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Subject: Re: Two-camera connections/Sync

Author:
Greg Coon

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Date Posted: 20:02:50 08/23/01 Thu
In reply to: Richard Wood 's message, "Two-camera connections/Sync" on 19:00:08 08/23/01 Thu

>Yeah, I have a question about how to sync two cameras
>to tape an interview of two people.
>
>I am using a Sony DSR-500 and a Sony DXC-D35WSL.
>Everything will be shot in 4:3. My question is, do I
>need to have BNC cables connecting the TC-in and
>TC-out AND the Video-out Gen-Lock-in? Or can I just
>use the TC-in/out connection so that they are on the
>same timecode? Is it required to sync the signals or
>is that not necessary? What will I not be able to do
>ny not connecting the video/genlock? I plan to
>transfer to computer HD via firewire and edit in
>computer.
>
>Thanks,
>Richard

Whenever I have had the need to sync two cameras, I just use one BNC cable. TC OUT from the source camera to TC IN on the slave camera. Be sure they are both in Free Run and that the internal camera batteries (watch size) are fresh.

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Re: Two-camera connections/Sync	Dick Reizner	06:04:18 08/24/01 Fri