Sony Ericsson HVR-MRC1 manual

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  • Page 1

    Issue 1 Page 1 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 Using the Sony HVR-MRC1 Comp act Flash memory recorder This guide is designed for users and pot ential users of the HVR-MRC1 with HDV cameras. A lot of this information will al so be u seful to HVR-DR60 users, although that is not covered in detail here. Like wise, some information relating to us[...]

  • Page 2

    Issue 1 Page 2 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 supply connected to the cradle. Figure 2 shows a rear view of the HVR-MRC1 with the i.LINK cradle and a battery connected. Figure 2. HVR-MRC1 with i.LINK cradle and battery The combined recorder can then be m ounted onto the camera using an optional mounting bracket or the supplied 1 shoe adaptor[...]

  • Page 3

    Issue 1 Page 3 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 (a) Selecting the appropriate CAM LINK SEL setting for your camera In most situations, the s elec tion of this setting will depend on which camera is b eing used. Newer cameras can send dedicated cont rol signals to the memory recorder, and tell the memory recorder when to start a nd stop recordi[...]

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    Issue 1 Page 4 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 (b) Follow the record tr igger button on the camera The next thing that needs to be deci ded is whether you would like the memory recorder to start and stop record ing by following the record trigger button on the camera. The alternative is for the recorder to operate independently from the cam e[...]

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    Issue 1 Page 5 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 SYNCHRONOUS – This will enable recording to both tape a nd compact flash. The camera will still start recording if on e media type is missing. RELAY – Will record only to tape until there is less than 5 m inutes remaining on the tape. At this point it will start recordi ng to compact flash as[...]

  • Page 6

    Issue 1 Page 6 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 (b) File structure The camera will create a f older named ‘VIDEO ’ in the root directory of the com pact flash card. It will also create an ‘HVR’ fold er within th e ‘VIDEO’ folder and it is in this folder that the v ideo content will be stored. The file names will match the following[...]

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    Issue 1 Page 7 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 (d) Timecode on compact flash Timecode is usually used to indicate a place on a linear m edium , such as tape. As such, it is worth reconsidering how timecode is used when recording onto compact flash. If the content is also being recorded onto tape, it is usua lly best to record the sam e timeco[...]

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    Issue 1 Page 8 © Sony United Kingdom Ltd March 2009 FA Q s Some of the more frequently asked ques tions are included below. For further questions about the HVR-MRC1 memory recorder and HDV cameras, you should contact your dealer. For details of the accr edited Sony Specialist Dealers please go to the Sony website . Q. What’s the minim um specifi[...]