Hour meter wrong

[Oli.S]

Hi there,

I got my DVX100BE last Friday. Playing around with since then. :thumbsup:

Now, the very first tape is still in. It says I recorded 00:47:59:12 so far.
The hourmeter says 00002H which I assume means 2 hours.
The hourmeter was at 00000H when I got the cam, it was brand new and in it's original package.

Any ideas why the hour meter is wrong? Maybe beacause I shot a lot of short scenes, so I did a lot of "record-start / stop / record-start / stop" Did that stress the cam like it would've been running for 2 hours?

Any help on this would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Oli

 

[SilverWolf]

I thought I read on the forum that the hour meter runs as long as the camera is on

 

[Oli.S]

Yes, I just found the same info a minute ago.
The hourmeter seems to be a "powered-on" meter,
not a "recording-to-tape" meter.

Strange behaviour in my eyes but oh well...

thanks for your help.

regards,
Oli

 

[xl70e3]

It runs whenever the tape mechanism is working, not just recording.

 

[Ed Kishel]

does the hour meter stop when the "sleep mode" (or whatever its called-when the tape mech down) kicks in?

 

[Oli.S]

does the hour meter stop when the "sleep mode" (or whatever its called-when the tape mech down) kicks in?

I think so, because I'm 99% positive that my cam was powered on for more than just 2 hours.

 

[Spec-Comm]

Oli.S,

Yes, the hour meter runs only when the tape is up against the heads. You may not be recording at the time, but there is still tape making contact with the heads. That is why you have the two hours even thought your tape is only at forty seven min.

The best way to keep from racking up hours on your heads is to turn you SAVE mode to on. One thing to keep in mind is that when ever the tape is backed away from the heads in save mode, it takes a few seconds to get it to start again.

Enjoy your new camera!

Andrew Hoffman
Senior Operations Manager
Specialized Communications Corp.
20940 Twin Springs Dr.
Smithsburg, MD 21783-1510 USA
800-359-1858
Fax: 301-790-0173
andrewh@spec-comm.com
www.spec-comm.com

************************************************************************
Now taking Pre-Orders on the Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD Camcorder.
Reserve today, and receive FREE Shipping and a FREE cleaning for your new camera.
Visit http://www.spec-comm.com/hvx200.php for details!

 

[Oli.S]

I'll give the SAVE-mode a try. Thanks for your input.

 

[CCraig]

Or, IF you're doing long setups, you can remove the tape. (watch for timecode breaks if that's a concern)

HTH, Chris

 

[Motherboard]

it's when the recording heads are "engaged"