Sony Ericsson HVR-MRC1 user manual FAQs

FAQs

Some of the more frequently asked questions are included below. For further questions about the HVR-MRC1 memory recorder and HDV cameras, you should contact your dealer. For details of the accredited Sony Specialist Dealers please go to the Sony website.

Q. What’s the minimum specification of compact flash card that can be used?

A. The minimum specifications are 2GB or greater, and 133x speed or faster.

Q. How long recording time will I get on a compact flash? Does this change between HDV and DV/DVCAM?

A. The recording time on compact flash does not differ between HDV and DV/DVCAM. Recording times are:-

8GB 36mins 16GB 72mins 32GB 144mins

Moving to compact flash recording is a great way of getting longer recording times out of the small cameras.

Q. Is there an advantage to using higher specification cards?

A. As long as the CF card is a minimum of 133x speed, then it won’t make a difference to how the system behaves during recording. However, using faster cards does enable faster file copying or ingest to the NLE, assuming all the other parts of the system (inter-connection, hard disc, NLE software etc) can handle the increased transfer rate.

Q. Do I need to have a tape in the camera?

A. If you are using the record control buttons on the memory recorder itself, then it is not necessary to have a tape in the camera. If you are looking to use the record trigger button on the camera, then this will depend on the type of camera as described in 0.

Q. Does the memory recorder support cache/pre-recording?

A.Yes. The memory recorder can support 14-seconds cache recording. This is configurable in the REC MODE setting on the memory recorder. However, if you are using HDV and are recording to tape as well, there will be a break in the files at the point the tape starts recording. This break will not occur if you are recording DV/DVCAM or are recording only to the HVR-MRC1. See the note on Page 4 for more details.

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