HDR-60 v MRC-1 considerations please at DVinfo.net

Philip Howells · October 7th, 2009, 04:17 PM

Chris

If this is in the wrong place please accept my apologies and move it.

I am considering equipping our three z1s with either MRC-1s or HDR-60s. Until I have confidence in the tapeless options, I plan to run the machines independently of the camera and run tapes simultaneously.

Could I ask others here for help on these specific questions?

1 I note some discussion about audio drop-outs on the MRC1 when the tapes are changed. Does this happen when the MRC-1 is running independently ?

2 Are the same things evident in the HDR-60 in the same situation?

3 Most of my work is long, continuous recordings of up to about 75 minutes - and I realise that the FAT32 format of the hard disk and the CF cards means that recordings will be made in files of 4Gb in size. I understand that Sony includes software that stitches these files into contiguous files with absolutely no missed frames. Does this software work? Are no frames dropped?

Philip Howells · October 7th, 2009, 11:42 PM

May I add a supplemental question tagged to the last?

5 Does the stitched file have contiguous time code or does it jump back at the joins? I'm thinking about the implications for using the stitched files in multicam editing setups.

October 7th, 2009, 04:17 PM	#1
Philip Howells Trustee Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 1,212	HDR-60 v MRC-1 considerations please Chris If this is in the wrong place please accept my apologies and move it. I am considering equipping our three z1s with either MRC-1s or HDR-60s. Until I have confidence in the tapeless options, I plan to run the machines independently of the camera and run tapes simultaneously. Could I ask others here for help on these specific questions? 1 I note some discussion about audio drop-outs on the MRC1 when the tapes are changed. Does this happen when the MRC-1 is running independently ? 2 Are the same things evident in the HDR-60 in the same situation? 3 Most of my work is long, continuous recordings of up to about 75 minutes - and I realise that the FAT32 format of the hard disk and the CF cards means that recordings will be made in files of 4Gb in size. I understand that Sony includes software that stitches these files into contiguous files with absolutely no missed frames. Does this software work? Are no frames dropped?

October 7th, 2009, 11:42 PM	#2
Philip Howells Trustee Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 1,212	May I add a supplemental question tagged to the last? 5 Does the stitched file have contiguous time code or does it jump back at the joins? I'm thinking about the implications for using the stitched files in multicam editing setups.