mark.burton
Well-known member
Since getting my Firestore one thing has concerned me more than anything else - breaking, bending or snapping the FW connector on the HVX200 because you have to have a FW cable sticking out the side all the time.
In all likelihood this plug is going to get knocked at some point when you have a FW cable constantly attached during shooting.
I see the solution in two ways:
1 - Get an L-Shaped FW connector so the conector/cable protrudes a minimum amount.
2 - Design and make a small, thin metal 'housing' to cover the protruding cables. This housing could potentially be attached to the camera using existing screw locations and would therefore be pretty secure.
I like option two but there will be a few considerations with regard to having to remove/replace screws from the camera (I see three which I would initially design this around) and whether this would void your warranty. Second it would need some rubber padding so it sits comfortably on the body and does not damage it. Third it seems all 4 pin FW connectors have varying lengths - the design would need to be big enough to accommodate as many as possible. Four it must not hinder any other function of the camera, such as rubber port protectors and the record button.
An L-Shaped FW 4 pin connector is by far the simplest and the cheapest option. I haven't found one yet, anyone ever had one or seen these? Also it needs to be a good quality cable as the FS100 can suffer if its low grade.
If the L-Shaped connector/cable is available thats the way I'll go, but if not, then I'm going to have a go at making the port protector housing. In theory this could be quite easy and very cheap to make, but I'm no engineer
Would anyone be interested in such a housing?
In all likelihood this plug is going to get knocked at some point when you have a FW cable constantly attached during shooting.
I see the solution in two ways:
1 - Get an L-Shaped FW connector so the conector/cable protrudes a minimum amount.
2 - Design and make a small, thin metal 'housing' to cover the protruding cables. This housing could potentially be attached to the camera using existing screw locations and would therefore be pretty secure.
I like option two but there will be a few considerations with regard to having to remove/replace screws from the camera (I see three which I would initially design this around) and whether this would void your warranty. Second it would need some rubber padding so it sits comfortably on the body and does not damage it. Third it seems all 4 pin FW connectors have varying lengths - the design would need to be big enough to accommodate as many as possible. Four it must not hinder any other function of the camera, such as rubber port protectors and the record button.
An L-Shaped FW 4 pin connector is by far the simplest and the cheapest option. I haven't found one yet, anyone ever had one or seen these? Also it needs to be a good quality cable as the FS100 can suffer if its low grade.
If the L-Shaped connector/cable is available thats the way I'll go, but if not, then I'm going to have a go at making the port protector housing. In theory this could be quite easy and very cheap to make, but I'm no engineer
Would anyone be interested in such a housing?
