are not correctly displayed.
�� If there are sections recorded in different
standards (HDV/DV) on the same tape, the date
search may not work correctly