hours on heads

Robbie Comeau

Robbie Comeau

Como's back. back again
i checked my factory new, 100b's hours and it said around 10-11...but ive only shot maybee 2, or 3...........y is this? is it the factory that used up that extra hours?
 
Anytime you have a tape in the camera and it is on, the hour meter is running. So while you are setting up a shot and a tape is in the camera (even though you are not recording) the meter runs.

Why would the factory be putting 8-10 hours on your heads?
 
What about if the camera is set to turn off instead of standby? Will that add to the hours?

And does using the VCR Mode add to the hours?

Thanks in advance
 
Here is an informative thread of PM's with Jan_Crittenden, Panasonic Product Manager about the "hour meter" function. Courtesy by Jan_Crittenden:

The thread is in reverse order - start at the bottom.


Originally Posted by Jan_Crittenden
It means that if there is a tape inside the camera, the camera threads it up and it is ready to shoot. Only if the camera goes to Standby is there not any tape to head contact.

Hope that helps,

Jan
Quote:
Originally Posted by kenzofreak
Thanks for your swift reply. Although I not quite sure I get it;)

Does it mean that with a tape inside the meter would run both, recording, VCR, standby AND shut off because of time-out?
Would it also be counting hours no matter what until it is either switched off or the tape has been removed?

Am I getting it now? (crossing fingers)

Regards

Kenneth


Quote:
Originally Posted by Jan_Crittenden
HI,

It records the revolutions of the cylinder head, and thus any time you have a tape in the camcorder the cylinder is spinning. If you had the camera on with no tape, no count.

Hope this helps,

Jan


Quote:
Originally Posted by kenzofreak
Dear Jan,

Im now possibly selling my beloved DVX100 to get the HVX200 and was wondering if you could kindly clarify for me what the "Hour Meter" function actually records?
My possible buyer is confused and so it seems the whole forum is.

Some people say it records anything as long as there is a tape inside (also when the camera goes into "save modus" switched to "turn off").

Others say it's just record and VTR that adds to the meter and that playing with the camera with no tape inside do not add to the total time.

I hope you can help me so that the next user of the camera can get a realistic and fair idea of the value of the camera.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards

Kenneth Ronningen
 
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