EX3 owner's manual vs reality at DVinfo.net

Brooks Graham · December 23rd, 2008, 10:27 PM

I'm hoping this is a typo or something, but on page 118 of the EX3 Owner's Manual, under Audio Output, it mentions audio channels 3 and 4. Huh? Only two channels on the EX3, right?

Am I missing something here? Is there a magical hidden set of channels available?

(and yes, I'm a total dweeb for RTFM ;-)

Ted OMalley · December 24th, 2008, 08:26 AM

Good question, and let's all us dweebs stick together. I skimmed right over this and forgot about it. In my "paper" manual, it's on page 119.

Manual readers unite!

Bob Jackson · December 24th, 2008, 09:19 AM

It is also in the EX1 manual.
I was wondering about that too.

Andrew Stone · December 24th, 2008, 11:48 AM

I believe they are referring to the headphone output as channels 3 and 4.

Shaun Roemich · December 24th, 2008, 01:12 PM

I believe that the XDCam EX standard DOES allow for 4 discrete channels of audio, just as Betacam did, even though most cameras and VTRs wouldn't allow you to access the other 2 (the AFM channels were accessible only with 70-series VTRs, I believe). I'm not sure what in the Sony arsenal allows recording to the OTHER 2 channels, but I do believe they are there, at least from what I remember from speaking to the Sony rep on his XDCam Roadshow about a year ago.

December 23rd, 2008, 10:27 PM	#1
Brooks Graham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 121	EX3 owner's manual vs reality I'm hoping this is a typo or something, but on page 118 of the EX3 Owner's Manual, under Audio Output, it mentions audio channels 3 and 4. Huh? Only two channels on the EX3, right? Am I missing something here? Is there a magical hidden set of channels available? (and yes, I'm a total dweeb for RTFM ;-)

December 24th, 2008, 08:26 AM	#2
Ted OMalley Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 596	Good question, and let's all us dweebs stick together. I skimmed right over this and forgot about it. In my "paper" manual, it's on page 119. Manual readers unite! __________________ Sony EX3, Vegas 9.0 64bit, Windows 7(64), Core i7, 12GB, RAID1 & 0, HotSwap SATA, 30" LCD(2560x1600)-GTX285 & 24" LCD(1360x768)-7800GT

December 24th, 2008, 09:19 AM	#3
Bob Jackson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Republic of Vancouver Island Posts: 200	It is also in the EX1 manual. I was wondering about that too. __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. AC Clarke

December 24th, 2008, 01:12 PM	#5
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	I believe that the XDCam EX standard DOES allow for 4 discrete channels of audio, just as Betacam did, even though most cameras and VTRs wouldn't allow you to access the other 2 (the AFM channels were accessible only with 70-series VTRs, I believe). I'm not sure what in the Sony arsenal allows recording to the OTHER 2 channels, but I do believe they are there, at least from what I remember from speaking to the Sony rep on his XDCam Roadshow about a year ago. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

December 24th, 2008, 11:48 AM	#4
Andrew Stone Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 975	I believe they are referring to the headphone output as channels 3 and 4.