F350 2 Channel audio problems in DVCAM

[Simon Denny]

Hi all,
I have a gig coming up which I need to shoot in DVCAM on the Sony f350.
I just need 2 Ch audio enabled not 4 Ch. How do I just get the 2 Ch on?

This is driving me mental.

Thanks

[Anton Strauss]

Maintenance Menu/Audio2/i-link audio out/ set to 2ch 48k

you will see 4 channels in VU meters but when you transfer via i-link, only 2ch will be available

[Greg Boston]

Anton is correct for transferring material via iLink, but I believe Simon is wanting to record only 2 channels and not 4. That will be on the Format menu right where you select DVCAM vs MPEG HD. There will be a menu item that selects 2ch vs. 4ch audio recording. Keep in mind, that once you select that mode, you can't change it later within the same disc.

regards,

-gb-

[Simon Denny]

Thanks guys,

For some reason I cant select 2 CH mode in DVACM, the 2 CH mode only seems to work in HD mode. I find this very weird. I have gone through the menus to find another selection menu but nothing points me to this. If anyone can have a look on their 350 I would appreciate this.
In order for me to get just the 2 ch into FCP I had to select monitor only 2 ch( de_select 3&4) from the XDCAM transfer software.

At least I got the 2Ch into FCP but a long way round.

Thanks

[Anton Strauss]

it is impossible to choose 2 channel for DVCAM on this camera

I don't bother shooting DVCAM any more because the quality looks very poor compared to a real DVCAM camera such as 570 or 450