Loop recording, continuous recording

[dwrecktor]

Ok, so I done some searching on these 2 features for the HVX200, and I'm still not 100% clear on them.

1. If I'm just regular shooting mode, & I have 2 8gig cards that are empty, and I start recording (w/o stopping), the 1st card fills up, then the 2nd card kicks in. I then pull the 1st card out, copy the files, format it, stick it back into slot 1 and wait til 2nd card fills up and start the process again, I could shoot contuously repeat the process until I hit stop, right?

2. So if question is yes (quite I assume it is), what's the point of loop recording?

3. In the manual on p. 48, there is the section on loop recording & 2-slot continuous recording, can anyone explain the different between the 2?

4. And last, if one is recording continuosly from one card to the next, will the result clip been seen in an NLE as 1 clip or will it be 2 clips w/ continuos TC?

Sorry so many qustions in one thread. Thanks.

 

[bherr]

1. You can do this as long as the transfer from p2 card to disk drive takes less time than it does to fill the card. This works for me in 720p/24 "native" mode for me, but it could vary from computer to computer and mode to mode.(likely faster with p2 store, but I don't know.) I use a relatively slow firewire drive,via a PC laptop and the transfer takes 7-8 minutes.
2. Loop recording is useful when you're waiting for an event to happen but don't know exactly when it will happen.
3. 2 slot recording means you don't lose any frames when the recording switches from one card to the other.
4. when the video carries one card to the other, it is seen as 2 clips by the NLE.