Problems with firestore not recording at DVinfo.net

Michael Salzlechner · June 12th, 2006, 04:55 AM

I recently got my FS-4 and had tested it for a while and had used it in some smaller shoots

on sunday we had a larger shoot (a skating competition) and it happened twice that the firestore stopped recording

the firestore is set for retro cache and normally records fine when you hit record on the camera but twice it went into some mode where it didnt see the camera anymore.

I had this happen once during testing when i turned the camera on and then the firestore but that was not the case as the camera was always on on sunday

any suggestions what that could be and if this happens is there any other way then to turn the camera off/on to get the FS-4 to respond properly again

thanks

Matt McEwen · June 13th, 2006, 09:44 AM

What camera are you using? Is it possible that the FireWire cable became loose on the camera? When you say it didn't go into record, did the display on the FS-4 change at all? (e.g. did you see the record status change to REC-PSE or REC or did it just stay at STOP or PAUSE). What modes are your FS-4 in?

Thanks,

Matt

Michael Salzlechner · June 13th, 2006, 02:03 PM

Matt

it was an XL2

i set it up in the morning for retro cache and it was recording for a while

later the guy called me and said it stopped recording on the FS-4. i went there and the FS-4 was on 00:00:00. I had to turn the XL-2 off and on to get it to work again. Just hitting record on the XL-2 didnt do the trick

i am sure it had nothing to do with the cables they where all nicely plugged in

Everything was running on main power as well so no battery issues

it happened 2 or 3 times during that day

thanks

June 12th, 2006, 04:55 AM	#1
Michael Salzlechner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL, US Posts: 228	Problems with firestore not recording I recently got my FS-4 and had tested it for a while and had used it in some smaller shoots on sunday we had a larger shoot (a skating competition) and it happened twice that the firestore stopped recording the firestore is set for retro cache and normally records fine when you hit record on the camera but twice it went into some mode where it didnt see the camera anymore. I had this happen once during testing when i turned the camera on and then the firestore but that was not the case as the camera was always on on sunday any suggestions what that could be and if this happens is there any other way then to turn the camera off/on to get the FS-4 to respond properly again thanks __________________ Michael Salzlechner

June 13th, 2006, 02:03 PM	#3
Michael Salzlechner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL, US Posts: 228	Matt it was an XL2 i set it up in the morning for retro cache and it was recording for a while later the guy called me and said it stopped recording on the FS-4. i went there and the FS-4 was on 00:00:00. I had to turn the XL-2 off and on to get it to work again. Just hitting record on the XL-2 didnt do the trick i am sure it had nothing to do with the cables they where all nicely plugged in Everything was running on main power as well so no battery issues it happened 2 or 3 times during that day thanks __________________ Michael Salzlechner

June 13th, 2006, 09:44 AM	#2
Matt McEwen Focus Enhancements Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Campbell, CA. Posts: 508	What camera are you using? Is it possible that the FireWire cable became loose on the camera? When you say it didn't go into record, did the display on the FS-4 change at all? (e.g. did you see the record status change to REC-PSE or REC or did it just stay at STOP or PAUSE). What modes are your FS-4 in? Thanks, Matt