Z7 Question at DVinfo.net

Bruce G. Cleveland · April 14th, 2008, 06:13 PM

I am not sure if I am an idiot or what but here goes. How do I record DV footage on a tape and HD on the cf card? This has got to be easy to do, I am just not understanding what I have to do. If anyone could give me a step by step procedure I would appreciate it.

Bruce Cleveland

Jake Latendresse · April 14th, 2008, 06:35 PM

set your record mode on the tape deck deck in your camera menu, then set up your CF record mode on your MRC unit menu.

Bruce G. Cleveland · April 14th, 2008, 06:54 PM

The cf card gets set to whatever I have the camera mode set to, even though I have the ctrl set to off, so the cf should be set separately.

Bruce

Laurence Kingston · April 14th, 2008, 09:37 PM

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=115380

Paul Budline · April 15th, 2008, 04:54 PM

This is not related, but I have searched high and low for the assignable "RET" button that is supposedly somewhere on the lens. Even after watching the VAASS training video, I can not find the button, which is probably hiding in plain sight. Can anyone point it out?

Thanks very much.

Scot McDonald · April 17th, 2008, 11:29 PM

As a recent owner of the Z7 my understanding is you can record HDV to tape while recording HDV or down-converted SD to CF - but you can't record SD DV to tape and HDV to CF. There isn't a way for the camera to up-convert to the CF.

Bruce G. Cleveland · April 18th, 2008, 06:00 AM

Thanks Scot. I sure thought you could record sd to tape while recording hd to card, but is sure doesn't look like it. Thanks.

Bruce

April 14th, 2008, 06:13 PM	#1
Bruce G. Cleveland Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 190	Z7 Question I am not sure if I am an idiot or what but here goes. How do I record DV footage on a tape and HD on the cf card? This has got to be easy to do, I am just not understanding what I have to do. If anyone could give me a step by step procedure I would appreciate it. Bruce Cleveland

April 15th, 2008, 04:54 PM	#5
Paul Budline Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Princeton NJ Posts: 35	Another Question This is not related, but I have searched high and low for the assignable "RET" button that is supposedly somewhere on the lens. Even after watching the VAASS training video, I can not find the button, which is probably hiding in plain sight. Can anyone point it out? Thanks very much.

April 14th, 2008, 06:35 PM	#2
Jake Latendresse Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Platte River, NE Posts: 86	set your record mode on the tape deck deck in your camera menu, then set up your CF record mode on your MRC unit menu.

April 14th, 2008, 06:54 PM	#3
Bruce G. Cleveland Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 190	The cf card gets set to whatever I have the camera mode set to, even though I have the ctrl set to off, so the cf should be set separately. Bruce

April 14th, 2008, 09:37 PM	#4
Laurence Kingston Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Clermont, FL. Posts: 941	http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=115380

April 17th, 2008, 11:29 PM	#6
Scot McDonald Tourist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 2	As a recent owner of the Z7 my understanding is you can record HDV to tape while recording HDV or down-converted SD to CF - but you can't record SD DV to tape and HDV to CF. There isn't a way for the camera to up-convert to the CF.

April 18th, 2008, 06:00 AM	#7
Bruce G. Cleveland Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 190	Thanks Scot. I sure thought you could record sd to tape while recording hd to card, but is sure doesn't look like it. Thanks. Bruce