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Eugen Oprina · February 9th, 2010, 05:26 PM

After dancing for more than a year around C-D's products (XDR and Nano) I have finally ordered the Nano.
For the beginning I'll use it with the JVC HM 700.
Unfortunately on the vendor's website it is not specified what comes in the box.
Questions:
1. Is the power cable included, I have a Vmount system on my camera?
2. Is there any mounting plate included or available for my camera?
3. Do they have the last update already installed?
Thanks a lot for your help,
Giani

Dan Keaton · February 9th, 2010, 06:57 PM

Dear Eugen,

I assume that you camera has an Anton Bauer/IDX D-Tap (P-Tap).

If so, then you can order a D-Tap to 4-Pin Female Hirose power cable.

You may be able to order this from your dealer.

If your dealer does not have one, nanoFlash.net stocks almost all of our accessories.

I recommend the NEBTEK Hotshoe Ball Mount.

The latest firmware, 1.1.154 may already be installed. In fact, this is very likely.

If not, it is easy to update the firmware.

Please feel free to email me. I will then provide you with all of my phone numbers

Adam Letch · February 9th, 2010, 08:40 PM

cool to see you've taken the plunge, if you can, once you've got it all running can you post some 50p stuff, I'm curious if 50mpbs can handle it well, or do you need 100mbps at least to loose the macroblocking etc.

Enjoy

Adam

Tim Polster · February 9th, 2010, 10:20 PM

Adam, FWIW, I shoot a lot of 60p material with the Nano Flash at 50mbps. I do not see any blocking. Just great images.

Eugen Oprina · February 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM

Thanks Dan,
Unfortunately the dealer doesn't have the cables but was very kind to recommend another company in UK which can provide the cables.
Hi Adam, as soon as I get the gear together I'll make some test and share the results.
All the best
Eugen

Adam Letch · February 11th, 2010, 10:27 PM

it would be cool to see some screen grabs or something though without being too painful!

thanks

Kind Regards

Adam

John Mitchell · February 14th, 2010, 07:31 AM

Hi Eugen - I've used the Nano and the HM700 on a couple of shoots now. There are a couple of gotchas to be aware of.

Audio if dual channel mono can be out of phase and it lags two frames behind the SD recorded material. These problems are not exclusive to the HM700 but you should be aware of them. This is a Nano issue and should be fixed in firmware updates. I don't experience this audio lag when recording to my avid Nitris thru the same port.

Timecode is also different from the SD cards (3 frames early) - not sure if that's an HM700 problem or not - no way of telling.

Finally - I'd love it if you could run a test for me - I'm currently experiencing audio corruption form the HM700 when down converting to SD over the SDI port. I've heard it on both the Nano and a test i did on Avid Nitris so it is an HM700 problem. I'm wondering if you can confirm this with your camera and maybe we can get JVC to do something about it?

I've heard it on both live material and downconverting material off SD cards.

Thanks John

Eugen Oprina · February 14th, 2010, 01:59 PM

Hi John,
As soon as I receive the nano and buy some cards I'll run the test and let you know.
How did you mount it on the camera?
Best,
Eugen

John Mitchell · February 14th, 2010, 05:14 PM

Up until now I've had no ENG style work. So I just mounted the nano on a spare tripod I had. I would suggest looking at Olof's site (Westside AV) for an on camera mounted solution or a build your own type scenario. Because I'm in Australia I've bought some aluminium plate and I'm going to have a shot at doing my own...

Or you could try this thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/converge...-solution.html

February 9th, 2010, 05:26 PM	#1
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	I finally did it. After dancing for more than a year around C-D's products (XDR and Nano) I have finally ordered the Nano. For the beginning I'll use it with the JVC HM 700. Unfortunately on the vendor's website it is not specified what comes in the box. Questions: 1. Is the power cable included, I have a Vmount system on my camera? 2. Is there any mounting plate included or available for my camera? 3. Do they have the last update already installed? Thanks a lot for your help, Giani

February 9th, 2010, 06:57 PM	#2
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Dear Eugen, I assume that you camera has an Anton Bauer/IDX D-Tap (P-Tap). If so, then you can order a D-Tap to 4-Pin Female Hirose power cable. You may be able to order this from your dealer. If your dealer does not have one, nanoFlash.net stocks almost all of our accessories. I recommend the NEBTEK Hotshoe Ball Mount. The latest firmware, 1.1.154 may already be installed. In fact, this is very likely. If not, it is easy to update the firmware. Please feel free to email me. I will then provide you with all of my phone numbers __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

February 9th, 2010, 08:40 PM	#3
Adam Letch Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 414	Hey Eugen cool to see you've taken the plunge, if you can, once you've got it all running can you post some 50p stuff, I'm curious if 50mpbs can handle it well, or do you need 100mbps at least to loose the macroblocking etc. Enjoy Adam

February 11th, 2010, 10:27 PM	#6
Adam Letch Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 414	cool thankx Tim and Eugen it would be cool to see some screen grabs or something though without being too painful! thanks Kind Regards Adam

February 14th, 2010, 07:31 AM	#7
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	HM700 and Nano Hi Eugen - I've used the Nano and the HM700 on a couple of shoots now. There are a couple of gotchas to be aware of. Audio if dual channel mono can be out of phase and it lags two frames behind the SD recorded material. These problems are not exclusive to the HM700 but you should be aware of them. This is a Nano issue and should be fixed in firmware updates. I don't experience this audio lag when recording to my avid Nitris thru the same port. Timecode is also different from the SD cards (3 frames early) - not sure if that's an HM700 problem or not - no way of telling. Finally - I'd love it if you could run a test for me - I'm currently experiencing audio corruption form the HM700 when down converting to SD over the SDI port. I've heard it on both the Nano and a test i did on Avid Nitris so it is an HM700 problem. I'm wondering if you can confirm this with your camera and maybe we can get JVC to do something about it? I've heard it on both live material and downconverting material off SD cards. Thanks John

February 9th, 2010, 10:20 PM	#4
Tim Polster Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 2,231	Adam, FWIW, I shoot a lot of 60p material with the Nano Flash at 50mbps. I do not see any blocking. Just great images.

February 10th, 2010, 01:45 PM	#5
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	Thanks Dan, Unfortunately the dealer doesn't have the cables but was very kind to recommend another company in UK which can provide the cables. Hi Adam, as soon as I get the gear together I'll make some test and share the results. All the best Eugen

February 14th, 2010, 01:59 PM	#8
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	Hi John, As soon as I receive the nano and buy some cards I'll run the test and let you know. How did you mount it on the camera? Best, Eugen

February 14th, 2010, 05:14 PM	#9
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	Up until now I've had no ENG style work. So I just mounted the nano on a spare tripod I had. I would suggest looking at Olof's site (Westside AV) for an on camera mounted solution or a build your own type scenario. Because I'm in Australia I've bought some aluminium plate and I'm going to have a shot at doing my own... Or you could try this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/converge...-solution.html